List of Latvians Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
This is a list of famous Latvians
- Edgars Andersons (Edgar Anderson) (1920-1989) - historian
- Gunars Astra (1931-1988) - dissident, fighter for human rights
- Helmuts Balderis (1952) - 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) - politician, leader of Latvian national-communists
- Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) - philosopher
- 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
- Janis Cakste (1859-1927) - President
- Konstantins Cakste (1901-1945) - lawyer and politician
- Anatols Dinbergs (1911-1993) - diplomat
- Edgars Dunsdorfs (1904-2002) - historian, publicist and economist
- Indulis Emsis (1952) - Prime Minister
- Andrievs (Andrew) Ezergailis (1930) - historian
- Laila Freivalds (1942) - Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Lucija Garuta (1902-1977) - composer
- 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, Latvia`s EU commissionner
- Alberts Kviesis (1881-1944) - president
- Gidon Kremer (1947) - conductor
- 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
- Zigfrids Anna Meierovics (1887-1925) - first Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Marija Naumova (1973) - variety singer, her stage name is Marie N.
- Sandis Ozolinsh (1972) - ice hockey player (NHL), defense
- Raimonds Pauls (1936) - popular composer, best known in Russia
- 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
- Uljana Semjonova (1952), tallest female basketball player in the Olympic history, 3-time World Champion
- Baiba Skride - Violinist
- Lauma Skride - Pianist
- Linda Skride - Viola player
- Vilis Skultans (1914-1990) - journalist, historian
- 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
- 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 Zarins (Charles Zarine) (1879-1963) - diplomat
- Gustavs Zemgals (1871-1939) - President
- Imants Zemzaris (1951) - contemporary composer
See also: List of people by nationality, List of people by EU state
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