59.4370° N, 24.7450° E
TALLINN
Most Famous People Born in Tallinn, Estonia
- Notable people
- 1,274
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1957
- Most distinctive
- Chess 10.0×
A Hanseatic port whose modern bench is thick with chess masters at ten times the global rate, conductors at eight, and figure skaters at nearly eight — the footprint of a Soviet-era conservatory and sport school that somehow slotted into one of the best-preserved medieval old towns in Europe. Arvo Pärt, Neeme Järvi, and Paavo Järvi all belong to this bench, and the 13th- to 15th-century tail reaches back through Livonian knights and Lübeck merchants.
One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in Tallinn during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Tallinn Is Known For
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Football is Tallinn's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (173).
Tallinn over-indexes on chess — 10.0× the global rate.
Tallinn under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Tallinn's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Writing
- Music
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Art & Design
- Other
Johannes Burchart VII
1748 - 1808
Boris von Bodisco
1897 - 1973
Johannes Heinrich Luther
1861 - 1932
Wilhelm Hetling
1740 - 1798
Nikolai Linberg
Born 1915
Karl Johann Salemann
1769 - 1843
Endel Press
1929 - 1982
Arvo Niitenberg
1934 - 2003
Pelle Sildre
Born 1976
Svetlana Kauzonienė
Born 1970
Harry Illak
Born 1961
Kristo Enn Vaga
Born 1997
Emmy Holz
1902 - 1923
Bernhard von Liewen
1651 - 1703
Slavik
1920 - 2014
Maarija Mikiver
Born 1987
Daniel Zaitsev
Born 1997
Erik Schott
1906 - 1975
Johannes Burchart X
1843 - 1891
Ulrich Reuss
1918 - 1983
Lilian Looring
1899 - 1963
Alexander Riesenkampff
1888 - 1940
Theodor Lemba
1876 - 1962
Roman Martõnenko
Born 1977
Carl Johann Koch
1803 - 1864
Margaret Markvardt
Born 2000
Georg Johann von Stackelberg
1697 - 1766
Stanislav Pankov
Born 1977
Robert Johann Dietrich Luther
1816 - 1888
Henry Christian Rutherford
1911 - 1991
Berndt Otto Stackelberg den yngre
1703 - 1787
Thomas Hippius
1762 - 1819
Kaspar Karik
Born 1990
Friedrich Wilhelm von Wistinghausen
1777 - 1840
Johannes Burchart IX
1808 - 1869
Pirjo Peterson
Born 1982
Heinrich von Kügelgen
1836 - 1860
Veiko Süvaoja
Born 1977
Kätlin Sepp
Born 1992
Leonid Saar
1913 - 2010
Elmar Rähn
1904 - 1996
Filipp Provorkov
Born 1988
Erik Norkroos
Born 1969
Karl Gustav von Rehekampff
1803 - 1883
Fred Jacobson
1922 - 2013
Aivar Kisel
Born 1992
Edgar von Uexküll
1884 - 1952
Dmitri Lavrov
Born 1984
Heino Freyberg
1922 - 1978
Viacheslav Samodurov
Born 1974
Peter W. von Weymarn
Born 1936
Claus Grimm (Historiker)
1904 - 1987
David Johann Rahr
1677 - 1753
Kristian Talvik
Born 1943
Robert Valge
Born 1997
Henri Drell
Born 2000
Sergueï Javorski
1902 - 1993
Fjodor Fjodorowitsch Andresen
1806 - 1880
Johann Heinrich Friedrich von Pallandt
1789 - 1859
Mihkel Kirves
Born 1996
Alexander Ernst von Riesemann
1795 - 1841
Carl Gottfried Bauer
1802 - 1853
Eduard Ernst Bätke
1849 - 1920
Alexander Baumann (Künstler)
1850 - 1915
Gunter Wechterstein
1910 - 2013
Johann Stolterfoht (Ratsherr)
1495 - 1548
Viktor Berg
1917 - 1980
Leo Kask
1925 - 1948
Nathalia Löwenhielm
1814 - 1867
Ene Säinas
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Mai Wellner
1922 - 2004
Aune Siin
1904 - 1989
Käthe Wulff-Maslo
1915 - 1993
Eva Sofia Stenbock
1728 - 1807