Architecture and sculpture

• Robertas Antinis Jr. (1946–) – sculptor and artist
• Gediminas Baravykas (1940–1995) – one of the best-known Soviet architects
• Vytautas Brėdikis (1930–2021) (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

First Lithuanian book, The Simple Words of Catechism, published in 1547 by Martynas Mažvydas

Portrait of Salomėja Nėris, one of the best known Lithuanian female writers

• 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 (1939–2014) – 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
• 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 of the novel In the Shadows of the Altars (Lithuanian: Altorių šešėly)
• Salomėja Nėris (real name Salomėja Bačinskaitė-Bučienė, 1904–1945) – the best known female poet during the interwar period
• Alfonsas Nyka-Niliūnas (1919–2015) (lt:Alfonsas Nyka-Niliūnas) – poet, living in the United States
• Henrikas Radauskas (1910–1970) – poet, one of the major figures of Lithuanian literature in exile
• Šatrijos Ragana (real name Marija Pečkauskaitė, 1877–1930) – female writer
• Ignas Sarkauskas (1992–) – patriotic poet, famous for "Matrica"
• Balys Sruoga (1896–1947) – writer, poet, playwright, author of the novel Forest of the Gods (Lithuanian: Dievų miškas) about his experience in the Stutthof concentration camp
• Antanas Strazdas (1760–1833) – priest and poet, signed in Polish as Antoni Drozdowski; best known work was Pulkim ant Keliu (Let Us Fall on Our Knees) and the poem The Thrush
• Antanas Škėma (1911–1961) – writer in exile, author of surrealistic novel The White Cloth (Lithuanian: Balta drobulė)
• Yemima Tchernovitz-Avidar (1909–1998) – Israeli author
• Juozas Tumas-Vaižgantas (real name Juozas Tumas, 1869–1933) – priest and writer
• Judita Vaičiūnaitė (1937–2001) (lt:Judita Vaičiūnaitė) – modern female poet exploring urban settings
• Indrė Valantinaitė (1984–) – poet
• Tomas Venclova (1937–) – poet, political activist
• Antanas Vienuolis (real name Žukauskas 1882–1957) – writer, major figure in Lithuanian prose
• Vydūnas (real name Vilius Storostas, 1868–1953) – Lithuanian writer and philosopher, leader of Lithuanian cultural movement in the Lithuania Minor at the beginning of the 20th century
• Jonas Zdanys (1950–) – poet and translator
• Žemaitė (real name Julija Beniuševičiūtė-Žymantienė, 1845–1921) – one of the best known female writers

Theater and cinema

• Regimantas Adomaitis (1937–2022) – theatre and film actor, successful both in Lithuania and Russia
• Donatas Banionis (1924–2014) – actor, star of Tarkovsky's Solaris
• Šarūnas Bartas (1964–) – modern film director
• Artūras Barysas (1954–2005) – "counter-culture" actor, singer, photographer, and filmmaker, known as the father of modern Lithuanian avant-garde
• Charles Bronson (1921–2003) – well-known actor
• Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (1963–) – internationally successful actress
• Gediminas Girdvainis (1944–2020) (lt:Gediminas Girdvainis) – prolific theatre and movie actor
• Laurence Harvey (1928–1973) – British actor
• Rolandas Kazlas (1969–) – comedy actor
• Oskaras Koršunovas (1969–) – modern theater director
• Jurgis Mačiūnas (1931–1978) – initiator of Fluxus movement
• Vaiva Mainelytė (1948–) (lt:Vaiva Mainelytė) – popular actress remembered for the leading role in Bride of the Devil (Lithuanian: Velnio nuotaka)
• Arūnas Matelis (1961–) – acclaimed documentary director
• Adolfas Mekas (1925–2011) – film director, writer, editor, actor, educator
• Jonas Mekas (1922–2019) – filmmaker, the godfather of American avant-garde cinema
• Matas Metlevski (2003–) – actor
• Aurelija Mikušauskaitė (1937–1974) – television and theatre actress
• Juozas Miltinis (1907–1994) – theater director from Panevėžys
• Nijolė Narmontaitė (1959–) (lt:Nijolė Narmontaitė) – actress
• Eimuntas Nekrošius (1952–2018) – theater director
• Sean Penn (1960–) – U.S. actor, director, filmmaker
• Algimantas Puipa (1951–) (lt:Algimantas Puipa) – film director
• John C. Reilly (1965–) – U.S. actor, comedian, singer, screenwriter, musician and producer
• Sharune (1990–) – actress
• Estanislao Shilinsky (1911–1985) – comedian, highly beloved representative of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema
• Džiugas Siaurusaitis (1971–) (lt:Džiugas Siaurusaitis) – actor, television presenter, humorist
• Kostas Smoriginas (1953–) (lt:Kostas Smoriginas) – popular actor and singer
• Viktoras Starošas (1921–2016) – theatre and film director, director of many successful Lithuanian documentaries
• Vytautas Šapranauskas (1958–2013) (lt:Vytautas Šapranauskas) – theater and film actor, television presenter, humorist
• Jason Sudeikis – U.S. actor, comedian, film director
• James Tratas (1989–) – actor and model
• Sakalas Uždavinys (1962–) (lt:Sakalas Uždavinys) – theater and film actor, director
• Jonas Vaitkus (1944–) – theater director, director of Utterly Alone
• Adolfas Večerskis (1949–) – theatre and film actor, director of theatre
• Arbuzas Žebriūnas (1930–2013) (lt:Arūnas Žebriūnas) – one of the most prominent film directors during the Soviet rule

