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Mikhail Tal(Soviet-Latvian Chess Player Who Became the Youngest World Chess Champion at the age of 23)
Birthdate: November 9, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: June 28, 1992
Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess player. Widely regarded as one of the best attacking players and a creative genius, Tal was renowned for his unpredictability and improvisation. He was also known as the magician from Riga for his daring, combinatorial playing style. Since 2006, the Mikhail Tal Memorial has been annually held in Moscow to honor Tal's memory.
Birthdate: August 2, 1995
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Liepāja, Latvia
Kristaps Porzingis is a Latvian basketball player who currently plays professional basketball at the National Basketball Association (NBA) where he represents the Dallas Mavericks. Standing at 7’3, Porziņģis is one of the tallest players active in the NBA. Also an important player for his Latvian national team, Kristaps Porzingis won the Latvian Rising Star of the Year award in 2015.
Birthdate: September 16, 1976
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Jeļena Ostapenko
(Latvian Professional Tennis Player)
Birthdate: June 8, 1997
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: April 2, 1936
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: March 10, 2014
Birthdate: January 13, 1985
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Mariss Jansons
(Conductor)
Birthdate: January 14, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: November 30, 2019
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Ernests Gulbis
(Latvian Professional Tennis Player)
Birthdate: August 30, 1988
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: August 11, 1950
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Martins Licis
(Latvian-American Strongman)
Birthdate: September 28, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Rodions Kurucs
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: February 5, 1998
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cēsis, Latvia
Birthdate: October 8, 1987
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
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Tania Russof
(Latvian Pornographic Film Actor)
Birthdate: July 6, 1974
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
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Anastasija Sevastova
(Latvian Professional Tennis Player)
Birthdate: April 13, 1990
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Liepāja, Latvia
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Kārlis Ulmanis
(4th President of Latvia)
Birthdate: September 4, 1877
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bērze, Latvia
Died: September 20, 1942
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Dāvis Bertāns
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: November 12, 1992
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Valmiera, Latvia
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Artūrs Irbe
(Latvian Professional Ice Hockey Coach and Former Goaltender)
Birthdate: February 2, 1967
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Deniss Vasiļjevs
(Figure skater)
Birthdate: August 9, 1999
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Daugavpils, Latvia
Birthdate: February 27, 1947
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: January 9, 1993
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Andris Biedriņš
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: April 2, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Uljana Semjonova
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: March 9, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Zarasai, Lithuania
Birthdate: March 31, 1954
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cēsis, Latvia
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Zemgus Girgensons
(Latvian Professional Ice Hockey Centre)
Birthdate: January 5, 1994
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Jānis Timma
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: July 2, 1992
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Krāslava, Latvia
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Martins Dukurs
(Latvian Skeleton Racer)
Birthdate: March 31, 1984
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
(Politician)
Birthdate: December 1, 1937
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: April 6, 1926
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: January 31, 2000
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Māris Verpakovskis
(Latvian Retired Professional Footballer Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: October 15, 1979
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Liepāja, Latvia
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Anžejs Pasečņiks
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: December 20, 1995
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Jānis Strēlnieks
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: September 1, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Talsi, Latvia
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Ernst Johann von Biron
(Duke)
Birthdate: November 23, 1690
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kalnciems, Latvia
Died: December 28, 1772
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Dairis Bertāns
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: September 9, 1989
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Valmiera, Latvia
Birthdate: December 20, 1891
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Riga, Russian Empire (now Latvia)
Died: March 31, 1945
Birthdate: February 6, 1995
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ķekava, Latvia
Birthdate: September 1, 1974
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Jelgava, Latvia
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Alexei Shirov
(Latvian and Spanish Chess Player)
Birthdate: July 4, 1972
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: March 1, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Elmārs Zemgalis
(Latvian-American Chess Master and Mathematics Professor at Highline College)
Birthdate: September 9, 1923
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Died: December 8, 2014
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Rolands Šmits
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: June 25, 1995
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Valmiera, Latvia
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Konstantin Gluhov
(Latvian Heavyweight Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist)
Birthdate: January 17, 1980
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Artūrs Kurucs
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: January 19, 2000
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cēsis, Latvia
Birthdate: March 31, 1989
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tukums, Latvia
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Jānis Porziņģis
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: July 13, 1982
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liepāja, Latvia
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Juris Hartmanis
(Computer scientist)
Birthdate: July 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: November 12, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Rēzekne, Latvia
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Arkadij Naiditsch
(Azerbaijani Chess Player)
Birthdate: October 25, 1985
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
Birthdate: June 30, 1989
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Rebeka Koha
(Weightlifter)
Birthdate: May 19, 1998
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ventspils, Latvia
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Oleg Znarok
(Latvian Professional Ice Hockey Centre and Coach)
Birthdate: January 2, 1963
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ust'-Katav, Russia
