Mārtiņš is a Latvian masculine

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. It is a cognate of the name

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. Mārtiņš may refer to: * Mārtiņš, ancient Latvian deity *

Mārtiņš Antons Mārtiņš Antons (7 January 1888, in Kocēni parish – 1941) was a Latvian lawyer and politician. He graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1912, Faculty of Law, then worked as a lawyer in Riga. During the First World War he was a Balti ...

(1888–1941), Latvian lawyer and politician *

Mārtiņš Bondars Mārtiņš Bondars (born 31 December 1971) is a Latvian financier and politician. He has been member of the Latvian parliament since 2014. Bondars previously served as chief of staff to then President of Latvia Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga and chairma ...

(born 1971), Latvian financier, politician, and basketball player *

Mārtiņš Bots Mārtiņš Bots (born 12 May 1999) is a Latvian luger. He represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career Bots represented Latvia at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the doubles event where he finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.419 a ...

(born 1999), Latvian luger * Mārtiņš Brauns (1951–2021), Latvian composer and musician *

Mārtiņš Cipulis Mārtiņš Cipulis (born November 29, 1980) is a Latvian ice hockey left winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga, in the Kontinental Hockey League. Awards * 2003–04 LHL Best Forward * LHL -HK Riga 2000 HK Riga 2000 was an ice hockey t ...

(born 1980), Latvian ice hockey left winger *

Mārtiņš Freimanis Mārtiņš Freimanis (7 February 1977 – 27 January 2011) was a Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and TV personality. Freimanis was born in Liepāja, but spent his childhood in Aizpute. Career Music Mārtiņš Freimanis was the le ...

(1977–2011), Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality * Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds (1942–2016), Latvian computer scientist and mathematician *

Mārtiņš Grundmanis Mārtiņš Grundmanis (18 November 1913 – 30 November 1944) was a Latvian basketball player. Grundmanis won a gold medal at the 1935 EuroBasket competition, becoming the first European champion. He also participated at the 1936 Summer Olympics ...

(1913–1944), Latvian basketball player *

Mārtiņš Karsums Mārtiņš Karsums (born 26 February 1986) is a Latvian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for MHk 32 Liptovský Mikuláš of the Slovak Extraliga. Karsums was selected in the second round, 64th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry ...

(born 1986), Latvian professional ice hockey player *

Mārtiņš Ķibilds Mārtiņš Ķibilds (July 23, 1973 – October 26, 2019) was a Latvian journalist. Ķibilds hosted '' Gribi būt miljonārs?'', a local version of the game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' (often inf ...

(born ????), Latvian journalist and television personality * Mārtiņš Kravčenko (born 1985), Latvian professional basketball guard *

Mārtiņš Krūmiņš Mārtiņš Krūmiņš (March 2, 1900 – 1992) was a Latvian-American Impressionist painter. He left Latvia after World War II and came to the United States in 1950. "Mārtiņš Krūmiņš ... belongs to those artists of his generation, who amid ...

(1900–1992), Latvian-born American Impressionist painter *

Mārtiņš Laksa Mārtiņš Laksa (born 26 June 1990) is a professional Latvian basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Professional career Laksa started his career with ASK Rīga junior squad. In August 2009 Laksa tried out for S ...

(born 1990), Latvian professional basketball player *

Mārtiņš Mazūrs Mārtiņš Mazūrs (28 February 1908 – 30 April 1995) was a Latvian cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engag ...

(1908–1995), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor *

Mārtiņš Meiers Mārtiņš Meiers (born 30 March 1991) is a Latvian professional basketball player for Rīgas Zeļļi of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. Professional career Meiers had a breakout year in his second season with VEF Rīga averaging 13.7p ...

(born 1991), Latvian professional basketball player *

Mārtiņš Nukša Mārtiņš Nukša (29 September 1878 – 17 May 1942) was a Latvian people, Latvian diplomat and architect. He worked as an architect in Riga during the Art Nouveau architecture in Riga, heyday of Art Nouveau architecture and from 1920 as a diplom ...

(1878–1942), Latvian diplomat and architect * Mārtiņš Onskulis (born 1994), Latvian alpine skier and Olympic competitor * Mārtiņš Peniķis (1874–1964), Latvian military general and commander in chief of Latvian Army *

Mārtiņš Pļaviņš Mārtiņš Pļaviņš (born 8 May 1985 in Riga) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. He teamed up with Aleksandrs Samoilovs in 2004. Pļaviņš and team mate Samoilovs represented Latvia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China after ...

(born 1985), Latvian beach volleyball player and Olympic medalist *

Mārtiņš Pluto Mārtiņš Pluto (born 13 January 1998) is a Latvian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He competed in the road race at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships. He had his first win in a UCI race at the 2022 Midden–Br ...

(born 1998), Latvian racing cyclist *

Mārtiņš Podžus Mārtiņš Podžus (born 29 June 1994) is a Latvian tennis player. Podžus has a career high ATP singles ranking of 418 achieved on 17 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 390 achieved on 19 August 2019. Podžus has ...

(born 1994), Latvian tennis player * Mārtiņš Porejs (born 1991), Latvian ice hockey player * Mārtiņš Raitums (born 1985), Latvian ice hockey goaltender * Mārtiņš Rītiņš (1949–2022), Latvian chef, businessman and culinary TV presenter *

Mārtiņš Roze Mārtiņš Roze (28 September 1964 – 8 September 2012) was a Latvian politician. From 2002 till 2009 he was Minister for Agriculture of Latvia. He was member of Latvian Farmers' Union. He has graduated from University of Latvia. References

(1964–2012), Latvian politician *

Mārtiņš Rubenis Mārtiņš Rubenis (born 26 September 1978) is a retired Latvian luger who competed between 1998 and 2014. He won the bronze medal at the men's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, becoming the first Latvian (i.e. representing R ...

(born 1978), Latvian luger and Olympic medalist * Mārtiņš Saulespurēns (born ????), Latvian inventor and engineer * Mārtiņš Sirmais (born 1982), Latvian orienteering competitor *

Mārtiņš Skirmants Mārtiņš Skirmants born December 7, 1977 in Rīga, Latvia is a former Latvian professional basketball player who played the Center position. Playing career Mārtiņš Skirmants started playing basketball in Daugavpils, but later on he moved to ...

(born 1977), Latvian basketball player *

Mārtiņš Zīverts Mārtiņš Zīverts (27 July 1903 in Mežmuiža, Vilce parish – 4 October 1990) was a Latvian playwright. Biography Zīverts was born in Mežmuiža, Courland Governorate (now Vilce parish, Jelgava municipality, Latvia). He studied philosophy ...

(1903–1990), Latvian playwright

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