List of personalities of the city of Vilnius
The list of personalities of the city of Vilnius contains those born and deceased in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius (until 1918 Vilnius ) as well as those who worked in Vilnius but were born elsewhere. The list does not claim to be complete.
Sons and Daughters of the City of Vilnius
The following personalities were born in Vilnius. They are listed chronologically according to the year of birth.
Before the 19th century
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1301-1800
- Alexandra of Lithuania (* around 1360, † 1434), princess of Lithuania and a sister of King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland
- Barbara Radziwiłł (1520–1551), Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania
- Krzysztof Mikołaj Radziwiłł (1547–1603), aristocrat, high-ranking official and military commander in Poland-Lithuania
- Georg Radziwill (1556–1600), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Janusz Radziwiłł (1579–1620), magnate
- Kazimierz Lew Sapieha (1609–1656), politician in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Poland-Lithuania
- Zwi Hirsch Koidanower (1655–1712), rabbi in Frankfurt am Main
- Asser Levy († 1682), one of the first Jewish settlers in the Dutch colony of Nieuw Nederland and thus one of the first Jews in America
- Andreas Johannes Orlovius (1735–1788), Polish physician
- Feliks Janiewicz (1762–1848), Polish composer and violinist
- Anton Radziwiłł (1775–1833), Polish and Prussian politician, landowner, composer and music patron
- Siegmund Anczyc (1783–1855), Polish theater actor and director
- Joseph Liboschitz (1783–1824), Russian physician and naturalist
- Abraham Dob Lebensohn (1794–1878), Hebrew poet and grammarian
19th century
1801-1850
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- Adam Ferdynand Adamowicz (1802–1881), Polish medic
- Emilia Plater (1806–1831), Polish national heroine
- Eisik Meir Dick (1807-1893), Hebrew and Yiddish writer and translator
- Władysław Plater (1808–1889), Polish-Lithuanian count
- Cezary Plater (1810–1869), Polish-Lithuanian count
- Wiktor Każyński (1812–1867), Polish composer
- Józef Warszewicz (1812–1866), Polish botanist
- Daniel Chwolson (1819–1911), Russian orientalist and archaeologist
- Alexander Moses Lapidot (1819–1906), rabbi
- Władysław Ludwik Anczyc (1823–1883), Polish writer, poet and playwright
- Julian Klaczko (1825–1906), Polish writer, publicist and politician
- Micha Josef Lebensohn (1828–1852), Hebrew poet and translator
- Jehuda Leib Gordon (1830-1892), Russian author and poet of the Haskala
- Henryk Abicht (1835–1863), Polish activist
- César Cui (1835–1918), Russian composer, music critic and officer (military engineer) in the Russian army
- Raphael Kalinowski (1835–1907), Polish Carmelite, saint
- Eliakum Zunser (1835–1913), Russian Yiddish folk singer
- Michał Elwiro Andriolli (1836–1893), Polish painter and architect
- Josua Steinberg (1839–1908), Russian-Jewish scholar
- Mark Antokolski (1843–1902), Jewish-Russian sculptor
- Moritz Prozor (1849–1928), Russian diplomat and translator
1851-1900
- Eduard Robert Flegel (1852–1886), traveler to Africa
- Aaron Sundelewitsch (1853 / 54–1923), Russian revolutionary
- Waldemar Jochelson (1855–1937), Russian anthropologist, ethnographer and researcher of the indigenous peoples of the Russian north, especially of Kamchatka and the Aleutians
- Tadas Vrublevskis (1858–1925), Polish-Lithuanian noble lawyer and patron
- Lev Kekuschew (1862–1917), Russian architect and university professor
- Józef Bałzukiewicz (1867–1915), Polish painter
- Leo Jogiches (1867-1919), Polish-Jewish politician
- Alexander Berkman (1870–1936), anarchist and writer
- Barnet Licht (1874–1951), German conductor and choir director
- Aleksander Prystor (1874–1941), Polish colonel, politician and Prime Minister
