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41,797 RB 
Rūdolfs Blaumanis Latvian Poet 1863–1908
Rūdolfs Blaumanis Latvian Poet 1863–1908 47,381 KB 
Krišjānis Barons Latvian Writer 1835–1923
Krišjānis Barons Latvian Writer 1835–1923 52,809 IZ Imants Ziedonis Latvian Writer 1933–2013
58,139 ZM 
Zenta Mauriņa Latvian Writer 1897–1978
Zenta Mauriņa Latvian Writer 1897–1978 81,703 KR Konstantīns Raudive Latvian Philosopher 1909–1974
84,093 KS 
Kārlis Skalbe Latvian Writer 1879–1945
Kārlis Skalbe Latvian Writer 1879–1945 98,059 OV 
Ojārs Vācietis Latvian Poet 1933–1983
Ojārs Vācietis Latvian Poet 1933–1983 108,568 AK 
Atis Kronvalds Latvian Linguist 1837–1875
Atis Kronvalds Latvian Linguist 1837–1875 116,637 JE 
Jānis Endzelīns Latvian Linguist 1873–1961
Jānis Endzelīns Latvian Linguist 1873–1961 120,398 JJ 
Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš Latvian Writer 1877–1962
Jānis Jaunsudrabiņš Latvian Writer 1877–1962 122,306 AB Anna Brigadere Latvian Writer 1861–1933
137,421 JA 
Jānis Akuraters Latvian Writer 1876–1937
Jānis Akuraters Latvian Writer 1876–1937 138,900 JP 
Jānis Poruks Latvian Writer 1871–1911
Jānis Poruks Latvian Writer 1871–1911 147,658 AU 
Andrejs Upīts Latvian Poet 1877–1970
Andrejs Upīts Latvian Poet 1877–1970 148,807 RE 
Robert Eideman Latvian Writer 1895–1937
Robert Eideman Latvian Writer 1895–1937 163,293 MK 
Miķelis Krogzemis Latvian Poet 1850–1879
Miķelis Krogzemis Latvian Poet 1850–1879 171,977 JA 
Juris Alunāns Latvian Poet 1832–1864
Juris Alunāns Latvian Poet 1832–1864 205,532 FB Fricis Bārda Latvian Writer 1880–1919
260,331 JS Jānis Sudrabkalns Latvian Writer 1894–1975
268,369 SB 
Signe Baumane Latvian Writer b. 1964
Signe Baumane Latvian Writer b. 1964 279,139 EV 
Edvarts Virza Latvian Poet 1883–1940
Edvarts Virza Latvian Poet 1883–1940 318,783 EB 
Ernests Brastiņš Latvian Art Historian 1892–1942
Ernests Brastiņš Latvian Art Historian 1892–1942 328,217 LB 
Leons Briedis Latvian Poet 1949–2020
Leons Briedis Latvian Poet 1949–2020 343,557 UĢ Uldis Ģērmanis Latvian Historian 1915–1997
352,373 KS 
Kōrli Stalte Latvian Writer 1870–1947
Kōrli Stalte Latvian Writer 1870–1947 355,091 RK Reinis Kaudzīte Latvian Writer 1839–1920
363,325 LB Leonīds Breikšs Latvian Poet 1908–1942
372,596 PE Paul Einhorn Latvian Historian 1590–1655
423,010 AS Arnolds Spekke Latvian Historian 1887–1972
427,700 EB Ernests Blanks Latvian Writer 1894–1972
430,453 JV Jānis Veselis Latvian Writer 1896–1962
433,405 MB Mirdza Bendrupe Latvian Writer 1910–1995
459,758 AB Alberts Bels Latvian Writer b. 1938
487,350 PD Pētõr Damberg Latvian Linguist 1909–1987
512,188 JK 
Janīna Kursīte-Pakule Latvian Literary b. 1952
Janīna Kursīte-Pakule Latvian Literary b. 1952 547,964 AS Austra Skujiņa Latvian Writer 1909–1932
562,355 KA 
Karl Aben Latvian Linguist 1896–1976
Karl Aben Latvian Linguist 1896–1976 583,128 IK 
Ivande Kaija Latvian Writer 1876–1942
Ivande Kaija Latvian Writer 1876–1942 584,761 MV Melānija Vanaga Latvian Writer 1905–1997
612,109 VK Velga Krile Latvian Playwright 1945–1991
612,358 HB 
Hans Bielenstein (Pastor) Latvian Author 1863–1919
Hans Bielenstein (Pastor) Latvian Author 1863–1919 690,005 JL 
Jānis Līcis Latvian Author 1832–1905
Jānis Līcis Latvian Author 1832–1905 810,412 KB Kristaps Bahmanis Latvian Journalist 1867–1942
1,094,616 RS Rudolf Schulz (Theologe (1807)) Latvian Writer 1807–1866
1,523,966 WC Wilhelm Christian Pantenius Latvian Writer 1806–1849
1,548,500 VD 
Valdemārs Dambergs Latvian Poet 1886–1960
Valdemārs Dambergs Latvian Poet 1886–1960
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