The following is a list of notable people from Lithuania's capital city of

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

(historically known by the names of Vilna/Wilna/Wilno). It includes people who were born or resided there.

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* Neringa Aidietytė (born 1983), athlete *

Frantsishak Alyakhnovich Frantsishak Alyakhnovich (March 9, 1883 in Vilnius – March 3, 1944 in Vilnius, be, Франці́шак Ка́ралевіч Аляхно́віч, translit=Francišak Karalevič Alachnovič, russian: Франтишек Ка́рлович Оле ...

(1883–1944), Belarusian playwright and journalist *

Algirdas Algirdas ( be, Альгерд, Alhierd, uk, Ольгерд, Ольґерд, Olherd, Olgerd, pl, Olgierd; – May 1377) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He ruled the Lithuanians and Ruthenians from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his bro ...

(1296–1377), Grand Duke of Lithuania *

Ana Ambrazienė Ana Ambrazienė (born April 14, 1955) is a retired hurdler from Lithuania. Also known as Anna Kostecka (or Kastetskaya), she was born in Vilnius and is of Polish descent. She represented the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s. Her personal best ...

(born 1955), hurdler, former world record holder *

Michał Elwiro Andriolli Michał Elwiro Andriolli ( lt, Mykolas Elvyras Andriolis, it, Elviro Michele Andriolli; 2 November 1836, in Vilnius 23 August 1893, in Nałęczów) was a Polish illustrator, painter and architect of Italian descent. He is notable for his il ...

(1836–1893), Polish-Lithuanian painter and architect of Italian descent * Irena Andriukaitienė (born 1948), politician and signature of the

Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act of March 11 ( lt, Aktas dėl Lietuvos nepriklausomos valstybės atstatymo) was an independence declaration by Lithuania adopted on March 11, 1990, signed by all members of the S ...

Mark Antokolsky Mark Matveyevich Antokolsky (russian: Марк Матве́евич Антоко́льский; 2 November 18409 July 1902) was a Russian Imperial sculptor of Lithuanian Jewish descent. Biography Mordukh Matysovich Antokolsky''Boris Schatz: The ...

(1843–1902), Russian-Jewish sculptor * Laura Asadauskaitė (born 1984), modern pentathlon athlete

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Francišak Bahuševič Francišak Bahuševič ( be, Францішак Багушэвіч, pl, Franciszek Bohuszewicz, – () was a Belarusian poet, writer and lawyer, considered to be one of the initiators of modern Belarusian literature. Biography Bahuševič wa ...

(1840–1900), Belarusian poet *

Živilė Balčiūnaitė Živilė Balčiūnaitė (born 3 April 1979 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian long-distance runner. Balčiūnaitė finished 4th at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. She also competed in the same event at the 2004 Olympics, finish ...

(born 1979), long-distance runner, European champion *

Aidas Bareikis Aidas Bareikis (born October 4, 1967) is a Lithuanian artist, currently working in the United States. Bareikis studied at the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts between 1987 and 1992. His previous attempt at finishing art school in Vilnius was interru ...

(born 1967), artist * Liutauras Barila (born 1974), Olympic biathlete *

Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavičius (, pl, Jan Basanowicz; 23 November 1851 – 16 February 1927) was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often give ...

(1851–1927), leader of Lithuania's national revival movement *

Ričardas Berankis Ričardas Berankis (; born June 21, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player. He is the first and only Lithuanian citizen (not counting Lithuanian American Vitas Gerulaitis) to enter the ATP top 50 rankings, making him the highest ranke ...

(born 1990), the top ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time * Alexander Berkman (1870–1936), leading member of the anarchist movement in the early 20th century *

Mykolas Biržiška Mykolas Biržiška (; ; 24 August 1882, in Viekšniai – 24 August 1962, in Los Angeles), a Lithuanian editor, historian, professor of literature, diplomat, and politician, was one of the twenty signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuan ...

(1882–1962), historian of literature, politician, signer of the Act of Independence of Lithuania * Vaclovas Biržiška (1884–1956), publisher, historian *

Eglė Bogdanienė Eglė Bogdanienė (born August 1, 1962, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian textile artist. In 1985 he graduated from the Lithuanian Institute of Fine Arts and in 1991 until 2002 he worked in the Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts The Vilnius Academy of Arts ...

(born 1962), textile artist *

Kazys Bradūnas Kazys Bradūnas (11 February 1917 – 9 February 2009) was a Lithuanian émigré poet and editor. He was born in Kiršai, in the Lithuania District of Ober Ost, a territory occupied by the German Empire. He graduated from Vilnius University w ...

(1917–2009), poet *

Algirdas Brazauskas Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas (, 1932 – 2010) was the first President (fourth overall) of a newly re-independent post-Soviet Lithuania from 1993 to 1998 and Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006. He also served as head of the Communist Party of Li ...

(1932–2010), Lithuanian President and Prime Minister *

Danutė Budreikaitė Danutė Budreikaitė (born May 16, 1953, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2019 as part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats fo ...

(born 1953), politician and Member of the European Parliament * Kanstancyja Bujło(1893–1986), Belarusian poet and playwright * Teodor Bujnicki (1907–1944), Polish poet *

Vaidas Baumila Vaidotas Jacob Baumila (born 28 March 1987) is a Lithuanian singer and actor. He represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Monika Linkytė Monika Linkytė (born 3 June 1992) is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. She ...

(1987),

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

singer and actor.

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Saint Casimir Casimir Jagiellon ( la, Casimirus; lt, Kazimieras; pl, Kazimierz; 3 October 1458 – 4 March 1484) was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Second son of King Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was tutored by Johannes ...

(1458–1484), patron saint of Poland and Lithuania * Dalius Čekuolis (born 1959), politician * Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560–1621), politician and

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César Cui César Antonovich Cui ( rus, Це́зарь Анто́нович Кюи́, , ˈt͡sjezərʲ ɐnˈtonəvʲɪt͡ɕ kʲʊˈi, links=no, Ru-Tsezar-Antonovich-Kyui.ogg; french: Cesarius Benjaminus Cui, links=no, italic=no; 13 March 1918) was a Ru ...

