Famous People with Name Peteris

Peteris Stucka            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Peteris Stucka: was the head of the Bolshevik government in Latvia during the Latvian War of Independence, one of the leaders of the New Current movement in the late 19th century, a prolific writer and translator, an editor of major Latvian and Russian socialist and comm

Peteris Vasks            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Peteris Vasks: is a Latvian composer. Vasks was born in Aizpute, Latvia, to a family of a Baptist pastor. He trained as a double-bass player, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conservatory in Vilnius in the neighboring Lithuania to study

Peteris Lauks            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Peteris Lauks: was a Latvian football defender, one of the most capped footballers for Latvia national football team before World War II.Lauks played in the last international match for Latvia before its loss of independence on July 18, 1940, he was aged 38 at the time. In total between 1926 and 1940 he had played in 38 matches for Latvia - only Eriks Petersons, Janis Lidmanis, Alberts Šeibelis, Vladimirs Berzinš and Arnolds Taurinš had more caps for Latvia.