Famous People with Name Martins

Martinš Ozols            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Ozols: is a Latvian footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Martinš Antons            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Antons: was a Latvian lawyer and politician.He graduated from St. Petersburg University in 1912, Faculty of Law, then worked as a lawyer in Riga. During the First World War he wasa Baltic Refugees Committee member, and the Latvian Riflemen Organizing Committee. He was elected member of the Constitutional Assembly (1920), and Labor Party member of the presidium. Involved with politicians in Stockholm, he was deported to Russia, and was killed in 1941 during World War II.

Martinš Cipulis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Cipulis: is a Latvian ice hockey left winger currently playing for Dinamo Riga, in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Martinš Karsums            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Martinš Karsums: is a Latvian professional ice hockey player currently playing as a right winger for Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Karsums was selected in the second round, 64th overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He has also p

Martins Nnabugwu Ekwueme            Origin/Culture/Country: Nigerian

Martins Nnabugwu Ekwueme: is a Nigerian football player in the midfield position. He first came to Poland in the 2000/2001 season after joining Jeziorak Ilawa. After the 2006/2007 season Ekwueme joined Legia Warsaw. Then on August 31, he joined Zaglebie Lubin on a year loan deal.

Peter Martins            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Peter Martins: is a Danish danseur and choreographer. Martins was named Man of the Year by Danish American Society, 1980. He was a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet and with The New York City Ballet, where he joined George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and John Taras as balletmaster in 1981, retired from dancing in 1983 at which time he became Co-Ballet Master-In-Chief with Robbins, and since 1990 has borne sole responsibility for artistic leadership of City Ballet. Martins regularly choreographs new works for both companies. His first piece was Calcium Light Night set to music by Charles Ives and premiered in 1977. His more recent pieces include Octet, Friandises, Stabat Mater and the full-length ballets The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Romeo † Juliet. He also did the choreography for the Barbie movies Barbie in the Nutcracker and Barbie of Swan Lake. He was nominated for the 1986 Tony Award for Best Choreographer for Song & Dance. Martins is a champion of contemporary music, working often with composer John Luther Adams. His autobiography, Far From Denmark was published in 1982, and his exercise regimen, NYCB Workout, first appeared in book form in 1997, with a DVD and a second series produced later. Martins was inducted into the National Museum of Dance C.V. Whitney Hall of Fame in 2008.