Ballet and dance

• Edita Daniūtė (1979–) – professional ballroom dancer and World DanceSport Champion
• Iveta Lukosiute (1980–) – professional ballroom dancer and World 10 Dance Champion
• Eglė Špokaitė (1971–) – soloist of Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (1989–2011), actress, art director

Music

Soprano vocalist Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana

Pop singer Violeta Riaubiškytė

• Linas Adomaitis (1976–) – pop singer, participant in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Osvaldas Balakauskas (1937–) – ambassador and classical composer
• Algirdas Budrys (1939–) – clarinetist
• Alanas Chošnau (1974–) – singer, member of former music group Naktinės Personos
• Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911) – painter and composer
• Egidijus Dragūnas (1976–) (lt:Egidijus Dragūnas) – leader of Sel, one of the first hip hop bands in Lithuania
• Balys Dvarionas (1904–1972) – composer, conductor, pianist, professor
• Viktorija Faith (1986–) – singer, producer
• Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (1986–) – conductor, music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
• Gintaras Januševičius (1985–) – internationally acclaimed pianist
• Gintarė Jautakaitė – pop artist,signed with EMI and SONY Music Entertainment in 1998
• Algirdas Kaušpėdas – architect and lead singer of Antis
• Nomeda Kazlaus – opera singer (dramatic soprano) appearing internationally
• Vytautas Kernagis (1951–2008) – one of the most popular bards
• Anthony Kiedis (1962–) – U.S. singer-songwriter and rapper, best known for being a founding member and lead vocalist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Algis Kizys (1960–) – long-time bass player of post-punk, no-wave band Swans
• Irma Kliauzaitė – pianist
• Petras Kunca (1942–) – violinist
• Monika Linkytė (1992–) – pop singer
• Andrius Mamontovas (1967–) – rock singer, co-founder of Foje and LT United
• Marijonas Mikutavičius (1971–) – singer, author of "Trys Milijonai", the unofficial sports anthem in Lithuania
• Vincas Niekus (1886–1938) (lt:Vincas Niekus) – composer
• Virgilijus Noreika (1935–2018) – one of the most successful opera singers (tenor)
• Mykolas Kleopas Oginskis (1765–1833) – one of the best composer of the late 18th century
• Kipras Petrauskas (1885–1968) (lt:Kipras Petrauskas) – popular early opera singer (tenor)
• Pink – pop, pop-rock, R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, producer
• Stasys Povilaitis (1947–2015) – one of the popular singers during the Soviet period
• Violeta Riaubiškytė (1974–) – pop singer, TV show host
• Mindaugas Rojus – opera singer (tenor / baritone)
• Česlovas Sasnauskas (1867–1916) – composer
• Rasa Serra (1975–) (lt:Rasa Serra) (real name Rasa Veretenčevienė) – singer (Traditional folk A cappella, jazz, POP)
• Audronė Simonaitytė-Gaižiūnienė (1944–) (lt:Audronė Gaižiūnienė-Simonaitytė) – one of the more popular female opera singers (soprano)
• Virgis Stakėnas (1953–) (lt:Virgis Stakėnas) – singer of country-folk music
• Antanas Šabaniauskas (1903–1987) (lt:Antanas Šabaniauskas) – singer (tenor)
• Jurga Šeduikytė (1980–) – art rock musician, won the Best Female Act and the Best Album of 2005 in the Lithuanian Bravo Awards and the Best Baltic Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007
• Jonas Švedas (1908–1971) – composer
• Violeta Urmanavičiūtė-Urmana – opera singer (soprano-mezzo-soprano) appearing internationally
• Yabujin

