List of Famous people born in Estonia

Fabian Gottlieb Thaddeus von Bellingshausen was a Baltic German naval officer, cartographer and explorer in service of Russia, who ultimately rose to the rank of admiral. He participated in the First Russian circumnavigation of the globe and subsequently became a leader of another circumnavigation expedition that discovered the continent of Antarctica.

Johannes Haller was a Baltic German medievalist and teacher at the universities of Tübingen, Marburg and Giessen.

Rein Taaramäe is an Estonian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux.

Leonid Alekseyevich Kulik was a Russian mineralogist who is noted for his research into meteorites.

Jüri Ratas is an Estonian politician who was the 18th prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021. He has been Leader of the Centre Party since 2016, and was the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007.

Karl Ernst Ritter von Baer Edler von Huthorn was a Baltic German scientist and explorer. Baer is also known in Russia as Karl Maksímovich Ber.

Kristina Šmigun-Vähi is a former Estonian female cross-country skier and politician. She is the most successful Estonian female cross-country skier with two Olympic gold medals. In 2019 she was elected as a Member of the Estonian Parliament.

Stress is Estonian-Swiss hip hop singer.

Count Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie was a Swedish statesman and military man. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1647 and came to be the holder of three of the five offices counted as the Great Officers of the Realm, namely Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Chancellor and Lord High Steward. He also served as Governor-General in the Swedish dominion of Livonia.

Vladimir Alexandrovich Sterzhakov is a Soviet and Russian actor of theater and cinema.