List of Lithuanians

This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania.

In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of modern Lithuania, only persons, who named themselves Lithuanians or were strictly connected to Lithuania in other way, are included.

Arts

Architecture and sculpture

Laurynas Gucevičius, considered to be the first professional Lithuanian architect

Main article: List of Lithuanian architects

• Vytautaus Vaicys Jr. (1986–), famous physician, entrepeneur, philantrophist

• Robertas Antinis Jr. (1946–), sculptor and artist
• Gediminas Baravykas (1940–1995), one of the best-known Soviet architects
• Vytautas Brėdikis (1930–) (lt:Vytautas Brėdikis), planner of Antakalnis and Lazdynai microdistricts in Vilnius
• Vincas Grybas (1890–1940), one of the influential early monumental sculptors
• Laurynas Gucevičius (1753–1798), architect of Vilnius Cathedral
• Juozas Kalinauskas professional sculptor and medallist
• Gintaras Karosas (1968–), sculptor, founder of Europos Parkas
• Vytautas Landsbergis-Žemkalnis (1893–1993) (lt:Vytautas Landsbergis-Žemkalnis), one of the famous architects in the interwar Lithuania
• Juozas Mikėnas (1901–1964) (lt:Juozas Mikėnas), sculptor
• Algimantas Nasvytis (1928–), architect, Minister of Construction and Urbanistics (1990)
• Kęstutis Pempė (1949–) (lt:Kęstutis Pempė), architect, chairman of the Architects Association of Lithuania
• Bronius Pundzius (1907–1959) (lt:Bronius Pundzius), sculptor
• Petras Rimša (1881–1961) (lt:Petras Rimša), one of the first professional sculptors in Lithuania
• Juozas Zikaras (1881–1944), sculptor and designer the interwar years' Lithuanian litas

Literature

First Lithuanian book The Simple Words of Catechism published in 1547 by Martynas Mažvydas

Portrait of Salomėja Nėris, one of the best known Lithuanian female writers

Main article: List of Lithuanian authors

• Jurgis Baltrušaitis (1873–1944), poet and diplomat, the first Symbolist poet
• Antanas Baranauskas (1835–1902), priest and poet, author of The Pine Groove of Anykščiai (Lithuanian: Anykščių šilelis)
• Kazys Binkis (1893–1942), poet and playwright, leader of Lithuanian Futurism movement
• Bernardas Brazdžionis (1907–2002), an influential romantic poet
• Petras Cvirka (1909–1947), short story writer and active supporter of communism
• Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714–1780), Lithuanian Lutheran pastor and poet, author of The Seasons (Lithuanian: Metai)
• Juozas Glinskis (1933–), writer, playwright, pioneer of Lithuanian "theatre of cruelty"
• Leah Goldberg (1911–70), Israeli poet
• Romualdas Granauskas (1939–), writer about the identity crisis during the Soviet times
• Juozas Grušas (1901–1986), one of the most productive writers and playwrights under the Soviet rule
• Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961–2007), the best known modern female writer
• Vincas Kudirka (1858–1899), writer and poet, author of the national anthem of Lithuania
• Vytautas V. Landsbergis (1962–) (lt:Vytautas V. Landsbergis), writer, published many children's books
• Maironis (real name Jonas Mačiulis, 1862–1932), priest and poet, best known patriotic poet
• Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930–2011), one of the most prominent poets during the Soviet rule
• Marcelijus Martinaitis (1936–), lt:Marcelijus Martinaitis writer famous for The Ballads of Kukutis, a mock-epic
• Martynas Mažvydas (1510–1563), author of the first book in Lithuanian language
• Icchokas Meras (1934–), Lithuanian-Jewish writer about the Holocaust
• Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius (1882–1954), writer and playwright, author of major interwar plays
• Oskaras Milašius (1877–1939), French-Lithuanian writer and diplomat
• Czesław Miłosz (1911–2004), recipient of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in Šeteniai, Imperial Russia (now Lithuania)
• Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas (1893–1967), writer and poet, one of the best known Symbolist poets, author of the novel In the Shadows of the Altars (Lithuanian: Altorių šešėly)
• Salomėja Nėris (real name Salomėja Bačinskaitė-Bučienė, 1904–1945), the best known female poet during the interwar period
• Alfonsas Nyka-Niliūnas (1919–) (lt:Alfonsas Nyka-Niliūnas), poet, living in the United States
• Henrikas Radauskas (1910–1970), poet, one of the major figures of Lithuanian literature in exile
• Šatrijos Ragana (real name Marija Pečkauskaitė, 1877–1930), female writer
• Balys Sruoga (1896–1947), writer, poet, playwright, author of the novel The Forest of Gods (Lithuanian: Dievų miškas) about his experience in the Stutthof concentration camp
• Antanas Strazdas (1760–1833), priest and poet, signed in Polish as Antoni Drozdowski, the best known work was Pulkim ant Keliu (Let Us Fall On Our Knees) and the poem The Thrush
• Antanas Škėma (1911–1961), writer in exile, author of surrealistic novel The White Cloth (Lithuanian: Balta drobulė)
• Yemima Tchernovitz-Avidar (1909-98), Israeli author
• Judita Vaičiūnaitė (1937–2001) (lt:Judita Vaičiūnaitė), modern female poet exploring urban settings
• Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas (real name Juozas Tumas, 1869–1933), writer
• Indrė Valantinaitė (b. 1984), poetess
• Tomas Venclova (1937–), poet, political activist
• Antanas Vienuolis (real name Žukauskas 1882–1957), writer, a major figure in Lithuanian prose
• Vydūnas (real name Vilius Storostas, 1868–1953), Lithuanian writer and philosopher, leader of Lithuanian cultural movement in the Lithuania Minor at the beginning of the 20th century
• Žemaitė (real name Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė, 1845–1921), one of the best known female writers

