1. Tomas Pačėsas (1971)

Basketball Player

Lithuanian basketball player and coach who played for 10 different teams during his career.

2. Šarūnas Jasikevičius (1976)

Lithuanian Professional Basketba

Lithuanian guard who played for FC Barcelona in the Spanish League and briefly in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors.

3. Vlado Perlemuter (1904)

Pianist

Lithuanian-French pianist and music pedagogue who became an expert on the piano music of Maurice Ravel.

4. Emmanuel Levinas (1906)

French Philosopher

French philosopher most remembered for his work on subjects like Jewish philosophy and existentialism.

5. Artūras Zuokas (1968)

Lithuanian Politician

Lithuanian politician known for being leader of the political party YES. He was also the Mayor of Vilnius from 2000 to 2007.

6. Edita Vilkeviciute (1989)

Model

Lithuanian-born model. She appeared in photo spreads for Vogue Paris, Emporio Armani, and Dior Beauty and participated in runway shows for such designers as Yves Saint Laurent and Stella McCartney.

7. Valdas Adamkus (1926)

President Of Lithuania (26 Febru

Member of the Independent party who served as President of Lithuania from 1887 to 2003 and then again from 2004 to 2009.

8. Arvydas Sabonis (1964)

Basketball Player And Executive

Lithuanian center who was a two-time Mr. Europa Player of the Year and 6-time Euroscar Player of the Year in his 23-year career.

9. Šarūnas Marčiulionis (1964)

Basketball Player

Lithuanian shooting guard who played for the Warriors, SuperSonics, Kings, and Nuggets during his 8 seasons in the NBA.

10. George Maciunas (1931)

American Artist

Lithuanian-born American artist who was a founder of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers.

11. Vytautas Landsbergis (1932)

Lithuanian Politician

Lithuanian conservative politician who became the first head of state of Lithuania after its independence in 1990.

12. Linas Adomaitis (1976)

Violinist

Lithuanian professional violinist who was one-half of the duo Linas and Simona.

13. Kęstutis Kemzūra (1970)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

Lithuanian basketball player who played for several teams, including the Lithuanian national team.

14. Ieva Zasimauskaite (1993)

Pop Singer

Pop singer who represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with her song "When We're Old." She has over 60,000 followers on her ievazasimauskaite Instagram account. 

15. Mantas Kalnietis (1986)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

Lithuanian professional basketball player who joined Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar of the Russian Basketball Super League in 2012.

16. Tomas Dimša (1994)

Professional Basketball Player

Professional basketball player known for his time with the team Zalgiris in the Lithuanian Basketball League. He has also represented his native Lithuania at the international level.

17. Rūta Meilutytė (1997)

Lithuanian Swimmer

Lithuanian swimmer who became a national hero after winning the 2012 Olympic gold in the 100 meters breaststroke at the age of 15.

18. Inga Jankauskaitė (1981)

Lithuanian Actor-singer

Lithuanian singer, musician, and actress known for playing the piano and for having starred in films such as Vienui Vieni where she played Pusele. She is also known for her...

19. Valdemaras Chomičius (1959)

Basketball Player

Lithuanian professional basketball player who played for the Soviet and Lithuanian national teams.

20. Mūza Rubackytė (1959)

Lithuanian Musician

Awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Lithuanian Muzes, and declared the National Artist of Lithuania.

21. Paulius Jankūnas (1984)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

Lithuanian professional basketball player who joined Zalgiris Kaunas in 2010.

22. Jonas Mačiulis (1985)

Lithuanian Professional Basketba

Lithuanian professional basketball player who joined Panathinaikos in the Greek Basket League in 2012.

23. Linas Kleiza (1985)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

NBA forward who played on a number of teams and also played for the Lithuanian national team.

24. Darius Lukminas (1968)

Basketball Player

Lithuanian basketball player who played for the Lithuanian national basketball team and Zalgiris Kaunas.

25. Arūnas Matelis (1961)

Lithuanian Filmmaker

Documentary film director who received the Lithuanian National Prize in 2005.

26. Rimas Kurtinaitis (1960)

Lithuanian Basketball Player And

Lithuanian professional basketball coach known for being the head coach of Khimki.

27. Donatas Motiejūnas (1990)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

Lithuanian power forward/center who broke into the NBA with the Houston Rockets in 2012.

28. Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (1975)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

Retired Lithuanian center was named to two All-Star teams during his 15-season NBA career, spent mostly with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

29. Arkady Bakhin (1956)

Russian General

Arkady Viktotovich Bakhin is a military officer of the Russian Federation with the rank of General of the Army.

30. Rolandas Alijevas (1985)

Lithuanian Pro Basketball Player

Rolandas Alijevas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player of Azeri descent. He is currently a member of BC Pieno žvaigždės of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

31. Martynas Andriukaitis (1981)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

Martynas Andriukaitis is a professional basketball player He became champion of Lithuania and Latvia and vice-champion of North European Basketball League in 2001. Andriukaitis won Lithuanian bronze three times. MVP...

32. Eglė Štandtaitė (1990)

Lithuanian Model

Eglė Štandtaitė; is a participant of Miss Lietuva 2012 was selected as 2nd runner-up.

33. Jonas Tamulis (1958)

Lithuanian Politician

Jonas Tamulis is a Lithuanian politician. A liberal member of parliament in 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. Tamulis...

34. Sigitas Jakubauskas (1958)

Footballer

Sigitas Jakubauskas is a retired Soviet and Lithuanian football player.

35. Algimantas Butnorius (1946)

Chess Player

Algimantas Butnorius is a Lithuanian chess Grandmaster and a former World Senior Champion.

36. Aleksandras Machtas (1892)

Lithuanian Chess Player

Aleksandras Ziselis Machtas was a Lithuanian chess master. He won 7 chess championships in the first independent republic of Lithuania :in 1923192419261927 and 1928and again in 1931 and 1932....

37. Victor Palciauskas (1941)

American Chess Player

Dr Victor Palciauskas is an American International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster most famous for being the tenth ICCF World Champion 1978–84. He tied for second place behind Mikhail Umansky in a...

38. Moissei Eljaschoff (1870)

Latvian Chess Player

Moissei Zacharowits Eljaschoff was a Lithuanian chess master He was the older brother of Dr. Israel Isidor Elyashev the first Yiddish literary critic. He won a match against Carl Carls...

39. Romanas Arlauskas (1917)

Chess Player

Romanas Arlauskas was a Lithuanian-born Australian chess master. Arlauskas played at sixth board in an unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936. He tied for 1st–3rd with Birmanas and Leonardas Abramavičius...

40. Irena Veisaitė (1928)

Lithuanian Academic

Irena Veisaitė is a Lithuanian theatre scholar intellectual and human rights activist. Veisaitė is a Lithuanian Jew and survived the Holocaust. She earned a doctorate in Leningrad in 1963 with...

41. Valdemaras Katkus (1958)

Lithuanian Politician

Valdemaras Katkus is a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.

42. Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1799)

Russian Aristocrat

Prince Ludwig Adolf Friedrich of Sayn-Wittgenstein was a Russian aristocrat of German descent. Among his properties were the famed Mir Castle Complex and Verkiai Palace. The eldest son of the...

43. Alain Stanké (1934)

Canadian Writer

Alain Stanké CM CQ is a Canadian francophone television and radio host and commentator writer editor producer interviewer and journalist. Born in 1934 in Kaunas he immigrated to Montreal in...

44. Aida Rybalko (1990)

Figure Skater

Aida Rybalko is an Lithuanian figure skater. She is a two-time Lithuanian national vice-champion.

45. Povilas Aksomaitis (1938)

Engineer Politician

Povilas Aksomaitis was a Lithuanian engineer politician and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.

46. Aharon Barak (1936)

Israeli Judge

Aharon Barak is a Professor of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya and a lecturer in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem the Yale Law School Georgetown University...

47. Markus Palionis (1987)

Lithuanian Footballer

Markus Palionis is a Lithuanian footballer who plays as a defender for SC Paderborn 07. Palionis grew up in Germany and holds a German passport.

48. Kazys Bobelis (1923)

Lithuanian Politician

Kazys Bobelis was a Lithuanian surgeon and politician.

49. Audrys Bačkis (1937)

Catholic Cardinal

Audrys Juozas Bačkis is a Lithuanian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently is the Archbishop Emeritus of Vilnius and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2001.

50. Egidijus Kavaliauskas (1988)

Lithuanian Boxer

Egidijus Kavaliauskas is an undefeated Lithuanian professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. Kavaliauskas represented Lithuania at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics Games. Egidijus is trained by former IBF World...