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Latvia ranks 51st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colombia, Slovenia, and Lithuania. Memorable people born in present day Latvia include Sergei Eisenstein, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Mark Rothko. Memorable people who died in Latvia include Gotthard Kettler, 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.
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of 64,589 km2 (24,938 sq mi), with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1569 and 1999, present day Latvia was the birth place of 284 globally memorable people, including Sergei Eisenstein, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Mark Rothko. Additionaly, 68 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Latvia including Gotthard Kettler, Kim Ki-duk, and Friedrich Jeckeln.
1898 - 1948
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 1
1853 - 1932
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 2
1903 - 1970
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 3
1936 - 1992
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 4
1909 - 1997
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 5
1761 - 1818
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 6
1882 - 1950
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 7
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 8
1943 - 2019
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 9
1877 - 1942
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 10
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 11
1886 - 1935
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 12
1655 - 1737
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 44
1764 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 59
1836 - 1907
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 97
1897 - 1960
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 114
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 126
1877 - 1970
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 130
1728 - 1785
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 132
1899 - 2002
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 135
1861 - 1933
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 137
1898 - 1967
HPI: 45.51
Rank: 141
1933 - 1999
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 151
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.78
Rank: 154
1517 - 1587
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 1
1960 - 2020
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 2
1895 - 1946
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 3
1610 - 1682
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 4
1893 - 1953
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 5
1165 - 1229
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 6
1864 - 1932
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 7
1890 - 1945
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 8
1540 - 1583
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 9
1690 - 1772
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 10
1187 - 1259
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 11
1962 - 1990
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 12
1767 - 1822
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 21
1130 - 1196
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 25
1734 - 1801
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 32
1698 - 1792
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 44
1895 - 1990
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 50
1877 - 1970
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 58
1861 - 1933
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 61
1933 - 1999
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 65
1939 - 1994
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 67
1952 - 2013
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 68
Most individuals born in present day Latvia were politicians (60), athletes (29), writers (26), soccer players (17), and basketball players (14), while most who died were writers (18), politicians (15), composers (5), military personnels (5), and religious figures (4).
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Latvia, including Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Egils Levits, and Guntis Ulmanis. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Latvia, including Kārlis Ulmanis, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, and Jacob Kettler.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Latvia since 1700.