66 Notable Alumni of Riga Technical University [Sorted List]

Władysław Anders

Born in: Poland
Years: 1892-1970 (aged 78)
Occupations: career soldierpoliticianmilitary commandermilitary officermilitary personnel
Biography: Władysław Albert Anders was a Polish military officer and politician, and a prominent member of the Polish government-in-exile in London.

Ignacy Mościcki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1867-1946 (aged 79)
Occupations: university teacherpoliticiannon-fiction writerinventorchemist
Biography: Ignacy Mościcki was a Polish chemist and politician who was the country's president from 1926 to 1939. He was the longest serving president in Polish history. Mościcki was the President of Poland when Germany invaded the country on 1 September 1939 and started World War II.

El Lissitzky

Born in: Russia
Years: 1890-1941 (aged 51)
Occupations: teacherdraftspersontype designerphotographerartist
Biography: El Lissitzky was a Russian and Soviet artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and architect. He was an important figure of the avant-garde, helping develop suprematism with his mentor, Kazimir Malevich, and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the Soviet Union.

Valdis Dombrovskis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1971-.. (age 55)
Enrolled in Riga Technical University: Studied in 1989-1995
Occupations: economistpoliticianphysicist
Biography: Valdis Dombrovskis is a Latvian politician serving as European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification. He previously served as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People (2019-2024), European Commissioner for Trade (2020-2024). European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (2016-2020) and Prime Minister of Latvia from 2009 to 2014.

Andris Bērziņš

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1944-.. (age 82)
Occupations: politicianbanker
Biography: Andris Bērziņš is a Latvian businessman and politician who was President of Latvia from 2011 to 2015. Bērziņš was the President of Unibanka from 1993 to 2004. He was elected as President by the Saeima on 2 June 2011.

Aleksandrs Starkovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1955-.. (age 71)
Occupations: association football national coachassociation football coachassociation football player
Biography: Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former footballer who played as a forward. Most recently he coached FK Liepāja.

Anatolijs Gorbunovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1942-.. (age 84)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anatolijs Gorbunovs, born 10 February 1942), is a Latvian politician who served as the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet during the final years of the Soviet regime in Latvia and as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Latvia during the first years after the country regained its independence.

Alfrēds Rubiks

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1935-.. (age 91)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Alfrēds Rubiks, is a Latvian communist politician and a former leader of the Communist Party of Latvia. He was a Member of the European Parliament for Latvia from 2009 until 2014. In the European Parliament he was a member of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group.

Raimonds Bergmanis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1966-.. (age 60)
Occupations: civil servantstrongmanweightlifterpolitician
Biography: Raimonds Bergmanis is a Latvian politician and former Minister of Defence. He is also a former Olympic weightlifter and Strongman.

Bruno Abakanowicz

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1852-1900 (aged 48)
Occupations: mathematicianmathematical instrument makerinventor
Biography: Bruno Abdank-Abakanowicz was a Polish mathematician, inventor, and electrical engineer. He is best known for inventing the integraph and contributing to the development of mathematical instruments and early electrification systems in France.

Paul Walden

Years: 1863-1957 (aged 94)
Occupations: university teacherchemistinventor
Biography: Paul Walden was a Latvian-Baltic German chemist known for his work in stereochemistry and history of chemistry. In particular, he discovered Walden's rule, he invented the stereochemical reaction known as Walden inversion and synthesized the first room-temperature ionic liquid, ethylammonium nitrate.

Vilis Krištopans

Born in: Russia
Years: 1954-.. (age 72)
Occupations: basketball playerpolitician
Biography: Vilis Krištopans is a Latvian politician who served as the prime minister of Latvia from 26 November 1998 to 15 July 1999.

Zbigņevs Stankevičs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1955-.. (age 71)
Occupations: university teacherCatholic bishopCatholic priest
Biography: Zbigņevs Stankevičs is a Latvian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Riga since 2010. He previously served in leadership at the Seminary Institute of Religious Sciences in Riga.

Uldis Pīlēns

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1956-.. (age 70)
Occupations: authorbusinesspersonpoliticianarchitect
Biography: Uldis Pīlēns is a Latvian architect, businessman and politician.

Mieczysław Jałowiecki

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1876-1962 (aged 86)
Occupations: diplomatagronomist
Biography: Mieczysław Perejasławski-Jałowiecki was a Polish diplomat, agronomist, writer and nobleman.

Mārtiņš Pļaviņš

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1985-.. (age 41)
Occupations: beach volleyball playervolleyball player
Biography: Mārtiņš Pļaviņš is a Latvian professional beach volleyball player.