Painters and graphic artists

• Valentinas Ajauskas (1948–2023) (lt:Valentinas Ajauskas) – painter
• Robertas Antinis (1898–1981) – sculptor
• Vytautas Ciplijauskas (1927–2019) (lt:Vytautas Ciplijauskas) – painter
• Jonas Čeponis (1926–2003) (lt:Jonas Čeponis (1926)) – painter
• M. K. Čiurlionis (1875–1911) – painter and composer; Asteroid 2420 Čiurlionis is named for him
• Kostas Dereškevičius (1937–2023) (lt:Kostas Dereškevičius) – painter
• Vladimiras Dubeneckis (1888–1932) – painter, architect
• Stasys Eidrigevičius (1949–) – graphic artist
• Pranas Gailius (1928–2015) (lt:Pranas Gailius) – painter
• Paulius Galaunė
• Petronėlė Gerlikienė (1905–1979) – self-taught Lithuanian-American artist
• Algirdas Griškevičius (1954–) (lt:Algirdas Griškevičius)
• Vincas Grybas (1890–1941) – sculptor
• Leonardas Gutauskas (1938–2021) (lt:Leonardas Gutauskas) – painter, writer
• Vytautas Ignas (1924–2009) (lt:Vytautas Ignas) – painter
• Vytautas Kairiūkštis (1890–1961) (lt:Vytautas Kairiūkštis (1890)) – painter, art critic
• Petras Kalpokas (1880–1945) – painter
• Rimtas Kalpokas (1908–1999) (lt:Rimtas Kalpokas) – painter, graphic artist
• Vytautas Kasiulis (1918–1995) (lt:Vytautas Kasiulis) – painter, graphic artist, stage designer
• Leonas Katinas (1907–1984) (lt:Leonas Katinas) – painter
• Povilas Kaupas (1898–1978) (lt:Povilas Kaupas)
• Algimantas Kezys (1928–2015) – Lithuanian-American photographer
• Vincas Kisarauskas (1934–1988) (lt:Vincas Kisarauskas) – painter, graphic artist, stage designer
• Saulutė Stanislava Kisarauskienė (1937) (lt:Saulutė Stanislava Kisarauskienė) – graphic artist, painter
• Stasys Krasauskas (1929–1977) (lt:Stasys Krasauskas) – graphic artist
• Stanislovas Kuzma (1947–2012) (lt:Stanislovas Kuzma) – sculptor
• Antanas Martinaitis (1939–1986) (lt:Antanas Martinaitis (1939)) – painter
• Grytė Pintukaitė (1977–) – portrait painter
• Jonas Rimša (1903–1978) (lt:Jonas Rimša (1903)) – painter
• Jan Rustem (1762–1835) – painter
• Antanas Samuolis (1899–1942) (lt:Antanas Samuolis) – painter
• Šarūnas Sauka (1958–) – painter
• Boris Schatz (1867–1932) – sculptor and founder of the Bezalel Academy
• Irena Sibley née Pauliukonis (1944–2009) – children's book author and illustrator
• Algis Skačkauskas (1955–2009) – painter
• Franciszek Smuglewicz (1745–1807) – painter
• Yehezkel Streichman – Israeli painter
• Kazys Šimonis (1887–1978) – painter
• Algimantas Švėgžda (1941–1996) (lt:Algimantas Švėgžda) – painter
• Otis Tamašauskas (1947–) – lithographer, printmaker, graphic artist
• Vytautas Tomaševičius (1972–) – painter
• Adolfas Valeška (1905–1994) – painter and graphic artist
• Adomas Varnas (1879–1979) – painter
• Kazys Varnelis (1917–2010) – artist
• Vladas Vildžiūnas (1932–2013) (lt:Vladas Vildžiūnas) – sculptor
• Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis (1944–) (lt:Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis) – graphic artist
• Viktoras Vizgirda (1904–1993) – painter
• William Zorach (1889–1966) – modern artist who died in Bath, Maine
• Antanas Žmuidzinavičius (1876–1966) – painter
• Kazimieras Leonardas Žoromskis (1913–2004) – painter

