List of Famous people born in Latvia

Guntis Ulmanis is a Latvian politician and was the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999.

Ernst Rudolf von Trautvetter, was a Baltic German botanist, specialising in the flora of the Caucasus and central Asia.

Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev is a retired Russian and Soviet cosmonaut and pilot. Solovyev was born on January 16, 1948, in Riga, Latvia. Solovyev holds the world record on the number of spacewalks performed (16), and accumulated time spent spacewalking.

Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen was a German naval commander during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

Māris Štrombergs is a former Latvian professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the London Olympics.

Aleksandrs Samoilovs is a beach volleyball player from Latvia.

Philippe Halsman was an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City.