Cultural Production in
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Latvia
Latvia ranks 52nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Estonia, Slovenia, and Lithuania. Memorable people born in present day Latvia include Sergei Eisenstein, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Mikhail Tal. Memorable people who died in Latvia include Eugen d'Albert, Kim Ki-duk, and Friedrich Jeckeln. Latvia has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many writers, and politicians.
People
Between 0 and 2003, present day Latvia was the birth place of 375 globally memorable people, including Sergei Eisenstein, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Mikhail Tal. Additionaly, 78 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Latvia including Eugen d'Albert, Kim Ki-duk, and Friedrich Jeckeln.
People Born in Present Day Latvia
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Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 1
Wilhelm Ostwald
CHEMIST
1853 - 1932
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 2
Mikhail Tal
CHESS PLAYER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 3
Mark Rothko
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 4
Isaiah Berlin
PHILOSOPHER
1909 - 1997
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 5
Mariss Jansons
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 6
Mikhail Baryshnikov
DANCER
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 7
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 8
Kārlis Ulmanis
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 9
Nicolai Hartmann
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1950
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 10
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1790
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 11
Aron Nimzowitsch
WRITER
1886 - 1935
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Latvia
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Nora Ikstena
WRITER
1969 - 2026
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 187
Andrejs Prohorenkovs
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 199
Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 229
Gundars Vētra
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 245
Dons
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 246
Dace Melbārde
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 263
Herberts Vasiļjevs
HOCKEY PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 274
Gints Zilbalodis
WRITER
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 277
Aleksandrs Ņiživijs
HOCKEY PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 293
Andrejs Štolcers
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 296
Jeļena Rubļevska
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 301
Oskars Kļava
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 317
People Deceased in Present Day Latvia
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Eugen d'Albert
COMPOSER
1864 - 1932
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 1
Kim Ki-duk
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - 2020
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 2
Friedrich Jeckeln
EXTREMIST
1895 - 1946
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 3
Albert of Riga
PHYSICIAN
1165 - 1229
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 4
Gotthard Kettler
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1587
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 5
Jacob Kettler
POLITICIAN
1610 - 1682
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 6
Viktor Tsoi
SINGER
1962 - 1990
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 7
Vsevolod Pudovkin
FILM DIRECTOR
1893 - 1953
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 8
Ernst Johann von Biron
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1772
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 9
Henry of Latvia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1187 - 1259
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 10
Rainis
WRITER
1865 - 1929
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 11
Jānis Čakste
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1927
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Latvia
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Most individuals born in present day Latvia were politicians (63), athletes (61), writers (31), soccer players (30), and basketball players (25), while most who died were writers (20), politicians (16), composers (6), military personnels (5), and religious figures (4).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Latvia, including Jānis Lūsis, Inese Jaunzeme, and Afanasijs Kuzmins. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Latvia, including Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Kārlis Ulmanis, and Ernst Gideon von Laudon.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Latvia since 1700.
