People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Andrievs Niedra Andrievs Niedra
Pastor and writer who headed Latvia's pro-German government of 1919
Literature and arts
1871–1942
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Kārlis Ulmanis Kārlis Ulmanis
Latvia's prime minister in the war of independence, later dictator after the 1934 coup
Government and administration · Latvia state institutions
1877–1942
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Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics
Latvia's first foreign minister, who won international recognition for its independence
Diplomacy and international organization · Latvia state institutions
1887–1925
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Vilhelms Munters Vilhelms Munters
Latvian foreign minister who signed the Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty in 1939 and was deported to the Soviet Union in 1940
Diplomacy and international organization · Latvia state institutions
1898–1967
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Žanis Lipke Žanis Lipke
Riga docker who used his contract work for the Luftwaffe to smuggle dozens of Jews out of the ghetto and camps and hide them
Social movements and organizing
1900–1987
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Viktors Arājs Viktors Arājs
Latvian former policeman whose Arajs Kommando, under the SS Security Service, murdered about half of Latvia’s Jews
Security, intelligence and policing · Nazi party and regime
1910–1988
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Alfrēds son of Pēteris Rubiks Alfrēds Pētera dēls Rubiks
A steadfast defender of Latvia's Communist Party at the Soviet Union's end
Political and party leadership · Soviet Union
1935–
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Anatolijs Gorbunovs Anatolijs Gorbunovs
The Communist Party secretary who led Latvia's Supreme Council through the restoration of independence
Legislature and state representation · Latvia state institutions
1942–
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Ivars Godmanis Ivars Godmanis
The physicist who walked Latvia out of the USSR and commanded the nights of the barricades
Government and administration · Latvia state institutions
1951–
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Dainis Īvāns Dainis Īvāns
The journalist who saved the Daugava River and led the Latvian Popular Front
Political and party leadership · Popular Front of Latvia
1955–