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Riga ranks 64th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Atlanta, Tehran, and Lisbon. Memorable people born in Riga include Sergei Eisenstein, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Mikhail Tal. Memorable people who died in Riga include Kim Ki-duk, Albert of Riga, and Friedrich Jeckeln. Riga has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Riga is located in Latvia.

Riga is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia. Home to 605,273 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 860,142. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3–33 ft) above sea level on a flat and sandy plain. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1745 and 1998, Riga was the birth place of 156 globally memorable people, including Sergei Eisenstein, Wilhelm Ostwald, and Mikhail Tal. Additionaly, 41 globally memorable people have passed away in Riga including Kim Ki-duk, Albert of Riga, and Friedrich Jeckeln.

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People Deceased in Riga

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Riga were politicians (26), soccer players (17), athletes (14), writers (11), and hockey players (11),  while most who died were writers (12), politicians (7), composers (5), film directors (2), and athletes (2).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Riga, 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 Riga, including Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Egils Levits, and Pauline Therese of Württemberg.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Riga since 1700.