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List of Estonian Americans
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This is a list of notable Estonian Americans.
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- Erika Eleniak - Playboy Playmate and actress[1]
- Neeme Järvi - symphony conductor. Moved to the US in 1981[2]
- Paavo Järvi - current Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra[3]
- Steve Jurvetson - Draper Fisher Jurvetson businessman[4]
- Louis Kahn - architect, designer of the Salk Institute, Kimbell Art Museum, and others[5]
- Miliza Korjus - singer, actress[6]
- Mark Kostabi - artist[7]
- Paul Kostabi - artist, music producer[8]
- Bill Rebane - film director[9]
- Michael Roos - football player[10]
- Mena Suvari - actress[11]
- Rein Taagepera - political figure in US and Estonian history[12]
- Edmund S. Valtman - political cartoonist[13]
- Priit Vesilind - author, photojournalist[14]
- Kiino Villand - photographer, musician[15]
- ^ [1] "...My Mom is Estonian and German."
- ^ [2] "The Estonian-born Neeme Järvi led the work with utmost sensitivity..."
- ^ [3] "Paavo Järvi, Estonian National SO"
- ^ [4] "Steve Jurvetson, the 34 year-old Silicon Valley venture capitalist extraordinaire, and second-generation Estonian American..."
- ^ [5] "Louis Kahn was an Estonian-born Jew..."
- ^ [6]"Miliza Korjus was born ... to Estonian and Polish parents."
- ^ [7] "The most well-known of Estonian/American artists is the infamous Mark Kostabi..."
- ^ [8]"The complete list is: Peeter Kolk, Dianne Bowen, Külliki Talp, Ilse Leetaru, Mark Kostabi, Paul Indrek Kostabi..."
- ^ [9] "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.”"
- ^ [10] "Roos is believed to be the first Estonian native to play in the NFL..."
- ^ [11] "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."
- ^ [12] "According to leading Estonian-American political scientist Rein Taagepera..."
- ^ [13] "Estonian-born American editorial cartoonist..."
- ^ [14]"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."
- ^ [15] "Where are you from?" "Born in Jersey, family is from Estonia."