Kalniņš

Kalniņš ( Old orthography: ''Kalnin(g)''; feminine: Kalniņa) is a native Latvian-language

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" (''kalns''). May also be Russified as Kalnin ( Калнин, Калнынь). Notable people with the surname include: * Alfrēds Kalniņš, Latvian composer *

Brūno Kalniņš Brūno (also: Bruno) Haralds Kalniņš (7 May 1899, in Tukums, Courland Governorate of the Russian Empire, now Latvia 26 March 1990, in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Latvian social democratic politician and historian. He was the son of promin ...

, Latvian social democratic politician and historian *

Eduards Kalniņš Eduards Kalniņš (December 31, 1876 – June 28, 1964) was a Latvian general. He participated in the Russo-Japanese War and in the Latvian War of Independence. He was Minister of Defence of Latvia in 1926 and 1928 and was recipient of the Latvian ...

, Latvian general. * Gatis Kalniņš, Latvian striker *, German-Latvian bishop *

Imants Kalniņš Imants Kalniņš (born 26 May 1941 in Riga, Latvian SSR) is a Latvian composer, musician and politician. Having studied classical and choral music, he has written seven symphonies, several operas (including the first rock opera in the USSR, ...

, Latvian composer *

Ivars Kalniņš Ivars Edmunds Kalniņš (born 1 August 1948) is a Latvian film and television actor. He graduated in 1974 from the Jāzeps Vītols Theatre Department of the Latvian Conservatory. He had already started acting however in 1972 at the Artistic Acad ...

, Latvian film and television actor * Jānis Kalniņš, Canadian composer, son of Alfreds * Jānis Kalniņš, Latvian ice hockey goaltender *

Juris Kalniņš Juris Kalniņš (8 March 1938 – 9 February 2010) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Latvian basketball player. He played as a shooting guard and small forward. Kalniņš won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal at the 19 ...

(1938–2010), Latvian basketball player and Olympic medalist * Klāra Kalniņa (1874–1964), Latvian feminist, suffragette, editor, and politician * Leonīds Kalniņš (born 1957), Latvian politician and general *

Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš (22 October 1949 – 14 October 2021) was a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Saeima (2010–2021), head of the Latvian Institute (1999–2010), and as Ambassador to the United States (1993– ...

(1949–2021), Latvian politician and diplomat * Pauls Kalniņš, Latvian social democratic politician and four-time acting president * Pēteris Kalniņš, Latvian luger * Rodrigo Kalniņš, Latvian actor *

Rolands Kalniņš Rolands Kalniņš (9 May 1922 – 17 May 2022) was a Latvian film director, screenwriter, and producer. Biography Rolands Kalniņš was born on 9 May 1922 in Vecslabada, Istra Parish, Latvia to a post worker family. From 1937 to 1940, he s ...

, Latvian film director * Rēzija Kalniņa, Latvian actress * Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Latvian politician {{surname Latvian toponymic surnames Latvian-language masculine surnames