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*] - artist<ref> "The most well-known of Estonian/American artists is the infamous Mark Kostabi..."</ref><ref> ISBN 9781576078006 ''born to Estonian exiles in California''</ref> *] - artist<ref> "The most well-known of Estonian/American artists is the infamous Mark Kostabi..."</ref><ref> ISBN 9781576078006 ''born to Estonian exiles in California''</ref>
*] - artist, music producer<ref>"The complete list is: Peeter Kolk, Dianne Bowen, Külliki Talp, Ilse Leetaru, Mark Kostabi, Paul Indrek Kostabi..."</ref> *] - artist, music producer<ref>"The complete list is: Peeter Kolk, Dianne Bowen, Külliki Talp, Ilse Leetaru, Mark Kostabi, Paul Indrek Kostabi..."</ref>
*] - architect, designer of the ], ], and others<ref> "Louis Kahn was an Estonian-born Jew..."</ref> <!-- ] - architect, designer of the ], ], and others<ref> "Louis Kahn was an Estonian-born Jew..."</ref> -->
*] - author, photojournalist<ref>"Thirty years after leaving his homeland of Estonia, Priit Vesilind returned for two months to document the landscape and the people with photographer Cotton Coulson."</ref> *] - author, photojournalist<ref>"Thirty years after leaving his homeland of Estonia, Priit Vesilind returned for two months to document the landscape and the people with photographer Cotton Coulson."</ref>
*] - photographer, musician <ref> intersites.co.uk</ref> <ref> "Where are you from?" "Born in Jersey, family is from Estonia." </ref> *] - photographer, musician <ref> intersites.co.uk</ref> <ref> "Hungarian American journalist</ref>


===Science=== ===Science===
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*] ] - Research Professor, ], ]; ], ], Estonia <ref> @ ]</ref><ref> "According to leading Estonian-American political scientist Rein Taagepera..."</ref> *] ] - Research Professor, ], ]; ], ], Estonia <ref> @ ]</ref><ref> "According to leading Estonian-American political scientist Rein Taagepera..."</ref>
*], Jüri Toomre - astronomers and mathematicians <ref></ref> <ref> @ ]</ref> *], Jüri Toomre - astronomers and mathematicians <ref></ref> <ref> @ ]</ref>
*] - chemist *] - chemist (born in Estonia)

===Entertainment===
*] - Playboy Playmate and actress<ref> "...My Mom is Estonian and German."</ref>
*] - actress<ref> "Some Estonian media are joyous over the success the film American Beauty had at the Golden Globe Awards, especially co-star and sex symbol Mena Suvari - who happens to be half-Estonian."</ref>
*] - ] <ref>''James Tusty is a first-generation American of Estonian descent'' </ref> <ref></ref>
*] - singer, actress<ref>"Miliza Korjus was born ... to Estonian and Polish parents."</ref>


===Sports=== ===Sports===
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===Politics=== ===Politics===
*] - the secretary general for the ] <ref> ''...Michael Josselson, himself of Estonian origins'' </ref> <ref>{{cite book |title=Not Without Honor |last=Powers |first=Richard |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= |publisher=Yale University Press |location= |isbn=9780300074703 |pages= 211 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=N_LbUSH0N1sC&pg }} naturalized American of Jewish-Estonian background</ref>
*] - former ] of the ] (dual U.S. and Estonian citizenship)<ref> Center For Immigration Studies: Dual Citizenship and *] - former ] of the ] (dual U.S. and Estonian citizenship)<ref> Center For Immigration Studies: Dual Citizenship and
American National Identity. Renshon, Stanley A.</ref> American National Identity. Renshon, Stanley A.</ref>
*] - leftist activist, prisoner <ref> "Jaan Laaman grew up in Roxbury and Buffalo NY. Hisfamily emigrated to the U.S. from Estonia when he was a child."</ref> *] - leftist activist, prisoner <ref> "Jaan Laaman grew up in Roxbury and Buffalo NY. Hisfamily emigrated to the U.S. from Estonia when he was a child."</ref>
*] - ] of ].
*] - political cartoonist<ref> "Estonian-born American editorial cartoonist..."</ref> *] - political cartoonist<ref> "Estonian-born American editorial cartoonist..."</ref>


Revision as of 18:55, 13 September 2008

This is a list of notable Estonian-Americans.

Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

List

Arts and Literature

Science

Sports

Business

Politics

References

  1. Alar Kivilo @ MPAS
  2. "Born: 17 February 1953, Montréal, Canada. Moved to the USA in 1997. He is from Estonian descent."
  3. Template:Lang-et at postimees.ee
  4. "I still spoke with a strong European accent as I had immigrated to the United States only 10 years earlier as an Estonian refugee via Germany and was experiencing, in reality and the real sense of the word, "the American Dream.”"
  5. IMG Artists Estonian-born conductor Kristjan Järvi has forged a special connection with audiences across the globe.
  6. "The Estonian-born Neeme Järvi led the work with utmost sensitivity..."
  7. "Paavo Järvi, Estonian National SO"
  8. "The most well-known of Estonian/American artists is the infamous Mark Kostabi..."
  9. Eastern Europe By Richard C. Frucht -Page 93 ISBN 9781576078006 born to Estonian exiles in California
  10. "The complete list is: Peeter Kolk, Dianne Bowen, Külliki Talp, Ilse Leetaru, Mark Kostabi, Paul Indrek Kostabi..."
  11. "Thirty years after leaving his homeland of Estonia, Priit Vesilind returned for two months to document the landscape and the people with photographer Cotton Coulson."
  12. Kiino Villand @ Famous People of Estonia intersites.co.uk
  13. "Hungarian American journalist
  14. University of Pennsylvania School of Design
  15. Integrated Buildings By Leonard R. Bachman; p. 91 ISBN 9780471467748
  16. MoMA The Museum of Modern Art; LESSON FOUR: Form and Function August Komendant, a structural engineer. Also a native of Estonia...
  17. Toivo U. Raun @ Indiana University
  18. Toivo Raun, an Estonian-American historian @ BAFSA
  19. Estonia and the Estonians By Toivo U. Raun ISBN 081799131X
  20. Who's Who in Sciences Academia
  21. Template:Lang-et @ ut.ee
  22. Mare Taagepera @ the Estonian Chemical Society
  23. Rein Taagepera @ University of California, Irvine
  24. "According to leading Estonian-American political scientist Rein Taagepera..."
  25. Remarkable Estonian astronomers @ Tartu Space observatory
  26. Alar Toomre @ Encyclopædia Britannica
  27. "Roos is believed to be the first Estonian native to play in the NFL..."
  28. "Steve Jurvetson, the 34 year-old Silicon Valley venture capitalist extraordinaire, and second-generation Estonian American..."
  29. Center For Immigration Studies: Dual Citizenship and American National Identity. Renshon, Stanley A.
  30. "Jaan Laaman grew up in Roxbury and Buffalo NY. Hisfamily emigrated to the U.S. from Estonia when he was a child."
  31. "Estonian-born American editorial cartoonist..."

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