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.
Oskaras Milašius (1877–1939) – French-Lithuanian writer and diplomat
Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas (1893–1967) – writer and poet, one of the best known Symbolist poets, author of the novel In the Shadows of the Altars (Lithuanian: Altorių šešėly)
Salomėja Nėris (real name Salomėja Bačinskaitė-Bučienė, 1904–1945) – the best known female poet during the interwar period
Antanas Strazdas (1760–1833) – priest and poet, signed in
Polish as Antoni Drozdowski; best known work was Pulkim ant Keliu (Let Us Fall on Our Knees) and the poem The
Thrush
Antanas Škėma (1911–1961) – writer in exile, author of
surrealistic novel The White Cloth (Lithuanian: Balta drobulė)
Antanas Vienuolis (real name Žukauskas 1882–1957) – writer, major figure in Lithuanian prose
Vydūnas (real name Vilius Storostas, 1868–1953) – Lithuanian writer and philosopher, leader of Lithuanian cultural movement in the
Lithuania Minor at the beginning of the 20th century
Jurga Šeduikytė (1980–) – art rock musician, won the Best Female Act and the Best Album of 2005 in the Lithuanian Bravo Awards and the Best Baltic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007
Modestas Paulauskas – four-time European Champion, two-time World Champion and Olympic Champion; seven times awarded as Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year
Arvydas Sabonis – At the end of his career, played for the (USA) NBA's
Portland Trail Blazers; represented both the USSR and post-Soviet Lithuania internationally; member of the Naismith Memorial and FIBA Halls of Fame
Domantas Sabonis – son of Arvydas, played two seasons of U.S. college basketball at
Gonzaga, now plays in the NBA, 3× NBA All-Star, NBA rebounding leader (2023)
Margarita Drobiazko – ice dancer bronze medal at the European Championships (2000, 2006) and at World Championships (2000)
Rūta Garkauskaitė – professional table tennis player, former European Champion single (2008), double mixed (2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) and double women (2010, 2011)
Josifas Grigulevičius, also known as Григулевич Иосиф Ромуальдович (1913–1988) – famous Soviet intelligence agent in West Europe and Latin America, later historian of Catholic Church and Latin America (corresponding member of Academy of Sciences of USSR)
Jurgis Kairys – aerobatic pilot, FAI World Grand Prix of Aviation
FAIWGPA champion, famous of flight under 10 bridges in
Vilnius. He also flew inverted under a bridge in
Kaunas
Romas Kalanta – high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting Soviet regime in
Lithuania
Abba Kovner (1918–1987) – poet, writer, and partisan leader
Antanas Mockus (1952–) – Lithuano-Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician; mayor of the city of
Bogotá D.C. in two mandates (1995–1997 and 2001–2003)
Abraham Cahan (1860–1951) – Lithuanian-born American socialist activist, editor and journalist of socialist and Jewish periodicals (including The Jewish Daily Forward), and author of a number of fiction pieces concerning Yiddish life in New York
Brian Epstein – former
Beatles manager; paternal grandparents are Lithuanian Jews
Brandon Flowers (1981–) – vocalist, and keyboardist of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. Is under both Scottish and Lithuanian ancestry
Genie Francis – American actress; mother is of Lithuanian descent
Romain Gary (Roman Kacew) (1914–1980) – Lithuanian born naturalized French diplomat, novelist, film director, World War II aviator; the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice (under his own name and under a pseudonym)
Philip Glass (1937–) – composer (grandchild of Lithuanian Jewish migrants)
Emma Goldman – anarchist,
feminist, activist aka 'Red Emma', Lithuania-born
anarchist known for her writings and speeches
William Shatner – Canadian actor, who played Captain James T. Kirk (one of the most iconic characters in American cultural history) on Star Trek, grandson of Lithuanian immigrants[18]
Joanna Shimkus – actress born in Canada to Lithuanian emigres
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.