Theater and cinema

• Regimantas Adomaitis (1937–), theatre and film actor, successful both in Lithuania and Russia
• Donatas Banionis (1924–), actor, and star of Tarkovsky's Solaris
• Artūras Barysas (1954–2005), "counter-culture" actor, singer, photographer, and filmmaker, known as the father of modern Lithuanian avant-garde
• Šarūnas Bartas (1964–), modern film director
• Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (1963–), internationally successful actress
• Gediminas Girdvainis (1944–), (lt:Gediminas Girdvainis) prolific theatre and movie actor
• Rolandas Kazlas (1969–), well-known comedy actor
• Oskaras Koršunovas (1969–), best known modern theater director
• Jurgis Mačiūnas (1931–1978), initiator of Fluxus movement
• Vaiva Mainelytė (1948–) (lt:Vaiva Mainelytė), popular actress remembered for the leading role in Bride of the Devil (Lithuanian: Velnio nuotaka)
• Arūnas Matelis (1961–), acclaimed documentary director
• Jonas Mekas (1922–), filmmaker, the godfather of American avant-garde cinema
• Aurelija Mikušauskaitė (1937–1974) television and theatre actress
• Juozas Miltinis (1907–1994), theater director from Panevėžys
• Nijolė Narmontaitė (1959–) (lt:Nijolė Narmontaitė), actress
• Eimuntas Nekrošius (1952–), theater director
• Algimantas Puipa (1951–) (lt:Algimantas Puipa), film director
• Kostas Smoriginas (1953–) (lt:Kostas Smoriginas), popular actor and singer
• Jonas Vaitkus (1944–), theater director, director of Utterly Alone
• Adolfas Večerskis (1949–), theatre and film actor, director of theatre
• Arūnas Žebriūnas (1930–) (lt:Arūnas Žebriūnas), one of the most prominent film directors during the Soviet rule