- Alexander Shcherbatsky (1874–1952), Russian diplomat
- Arno Nadel (1878–1943), German-Jewish musicologist, writer and painter
- Wacław Makowski (1880–1942), Polish lawyer, politician and President of Parliament
- Dmytro Doroshenko (1882–1951), Ukrainian historian and politician
- Grigori Broido (1883–1956), Soviet politician
- Ignati Kratschkowski (1883–1951), Russian Arabist
- Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946), Russian composer
- Aleksandra Brusztein (1884–1968), Polish-Soviet writer
- Piotr Rytel (1884–1970), Polish composer, music teacher and critic
- Samuel Dickstein (1885–1954), New York State Congressman and Supreme Court Justice
- Old Kacyzne (1885–1941), Yiddish writer and photographer
- Abraham Morewski (1886–1964), Polish-Jewish actor, director, writer and translator
- Michail Doller (1889–1952), Russian film director and screenwriter
- Danielius Dolskis (1891–1931), Lithuanian singer and stage artist
- Lasar Segall (1891–1957), Brazilian-Jewish painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna (1892–1983), Polish poet and translator
- Rapolas Jakimavičius (1893–1961), sculptor and university professor
- Semjon Firin (1898–1937), Soviet intelligence officer
- Natalja Pravossudowitsch (1899–1988), Russian composer
- Frida Reimann (1899–1997), German politician ( KPD )
- Henryk Niewodniczański (1900–1968), Polish nuclear physicist
- Boris Skossyrew (1900–1989), Russian nobleman who briefly gained power in Andorra and ruled from July 7-14 (or 21) July 1934 as King Boris I.
20th century
1901-1910
- Aron Gurwitsch (1901–1973), American philosopher
- Jascha Heifetz (1901–1987), Russian-American violinist
- Israel Amir (1902–2002), Aluf of the Israeli Air Force and its first commander
- Mark Sorkin (1902–1986), Russian-American film editor and film director
- Michael Tschesno-Hell (1902–1980), screenwriter and cultural functionary of the GDR
- Dmitri Olderogge (1903–1987), Russian Africanist, anthropologist and historian
- Malka Silberstein (1903–1941), Estonian lawyer
- Irving Cohen (1904-1991), American actor and boxing manager
- Daniel Prenn (1904–1991), German tennis and table tennis player
- Nadia Reisenberg (1904–1983), American pianist and music teacher
- Abraham Blum (1905–1943), a leader of the General Jewish Workers' Union; was murdered by the Gestapo after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
- Włodzimierz Zonn (1905–1975), Polish astronomer
- Jacob Tsur (1906–1990), Israeli diplomat and Zionist
- Misha Veksler (1907–1943), composer and conductor
- Mira Bernstein (1908–1943), Jewish teacher and communist
- Shmerke Kaczerginski (1908–1954), songwriter, poet and song collector
- Emanuel Piore (1908–2000), Belarusian-American physicist and research manager
- Alexander Schneider (1908–1993), violinist
- Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz (1909–1998), Israeli children's book author
- Chaim Grade (1910–1982), Russian writer and poet
- David Frank-Kamenezki (1910–1970), Russian plasma physicist and chemist
1911-1920
- Clara Rockmore (1911–1998), Russian instrumentalist, virtuoso on the theremin
- Eric Lidow (1912–2013), American entrepreneur
- Josef Grigulewitsch (1913–1988), Soviet agent, diplomat and historian
- Romain Gary (1914–1980), French writer, director, translator and diplomat
- Harold Pupkewitz (1915–2012), Namibian businessman and company manager
- Eliyahu Yones (1915–2011), Israeli editor, journalist and writer
- Jitzhak Zuckerman (1915–1981), Jewish resistance fighter in occupied Poland
- Grischa Barfuss (1917–1995), German writer and theater director
- Tadeusz Marcinkowski (1917–2011), Polish physician
- Grigori Pomeranz (1918–2013), Russian philosopher and cultural theorist
- Meir Vilner (1918–2003), communist Israeli politician
- Danuta Bieńkowska (1920–1992), Polish writer
1921-1930
- Marija Gimbutas (1921–1994), archaeologist
