Lithuania

The only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice, Romain Gary was a French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator, also known by his pen name Émile Ajar

Russian army general of Baltic German origin and the last commander-in-chief of the White forces in Southern Russia during the Russian Civil War, known as the "Black Baron"

Polish-Lithuanian noblewoman and revolutionary who achieved the rank of captain during the November Uprising of 1830-1831 against Russian rule

Lithuanian politician who served as the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania and later as Prime Minister

British chemist and biophysicist known for developing crystallographic electron microscopy and his Nobel-winning work on nucleic acid-protein complexes

King of Lithuania, known as its first Grand Duke and the only crowned King, who unified various groups and expanded the Lithuanian domain

Polish-American endocrinologist and Nobel laureate whose research unveiled the brain's control over hormones and led to advanced prostate cancer treatments.