List of Famous people born in Pärnu County, Estonia

Konstantin Päts

First Name Konstantin
Last Name Päts
Died on January 18, 1956

Konstantin Päts was the most influential politician of interwar Estonia, and served five times as the country's head of government. He was one of the first Estonians to become active in politics and started an almost 40-year political rivalry with Jaan Tõnisson, first through journalism with his newspaper Teataja, later through politics. He was condemned to death during the 1905 Revolution, but managed to flee first to Switzerland, then to Finland, where he continued his literary work. He returned to Estonia, but had to spend time in prison in 1910–1911.

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Jüri Tamm

First Name Jüri
Last Name Tamm
Born on February 5, 1957
Died on September 22, 2021 (aged 64)
Height 191 cm | 6'3

Jüri Tamm was an Estonian hammer thrower and politician. Representing USSR, he won a bronze medal in the 1980 and 1988 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. He set the world record for the hammer in 1980.

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Platon

Born on July 25, 1869
Died on January 14, 1919 (aged 49)

Platon, born Paul Kulbusch was an Estonian bishop and the first Orthodox saint of Estonian ethnicity.

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Gustav Fabergé

First Name Gustav
Born on December 30, 1814
Died on October 29, 1893 (aged 78)

Gustav Fabergé was a Baltic German jeweller and father of Peter Carl Fabergé, maker of Fabergé eggs. He established his own business in Saint Petersburg, which his son inherited.

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Mart Helme

First Name Mart
Last Name Helme
Born on October 31, 1949 (age 74)

Mart Helme is an Estonian historian and politician who served as Minister of the Interior from 2019 until his resignation in late 2020. He was the long time chairman of the national conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) from 13 April 2013 to 4 July 2020 when he was succeeded by his son Martin Helme.

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Valter Ojakäär

First Name Valter
Last Name Ojakäär
Born on March 10, 1923
Died on October 26, 2016 (aged 93)

Valter Ojakäär was an Estonian composer, instrumentalist, music publicist and author.

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Andrus Veerpalu

First Name Andrus
Last Name Veerpalu
Born on February 8, 1971 (age 53)
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Andrus Veerpalu is a retired Estonian cross-country skier. He is Estonia's most successful Winter Olympian, having won the gold medal in men's 15 kilometre classical in 2002 and 2006, and silver in men's 50 kilometre classical in 2002.

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Sergei Hohlov-Simson

Sergei Hohlov-Simson is a retired football central defender from Estonia. He last played for FC Levadia Tallinn, where he retired in 2005. He also played as a professional in Israel and Norway.

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Jakob Johann von Uexküll

First Name Jakob
Last Name Uexküll
Born on September 8, 1864
Died on July 25, 1944 (aged 79)

Jakob Johann Freiherr von Uexküll was a Baltic German biologist who worked in the fields of muscular physiology, animal behaviour studies, and the cybernetics of life. However, his most notable contribution is the notion of Umwelt, used by semiotician Thomas Sebeok and philosopher Martin Heidegger. His works established biosemiotics as a field of research.

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Lydia Koidula

First Name Lydia
Last Name Koidula
Born on December 12, 1843
Died on July 30, 1886 (aged 42)

Lydia Emilie Florence Jannsen,, known by her pen name Lydia Koidula, was an Estonian poet. Her sobriquet means 'Lydia of the Dawn' in Estonian. It was given to her by the writer Carl Robert Jakobson. She is also frequently referred to as Koidulaulik – 'Singer of the Dawn'.

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