Ravi Zacharias

Updated: March 14, 2026

Name: Ravi Zacharias
Date of Birth: March 26, 1946
Date of Death: May 19, 2020 (aged 74)

Biography & Career:

Ravi Zacharias (26 March 1946 – 19 May 2020) was a renowned Indian-born Canadian-American Christian apologist, author, and speaker who devoted his life to addressing existential questions of faith with intellectual rigor and grace. He passed away at the age of 74 after a brief battle with cancer, leaving behind a vast body of work and a global ministry that touched millions of lives.

He authored numerous books, including the Gold Medallion Book Award winner Can Man Live Without God? in the category “theology and doctrine” and The Grand Weaver. He was the founder and chairman of the board of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) and host of the radio programs Let My People Think and Just Thinking.

He spent 46 years commending the Christian faith and addressing life's great existential questions of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny with eloquence and grace.