See also: List of Lithuanian actors

Music

Soprano vocalist Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana

Pop singer Violeta Riaubiškytė

• Linas Adomaitis (1976–), pop singer, participant in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Ilja Aksionovas (1996) (lt:Ilja Aksionovas), pop and opera singer (boy soprano)
• Osvaldas Balakauskas (1937–), ambassador and classical composer
• Alanas Chošnau (1974–), singer, member of former music group Naktinės Personos
• Egidijus Dragūnas (1976–) (lt:Egidijus Dragūnas), leader of Sel, one of the first hip hop bands in Lithuania
• Justas Dvarionas (1967–) (lt:Justas Dvarionas), pianist, educator
• Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911), painter and composer
• Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972), composer, conductor, pianist, professor
• Gintarė, pop artist, signed with SONY EMI in 1998
• Algirdas Kaušpėdas, architect and lead singer of Antis
• Nomeda Kazlauskaitė-Kazlaus, opera singer (dramatic soprano) appearing internationally
• Vytautas Kernagis (1951–2008), one of the most popular bards
• Algis Kizys (1960–), long time bass player of post-punk, no-wave band Swans
• Anthony Kiedis (1962-), vocalist and member of Red Hot Chili Peppers group ;
• Andrius Mamontovas (1967–), rock singer, co-founder of Foje and LT United
• Marijonas Mikutavičius (1971–), singer, author of Trys Milijonai, the unofficial sports anthem in Lithuania
• Minedas - (1987-) (real name Mindaugas Jonušas lt:Minedas), pop music singer.
• Vincas Niekus (1886–1938) (lt:Vincas Niekus), composer
• Virgilijus Noreika (1935–), one of the most successful opera singers (tenor)
• Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis (1765–1833), one of the best composer of the late 18th century
• Kipras Petrauskas (1885–1968) (lt:Kipras Petrauskas), popular early opera singer (tenor)
• Stasys Povilaitis (1947–), one of the popular singers during the Soviet period
• Violeta Riaubiškytė (1974–), pop singer, TV show host
• Mindaugas Rojus, opera singer (tenor / baritone)
• Česlovas Sasnauskas (1867–1916), composer
• Michael Tchaban(1953) pop singer and composer/ songwriter
• Rasa Serra (1975–) (lt:Rasa Serra) (real name Rasa Veretenčevienė), singer (Traditional folk A cappella, jazz, POP).
• Audronė Simonaitytė-Gaižiūnienė (1944–) (lt:Audronė Gaižiūnienė-Simonaitytė), one of the more popular female opera singers (soprano)
• Virgis Stakėnas (1953–) (lt:Virgis Stakėnas), singer of country-folk music
• Antanas Šabaniauskas (1903–1987) (lt:Antanas Šabaniauskas), singer (tenor)
• Jurga Šeduikytė (1980–), art rock musician, won the Best Female Act and the Best Album of 2005 in the Lithuanian Bravo Awards and the Best Baltic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007
• Jonas Švedas (1908–1971), composer
• Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana, opera singer (soprano-mezzosoprano) appearing internationally

See also: List of Lithuanian singers

Painters and graphic artists

• Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911), painter and composer. Asteroid 2420 Čiurlionis is named for him
• Vladimiras Dubeneckis
• Stasys Eidrigevičius (1949– ) graphic artist
• Paulius Galaunė
• Petronele Gerlikiene (1905–1979), self-taught Lithuanian-American artist
• Algirdas Griškevičius (1954-) (lt:Algirdas Griškevičius)
• Petras Kalpokas
• Povilas Kaupas (1898–1978) (lt:Povilas Kaupas)
• Algimantas Kezys Lithuanian-American photographer
• Stasys Krasauskas (1929–1977), (lt:Stasys Krasauskas) graphic artist
• Antanas Samuolis (1899–1942), (lt:Antanas Samuolis) painter
• Šarūnas Sauka (1958–), painter
• Boris Schatz (1867–1932) sculptor and founder of the Bezalel Academy
• Irena Sibley née Pauliukonis (1944–2009) Children's book author and illustrator
• Yehezkel Streichman, Israeli painter
• Adolfas Valeška (1905–1994) Painter and graphic artist
• Kazys Varnelis Artist
• William Zorach (1889–1966) Modern artist who died in Bath, Maine
• Antanas Žmuidzinavičius – 1876–1966 painter

See also: List of Lithuanian artists

Politics

President Valdas Adamkus (right) chatting with Vice President Dick Cheney (left)

