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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 Emil Lenz. Memorable people who died in Estonia include Edgar de Wahl, Karl Ernst von Baer, and Lennart Meri. Estonia has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers.
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,300 other islands and islets on the east coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,335 square kilometres (17,504 sq mi). Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas. The Estonian language is the official language and the first language of the majority of the population of 1.4 million. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Estonia was the birth place of 379 globally memorable people, including Catherine I of Russia, Alfred Rosenberg, and Emil Lenz. Additionaly, 113 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Estonia including Edgar de Wahl, Karl Ernst von Baer, and Lennart Meri.
People Born in Present Day Estonia
Go to all RankingsCatherine I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1727
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 1
Alfred Rosenberg
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 2
Emil Lenz
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1865
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 3
Arvo Pärt
COMPOSER
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 4
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
EXPLORER
1778 - 1852
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 5
Karl Ernst von Baer
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1876
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 6
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 7
Konstantin Päts
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1956
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 8
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 9
Paul Keres
CHESS PLAYER
1916 - 1975
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 10
Louis Kahn
ARCHITECT
1901 - 1974
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 11
Arnold Rüütel
POLITICIAN
1928 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Estonia
Go to all RankingsVaino Väljas
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2024
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 42
Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1622
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 48
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
POLITICIAN
1750 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 60
Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg
POLITICIAN
1794 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 61
Eugen Dücker
PAINTER
1841 - 1916
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 82
August Sabbe
POLITICIAN
1909 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 87
Amandus Adamson
PAINTER
1855 - 1929
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 89
Eno Raud
WRITER
1928 - 1996
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 109
Johannes Käbin
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1999
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 118
August Jakobson
WRITER
1904 - 1963
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 138
Bruno Junk
ATHLETE
1929 - 1995
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 147
Eve Kivi
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 149
People Deceased in Present Day Estonia
Go to all RankingsEdgar de Wahl
LINGUIST
1867 - 1948
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 1
Karl Ernst von Baer
BIOLOGIST
1792 - 1876
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 3
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 4
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
WRITER
1752 - 1831
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 5
Adam Johann von Krusenstern
EXPLORER
1770 - 1846
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 6
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
WRITER
1803 - 1882
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 7
Salawat Yulayev
WRITER
1754 - 1800
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 8
Evald Aav
COMPOSER
1900 - 1939
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 9
Yuri Lotman
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 10
Jaan Kross
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 11
Otto von Kotzebue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1787 - 1846
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Estonia
Go to all RankingsCharles Philip, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1622
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 28
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
POLITICIAN
1750 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 36
Lodewijk van Heiden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1773 - 1850
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 44
Nikolai Ottovich von Essen
POLITICIAN
1860 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 52
Amandus Adamson
PAINTER
1855 - 1929
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 53
Ingvar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 57
Eno Raud
WRITER
1928 - 1996
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 69
Johannes Käbin
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1999
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 74
August Jakobson
WRITER
1904 - 1963
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 83
Bruno Junk
ATHLETE
1929 - 1995
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 86
Gustav Ernesaks
COMPOSER
1908 - 1993
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 87
Ants Laikmaa
PAINTER
1866 - 1942
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 91
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Estonia were politicians (79), athletes (51), soccer players (47), writers (34), and singers (25), while most who died were politicians (24), writers (21), composers (9), athletes (9), and military personnels (7).
Occupational Trends
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 Mart Poom. 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 Konstantin Päts.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Estonia since 1700.