- Moshe Lewin (1921–2010), American social and economic historian
- Rachel Margolis (1921–2015), biologist and Holocaust survivor
- Hirsch Glik (1922–1944), Yiddish poet and partisan in World War II
- Adam Kwiatkowski (1922–2005), Polish actor
- Bernard Ładysz (1922–2020), Polish opera singer, actor
- Edward Materski (1923–2012), Polish clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Radom
- Jerzy Passendorfer (1923–2003), Polish director
- Tadeusz Konwicki (1926–2015), Polish writer and film director
- Czesław Ryll-Nardzewski (1926–2015), Polish mathematician
- Andrew Victor Schally (* 1926), Polish-American physiologist, endocrinologist and Nobel Prize winner
- Uriel Weinreich (1926–1967), American linguist
- Maciej Bieniek (1927–2006), Polish civil engineer
- Józef Patkowski (1929–2005), Polish composer, musicologist and teacher
- Jerzy Hausleber (1930–2014), Mexican walking coach of Polish origin
- Esther Hautzig (1930–2009), American author and translator
- Romuald Twardowski (* 1930), Polish composer and teacher
1931-1940
- Elwira Seroczyńska (1931–2004), Polish speed skater
- Andrzej Ehrenfeucht (* 1932), Polish-American mathematician and computer scientist
- Samuel Bak (* 1933), painter; Holocaust survivor
- Marek Petrusewicz (1934–1992), Polish breaststroke swimmer
- Jerzy Godziszewski (1935–2016), Polish pianist and music teacher
- Tadeusz Ciesiulewicz (1936–1997), Polish painter and illustrator
- Irena Kownas (born 1937), Polish actress
- Władysław Szuszkiewicz (1938–2007), Polish canoeist
- Ludmilla von Arseniew (* 1939), German painter of Russian origin
- Algimantas Dziegoraitis (1939–2007), lawyer, administrative lawyer and politician
- Tadeusz Gajl (* 1940), Polish artist
- Jan Jaszczanin (* 1940), sports educator
- Žibartas Juozas Jackūnas (* 1940), philosopher and politician
- Bohdan Paczyński (1940-2007), Polish astronomer and astrophysicist
1941-1950
- Gediminas Paviržis (* 1941), politician
- Izabella Antonowicz-Szuszkiewicz (* 1942), Polish canoeist
- Adolfas Antanas Balutis (* 1942), civil engineer and politician
- Jūratė Kristina Kazickas-Altman (* 1943), Lithuanian-American entrepreneur and patron
- Gintautas Žintelis (* 1943), engineer and politician
- Algimantas Juocevičius (1944–2015), politician
- Witold Wedecki (* 1944), Polish writer
- Remy Filipovitch (1946–2018), jazz musician and composer
- David Geringas (* 1946), cellist
- Krystyna Michałowska (* 1946), German-Polish opera singer
- Raimundas Katilius (1947–2000), music teacher, violinist and professor
- Tautvydas Lideikis (1947–1993), physicist and politician
- Laima Balaishite (* 1948), table tennis player
- Ilja Bereznickas (* 1948), artist, illustrator, caricaturist and animation filmmaker
- Gediminas Navaitis (* 1948), psychologist and psychotherapist, politician
- Esther Shalev-Gerz (* 1948), Israeli artist
- Kęstutis Glaveckas (* 1949), economist and politician
- Vladimir Prudnikov (* 1949), opera singer, music teacher and politician
- Alvydas Sadeckas (* 1949), entrepreneur, politician and police commissioner
- Kęstutis Šapka (* 1949), Soviet-Lithuanian high jumper
1951-1960
- Šarūnas Adomavičius (* 1951), politician, diplomat, administrative lawyer, criminologist
- Gediminas Kirkilas (* 1951), politician
- Teodoras Medaiskis (* 1951), economist and politician
- Audrius Rudys (* 1951), politician
- Angelė Rupšienė (* 1952), Soviet-Lithuanian basketball player
- Sawik Schuster (* 1952), Canadian-Italian journalist and presenter of the Ukrainian talk show Schuster Live
- Dangutė Ambrasienė (* 1953), lawyer, civil judge at the Lithuanian Supreme Court
- Danutė Budreikaitė (* 1953), politician and economist
- Julius Dautartas (* 1953), politician
- Artūras Paulauskas (* 1953), lawyer and politician
- Sigita Burbienė (* 1954), politician
- Vytautas Miškinis (* 1954), choir director and composer
- Nijolė Oželytė (* 1954), actress and politician
