87 Notable alumni of
Tallinn University of Technology
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The Tallinn University of Technology is 829th in the world, 292nd in Europe, and 4th in Estonia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 87 notable alumni from the Tallinn University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jüri Ratas
- Occupations
- basketball playerpolitician
- Biography
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Jüri Ratas is an Estonian politician who served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021 and as the leader of the Centre Party from 2016 to 2023, and the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007. Ratas was a member of the Centre Party until switching to Isamaa in 2024.
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Georg Ots
- Occupations
- military personnelopera singeractorswimmer
- Biography
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Georg Ots was an Estonian baritone. He sang at the Estonian National Opera from 1951 until his death in 1975. Ots gained wider recognition with his roles at the Bolshoi Theatre, particularly with his lead role in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin with Galina Vishnevskaya as Tatyana. He was also celebrated for his performance in Mister Iks, based on Imre Kálmán's operetta Die Zirkusprinzessin.
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Anne Veski
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Anne Veski is an Estonian pop singer.
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Mart Poom
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Mart Aro Poom is an Estonian football coach and former professional player who is regarded as one of the greatest Estonian footballers of all time. He is the goalkeeping coach of the Estonia national team.
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Konstantin Vassiljev
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- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Konstantin Vassiljev is an Estonian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Estonian Meistriliiga club Flora.
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Gerd Kanter
- Occupations
- athletics competitorcoach
- Biography
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Gerd Kanter is an Estonian retired discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and bronze in London 2012. His personal best throw of 73.38 m is the Estonian record and the fourth best mark of all time.
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Taavi Veskimägi
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Taavi Veskimägi is a former Estonian state official and politician and the managing director of the Estonian electric power transmission system operator Elering.
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Katrin Siska
- Occupations
- modelsinger
- Biography
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Katrin Siska is an Estonian vlogger and musician, and a former member of the Estonian girl group Vanilla Ninja.
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Martin Reim
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Martin Reim is an Estonian football manager and former professional player.
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Priit Kasesalu
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- computer scientistsoftware developerprogrammer
- Biography
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Priit Kasesalu is an Estonian programmer and software developer best known for his participation in the development of Kazaa, Skype and, most recently, Joost. He currently works for Ambient Sound Investments and lives in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Tiit Sokk
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coachsportsperson
- Biography
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Tiit Sokk is a retired Estonian professional basketball player and current coach. Often cited as one of the very best European point guards of his generation, he is widely recognized as the greatest Estonian basketball player in history. Elected to the Hall of fame of Estonian basketball in 2010.
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Magnus Kirt
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Magnus Kirt is an Estonian retired athlete who competed in the javelin throw. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. His personal best of 90.61 m is the Estonian record.
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Tiit Vähi
- Occupations
- engineerbusinesspersonentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Tiit Vähi is an Estonian politician who was Prime Minister of Estonia from 1995 to 1997. He was also acting Prime Minister for several months during 1992 under the transitional government.
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Margus Saar
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Margus Saar is an Estonian television journalist and producer. He was felicitated with the Order of the White Star in 2016.
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Artur Pikk
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Artur Pikk is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Estonia national team.
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Eiki Nestor
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Eiki Nestor is an Estonian politician, member of the Social Democratic Party. He was the leader of the party from 1994 to 1996. Nestor has been a member of the 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Parliament of Estonia, being a Minister without Portfolio in charge of regional affairs from 1994 to 1995 and a Minister of Social Affairs from 1999 to 2002. He was elected Speaker of the Riigikogu in March 2014 and served until April 2019.
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Erika Kirpu
- Occupations
- fencer
- Biography
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Erika Kirpu is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer.
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Andres Anvelt
- Occupations
- police officerwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Andres Anvelt is an Estonian politician and writer. He belonged to Social Democratic Party until 2019.
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Arvo Valton
- Occupations
- writerpoetscreenwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Arvo Vallikivi, commonly known under the pen name of Arvo Valton, was an Estonian writer known for a number of books and, among other things, the script for Viimne reliikvia, the highly successful film adaptation of Eduard Bornhöhe's Vürst Gabriel ehk Pirita kloostri viimsed päevad.
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Irina Embrich
- Occupations
- fencer
- Biography
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Irina Embrich, née Zamkovaja is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer. Embrich is the 2024 individual European champion, a two-time team European champion, and a 2017 team world champion. A two-time Olympian, Embrich is a 2021 team Olympic champion.
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Enn Vetemaa
- Occupations
- playwrightlibrettistcomposerwritertranslator
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Enn Vetemaa was an Estonian writer sometimes referred to as a "forgotten classic", as well as "the unofficial master of the Estonian Modernist short novel".
