Lithuania
Historical figures born in Lithuania
2,255 notable historical figures were born in Lithuania. These are the most notable:
Lithuania ranks #51 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Colombia, Pakistan and Georgia.
By era
- Medieval: 6
- Early Modern: 3
- Modern: 31
By occupation
- Politician: 20
- Writer/Author: 10
- Monarch/Royalty: 8
- Soldier/Officer: 7
- Diplomat: 7
- Head of State/President: 6
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 6
- General/Commander: 5
- Emma Goldman (1869 to 1940, Philosophy)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867 to 1935, Politics)
- Jogaila (1362 to 1434, Politics)
- Gitanas Nausėda (born 1964, Politics)
- Pyotr Wrangel (1878 to 1928, Military)
- Inga Ruginienė (born 1981, Politics)
- Czesław Miłosz (1911 to 2004, Literature)
- Romain Gary (1914 to 1980, Literature)
- Hermann Minkowski (1864 to 1909, Science)
- Emmanuel Levinas (1906 to 1995, Philosophy)
- Mindaugas (1203 to 1263, Politics)
- Marija Gimbutas (1921 to 1994, Science)
- Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly (1761 to 1818, Military)
- Gintautas Paluckas (born 1979, Politics)
- Joe Slovo (1926 to 1995, Politics)
- Vytautas the Great (1352 to 1430, Politics)
- Gediminas (1275 to 1341, Politics)
- Dalia Grybauskaitė (born 1956, Politics)
- Bernard Berenson (1865 to 1959, Literature)
- Valdas Adamkus (born 1926, Politics)
- Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 to 1911, Arts & Music)
- Antanas Smetona (1874 to 1944, Politics)
- Gabriel Narutowicz (1865 to 1922, Politics)
- César Cui (1835 to 1918, Arts & Music)
- Ingrida Šimonytė (born 1974, Politics)
- Wanda Rutkiewicz (1943 to 1992, Exploration)
- Andrius Kubilius (born 1956, Politics)
- Aaron Klug (1926 to 2018, Science)
- Boris Skossyreff (1896 to 1989, Politics)
- Barbara Radziwiłł (1520 to 1551, Politics)
- Mordecai Kaplan (1881 to 1983, Religion)
- Algirdas Brazauskas (1932 to 2010, Politics)
- Saulius Skvernelis (born 1970, Politics)
- Kęstutis (1297 to 1382, Politics)
- Hacı I Giray (1397 to 1466, Politics)
- Leopold Godowsky (1870 to 1938, Arts & Music)
- Rolandas Paksas (born 1956, Politics)
- Moshe Arens (1925 to 2019, Politics)
- Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560 to 1621, Military)
- Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz (1883 to 1940, Military)
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