Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the o

Is a retired Estonian professional basketball player, who competed for the Soviet Union. He is the only Estonian basketball player who has won two medals at the Olympic Games. Lipso has also won two medals at the FIBA World Championship and he is a three-

Is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. He won a bronze in the 15km event at

Is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 1994. He won a bronze in the 15km event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Was an Estonian politician and business man. From 1990 to 1991, he was the minister of industry and

Was an Estonian politician and business man. From 1990 to 1991, he was the minister of industry and energetics in Edgar Savisaar's government. He was a member of the Estonian Coalition Party.

Is an Estonian writer. aak Urmet studied Estonian philology and history (from 1997 to 2002) at the T

Is an Estonian writer. aak Urmet studied Estonian philology and history (from 1997 to 2002) at the Tallinn Pedagogical University and from 2002 to 2004 literary theory (the same university), graduated as M.A. Urmet participated Tallinna Noored Tegijad (a

Is a retired Estonian triple jumper and a gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1979 and 1980

Is a retired Estonian triple jumper and a gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1979 and 1980 Uudmäe was acknowledged as Estonia's Sportsman of the Year. In 1980 Uudmäe's coach Jaan Jürgenson was nominated as the USSR Coach of the Year and Jaak himself as USSR Master Sportsman of the Year.

Was a revolutionary of Estonia, the leader of the Communist Party of Estonia, and the first Premier

Was a revolutionary of Estonia, the leader of the Communist Party of Estonia, and the first Premier of Soviet Estonia, and the Chairman of the Council of The Commune of the Working People of Estonia (Estonian Eesti Töörahva Kommuun). Prisoned during Great

Is a chess player. He was made a Grandmaster in 1987 and was Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987

Is a chess player. He was made a Grandmaster in 1987 and was Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989. On the April 2005 FIDE list, Ehlvest had an Elo rating of 2614, placing him just outside the world's top one hundred and making him Estonia's num

Is an eminent Estonian astrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the cellular structure of the Un

Is an eminent Estonian astrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the cellular structure of the Universe. Born in Tartu, he attended the University of Tartu, where he received the Ph.D. equivalent in 1955 and a senior research doctorate in 1972. From 19

Is an Estonian ski jumper who has competed since 2000. He finished 50th in the individual normal hil

Is an Estonian ski jumper who has competed since 2000. He finished 50th in the individual normal hill event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Jüris's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 38th in the individual normal hill at Val d

Is an Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic. Kaplinski is known for his independent mind, f

Is an Estonian poet, philosopher, and culture critic. Kaplinski is known for his independent mind, focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He has been deeply influenced by Eastern philosophical schools (taoism and especially bud

Was a weightlifter and Olympic bronze medalist from Valga, Estonia. He won bronze medal at the 1924

Was a weightlifter and Olympic bronze medalist from Valga, Estonia. He won bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France in the middleweight class.[1] He died March 9, 1944 during World War II Soviet Air Force bombing in Tallinn.

Is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in France. He is one of Estonia's top athletes. He has the

Is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in France. He is one of Estonia's top athletes. He has the distinction of being the only cyclist to drop out of the Tour de France 13 consecutive times. In spite of this, he was a very successful rider, winning mu

Was an Estonian barrister and politician. n 1890, Poska graduated from the faculty of Law of Tartu U

Was an Estonian barrister and politician. n 1890, Poska graduated from the faculty of Law of Tartu University, after that he worked as barrister in Tallinn.

Is an Estonian-American Indo-Europeanist. As a student of Georges Dumezil, he also specializes in co

Is an Estonian-American Indo-Europeanist. As a student of Georges Dumezil, he also specializes in comparative mythology.

Is a retired Estonian film score composer who worked extensively in Estonian language films of the 1

Is a retired Estonian film score composer who worked extensively in Estonian language films of the 1960s and 1970s.

Was a famous Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence. He joined the army

Was a famous Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence. He joined the army voluntarily in 1900, studied 1901-1904 at Vilnius Military Academy, participated in Russo-Japanese War and 1910-1913 studied at Imperial Nicholas Military

Is a former Estonian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He was bor

Is a former Estonian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union. He was born in Massiaru, Laiksaare, Pärnumaa

Was an Estonian statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice during 1919 to 1920 and as

Was an Estonian statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice during 1919 to 1920 and as the Foreign Minister of Estonia from 1931 to 1932.

Is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of defender and midfielder

Is a former Estonian professional footballer. He was playing the position of defender and midfielder.

Is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia, who retired in 1997. His last club was Pärnu

Is a retired football (soccer) defender from Estonia, who retired in 1997. His last club was Pärnu JK. Veensalu obtained a total number of six caps for the Estonia national football team during the early 1990s.

Is a Russian–born Israeli chess grandmaster (GM).As of April 2007[update], his Elo rating was 2433

Is a Russian–born Israeli chess grandmaster (GM).As of April 2007[update], his Elo rating was 2433, making him the # 39 player in Israel and the 1449th-highest rated player in the world. His peak rating was 2560 in 1989.

A tailor, Davis used small copper rivets to reinforce and strengthen items including harnesses. In 1

A tailor, Davis used small copper rivets to reinforce and strengthen items including harnesses. In 1871, a woman approached Davis to make pants for her husband, who was quite large. Davis decided to use the copper rivets to reinforce the pants for men.

Was an Estonian architect of Baltic German descent. From 1904 to 1907 Rosenbaum was the city archite

Was an Estonian architect of Baltic German descent. From 1904 to 1907 Rosenbaum was the city architect of Tartu. After that he worked in Tallinn

Was a Russian herpetologist who was a native of the village Kriniz. He studied sciences at Moscow Un

Was a Russian herpetologist who was a native of the village Kriniz. He studied sciences at Moscow University under the direction of Anatoly Bogdanov (1834-1896), and afterwards moved to Germany, where he studied at the University of Jena with Ernst Haecke

A Russian herpetologist who was a native of the village Kriniz. He studied sciences at Moscow Univer

A Russian herpetologist who was a native of the village Kriniz. He studied sciences at Moscow University under the direction of Anatoly Bogdanov (1834-1896), and afterwards moved to Germany, where he studied at the University of Jena with Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919) and Carl Gegenbaur (1826-1903). In 1875 he obtained his doctorate with a thesis concerning the urogenital organs of reptiles.