Lennart Georg Meri was an Estonian writer, film director and statesman. He was the country's foreign minister in 1990–1992 and President of Estonia in 1992–2001.
Pihlak is an Estonian surname meaning rowan.
Meri is both an Estonian and Finnish surname meaning "sea" and a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Evelin Võigemast is an Estonian stage, film television and voice actress and singer.
Külli Teetamm, is an Estonian stage, television and film actress.
Herta Elviste, was an Estonian stage, film and television actress and assistant theatre director whose career spanned nearly seventy years.
Raine Loo was an Estonian stage, television and film actress.
Ellen Liiger, was an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actress and theatre teacher. Her stage career began at age six and lasted until she died in 1987.
Helene Vannari was an Estonian stage, radio, television and film actress.
Liina Olmaru is an Estonian stage, radio, television, and film actress.
Mari Lill is an Estonian stage, film and television actress whose career began onstage in the late 1960s.
Salme Reek was an Estonian stage, film, radio, and television actress and stage director whose career spanned nearly seventy years; sixty-six of which were spent as an actress at the Estonian Drama Theatre.
Silvia Laidla was an Estonian stage, television and film actress whose career spanned nearly six decades. Primarily a stage actress, she also appeared in several Estonian television series and motion pictures.
Kersti Kreismann is an Estonian actress.
Ines Aru is an Estonian stage, radio, voice, television, and film actress whose career began in the early 1960s.
Terje Pennie is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress whose career began as a teenager in the late 1970s.
Tõnis Rätsep is an Estonian actor, musician, educator, poet, and playwright.
Erika Kaljusaar is an Estonian stage, film, and television actress, theatre producer, and stage manager whose career began on stage in 1979. She is a founder of the Open Stage Association of Freelance Actors, and a founding member and leader of the Loomine traditional theatre since 2004. Kaljusaar has also worked as a project manager for the Padise Abbey museum since 2007, and since 2013, as a contributor to the newspaper Padise Teataja.
Helle-Reet Helenurm was an Estonian actress whose career began in 1968 in theatre. She also performed as a radio, television, and film actress until her death, aged 59, of cancer.
Maila Rästas was an Estonian stage, film, and radio actress. Rästas was employed at Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn from 1961 until 1992 before retiring. She also appeared in several films.
