Marģers Vestermanis dead at age 100
Marģers Vestermanis, the Latvian Holocaust survivor and historian who founded the museum Jews in Latvia and later served as its former director,
died on July 30, 2026, aged 100. Born…
Famous Dead People from Latvia
Over 100 obituaries for famous people from Latvia who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Pauls Butkēvičs dead at age 85
Pauls Butkēvičs, the Latvian actor known for I Remember Everything, Richard, Four White Shirts and Long Road in the Dunes,
died on June 12, 2026. He was 85. Born in…
Juris Upatnieks dead at age 90
Juris Upatnieks, a Latvian-American physicist and inventor,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 90. Born in Riga, Latvia, on May 7, 1936, he was a pioneer in holography and…
Valdis Ķuzis dead at age 81
Valdis Ķuzis
died on April 24, 2026. Tags Other, 24 April 2026, Cancer, Latvia, Valdis, April 2026, April 24, Ķuzis
Vija Vētra public figure dead at age 103
Vija Vētra, Latvian dancer and choreographer,
died on April 11, 2026, at the age of 103. She was a dance studio owner and tutor whose career spanned from the 1940s…
Jānis Streičs Latvian film director
Jānis Streičs, a Latvian film director and screenwriter,
died on March 5, 2026, at the age of 89. Born in Preiļi, Latvia, he was also an artist. His 1991 comedy…
Rainbow Brite Latvian-born American artist dead at age 82
Rainbow Brite, a Latvian-born American artist,
died on March 2, 2026. Rainbow Brite was introduced by Hallmark Cards in 1984 as an American media franchise and became the subject of…
Miervaldis Polis Latvian painter and performance artist dead at age 77
Miervaldis Polis, a Latvian painter and performance artist,
died on February 22, 2026. He was 77. In the early 1970s, he and Līga Purmale, his wife at the time, helped…
Raimonds Staprans
Latvian-American artist and playwright
Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Anda Zaice
Latvian actress (Trial on the Road)
Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Uljana Semjonova
Latvian basketball player
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Nora Ikstena
Latvian writer
Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Imants Freibergs
Latvian computer scientist
Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Jānis Arveds Trapāns
Latvian politician and historian
Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Ziedonis Čevers
Latvian politician
Died on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Auseklis Ozols
Latvian-born American painter
Died on Thursday September 25th 2025
Jānis Krastiņš
Latvian architect
Died on Saturday August 16th 2025
Edward Anders
Latvian-born American chemist
Died on Saturday June 14th 2025
Andrejs Prohorenkovs
Latvian footballer (Maccabi Tel Aviv
Died on Friday May 2nd 2025
Biruta Delle
Latvian painter
Died on Friday January 24th 2025
Aigars Fadejevs
Latvian athlete (1996 Summer Olympics
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2024
Gunārs Placēns
Latvian actor (The Silence of Dr. Evans)
Died on Saturday November 30th 2024
Romualds Kalsons
Latvian composer
Died on Saturday November 16th 2024
Viesturs Meijers
Latvian chess grandmaster
Died on Sunday November 10th 2024
Haralds Vasiļjevs
Latvian ice hockey player and coach
Died on Wednesday October 23rd 2024
Rasma Garne
Latvian actress
Died on Saturday October 12th 2024
Ēvī Upeniece
Latvian sculptor
Died on Thursday August 29th 2024
Ingrīda Ūdre
Latvian politician
Died on Sunday July 14th 2024
Jānis Straume
Latvian politician and doctor
Died on Wednesday July 10th 2024
Alberts Bels
Latvian writer
Died on Tuesday June 11th 2024
Baiba Indriksone
Latvian actress
Died on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Juzefs Petkēvičs
Latvian chess grandmaster
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2024
Andris Vilks
Latvian politician
Died on Monday April 29th 2024
Alfrēds Čepānis
Latvian politician
Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Isa Kasimi
Latvian chess master
Died on Friday March 29th 2024
Juris Kulakovs
Latvian musician (Pērkons)
Died on Monday February 12th 2024
Pēteris Cimdiņš
Latvian biologist and politician
Died on Monday January 29th 2024
Māris Putniņš
Latvian artist
Died on Wednesday January 24th 2024
Dzintra Grundmane
Latvian basketball player (TTT Riga)
Died on Saturday January 20th 2024
Inguna Bauere
Latvian writer
Died on Saturday January 20th 2024
Viktors Avotiņš
Latvian publicist
Died on Sunday December 17th 2023
Aivars Endziņš
Latvian lawyer and politician