Jonas Basanavičius, the patriarch of Lithuania's independence

• Mindaugas (1200–1263), the first and only King of Lithuania(1236–1263)
• Gediminas (1275–1345), the ruler of Lithuania(1316–1341)
• Algirdas (1296–1377), the ruler(together with Kęstutis) of Lithuania(1345–1377)
• Kęstutis (1297–1382), the ruler(together with Algirdas) of Lithuania(1342–1382)
• Vytautas (1350–1430), the ruler of Lithuania(1392–1430 together with Jogaila)
• Jogaila (1362–1434), the ruler of Lithuania(1377–1434, from 1392–1430 together with Vytautas), the king of Poland(1386–1434)
• Jonušas Radvila (1612–1655), the field hetman of Grand Duchy of Lithuania(1654–1655)
• Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956–), current President of Lithuania (since 2009)
• Valdas Adamkus (1926–), President of Lithuania till 2009
• Jonas Basanavičius (1851–1927), "father" of the Act of Independence of 1918
• Algirdas Brazauskas (1932–2010), the former First secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Lithuanian SSR, the former president of Lithuania after 1990, and former Prime Minister of Lithuania
• Joe Fine (1895–1969), mayor of Marquette, Michigan 1964–1965
• Kazys Grinius (1866–1950), politician, third President of Lithuania
• Mykolas Krupavičius (1885–1970), priest behind the land reform in interwar Lithuania
• Vytautas Landsbergis (1932–), politician, professor, leader of Sąjūdis, the independence movement, former speaker of Seimas, member of European Parliament
• Stasys Lozoraitis (1898–1983), diplomat and leader of Lithuanian government in exile (1940–1983)
• Stasys Lozoraitis (junior) (1924–1994), politician, diplomat, succeeded his father as leader of Lithuanian government in exile (1987–1991)
• Antanas Merkys (1888–1955), the last Prime Minister of interwar Lithuania
• Rolandas Paksas (1956–), former President, removed from the office after impeachment
• Justas Paleckis (1899–1980), journalist and politician, puppet Prime Minister after Soviet occupation
• Kazimiera Prunskienė (1943–), the first female Prime Minister
• Mykolas Sleževičius (1882–1939), three times Prime Minister, organized Lithuanian Armed Forces
• Antanas Smetona (1874–1944), the first President (1919) and authoritarian leader (1926–1941)
• Antanas Sniečkus (1903–1974), First Secretary of the Lithuanian Communist Party (1940–1974)
• Aleksandras Stulginskis (1885–1969), President of Lithuania in the interwar period
• Antanas Terleckas (1928–) (lt:Antanas Terleckas), political activist
• Juozas Urbšys (1896–1991), the last Foreign Minister of interwar Lithuania
• Gediminas Vagnorius (1957–), the Prime Minister behind vagnorkės, the temporary currency
• Augustinas Voldemaras (1883–1942), the Prime Minister to Antanas Smetona
• Artūras Zuokas (1968–), controversial mayor of Vilnius city municipality

See also: List of Lithuanian rulers

Military

• Jonas Karolis Chodkevičius - Grand Hetman of Lithuania
• Antanas Gustaitis (1898–1941) – Lithuanian Air Force, commander-in-chief, general, engineer, military aircraft designer (ANBO series)
• Romualdas Marcinkus (1907–1944), the only Lithuanian pilot to serve in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War
• Rimantas Stankevičius (1944–1990) – Lithuanian cosmonaut who test flew Soviet space shuttle Buran and its test vehicles
• Jonas Žemaitis – Lithuanian Partisan leader during second Soviet occupation, recognized as a fourth president of Lithuania

