This is a list of prominent Latvians. It includes: Latvians or Letts (Latvian: latvieši), the indigenous Baltic people of Latvia, occasionally refer to themselves by the ancient name of Latvji, which may have originated from the word Latve which is a name of the river that presumably flowed through what is now eastern Latvia. ...

• persons who were born in the historical territory of what is now Latvia, regardless of ethnicity, citizenship, or time period; and
• persons of Latvian descent regardless of their place of birth or citizenship.

A

• Dace Akmentiņa (1858-1936) - actress
• Jānis Akurāters (1876-1937) - writer
• Ieva Akurātere (1951) - singer/songwriter
• Rutanya Alda, born Rutanya Skrastiņa (1942) - actress (Mommy Dearest, Deer Hunter)
• Viktors Alksnis (1950) - Soviet military officer and Russian communist politician known as "the Black Colonel"
• Ādolfs Alunāns (1848-1912) - actor, playwright
• Edgars Andersons (Edgar Anderson, 1920-1989) - historian
• Jānis Anmanis (1943) - painter
• Augusts Annus (1893-1984) - painter
• Jānis Annus - painter
• Anna Annus-Hāgena - artist, educator, curator
• Iveta Apkalna (1976) - organist
• Fricis Apšenieks (1894-1941) - chess player
• Vija Artmane (1929) - actress
• Aspazija see Elza Rozenberga
• Gunārs Astra (1931-1988) - dissident, fighter for human rights
• Auseklis see Miķelis Krogzems

Rutanya Alda (born Rutanya Skrastiņa, on October 13, 1942 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian-American actress. ... Viktor Alksnis (Russian: Виктор Имантович Алкснис, born 21 June 1950) is a Latvian-born Soviet Air Force colonel and nationalist Russian politician. ... Fricis (Fritzis, Franz) Apšenieks (Apscheneek) (born 7th April 1894, Tetele, Latvia – died 25 April 1941, Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian chess master. ... Vija Artmane has been called the legend of Latvian theatre and cinema. ... Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Pliekšāne (born Elza Rozenberga; March 16, 1865 – November 5, 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright. ... Gunārs Astra (1931 - 1988) was a Latvian human rights activist arrested by the Soviet Union in 1961 and sentenced to prison for 15 years. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... For other uses, see Auseklis (disambiguation). ...

B

• Helmuts Balderis (1952) - ice hockey player, forward
• Jānis Balodis (1881-1965) - army officer and politician
• Jānis Balodis (1950) - Australian playwright
• Krišjānis Barons (1835-1923) - “the father of Latvian folk songs”, who compiled and edited the first publication of Latvian folk-song texts “Latvju Dainas” (1894-1915)
• Mikhail Baryshnikov (1948) - ballet-dancer
• Jānis Fridrihs Baumanis (1834-1891) - architect
• Kārlis Baumanis (1835-1905) - composer, author of the national anthem of the Republic of Latvia "Dievs, svētī Latviju!" (God bless Latvia!)
• Oskars Aleksandrs Bārs (1848-1914) - architect
• Vizma Belševica (1931-2005) - author, candidate for Nobel Prize in Literature
• Eduards Berklavs (1914-2004) - politician, leader of Latvian national-communists
• Krišjānis Berķis (1884-1942) - general
• Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) - philosopher
• Eduard Berzin (1894-1938) - soldier in the Red Army, later Head of Dalstroy, the Kolyma forced-labour camps in North-Eastern Siberia
• Lilita Bērziņa (1903-1983) - actress
• Kaspars Bērziņš - basketball player
• Karlis Betinš (1867-1943) - chess player
• Andris Biedriņš (1986) - basketball player, Golden State Warriors
• Gunnar Birkerts (1925) - architect
• Bernhards Bīlensteins (1877-1959) - architect
• Alfreds Bīlmanis (1887-1948) - politician, diplomat, historian
• Vilhelms Bokslafs (1858-1945) - architect
• Ernests Blanks (1894–1972) - Latvian publicist, writer, historian, the first to publicly advocate for Latvia's independence
• Rūdolfs Blaumanis (1863-1908) - writer and playwright
• Himans Blūms (1913) - painter
• Jānis Blūms - basketball player
• Mikelis Bukšs - Latgalian ethnographer and linguist
• Arvīds Blūmentals - "Crocodile Harry", a man living in a cave
• Calia Brencsons-Van Dyk (1966) - actress, producer, playwright
• Fridrihs Briedis (1885-1918) - colonel in first world war
• Mikhail Aleksandrovitch (1914-2002) - singer and cantor