Edward O'Rourke

Born in: Belarus
Years: 1876-1943 (aged 67)
Occupations: Catholic priestCatholic bishop
Biography: Edward O'Rourke, full name Eduard Alexander Ladislaus Graf O'Rourke was a Russian-born Roman Catholic priest, bishop of Riga and the first head of the bishopric of the Free City of Danzig (Gdańsk).

George Armitstead

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1847-1912 (aged 65)
Occupations: engineerentrepreneurpolitician
Biography: George Armitstead was an engineer, entrepreneur and the fourth mayor of Riga.

Ilmārs Rimšēvičs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1965-.. (age 61)
Occupations: bankereconomistpolitician
Biography: Ilmārs Rimšēvičs is a Latvian economist who served as the governor of the central Bank of Latvia from 2001 to 2019. In that position, he was also a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.

Juozas Tūbelis

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1882-1939 (aged 57)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Juozas Tūbelis was a Lithuanian politician, Prime Minister, and member and chairman of the Lithuanian Nationalists Union.

Māris Gailis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1951-.. (age 75)
Occupations: businesspersonpolitician
Biography: Māris Gailis is a Latvian businessman and former politician. He is the former prime minister of Latvia, an office he held from September 1994 to December 1995. In the government of the Prime Minister Valdis Birkavs, Gailis became a Minister of State Reform; in the government of the Prime Minister Andris Šķēle, he was the Minister of Environmental Protection and Regional Development. As a member of the right-wing liberal political party Latvian Way, he was elected in the 5th Saeima and 6th Saeima. He led a round-the-globe expedition on the yacht Milda from 2001 to 2003.

Kārlis Šadurskis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1959-.. (age 67)
Occupations: university teachermathematicianpolitician
Biography: Kārlis Šadurskis is a Latvian politician, who was a Member of the European Parliament for Latvia from 2011 until 2014. He is a member of the Unity party and sat with the European People's Party in the European Parliament.

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1962-.. (age 64)
Occupations: diplomatpolitician
Biography: Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis is a Latvian politician. He is a member of the centre-right Unity party.

Eduard Pantserzhanskiy

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1887-1937 (aged 50)
Occupations: military personnel
Biography: Eduard Samuilovich Pantserzhanskiy was a Russian military leader, Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from December 1921 to December 1924.

Ramona Petraviča

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1967-.. (age 59)
Enrolled in Riga Technical University: Studied in 1992
Occupations: politician
Biography: Ramona Petraviča is a Latvian politician and financier, who is a member of the Saeima and who between 23 January 2019 and 3 June 2021 served as Minister of Welfare in the Kariņš cabinet led by Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš.

Andris Ameriks

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1961-.. (age 65)
Occupations: politicianeconomist
Biography: Andris Ameriks is a Latvian politician and economist who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since the 2019 elections. He is a former deputy mayor of Riga.

Viktors Valainis

Years: 1986-.. (age 40)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Viktors Valainis is a Latvian politician of the Latvian Farmers' Union serving as Minister of Economics since 2023. From 2011 to 2023, he was a member of the Saeima.

Daumants Dreiškens

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1984-.. (age 42)
Occupations: bobsledder
Biography: Daumants Dreiškens is a Latvian bobsledder, brakeman, who has competed since 2003.

Aleksandrs Kiršteins

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1948-.. (age 78)
Occupations: architectpolitician
Biography: Aleksandrs Kiršteins is a Latvian architect and far-right politician. Former Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. Member of the Supreme Council of Latvia and seven convocations of the Saeima.

Artūrs Toms Plešs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1992-.. (age 34)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Artūrs Toms Plešs is a Latvian politician. As of 17 December 2020, he serves as Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development in the cabinet of Prime Minister Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš.

Wilhelm Neumann

Born in: Germany
Years: 1849-1919 (aged 70)
Occupations: university teacherarchitectart historian
Biography: Carl Johann Wilhelm Neumann was a Baltic German architect and art historian.

Haralds Blaus

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1885-1944 (aged 59)
Occupations: sport shooter
Biography: Harald "Harry" Blau was a sport shooter of Baltic German origin who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics representing the Russian Empire. He won the bronze medal in the trap event. He also competed in the 100 metre running deer, single shots event finishing 20th and as part of the 100 metre running deer, single shots team finishing fifth.

