Russian Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Was a Latvian aeroplane designer. His greatest successes, for the VEF Factory, were the sports plane

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

Is a Latvian tennis player. Through his career Lejnieks has won one Futures doubles title and has on

Is a Latvian tennis player. Through his career Lejnieks has won one Futures doubles title and has one runner-up in singles. Lejnieks made his ATP debut in 2008 St. Petersburg Open where he defeated Russian Alexandre Kudryavtsev in the first round. In the

Was the first native speaker of Latvian to devote his career to linguistics. Milenbahs studied class

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

Is a former basketball player and currently is the head coach of Barons LMT.

Is a former basketball player and currently is the head coach of Barons LMT.

Was a Latvian-Australian chess player.Ozols represented Latvia at eighth board (+7 -1 =7) in unoffic

Was a Latvian-Australian chess player.Ozols represented Latvia at eighth board (+7 -1 =7) in unofficial Chess Olympiad at Munich 1936 where he won individual bronze medal. He also played at fourth board (+2 -5 =3) in the 7th Olympiad at Stockholm 1937.

S one of Latvia's most popular artists. He studied under noted Latvian painter Vilhelms Purvitis at

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.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Is a footballer. He plays for FS Metta-Latvijas Universitate Riga.

Was a Latvian writer and poet. He is best known for his 72 fairy tales which are really written for

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.

A Latvian curler from Jelgava. He was a skip of the Latvian men's team at the 2004 and 2006 European

A Latvian curler from Jelgava. He was a skip of the Latvian men's team at the 2004 and 2006 European Curling Championships where Latvia finished 19th and 17th, respectively. The 2005 he skipped a mixed curling team to that year's European Mixed Championsh

Was a prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia during the Latvian period of independe

Was a prominent Latvian politician in pre-World War II Latvia during the Latvian period of independence from 1918 to 1940. Ulmanis studied agriculture at the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and at Leipzig University, Germany, and then worked in Latvia as a write

Was a Latvian sculptor. After training in Russia and Germany he returned to Riga, where he both work

Was a Latvian sculptor. After training in Russia and Germany he returned to Riga, where he both worked in sculpture and taught it. He is best known for his monumental sculptures, including the Brothers' Cemetery and the Freedom Monument in Riga.

Is an Estonian cross-country skier. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represents

Is an Estonian cross-country skier. He competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He represents Estonia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Kokk's best finish was 14th in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 2010 Games. His best finish was the FIS Nordic

Is a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League. He played wit

Is a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Currently he plays for Serie A hockey team AS Renon.

Is a Latvian professional basketball player who will play for Liga ACB club Baloncesto Fuenlabrada i

Is a Latvian professional basketball player who will play for Liga ACB club Baloncesto Fuenlabrada in 2009–2010 season.

Is a Latvian professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Otta

Is a Latvian professional ice hockey player. He was selected in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators and plays for their minor league Binghamton Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Is a Latvian football defender currently playing for English club Queens Park Rangers. He is also a

Is a Latvian football defender currently playing for English club Queens Park Rangers. He is also a regular with the Latvia national team.

Was a Latvian professional basketball player. He has played for Efes Pilsen, Real Madrid, UNICS Kaza

Was a Latvian professional basketball player. He has played for Efes Pilsen, Real Madrid, UNICS Kazan, Fenerbahçe and the Latvian national basketball team. He is 2.06 metres tall and weighs 120 kilograms. He was suspended for 2 years and he has now become

Is a Latvian national who is a convicted serial killer of the murder of thirteen elderly women by th

Is a Latvian national who is a convicted serial killer of the murder of thirteen elderly women by the Riga Regional Court on May 12, 2005 and sentenced to life in prison.

Has served as the Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan since Senators unanimously elected him on 11

Has served as the Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan since Senators unanimously elected him on 11 January 2007.[1] He served as the Foreign Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan from June 2003 to 8 January 2007. Yerzhan N. Ashykbayev served as the sp

Is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2009 Russian bronze medalist.

Is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2009 Russian bronze medalist.

Is an Estonian musician and member of the Estonian girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to a Russian mothe

Is an Estonian musician and member of the Estonian girl group Vanilla Ninja. Born to a Russian mother Lena and an Estonian father Toomas Siska, Katrin has a younger sister Triin-Ketlin.

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He

Is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for JK Nõmme Kalju. He plays the position of defender or striker. Former clubs include FC Flora Tallinn and FC Valga Warrior.

Is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ 2, the Kazakh version of Pop Id

Is a Kazakh singer who rose to popularity after winning SuperStar KZ 2, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya. Kayrat won in his semi final group with highest votes of 26.1% of the total vote to advance to the finals of SuperStar KZ 2. During the entire series Kayrat sang in no less than five languages - English, Russian, Kazakh, Spanish and Italian.

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Spartak Nalchik.

Is a Russian footballer currently playing for FC Spartak Nalchik.