(1835–1918), Russian composer and music critic of French, Polish and Lithuanian descent

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Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (russian: Ингеборга Дапкунайте; born 20 January 1963) is а Lithuanian theatre and cinema actress, who appears mostly in Russian films. She is a winner of the Nika Award in 1994 for Best Actress. Early ...

(born 1963), actress * Simonas Daukantas (1793–1864), historian * Mikalojus Daukša (1527–1613), publisher of the first printed

book in GDL *

Boris Dekanidze Boris Dekanidze ( ka, ბორის დეკანიძე; 13 December 1962 – 12 July 1995) was the head of the ''Vilnius Brigade'' criminal organization in Lithuania. In 1994, he was convicted of ordering the murder of Lithuanian journalis ...

(1962–1995), stateless

crime boss A crime boss, also known as a crime lord, Don, gang lord, gang boss, mob boss, kingpin, godfather, crime mentor or criminal mastermind, is a person in charge of a criminal organization. Description A crime boss typically has absolute or nearl ...

Gintaras Didžiokas Gintaras Didžiokas (born 10 August 1966, Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Peasants and New Democratic Party Union; part of the Union for a Europe of Nations. External links Europarliament memb ...

(born 1966), politician *

Ignacy Domeyko Ignacy Domeyko or Domejko, pseudonym: ''Żegota'' ( es, Ignacio Domeyko, ; 31 July 1802 – 23 January 1889) was a Polish geologist, mineralogist, educator, and founder of the University of Santiago, in Chile. Domeyko spent most of his life, and ...

(1802–1889), geologist and engineer * Raminta Dvariškytė (born 1990), Olympic swimmer *

Dynoro Edvinas Pechovskis (born 25 December 1999), known professionally as Dynoro, is a Lithuanian DJ and music producer. He is best known for his international hit " In My Mind", which interpolates the hook from " L'amour toujours" by Italian DJ Gigi ...

, (born 1999), DJ and musical producer *

Felix Dzerzhinsky Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky ( pl, Feliks Dzierżyński ; russian: Фе́ликс Эдму́ндович Дзержи́нский; – 20 July 1926), nicknamed "Iron Felix", was a Bolshevik revolutionary and official, born into Poland, Polish n ...

(1877–1926), founder of the Soviet secret police *

Audrius Dzikaras Audrius Dzikaras (born August 14, 1957, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian painter. He paints in oil, mostly landscapes (''Path'' in 1983, ''Bridge'' in 1985, ''First Snow'' in 1986, the ''Dark Landscape'' in 1988, ''Temple'' in 1999 etc.). He paints me ...

(born 1957), painter

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Viktorija Faith Viktorija Faith (born 26 October 1986) is a Lithuanian singer and actress who contested to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with her song "Walk Through The Water". Life and career Early life and education Viktorija F ...

(1986), singer, songwriter, producer, actress *

Yechezkel Feivel Yechezkel Feivel ben Ze'ev Wolf (; 1755–1833) was the Maggid in Vilnius in the early 19th century and the author of several books, including ''Toldos Adam'', a hagiography of Rabbi Zalman of Vilna, the famed brother of Chaim of Volozhin and st ...

(1755–1833), Maggid *

Eduard Robert Flegel Eduard Robert Flegel (13 October 1855 – 11 September 1886) was a German explorer who played an important role in the Scramble for Africa. Life Born in Vilna, Lithuania, Flegel trained as a merchant before travelling to Lagos in 1875, where, in 1 ...

(1855–1886) a German explorer, role in the

Scramble for Africa The Scramble for Africa, also called the Partition of Africa, or Conquest of Africa, was the invasion, annexation, division, and colonisation of Africa, colonization of most of Africa by seven Western Europe, Western European powers during a ...

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* Romain Gary (1914–1980), French writer * Martynas Gecevičius (born 1988), basketball player * Gediminas (–1341), Grand Duke of Lithuania, founder of Vilnius city. *

Petras Geniušas Petras Geniušas (born 1961 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian classical pianist. During his career he has worked with composers Alfred Schnittke, Bronius Kutavičius, Osvaldas Balakauskas and Leonid Desyatnikov, some of whom have dedicated sever ...

(born 1961), classical pianist *

Marija Gimbutas Marija Gimbutas ( lt, Marija Gimbutienė, ; January 23, 1921 – February 2, 1994) was a Lithuanian archaeologist and anthropologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of " Old Europe" and for her Kurgan hypothesis, ...

(1921–1994), archeologist *

Rolandas Gimbutis Rolandas Gimbutis (born 11 February 1981 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a swimmer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2000, 2004, and 2008 Summer Olympics. National records A record, recording or records may refer to: An item or collection ...

(born 1981), swimmer *

Liudas Gira Liudas Gira (27 August 1884 in Vilnius – 1 July 1946 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian poet, writer, and literary critic. His is noted for his early poetry, which resembles traditional Lithuanian folk songs. Gira was active in cultural and political ...

(1884–1946), poet, writer, and literary critic *

Johann Christoph Glaubitz Johann Christoph Glaubitz ( – 30 March 1767) was an architect of German descent who is generally considered to be the most prominent Baroque architect in the lands of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Early life Glaubitz was born in Sc ...

(–1767), architect *

Kęstutis Glaveckas Kęstutis Glaveckas (30 April 1949 – 30 April 2021) was a Lithuanian politician. Glaveckas was born and died in Vilnius. In 1990, he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Es ...

(1949–2021), politician and signature of the

* Alexander Goldberg, (1906-1985) Israeli chemical engineer and President of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology *

Judah Leib Gordon Judah Leib (Ben Asher) Gordon, also known as Leon Gordon, (December 7, 1830, Vilnius, Lithuania – September 16, 1892, St. Petersburg, Russia) (Hebrew: יהודה לייב גורדון) was among the most important Hebrew poets of the Jewish En ...