Science

Marija Gimbutienė an archeologist

• Kazys Almenas – physicist, writer and essayist
• Algirdas Avižienis – (1932 - ) (lt:Algirdas Antanas Avižienis), extensive research in fault-tolerance
• Jurgis Baltrušaitis junior – art-historian, expert of medieval art
• Povilas Brazdžiūnas – (1897–1986) (lt:Povilas Brazdžiūnas) science of modern physics organisator in Lithuania
• Kazimieras Būga renowned linguist
• Ivan Chersky geographer and revolutionary
• Simonas Daukantas – renowned Lithuanian historian, who wrote first book on history of Lithuania in Lithuanian language
• Jurgis Dobkevičius – Aircraft designer
• Birutė Galdikas – anthropologist
• Marija Gimbutienė – archeologist
• Vytautas Andrius Graičiūnas – management theorist
• Algirdas Julius Greimas – linguist who contributed to the theory of semiotics, and also researched Lithuanian mythology
• Aleksandras Griškevičius – (1809–1863) (lt:Aleksandras Griškevičius) pioneer of aviation in Lithuania
• Jonas Jablonskis – Lithuanian practical linguist, founder of Standard Lithuanian
• Adolfas Jucys – physicist, pioneer of theory of many-electron atoms in Lithuania
• Aaron Klug – physicist and chemist, and winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Algis Petras Piskarskas – (1942 -) (lt:Algis Petras Piskarskas) pioneer of laser physics and nonlinear optics in Lithuania
• Juras Požela – (1935 -) (lt:Juras Požela (1925)) pioneer of plasma physics and semiconductor physics schools in Lithuania
• Konstantinas Sirvydas – first Lithuanian lexicographer
• Kazimieras Simonavičius – artillery and rocket scientist
• Vytautas Straižys – astronomer

Mathematics

Jonas Kubilius

• Aldona Aleškevičienė (Statulevičienė) – Probability theory and stochastic processes
• Raimundas Bentkus – Probability theory and stochastic processes
• Vidmantas Bentkus – Probability theory, functional analysis, number theory
• Algimantas Jonas Bikelis – Probability theory and stochastic processes
• Vaclovas Bliznikas – Differential geometry
• Antanas Kestutis Bulota – Number theory
• Bronius Grigelionis – Probability theory and stochastic processes
• Kleopas Grincevicius – Differential geometry
• Feliksas Ivanauskas – Numerical analysis
• Jonas Kubilius – Number theory, recipient of Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, University rector
• Antanas Laurincikas – Number theory
• Eugenijus Manstavicius – Number theory
• Vygantas I. Paulauskas – Probability theory and stochastic processes
• Vytautas Statulevicius – Probability theory and stochastic processes
• Donatas Surgailis – Probability theory and stochastic processes

Economy

• Juozas Kazickas
• Nerijus Numavičius
• Bronislovas Lubys
• Darius Mockus
• Hubertas Grušnys

Sports

Virgilijus Alekna is the most successful Lithuanian discus thrower

Main article: List of Lithuanian sportspeople

Basketball players

Žydrūnas Ilgauskas

• Dainius Adomaitis
• Steponas Babrauskas
• Ramūnas Butautas
• Valdemaras Chomičius
• Gintaras Einikis
• Vladas Garastas
• Žydrūnas Ilgauskas – Previous NBA player with the Miami Heat
• Paulius Jankūnas
• Šarūnas Jasikevičius – 3-time Euroleague champion, EuroBasket 2003 champion
• Robertas Javtokas
• Andrius Jurkūnas
• Artūras Karnišovas
• Rimantas Kaukėnas
• Jonas Kazlauskas – Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player
• Kęstutis Kemzūra
• Linas Kleiza – Current NBA player with the Toronto Raptors
• Gintaras Krapikas
• Rimas Kurtinaitis
• Darjuš Lavrinovič
• Kšyštof Lavrinovič
• Mindaugas Lukauskis
• Darius Lukminas
• Arvydas Macijauskas
• Jonas Mačiulis
• Šarūnas Marčiulionis – He was one of the first Europeans to play in NBA
• Tomas Pačėsas
• Modestas Paulauskas
• Marijonas Petravičius
• Virginijus Praškevičius
• Arvydas Sabonis – Former NBA player with Portland Trail Blazers, used to play for the USSR. He is considered one of the best centers in the world
• Antanas Sireika
• Darius Songaila – Current NBA player with the New Orleans Hornets
• Ramūnas Šiškauskas – EuroLeague star, nicknamed Lithuanian Scottie Pippen
• Saulius Štombergas
• Mindaugas Timinskas
• Jonas Valančiūnas – Current NBA player with the Toronto Raptors
• Rytis Vaišvila
• Eurelijus Žukauskas
• Mindaugas Žukauskas

