Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Letonia
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, nacida Vaira Vīķe, es una profesora universitaria y política letona que fue presidenta de Letonia desde 1999 hasta 2007, convirtiéndose en la primera mujer en ostentar la jefatura de Estado de ese país.
Viktoria Modesta
Viktoria Modesta Moskalova es una cantante, compositora y modelo británica.
Maya Surduts
Maya Surduts was a Latvian-born, French activist and women's rights supporter. She considered herself to be a permanent revolutionary and lived in various countries including South Africa, Switzerland, the United States and Cuba protesting regimes which discriminated against or exploited people.
Deniss Vasiļjevs
Deniss Vasiļjevs es un deportista letón que compite en patinaje artístico, en la modalidad individual. Ganó una medalla de bronce en el Campeonato Europeo de Patinaje Artístico sobre Hielo de 2022.
Petras Raslanas
Petras Raslanas was a Lithuanian Communist active during the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states, when he served in the NKVD. He was convicted of the crime of genocide in 2001.
Peter von Biron
Peter von Biron o Peter Biron fue el último duque de Curlandia desde 1769 hasta 1795.
Alexander Petersson
Alexander Petersson es un jugador islandés de balonmano que juega como extremo derecho o lateral derecho en el Rhein-Neckar Lowen y en la Selección de balonmano de Islandia.
Pēteris Skudra
Pēteris "Peter" Skudra is a Latvian former professional ice hockey goaltender and head coach. During a playing career that lasted from 1994 to 2007 he played for several teams in Latvia, Russia and North America. After starting his career in Latvia, Skudra moved to the North American minor leagues in 1994. He signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1997 and made his debut that year. Over the next six seasons Skudra played for the Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, and Vancouver Canucks. In 2003 he moved to Russia, playing the last four seasons of his career. Playing in the NHL primarily as a back-up goalie, Skudra appeared in 146 games during his career.
Andris Treimanis
Andris Treimanis es un árbitro de fútbol letón internacional desde 2011 y arbitra en la Virslīga.
Theodor Nette
Theodor Ivanovich Nette was a Soviet diplomatic courier of NKID, who died in a terrorist attack on the Soviet train while delivering diplomatic mail to Berlin. Vladimir Mayakovsky published a poem praising his death – "To Comrade Nette, the Man and the Ship" (1926) saying he wants to die like Nette.