(1830–1892), an important Hebrew poet of the

Jewish Enlightenment The ''Haskalah'', often termed Jewish Enlightenment ( he, השכלה; literally, "wisdom", "erudition" or "education"), was an intellectual movement among the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe, with a certain influence on those in Western Euro ...

. * Antoni Gorecki (1787–1861), writer, poet, soldier *

Albertas Goštautas Albertas Goštautas ( la, Albertus Gastold, links=no, pl, Olbracht Gasztołd, links=no, Belarusian/Ukrainian: ''Альберт Гаштольд'') ( – 1539) was a Lithuanian noble of the Goštautai family from ethnic Lithuanian lands of the Gr ...

(–1539), Chancellor of Grand Duchy of Lithuania *

Mindaugas Griškonis Mindaugas Griškonis (born 17 January 1986) is a Lithuanian rower. Competing in the single sculls he won six medals at the European and world championships between 2007 and 2015, including three European gold medals. He placed eighth at the 2008 ...

(born 1986), Olympic rower *

Hubertas Grušnys Hubertas Grušnys (19 June 1961 – 21 October 2006) was a Lithuanian businessman and media proprietor. Grušnys was born in Vilnius. From 1984, he studied at the Law Faculty of Vilnius University. In 1989, with a partner, Hubertas Grušnys lau ...

(1961–2006), media proprietor, in 1989 launched the first-ever private radio station in Lithuania and the post-communist Eastern Europe * Dalia Grybauskaitė (born 1956), President of Lithuania *

Laurynas Gucevičius Laurynas Gucevičius ( pl, Wawrzyniec Gucewicz; 1753–1798) was an 18th-century architect from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and all of his designs were built there. In his youth he travelled to Italy and Paris and other countries in Western Eur ...

(1753–1798), architect *

Daina Gudzinevičiūtė Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (born 23 December 1965, in Vilnius) is an Olympic shooting champion from Lithuania and president of National Olympic Committee, member of the International Olympic Committee. Shooting Trap shooting for women was first i ...

(born 1965), shooter, Olympic gold medalist *

Asmik Grigorian Asmik Grigorian (born 12 May 1981 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian operatic soprano. Life and career In 1999, Asmik Grigorian graduated from National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art in Vilnius. She studied music at the Lithuanian Academy of Music a ...

(born 1981), operatic

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...

, named as the best female singer in

International Opera Awards The International Opera Awards is an annual awards ceremony honouring excellence in opera around the world. Origins The International Opera Awards was founded in 2013 by Harry Hyman, a UK businessman, philanthropist and supporter of opera, and ...

2019 * Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (born 1986), conductor, music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) in England

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* Menahem Manesh Hayyut (died 1636), rabbi * Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987), violinist

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Juozas Imbrasas Juozas Imbrasas (born 8 January 1941 in Algirdai, Ukmergė district municipality) is the former mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania. He is a member of the political party Order and Justice. Controversy In 2007 Imbrasas came to international attention fo ...

(born 1941), former mayor of Vilnius *

Jurga Ivanauskaitė Jurga Ivanauskaitė (14 November 1961 – 17 February 2007) was a Lithuanian writer. She was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. While studying at the Vilnius Art Academy, she wrote her first book, ''The Year of the Lilies of the Valley'', published ...

(1961–2007), writer

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Edgaras Jankauskas Edgaras Jankauskas (born 12 March 1975) is a Lithuanian football manager and former professional player. A powerful forward during his playing career, Jankauskas excelled in the physical side of the game. Other than in his native Lithuania, he ...

(born 1975), first Lithuanian footballer to win the UEFA Champions League in 2004 *

Gintaras Januševičius Gintaras Januševičius (born 16 January 1985) is a Lithuanian pianist, music educator, event producer, radio presenter, and philanthropist. He is renowned for narrative recitals and original interpretations; particularly that of Rachmaninoff, C ...

(born 1985), pianist *

Simas Jasaitis Simas Jasaitis (born 26 March 1982) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for BC Dzūkija of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuania Basketball League (LKL). He also represented the Lithuania men's national basketball team, Lithuanian nat ...

(born 1982), basketball player *

Rolandas Jasevičius Rolandas Jasevicius (born 31 July 1982) is a male boxer from Lithuania. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the first round of the welterweight (69 kg) division by Turkmenistan's Aliasker Bashirov. Jasevic ...

(born 1982), boxer *

Paweł Jasienica Paweł Jasienica was the pen name of Leon Lech Beynar (10 November 1909 – 19 August 1970), a Poles, Polish historian, journalist, essayist and soldier. During World War II, Jasienica (then, Leon Beynar) fought in the Polish Army, and later, ...

(1909–1970), Polish historian, journalist and soldier * Jakub Jasiński (1761–1794), Polish general *

Władysław II Jagiełło Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło ()He is known under a number of names: lt, Jogaila Algirdaitis; pl, Władysław II Jagiełło; be, Jahajła (Ягайла). See also: Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło. w ...

(–1434), Grand Duke of Lithuania. * Arvydas Juozaitis (born 1956), swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist * Eglė Jurgaitytė (born 1998), singer

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Virgilijus Kačinskas Virgilijus Kačinskas (born May 25, 1959 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Ac ...

(born 1959), architect and politician, signed the

Lina Kačiušytė Lina Kačiušytė (born 1 January 1963 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR) is a Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union, winner of a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with the Olympic record time of 2:29:54 at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Biogr ...

(born 1963), swimmer, Olympic gold medalist * Zebi Hirsch Kaidanover (c. 1650–1712), rabbi and writer * Saint Raphael Kalinowski (1835–1907), Polish Discalced Carmelite friar inside the Russian partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; teacher, engineer, prisoner of war, royal tutor and priest *

Ihnat Kančeŭski Ihnat Kančeŭski (pen name: Ihnat Abdziralovič; ; May 1896 – 23 April 1923) was a Belarusian poet, philosopher and publicist who is regarded as a leading thinker within the Belarusian independence movement of the early 20th century. Early ...