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Vladas Mikėnas
- Occupations
- correspondence chess playerjournalistchess playerreferee
- Biography
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Vladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian and Soviet chess player and journalist. He was awarded the titles of International Master and Honorary Grandmaster by FIDE.
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Aivar Pohlak
- Occupations
- association football coachsports officialsportspersoncoachwriter
- Biography
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Aivar Pohlak is an Estonian football official, a former football player (striker), referee, and football coach. Since March 2007, he has been the President of the Estonian Football Association (EJL) after being its Vice President for four years. He is the member of UEFA Executive Committee since 2025.
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Lagle Parek
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- civil engineerfreedom fighterpolitician
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Lagle Parek is an Estonian politician. She served as the Minister of the Interior in the first post-soviet government, led by the Prime Minister Mart Laar.
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Signe Riisalo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Signe Riisalo is an Estonian politician. As of 26 January 2021, she serves as Minister of Social Protection in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She is affiliated with the Reform Party.
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Indrek Toome
- Occupations
- real estate developerbusinesspersonentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Indrek Toome was an Estonian politician and entrepreneur. As a top level communist party official, he held several important positions in the leadership of the Estonian SSR. Becoming the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Estonian SSR in 1988, and continuing as the prime minister of the Estonian SSR in 1989, after the renaming of the Council of Ministers to the Government.
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Kaarel Nurmsalu
- Occupations
- Nordic combined skierski jumper
- Biography
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Kaarel Nurmsalu is an Estonian former ski jumper and nordic combined skier who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Estonia in the ski jumping competition.
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Taavi Kotka
- Enrolled in the Tallinn University of Technology
- Studied in 2003-2004
- Occupations
- civil servantbusinesspersonentrepreneur
- Biography
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Taavi Kotka is an IT visionary and previously the chief information officer of the Estonian Government known for leading e-residency program. Between years 2005-2012, Kotka was the CEO of Nortal (then named Webmedia), one of the largest software development companies in the Baltic states. Taavi Kotka (alongside Ruth Annus, and Siim Sikkut) proposed "10 million e-residents by 2025" on idea contest by Estonian Development Fund in 2014.
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Jaak Jõerüüt
- Occupations
- politicianwriterdiplomatjournalistpoet
- Biography
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Jaak Jõerüüt is an Estonian writer and politician. He was the defense minister of Estonia from November 2004 to 10 October 2005.
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Tarmo Kruusimäe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tarmo Kruusimäe is an Estonian politician and musician. He has been member of XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
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Aivar Riisalu
- Occupations
- singerentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Aivar Riisalu is an Estonian singer, businessman and politician. He has been member of XI and XII Riigikogu.
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Sven Sester
- Occupations
- economistsportspersonbridge playerpolitician
- Biography
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Sven Sester is an Estonian politician and former Minister of Finance.
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Ülo Nugis
- Occupations
- business executiveengineerpolitician
- Biography
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Ülo Nugis was an Estonian politician and economist. As Speaker of the Supreme Council of Estonia on 20 August 1991, he presided over the Supreme Council's historic session when it voted for the restoration of Estonia's national independence from the Soviet Union.
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Tõnis Palts
- Occupations
- businesspersonentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Tõnis Palts is an Estonian politician and former mayor of Tallinn and Minister of Finance.
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Siim Valmar Kiisler
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Siim Valmar Kiisler is an Estonian politician, a member of the Parempoolsed, former member of Isamaa (Pro Patria and Res Publica Union).
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Maxim Bilovitskiy
- Occupations
- writerchemistphotographertelevision producer
- Biography
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Maxim Bilovitskiy is an Estonian food scientist, chemist, writer, photographer and YouTuber, Russian-language.
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Erkki Keldo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Erkki Keldo is an Estonian politician. He has been member of XIV Riigikogu and XV Riigikogu.
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Tiit Made
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Tiit Made is an Estonian politician. He was a writer of the Four-Man Proposal in 1987, and he served in the VII Riigikogu and VIII Riigikogu from 1992 to 1999.
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Olga Ivanova
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Olga Ivanova is an Estonian politician, and a member of the Estonian Centre Party. She was chosen to the Estonian Parliament in the 2015 election with 1,948 personal votes. Ivanova has worked as Lasnamäe district elder since 2011.
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Raivo Aeg
- Occupations
- politicianpolice officer
- Biography
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Raivo Aeg is an Estonian politician and police officer. He is member of the XIV Riigikogu. Since 2014 he has belonged to the Isamaa party.
