Edgar de Wahl
1867 – 1948
Estonian teacher and linguist (1867–1948)
IdistlinguistEsperantistpoliticianteacher
Born August 11Wikipedia →Famous People from Estonia
27 notable historical figures from Estonia, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
sportsperson (4)politician (4)university teacher (3)journalist (3)linguist (2)economist (2)translator (2)Idist (1)business undergraduate (1)diplomat (1)
Kaja Kallas
1977 – Present
Estonian politician and former prime minister of Estonia (born 1977)
business undergraduatediplomatjuristpoliticianlawyer
Born June 18Wikipedia →Kersti Kaljulaid
1969 – Present
Estonian politician and president of Estonia (born 1969)
sportspersonconsultantdirectorcivil servantpoliticianbusinessperson
Born December 30Wikipedia →Alexander Van der Bellen
1944 – Present
President of Austria since 2017 (born 1944)
university teachereconomistpolitician
Born January 18Wikipedia →Toomas Hendrik Ilves
1953 – Present
Estonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)
journalistpsychologistdiplomatpolitician
Born December 26Wikipedia →Arvo Pärt
1935 – Present
Estonian composer (born 1935)
classical composermusiciancomposer
Born September 11Wikipedia →Birgit Sarrap
1988 – Present
Estonian singer (born 1988)
recording artistsingeractor
Born September 24Wikipedia →Alar Karis
1958 – Present
Estonian molecular geneticist and President of Estonia (born 1958)
molecular geneticistdevelopmental biologistcivil servant
Born March 26Wikipedia →Jüri Ratas
1978 – Present
Estonian politician (born 1978)
basketball playerpolitician
Born July 2Wikipedia →Arnold Rüütel
1928 – 2024
Estonian politician, former President of Estonia (1928–2024)
agricultural scientistuniversity teacherpolitician
Born May 10Wikipedia →Andrus Ansip
1956 – Present
Estonian chemist and politician (born 1956)
bankerchemistentrepreneurpoliticianbusinessperson
Born October 1Wikipedia →Konstantin Päts
1874 – 1956
Estonian politician (1874–1956)
sportspersonjournalistjuristpoliticianlawyer
Born February 22Wikipedia →Paul Keres
1916 – 1975
Estonian chess player and sportsperson (1916–1975)
sportspersonnon-fiction writerchess playerchess composer
Born January 7Wikipedia →Lennart Meri
1929 – 2006
Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; President of Estonia in 1992–2001 (1929-2006)
philologistfilm directortranslatorhistoriandiplomatpoliticianwriterscreenwriter
Born March 29Wikipedia →Patriarch Alexius II
1929 – 2008
15th Patriarch of Moscow and all the Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church (1929-2008)
patriarch
Born February 23Wikipedia →Marie Under
1883 – 1980
Estonian poet (1883-1980)
journalistarchivisttranslatorpoetwriter
Born March 27Wikipedia →Taavi Rõivas
1979 – Present
Estonian politician (born 1979)
economistpolitician
Born September 26Wikipedia →Betti Alver
1906 – 1989
Estonian novelist and poet (1906-1989)
novelisttranslatorpoetwriter
Born November 23Wikipedia →Valeri Karpin
1969 – Present
Estonian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1969)
beach soccer playerassociation football playerassociation football coachbusinessperson
Born February 2Wikipedia →Juri Lotman
1922 – 1993
Russian-Estonian semiotician (1922–1993)
semiotician
Born February 28Wikipedia →Carmen Kass
1978 – Present
Estonian model and actress (born 1978)
sportspersonchess playerfilm actormodelactor
Born September 14Wikipedia →A. H. Tammsaare
1878 – 1940
Estonian writer (1878–1940)
essayisttranslatorplaywrightwriter
Born January 30Wikipedia →Ernst Öpik
1893 – 1985
Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (1893-1985)
university teacherastrophysicistcomposerastronomerscientist
Born October 22Wikipedia →Mart Laar
1960 – Present
Estonian politician and historian (born 1960)
historianpoliticianwriter
Born April 22Wikipedia →Johannes Aavik
1880 – 1973
Estonian philologist and Fennophile (1880–1973)
linguist
Born December 8Wikipedia →