(pen name: ''Ihnat Abdziralovič''), (1896-1923), Belarusian poet, philosopher and publicist. *

Mieczysław Karłowicz Mieczysław Karłowicz (, 11 December 18768 February 1909) was a Polish composer and conductor. Life Mieczysław Karłowicz was born in Vishneva, in the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire (now in Belarus) into a noble family belonging to C ...

(1876–1909), Polish composer and conductor * Rimantas Kaukėnas (born 1977), basketball player * Antanas Kavaliauskas (born 1984), professional basketball player, 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship gold medalist *

Valdas Kazlauskas Valdas Kazlauskas (born 23 February 1958 in Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic) is a retired male racewalker and athletics coach from Lithuania. He competed for his native Baltic country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, ...

(born 1958), athlete and coach *

Vytautas Kernagis Vytautas Kernagis (May 19, 1951 – March 15, 2008) was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter, bard, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry. Career Vytautas Kernagis was born to the family of ...

(1951–2008), singer-songwriter, considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry *

Rebeka Kim Rebeka Kim (Hangul: , born January 27, 1998) is a South Korean former competitive ice dancer. With partner Kirill Minov, she is the 2016 South Korean national champion and placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Earlier in her care ...

(born 1998), South Korean figure skater * Gediminas Kirkilas (born 1951), former Prime Minister of Lithuania *

Szymon Konarski Szymon Konarski (1808–1839) was a 19th-century Polish- Lithuanian radical democratic politician and revolutionary, one of the leaders of the November Uprising of 1831. As a politician, he supported the radical idea of social and economic ...

(1808–1839), Polish radical democratic politician and revolutionary *

Oskaras Koršunovas Oskaras Koršunovas (born 6 March 1969) is a Lithuanian theatre director. Biography Oskaras Koršunovas was born on March 6, 1969, in Vilnius, Lithuania. He began his career as a theatre director in 1994 at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and ...

(born 1969), theatre director * Simon Kovar (born Kovarski) (1890–1970), bassoonist *

Boris Kowerda Boris Sofronovich Kowerda (russian: Бори́с Софро́нович Коверда́, 21 August 1907 – 18 February 1987), also known as Koverda, was a White émigré, monarchist, editor, and proofreader convicted of murdering Pyotr Voykov, ...

(1907–1987), anti-Soviet Belarusian activist convicted of murdering Pyotr Voykov, Soviet ambassador to Poland in Warsaw in 1927. * Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), Polish Roman Catholic nun and mystic * Józef Ignacy Kraszewski (1812–1887), Polish writer, historian, journalist, scholar, painter and author. * Andrius Kubilius (born 1956), Prime Minister of Lithuania *

Jonas Kubilius Jonas Kubilius (27 July 1921 – 30 October 2011) was a Lithuanian mathematician who worked in probability theory and number theory. He was rector of Vilnius University for 32 years, and served one term in the Lithuanian parliament. Life and ed ...

(1921–2011), mathematician who works in probability theory and number theory * Abraomas Kulvietis (–1545), reformer, publicist *

Jolanta Kvašytė Jolanta Kvašytė (born 29 May 1956 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian ceramic artist. In 1982, she graduated from the Lithuanian Institute of Fine Arts. In 1982–1984, she worked in a factory "Jiesia" Kybartu shop, in 1985-1988 Restoration Trust in ...

(born 1956 Vilnius), ceramic artist *

Nomeda Kazlaus Nomeda Kazlaus (born as Nomeda Kazlauskaitė in Vilnius, Lithuania) is one of the most outstanding Lithuanian operatic sopranos of the contemporary generation of singers, an international opera diva who has appeared in leading roles in many Euro ...

, (born 1974), opera singer appearing internationally, TV Host *

Rita Karin Rita Karin (born Rita Karpinowicz; October 24, 1919 – September 10, 1993) was a Polish-born American actress best known for her role as Jackie Mason's mother on the 1989 TV series ''Chicken Soup''. She also appeared as Meryl Streep's Brook ...

(1919–1993), Polish-born American actress

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Bernard Ładysz Bernard Ładysz (24 July 192225 July 2020) was a Polish bass-baritone and actor. He performed internationally at major opera houses and festivals, known for the title roles of Mozart's ''Don Giovanni'' and Mussorgsky's ''Boris Godunov''. His reco ...

(1922–2020), Polish bass-baritone and actor * Vytautas Landsbergis (born 1932), politician, contributed to the demise of the Soviet Union *

Joachim Lelewel Joachim Lelewel (22 March 1786 – 29 May 1861) was a Polish historian, geographer, bibliographer, polyglot and politician. Life Born in Warsaw to a Polonized German family, Lelewel was educated at the Imperial University of Vilna, where in 18 ...

(1786–1861), Polish historian. * Jacob Liboschütz (1741–1827), physician *

Romas Lileikis Romas Lileikis is a Lithuanian poet, musician, film director, and the president of The Republic of Užupis Career Lileikis is a director of five movies: ''Aš esu'' (I Am) (1990), ''Olandų gatvė'' (Dutch Street), ''Anapus'' (Beyond) (1995), ...

(born 1959), poet, musician, film director * Michalo Lituanus, (ca.1500-ca.1550) unidentified humanist author of the 16th century *

Eduard Lobau Eduard Anatolievič Lobaŭ ( be, Эдуард Анатолевіч Лобаў; 1 December 1988 – 26 January 2023) was a Belarusian activist associated with the Young Front. He was imprisoned by the government of Belarus for his protest act ...

(born 1988), Belarusian activist with the nation's democracy movement *

Józef Łukaszewicz Józef Łukaszewicz (13 December 1863 – 19 October 1928) was a Polish physicist, geologist and mineralogist, as well as a 19th-century revolutionary. During his life he took part in a failed attempt to assassinate tsar Alexander III of Russia, ...