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Mart Nutt
- Enrolled in the Tallinn University of Technology
- Studied in 2011
- Occupations
- civil servantpoliticianmuseum professionalhistorian
- Biography
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Mart Nutt was an Estonian politician and historian, member of the XIV Riigikogu since he was elected in the 2019 Estonian parliamentary election.
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Heimar Lenk
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Heimar Lenk is an Estonian journalist and politician. He has supported the Estonian Centre Party since 1994.
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Robert Lepikson
- Occupations
- politicianrally driversportspersonentrepreneurmotorsports competitor
- Biography
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Robert Lepikson was an Estonian politician, businessman and rally driver/co-driver.
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Kirill Teiter
- Enrolled in the Tallinn University of Technology
- Studied in 1975
- Occupations
- journalistpolice officerpoliticianhumorist
- Biography
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Kirill Teiter, self-styled as Kirill I was an Estonian politician and humorist, as well as the first king of the unrecognized micronation known as the Kingdom of Torgu. Teiter was born in Tallinn on 25 August 1952. He was a member of VII Riigikogu as part of the Royalist Party. Teiter died on 20 May 2022, aged 69.
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Argo Arbeiter
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Argo Arbeiter is an Estonian football manager and former Estonian international footballer. Currently he is the sporting director of Nõmme Kalju.
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Mihhail Korb
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mihhail Korb is an Estonian politician. He is member of XIV Riigikogu. Since 2002 he belongs to Estonian Centre Party.
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Arto Aas
- Occupations
- politicianassociation football player
- Biography
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Arto Aas is an Estonian politician who was the Minister of Public Administration from 2015 to 2016.
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Linnar Viik
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
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Linnar Viik is an Estonian information technology scientist, entrepreneur and IT visionary.
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Sven Jürgenson
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Sven Jürgenson is an Estonian diplomat. He served as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York of Estonia from 1998 to 2000 and once again from 2015 to 2022. In 2016, he was also the President of the UNICEF Executive Board at the international level. He served as Ambassador to the United States from 2000 to 2003 and as Ambassador to France from 2010 to 2015.
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Margus Leivo
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Margus Leivo was an Estonian politician. He was a member of X Riigikogu. He was the Estonian Minister of the Interior from 2003-2005.
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Margus Metstak
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Margus Metstak is a retired Estonian professional basketball player who played mostly at the center position.
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Igor Volke
- Occupations
- ufologist
- Biography
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Igor Volke was an Estonian ufologist and researcher of environmental anomalies.
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Bruno Junk
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Bruno Junk was an Estonian race walker. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952 and 1956 Olympics and won bronze medals on both occasions. He set a world record in the 15 km in 1951 (1:08:08.0), and had world's best times in the 20 km in 1956 (1:30:00.8) and in the 3 km in 1952 (11:51.4). Domestically he won four Soviet titles: in 1951 and 1956 in the 20 km, and in 1952 and 1953 in the 10 km, and eight Estonian titles: in 1949–50 and 1956–59 in the 20 km, in 1958 in the 10 km, and in 1959 in the 30 km.
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Arvo Sarapuu
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Arvo Sarapuu was an Estonian businessman, politician, and member of the Estonian Centre Party. Sarapuu served as the first post-independence County Governor of Järva County from 1989 until 1997. He then served as the Deputy Mayor of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, from April 2011 until his resignation on May 26, 2017, due to allegations of corruption.
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Roman Fosti
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Roman Fosti is an Estonian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing 20th, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro finishing 61st, and the 2017 World Championships in London finishing 53rd. He previously competed mostly in middle-distance events switching to the marathon in 2013. He won the Tallinn Marathon in 2018.
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Matti Päts
- Occupations
- civil servantlawyerelectrical engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Matti Päts was an Estonian politician. He was a member of VII Riigikogu. Born to politician Viktor Päts in Tallinn, he was a grandson of Estonian statesman Konstantin Päts and writer Jaan Lattik. Päts died on 14 November 2024, at the age of 91.
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Toomas Luman
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Toomas Luman is an Estonian entrepreneur.
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Aivar Kokk
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Aivar Kokk is an Estonian politician. He has been member of the XII, XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
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Mari Saat
- Occupations
- writereconomist
- Biography
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Mari Saat is an Estonian writer.
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Lea Danilson-Järg
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- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Lea Danilson-Järg is an Estonian politician. She served as Minister of Justice in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.
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Riivo Sinijärv
- Occupations
- diplomatengineerpolitician
- Biography
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Riivo Sinijärv is an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Margit Rüütel
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Margit Rüütel is a former tennis player from Estonia.
