List of Famous people born in Riga, Latvia

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

Igors Vihrovs is a Latvian gymnast, who won the Gold Medal in floor exercise at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the Bronze Medals in floor exercise in 2000 European Championships and 2001 World Championships. He was the first Olympic gold medalist for independent Latvia.

Anšlavs Eglītis was a Latvian writer, journalist and painter who became a war refugee in 1944. He had prolific career as a novelist, and his later work often examined aspects of exile life.

Šarlote Lēnmane is a Latvian singer. She represented Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Minsk, Belarus, after five years of Latvia not participating in the competition.

Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first woman to hold the post. She was elected President of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected for the second term in 2003.

Sir Isaiah Berlin was a Latvian-born British social and political theorist, philosopher and historian of ideas. Although he became increasingly averse to writing for publication, his improvised lectures and talks were sometimes recorded and transcribed, and many of his spoken words were converted into published essays and books, both by himself and by others, especially his principal editor from 1974, Henry Hardy.

Margarita Miķelsone is a Latvian badminton player. She has won ten National Championships titles, once in the singles and mixed doubles events, and eight in the women's doubles event.

Valdis Zatlers is a Latvian politician and former physician who served as the seventh president of Latvia from 2007 to 2011. He won the Latvian presidential election of 31 May 2007. He became President of Latvia on 8 July 2007 and left office on 7 July 2011 after failing to win reelection for a second term.