List of Lithuanians
This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania. In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of modern Lithuania, only persons, who named themselves Lithuanians or were strictly connected to Lithuania in other way, are included. Arts Architecture and sculpture Robertas Antinis Jr. (1946–) – sculptor and artist Gediminas Baravykas (1940–1995) – one of the best-known Soviet architects Vytautas Brėdikis (1930–) (:lt:Vytautas Brėdikis) – planner of Antakalnis and Lazdynai microdistricts in Vilnius Algimantas Bublys (1941–) (:lt:Algimantas Bublys) – well known for his modern architecture both in Lithuania and the U.S. Vincas Grybas (1890–1940) – influential early monumental sculptor Laurynas Gucevičius (1753–1798) – architect of Vilnius Cathedral Marcus Illions (1871–1949) – carousel designer and carver Juozas Kalinauskas – professional sculptor and medalist Gintaras Karosas (1968–) – sculptor, founder of Europos Parkas Vytautas Landsbergis-Žemkalnis (1893–1993) (:lt:Vytautas Landsbergis-Žemkalnis) – famous architect in the interwar Lithuania Juozas Mikėnas (1901–1964) (:lt:Juozas Mikėnas) – sculptor Algimantas Nasvytis (1928–2018) – architect, Minister of Construction and Urbanism (1990) Kęstutis Pempė (1949–) (:lt:Kęstutis Pempė) – architect, chairman of the Architects Association of Lithuania Bronius Pundzius (1907–1959) (:lt:Bronius Pundzius) – sculptor Petras Rimša (1881–1961) – one of the first professional sculptors in Lithuania Juozas Zikaras (1881–1944) – sculptor and designer the interwar years' Lithuanian litas Literature Jurgis Baltrušaitis (1873–1944) – poet and diplomat, the first Symbolist poet Antanas Baranauskas (1835–1902) – priest and poet, author of The Pine Groove of Anykščiai (Lithuanian: Anykščių šilelis) Kazys Binkis (1893–1942) – poet and playwright, leader of Lithuanian Futurism movement Bernardas Brazdžionis (1907–2002) – influential romantic poet Petras Cvirka (1909–1947) – short story writer and pro-Communist activist Kristijonas Donelaitis (1714–1780) – Lithuanian Lutheran pastor and poet, author of The Seasons (Lithuanian: Metai) Juozas Glinskis (1933–) – writer, playwright, pioneer of Lithuanian "theatre of cruelty" Leah Goldberg (1911–1970) – Israeli poet Romualdas Granauskas (1939–) – writer about the identity crisis during the Soviet times Juozas Grušas (1901–1986) – one of the most productive writers and playwrights under the Soviet rule Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961–2007) – the best known modern female writer Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius (1882–1954) – writer and playwright, author of major interwar plays Vincas Kudirka (1858–1899) – writer and poet, author of the national anthem of Lithuania Vytautas V. Landsbergis (1962–) (:lt:Vytautas V. Landsbergis) – writer, published many children's books Maironis (real name Jonas Mačiulis, 1862–1932) – priest and poet, best known patriotic poet Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930–2011) – one of the most prominent poets during the Soviet rule Marcelijus Martinaitis (1936–2013) (:lt:Marcelijus Martinaitis) – writer famous for The Ballads of Kukutis, a mock-epic Martynas Mažvydas (1510–1563) – author of the first book in Lithuanian language Icchokas Meras (1934–2014) – Lithuanian-Jewish writer about the Holocaust Adam Mickiewicz (1798–1855) – Polish-Lithuanian-Belarusian poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist Oskaras Milašius (1877–1939) – French-Lithuanian writer and diplomat Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas (1893–1967) – writer and poet, one of the best known Symbolist poets, author