Zara Tindall

Zara Tindall genuinely impresses me, and not for the obvious reasons. Born sixth in line to the British throne, she could have coasted on royal status, but instead she chose the punishing world of elite eventing and earned her place through sheer skill. Becoming an Olympian and winning BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 2006 are achievements no title can hand you. That refusal to lean on her name is what I admire most. She built an identity as a competitor, not a royal accessory, and in a family defined by inherited position, carving out something purely earned is a quiet act of real courage.

Name (English)

Zara Tindall

Name (Japanese)

ザラ・フィリップス

Reading

ざら・ふぃりっぷす

Born

May 15, 1981 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rooster

Origin

St Mary's Hospital, United Kingdom

Height

168 cm

Occupation

event rider / celebrity / equestrian / actor

University

University of Exeter

Awards & achievements

• Member of the Order of the British Empire
• 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

• Official sitehttps://zaratindall.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zara%20Tindall
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147663

Tags

• event rider
• celebrity
• equestrian

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.