Are Eller (born on 23 November 1947 in Rakke) is an Estonian sport personnel, sport journalist and rower. [1]
In the 1960s and 1970 he won 36 gold medals in Estonian championships in rowing. From 1964 until 1975, he was a member of Estonian national team. [1]
From 1979 until 1992, he was a reporter for Eesti Televisioon. Since 1984 he has been a host of television series Mootorite maailmas. Since 1992 he is a freelance sport journalist. [1]
Since 1994 he has been a member of Estonian delegation in the Paralympic Games. [1]
In 2018 he was awarded with Order of the White Star, V class. [2]
Edgar Savisaar is an Estonian politician, one of the founding members of Popular Front of Estonia and the Centre Party. He has served as the acting Prime Minister of Estonia, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications and mayor of Tallinn.
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international football matches and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association, the governing body for football in Estonia. Estonia's home ground is A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn.
Meistriliiga is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded in 1992, and was initially semi-professional with amateur clubs allowed to compete. With the help of solidarity mechanisms, the league is fully professional since the 2020 season.
Mart Laar is an Estonian politician and historian. He served as the Prime Minister of Estonia from 1992 to 1994 and from 1999 to 2002. Laar is credited with having helped bring about Estonia's rapid economic development during the 1990s. He is a member of the centre-right Isamaa party.
Jüri Ratas is an Estonian politician who was the 18th prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021. He has been Leader of the Centre Party since 2016, and was the mayor of Tallinn from 2005 to 2007.
Vahur Afanasjev was an Estonian novelist, poet, musician and film director best known for his novel Serafima and Bogdan a story following the lives in a village of Russian Orthodox Old Believers on the shore of the lake Peipus from the end of the World War II to the nineties. The novel won the 2017 Estonian Writers' Union's Novel Competition.
Nikita Baranov is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for the Estonia national team.
Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Verona" written by Sven Lõhmus. The song was performed by Koit Toome and Laura Põldvere. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2017 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and the top five from each semi-final as determined by a jury panel and public vote qualified to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a jury panel and a public vote selected the top three to qualify to the super final. In the super final, "Verona" performed by Koit Toome and Laura was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.
Eero Spriit, is an Estonian actor, theatre producer and director, and film and television producer. Spriit's career as an actor began in the early 1970s.
Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2021 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Estonian Dance Sport Association is one of the sport governing bodies in Estonia which deals with dance sport.
Estonian Powerboating Union is one of the sport governing bodies in Estonia which deals with powerboating.
Kaie Mihkelson is an Estonian film and stage actress.
Jüri Estam is an Estonian journalist and politician.
Hagi Šein is an Estonian journalist, film director, screenwriter, professor, media pedagogue and former figure skater.
Jaan Ruus was an Estonian film critic, film journalist and film editor.
Luule Komissarov is an Estonian actress.
Haldur Õim is an Estonian linguist.
Tiiu Erelt is an Estonian linguist.