Oskaras Milašius (1877–1939) – French-Lithuanian writer and diplomat
Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas (1893–1967) – writer and poet, one of the best known Symbolist poets, author of the novel In the Shadows of the Altars (Lithuanian: Altorių šešėly)
Salomėja Nėris (real name Salomėja Bačinskaitė-Bučienė, 1904–1945) – the best known female poet during the interwar period
Antanas Strazdas (1760–1833) – priest and poet, signed in
Polish as Antoni Drozdowski; best known work was Pulkim ant Keliu (Let Us Fall on Our Knees) and the poem The
Thrush
Antanas Škėma (1911–1961) – writer in exile, author of
surrealistic novel The White Cloth (Lithuanian: Balta drobulė)
Antanas Vienuolis (real name Žukauskas 1882–1957) – writer, major figure in Lithuanian prose
Vydūnas (real name Vilius Storostas, 1868–1953) – Lithuanian writer and philosopher, leader of Lithuanian cultural movement in the
Lithuania Minor at the beginning of the 20th century
Jurga Šeduikytė (1980–) – art rock musician, won the Best Female Act and the Best Album of 2005 in the Lithuanian Bravo Awards and the Best Baltic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007
Modestas Paulauskas – four-time European Champion, two-time World Champion and Olympic Champion; seven times awarded as Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year
Arvydas Sabonis – At the end of his career, played for the (USA) NBA's
Portland Trail Blazers; represented both the USSR and post-Soviet Lithuania internationally; member of the Naismith Memorial and FIBA Halls of Fame
Domantas Sabonis – son of Arvydas, played two seasons of U.S. college basketball at
Gonzaga, now plays in the NBA, 3× NBA All-Star, NBA rebounding leader (2023)
Margarita Drobiazko – ice dancer bronze medal at the European Championships (2000, 2006) and at World Championships (2000)
Rūta Garkauskaitė – professional table tennis player, former European Champion single (2008), double mixed (2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) and double women (2010, 2011)
Josifas Grigulevičius, also known as Григулевич Иосиф Ромуальдович (1913–1988) – famous Soviet intelligence agent in West Europe and Latin America, later historian of Catholic Church and Latin America (corresponding member of Academy of Sciences of USSR)
Jurgis Kairys – aerobatic pilot, FAI World Grand Prix of Aviation
FAIWGPA champion, famous of flight under 10 bridges in
Vilnius. He also flew inverted under a bridge in
Kaunas
Romas Kalanta – high school student known for his public self-immolation protesting Soviet regime in
Lithuania
Abba Kovner (1918–1987) – poet, writer, and partisan leader
Antanas Mockus (1952–) – Lithuano-Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician; mayor of the city of
Bogotá D.C. in two mandates (1995–1997 and 2001–2003)
Abraham Cahan (1860–1951) – Lithuanian-born American socialist activist, editor and journalist of socialist and Jewish periodicals (including The Jewish Daily Forward), and author of a number of fiction pieces concerning Yiddish life in New York
Brian Epstein – former
Beatles manager; paternal grandparents are Lithuanian Jews
Brandon Flowers (1981–) – vocalist, and keyboardist of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. Is under both Scottish and Lithuanian ancestry
Genie Francis – American actress; mother is of Lithuanian descent
Romain Gary (Roman Kacew) (1914–1980) – Lithuanian born naturalized French diplomat, novelist, film director, World War II aviator; the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice (under his own name and under a pseudonym)
Philip Glass (1937–) – composer (grandchild of Lithuanian Jewish migrants)
Emma Goldman – anarchist,
feminist, activist aka 'Red Emma', Lithuania-born
anarchist known for her writings and speeches
William Shatner – Canadian actor, who played Captain James T. Kirk (one of the most iconic characters in American cultural history) on Star Trek, grandson of Lithuanian immigrants[18]
Joanna Shimkus – actress born in Canada to Lithuanian emigres