(1863–1928), Polish physicist, geologist and mineralogist *

Meilė Lukšienė Meilutė Julija Lukšienė Matjošaitytė (20 August 1913 – 16 October 2009) was a Lithuanian university professor, cultural historian, and activist. Educated at Vytautas Magnus University, Lukšienė became a professor of literature in 194 ...

(1913–2009), cultural historian and activist *

Jolanta Lothe Jolanta Lothe (19 April 1942 – 1 April 2022) was a Polish actress. She appeared in more than twenty-five films since 1965. Biography Jolanta, the daughter of Tadeusz Lothe (1903–1943) and actress Wanda Stanisławska-Lothe (1908–1985), gra ...

(1942–2022), Polish actress

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Józef Mackiewicz Józef Mackiewicz (April 1, 1902 – January 31, 1985) was a Polish writer, novelist and political commentator; best known for his documentary novels ''Nie trzeba głośno mówić'' (One Is Not Supposed to Speak Aloud), and ''Droga donikąd'' (The ...

(1902–1985), Polish writer * Hillel Noah Maggid (1829–1903), Jewish historian *

Andrius Mamontovas Andrius Mamontovas (born 23 August 1967) is a Lithuanian rock musician. He is also a songwriter, actor, performer and record producer. He was one of the co-founders of the Lithuanian rock band Foje and the initiator of the LT United project. Pe ...

(born 1967), singer * Gritė Maruškevičiūtė (born 1989), Miss Lithuania 2010 *

Raimundas Mažuolis Raimundas Mažuolis (born 9 March 1972 in Vilnius) is a former freestyle swimmer from Lithuania. He competed in the 100 metre freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, finishing second in the B final in a time of 50. ...

(born 1972), swimmer, olympic medalist * (born 1954), lawyer * Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855), Polish poet. *

Jeronimas Milius Jeronimas Milius (born 11 October 1984 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian singer. Since 2003, he has been the leader of the heavy/power metal band ''Soul Stealer'' (formerly ''Soul Brothers''). Career Milius was elected to represent his coun ...

(born 1984), singer *

Czesław Miłosz Czesław Miłosz (, also , ; 30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) was a Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. Regarded as one of the great poets of the 20th century, he won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature. In its citation ...

(1911–2004), Polish poet,

Nobel prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

in Literature *

Lazar Minor Lazar Solomonovich Minor (russian: Ла́зарь Соломо́нович Минор; 17 December 1855 – 1942) was a Russian neurologist who was a native of Vilnius. Minor received his education at the University of Moscow, where he was a stud ...

(1855–1942), Russian neurologist * Vytautas Miškinis (born 1954), music composer and professor *

Gediminas Motuza Gediminas Motuza-Matuzevičius (born 24 August 1946 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian geologist and author of geology textbooks. He is currently professor in the Faculty of the Natural Sciences at Vilnius University and honorary professor of the Polish ...

(born 1946), geologist and author of geology textbooks *

Yana Maksimava Yana Maksimava ( be, Яна Максімава; born 9 January 1989) is a Lithuanians, Lithuanian-Belarusian heptathlete. She was born in Vilnius, the capital of the then Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. She is married to fellow Belarusia ...

(born 1989), Lithuanian-Belarusian heptathlete *

(born 1967), Lithuanian

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Onutė Narbutaitė Onutė Narbutaitė (born 12 June 1956, Vilnius) is a Lithuanian composer. Life and work Born in Vilnius, in the family of musicologist Ona Narbutienė and geologist Vytautas Narbutas, Onutė Narbutaitė learned the basics of composition from ...

(born 1956), composer *

Ludwik Narbutt Ludwik Narbutt ( lt, Liudvikas Narbutas) (26 August 1832 - 5 May 1863) was a Lithuanians, Lithuanian szlachta, noble and a notable military commander during the January Uprising. Son of Teodor Narbutt, he led a large unit of Polish insurgents in t ...

(1832–1863), military commander * Teodor Narbutt (1784–1864), historian *

Eimuntas Nekrošius Eimuntas Nekrošius (November 21, 1952 – November 20, 2018) was a Lithuanian theatre director. Biography Early life Nekrošius was born in Pažobris village, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania on November 21, 1952. Career In 1978, Nek ...

(1952–2018), theatre director * Henryk Niewodniczański (1900–1968), physicist

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Nijolė Oželytė-Vaitiekūnienė Nijolė Oželytė-Vaitiekūnienė (born March 31, 1954 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian actress. In 1990, she was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. Filmography * 1974 Ievutė – '' Žvangutis'', dir ...

(born 1954), actress, signed the

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* Bohdan Paczyński (1940–2007), astronomer * Rolandas Paksas (born 1956), former Lithuanian president and mayor of Vilnius *

Jerzy Passendorfer Jerzy Passendorfer (April 8, 1923 in Wilno – February 20, 2003 in Skolimów, near Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish film director, specialising in films about the German occupation of Poland in World War II, and member of parliament. Passendorfer gr ...

(1923–2003), Polish film director *

Artūras Paulauskas Artūras Paulauskas (born 23 August 1953 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician. He was the Speaker of Seimas, the parliament of Lithuania, from 2000 to 2006, and he served as Acting President of Lithuania from 6 April 2004 to 12 July 2004. E ...

(born 1953), former speaker of the Lithuanian

Seimas The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas), or simply the Seimas (), is the unicameral parliament of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendmen ...

* Józef Piłsudski (1867–1935), politician, military commander and Polish head of state * Emilia Plater (1806–1831), Polish revolutionary and female military commander *

Kazimierz Plater Kazimierz Plater (Broel-Plater) (3 March 1915, Vilna – 30 April 2004, Warsaw) was a Polish chess master. Born into an aristocratic family in Vilnius, he studied in Warsaw where he won the Warsaw County Chess Championship in 1934. After the Sec ...

(1915–2004), Polish chess master *

Martynas Pocius Martynas Pocius (born 28 April 1986) is a Lithuanian retired professional basketball player. He was also a member of the Lithuanian national basketball team. Early life and high school Martynas Pocius was born in Vilnius to Gintaras, a basketbal ...

