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''This is a list of notable Estonian Americans.''

Alar Kivilo - cinematographer {Link without Title} "Born: 17 February 1953, Montréal, Canada. Moved to the USA in 1997. He is from Estonian descent."

Bill Rebane - film director {Link without Title} "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.”"

Erika Eleniak - Playboy Playmate and actress {Link without Title} "...My Mom is Estonian and German."

Mena Suvari - actress {Link without Title} "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."

Miliza Korjus - singer, actress {Link without Title} "Miliza Korjus was born ... to Estonian and Polish parents."

Neeme Järvi - symphony Conductor . Moved to the US in 1981 {Link without Title} "The Estonian-born Neeme Järvi led the work with utmost sensitivity..."

Paavo Järvi - current Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra {Link without Title} "Paavo Järvi, Estonian National SO"

Mark Kostabi - artist {Link without Title} "The most well-known of Estonian/American artists is the infamous Mark Kostabi..."

Paul Kostabi - artist, music producer {Link without Title} "The complete list is: Peeter Kolk, Dianne Bowen, Külliki Talp, Ilse Leetaru, Mark Kostabi, Paul Indrek Kostabi..."

Michael Roos - football player {Link without Title} "Roos is believed to be the first Estonian native to play in the NFL..."

Steve Jurvetson - Draper Fisher Jurvetson businessman {Link without Title} "Steve Jurvetson, the 34 year-old Silicon Valley venture capitalist extraordinaire, and second-generation Estonian American..."

Louis Kahn - architect, designer of the Salk Institute , Kimbell Art Museum , and others {Link without Title} "Louis Kahn was an Estonian-born Jew..."

Rein Taagepera - political figure in US and Estonian history {Link without Title} "According to leading Estonian-American political scientist Rein Taagepera..."

Edmund S. Valtman - political cartoonist {Link without Title} "Estonian-born American editorial cartoonist..."

Priit Vesilind - author, photojournalist {Link without Title} "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."

Kiino Villand - photographer, musician {Link without Title} "Where are you from?" "Born in Jersey, family is from Estonia."

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Estonian American National Council

Estonian Americans