- Algirdas Sysas (* 1954), politician
- Ana Ambrazienė (* 1955), Soviet-Lithuanian hurdler
- Vladas Gefenas (* 1955), chemist and chess master
- Galina Murašova (* 1955), Soviet-Lithuanian discus thrower
- Czesław Okińczyc (* 1955), business lawyer, lawyer, diplomat and politician
- Zehava Gal-On (* 1956), Israeli politician
- Dalia Grybauskaitė (* 1956), politician and President of Lithuania since 2009
- Arvydas Juozaitis (* 1956), philosopher, journalist, swimmer and politician
- Andrius Kubilius (* 1956), politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania
- Jonas Lionginas (* 1956), bank manager and politician
- Onutė Narbutaitė (* 1956), composer
- Artūras Žukauskas (* 1956), physicist
- Gediminas Černiauskas (* 1957), economist and politician
- Rimantas Pleikys (* 1957), journalist and politician
- Erikas Tamašauskas (* 1957), politician
- Audronė Žigaitytė-Nekrošienė (* 1957), composer, music pedagogue, critic and journalist
- Audronius Ažubalis (* 1958), politician
- Kazimieras Černis (* 1958), astronomer and asteroid discoverer
- Gediminas Juzeliūnas (* 1958), physicist
- Vytautas Nalivaika (* 1958), sculptor
- Remigijus Valiulis (* 1958), Soviet-Lithuanian sprinter
- Anna Azari (* 1959), Israeli diplomat
- Dalius Čekuolis (* 1959), diplomat
- Sergej Dmitrijew (* 1959), politician
- Giedrius Čekuolis (* 1959), diplomat and politician
- Rimantas Šadžius (* 1960), politician and Minister of Finance from 2012 to 2016
- Algis Strelčiūnas (* 1960), politician
- Valdas Tutkus (* 1960), Lieutenant General
- Robertas Žulpa (* 1960), Soviet-Lithuanian swimmer
1961-1970
- Linas Balsys (* 1961), journalist and politician
- Petras Geniušas (* 1961), pianist and music teacher
- Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961–2007), writer
- Egidijus Kūris (* 1961), constitutional lawyer
- Linas Antanas Linkevičius (* 1961), politician, Foreign Minister of Lithuania since 2012
- Algis Čaplikas (* 1962), politician
- Gintaras Kryževičius (* 1962), judge, court president of the Supreme Court of Lithuania
- Darius Kuolys (* 1962), cultural historian and politician
- Aloyzas Kveinys (1962-2018), chess player
- Algirdas Šemeta (* 1962), politician and economist
- Arvydas Anušauskas (* 1963), historian and politician
- Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (born 1963), actress
- Lina Kačiušytė (* 1963), sports official and former swimmer
- Žimantas Pacevičius (* 1963), administrative lawyer and politician
- Marijonas Ročius (* 1963), correspondence chess player
- Eduardas Rozentalis (* 1963), chess player
- Ramūnas Usonis (* 1963), politician
- Oleg Fedosiuk (* 1964), Lithuanian lawyer of Russian origin
- Linas Tadas Karosas (* 1964), entrepreneur
- Ilia Kitup (* 1964), Russian poet, artist, cartoonist and editor
- Vilmantas Liorančas (* 1964), badminton official
- Remigijus Merkelys (* 1964), composer
- Aleksandrs Mirskis (* 1964), Latvian politician
- Naglis Puteikis (* 1964), politician
- Gintaras Švedas (* 1964), lawyer, criminal lawyer, professor and politician
- Daina Gudzinevičiūtė (* 1965), marksman and Olympic champion
- Dalia Kutkaitė (* 1965), Soviet-Lithuanian rhythmic gymnast
- Darius Juozas Mockus (* 1965), entrepreneur
- Waldemar Tomaszewski (* 1965), Polish-Lithuanian politician
- Vincas Babilius (* 1966), politician
- Sigitas Čirba (* 1966), politician
- Gintaras Didžiokas (* 1966), politician
- Camilla Baginskaite (* 1967), Lithuanian-American chess player
- Andrius Mamontovas (* 1967), songwriter, musician
- Gintaras Jasinskas (* 1968), biathlete
- Ernestas Mackevičius (* 1968), journalist and television presenter
- Gediminas Mesonis (* 1968), constitutional lawyer
- Andrius Namavičius (* 1968), administrative lawyer and diplomat
- Oskaras Koršunovas (* 1969), director, dramaturge, set designer
- Rytis Paulauskas (* 1969), administrative lawyer and diplomat
- Darius Zagorskis (* 1969), chess player
