List of Famous people born in Harju County, Estonia
Gert Jõeäär
Gert Jõeäär is an Estonian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for Estonian amateur team CFC Spordiklubi.
Michael Sittow
Michael Sittow, also known as Master Michiel, Michel Sittow, Michiel, Miguel, and many other variants, was a painter from Reval who was trained in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. For most of his life, Sittow worked as a court portrait painter, for Isabella of Castille, the Habsburgs and others in Spain and the Netherlands. He was one of the most important Flemish painters of the era.
Viktor Romanenkov
Viktor Romanenkov is an Estonian figure skater. He is the 2008–14 Estonian national champion and competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics. He then signed a six-month contract to perform on a cruise ship. He is the son of Oksana Romanenkova, a figure skating coach and a five-time Estonian national ladies' champion.
Ott Lepland
Ott Lepland is an Estonian singer, who is best known as the winner of the third season of Eesti otsib superstaari. Lepland represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song "Kuula" placing 6th in the final.
Aare Laanemets
Aare Laanemets was an Estonian actor and theatre director, who is possibly best recalled for his role as Joosep Toots in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: Kevade (1969), Suvi (1976), and Sügis (1990). Laanemets' career began as a teenager and he worked steadily as an adult as a stage, film, and television actor until his death in 2000, aged 46. In 1984, he co-founded the Pärnu School Theatre, where he worked as an instructor and stage director.
Svetlana Issakova
Svetlana Issakova is an Estonian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2008 Estonian national champion and won three medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. She competed at three World Junior Championships —achieving her best result, 12th, in 2010— and the 2011 European Championships, where she finished 18th.
Maarja Kivi
Marya Roxx is an Estonian hard rock/metal singer-songwriter residing in Los Angeles. She is a former member of Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja.
Mariya Antipp
Neeme Järvi
Neeme Järvi is an Estonian American conductor.
Ivan Triesault
Ivan Triesault was an Estonian-American actor. His parents were from the island of Hiiumaa.