Famous People with Name Karlis

Karlis Baumanis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Karlis Baumanis: was a Latvian composer. He is the author of the lyrics and music of Dievs, sveti Latviju! (“God bless Latvia!”), the national anthem of Latvia. Karlis Baumanis was the first composer to use the word “Latvia” in the lyrics of a song, in the 19th century, w

Karlis Irbitis            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Karlis Irbitis: was a Latvian aeroplane designer. His greatest successes, for the VEF Factory, were the sports plane VEF I-12 (1935) and the monoplane VEF I-16 (1939), used as a fighter. After World War II, when he had emigrated to Canada, he was the designer of the expe

Karlis Milenbahs            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Karlis Milenbahs: was the first native speaker of Latvian to devote his career to linguistics. Milenbahs studied classical philology at the University of Dorpat (he did not remain at the University because of his poverty). He was the author of over a hundred scholarly arti

Karlis Padegs            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Karlis Padegs: s one of Latvia's most popular artists. He studied under noted Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvitis at the Latvia Art Academy. Padegs' style was original and shocking - using themes which were very iconoclastic at the time.

Karlis Skalbe            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Karlis Skalbe: was a Latvian writer and poet. He is best known for his 72 fairy tales which are really written for adults. He has been called the 'King of Fairytales',[1] and his words has been inscribed on the Monument of Freedom in Riga.