







The Most Famous
Actors from Latvia
Top 10 Latvian Actors
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Latvians Actors of all time. This list of famous Latvians Actors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Latvians Actors.
- #1

Solomon Mikhoels
1890 - 1948
HPI 63.1426 langsSoviet actor, Yiddish theatre performer (1890–1948)
- #2

Elya Baskin
b. 1950
HPI 62.6723 langsRussian actor
- #3

Vija Artmane
1929 - 2008
HPI 58.6828 langsLatvian actress (1929-2008)
- #4

Arkady Raikin
1911 - 1987
HPI 58.6824 langsSoviet actor (1911-1987)
- #5

Lya Mara
1897 - 1960
HPI 58.2717 langsstar of the German silent cinema (1897-1960)
- #6

Indra Devi
1899 - 2002
HPI 56.8116 langsLatvian yoga teacher (1899–2002)
- #7

Heinz Erhardt
1909 - 1979
HPI 56.7118 langsGerman comedian and entertainer (1909-1979)
- #8

Laima Vaikule
b. 1954
HPI 56.6327 langsLatvian actor and singer
- #9

Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov
1948 - 2017
HPI 55.3218 langsSoviet and Russian stand-up comedian and writer
- #10

Rutanya Alda
b. 1942
HPI 55.0821 langsLatvian-American actress
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Latvians Actors grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Actors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 9 most globally memorable Actors since 1700.






