# List of Estonian Americans

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## Arts and literature

* Alar Kivilo (born 1953) — member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, cinematographer
* Lisa Kivirist (born 1967) — author
* Kristjan Järvi (born 1972) — symphony conductor
* Neeme Järvi (born 1937) — symphony conductor. Moved to the US in 1981
* Paavo Järvi (born 1962) — current Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
* Tõnu Kalam (born 1948) — pianist and symphony conductor
* Mark Kostabi (born 1960) — artist
* Paul Kostabi (born 1962) — artist, music producer
* Louis Kahn (1901–1974) — architect, designer of the Salk Institute, Kimbell Art Museum, and others
* Ilse Lehiste (1922–2010) — linguist and author
* Alexander Nelke (1894–1974) — artist
* Dennis Nurkse (born 1949) — poet
* Raymond Pettibon (born 1957) — artist, designer of the iconic Black Flag (band) bars
* Bill Rebane (born 1937) — film director
* Ene Riisna (born 1938) — television producer
* Jerry Saltz (Estonian father) (born 1951) — art critic
* Helen Tobias-Duesberg (1919–2010) — composer
* Priit Vesilind (born 1943) — author, photojournalist
* Kiino Villand (born 1969) — photographer
* Arthur Võõbus (1909–1988) — theologian, orientalist and church historian

## Science

* Nicole Aunapu Mann (born 1977) — astronaut and test pilot
* August Komendant (1906–1992) — Professor of Architecture at University of Pennsylvania (1959–74), Structural Engineer for Louis Kahn
* Pearn P. Niiler (1937–2010) — oceanographer
* Jaak Panksepp (1943–2017) — neuroscientist and psychobiologist
* Hillar Rootare (1928–2008) — physical chemist
* Rein Taagepera (born 1933) — Research Professor, Political science, University of California, Irvine; Professor Emeritus, University of Tartu, Estonia
* Riho Terras (1939–2005) — mathematician
* Alar Toomre (born 1937), Jüri Toomre — astronomers and mathematicians
* Karen Uhlenbeck (born 1942) — mathematician and founder of geometric analysis
* Lauri Vaska (1925–2015) — chemist

## Entertainment

* Erika Eleniak (born 1969) — Playboy Playmate and actress
* Greg Ginn (born 1954) — guitarist of Black Flag
* Miliza Korjus (1905–1980) — coloratura soprano opera singer
* Karolyn Nelke (born 1948) — stage actress
* Mena Suvari (born 1979) — actress (Estonian father)
* Ivan Triesault (1898–1980) — actor
* Johann Urb (born 1977) — actor and former model

## Sports

* Jaan Ehlvest (born 1962) — chess player
* Margus Hunt (born 1987) — football player
* Chris Jogis (born 1965) — badminton player
* Ingrid Neel (born 1998) — tennis player
* Michael Roos (born 1982) — football player
* John Roosma (1900–1983) — basketball player
* Sven Salumaa (born 1966) — tennis player
* Warren Cummings Smith (born 1991) — alpine skier
* Ralph Tamm (born 1966) — football player
* Katie Vesterstein (born 1999) — alpine skier

## Business

* Lachlan Murdoch (born 1971) — CEO of FOX Corporation
* Elisabeth Murdoch (born 1968) — businesswoman
* James Murdoch (born 1972) — businessman
* Steve Jurvetson (born 1967) — Draper Fisher Jurvetson businessman

## Politics

* Michael Josselson (1908–1978) — secretary general for the Congress for Cultural Freedom
* Jaan Laaman (born 1948) — leftist extremist
* Samuel H. Shapiro (1907–1987) — governor of Illinois.
* Edmund S. Valtman (1914–2005) — political cartoonist
* Melissa F. Wells (born 1932) — diplomat and former ambassador

## Military

* Aleksander Einseln (1931–2017) — former Commander-in-chief of the Estonian army (dual U.S. and Estonian citizenship)
* Tiiu Kera (born 1945) — retired United States Air Force (USAF) major general
* Edward Masso — retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and ambassador to Estonia