Helmuts Balderis (born July 31, 1952 in Riga, Latvia, then USSR) is a retired Latvian ice hockey player. ... Jānis Balodis (February 20, 1881 Trikāta - August 8, 1965 Saulkrasti) was army officer and politician who was a principal figure in the foundation and government of independent Latvia. ... Krišjānis Barons (b. ... For the Russian athlete, see Aleksandr Baryshnikov. ... Kārlis Baumanis , better known as Baumaņu Kārlis (11 May 1835 - 10 January 1905), was a Latvian composer. ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a countrys government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... Piano sheet of the Latvian National Anthem Dievs, svētī Latviju! (God Bless Latvia) is the national anthem of Latvia. ... Vizma Belševica (May 31, 1931 - August 6, 2005) was a Latvian poetess, writer and translator. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Eduards Berklavs (June 15, 1914 - November 25, 2004) was a Latvian politician. ... Krišjānis Berķis (b. ... Sir Isaiah Berlin, OM (June 6, 1909 – November 5, 1997) was a political philosopher and historian of ideas, regarded as one of the leading liberal thinkers of the twentieth century. ... Eduard Berzin Eduard Petrovich Berzin (1894-1938), born in Latvia, was first a soldier, then a Chekist, but is remembered primarily for setting up Dalstroy, which incuded a system of Kolyma forced-labour camps in North-Eastern Siberia where hundreds of thousands prisoners died. ... Dalstroy (or Dalstroi) was an organisation set up in 1931 by the Soviet NKVD (the predecessor of the KGB) in order to manage road construction and the mining of gold in the Chukotka region of Siberia, now known as Kolyma. ... The Kolyma (pronounced kah-lee-MAH) region is located in the far northeastern area of the Russian Federation. ... Kārlis Bētiņš (Karlis Betins, Karl Behting) (27 October 1867, Berzmuiza – 28 March 1943, Riga) was a Latvian chess master and composer of studies. ... The title of this article contains the following characters: Ņ and Š. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be given as Andris Biedrins. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... Gunnar Birkerts (born 1925 in Riga, Latvia) is a prominent American architect based in southeastern Michigan. ... Ernests Blanks. ... Hyman Bloom (b. ... Latgalian language can mean one of the following: It was a language spoken by Latgalians in a great part of the area which is now Latvia. ...

C

• Valters Caps (1905-2003) - designed first Minox 8 x 11 photocameras
• Gustavs Celmiņš (1899–1968) – fascist politician, leader of Pērkonkrusts movement
• Vija Celmins (1938) - American painter born in Latvia
• Jānis Ciaguns (1951) - downhill skier
• Jānis Cimze (1814-1881) - composer, pedagogue

Valters Caps, „Minox 8 x 11” fotokameras izgudrotājs ir dzimis Rīgā, Latvijā 1905. ... The Minox, the archetypal sub-miniature camera, was invented by Estonian engineer Walter Zapp of Riga, Latvia, in 1936. ... Gustavs Celmiņš Gustavs Celmiņš (April 1, 1899 – April 10, 1968) was a Latvian politician and fascist leader. ... Pērkonkrusts (Thunder Cross in Latvian), was a Latvian radical nationalist organization active in the 1930s. ... Vija Celmins (b. ...

Č

• Aleksandrs Čaks (1901-1950) - poet
• Jānis Čakste (1859-1927) - first Latvian president
• Konstantīns Čakste (1901-1945) - lawyer and politician
• Mintauts Čakste - jurist, author, served in Supreme Court Senate of the Republic of Latvia

Aleksandrs Čaks (birth name Aleksandrs Čadarainis) (October 27, 1901- February 8, 1950) was a Latvian poet and writer. ... Jānis Čakste Jānis Čakste (born September 14, 1859 in Lielsesava, Latvia, died March 14, 1927 in Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian politician and the first president of Latvia. ...

D

• Roberts Dambītis (1881-1957) - general and politician
• Jānis Dāliņš (1904-1978) - athlete, race walker
• Emīls Dārziņš (1875-1910) - composer
• Ivans de Kolongs (1839-1901) - naval engineer
• Augusts Deglavs (1862-1922) - writer
• Elijās Eliezers Desslers (1892-1953) - Orthodox Jewish rabbi, Talmudic scholar, and Jewish philosopher
• Anatols Dinbergs (1911-1993) - diplomat
• Rūdolfs Filips Donbergs (1864-1918) - architect
• John Dored (1881-1954) - legendary cameraman, world reporter of Paramount
• Aleksis Dreimanis (1914) - geologist
• Inga Drozdova (1975) - model and actress
• Uldis Dumpis (1943) - actor
• Egons Dunens (1945) - inventor
• Eriks Dunens (1983) - Famous Minneapolis Hipster
• Edgars Dunsdorfs (1904-2002) - historian, publicist and economist

General Roberts Dambītis (May 2, 1881 - March 27, 1957 in Trikāta civil parish near Strenči, Latvia) was a Latvian soldier and politician. ... Jānis Dāliņš (November 5, 1904 – June 11, 1978) was a Latvian athlete who competed in race walking. ... Emīls Dārziņš (November 3, 1875 - August 31, 1910) was a Latvian composer, conductor and music critic. ... Ivan Petrovich de Collong (Russian: ) (March 2, 1839 N.S. - May 26, 1901 N.S.) was a Russian Naval engineer, a founder of a theory of Deviation of magnetic compasses. ... Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler ([ [ 1892]]-[[30 diciembre ] ] [ [ 1953 ] ]) era un influyente [ [ juda�smo ortodoxo|Jud�o ortodoxo ] ] [ [ rabbi ] ], [ [ erudito de Talmud]]ic, y fil�sofo jud�o del vig�simo siglo. ... Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonised in the Talmudic texts (Oral Torah) and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ... For the town in Italy, see Rabbi, Italy. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... Aleksis Dreimanis (b. ... Inga Drozdova is a Latvian model and actress. ...

E

• Andrejs Eglītis (1912-2006) - famous Latvian poet and patriot
• Kārlis Eihenbaums (1961) - diplomat
• Mihails Eizenšteins (1867-1921) - architect
• Sergejs Eizenšteins (1898–1948) - film director
• Modris Eksteins (1943) - Canadian historian and world-famous writer
• Peteris Elferts (1961) - parliamentary secretary, diplomat
• Indulis Emsis (1952) - politician
• Andrievs (Andrew) Ezergailis (1930) - historian of the Holocaust

Mikhail Eisenstein, (1867 - 1921), was a Latvian architect and civil engineer of German Jewish descent. ... Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн) (January 23, 1898 – February 11, 1948) was a revolutionary Soviet Russian film director and film theorist noted in particular for his silent films Strike, Battleship Potemkin and Oktober. ... Modris Eksteins (born 1943 in Latvia) is a Canadian historian with a special interest in German history and modern culture. ... Indulis Emsis (born January 2, 1952) is a biologist and Latvian politician who was Prime Minister of Latvia. ... For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ...