Died on Tuesday November 21st 2023
Cēzars Ozers
Latvian basketball player
Died on Sunday November 5th 2023
Amanda Aizpuriete
Latvian poet and translator
Died on Monday October 23rd 2023
Oļegs Antropovs
Latvian volleyball player and coach
Died on Sunday October 15th 2023
Vladimirs Kozins
Latvian painter
Died on Thursday September 28th 2023
Vladimir Kozin
Latvian painter
Died on Thursday September 28th 2023
Atis Deksnis
Latvian politician
Died on Monday September 25th 2023
Aivars Lazdenieks
Latvian rower
Died on Monday August 21st 2023
Kalvis Zalcmanis
Latvian cinematographer
Died on Tuesday August 8th 2023
Juris Zarins
American-Latvian archaeologist
Died on Wednesday July 26th 2023
Jānis Andris Osis
Latvian painter
Died on Sunday July 23rd 2023
Kristaps Keggi
Latvian-American orthopedic surgeon
Died on Thursday July 6th 2023
Ints Cālītis
Latvian politican
Died on Sunday July 2nd 2023
Gints Freimanis
Latvian footballer
Died on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Lilita Ozoliņa
Latvian actress (Oļegs un Aina
Died on Monday June 5th 2023
Regīna Razuma
Latvian-Russian actress (The Arrows of Robin Hood
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Mihails Vasiļonoks
Latvian ice-hockey player and coach
Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
George Nagobads
Latvian-born American physician
Died on Friday March 31st 2023
Gundars Bērziņš
Latvian accountant and politician
Died on Sunday January 8th 2023
Haralds Sīmanis
Latvian singer
Died on Thursday December 1st 2022
Velta Skurstene
Latvian actress
Died on Sunday November 13th 2022
Einārs Gņedojs
Latvian footballer
Died on Thursday November 10th 2022
Svetlana Bless
Latvian actress
Died on Friday October 14th 2022
Lija Brīdaka
Latvian poet
Died on Monday September 19th 2022
Hilda Žīgure
Latvian stage actress
Died on Thursday September 8th 2022
Ints Ķuzis
Latvian police general and politician
Died on Monday August 15th 2022
Andrejs Rubins
Latvian footballer (Skonto
Died on Wednesday August 3rd 2022
Juris Hartmanis
Latvian-American computer scientist
Died on Monday August 1st 2022
Knuts Skujenieks
Latvian writer and poet
Died on Monday July 25th 2022
Georgs Andrejevs
Latvian politician
Died on Sunday July 17th 2022
Ausma Kantāne-Ziedone
Latvian actress and politician
Died on Sunday May 29th 2022
Rolands Kalniņš
Latvian film director (I Remember Everything
Died on Wednesday May 18th 2022
Inga Freidenfelds
Latvian-born Australian Olympic basketball player (1956)
Died on Sunday April 24th 2022
Zigmunds Skujiņš
Latvian writer
Died on Wednesday March 30th 2022
Roberts Ķīlis
Latvian politician and social anthropologist
Died on Saturday March 19th 2022
Dzintars Jaundžeikars
Latvian politician
Died on Thursday March 17th 2022
Jānis Cakuls
Latvian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday March 1st 2022
Romāns Apsītis
Latvian jurist and politician
Died on Thursday February 17th 2022
Edgars Račevskis
Latvian conductor
Died on Wednesday February 16th 2022
Mārtiņš Rītiņš
Latvian chef cooker
Died on Friday February 11th 2022
Ilmārs Verpakovskis
Latvian footballer
Died on Sunday February 6th 2022
Arnis Līcītis
Latvian actor (The Favorite
Died on Saturday January 22nd 2022
Juris Leia
Latvian physiologist and gastroenterologist
Died on Saturday December 18th 2021
Mārtiņš Brauns
Latvian composer (Saule
Died on Wednesday November 24th 2021
Andris Kolbergs
Latvian writer and screenwriter (Defenders of Riga)
Died on Saturday November 6th 2021
Voldemārs Lobiņš
Latvian actor (Unfinished Supper)
Died on Thursday October 21st 2021
Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš
Latvian politician and diplomat
Died on Friday October 15th 2021
Guntis Skrastiņš
Latvian actor
Died on Monday October 11th 2021
Ansis Bērziņš
Latvian film director and producer (Fantadroms)
Died on Friday October 1st 2021
Valerij Zhuravliov
Latvian chess player
Died on Sunday August 1st 2021
Matīss Kivlenieks
Latvian ice hockey goaltender (Columbus Blue Jackets
Died on Monday July 5th 2021
Jevgeņijs Drobots
Latvian politician
Died on Monday June 28th 2021
George Dancis
Latvian-born Australian basketball player
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
John Konrads
Latvian-born Australian swimmer
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Staņislavs Lugailo
Latvian volleyball player
Died on Sunday April 11th 2021
Jan Purwinski
Latvian-born Ukrainian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Tuesday April 6th 2021
Uldis Bērziņš
Latvian poet and translator
Died on Wednesday March 24th 2021