Wilhelm Bockslaff

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1858-1945 (aged 87)
Occupations: university teacherarchitectart historian
Biography: Wilhelm Ludwig Nikolai Bockslaff was a Baltic German architect working in Riga. He is considered one of the most important representatives of Eclecticism, Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau styles in the city. He is noted in particular for his construction of churches.

Marian Lutosławski

Born in: Poland
Years: 1871-1918 (aged 47)
Occupations: mechanical engineerelectrical engineer
Biography: Marian Lutosławski was a Polish mechanical engineer and inventor born during the foreign partitions of Poland. He studied at the Technical University in Riga, then also part of Russia, and obtained a diploma in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Lutosławski installed the first power station in a residential neighbourhood in Warsaw, and introduced new techniques such as the three-phase current. In 1900 he built the country's first power plant fueled by a diesel internal combustion engine for Hotel Bristol, Warsaw. He also designed the first two reinforced concrete bridges in Lublin in 1908 and 1909. Lutosławski was arrested in 1918 by the Bolsheviks, and was executed without trial near Moscow as a "counterrevolutionary".

Jānis Lāčplēsis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1958-.. (age 68)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Jānis Lāčplēsis is a Latvian financier, politician and former mayor of Daugavpils (2009-2011, 2013-2017). He was a member of the Latvian parliament during the 7th Saeima and the 11th Saeima.

Artis Kampars

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1967-.. (age 59)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Artis Kampars is a Latvian politician and businessman. He served as the Minister for Economics of Latvia. Kampars is a member of Unity.

Aleksejs Vidavskis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1943-2020 (aged 77)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Aleksejs Vidavskis was a Latvian politician who served as a member of the Supreme Council of Latvia, as a mayor of Daugavpils, and as a deputy in the 8th and 9th Saeima (Latvian Parliament).

Arturs Alberings

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1877-1934 (aged 57)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Arturs Alberings was the 6th Prime Minister of Latvia. He held office from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926.

Ewald Ammende

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1893-1936 (aged 43)
Occupations: merchantjournalistopinion journalistpolitician
Biography: Ewald Ammende was an Estonian journalist, human rights activist and politician of Baltic German origin.

Pāvels Seļivanovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1952-.. (age 74)
Occupations: volleyball playerpolitician
Biography: Pavels Seļivanovs is a Latvian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Hermann Friedmann

Born in: Poland
Years: 1873-1957 (aged 84)
Occupations: man of lettersjuristuniversity teacherliterary scholarlawyer
Biography: Adolph Hermann Friedmann was a German philosopher and jurist, Finnish citizen from 1906. In Finland Friedmann became known to the general public as a lawyer. His most famous case was a murder committed in 1927 in Turku. Friedmann defended the head of the University Library of Åbo Akademi and his wife in a murder trial, which was extensively reported in the newspapers around Europe.

Dainis Dukurs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1954-.. (age 72)
Occupations: bobsledder
Biography: Dainis Dukurs is a Latvian retired bobsledder, manager of Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, member of Sigulda municipal council and skeleton coach.

Sergejs Dolgopolovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1941-.. (age 85)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Sergejs Dolgopolovs is a Latvian politician. He was a member of Harmony, former deputy mayor of Riga (2001–2005) and a deputy of the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Saeima (2006-present). In 2015 he was the Harmony's candidate in the election for President of Latvia.

Gundars Bērziņš

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1959-2023 (aged 64)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Gundars Bērziņš was a Latvian accountant and politician and a Deputy of the Saeima since 1993. He was a member of the People's Party. He served as the Minister of Finance of Latvia from 2000 to 2002 and Minister of Healthcare from 2004 to 2007.

Anrijs Matīss

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1973-.. (age 53)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anrijs Matīss is a Latvian politician and former Minister for Transport of Latvia.

Gerhard von Tiesenhausen

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1878-1917 (aged 39)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Gerhard Diedrich Jakob von Tiesenhausen was a Livonian Art Nouveau architect. He was from the Tiesenhausens ancestry, father of Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen.

Juris Binde

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1955-.. (age 71)
Occupations: businessperson
Biography: Juris Binde is a Latvian businessman, scientist, engineer, constructor, holder of a doctorate in economics, president and board chairman at SIA Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT), and a professor at the Vidzeme University College. He has made a major investment in the development of telecommunications in Latvia, strengthening LMT as a leader in innovations and business practices.

Edmund von Trompowsky

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1851-1919 (aged 68)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Edmund von Trompowsky was a Baltic German architect working mainly in present-day Latvia.