F

• Movsas Feigins (1908-1950) - chess player
• Julijs Feldmans (1889-1953) - diplomat
• Johans Daniels Felsko (1813-1902) - architect
• Kārlis Felsko (1844-1918) - architect
• Gregors Fitelbergs (1879-1953) - conductor, composer and violinist
• Edmunds Fon Trompovsky (1851-1919) - architect
• Sandra Freiberga (1961) - journalist and TV personality
• Laila Freivalds (1942) - Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Edgars Voldemārs Frīzendorfs (1881-1945) - architect
• Eižens Finks (1886-1958) - oracle

Movsas Feigins or Movsa Feigin (28 February 1908 - 11 August 1950) was a Latvian chess master. ... Grzegorz Fitelberg (b. ... Sandra Freiberga is a popular Latvian TV personality and journalist. ... Laila Freivalds Photo: Magnus Fröderberg/norden. ...

G

• Inese Galante (1954) - opera singer (soprano)
• Gints Gabrāns (1970) - artist
• Elīna Garanča (1976) - opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
• Jānis Garančs (1973) - multimedia artist, researcher
• Lūcija Garūta (1902-1977) - composer
• Kārlis Goppers (1876-1941) - general, founder of Latvian Boy Scouts
• Raitis Grafs - basketball player
• Andrejs Grants (1955) - Photographer
• Austris Grasis (1942) - linguist, ethnographer
• Aleksandrs Grīns (1895-1941) - writer
• Ernests Gulbis (1988) - Latvian professional tennis player
• Natalie Gulbis (1983) - Latvian-descent LPGA golfer

Inessa Galante, born as Inese Galante (12 March 1954 in Riga), is a Latvian soprano. ... Elīna Garanča (born September 16, 1976) is a Latvian mezzo-soprano. ... General Kārlis Goppers (April 2, 1876-March 25, 1941 at Ulbroka) was a Latvian military officer and the founder and President of Latvijas Skautu un Gaidu Centrālā Organizācija. ... Andrejs Grants (born March 7th, 1955 in Riga) is a Latvian photographer and teacher. ... Ernests Gulbis (born August 30, 1988) is a tennis player from Latvia. ... Natalie Anne Gulbis (born January 7, 1983) is an American professional golfer. ...

Ģ

• Uldis Ģērmanis (1915-1997) - historian, under the alias of Dr. Ulafs Jāņsons a social commentator
• Aivars Ģipslis (1937-2000) - chess player

Aivars Gipslis (February 8, 1937 – April 13, 2000) was a Latvian chess player. ...

H

• Morris Halle (1923) - linguist
• Philippe Halsman (1906-1979) - Latvian/American photographer
• Juris Hartmanis (1928) - computer scientist, Turing Award winner
• Uvis Helmanis - basketball player
• Alvis Hermanis (1965) - actor/stage director

Morris Halle, né Pinkowitz, is an American linguist. ... Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979) was a Latvian-born American photographer. ... Juris Hartmanis (born July 7, 1928 in Riga, Latvia) is a prominent computer scientist who, with Richard E. Stearns, received the 1993 ACM Turing Award in recognition of their seminal paper which established the foundations for the field of computational complexity theory. Born in Latvia, he moved to Germany after... The A.M. Turing Award is given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery to a person selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. ...

I

• Artūrs Irbe (1967) - ice hockey player (NHL), goalkeeper
• Karlis Irbitis (1904, Latvia - 1997, Canada) - aviation inventor, engineer, designer
• Aleksandrs Isakovs (1973) - soccer player

Artūrs Irbe (born February 2, 1967 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian ice hockey goaltender, currently with Detroit red wings. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NHL redirects here. ... Aleksandrs Isakovs (born September 16, 1973 in Daugavpils) is a football defender from Latvia. ...

J

• Gatis Jahovičs - basketball player
• Kristaps Janičenoks - basketball player
• Mariss Jansons (1943) - conductor
• Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš (1877-1962) - writer and painter
• Inese Jaunzeme (1932) - athlete
• Andryvs Jūrdžs (1845-1925) - pioneer of Latgalian literature

Mariss Jansons (born 1943) is a prominent Latvian conductor. ... Inese Jaunzeme (Russian: ) (born May 21, 1932 in Pļaviņas, Latvia) is a Latvian former athlete who competed mainly in javelin. ... Latgalian language can mean one of the following: It was a language spoken by Latgalians in a great part of the area which is now Latvia. ...

K

• Zelig Hirš Kalmanovič (1885-1944) - philologist, translator, historian, and community archivist
• Sandra Kalniete (1952) - politician, diplomat, former Latvia's EU commissioner
• Bruno Kalniņš (1899-1990) - Saeima member, Red Army General
• Imants Kalniņš (1941) - composer, politician
• Oskars Kalpaks (1882-1919) - colonel, first Commander of Latvian National Armed Forces
• Kaspars Kambala (1978) - basketball player, now pro boxer
• Renārs Kaupers (1974) - musician
• Jēkabs Ketlers (1610-1682) - Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
• Jānis Klīdzējs (1914-2000) - writer
• Gustavs Klucis (1895-1938) - painter and graphic designer
• Aleksandrs Koblencs (1916-1993) - chess player
• Ābrams Izāks Kūks (1864-1935) - chief rabbi, Jewish thinker, statesman, diplomat, mediator and a renowned scholar
• Maija Kovaļevska (1979) - opera singer (soprano)
• Aleksandrs Kovalevskis (1840-1901) - zoologist
• Gidon Kremer (1947) - violinist and conductor
• Miķelis Krogzems (1850-1879) - poet, author and translator of German poets
• Bruno Kronbergs (1990) - student, actor, charity worker and philanthropist, sound engineer
• Juris Kronbergs (1946) - poet, writer, free-lance journalist, translator
• Atis Kronvalds (1837-1875) - teacher and journalist, reformed the Latvian language, organized the first Latvian Song and Dance Festival
• Dainis Kūla (1959) - athlete (Olympic gold medal in javelin)
• Alberts Kviesis (1881-1944) - president

