List of Lithuanians

This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania.

In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of modern Lithuania, only persons, who named themselves Lithuanians or were strictly connected to Lithuania in other way, are included.

Notable Lithuanians (from top, left to right): Lithuanian king Mindaugas ; Grand Dukes - Gediminas ; Kęstutis ; Vytautas ; Jogaila ; Grand Duchess Barbora Radvilaitė ; Grand Hetman of Lithuania Mikolaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł ; architect Laurynas Gucevičius ; historian Simonas Daukantas ; bishop Motiejus Valančius ; compositor Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis ; poet and bishop Antanas Baranauskas ; philosopher Vydūnas ; signatory of Lithuanian's independence reestablishment act Jonas Basanavičius .

First Lithuanian book, The Simple Words of Catechism , published in 1547 by Martynas Mažvydas

Portrait of Salomėja Nėris , one of the best known Lithuanian female writers

Soprano vocalist Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana

Pop singer Violeta Riaubiškytė

President Valdas Adamkus (right) chatting with Vice President Dick Cheney (left)

Marija Gimbutienė , an archeologist

Jonas Kubilius

Žydrūnas Ilgauskas

Domantas Sabonis

Virgilijus Alekna is the most successful Lithuanian discus thrower

Father Alfonsas Svarinskas spent over 20 years in Soviet prison camps