List of people on stamps of Latvia
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This page contains a list of people depicted on postage stamp
s issued by Latvia
, along with the dates of issue.
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Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s issued by Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, along with the dates of issue.
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- Kārlis BaumanisKarlis BaumanisKārlis Baumanis , better known as Baumaņu Kārlis, was a Latvian composer. He is the author of the lyrics and music of Dievs, svētī Latviju! , the national anthem of Latvia....
- composer (May 21, 2005) - Jānis BalodisJanis BalodisJānis Balodis was an army officer and politician who was a principal figure in the foundation and government of independent Latvia. He was commander in chief of the army and navy during the Latvian war of independence and later was a cabinet member and vice president...
- general, Commander of the AizsargiAizsargiAizsargi Aizsargi Aizsargi (literally: "Defenders", "Guards" was a paramilitary organization, or a militia, in Latvia during the interbellum period (1918–1939). The Aizsargi was created on March 30, 1919 by the Latvian provisional government as a self-defense force, a kind of national guard,...
units (May 12, 1932; November 18, 1938)
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- Jānis ČaksteJanis CaksteJānis Čakste was a Latvian politician and lawyer who served as the first head of independent Latvian state as the Chairman of Tautas Padome , the Speaker of the Constitutional Assembly , and as the first President of Latvia .- Youth :Čakste was born in the...
- first presidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the Republic of LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
(December 4, 1930; August 19, 1931; April 18, 1928; November 11, 1998)
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- Kristiāns Johans Dāls - director of naval schools of Ainaži and Liepāja (July 20, 2002)
- Leonardo Da VinciLeonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
- ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
polymathPolymathA polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath may simply be someone who is very knowledgeable...
(December 7, 1932)
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- Hieronīms Kārlis Fridrihs Fon MinhauzensBaron MunchhausenKarl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen , usually known as Baron Münchhausen in English, was a German nobleman born in Bodenwerder and a famous recounter of tall tales....
- baron and author (April 1, 2005)
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- Inese JaunzemeInese JaunzemeInese Jaunzeme was a Latvian athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.Born in Pļaviņas, she trained with the Dynamo club in Riga. Jaunzeme was third in the javelin at the USSR Championships in 1956, earning herself a place on the Olympic team for the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne,...
- athlete (June 19, 1996) - Jānis Pāvils IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
- Roman Catholic PopePopeThe Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
(August 28, 1993; August 14, 2005)
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- Oskars KalpaksOskars KalpaksOskars Kalpaks was the commander of 1st Latvian Independent Battalion, also known as "Kalpaks Battalion"....
- first Commander in Chief of Latvian Armed Forces (January 6, 2007) - Jēkabs KetlersJacob KettlerJacob Kettler was a Baltic German Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia . Under his rule, the duchy was brought to its greatest peak in wealth and engaged in colonization.- Life :...
- DukeDukeA duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
of the Duchy of Courland and SemigalliaDuchy of Courland and SemigalliaThe Duchy of Courland and Semigallia is the name of a duchy in the Baltic region that existed from 1562 to 1569 as a vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and from 1569...
(November 14, 2001) - Miķelis Krogzems - (January 4, 1936)
- Atis KronvaldsAtis KronvaldsAtis Kronvalds or Kronvaldu Atis was Latvian writer, linguist and pedagogue.-Early life:Kronvalds was born to a tailor family, but was raised by priests of Durbe. After studies in Liepāja he became a private teacher. In 1860 he started to study medicine at the University of Berlin; however, he...
- (January 4, 1936) - Dainis KūlaDainis KulaDainis Kūla is a Latvian former javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union at the international level for most of his career. He is most famous for controversially winning the gold medal in men's javelin throw at the 1980 Summer Olympics, becoming the second Latvian to achieve this...
- athlete (June 19, 1996) - Alberts KviesisAlberts KviesisAlberts Kviesis was a Latvian politician and the third President of Latvia.Alberts Kviesis was born in Kalnamuiža parish. Having received his primary education from his parents, he thereafter finished the Jelgava Gymnasium and from 1902 studied law at the Tartu University, from where he...
- third presidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the Republic of LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
(December 4, 1930; August 19, 1931; November 11, 2000)
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- Juris MātersJuris MatersJuris Māters , was a Latvian writer and journalist.-References:...
- (January 4, 1936) - Zenta MauriņaZenta MaurinaZenta Mauriņa , was a writer, essayist with a degree in philology . She was married to the EVP researcher Konstantin Raudive.-References:...
- writer (May 10, 1996; January 7, 2006 (stamp on stampStamps on stampsStamps on stamps is a philatelic term for depicting images of postage stamps on postage stamps. Some postage stamp collectors have specialized in collecting stamps on stamps as a topical collection....
)) - Zigfrīds Anna MeierovicsZigfrids Anna MeierovicsZigfrīds Anna Meierovics was a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as the first Foreign Minister of Latvia from its independence until 1924 and again from December of the same year until his death. He also served two terms as the Prime Minister of Latvia from June, 1921 to January, 1923 and...
- politician, first minister of foreign affairs (August 20, 1929)
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- Kārlis UlmanisKarlis UlmanisKārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis was a prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia during the Latvian period of independence from 1918 to 1940.- Education and early career :Ulmanis studied agriculture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and...
- fourth presidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the Republic of LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
(September 4, 1937; November 18, 1938; May 13, 1939; February 7, 2001)
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- Julijans VaivodsJulijans VaivodsJulijans Vaivods was the Apostolic Administrator of Riga and of Liepāja from 10 November 1964 to his death, and Cardinal Priest of Santi Quattro Coronati from 1983 to his death...
- Roman Catholic cardinal (August 18, 1995) - Krišjānis ValdemārsKrišjanis ValdemarsKrišjānis Valdemārs was a writer, editor, educator, politician, lexicographer, folklorist and economist, the spiritual leader of the first Latvian National Awakening and the most prominent member of the Young Latvia...
- (November 14, 2001) - Ēvalds Valters - actor (April 2, 1994)
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- Gustavs ZemgalsGustavs ZemgalsGustavs Zemgals was a Latvian politician and the second President of Latvia....
- second presidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the Republic of LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
(December 4, 1930; August 19, 1931; November 16, 1999)