Sandra Kalniete (born December 22, 1952) is Latvias EU commisionner. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: European Union The European Union On-Line Official EU website, europa. ... Kalniņš during WWII Brūno Haralds Kalniņš (May 7, 1899 in Tukums, Latvia – March 26, 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Latvian social democratic politician and historian. ... Imants Kalniņš (born May 26, 1941 in Riga, Latvia) is one of the most important composers in the history of Latvian music. ... Oskars Kalpaks (January 6, 1882–March 6, 1919) was the commander of 1st Latvian Independent Battalion[1] – one of the first closed formations of newly established Latvian Armed Forces. ... Kaspars Kambala (born on 13 December 1978 in Riga-Latvia) is a professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülkerspor and Latvia national basketball team. ... Renārs Kaupers is a Latvian pop singer. ... Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland. ... This article is about the nobility title. ... The Duchy of Courland as a part of The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1772 (above, yellow). ... Long live the worldwide October, 1933 Gustav Gustavovich Klutsis (Latvian: Gustavs Klucis) (1895 near Rūjiena, Latvia – 1938), pioneering photographer and major member of the Constructivist avant-garde in the early 20th century, known for the Soviet revolutionary and Stalinist propaganda he produced with his wife and collaborator Valentina Kulagina. ... Alexander (Aleksandrs) Koblencs (Koblents, Koblentz, Koblenz, Koblenc) (born 3 September 1916, Riga, - died 9 December 1993, Riga) was a Latvian chess master, trainer, and writer. ... Abraham Isaac Kook (1865–1935) was the first Ashkenazi chief rabbi of the British Mandate for Palestine, the founder of the Religious Zionist Yeshiva Merkaz HaRav, Jewish thinker, statesman, diplomat, mediator and a renowned Torah scholar. ... // Chief rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognised religious leader of that countrys Jewish community. ... Alexander Onufrievich Kovalevsky (7 November 1840 Dvinsk, Russia - 1901) was a Russian embryologist who studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg and became professor at St Petersburg. ... Gidon Kremer (Latvian: ; born February 27, 1947) is a Latvian violinist and conductor. ... Juris Kronbergs (born 1946) is a Latvian-Swedish poet and translator, living in Stockholm. ... Atis Kronvalds or Kronvaldu Atis (15 April 1837 - 17 February 1875) was Latvian author, linguist and teacher. ... Latvian (latviešu valoda), sometimes referred to as Lettish, is the official state language of the Republic of Latvia. ... Pavilion of the 5th ordinary Latvian Song Festival held in Riga, 1910. ... Dainis Kūla (born April 28, 1959) is a former Latvian javelin thrower, an Olympic champion and a World Championship bronze medalist. ... Alberts Kviesis (December 22, 1881 _ August 9, 1944) was a Latvian politician and the third president of Latvia. ...

L

• Aleksandrs Laime (also known as Alejandro Laime or Alexander Laime, 1911 - 1994) - was a famous Latvian-born explorer. He is most noted for being the first recorded human to reach Angel Falls, located in Venezuela, by foot.
• Eižens Laube (1880, Riga - 1967, Portland) - architect
• Vilis Lācis (1904-1966) - author and politician
• Ed Leedskalnin (1887-1951) - builder of Coral Castle in Florida, claimed to have discovered the ancient magnetic levitation secrets used to construct the Egyptian pyramids.
• Jēkabs Mihaels Reinholds Lenc (1751-1792) - author
• Marija Leiko (1887-1937) - actress
• Eizens Leimanis (1905-1992) - mathematician
• Ludolfs Liberts (1895-1959) - painter/production designer
• Alexander Liepa (1919-2000) - inventor, artist
• Inga Liepa (1978)- Secretary of State
• Yolanda Liepa - Latvian/American pianist
• Maris Liepa (1936-1989) - ballet-dancer
• Lidija Liepiņa (1901, Riga -1992, Los Angeles) - actress
• Edgars Liepiņš (1928-1995) - actor
• Gvīdo Linga - rock musician
• Nikolajs Loskijs (1870-1965) - philosopher
• Pēteris Lūcis (1907-1991) - actor
• Jānis Lūsis (1939) - only athlete (javelin) in Latvia to have a complete set of Olympic medals (gold, silver, bronze)

Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... Vilis Lācis (May 12, 1904 - February 6, 1966) was a Latvian writer and Communist politician. ... A view from within Leedskalnins Coral Castle. ... Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (* January 12, 1751 - May 24, 1792) German writer of the Sturm und Drang period who was born in Seßwegen/Cēsvaine, Livonia and died in Moscow. ... Alexander Liepa is the inventor of the Pringles brand of potato chips. ... Māris Liepa (Maris-Rudolf Eduardovich Liepa; 27 July 1936 – 26 March 1989) was a Latvian Soviet ballet dancer. ... For other uses, see Riga (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... From the bookcover Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical by C.M. Sciabarra Nikolai Onufriyevich Lossky Николай Онуфриевич Лосский, (November 24 N.S. December 6, 1870–January 24, 1965) was a Russian philosopher, representative of Russian idealism, intuitionism, personalism, ethics and his intuitivism. ... Jānis LÅ«sis (born May 19, 1939 in Jelgava, Latvia) is a Latvian (and Soviet) athlete who competed in javelin throw. ... An athlete throwing the javelin. ...

