1. Dynoro (1999)

DJ

Real name Edvinas Pechovskis, he is a music producer who became best known for his international hit "In My Mind."

2. Abraham Cahan (1860)

Journalist Novelist Short Story

A socialist newspaper editor and novelist who wrote in both Yiddish and English, he is best known for works such as Yekl, A Tale of New York City (1897) and...

3. Jascha Heifetz (1901)

Russian Violinist

Lithuanian violinist widely considered to be one of the greatest violinists of all time. He is remembered for his performances at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall.

4. Daniel Prenn (1904)

Tennis Player

He competed professionally and in Davis Cup matches, enduring discrimination as a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and moving to the U.K. to continue his career.

5. Romain Gary (1914)

Writer

A Lithuanian-born author and two-time recipient of the prestigious Prix Goncourt, he is best known for such French-language works as Les racines du ciel (1956) and La vie devant soi...

6. Marija Gimbutas (1921)

Lithuanian-american Archaeologis

Lithuanian-American archaeologist known for her research on Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures. She is best known for advocating the theory that pre-Indo-European societies were matriarchal.

7. Jerzy Wróblewski (1926)

Polish Lawyer

Former legal theorist and professor at the University of Łódź.

8. Nomeda Kazlaus (1974)

Singer

Lithuanian opera singer who has played a number of leading roles in European opera houses, such as the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Spain.

9. Julian Rachlin (1974)

Austrian Musician

Winner of the 1988 Eurovision Young Musician of the Year Award and the 2000 International Prize of the Accademia Musicale Chigiana of Siena.

10. Šarūnas Sauka (1958)

Lithuanian Artist

Postmodernist painter who was considered one of the most significant Lithuanian artists. He was given the Lithuanian National Prize in 1989. His works included "Stairs" from 1989 and "Inferno" from...

11. Eglė Špokaitė (1971)

Lithuanian Dancer

Lithuanian ballet dancer who was prima ballerina of the Lithuanian National Opera and ballet theater.

12. Donny Montell (1987)

Lithuanian Singer

Pop singer and songwriter who represented his native Lithuania in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2016, he represented Stockholm, Sweden in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.

13. Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961)

Lithuanian Writer

Lithuanian writer of The Year of the Lilies of the Valley. Her other widely-translated works include Two Stories About Suicide, The Day That Never Happened, and 108 Moons.

14. Vytautas Kernagis (1951)

Lithuanian Musician

Lithuanian singer-songwriter, actor, and television announcer who is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry.

15. Darjuš Lavrinovič (1979)

Lithuanian Basketball Player

Lithuanian professional basketball player who joined Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Lithuanian Basketball League in 2013.

16. Ksistof Lavrinovic (1979)

Basketball Player

Center and power forward who has gained international fame for his club career playing the world over, including for Montepaschi Siena between 2007-2012. He was named the Italian Cup and...

17. Rimantas Kaukėnas (1977)

Lithuanian Professional Basketba

Lithuanian professional basketball player who joined the Lithuanian national basketball team in 2001.

18. Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956)

Lithuanian Politician

Lithuanian politician who became Lithuania's first female head of state when she was elected to the presidency in 2009. She had previously served as the European Commissioner for Education and...

19. Andrius Mamontovas (1967)

Lithuanian Actor And Musician

Lithuanian rock musician, songwriter, and record producer who was one of the co-founders of the band Foje.

20. Ričardas Berankis (1990)

Tennis Player

Tennis player who has established himself as one of the top Lithuanian players ever, winning events like the 2015 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. As a junior player, he won...

21. Edvinas Krungolcas (1973)

Lithuanian Modern Pentathlete

Modern pentathlete who won a silver medal in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

22. Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (1963)

Actress

Lithuanian theater and film actress who is best known for her work within Russian cinema. She is best known for having portrayed Anna Nikolayevna in the 2008 feature Morphine as...

23. Algirdas Kaušpėdas (1953)

Lithuanian Architect And Musicia

Hard rock vocalist who fronts the post-modern rock band Antis.

24. Violeta Tarasovienė (1974)

Lithuanian Singer And Television

Lithuanian dance-pop artist who released her third album, As Busiu Salia, in 2008.

25. GJan (1995)

Pop Singer

Singer-songwriter nominated for two M.A.M.A. awards for her song "Not Afraid." She gained popularity for uploading her debut original single "Not Afraid" to YouTube, followed by the single "Tattoo."

26. Galius Kličius (1950)

Lithuanian Artist

Galius Kličius is a Lithuanian painter cinematographer and theatrical designer. His film art direction credits include productions by BBC Classical Music Television Showtime Networks USA Networks and Company Pictures.