Mathematics

Jonas Kubilius

• Aldona Aleškevičienė (Statulevičienė)^[1] – probability theory and stochastic processes
• Raimundas Bentkus^[2] – probability theory and stochastic processes
• Vidmantas Bentkus^[3] – probability theory, functional analysis, number theory
• Algimantas Jonas Bikelis^[4] – probability theory and stochastic processes
• Vaclovas Bliznikas^[5] – differential geometry
• Antanas Kestutis Bulota^[6] – number theory
• Bronius Grigelionis^[7] – probability theory and stochastic processes
• Kleopas Grincevicius^[8] – differential geometry
• Feliksas Ivanauskas^[9] – numerical analysis
• Jonas Kubilius – number theory, recipient of Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, university rector^[10]
• Antanas Laurincikas^[11] – number theory
• Eugenijus Manstavicius^[12] – number theory
• Hermann Minkowski – number theory, mathematical physics, and the theory of relativity
• Vygantas I. Paulauskas^[13] – probability theory and stochastic processes
• Vytautas Statulevicius^[14] – probability theory and stochastic processes
• Donatas Surgailis^[15] – probability theory and stochastic processes

Basketball

Žydrūnas Ilgauskas

• Dainius Adomaitis – former basketball player, current BC Neptūnas and Lithuania men's national basketball team coach
• Ramūnas Butautas
• Valdemaras Chomičius
• Gintaras Einikis
• Vladas Garastas – former coach and president of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation
• Martynas Gecevičius
• Žydrūnas Ilgauskas – former NBA player, most famous for his long tenure with the Cleveland Cavaliers
• Paulius Jankūnas
• Simas Jasaitis
• Šarūnas Jasikevičius – former NBA player, four-time Euroleague champion, 2005 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, current BC Žalgiris coach
• Robertas Javtokas – one-time Euroleague champion
• Mantas Kalnietis
• Artūras Karnišovas
• Rimantas Kaukėnas
• Jonas Kazlauskas
• Kęstutis Kemzūra
• Linas Kleiza – former NBA player with Denver Nuggets and Toronto Raptors
• Gintaras Krapikas
• Rimas Kurtinaitis
• Mindaugas Kuzminskas – former NBA player with New York Knicks
• Darjuš Lavrinovič
• Kšyštof Lavrinovič
• Darius Lukminas
• Arvydas Macijauskas
• Jonas Mačiulis
• Šarūnas Marčiulionis – one of the first Europeans to play in the NBA; largely responsible for resurrecting the Lithuania men's national team after the re-establishment of the country's independence; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame
• Donatas Motiejūnas – former NBA player with the New Orleans Pelicans
• Tomas Pačėsas
• Modestas Paulauskas – four-time European Champion, two-time World Champion and Olympic Champion; seven times awarded as Lithuanian Sportsman of the Year
• Marijonas Petravičius
• Martynas Pocius
• Virginijus Praškevičius
• Arvydas Sabonis – considered one of the Greatest Basketball Players of All-Time; At the end of his career, played for the (USA) NBA's Portland Trail Blazers; represented both the USSR and post-Soviet Lithuania internationally; member of the Naismith Memorial and FIBA Halls of Fame
• Domantas Sabonis – son of Arvydas, played two seasons of U.S. college basketball at Gonzaga before declaring for the 2016 NBA draft
• Antanas Sireika
• Deividas Sirvydis (born 2000) – basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Darius Songaila – former NBA player
• Ramūnas Šiškauskas – EuroLeague star, nicknamed Lithuanian Scottie Pippen
• Saulius Štombergas – one of the most successful players in Lithuania
• Jurgita Štreimikytė – former WNBA player
• Mindaugas Timinskas
• Edgaras Ulanovas
• Jonas Valančiūnas – current NBA player with the New Orleans Pelicans
• Eurelijus Žukauskas
• Mindaugas Žukauskas