Hockey Players

• Dainius Zubrus – NHL player with the New Jersey Devils
• Darius Kasparaitis – Former NHL player
• Aleksey Nikiforov – Professional coach and mentor
• Pijus Rulevičius – Current USHL player with Chicago Steel

Cycling

• Ignatas Konovalovas
• Jolanta Polikevičiūtė
• Rasa Polikevičiūtė
• Edita Pučinskaitė
• Raimondas Rumšas
• Gintautas Umaras
• Zita Urbonaitė
• Tomas Vaitkus
• Diana Žiliūtė

Football players

• Giedrius Arlauskis
• Virginijus Baltušnikas
• Deividas Česnauskis
• Edgaras Česnauskis
• Tomas Danilevičius
• Ignas Dedura
• Artūras Fomenka
• Robertas Fridrikas
• Valdas Ivanauskas
• Edgaras Jankauskas
• Mindaugas Kalonas
• Žydrūnas Karčemarskas
• Darius Maciulevičius
• Egidijus Majus
• Saulius Mikoliūnas
• Igoris Morinas
• Arminas Narbekovas
• Robertas Poškus
• Aidas Preikšaitis
• Tomas Ražanauskas
• Aurelijus Skarbalius
• Andrius Skerla
• Marius Stankevičius
• Gintaras Staučė
• Deividas Šemberas
• Vaidotas Šlekys
• Tomas Tamošauskas
• Andrėjus Tereškinas
• Valdas Trakys
• Andrius Velička
• Marius Žaliūkas
• Tomas Žvirgždauskas

Various

• Virgilijus Alekna – 2-time Olympic, 2-time World and 1-time European champion in discus throwing
• Margarita Drobiazko – Ice dancer bronze medal at the European Championships (2000, 2006) and at World Championships (2000)
• Vitas Gerulaitis – Tennis player (member of the Lithuanian diaspora in the United States)
• Daina Gudzinevičiūtė – Olympic gold medalist in shooting
• Markas Luckis – Chess player
• Vladas Mikėnas – Chess player
• Remigijus Morkevičius – Muay Thai Kickboxer and MMA fighter
• Eugenijus Riabovas – Head coach of Hearts FC
• Žydrūnas Savickas – 5-time winner of the "Arnold‘s Strongest Man" 1st Place
• Austra Skujytė – Olympic medalist at women's heptathlon
• Povilas Vanagas – Figure skater & ice dancer – bronze medal at the European Championships (2000, 2006) and at World Championships (2000)
• Kazimieras Vasiliauskas – first driver, competing at international open-wheel racing level
• Marius Žaromskis – MMA fighter and Dream tournament winner

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Father Alfonsas Svarinskas spent over 20 years in Soviet prison camps

• Audrys Bačkis
• Šv. Kazimieras
• Archbishop Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius
• Archbishop Mečislovas Reinys
• Alfonsas Svarinskas (1925-) (lt:Alfonsas Svarinskas)
• Motiejus Valančius – bishop of Samogitia, historian and writer
• Kazimieras Vasiliauskas (1922–2001), (lt:Kazimieras Vasiliauskas (1922)) priest

Judaism

• Vilna Gaon
• Chaim Volozhin
• Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler
• Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz
• Nissim Karelitz

Eastern Orthodoxy

• Anthony, John, and Eustathios (died in 1347), courtiers under Algirdas, martyrs
• Charitina of Lithuania (died in 1281), noblewoman turned ascetic and abbess
• Daumantas of Pskov (died in 1299), Lithuanian noble, became prince of Pskov and defender against the Teutonic Knights
• Athanasius of Brest-Litovsk (died in 1649), born into a Lithuanian noble family, became a monk and martyr

