65 Notable Alumni of Riga Technical University [Sorted List]

Władysław Anders

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

Ignacy Mościcki

Born in: Poland
Years: 1867-1946 (aged 79)
Occupations: inventorpoliticianchemistprofessornon-fiction writer
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: architectpaintervisual artistteacherdraftsperson
Biography: El Lissitzky, was a Soviet Jewish artist, active as a painter, illustrator, designer, printmaker, photographer, and architect. He was an important figure of the Russian 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 54)
Enrolled in Riga Technical University: Studied in 1989-1995
Occupations: politicianphysicisteconomist
Biography: Valdis Dombrovskis is a Latvian politician serving as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People since 2019 and European Commissioner for Trade since 2020. He previously served as European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union from 2016 to 2020 and Prime Minister of Latvia from 2009 to 2014.

Andris Bērziņš

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1944-.. (age 81)
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 70)
Occupations: association football managerassociation football playerassociation football national coach
Biography: Aleksandrs Starkovs is a Latvian football coach and a former player. Most recently he coached FK Liepāja.

Anatolijs Gorbunovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1942-.. (age 83)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anatolijs Gorbunovs, also known as Anatoly Valeryanovich Gorbunov, 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 90)
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 59)
Occupations: politiciancivil servantstrongmanweightlifter
Biography: Raimonds Bergmanis is a Latvian politician and former Minister of Defence. He is a former Olympic weightlifter and retired strongman competitor.

Bruno Abakanowicz

Born in: Lithuania
Years: 1852-1900 (aged 48)
Occupations: inventormathematicianmathematical instrument maker
Biography: Bruno Abdank-Abakanowicz was a Polish mathematician, inventor, and electrical engineer.

Paul Walden

Years: 1863-1957 (aged 94)
Occupations: inventorchemistprofessor
Biography: Paul Walden was a Russian, Latvian and German chemist known for his work in stereochemistry and history of chemistry. In particular, he discovered the Walden 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 71)
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 70)
Occupations: Catholic priestuniversity teacherCatholic bishop
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 69)
Occupations: politicianarchitectauthorbusinessperson
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 40)
Occupations: beach volleyball playervolleyball player
Biography: Mārtiņš Pļaviņš is a Latvian beach volleyball player.

George Armitstead

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

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).

Ilmārs Rimšēvičs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1965-.. (age 60)
Occupations: politicianbankereconomist
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 74)
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 66)
Occupations: politicianuniversity teachermathematician
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 63)
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.

Andris Ameriks

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1961-.. (age 64)
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.

Ramona Petraviča

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
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.

Daumants Dreiškens

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1984-.. (age 41)
Occupations: bobsledder
Biography: Daumants Dreiškens is a Latvian bobsledder, brakeman, who has competed since 2003.

Artūrs Toms Plešs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1992-.. (age 33)
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.

Viktors Valainis

Years: 1986-.. (age 39)
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.

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 Neumann

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

Aivars Aksenoks

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1961-.. (age 64)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Aivars Aksenoks is a Latvian politician. A founder of the right-wing New Era, Aksenoks has a degree in engineering from the Riga Technical University and was the director of State Road and Traffic Safety Agency from 1992–2002. He was also the Minister of Justice, serving from 2003–2004. However, he is best known for being the mayor of Riga from 29 March 2005 to 19 February 2007.

Aleksandrs Kiršteins

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1948-.. (age 77)
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.

Vilhelms Bokslafs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1858-1945 (aged 87)
Occupations: university teacherarchitect
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.

Artis Kampars

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
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.

Jānis Lāčplēsis

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1958-.. (age 67)
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.

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.

Hermann Friedmann

Born in: Poland
Years: 1873-1957 (aged 84)
Occupations: philologistphilosopherman of lettersjuristuniversity teacher
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 71)
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.

Ewald Ammende

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

Pāvels Seļivanovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1952-.. (age 73)
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.

Anrijs Matīss

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1973-.. (age 52)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Anrijs Matīss is a Latvian politician and former Minister for Transport 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.

Sergejs Dolgopolovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1941-.. (age 84)
Occupations: politician
Biography: Sergejs Dolgopolovs is a Latvian politician. He is 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.

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.

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 70)
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.

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 41)
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.

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 Stalin's purges.

Edgars Zalāns

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1967-.. (age 58)
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 40)
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.

Vladimirs Nikonovs

Born in: Latvia
Years: 1955-.. (age 70)
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 37)
Occupations: athletics competitor
Biography: Agnese Pastare is a Latvian race walker. She was born in Riga, Latvia, and is a student of Riga Technical University, Faculty of Transport and Mechanical Engineering.

August Reinberg

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

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 86)
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: translatorpoliticianauthor
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 58)
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: military 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 56)
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.