Famous People with Name Tonis

Tõnis Kint            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Tõnis Kint: was an Estonian politician. He served as "Prime Minister in duties of the President" (in other words, Estonian head of state in exile) from December 23, 1970 to March 1, 1990.

Tõnis Kalde            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Tõnis Kalde: is a retired football (soccer) midfielder from Estonia. He played for several clubs in his native country, including FC Kuressaare.Kalde earned his first official cap for the Estonia national football team on May 19, 1995, when Estonia played Latvia at the Baltic Cup 1995. He obtained a total number of two caps.

Tõnis Kaukvere            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Tõnis Kaukvere: is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of defender or midfielder and is 1.82 m tall. Former clubs include FC Flora Tallinn and FC Valga. He is also a member of Estonia national under-21 football team.

Tõnis Erm            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Tõnis Erm: is an Estonian mountain bike orienteer. At the 2008 World MTB Orienteering Championships in Ostróda, he won a bronze medal in the sprint event. In Ben Shemen in 2009 he won a silver medal in the sprint.

Michael Timothy Tonis            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Timothy Tonis: is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He bats and throws right-handed.Tonis attended Elk Grove High School and was drafted in the 52nd round of the 1997 Major League Baseball draft by the New York Mets, but did not sign, instead choosing to attend the University of California. The Royals drafted him again in the 2nd round of the 2000 draft and he did sign. Tonis' best season was 2001, when he batted .264 with 12 home runs and 61 RBI with the Single-A Wilmington Blue Rocks and Double-A Wichita Wranglers. Prior to the 2002 season Tonis suffered multiple injuries, which sidelined him for most of the season. When he returned, he was hit in the jaw with a pitch while rehabbing,

Aleksander Tõnisson            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Aleksander Tõnisson: was a famous Estonian military commander (Major General) during the Estonian War of Independence. In 1899 he graduated Vilnius Military Academy. Tõnisson participated in Russo-Japanese war and in World War I.

Jaan Tõnisson            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Jaan Tõnisson: 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.

Tõnu Tõniste            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Tõnu Tõniste: is retired sailor from Estonia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He did so with his twin brother Toomas Tõniste.

Toomas Tõniste            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Toomas Tõniste: is retired sailor and a politician from Estonia, who competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He did so with his twin brother Tõnu Tõniste. He is a member of the Estonian Parliament.