M

• Maris Martinsons (1960) - professor of management
• Hermanis Matisons (1894-1932) - chess player
• Zenta Mauriņa (1897-1978) - writer, literary scholar, culture philosopher
• Juris Māters (1845-1884) - author, lawyer and journalist, translated laws to Latvian and created the foundation for Latvian law
• Jānis Mediņš (1890-1966) - composer, conductor
• Haralds Mednis (1906-2000) - conductor
• Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics (1887-1925) - first Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Leo Mihelsons (1887-1978) - artist
• Kārlis Miesnieks (1887-1977) - Latvian painter
• Pīters Miglinīks (1852-1883) - Latgalian poet and fighter for social justice
• Arnolds Mikelsons (1922-1984) - artist
• Wilhelm Mikhailovsky (1942) - photographer
• Evgenijs Millers (1867-1938) - czarist Russian general
• Augusts Mitrēvics (1898, Latvia - 1964, Los Angeles) - actor
• Kārlis Mīlenbahs (1853-1916) - linguist
• Vilis Mikelsons ( 1918 ) - journalist

Maris Martinsons is director of the Pacific Rim Institute for the Studies of Management and a professor of management currently associated with the City University of Hong Kong. ... Hermanis Matisons (1894 – 1932), (also known as Herman Mattison), was a Latvian chess player and one of worlds most highly regarded chess masters in the early 1930s. ... This article is about the Western board game. ... ZigfrÄ«ds Anna Meierovics (5 February 1887 Durbe - 22 August 1925 near Tukums) was first Minister of Foreign affairs of Latvia (19 November 1918 - 25 January 1925) and later held office of Prime Minister of Latvia twice (19 June 1921 – 26 January 1923 and 28 June 1923 – 26 January, 1924. ... Bridge in Venice by Leo Michelson Leo Michelson was born in Riga, Latvia in 1887 and died in New York, New York in 1978. ... Latgalian language can mean one of the following: It was a language spoken by Latgalians in a great part of the area which is now Latvia. ... General Evgenii Miller Evgenii Karlovich Miller (Russian: Миллер Евгений Карлович) (September 25, 1867-May 11, 1937) was Russian general and one of the leaders of counterrevolutionary White movement during and after Russian Civil War. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Kārlis MÄ«lenbahs (his surname was formerly also written as Mühlenbach, Mühlenbachs or MÄ«lenbachs) (b. ...

N

• Arkadij Naiditsch (1985) - prolific chess player, now resident in Germany
• Marija Naumova (1973) - variety singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 under her stage name Marie N
• Vilhelms Neimanis (1849-1919) - architect
• Andrievs Niedra (1871-1941) - pastor, writer, prime minister of German puppet government (1919)
• Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) - influential chess player
• Valters Nollendorfs (1931) - Educator, Deputy Director for Development, The Occupation Museum,Riga, Latvia
• Fred Norris (1955) - Radio Personality

Arkadij Naiditsch (b. ... An album cover of Marie N Marija Naumova (born June 23, 1973) is a Latvian singer. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 25, 2002 in the Saku Suurhall Arena in Tallinn, Estonia. ... An album cover of Marie N Marija Naumova (born June 23, 1973) is a Latvian singer. ... Andrievs Niedra, formerly spelt Andreews Needra (b. ... Aron Nimzowitsch (also Nimzovich or Niemzowitsch) (November 7, 1886, Riga – March 16, 1935, Denmark) was a chess player of grandmaster strength and a very influential chess writer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

O

• Stanislavs Olijars (1979) - athlete (European champion in 110m Hurdles)
• Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) - received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities
• Elvīra Ozoliņa (1939) - athlete (Olympic gold medal in javelin)
• Arturs Ozoliņš (1946) - pianist
• Sandis Ozoliņš (1972) - ice hockey player (NHL), defense
• Valdemārs Ozoliņš (1896-1973) - composer, conductor

Staņislavs Olijars (born March 22, 1979 in Krievija, Celabinska) is a Latvian athlete mainly competing in the 110 metres hurdles. ... Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (commonly just Wilhelm Ostwald) (September 2, 1853 - April 4, 1932) was a German chemist. ... Elvīra Ozoliņa is a Latvian (and former Soviet) athlete who competed in javelin throw. ... Sandis Ozolinsh, or Sandis Ozoliņš in his native Latvian (born August 3, 1972 in Riga, U.S.S.R.), is a Latvian ice hockey player, currently playing for the San Jose Sharks. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NHL redirects here. ... Valdemārs Ozoliņš (Valdemars Ozolins) composer and conductor (1896-1873). ...