- Mindaugas Bagdonavičius (* 1970), entrepreneur
- Jonas Čekuolis (* 1970), journalist and politician
- Indrė Mišeikytė (* 1970), architect, entrepreneur and manager
- Ignas Staškevičius (* 1970), entrepreneur
- Romas Švedas (* 1970), lawyer, diplomat and politician
1971-1980
- Romualdas Drakšas (* 1971), lawyer, criminal lawyer, writer
- Igoris Kirilovas (born 1971), football player
- Agnė Zuokienė (* 1971), politician and journalist
- Mantas Adomėnas (* 1972), philosopher and politician
- Raimundas Mažuolis (* 1972), swimmer
- Skirgailė Žalimienė (* 1972), lawyer, European law expert and professor
- Rokas Žilinskas (1972–2017), journalist, presenter and politician
- Linas Karalius (* 1973), musician and politician
- Edvinas Krungolcas (* 1973), pentathlete
- Gražvydas Mikulėnas (* 1973), football player
- Aurelijus Skarbalius (* 1973), football player
- Dainius Žalimas (* 1973), lawyer and international lawyer
- Liutauras Barila (* 1974), biathlete
- Lyra Jakulevičienė (* 1974), lawyer, international lawyer, asylum lawyer
- Gabrielle Odinis (* 1974), German actress of Lithuanian origin
- Modestas Pitrėnas (* 1974), musician, choir and orchestra conductor
- Julian Rachlin (* 1974), violinist and violist
- Ingrida Radzevičiūtė (* 1974), German handball player
- Ingrida Šimonytė (* 1974), economist and politician
- Andrius Stelmokas (* 1974), handball player
- Marius Vasiliauskas (* 1974), beach volleyball player
- Justinas Žilinskas (* 1974), lawyer, international lawyer and publicist
- Vaidotas Bacevičius (* 1975), lawyer and politician
- Audrius Bitinas (* 1975), administrative lawyer, social law expert and politician
- Dmitrijus Guščinas (* 1975), football player
- Edgaras Jankauskas (* 1975), football player and coach
- Igoris Morinas (* 1975), football player
- Ignas Vėgėlė (* 1975), lawyer, international law and EU lawyer
- Tomas Žvirgždauskas (* 1975), football player
- Aivaras Abromavičius (* 1976), Lithuanian-Ukrainian finance manager and politician
- Elvinas Jankevičius (* 1976), politician
- Tomas Ražanauskas (* 1976), football player
- Aušrinė Stundytė (* 1976), singer
- Rimantas Kaukėnas (born 1977), basketball player
- Andrius Skerla (* 1977), football player
- Gediminas Žiemelis (* 1977), entrepreneur
- Vadim Chaimovich (* 1978), pianist
- Rolandas Džiaukštas (* 1978), football player
- Giedrius Kadziauskas (* 1978), administrative lawyer and politician
- Deividas Šemberas (* 1978), football player
- Živilė Balčiūnaitė (* 1979), long-distance runner
- Vilija Nausėdaitė (* 1979), business lawyer
- Vytautas Žiūra (* 1979), Lithuanian-Austrian handball player and coach
- Andrius Jokšas (* 1979), football player
- Darjuš Lavrinovič (* 1979), Lithuanian basketball player of Polish origin
- Kšyštof Lavrinovič (* 1979), Lithuanian basketball player of Polish origin
- Jaroslavas Jakšto (* 1980), boxer
1981-1990
- Liutauras Kazlavickas (* 1981), politician
- Simas Jasaitis (* 1982), basketball player
- Vytautas Kaupas (* 1982), racing cyclist
- Darius Mažintas (* 1982), musician, pianist and politician
- Juras Požela (1982–2016), politician
- Remigijus Žemaitaitis (* 1982), politician and lawyer
- Mindaugas Malinauskas (* 1983), football player
- Valerijus Mižigurskis (* 1983), football player
- Sasha Son (* 1983), Russian-Lithuanian singer
- Laura Asadauskaitė-Zadneprovskienė (* 1984), pentathlete and gold medalist
- Paulius Grybauskas (* 1984), soccer goalkeeper
- Mindaugas Kalonas (* 1984), football player
- Raimundas Labuckas (* 1984), canoeist
- Saulius Mikoliūnas (born 1984), football player
- Jeronimas Milius (* 1984), singer
- Joanna Moro (* 1984), Polish actress
- Tadas Kijanskas (* 1985), football player
- Karolis Zlatkauskas (* 1985), biathlete
- Gediminas Gelgotas (* 1986), composer and conductor
- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (* 1986), conductor
- Aleksandr Kazakevič (* 1986), wrestler
