Russians in Latvia - Notable Russians From Latvia

Notable Russians From Latvia

Noteworthy Russians from Latvia include:

  • Mikhail Baryshnikov, famous Russian-American dancer and actor, born in Riga.
  • Ludmilla Chiriaeff (1924–1996), ballet dancer, choreographer, and director, born in Riga.
  • Mikhail Eisenstein (1867–1921), architect, designed a number of buildings on Alberta Street in Riga, father of Sergei Eisenstein
  • Sergei Eisenstein (1898, Riga — 1948, Moscow), screenwriter and director.
  • Ivan Fomin (1872–1936), architect and educator, received a classical education at a high school in Riga.
  • Alexandr Kaleri, Russian cosmonaut, born in Jūrmala.
  • Veniamin Kaverin, writer, grew up Rēzekne.
  • Alexander Kovalevsky, embryologist born near Daugavpils.
  • Jevgenija Lisicina, organist and compilator from Riga.
  • Marie N (Marija Naumova), winner of the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest for Latvia.
  • Vera Mukhina (1889, Riga — 1953, Moscow), prominent Soviet sculptor.
  • Vladimirs Petrovs (Vladimir Petrov), chess player, born in Riga.
  • Aleksandrs Petukhovs (Aleksandr Petukhov) movie writer and director, born in Riga.
  • Lev Rudnev (1885–1956), architect, and a leading practitioner of Stalinist architecture, graduated from the Riga Realschule (now the Riga 1st State Grammar School).
  • Uljana Semjonova, basketball player from Daugavpils.
  • Alexander Shabalov, chess player.
  • Alexei Shirov, chess grandmaster, born in Riga.
  • Konstantin Sokolsky, singer from Riga.
  • Anatoly Solovyev, pilot and cosmonaut, born in Riga.
  • Aleksandrs Starkovs (Aleksandr Starkov), Latvia national football team coach of 2001–2004, 2007 until now.
  • Viktor Tikhonov, legendary Soviet ice hockey coach, born in Riga.
  • Yury Tynyanov, writer, literary critic, translator, scholar and scriptwriter, born in Rēzekne.
  • Nil Ushakov, first Russian to hold office of mayor of Riga in independent Latvia
  • Mikhail Zadornov, satirist, born in Riga.
  • Sergei Zholtok, professional ice hockey player from Riga.

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