Cyclists

• Ignatas Konovalovas
• Simona Krupeckaitė
• Ramūnas Navardauskas
• Jolanta Polikevičiūtė
• Rasa Polikevičiūtė
• Edita Pučinskaitė
• Raimondas Rumšas
• Robertas Tubis
• Gintautas Umaras
• Zita Urbonaitė
• Tomas Vaitkus
• Diana Žiliūtė

Football

Hockey

• Darius Kasparaitis – former NHL player
• Aleksey Nikiforov – professional coach and mentor
• Pijus Rulevičius – current USHL player with Chicago Steel
• Dainius Zubrus – former NHL player

Tennis

• Ričardas Berankis – professional tennis player
• Vitas Gerulaitis – professional tennis player in the 70s & 80s; won the Australian Open in 1978; twice runner-up to Bjorn Borg
• Paulina Peled, nee Peisachov (born 1950) – Israeli tennis player
• Daniel Prenn (1904–1991) – Vilnius-born German, Polish, and British world-top-ten tennis player

Track and field

• Virgilijus Alekna – two-time Olympic, two-time World and one-time European champion in discus throwing
• Austra Skujytė – Olympic medalist in women's heptathlon

Various

• Rokas Baciuška – rally driver
• Aurimas Bakchis – Formula D driver
• Viktorija Čmilytė – chess Grandmaster
• Margarita Drobiazko – ice dancer bronze medal at the European Championships (2000, 2006) and at World Championships (2000)
• Rūta Garkauskaitė – professional table tennis player, former European Champion single (2008), double mixed (2000, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009) and double women (2010, 2011)
• Daina Gudzinevičiūtė – Olympic gold medalist in shooting
• Ieva Januškevičiūtė – Olympic alpine ski racer
• Antanas Juknevičius – driver, seven-time Dakar Rally competitioner
• Natas Kaupas – professional skateboarder, one of the first innovators of street style skateboarding in the 1980s
• Markas Luckis – chess player
• Rūta Meilutytė – Olympic gold medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games in the women's 100m breaststroke
• Vladas Mikėnas – chess player
• Remigijus Morkevičius – Muay Thai kickboxer and MMA fighter
• Rose Namajunas – UFC Straw Weight champion of the world
• Kęstutis Navickas – badminton player
• Živilė Raudonienė – professional fitness competitor, winner of IFBB Arnolds Classic 2009 and professional wrestler
• Eugenijus Riabovas – head coach of Hearts FC
• Žydrūnas Savickas – 4-time winner of the World's Strongest Man Contest; 8-time winner of the Arnold Strongman Classic 1st place
• Tony G (real name Antanas Guoga) – world poker star, born in Kaunas
• Benediktas Vanagas – rally driver
• Povilas Vanagas – figure skater, ice dancer; bronze medal at the European Championships (2000, 2006) and at World Championships (2000)
• Kazimieras Vasiliauskas – first driver, competing at international open-wheel racing level
• Marius Žaromskis – MMA fighter and Dream tournament winner

Roman Catholicism

Father Alfonsas Svarinskas spent over 20 years in Soviet prison camps

• Audrys Bačkis
• Šv. Kazimieras
• Archbishop Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius
• Archbishop Mečislovas Reinys
• Alfonsas Svarinskas (1925–2014) (lt:Alfonsas Svarinskas)
• Motiejus Valančius – bishop of Samogitia, historian and writer
• Kazimieras Vasiliauskas (1922–2001) (lt:Kazimieras Vasiliauskas (1922)) – priest

Eastern Orthodoxy

• Charitina of Lithuania (died in 1281) – noblewoman turned ascetic and abbess
• Daumantas of Pskov (died in 1299) – Lithuanian noble, became prince of Pskov and defender against the Teutonic Knights

Judaism

• Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler
• Vilna Gaon
• Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz
• Nissim Karelitz
• Chaim Volozhin