- Vilija Matačiūnaitė (* 1986), pop musician
- Martynas Pocius (* 1986), basketball player
- Lina Stančiūtė (* 1986), tennis player
- Vaidas Baumila (* 1987), singer
- Donny Montell (* 1987), pop singer
- Agnija Ditkovskytė (* 1988), actress
- Martynas Gecevičius (* 1988), basketball player
- Rasa Leleivytė (* 1988), cyclist
- Evaldas Šiškevičius (* 1988), mountain biker and road cyclist
- Laura Bauer (* 1989), Austrian handball player
- Salvijus Berčys (* 1989), chess player
- Mindaugas Kuzminskas (* 1989), basketball player
- Jana Maksimawa (* 1989), Belarusian heptathlete
- Ričardas Berankis (* 1990), tennis player
- Arvydas Novikovas (* 1990), football player
- Rokas Suslavičius (* 1990), biathlete
- Artūras Žulpa (* 1990), football player
1991-2000
- Airinė Palšytė (* 1992), high jumper
- Ieva Januškevičiūtė (* 1994), ski racer
- Agnė Sereikaitė (* 1994), short tracker
- Lukas Spalvis (* 1994), soccer player
- Milda Valčiukaitė (* 1994), rower
- Deimantas Petravičius (* 1995), football player
- Rokas Zaveckas (* 1996), ski racer
- Laura Ruzgutė (* 1997), soccer player
- Diana Zagainova (born 1997), track and field athlete
Persons related to Vilnius
- Gediminas (* around 1275; † 1341), Grand Duke of Lithuania
- Piotr Skarga (1536–1612), Polish Jesuit, first rector of the University of Vilnius
- Gaon of Vilna (1720–1797), Jewish scholar
- Joachim Lelewel (1786–1861), Polish historian (buried in Vilnius)
- Władysław Syrokomla (1823–1862), Polish poet
- Ivan Trutnew (1827–1912), Russian painter, founder of the Vilna School of Painting
- Józef Piłsudski (1867–1935), Polish politician (buried in Vilnius)
- Bolesław Bałzukiewicz (1879–1935), Polish sculptor and professor at the Stefan Batori University in Vilnius
- Michał Sopoćko (1888–1975), confessor and spiritual guide of St. Faustyna Kowalska
- Shmuel Rodensky (1904–1989), Israeli film actor
- Josef Grigulewitsch (1913–1988), Soviet agent, diplomat and historian
- Abraham Sutzkever (1913–2010), writer, survivor and witness of the Vilna Ghetto
- Ryszard Ronczewski (* 1930), Polish actor
- Gintaras Rinkevičius (* 1960), conductor
- Gintaras Januševičius (* 1985), pianist
People who died in Vilnius
1200-1918
- Albert de Brudzewo (1445–1497), Polish astronomer and mathematician
- Alexander (Poland) (1461–1506), Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland
- Helena of Moscow (1476–1513), Grand Duchess of Lithuania and titular queen of Poland from the Rurikids dynasty
- Ivan Tscheljadnin († 1514), Russian nobleman, boyar, civil servant, diplomat and general of the Grand Duchy of Moscow
- Ulrich Hosse (* approx. 1455; † 1535), mint master in Wilna, where he later also became mayor
- Abraham Culvensis (around 1509; † 1545), Polish-Lithuanian lawyer and Protestant theologian
- Elisabeth of Austria (1526–1545), titular queen of Poland
- Mikołaj Radziwiłł Rudy (1512–1584), Grand Chancellor and Grand Hetman of Lithuania and leading exponent of Calvinism in Lithuania
- Cäcilia Renata of Austria (1611–1644), Archduchess of Austria and, by marriage, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania
- Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745–1807), Polish-Lithuanian painter and draftsman
- Adolph von Ottweiler (1789–1812), son of Prince Ludwig von Nassau-Saarbrücken; participated as a volunteer at the Russian campaign in 1812 in part
- Johann Heinrich Abicht (1762–1816), German philosopher
- Adolf Abicht (1793–1860), doctor and professor of medicine who worked in Vilnius
- Isaac Ben Jacob (1801–1863), Russian publicist and author
- Kastus Kalinouski (1838–1864), nobleman and one of the leading figures of the Belarusian national liberation movement
- Adam Ferdynand Adamowicz (1802–1881), Polish medic
- Wassili Kühner (1840–1911), Russian composer
- Richard zu Dohna-Schlobitten (1843–1916), Prussian politician and confidante of Kaiser Wilhelm II.
