List of Famous people born in Estonia

Alexander Dmitrievich Schmemann was an influential Orthodox priest, theologian, and author who had most of his career in the United States.

Paavo Järvi is an Estonian-American conductor.

Anne Veski is an Estonian pop singer who has recorded music in both her native language as well as Russian.

Tomas Tammemets, better known as Tommy Cash, is an Estonian rapper, singer, and conceptual artist. One thing he is widely known for is his raunchy themes in his lyrics as well as visuals in his music videos.

Alar Karis is an Estonian biologist, civil servant and the president-elect of Estonia. He has been the head of Estonian National Museum since 2018.

Jaan Kross was an Estonian writer. He was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature during the early 1990s.

Elina Nechayeva is an Estonian soprano. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "La forza".

Andrus Värnik is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He is a World Champion, having won gold in 2005. His personal best throw of 87.83 m, set in 2003, was the Estonian record for 15 years.

Tõnis Mägi is an Estonian singer, guitarist, composer and actor. He is one of the most influential and remarkable names in Estonian rock music of the past 40 years.

Jaak Joala was an Estonian singer, musician and a member of two bands: Kristallid and Virmalised. He began as a flautist, later adding singing and bass guitar.