P

• Artis Pabriks (1966) - Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Karlis Padegs (1911-1940, Riga) Graphic artist, painter
• Marian Pahars (1976) - soccer player for Southampton FC, and part of Latvia's national team
• Raimonds Pauls (1936) - popular composer, widely known in Russia
• Jānis Pauļuks - painter
• Eduards Pāvuls (1929-2006) - actor
• Rudolfs Frederiks Peksens (1944) - Briagdier General, US Air Force
• Konstantīns Pēkšēns (1859-1928) - architect
• Jānis Pēpis (1909-1937) - painter and graphic artist
• Jānis Peters (1939) - poet, politician, diplomat
• Brita Petersone - American model
• Lukas Petersons (1979) - Latvian Beer Drinking Champion (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)
• Kaspars Petrovs (1978) - serial killer
• Vladimirs Petrovs (1907-1943) - chess player
• Andris Piebalgs (1957) - politician, diplomat, European Commissioner for Energy
• Jānis Pliekšāns, 1865-1929), distinguished Latvian writer, author of a number of poetry collections
• Juris Podnieks (1950-1992) - film director, producer
• Nicolai Poliakovs (1900-1974) - Coco the Clown
• Jānis Porziņģis - basketball player
• Gunārs Priede (1928-2000) - playwright
• Jelena Prokopčuka (1976) - winner of the 2005 and 2006 ING
• Sandis Prūsis (1965) - athlete, bobsleigh
• Andrejs Pumpurs (1841-1901) - poet, author of Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis
• Jānis Pujāts (1930) - Roman Catholic cardinal

Artis Pabriks (born March 22, 1966) is a Latvian politician and the current Foreign Minister of Latvia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Marian Pahars (born 5 August 1976 in Riga) is a Latvian football player. ... Soccer redirects here. ... For other uses, see Southampton (disambiguation). ... Raimonds Pauls Raimonds Pauls (born January 12, 1936 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian composer and piano player who is well-known in Latvia and the former Soviet Union. ... Kaspars Petrovs (b. ... Vladimirs Petrovs or Vladimir Petrov (1907 – 1943) was a Latvian chess player. ... Andris Piebalgs Andris Piebalgs (born 17 September Latvian politician and diplomat, currently serving as European Commissioner for Energy. ... Berlaymont, the Commissions seat The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. ... Rainis Rainis, was the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšans (b. ... Juris Podnieks (December 5, 1950 - June 23, 1992) is a Latvian film director and producer. ... Nicolai Poliakoff (otherwise Poliakovs)s clown creation Coco was arguably the most famous clown in the United Kingdom during the middle decades of the twentieth century. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The New York City Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run over a 42,195 m (26. ... Sandis Prūsis (born 24 October 1965, Ventspils) is a Latvian bobsleigh pilot, who competed at the senior level from 1983 to 2003. ... Andrejs Pumpurs (b. ... For other uses, see Lāčplēsis (disambiguation). ... Jānis Cardinal Pujāts (born 14 November 1930) is the Archbishop of Riga, Latvia. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

R

• Elza Radziņa (1917-2005) - actress
• Jānis Rapa - publisher
• Rainis see Jānis Pliekšāns
• Dr. Konstantīns Raudive (1919-1974) - writer, parapsychologist; claimed to discover means of communicating with souls in the afterlife, the "Raudive voices".
• Augusts Reinbergs (1860-1908) - architect
• Einars Repše (1961) - politician
• Lolita Ritmanis (1962, Portland) - orchestrator, composer
• Andris Ritmanis - physician, author
• Brigita Ritmanis - songwriter
• Fricis Rokpelnis (1909-1969) - author
• Mark Rothko (1903-1970) - abstract expressionist painter
• Jānis Roze - publisher
• Elza Rozenberga (1865-1943) - poet, playwright, married to Jānis Pliekšāns
• Jānis Rozentāls (1866-1917) - painter
• Juris Rubenis (1961) - famous Lutheran pastor
• Mārtiņš Rubenis (1978) - sportsman, bronze medalist at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin
• Brunis Rubess (1926) - businessman
• Inta Ruka (1958) - Photographer
• Augusts Rumpēters (1899-1978) - jurist, served in Supreme Court Senate of the Republic of Latvia
• Tania Russof (1974) - pornographic actress

Rainis (sometimes referred to as Jānis Rainis) was the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns (b. ... Einars RepÅ¡e (born December 9, 1961 in Jelgava, Latvia) is a Latvian politician. ... Lolita Ritmanis is an eight-time Emmy Award nominated American composer, having won this award in 2002 for her work on the animated series Batman Beyond. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... Fricis Rokpelnis (Grobiņa, current Liepāja District, 6 October [O.S. 23 September] 1909 — 15 September 1969 in JÅ«rmala) was a Latvian writer. ... Mark Rothkos painting 1957 # 20 (1957) Mark Rothko born Marcus Rothkowitz (September 25, 1903–February 25, 1970) was a Russian-born American painter and printmaker who is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he rejected not only the label but even being an abstract painter. ... Jackson Pollock, No. ... Aspazija was the pen name of Elza Pliekšāne (born Elza Rozenberga; March 16, 1865 – November 5, 1943), a Latvian poet and playwright. ... Rainis Rainis, was the pseudonym of Jānis PliekÅ¡ans (b. ... Juris Rubenis - the most famous Latvian Lutheran pastor. ... Mārtiņš Rubenis (born September 26, 1978 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian luger and a bronze medalist at the mens singles luge event of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ... Brunis Rubess is a Latvian businessman. ... Inta Ruka is a Latvian photographer, born in 1958. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star (also spelled as pornstar) is somebody who appears in pornographic films or photographs, live sex shows or peep shows. ...