1918-2100
- Jonas Basanavičius (1851–1927), doctor, scientist and politician
- Michał Borowski (1872–1939), Polish rear admiral
- Chaim Ozer Grodzinski (1863–1940), rabbi, Beth Din, Posek and Talmud scholar
- Antanas Lingis (1905–1941), football player
- Anton Schmid (1900–1942), Austrian plumber and entrepreneur and from 1940 to 1942 sergeant in the German Wehrmacht. He saved hundreds of Jews in the Vilna ghetto from death and was executed for it.
- Jacob Gens (1905–1943), chairman of the Judenrat in the Vilna ghetto
- Balys Sruoga (1896–1947), poet, playwright, critic and literary scholar
- Antanas Venclova (1906–1971), literary critic and politician of Soviet Lithuania; wrote the anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Republic
- Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972), composer, pianist and conductor
- Ieva Simonaitytė (1897–1978), writer
- Algirdas Matulionis (1911–1980), forest politician
- Juozas Maniūšis (1910–1987), Soviet-Lithuanian politician and from 1967 to 1981 Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Lithuanian SSR
- Aleksys Churginas (1912–1990), poet and translator
- Antanas Mikėnas (1924–1994), Soviet-Lithuanian walker
- Eugenija Šimkūnaitė (1920–1996), botanist and phytotherapist
- Dainius Trinkūnas (1931–1996), pianist and politician
- Gennady Konoplew (1945–1997), politician of Russian descent in the Lithuanian SSR, bank manager
- Eduardas Mieželaitis (1919–1997), poet
- Antanas Minkevičius (1900–1998), botanist, phytopathologist and mycologist
- Jonas Avyžius (1922–1999), politician and writer
- Aleksandras Čyras (1927–2001), civil engineer and professor
- Julius Juzeliūnas (1916–2001), composer and music teacher
- Eugenijus Palskys (1940–2001), criminal lawyer and criminalist
- Antanas Rekašius (1928–2003), composer
- Gintaras Beresnevičius (1961–2006), religious scholar, writer and publicist
- Janina Miščiukaitė (1948–2008), singer
- Eduardas Vilkas (1935–2008), mathematician and politician
- Algirdas Brazauskas (1932-2010), Soviet-Lithuanian communist and Lithuanian social democratic politician
- Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930–2011), poet, writer and playwright
- Juozas Tunaitis (1928–2012), Roman Catholic bishop
- Julius Veselka (1943–2012), politician and economist
- Donatas Banionis (1924-2014), Soviet-Lithuanian actor
See also
Web links
Commons : People of Vilnius - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kračkovskij, Ignatij Ju. , German National Library
- ^ Zonn, Włodzimierz , German National Library
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- ↑ Adam Kwiatkowski in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Elwira Seroczyńska in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Irena Kownas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Władysław Szuszkiewicz in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Izabella Antonowicz-Szuszkiewicz in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Dalia Kutkaitė , lse.lt
- ↑ Ernestas Mackevičius on vesti.ru
- ^ Igoris Kirilovas , national-football-teams.com
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- ↑ Džiaukštas, Rolandas , national-football-teams.com
- ↑ Valerijus Mižigurskis , national-football-teams.com
- ↑ Raimundas Labuckas in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Joanna Moro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Lina Stančiūtė , itftennis.com
- ↑ Lina Stančiūtė , fedcup.com
- ↑ Agnija Ditkovskytė in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ Mindaugas Kuzminskas , draftexpress.com
- ↑ Ieva Januskeviciute in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
- ↑ Rokas Zaveckas in the database of Sports-Reference (English)
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