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Most Famous People from Latvia
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Latvia 248
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248 notable people in this slice of the dataset.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Latvia during each.
Notable births in Latvia peaked in the 1870s with 29 people.
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Sports is Latvia's biggest group — 22% of all notables (54).
Latvia over-indexes on writing — 1.6× the global rate.
Latvia under-produces other — only 0.6× the global rate.
Each band shows a profession family's share of Latvia's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
The biggest birthplaces of fame — every city is a doorway.