List of Latvians
This is a list of famous Latvians
Dace Akmentina (1858-1936) - actress
Adolfs Alunans (1848-1912) - actor, playwright
Edgars Andersons (Edgar Anderson) (1920-1989) - historian
Vija Artmane (1929) - actress
Gunars Astra (1931-1988) - dissident, fighter for human rights
Helmuts Balderis (1952) - ice hockey player, forward
Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948) - ballet-dancer
Karlis Baumanis (1835-1905) - composer, author of the national anthem of the Republic of Latvia "Dievs, sveti Latviju!" (God bless Latvia!)
Vizma Belsevica (1931) - author, candidate for Nobel Prize in Literature
Eduards Berklavs (1914-2004) - politician, leader of Latvian national-communists
Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) - philosopher
Lilita Berzina (1903-1983) - actress
Alfreds Bilmanis (1887-1948) - politician, diplomat, historian
Gunars Birkerts (1925) - architect
Rudolfs Blaumanis (1863-1908) - writer and playwright
Arvids Blumentals - the prototype for the Paul Hogan film Crocodile Dundee
Aleksandrs Caks (1901-1950) - poet
Janis Cakste (1859-1927) - President
Konstantins Cakste (1901-1945) - lawyer and politician
Janis Cimze (1814-1881) - composer, pedagogue
Emils Darzins (1875-1910) - composer
Augusts Deglavs (1862-1922) - writer
Anatols Dinbergs (1911-1993) - diplomat
Edgars Dunsdorfs (1904-2002) - historian, publicist and economist
Indulis Emsis (1952) - Prime Minister
Andrievs (Andrew) Ezergailis (1930) - historian
Julijs Feldmans (1889-1953) - diplomat
Laila Freivalds (1942) - Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lucija Garuta (1902-1977) - composer
Aleksandrs Grins (1895-1941) - writer
Juris Hartmanis (1928) - computer scientist, Turing Award winner
Arturs Irbe (1967) - ice hockey player (NHL ), goalkeeper
Mariss Jansons (1943) - conductor
Sandra Kalniete (1952) - politician, diplomat, former Latvia `s EU commissionner
Alberts Kviesis (1881-1944) - president
Gidon Kremer (1947) - violinist and conductor
Maris Liepa (1936-1989) - ballet-dancer
Edgars Liepins (1928-1995) - actor
Peteris Lucis (1907-1991) - actor
Janis Lusis (1939), the only athlete (javelin ) in Latvia to have a complete Olympic medal set (gold, silver, bronze).
Hermanis Matisons (1894-1932) - chess player
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978) - writer, literary scholar, culture philosopher
Janis Medins (1890-1966) - composer, conductor
Haralds Mednis (1906-2000) - conductor
Zigfrids Anna Meierovics (1887-1925) - first Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Marija Naumova (1973) - variety singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 under her stage name Marie N .
Sandis Ozolinsh (1972) - ice hockey player (NHL ), defense
Artis Pabriks (1966) - Minister of Foreign Affairs
Raimonds Pauls (1936) - popular composer, best known in Russia
Eduards Pavuls (1929) - actor
Janis Peters (1939) - poet, politician, diplomat
Andris Piebalgs (1957) - politician, diplomat, Latvia `s EU commissionner
Juris Podnieks (1950-1992) - film director, producer
Gunars Priede (1928-2000) - playwright
Andrejs Pumpurs (1841-1901) - poet, author of Latvian national epos "Lacplesis"
Elza Radzina (1917) - actress
Rainis (real name: Janis Plieksans, 1865-1929), the most distinguished Latvian writer of all time who is the author of a number of poetry collections. Rainis is also acknowledged as the "Man of the 20th century of Latvia".
Einars Repse (1961) - Prime Minister
Mark Rothko (1903-1970) - a famous painter, expressionist
Brunis Rubess (1926) - Businessman (see also) Alex Vanags-Baginskis
Voldemars Salnais (1886-1948) - diplomat, statistician
Karlis Sebris (1914) - actor
Uljana Semjonova (1952), tallest female basketball player in the Olympic history, 3-time World Champion
Karlis Skalbe (1879-1945) - poet
Baiba Skride (1981) - Violinist
Lauma Skride (1982) - Pianist
Linda Skride (1978) - Viola player
Vilis Skultans (1914-1990) - journalist, historian
Eduards Smilgis (1886-1966) - theatre director, actor
Konstantin Sokolsky (1904-1991) - romance and tango singer
Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972) - historian, diplomat
Elvis Stumbergs - law student
Mikhail Tal (1936-1992) - the 8th World Chess Champion
Guntis Ulmanis (1939) - President
Karlis Ulmanis (1877-1942) - President
Jukums Vacietis (1873-1938) - the first commander of Soviet Army
Ojars Vacietis (1933-1983) - poet
Krisjanis Valdemars (1825-1891) - public figure, writer, publicist and economist
Evalds Valters (1894-1994) - actor
Mikelis Valters (1874-1968) - state official, journalist, diplomat
Alex Vanags-Baginskis - Aviation Author/Editor
Peteris Vasks (1946) - contemporary composer
Vaira Vike-Freiberga (1937) - President
Jazeps Vitols (1863-1948) - composer
Karlis Zale (1888-1942) - sculptor, author of the Freedom Monument in Riga
Karlis Zarins (Charles Zarine) (1879-1963) - diplomat
Karlis Zemdega (1894-1963) - sculptor
Gustavs Zemgals (1871-1939) - President
Imants Zemzaris (1951) - contemporary composer
Sergei Zholtok (1972-2004) - ice hockey player (NHL ), forward
Alexei Shirov (1972) - one of the top chess grandmasters in the world today.
opera soloists, such as Inese Galante (soprano ) and Egils Silins (bass)
See also: List of people by nationality , List of people by EU state