S

• Sasha Siemel (Aleksandrs Ziemelis, 1890 Riga - 1970 Pennsylvania) - Tiger-man; considered by many to be the greatest hunter that ever lived.
• Voldemārs Salnais (1886-1948) - diplomat, statistician
• Augusts Saulietis (1869-1933) - poet, writer and teacher
• Kārlis Sebris (1914) - actor
• Uļjana Semjonova (1952) - tallest female basketball player in the Olympic history, 3-time World Champion
• Egīls Siliņš - opera singer (basso)
• Dāvids Sīmonsons (1882-1919) - general, first Commander-in-Chief of Latvian Army
• Kārlis Skalbe (1879-1945) - poet
• Baiba Skride (1981) - violinist
• Lauma Skride (1982) - pianist
• Linda Skride (1978) - viola player
• Jurģis Skulme (1928) - artist
• Vilis Skultāns (1914-1990) - journalist, historian
• Eduards Smiļģis (1886-1966) - theatre director, actor
• Konstantin Sokolsky (1904-1991) - romance and tango singer
• Arnolds Spekke (1887-1972) - historian, diplomat
• Raimonds Staprans (1926) - Latvian/American painter
• Lina Stern (1878-1968) - biologist and social activist
• Jānis Stībelis - singer
• Henrijs Stolovs (1901-1971) - stamp dealer
• Jānis Stradiņš - scientist
• Pauls Stradiņš - physician
• Jānis Streičs (1936) - film director, screenwriter, actor
• Pēteris Stučka (1865-1932) - author, translator, editor, jurist and educator
• Olafs Stumbrs (1931-1996) - poet, educator
• Jānis Sudrabkalns (1894-1975) - poet
• Evgeny Sveshnikov (1950) - prominent chess player
• Stanislavs Svianievičs (1899-1997) - economist and historian

Uljana Semjonova (born March 9, 1952 in Daugavpils, Latvia) is a Latvian basketball player. ... This article is about the sport. ... Kārlis Skalbe (1879–1945) was a Latvian writer and poet. ... Image:Example. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tango is a style of music that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay. ... Lina Stern Lina Solomonovna Stern (1878-1968) was credited with inventing Soviet penicillin which saved thousands of lives at the fronts of World War II. Born in Liepaja, Latvia to a Jewish family and educated in Geneve, Switzerland, she pursued a brilliant academic career and performed original research in biochemistry... Pēteris Stučka, sometimes spelt Stuchka (b. ... Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov (born 1950) is a Latvian International Grandmaster of chess. ... Stanisław Swianiewicz (1889-1997) was a Polish economist and historian. ...

Š

• Viktors Ščerbatihs (1974) - athlete, weightlifter
• Heinrihs Kārlis Šēls (1829-1909) - architect
• Pauls Šīmanis (1876-1944) - Baltic German journalist, politician, activist defending and preserving European minority cultures
• Aleksejs Širovs (1972) - one of the top chess grandmasters in the world today.
• Andris Šķēle (1958) - politician, Prime Minister of Latvia
• Armands Šķēle - basketball player
• Aleksandrs Šmēlings (1877-1961) - architect
• Reinholds Georgs Šmēlings (1840-1917) - architect
• Ernests Štālbergs (1883-1958) - architect, ensemble of the Freedom Monument
• Isāks Nahmans Šteinbergs (1888-1957) - politician, lawyer and author

Viktors Ščerbatihs (born October 6, 1974 in Dobele) is a Latvian weightlifter. ... Alexei Shirov Alexei Shirov (Aleksejs Širovs, Алексе́й Широв) (born July 4, 1972 in Riga, Latvia), is one of the top chess grandmasters in the world today. ... Andris Šķēle is a Latvian politician. ... The Prime Minister of Latvia is the most powerful member of the Latvian government, and presides over the Latvian cabinet. ... Ernests Štālbergs (1883-1958) was a Latvian architect whose works are in the Neoclassical and the functionalistic styles. ... The Freedom Monument in Riga For other memorials to liberty, see Monument of Liberty. ... Isaac Steinberg, Narkom of Justice Isaac Nachman Steinberg (July 13, 1888-January 2, 1957) was a politician, lawyer and writer in Russia and in exile. ...

T

• Mihails Tāls (1936-1992) - the 8th World Chess Champion
• Karlis Tenisons (1873-1962) - buddhist priest, Ambassador of Dalailama in Soviet Russia, then of Tibet in all Baltic states
• Jānis Roberts Tilbergs (1880-1972) - painter, sculptor

Mikhail Tal (Latvian: ; Russian: , Mikhail Nekhemievich Tal, IPA: , sometimes transliterated Mihail Tal) (November 9, 1936–June 28, 1992) was a Soviet-Latvian chess player, a Grandmaster, and the eighth World Chess Champion. ... The 1984 World Chess Championship was between Anatoly Karpov (left) and Garry Kasparov (right). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Janis Tilbergs. ...

U

• Guntis Ulmanis (1939) - president
• Kārlis Ulmanis (1877-1942) - prime minister
• Juris Upatnieks - inventor of first hologram

Guntis Ulmanis (born on September 13, 1939) is a Latvian politician and was the president of Latvia from 1993 to 1999. ... Kārlis Ulmanis (b. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ...