Aliaksandr Ulasaw

Born in: Belarus
Years: 1874-1941 (aged 67)
Occupations: journalistopinion journalist
Biography: Alaksandar Ułasaŭ was a Belarusian politician, a founder and the first editor of the newspaper Naša Niva, and a victim of Soviet repressions.

Johannes Käis

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1885-1950 (aged 65)
Occupations: teacherpedagogue
Biography: Johannes Käis was an Estonian educator. He was a leading figure of the Estonian school renewal movement in the 1930s.

Ilze Bērziņa

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1984-.. (age 42)
Occupations: chess player
Biography: Ilze Bērziņa is a Latvian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2009). She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2019 and 2024.

Anton Uesson

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1879-1942 (aged 63)
Occupations: engineersportspersonpolitician
Biography: Anton Uesson was an Estonian politician and engineer.

Edgars Zalāns

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1967-.. (age 59)
Occupations: architectpolitician
Biography: Edgars Zalāns is a Latvian politician and architect. He was Minister of Regional Development and Local Governments of Latvia from 8 November 2007 to 17 March 2010.

Edgars Bertuks

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1985-.. (age 41)
Occupations: orienteer
Biography: Edgars Bertuks is a Latvian orienteering competitor and world champion. He won the middle distance at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships in Lausanne, five seconds ahead of silver medalist Valentin Novikov.

Reuven Rubinstein

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1938-2012 (aged 74)
Occupations: mathematicianuniversity teacher
Biography: Reuven Rubinstein was an Israeli scientist known for his contributions to Monte Carlo simulation, applied probability, stochastic modeling, and stochastic optimization, having authored more than one hundred papers and six books.

Jan Zawidzki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1866-1928 (aged 62)
Occupations: historianchemist
Biography: Jan Wiktor Tomasz Zawidzki was a Polish physical chemist and historian of chemistry. He researched mainly chemical kinetics, thermochemistry and autocatalysis.

August Reinberg

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1860-1908 (aged 48)
Occupations: architect
Biography: August Reinberg was a Baltic German architect from Riga.

Vladimirs Nikonovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1955-.. (age 71)
Enrolled in Riga Technical University: Studied in 1977
Occupations: public figurepolitician
Biography: Vladimirs Nikonovs is a Latvian politician. He is a member of Harmony and a deputy of the 12th Saeima. He is a member of the Old Believers Russian Orthodox community in Latvia.

Agnese Pastare

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1988-.. (age 38)
Occupations: athletics competitor
Biography: Agnese Pastare is a Latvian race walker. She was born in Riga, and is a student of Riga Technical University, Faculty of Transport and Mechanical Engineering.

Augusts Malvess

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1878-1951 (aged 73)
Occupations: architect
Biography: Augusts Malvess was a Latvian architect.

Daina Schweiz

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1939-.. (age 87)
Occupations: rower
Biography: Daina Šveica also known as Daina Schweiz (Russian: Дайна Викторовна Швейц-Малленберга) is a retired Latvian rower who was most successful in the double sculls. In this event she won five European medals between 1963 and 1967, three gold medals with Maija Kaufmane (1963–1965) and one gold and one bronze with Tatyana Gomolko. Šveica was a member of the International Rowing Federation.

Alfrēds Andersons

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1879-1937 (aged 58)
Occupations: authortranslatorpolitician
Biography: Alfrēds Andersons was a Latvian civil engineer, litterateur, pedagogue, educational worker and the Mayor of Riga from 1921 to 1928.

Egils Leščinskis

Years: 1967-.. (age 59)
Occupations: military personnel
Biography: Brigadier General Egils Leščinskis is an active duty Latvian officer who has been serving as the Commanding General of the Latvian National Guard since May 2019.

Hugo Kaho

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1885-1964 (aged 79)
Occupations: biologistbotanist
Biography: Richard Hugo Kaho was an Estonian plant physiologist and politician. He was a member of VI Riigikogu (its National Council). From 1938 until 1940, he was the rector of the University of Tartu.

Paul Öpik

Born in: Estonia
Years: 1888-1967 (aged 79)
Occupations: bankermilitary personnelpolitician
Biography: Paul Öpik was an Estonian politician. He was a member of I Riigikogu. He was a member of the parliament (Riigikogu) from 29 November 1922. He replaced Rudolf Paabo. On 25 January 1923, he resigned his position and he was replaced by Karl Mikita.

Juris Bone

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1969-.. (age 57)
Occupations: diplomat
Biography: Juris Bone is a Latvian diplomat who served as Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to the Finland from 2009 until 2013. Between 2013 and 2017 he served as Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to Estonia.