List of Famous people born in Estonia
Valeri Karpin
Valery Georgiyevich Karpin is a Russian football manager and former player who manages FC Rostov and the Russia national team. He is a former midfielder, primarily a right midfielder.
Anett Kontaveit
Anett Kontaveit is an Estonian professional tennis player.
Kaja Kallas
Kaja Kallas is an Estonian politician and the current Prime Minister of Estonia. Sworn in on 26 January 2021, she is the first woman to serve in the position. She has been the leader of the Reform Party since 2018 and a member of the Riigikogu since 2019 and previously from 2011 to 2014. Kallas served as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2018, representing the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Before her election to parliament, she was an attorney specialising in European and Estonian competition law.
Peeter Olesk
Peeter Olesk was an Estonian literary scholar and politician.
Patriarch Alexius II
Patriarch Alexy II was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus', the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Natalja Zabijako
Natalia Aleksandrovna Zabiiako is a Russian-Estonian former competitive pair skater. Competing for Russia with Alexander Enbert, she was the 2019 World bronze medalist, 2018 European bronze medalist, 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki champion, 2018 NHK Trophy champion, 2016 Rostelecom Cup silver medalist, and three-time Russian national medalist.
Ragnar Klavan
Ragnar Klavan is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Cagliari and captains the Estonia national team. A left-footed centre back, he has also played as a left back during his career.
Irina Leonova
Irina Yuryevna Leonova is a Russian theater and film actress.
Kaia Kanepi
Kaia Kanepi is an Estonian professional tennis player. She achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 15 on August 20, 2012 and has won four singles titles on the WTA Tour.
Kersti Kaljulaid
Kersti Kaljulaid is an Estonian politician who is the fifth and current President of Estonia, in office since 10 October 2016. She is the first female head of state of Estonia since the country declared independence in 1918, as well as the youngest ever President, age 46 at the time of her election.