This is a list of notable Estonian-Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Estonian American or must have references showing they are Estonian American and are notable.
Arts and Literature
Alar Kivilo – member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, cinematographer
Kristjan Järvi – symphony conductor
Neeme Järvi – symphony conductor. Moved to the US in 1981
Paavo Järvi – current Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Tõnu Kalam - pianist and symphony conductor
Mark Kostabi – artist
Paul Kostabi – artist, music producer
Louis Kahn – architect, designer of the Salk Institute, Kimbell Art Museum, and others
Bill Rebane – film director
Ene Riisna is an Estonian-born American award-winning television producer, known for her work on the American news program 20/20.
Helen Tobias-Duesberg – composer
Priit Vesilind – author, photojournalist
Matti Kaups, Ph.D -- professor of geography at the University of Minnesota-Duluth
Theodor Kolobow, M.D. - Scientific Inventor Thoracic Surgeon and Section Chief at National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (1962-2007), Inventor of Spiral Lung His invention was patented in January 1970 as an “Artificial Organ for Membrane Dialysis of Biological Fluids” and has been in production in various applications for over 40 years. In the 1970s, he improved flow across membranes in the Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO)
August Komendant – Professor of Architecture at University of Pennsylvania (1959–74), Structural Engineer for Louis Kahn
Toivo U. Raun, Ph.D – Historian the author of Estonia and the Estonians
Mare Taagepera Ph.D – Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Chemistry School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, University of Tartu Estonia. Honorary Member of the Estonian Chemical Society
Rein Taagepera Ph.D – Research Professor, Political science, University of California, Irvine; Professor Emeritus, University of Tartu, Estonia
Alar Toomre, Jüri Toomre – astronomers and mathematicians
Lauri Vaska – chemist
Eeric Truumees, MD - Spine Surgeon, researcher, and educator.
Erika Eleniak – Playboy Playmate and actress
Greg Ginn – guitarist of Black Flag
Mena Suvari – actress (Estonian father)
Miliza Korjus – singer, actress
Johann Urb – actor and former model
Maire Aunaste – TV show host, lived sometime in USA
Jaan Ehlvest – chess player
Michael Roos – football player
Margus Hunt – football player
John Roosma - Basketball Hall of Famer
Ralph Tamm -- football player
Steve Jurvetson – Draper Fisher Jurvetson businessman
Aleksander Einseln – former Commander-in-chief of the Estonian army (dual U.S. and Estonian citizenship)
Michael Josselson – the secretary general for the Congress for Cultural Freedom
Jaan Laaman – leftist activist, prisoner
Samuel H. Shapiro – governor of Illinois.
Edmund S. Valtman – political cartoonist
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