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Märt Israel
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Märt Israel is a male discus thrower from Estonia. His personal best is 66.98, achieved in May 2011 in Chula Vista (his previous best was 66.56 metres, achieved in September 2007 in Helsingborg).
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Joel Luhamets
- Occupations
- clergyman
- Biography
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Joel Luhamets is an Estonian Lutheran prelate who is the current bishop of the Southern Region whose seat is in Tartu, Estonia.
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Kersti Sarapuu
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- politician
- Biography
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Kersti Sarapuu is an Estonian politician. She has been a member of the XIII and XIV Riigikogu.
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Mati Vaarmann
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Mati Vaarmann is an Estonian diplomat.
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Karl Rebane
- Occupations
- physicistpolitician
- Biography
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Karl Rebane was a Soviet and Estonian physicist.
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Jaanus Tamkivi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jaanus Tamkivi is an Estonian politician of the Estonian Reform Party. He was Mayor of Kuressaare from 1996 to 2005, a member of the Riigikogu from 2005 to 2015, and the Minister of the Environment from 2007 to 2011. Currently he is the chairman of Saaremaa Municipality Council.
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Rein Otsason
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- economistbankerbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Rein Otsason was an Estonian banker.
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Enn Tõugu
- Occupations
- computer scientistmathematician
- Biography
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Enn Tõugu was an Estonian computer scientist and mathematician. He dealt with system programming, declarative languages and topics related to artificial intelligence.
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Katrin Loo
- Enrolled in the Tallinn University of Technology
- Studied in 2017
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Katrin Loo is a retired Estonian footballer who played as a forward for Naiste Meistriliiga club FC Flora and the Estonia women's national team.
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Valve Kirsipuu
- Enrolled in the Tallinn University of Technology
- Studied in 1958
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Valve Kirsipuu was an Estonian economist and politician. She was a member of the VII, VIII and IX Riigikogu.
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Toivo Jürgenson
- Occupations
- engineerbusinesspersonentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Toivo Jürgenson is an Estonian engineer, entrepreneur and politician. He was a member of the VII, VIII and IX Riigikogu, representing the Pro Patria Union party.
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Kalev Kallemets
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Kalev Kallemets is an Estonian politician. He was a member of the Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Reform Party, from 2014 to 2015.
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Olav Aarna
- Occupations
- computer scientistpolitician
- Biography
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Olav Aarna is an Estonian computer scientist, academic and politician. He was a member of X Riigikogu. Aarna was the rector of Tallinn University of Technology from 1991 until 2000, and the rector of the Estonian Business School from 2000 until 2003.
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Feliks Undusk
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- television presenterpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
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Feliks Undusk is an Estonian journalist and politician. He was a member of VIII Riigikogu.
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Andres Keevallik
- Occupations
- basketball playerengineer
- Biography
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Andres Keevallik is an Estonian computer scientist.
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Väino Reinart
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Väino Reinart is an Estonian diplomat.
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Remo Holsmer
- Occupations
- sportspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Remo Holsmer is an Estonian former basketball player and politician who represented the Estonian Reform Party in the Riigikogu from 2011 to 2018. He was a player for BC Kalev, and later, was the manager of the team from 2005 to 2009.
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Ahto Buldas
- Enrolled in the Tallinn University of Technology
- In 1993 graduated with Master of Science
- In 1999 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- computer scientistmathematiciancryptographer
- Biography
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Ahto Buldas is an Estonian computer scientist. He is the inventor of Keyless Signature Infrastructure, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Guardtime and Chair of the OpenKSI foundation.
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Ivar Kallion
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ivar Kallion was an Estonian Communist politician and author who was the chairman of the Executive Committee of Tallinn from June 1971 to July 1979.
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Mati Meos
- Enrolled in the Tallinn University of Technology
- Studied in 1969
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Mati Meos, born 5 October 1946 (age 79) in Jõgeva, is an Estonian politician and engineer. He was a member of VIII Riigikogu, and a director and founder of the Estonian Aviation Museum.
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Andres Unga
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Andres Unga is an Estonian diplomat.
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Enno Lend
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Enno Lend is an Estonian economist and rector of Tallinn University of Technology.
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Kai Rimmel
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kai Rimmel is an Estonian politician. She has been a member of the XIV Riigikogu.
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Kalev Kotkas
- Occupations
- politicianrural municipality mayor
- Biography
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Kalev Kotkas is an Estonian politician. He has been member of IX, XI, XII and XIII Riigikogu.
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Jaan Priisalu
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- researcher
- Biography
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Jaan Priisalu is an Estonian cyber security official.