Other

• Tadas Blinda – Lithuanian Robin Hood
• Steponas Darius - pilot
• Ignotas Domeika – Chilean geologist, mineralogist and educator
• Stasys Girėnas – pilot
• Josifas Grigulevičius, also known as Григулевич Иосиф Ромуальдович (1913–1988) – famous Soviet intelligence agent in West Europe and Latin America, later historian of Catholic Church and Latin America (corresponding member of Academy of Sciences of USSR)
• Jurgis Kairys – aerobatic pilot, FAI World Grand Prix of Aviation FAIWGPA champion, famous of flight under 10 bridges in Vilnius. He also flew inverted under a bridge in Kaunas
• Romas Kalanta – a high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting Soviet regime in Lithuania
• Abba Kovner (1918–1987) poet, writer, and partisan leader
• Benediktas Mikulis – Lithuanian freedom fighter
• Vytautas Putna, also known as ru:Путна, Витовт Казимирович (1893–1937) – comcor (general lieutenant) of Red Army, Soviet military diplomat
• Živilė Raudonienė - Professional wrestler signed to WWE that competes under the ring name Aksana
• Jokūbas Smuškevičius, also known as Yakov Smushkevich, Смушкевич Яков Владимирович (1902–1941) – general lieutenant of Soviet Army, Commander-in Chief of Soviet Air Force, twice Hero of Soviet Union
• Aleksandras Štromas (also referred as Alexander Shtromas) (1931–1999) – professor of Bradford University, dissident
• Tony G (real name Antanas Guoga), World poker star, born in Kaunas
• Jeronimas Uborevičius. also known as ru:Уборевич, Иероним Петрович or Ieronim Uborevich (1896–1937) – comandarm 1st rank (General of the Army) of the Red Army, commander of Armament of Red Army, later commander of military district
• Feliksas Vaitkus – Sixth pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic
• Edita Vilkevičiūtė – model

Fictional

• Hannibal Lecter – fictional cannibalistic genius appearing in four novels by author Thomas Harris and their film adaptations
• Marko Ramius (nicknamed the Vilnius Schoolmaster) – fictional captain of the submarine Red October in the novel The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy. Portrayed by Sean Connery in the 1990 film version
• Jurgis Rudkus – the protagonist of Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle

