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Present Day

Estonia

Estonia ranks 49th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Belarus, Colombia, and Saudi Arabia. Memorable people born in present day Estonia include Catherine I of Russia, Alfred Rosenberg, and Arvo Pärt. Memorable people who died in Estonia include Edgar de Wahl, Arnold Rüütel, and Karl Ernst von Baer. Estonia has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers.

Between 0 and 2006, present day Estonia was the birth place of 413 globally memorable people, including Catherine I of Russia, Alfred Rosenberg, and Arvo Pärt. Additionaly, 115 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Estonia including Edgar de Wahl, Arnold Rüütel, and Karl Ernst von Baer.

Catherine I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1727
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 1
Alfred Rosenberg
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 2
Arvo Pärt
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 3
Emil Lenz
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 4
Arnold Rüütel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2024
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 5
Karl Ernst von Baer
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1876
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 6
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
EXPLORER
1778 - 1852
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 7
Konstantin Päts
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1956
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 8
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 9
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 10
Paul Keres
CHESS PLAYER
1916 - 1975
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 11
Kaja Kallas
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 12

Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Estonia, including Valeri Karpin, Andres Oper, and Ragnar Klavan. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Estonia, including Catherine I of Russia, Alfred Rosenberg, and Arnold Rüütel.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Estonia since 1700.