Georg Lurich was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler and strongman of the early 20th century. Lurich was also the trainer of Estonian wrestlers and weightlifters Georg Hackenschmidt and Aleksander Aberg.
Jüri Talvet is an Estonian poet and academic. He is the author of various literary works including poetry, criticism, and essays.
The Tartu offensive operation, also known as the Battle of Tartu and the Battle of Emajõgi was a campaign fought over southeastern Estonia in 1944. It took place on the Eastern Front during World War II between the Soviet 3rd Baltic Front and parts of the German Army Group North.
Haide-Ene Rebassoo was an Estonian botanist who specialized in the flora of Hiiumaa island.
Kersti Merilaas was an Estonian poet and translator. In addition, she wrote poems and prose for children and plays.
Karl K. Rebane was an Estonian physicist.
Gunnar Kangro was an Estonian mathematician. He worked mainly on summation theory. He taught various courses on mathematical analysis, functional analysis and algebra in University of Tartu and he has written several university textbooks.
Olli Ungvere was an Estonian stage and film actress and singer whose career spanned more than sixty years on the stages of most of Estonia's largest theaters.
Kalle Kurg is an Estonian poet, writer, critic, translator and editor. As a versatile figure in Estonian culture, he has also published caricatures and worked as a theatre director.
Rein Põder was an Estonian writer.
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Aino Pervik is an Estonian children's writer, and translator.
Aino-Eevi Lukas was an Estonian equestrian, lawyer and politician. She competed for the national team in her youth in horse jumping and was the national champion in the obstacle course in 1947 and 1949. Earning a degree in law in 1968, she was recognized as the Estonian Lawyer of the Year in 2003. Post independence, she became the first chair of the Tartu City Council and in 2006, was knighted and the Tartu Medal was bestowed upon her.
Jüri Tuulik was an Estonian writer and playwright.
Asta Põldmäe is an Estonian writer and translator.
Ardi Liives was an Estonian writer and playwright.
Helju Vals was an Estonian language editor, journalist.
Helmi Üprus was an Estonian architectural and art historian. She trained in romance languages, studied English and ethnography, and earned a master's degree in art history from the University of Tartu in 1936. She worked her way up to head the cultural history department of the Estonian National Museum, where she researched folk art. In 1947, she began working at the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the Estonian SSR. Persecuted by Stalinism she lost her job in 1950 and worked in a factory until Stalin's death. From 1953, she was the chief specialist in architecture and history for the government monument restoration service.
Alide Ertel was an Estonian prose writer, playwright, and poet.
Aino Jõgi was an Estonian linguist, emeritus associate professor of English philology at the University of Tartu, and translator.