(born 1986), professional basketball player, has played for

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

Karol Podczaszyński Karol Podczaszyński ( lt, Karolis Podčašinskis) (7 November 1790 – 19 April 1860) was a Polish- Lithuanian leading Vilnius architect, a representative of the neoclassical architecture and a professor of the Vilnius University, as well as on ...

(1790–1860), Polish architect *

Romualdas Požerskis Romualdas Požerskis (born 7 July 1951, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian photographer and a 1990 recipient of the Lithuanian National Prize. He attended Kaunas Kaunas Polytechnic Institute from 1969 to 1975 and has been a member of the Lithuanian Un ...

(born 1951), photographer *

Daniel Prenn Daniel Prenn (7 September 1904 – 3 September 1991) was a Russian Empire-born German, Polish, and British tennis player who was Jewish. He was ranked the world No. 6 for 1932 by A. Wallis Myers, and the European No. 1 by "American Lawn Tennis" ...

(1904–1991), Russian-born German, Polish, and British world-top-ten tennis player *

Airinė Palšytė Airinė Palšytė (born 13 July 1992) is a Lithuanian high jumper. She won the gold medal at the 2017 European Indoor Championships. Personal life Palšytė was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. Her father Aurimas Palšis was a professional basketball ...

(born 1992), Lithuanian high jumper

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* Antoni Radziwiłł (1775–1833), Polish and Prussian noble, aristocrat, musician and politician *

Barbara Radziwiłł Barbara Radziwiłł ( pl, Barbara Radziwiłłówna, lt, Barbora Radvilaitė; 6 December 1520/23 – 8 May 1551) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as consort of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon dynas ...

(Barbora Radvilaitė) (1520–1551), Queen of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth *

Clara Rockmore Clara Reisenberg Rockmore (9 March 1911 – 10 May 1998) was a Lithuanian classical violin prodigy and a virtuoso performer of the theremin, an electronic musical instrument. She was the sister of pianist Nadia Reisenberg. Life and career Early ...

(1911–1998), classical

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

prodigy Prodigy, Prodigies or The Prodigy may refer to: * Child prodigy, a child who produces meaningful output to the level of an adult expert performer ** Chess prodigy, a child who can beat experienced adult players at chess Arts, entertainment, and ...

and a

virtuoso A virtuoso (from Italian ''virtuoso'' or , "virtuous", Late Latin ''virtuosus'', Latin ''virtus'', "virtue", "excellence" or "skill") is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as ...

performer of the

theremin The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named afte ...

Michał Pius Römer Michał Pius Römer (later using the Lithuanian form Mykolas Römeris) (1880 in :lt:Bagdoniškis, Bagdoniškis – 1945 in Vilnius) was a Polish-Lithuanian identity, Lithuanian-Polish Law of Lithuania, lawyer, scientist and politician. Biograp ...

(1880–1945), rector of Vytautas Magnus University, lawyer *

Michał Józef Römer Michał Józef Römer (also spelled Romer or Roemer; 2 September 1778 – 14 January 1853) was a politician, writer, Freemason, and notable member of the Polish–Lithuanian gentry. Son of Stefan Dominik Römer and Anna Pac. Biography Röme ...

(1778–1853), writer and politician *

Maria Roszak Maria Roszak (Sister Cecylia, March 25, 1908 – November 16, 2018) was a Polish nun, Dominican sister, Righteous Among the Nations, and supercentenarian. Biography Sister Cecylia was born on March 25, 1908, as Maria Roszak in the town of ...

(1908–2018), Polish nun awarded Righteous Among the Nations *

Audrius Rudys Audrius Rudys (born 6 March 1951 in Vilnius)Audrius Rudys
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(born 1951), economist, politician, signed the

Ferdynand Ruszczyc Ferdynand Ruszczyc (1870–1936) was Polish painter, printmaker, and stage designer. He was a member of the aristocratic Ruszczyc de Lis family. Biography Born in the village of Bohdanów (then Russian Empire, now Belarus), Ruszczyc spent his ...

(1870–1936), painter

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* Kristina Sabaliauskaitė (born 1974), writer and art historian * Lew Sapieha (1557–1633), politician and military commander *

Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (in Latin, ''Matthias Casimirus Sarbievius''; Lithuanian: ''Motiejus Kazimieras Sarbievijus''; Sarbiewo, Poland, 24 February 1595 Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski's biography by Mirosław Korolko in: – 2 April 1640, Warsa ...

(1595–1640), poet *

Šarūnas Sauka Šarūnas Sauka (born 1958 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is a postmodern painter. His father is an eminent Lithuanian philologist Donatas Sauka. In 1989, he was awarded the Lithuanian National Prize. Life & work Šarūnas Sauka was born in 1958 ...

(born 1958), postmodern painter *

Andrew Schally Andrzej Viktor "Andrew" Schally (born 30 November 1926) is an American endocrinologistAndrew V. Schally"Andrew V. Schally" ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. of Polish ancestry, who was a corecipient, with Roger Guillemin and Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, of ...

(born 1926), Polish-American endocrinologist and Nobel Prize laureate *

Kalman Schulman Kalman Schulman (1819 – January 2, 1899) was a Jewish writer who pioneered modern Hebrew literature. Life Schulman was born in 1819 in Bykhaw, Mogilev Governorate, Russia. He came from a Hassidic family. Schulman studied Hebrew and the Talmu ...

(1819–1899), Jewish writer and translator *

Žydrūnas Savickas Žydrūnas Savickas (; born ...

(born 1975), Strongman champion *

Lasar Segall Lasar Segall (July 21, 1889 – August 2, 1957) was a Lithuanian Jewish and Brazilian painter, engraver and sculptor. Segall's work is derived from impressionism, expressionism and modernism. His most significant themes were depictions of hum ...