27. Vadimas Petrenko (1974)

Footballer

Vadimas Petrenko is a Lithuanian professional footballer playing for FBK Kaunas in the A Lyga. He plays the position of midfielder and is a former member of the Lithuania national...

28. Osvaldas Matulionis (1991)

Basketball Player

Osvaldas Matulionis is an Lithuanian basketball player who plays the small forward position. He's currently playing for the Spanish club Força Lleida. He played BC Lietuvos rytas youth system between...

29. Tadas Kijanskas (1985)

Footballer

Tadas Kijanskas is a Lithuanian international footballer who currently plays as a defender for Israeli club Hapoel Haifa.

30. Tomas Žvirgždauskas (1975)

Footballer

Tomas Žvirgždauskas is a football defender from Lithuania who last played as defender for Halmstads BK.

31. Igoris Morinas (1975)

Lithuanian Footballer

Igoris Morinas is a Lithuanian former international footballer.

32. Edgaras Jankauskas (1975)

Lithuanian Footballer

Edgaras Jankauskas is a Lithuanian retired footballer. A powerful striker who excelled in the physical side of the game he was also relatively skilled. Other than in his own he...

33. Karina Vnukova (1985)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Karina Vnukova is a Lithuanian high jumper. She finished eighth at the 2001 World Youth Championships. She later competed at the 2007 European Indoor Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games...

34. Toothless George (1975)

Punk Rock Musician

Toothless George is an American punk rock musician. He is best known for his work with The Halflings Toothless George & His One-Man Band and Percocettes. He is also owns...

35. Inga Stasiulionytė (1981)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Inga Stasiulionytė is a Lithuanian javelin thrower. Her personal best throw is 62. 27 metres achieved in July 2005 in Kaunas. Stasiulionytė finished sixth at the 1999 European Junior Championships...

36. Rita Karin (1919)

American Actor

Rita Karin was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series Chicken Soup which also starred Lynn Redgrave. She also...

37. Irena Litvinovič (1958)

British Theatre Director

Irena Litvinovič is Polish-Lithuanian educator theatre director politician and cultural activist for the community of Poles in Lithuania. In 1991 she graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Culture with...

38. Audronius Ažubalis (1958)

Lithuanian Journalist And Politi

Audronius Ažubalis is a Lithuanian journalist and politician serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania from 2010 - 2012. He was a member of the Seimas 1996–2000 and...

39. Bernard Ładysz (1922)

Polish Singer

Bernard Ładysz is a Polish opera singer and actor. His recordings include Lucia di Lammermoor and The Devils of Loudon.

40. Emil Karewicz (1923)

Actor

41. Remigijus Valiulis (1958)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Remigijus Valiulis was a Lithuanian athlete gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.

42. Leon Kremer (1901)

Polish Chess Player

Leon Kremer was a Polish chess master. He played several times in the Warsaw championships and won in 1929. He also took 6th in 1925 took 4th in 1926 shared...

43. Alius Mikėnas (1955)

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44. Abram Rabinovich (1878)

Russian Chess Player

Abram Rabinovich was a Lithuanian–Russian chess master.

45. Camilla Baginskaite (1967)

Chess Player

Camilla Baginskaite is an American chess Woman Grandmaster and chess teacher. She learned chess from her father when she was eight years old visiting a chess school when she was...

46. Yaacov Bleiman (1947)

Lithuanian-israeli Chess Player

Yaacov Bleiman was a Lithuanian–Israeli chess master. In 1965 Bleiman played in World Junior Championship in Barcelona.

47. Solomon Rosenthal (1890)

Lithuanian-belarusian Chess Play

Solomon Konradovich Rosenthal was a Lithuanian–Belarusian chess master. In the beginning of his career before World War I he tied for 6-7th in the Hamburg 1910 chess tournament took...

48. Romas Zabarauskas (1990)

Filmmaker

Romas Zabarauskas is a Lithuanian activist film director screen writer and producer. Zabarauskas made his debut with a short film I'm 17 in which a young director searches the connection...

49. Eduardas Rozentalis (1963)

Lithuanian Chess Player

Eduardas Rozentalis is a Lithuanian chess grandmaster. He played for the Lithuanian team at first board in seven Chess Olympiads in 1992–98 and 2002–06. In 1995 he tied for first...

50. Joana Eidukonytė (1994)

Lithuanian Tennis Player

Joana Eidukonytė is a Lithuanian tennis player. On 4 July 2011 Eidukonytė reached her best singles ranking of world number 997. On 28 November 2011 she peaked at world number...