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List of Lithuanians

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This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania.

Notable Lithuanians (from top, left to right): Lithuanian king Mindaugas; Grand Dukes - Gediminas; Kęstutis; Vytautas; Jogaila; Grand Duchess Barbora Radvilaitė; Grand Hetman of Lithuania Mikolaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł; architect Laurynas Gucevičius; historian Simonas Daukantas; bishop Motiejus Valančius; compositor Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis; poet and bishop Antanas Baranauskas; philosopher Vydūnas; signatory of Lithuanian's independence reestablishment act Jonas Basanavičius.

In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of modern Lithuania, only persons, who named themselves Lithuanians or were strictly connected to Lithuania in other way, are included.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Arts

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Architecture and sculpture

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Main article: List of Lithuanian architects

Literature

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First Lithuanian book, The Simple Words of Catechism, published in 1547 by Martynas Mažvydas
 
Portrait of Salomėja Nėris, one of the best known Lithuanian female writers
Main article: List of Lithuanian authors

Theater and cinema

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See also: List of Lithuanian actors

Ballet and dance

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  • Edita Daniūtė (1979–) – professional ballroom dancer and World DanceSport Champion
  • Iveta Lukosiute (1980–) – professional ballroom dancer and World 10 Dance Champion
  • Eglė Špokaitė (1971–) – soloist of Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (1989–2011), actress, art director

Music

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Soprano vocalist Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana
 
Pop singer Violeta Riaubiškytė
See also: List of Lithuanian singers

Painters and graphic artists

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See also: List of Lithuanian artists

Politics

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President Valdas Adamkus (right) chatting with Vice President Dick Cheney (left)
See also: List of Lithuanian rulers, List of Lithuanian monarchs, and Lithuanian nobility

Military

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Science

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Marija Gimbutienė, an archeologist

Mathematics

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Jonas Kubilius
  • Aldona Aleškevičienė (Statulevičienė)[1] – probability theory and stochastic processes
  • Raimundas Bentkus[2] – probability theory and stochastic processes
  • Vidmantas Bentkus[3] – probability theory, functional analysis, number theory
  • Algimantas Jonas Bikelis[4] – probability theory and stochastic processes
  • Vaclovas Bliznikas[5] – differential geometry
  • Antanas Kestutis Bulota[6] – number theory
  • Bronius Grigelionis[7] – probability theory and stochastic processes
  • Kleopas Grincevicius[8] – differential geometry
  • Feliksas Ivanauskas[9] – numerical analysis
  • Jonas Kubilius – number theory, recipient of Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, university rector[10]
  • Antanas Laurincikas[11] – number theory
  • Eugenijus Manstavicius[12] – number theory
  • Hermann Minkowski – number theory, mathematical physics, and the theory of relativity
  • Vygantas I. Paulauskas[13] – probability theory and stochastic processes
  • Vytautas Statulevicius[14] – probability theory and stochastic processes
  • Donatas Surgailis[15] – probability theory and stochastic processes

Economy

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Sports

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Main article: List of Lithuanian sportspeople

Basketball

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Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
 
Domantas Sabonis

Cyclists

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Virgilijus Alekna is the most successful Lithuanian discus thrower

Football

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Hockey

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Tennis

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  • Ričardas Berankis – professional tennis player
  • Vitas Gerulaitis – professional tennis player in the 70s & 80s; won the Australian Open in 1978; twice runner-up to Bjorn Borg
  • Paulina Peled, nee Peisachov (born 1950) – Israeli tennis player
  • Daniel Prenn (1904–1991) – Vilnius-born German, Polish, and British world-top-ten tennis player

Track and field

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  • Virgilijus Alekna – two-time Olympic, two-time World and one-time European champion in discus throwing
  • Austra Skujytė – Olympic medalist in women's heptathlon

Various

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Religion

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Roman Catholicism

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Father Alfonsas Svarinskas spent over 20 years in Soviet prison camps

Eastern Orthodoxy

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Judaism

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Other

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Fictional

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Notable international people of Lithuanian descent

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See also

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References

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  • Šilbajoris, Rimvydas (2002). A Short History of Lithuanian Literature. Vilnius: Baltos lankos. ISBN 9955-429-76-3.
  • Vasiliauskas, Valdas (27 December 1999). "Šimtas įtakingiausių Lietuvos žmonių nuo 1900 iki 2000 (A Hundred of the Most Influential Lithuanians from 1900 to 2000)". Extra (in Lithuanian). 49 (62): 8–9. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2006.
  1. ^ Aldona Aleškevičienė (Statulevičienė)
  2. ^ Raimundas Bentkus
  3. ^ Vidmantas Bentkus
  4. ^ Algimantas Jonas Bikelis
  5. ^ Vaclovas Bliznikas
  6. ^ Antanas Kestutis Bulota
  7. ^ Bronius Grigelionis
  8. ^ Kleopas Grincevicius
  9. ^ Feliksas Ivanauskas
  10. ^ university rector
  11. ^ Antanas Laurincikas
  12. ^ Eugenijus Manstavicius
  13. ^ Vygantas I. Paulauskas
  14. ^ Vytautas Statulevicius
  15. ^ Donatas Surgailis
  16. ^ "Gintautas Dumcius | Dorchester Reporter".
  17. ^ JewishGen Discussion Group SigLists
  18. ^ Shatner, William; Fisher, David (2016). Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man. Thomas Dunne Books, St Martins Press, 175 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10010. pp. 3, 7. ISBN 978-1-250-08331-9 – via Hardcover Edition Book.
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