(1891–1957), Brazilian Jewish painter, engraver and sculptor *

Kazimierz Siemienowicz Kazimierz Siemienowicz ( la, Casimirus Siemienowicz, lt, Kazimieras Simonavičius; born 1600 – 1651) was a general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, and one of pioneers of rocketry. Born in the Raseiniai region of the Grand Duchy o ...

(c. 1600 – c. 1651), military commander, engineer, theorist of artillery and pioneer of

rocket A rocket (from it, rocchetto, , bobbin/spool) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using the surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely fr ...

ry *

Deividas Sirvydis Deividas Sirvydis (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. Sirvydis was selected 37th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2019 NBA draft and was then traded to the Detr ...

(born 2000), basketball player in the

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

Konstantinas Sirvydas Konstantinas Sirvydas (rarely referred as ''Konstantinas Širvydas''; la, Constantinus Szyrwid; pl, Konstanty Szyrwid; – August 23, 1631) was a Lithuanian religious preacher, lexicographer, and one of the pioneers of Lithuanian literature ...

(1579–1631), lexicographer, writer * Piotr Skarga (1536–1612), theologian, writer and the first rector of the Wilno Academy. * Francysk Skaryna (c. 1490 – 1552), publisher of first printed Ruthenian

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

Boris Skossyreff Boris Mikhailovich Skossyreff (russian: Бори́с Миха́йлович Ско́сырев, link=no, translit=Boris Mikhailovich Skosyrev; ca, Borís Mikhàilovitx Skóssirev ; 12 January 1896 – 27 February 1989) was a Russian adventure ...

(1896–1989), King of

Andorra , image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg , symbol_type = Coat of arms , national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...

Mykolas Sleževičius Mykolas Sleževičius (21 February 1882 – 11 November 1939) was a Lithuanian lawyer, political and cultural figure, and journalist. One of the most influential figures in inter-war Lithuania, he served as the prime minister of Lithuania on thre ...

(1882–1939), lawyer, Prime Minister of Lithuania *

Juliusz Słowacki Juliusz Słowacki (; french: Jules Slowacki; 4 September 1809 – 3 April 1849) was a Polish Romantic poet. He is considered one of the "Three Bards" of Polish literature — a major figure in the Polish Romantic period, and the father of mode ...

(1809–1849), Polish poet *

Antanas Smetona Antanas Smetona (; 10 August 1874 – 9 January 1944) was a Lithuanian intellectual and journalist and the first President of Lithuania from 1919 to 1920 and again from 1926 to 1940, before its occupation by the Soviet Union. He was one of the m ...

(1874–1944), publicist, President of

n Republic *

Elijah ben Solomon Elijah ben Solomon Zalman, ( he , ר' אליהו בן שלמה זלמן ''Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman'') known as the Vilna Gaon (Yiddish: דער װילנער גאון ''Der Vilner Gaon'', pl, Gaon z Wilna, lt, Vilniaus Gaonas) or Elijah of ...

, ''Gaon mi Vilna'' (1720–1797),

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

scholar and Kabbalist *

Blessed Blessed may refer to: * The state of having received a blessing * Blessed, a title assigned by the Roman Catholic Church to someone who has been beatified Film and television * ''Blessed'' (2004 film), a 2004 motion picture about a supernatural ...

Michał Sopoćko (1888–1975), '' Apostle of

Divine Mercy The Divine Mercy is a form of God's compassion, an act of grace based on trust or forgiveness. In Catholicism, it refers specifically to a devotion which had its origin in the apparitions of Jesus Christ reported by Faustina Kowalska. Etymolog ...

'' *

Jędrzej Śniadecki Jędrzej Śniadecki (archaic ''Andrew Sniadecki''; ; 30 November 1768 – 11 May 1838) was a Polish writer, physician, chemist, biologist and philosopher. His achievements include being the first person who linked rickets to lack of sunlight. He ...

(1768–1838), chemist, biologist and philosopher *

Audrius Stonys Audrius Stonys (born on April 28, 1966, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian documentary filmmaker. He is recipient of the European Film Award for the documentary film ''Neregių žemė'' (Earth of the Blind) in 1992 and the Lithuanian National Prize in 2 ...

(born 1966), renowned documentary filmmaker *

Vytautas Straižys Vytautas Straižys (20 August 1936 – 19 December 2021) was a Lithuanian astronomer. In 1963–65 he and his collaborators created and developed the Vilnius photometric system, a seven-color intermediate band system, optimized for photometric s ...

(born 1936), astronomer, developer of

Vilnius photometric system Vilnius photometric system is a medium-band seven-colour photometric system (UPXYZVS), created in 1963 by Vytautas Straižys and his coworkers. This system was highly optimized for classification of stars from ground-based observations. The sy ...

Władysław Syrokomla Ludwik Władysław Franciszek Kondratowicz (29 September 1823 – 15 September 1862), better known as Władysław Syrokomla, was a Polish romantic poet, writer and translator working in Vilnius and Vilna Governorate, then Russian Empire. Biogr ...

(1823–1862), Polish poet, writer and translator * Deividas Šemberas (born 1978), football player *

Algirdas Šemeta Algirdas Gediminas Šemeta (born 23 April 1962) is a Lithuanian economist and politician. Biography A native of Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (accord ...

(born 1962), economist and the European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud * Stasys Šilingas (1885–1962), lawyer and statesman, a significant figure in the history of Lithuania's independence *

Tadas Šuškevičius Tadas Šuškevičius (born 22 May 1985 in Vilnius) is a race-walker who competes internationally for Lithuania. He finished 32nd in the 50 km walk at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and 45th at the 2012 Olympics. He also competed at the 2009 W ...

(born 1985), athlete

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Emanuel Tanay Emanuel Tanay (March 5, 1928 – August 5, 2014) was a Polish-American physician, a forensic psychiatrist, and a Jewish Holocaust survivor. Early life Tanay was born in Wilno, Poland on March 5, 1928, but the family soon moved to Miechów, a sma ...

(1928–2014), Holocaust survivor and American forensic psychiatrist *

Aurimas Taurantas Aurimas Taurantas (born 7 February 1956 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania The Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania or Act ...

