Valmiera, Latvia
1. Jānis Daliņš (1904)
Athletics (sport) Competitor
Latvian athlete who competed in the sport of race walking and won a silver Olympic medal and a gold at the European Championships.
2. Gints Gabrāns (1978)
Latvian Artist
Contemporary Latvian artist who became known for his new media and installation art.
3. Māris Štrombergs (1987)
Bmx Racer
BMX rider who won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, the first time the sport was featured in the Olympics. He won gold again in 2012, becoming the...
4. Rihards Veide (1991)
Latvian Bmx Racer
Rihards Veide is a Latvian BMX racer. He has qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Veide has won the bronze medal at 2011 European Championships. Veide was born in...
5. Gatis Kalniņš (1981)
Footballer
Gatis Kalniņš is a Latvian football striker currently playing for FS METTA/Latvijas Universitāte in the Latvian Higher League.
6. Maija Einfelde (1939)
Composer
Maija Einfelde is a Latvian composer.
7. Arnis Rumbenieks (1988)
Latvian Track And Field Athlete
Arnis Rumbenieks is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in road walking. He has qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Rumbenieks has competed at 2010 European Championships. At...
8. Andris Piebalgs (1957)
Latvian Politician
Andris Piebalgs is a Latvian politician and diplomat currently serving as European Commissioner for Development at the European Commission. Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Commissioner for Energy. Although...
9. Māris Kučinskis (1961)
Latvian Politician
Māris Kučinskis is a Latvian politician. He has been a Deputy of the Saeima since 1992 and is a member of the People's Party.
10. Liene Fimbauere (1989)
Olympic Alpine Skier
Liene Fimbauere is an alpine skier from Latvia. She competed for Latvia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Her best result was a 49th place in the slalom.
11. Dairis Bertāns (1989)
Latvian Basketball Player
Dairis Bertāns is an Latvian professional basketball player who is currently playing for Bilbao Basket and Latvia national basketball team.
12. Ivo Lakučs (1979)
Latvian Bmx Racer
Ivo Lakučs is a Latvian cyclist. He has competed at two Summer Olympics – 2000 Summer Olympics in the track cycling and in 2008 Summer Olympics in the BMX. As...
13. Uvis Kalniņš (1993)
Latvian Swimmer
Uvis Kalniņš is a Latvian swimmer who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He won a bronze medal in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2011 European Junior Swimming Championships...
14. Johann Eduard Erdmann (Unknow)
German Philosopher
Johann Eduard Erdmann – 12 June 1892 Halle German Empire) was a German religious pastor historian of philosophy and philosopher of religion of which he wrote on the mediation of...
15. Dāvis Bertāns (1992)
Latvian Basketball Player
Dāvis Bertāns is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian League.