Notable international people of Lithuanian descent

• Giorgio Amendola (1907–1980), Italian prominent politician. Mother was Lithuanian
• Saul Anuzis (1959–), Chairman of the Michigan Republican State Committee (2005–present)
• Aras Baskauskas – is the winner of Survivor: Panama. He is of Lithuanian descent, holding Lithuanian and American citizenship
• Bernard Berenson - American art historian specializing in the Renaissance, born in Butrimonys (Alytus district, Lithuania)
• Kevin Bieksa – Canadian hockey player
• Sydney Brenner – biologist, winner of 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology
• Robert Briscoe – Lord Mayor of Dublin – The original family name in Lithuania is believed have been Cherrick
• Charles Bronson, actor, born to Lithuanian emigrants
• Matt Busby, Scottish football manager
• Dick Butkus – NFL Hall of Fame linebacker
• Abraham Cahan (1860–1951), Lithuanian-born American socialist activist, editor and journalist of socialist and Jewish periodicals (including the Jewish Daily Forward), and author of a number of fiction pieces concerning Yiddish life in New York
• Romain Gary (Roman Kacew)1914-1980 Lithuanian born naturalized French diplomat, novelist, film director, World War II aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice (under his own name and under a pseudonym)
• Leonard Cohen (1934–), singer-songwriter, poet, novelist, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
• Dick Durbin – Illinois senator, mother was Lithuanian
• Bob Dylan – American folk/rock musician
• Brian Epstein – a former Beatles manager. Paternal grandparents are Lithuanian Jews
• Brandon Flowers (1981–), vocalist, and keyboardist of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. Is under both Scottish and Lithuanian ancestry
• Genie Francis – American actress. Mother is of Lithuanian descent
• John Gielgud – British actor
• Philip Glass (b. 1937), composer (grandchild of Lithuanian Jewish migrants)
• Emma Goldman – anarchist, feminist, activist aka 'Red Emma', Lithuania-born anarchist known for her writings and speeches
• Nadine Gordimer – novelist and writer, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize in literature and 1974 Booker Prize
• Albin Gurklis – Lithuanian-American priest, mathematician
• Laurence Harvey – Lithuanian-born actor who achieved fame in British and American films
• Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987) – Lithuanian-born famous violinist
• Ann Jillian (1950–), American television actress and breast cancer activist, born to immigrant parents
• Joe Jurevicius – American football (NFL) wide receiver
• Natas Kaupas - professional Skateboarder
• Anthony Kiedis (1962–), frontman and vocalist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• John Kiedis – also known as Spider or Blackie Dammett, father of Anthony Kiedis
• Stanley Kunitz – a noted American poet, mother was Lithuanian
• James Laurinaitis- NFL linebacker for the St. Louis Rams
• David Lee – physicist, winner of Nobel Prize in 1996 for physics
• Ruta Lee (1936-), born Ruta Kilmonis (Kilmonytė), Canadian and American cinema and television actress
• Emmanuel Levinas – Lithuanian-born French philosopher and Talmudic commentator
• Jacques Lipchitz – Lithuanian-born cubist sculptor
• Billy McNeill – Scottish soccer legend, Lithuanian mother
• Hermann Minkowski – Lithuanian-born German mathematician, one of Einstein's teachers
• Antanas Mockus – Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician. Former mayor of Bogotá
• Simonas Morkūnas (1902–1997) – priest, Lithuanian-American humanitarian
• Sean Penn – American actor. Father was of mixed Russian and Lithuanian descent
• Vlado Perlemuter – French pianist, born in Kaunas
• Maury Povich – Paternal grandparents emigrated from Lithuania
• Johnny Ramensky, Legendary Scottish criminal and folk hero
• Leo Rautins – Canadian basketball player, national team coach, broadcaster
• John C. Reilly – American actor. Mother is of Lithuanian descent
• Phil Rudd (real name Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecuis), drummer of band AC/DC
• Joanna Shimkus – actress born in Canada to Lithuanian emigres
• John Shimkus – Illinois politician
• Jerry Siegel (1914–1996) – co-creator of Superman. Son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants
• Antanas Sileika – Canadian author
• Elijah ben Solomon known as the Vilna Gaon – Lithuanian-born talmudist, halachist, kabbalist, and the foremost leader of non-hasidic Jewry of the past few centuriesthe
• Annis Stukus – Canadian sports personality
• Jason Sudeikis – US actor and comedian, member of Saturday Night Live cast
• Olegas Truchanas (1923–1972) – Lithuanian-born Australian conservationist and nature photographer
• Johnny Unitas – Football player with the Baltimore Colts, member of NFL Hall of Fame, parents were Lithuanian
• Louis Vezelis - Lithuanian-American sedevacantist Franciscan bishop
• Eddie Waitkus – Baseball player
• Uriel Weinreich (1926–1967) - Lithuanian-born linguist at Columbia University
• Mariel Zagunis – Olympic (USA) sabre fencing champion, gold medals in 2004 and 2008
• Robert Zemeckis – American film director
• Annette Zilinskas, original bassist with the early Bangles
• William Zorach (1887–1966) - Lithuanian-born American sculptor, painter, printmaker and writer
• Robert Z'Dar – American actor

See also

• List of North European Jews
• List of Poles
• List of Belarusians
• List of people by nationality

References

• Šilbajoris, Rimvydas (2002). A Short History of Lithuanian Literature. Vilnius: Baltos lankos. ISBN 9955-429-76-3. 
• (Lithuanian) Vasiliauskas, Valdas (1999-12-27). "Šimtas įtakingiausių Lietuvos žmonių nuo 1900 iki 2000 (A Hundred of the Most Influential Lithuanians from 1900 to 2000)". Extra 49 (62): 8–9. http://www.lrytas.lt/ekstra/archyvas/1999/1227/. Retrieved 2006-12-23.