Paul-Eerik Rummo is an Estonian poet, playwright, translator and politician who was the former Estonian Minister of Culture and Education, as well as the former Estonian Minister of Population Affairs.
Juhan Viiding, also known under the pseudonym of Jüri Üdi was an Estonian poet and actor.
Marju Lauristin is an Estonian politician, and former Member of the European Parliament and Minister of Social Affairs. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party, part of the Party of European Socialists. Lauristin is currently a member of the Tartu city council.
Tõnu Kaljuste is an Estonian conductor.
Ain Lutsepp is an Estonian actor and politician.
Kersti Heinloo is an Estonian stage, film and television actress who began her career in radio.
Meeli Sööt was an Estonian stage, television, radio and film actress.
Kiiri Tamm is an Estonian stage, television and film actress and stage manager.
Mari Lill is an Estonian stage, film and television actress whose career began onstage in the late 1960s.
Andres Raag is an Estonian stage, film, radio and television actor and singer with the band L'Dorado since 1993.
Merle Jääger is an Estonian television, stage and film actress, poet and author who frequently uses the pen name Merca. Initially associated with the burgeoning Estonian punk rock scene of the early to mid 1980s, she has been described as the "bard of protest". Her career as an actress began in her early 20s and she has received a number of high-profile awards for stage roles.
Ines Aru is an Estonian stage, radio, voice, television, and film actress whose career began in the early 1960s.
Marta Laan is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress whose career began in the late 2000s.
Kaur Alttoa is an Estonian art historian and cultural historian.
Viiu Härm is an Estonian poet, author, photographer, translator, and former actress. Härm's career as an actress began as a teenager in the early 1960s. After appearing onstage and in several films, she retired from acting in the early 1970s to focus on writing.
Aare Laanemets was an Estonian actor and theatre director, who is possibly best recalled for his role as Joosep Toots in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: Kevade (1969), Suvi (1976), and Sügis (1990). Laanemets' career began as a teenager and he worked steadily as an adult as a stage, film, and television actor until his death in 2000, aged 46. In 1984, he co-founded the Pärnu School Theatre, where he worked as an instructor and stage director.
Tõnis Rätsep is an Estonian actor, musician, educator, poet, and playwright.
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.
Ivo Eensalu is an Estonian actor and theatre director. Eensalu's career began in the early 1970s, and has appeared as an actor on stage, film and in television. He became widely known after appearing on the Eesti Televisioon children's educational television series Mõmmi ja aabits. From 1995 until 2001, he was the director of the Estonian Drama Theatre.