(born 1956), politician and signature of the

Yemima Tchernovitz-Avidar Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz ( he, ימימה אבידר-טשרנוביץ; October 8, 1909 – March 20, 1998) was an Israeli author whose works became classics of modern Hebrew children's literature. Born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1909, she arrived i ...

(1909–1998), Israeli author * Auksė Treinytė (born 1952), Lithuanian former sport shooter * Eustachy Tyszkiewicz (1814–1873), historian

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Moi Ver Moshé Raviv-Vorobeichic, known as Moi Ver, born Moses Vorobeichic (1904–1995) was an Israeli photographer and painter. Life and work Moi Ver (Moshe Raviv) was born in 1904 in Vilnius, Lithuania as Moses Vorobeichic. He initially studied pai ...

(1904–1995), photographer and painter * Alis Vidūnas (1934–2009), mayor of Vilnius *

Jonas Vileišis Jonas Vileišis (January 3, 1872 – June 1, 1942) was a Lithuanian lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Early life and career Vileišis was born in Mediniai, near Pasvalys. In 1892 he graduated from the Šiauliai Gymnasium. During 1892-1894, he ...

(1872–1942), politician, lawyer * Petras Vileišis (1851–1926), millionaire, mecenate, politician, publisher *

Zygmunt Vogel Zygmunt Vogel (15 June 1764, Wołczyn – 20 April 1826, Warsaw) was a Polish illustrator, educator, and painter in the classical style. He was sometimes called ''Ptaszek'' (Polish for "Bird"): a reference to his name (which means "bird" in G ...

(1764–1826), Polish painter *

Giedrė Voverienė Giedrė Voverienė (born 5 February 1968 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian orienteering competitor. She received a bronze medal in ''relay'' at the 2002 European Orienteering Championships in Sümeg, together with Vilma Rudzenskaitė and Ieva Sargauty ...

(born 1968), orienteering competitor *

Vytautas the Great Vytautas (c. 135027 October 1430), also known as Vytautas the Great ( Lithuanian: ', be, Вітаўт, ''Vitaŭt'', pl, Witold Kiejstutowicz, ''Witold Aleksander'' or ''Witold Wielki'' Ruthenian: ''Vitovt'', Latin: ''Alexander Vitoldus'', O ...

(1344–1430), Grand Duke of Lithuania. * Mindaugas Vaitkūnas (born 1997), mixed martial artist

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Chaim Weizmann Chaim Azriel Weizmann ( he, חיים עזריאל ויצמן ', russian: Хаим Евзорович Вейцман, ''Khaim Evzorovich Veytsman''; 27 November 1874 – 9 November 1952) was a Russian-born biochemist, Zionist leader and Israel ...

(1874–1952), Zionist politician and the first president of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Jan Kazimierz Wilczyński Jan Kazimierz Wilczyński (; 6 February 1806 – 2 March 1885) was a Polish-Lithuanian medical doctor, collector and publisher. He is famous for publishing the ''Vilnius Album'' ( pl, Album Wileńskie), which is the greatest monument of 19th-cent ...

(1806–1885), archaeologist *

Antoni Wiwulski Antoni Wiwulski ( lt, Antanas Vivulskis; 20 February 1877 – 10 January 1919) was a Polish- Lithuanian architect and sculptor. Biography He was born 20 February 1877 in Totma, in Russia, where his father Antoni, veteran of the January Uprisin ...

(1877–1919), sculptor and architect *

Tadeusz Wróblewski Tadeusz Stanisław Wróblewski (8 November 1858 – 3 July 1925) was a Polish noble, politician, lawyer, bibliophile and cultural activist. He supported the democratic wing of the Krajowcy movement and founded the Wróblewski Library in Vilnius ...

(1858–1925), lawyer, collector

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Dov Yaffe Dov Yaffe ( he, דב יפה; 1928–2017) was a Polish Jews, Polish-born Israelis, Israeli rabbi, mashgiach ruchani, mashgiach, and leader of the Musar movement. Youth He was born at Vilna in June 1928. In 1935, at age 7, he moved with his pa ...

(1928–2017), rabbi

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Ludwik Zamenhof L. L. Zamenhof (15 December 185914 April 1917) was an ophthalmologist who lived for most of his life in Warsaw. He is best known as the creator of Esperanto, the most widely used constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language ...

(1859–1917), philologist, creator of Esperanto *

Tomasz Zan Tomasz Zan (21 December 1796 Miasata, Vileysky Uyezd, Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire (now Belarus) – 19 July 1855 Kakoŭčyna, Orsha, Russian Empire), was a Polish and Belarusian poet and activist. Biography He was born on 21 December 179 ...

(1796–1855), poet *

Alexander Zass Alexander Ivanovich Zass (6 March 1888 – 26 September 1962) was a Russian strongman, professional wrestler, and animal trainer. He was better known by his stage names, The Amazing Samson, Iron Samson, or simply Samson, Zass has been credited as ...

(1888-1962) strongman *

Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki, alias Kazik, Wacek, Bronek, One (; 16 December 1899 – 7 August 1964) was a Polish communist politician, first Chairman of the Council of State of the People's Republic of Poland, divisional general of the Polish Army ...

(1859–1926), political and educational activist * Yitzhak Zuckerman (1915–1981), one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising *

Robertas Žulpa Robertas Žulpa (born 20 March 1960, in Vilnius) is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union during his professional career. Žulpa trained at VSS ''Žalgiris'' in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USS ...

(born 1960), swimmer, Olympic champion *

Artūras Zuokas Artūras Zuokas (born 21 February 1968) is a Lithuanian politician. He is the Chairman of the political party Lithuanian Freedom Union. He was the Mayor of Vilnius from 2000 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2015. From 2008 to 2009 he was a member ...

(born 1968), mayor of Vilnius city municipality (2000–2007 and 2011–2015), Lithuanian politician

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People A person (plural, : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of pr ...