V

• Romāns Vainšteins (1973) - former pro cyclist, World Road Champion in 2000
• Raimonds Vaikulis - basketball player
• Julian Vaivods - Roman Catholic cardinal of Latvia
• Māris Valainis (1963) - actor, ("Hoosiers," and "Casualties of War")
• Krišjānis Valdemārs (1825-1891) - public figure, writer, publicist and economist
• Pauls Valdens (1863-1957) - chemist
• Ēvalds Valters (1894-1994) - actor
• Miķelis Valters (1874-1968) - state official, journalist, diplomat
• Sandis Valters - basketball player
• Valdis Valters - one of the best European basketball players ever, playmaker
• Aleksandrs Vanags (1873-1919) - architect
• Aleksandrs Vanags (1918-1986) - footballer
• Gustavs Vanags (1891-1965) - chemist
• Jūlijs Vanags (1903-1984) - author and translator
• Alex Vanags-Baginskis (1927) - aviation author/editor
• Pēteris Vasks (1946) - contemporary composer
• Jukums Vācietis (1873-1938) - first commander of the Soviet Army
• Ojārs Vācietis (1933-1983) - poet
• Eduards Veidenbaums (1867-1892) - poet and translator
• Makss Veinreihs (1893-1969) - linguist
• Pāvels Veselovs - basketball player
• Sigismunds Vidbergs (1890, Jelgava - 1970, New Jersey) - graphic artist
• Sigurds Vidzirkste (1928-1974) - graphic and painter
• Igors Vihrovs (1978) - gymnast, gold medalist at Sydney Olympics in 2000.
• Edvarts Virza (1883-1940)- famous Latvian writer
• Alvis Vitolinš (1946-1997) - chess master
• Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937) - former president
• Jāzeps Vītols (1863-1948) - composer
• Eduards Veidenbaums (1867-1892) - Latvian poet.
• Māris Verpakovskis (1979) - footballer, FC Dynamo Kyiv
• Aleksandrs Voitkevičs (1963-2006) - chess player
• [ Elina Volkmane ] ( 1982 ) - opera singer

The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... This page is about the movie Hoosiers. Hoosiers is also the nickname of Indiana University athletic teams; see Indiana Hoosiers. ... Casualties of War is a 1989 war drama about the Vietnam War, starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn. ... Krišjānis Valdemārs (also spelt Christian Waldemar or Woldemar) (December 2, 1825 at Vecjunkuri in the civil parish of Ārlava, Courland – December 7, 1891 in Moscow, Russia) was a writer, editor, educator, politician, lexicographer, folklorist and economist, the spiritual leader of the first Latvian National Awakening and the... Paul Walden (1863 – 1957) was a Latvian chemist. ... Miķelis Valters (formerly, and as an author in German, Walters) (b. ... Has coached most talented palyers in Latvian basketball history. ... Jūlijs Vanags (8 July [O.S. 25 June] 1903 in the current Jekabpils district — 1984 ) was a Latvian writer and translator. ... Alex Vanags-Baginskis was born in Riga in 1927. ... Pēteris Vasks (born April 16, 1946) is a Latvian composer. ... Jukums Vācietis (November 11, 1873—July 28, 1938) (Russian (language): Иоаким Иоакимович Вацетис (Ioakim Ioakimovich Vatsetis)) was a Soviet military commander of Latvian descent. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... Eduards Veidenbaums (Glaznieki, near Cēsis, 3 October 1867 — Tartu, 24 May 1892) was a Latvian poet and translator. ... Max Weinreich (1893/94 Goldingen(Kuldiga), Courland (Latvia) - 1969 New York) was a Yiddish linguist. ... Jelgava (German: Mitau; Russian: Елгава / Митава; Polish: Mitawa) is a town in central Latvia about 41 km southwest of Riga with approximately 66,000 inhabitants. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Igors Vihrovs (born June 6, 1978) is a Latvian gymnast. ... Alvis Vitolinš (Vitolins, Vitolinsh) (born 15 June 1946, Sigulda – died 16 February 1997) was a Latvian chess master. ... Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (left) with Condoleezza Rice Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (born December 1, 1937 in Riga, Latvia) is the current and first female President of Latvia. ... Jāzeps Vītols (German: Joseph Wihtol; July 26, 1863, Valmiera – April 24, 1948, Lübeck) was a Latvian composer. ... Eduards Veidenbaums (Glaznieki, near Cēsis, 3 October 1867 — Tartu, 24 May 1892) was a Latvian poet and translator. ... Māris Verpakovskis (born October 15, 1979) is a striker currently playing for Hajduk Split and the Latvia national football team. ... Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (January 15, 1963, Riga - July 14, 2006, Baltimore) was an International Grandmaster of chess. ...

Z

• Kārlis Zāle (1888-1942) - sculptor, author of the Freedom Monument in Riga
• Vilnis Zaļkalns (1947-2002) - journalist and publisher
• Friedrich Zander (1887-1933) - pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight
• Guntis Zariņš (1926-1965) - author
• Kārlis Zariņš (Charles Zarine) (1879-1963) - diplomat
• Rihards Zariņš (1869-1939) - graphic artist
• Valdis Zatlers (1955) - president
• Kārlis Zemdega (1894-1963) - sculptor
• Elmars Zemgalis (1923) - chess player
• Gustavs Zemgals (1871-1939) - president
• Imants Zemzaris (1951) - contemporary composer
• Valdis Zeps (1932-1996) - author and linguist, pseudonym Jānis Turbads
• Gustavs Zemgals (1871-1939) - president
• Imants Ziedonis (1933 -) - Latvian poet and folklorist
• Reinis Zusters (1918) - Latvian/Australian painter

Kārlis Zāle (born 28 October 1888, Mažeikiai, Lithuania; died 19 February 1942, Incukalns, Latvia) was a Latvian sculptor. ... Friedrich Zander (August 23, 1887 - March 28, 1933), often referred to as Fridrikh Tsander (transliterated from the Russian version of his name: Фридрих Артурович Цандер) or Fridrihs Canders (the Latvian version of it) was a Soviet pioneer of rocketry and spaceflight. ... Rihards Zariņš (also Richards Zarriņš; June 27, 1869 – April 21, 1939)[1] was a prominent Latvian graphic artist. ... Valdis Zatlers (born March 22, 1955) is president-elect of Latvia. ... Elmārs Zemgalis (born 9 September 1923, Riga, Latvia) a Latvian-American chess master. ... Gustavs Zemgals (August 12, 1871–January 6, 1939) was a Latvian