Zigmas Zinkevicius (January 4, 1925 in Juodausiai, Ukmerge district – February 20, 2018 in Vilnius) was a leading Lithuanian linguist-historian, professor at Vilnius University, and a full member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
He has contributed to studies in the history of languages, onomastics and other areas.
Zinkevicius was a recipient of the Herder Prize, which was presented to him in 1994.
Zinkevicius is the author of 30 academic books and several hundred scientific publications in various languages.