Editing Riga (section)

=== Sport ===

*[[Helmuts Balderis]] (born 1952), Latvian former ice hockey player
*[[Dāvis Bertāns]] (born 1992), professional basketball player
*[[Jānis Beinarovičs]] (1907–1967), wrestler
*[[Andris Biedriņš]] (born 1986), former basketball player
*[[Sergejs Boldaveško]] (born 1970), retired ice hockey player
*[[Teddy Blueger]] (born 1994), ice hockey player for the [[Vancouver Canucks]]
*[[Tanhum Cohen-Mintz]] (1939–2014), Israeli basketball player
*[[Elīna Dikaioulaku]] (born 1989), basketball player for Israeli team [[Elitzur Ramla (women's basketball)|Elitzur Ramla]]
*[[Kaspars Dubra]] (born 1990), footballer with 50 caps for [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]
*[[Zemgus Girgensons]] (born 1994), ice hockey player who was the highest-ever drafted Latvian in the [[NHL Entry Draft]]
*[[Jørgen Hviid]] (1916–2001), Danish and Latvian athlete in ice hockey, speed skating, and sailing
*[[Miervaldis Jurševskis]] (1921–2014), [[Latvian Canadian|Latvian–Canadian]] chess master and professional artist
*[[Matīss Kivlenieks]] (1996–2021), ice hockey goaltender for the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
*[[Rūdolfs Kundrāts]] (1907–1954), footballer and referee with 19 caps for Latvia
*[[Elvis Merzļikins]] (born 1994), ice hockey goaltender for the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
*[[Anete Muižniece-Brice]] (born 1962), former basketball player
*[[Aron Nimzowitsch]] (1886–1935), [[Latvia]]n chess master and writer who wrote the book [[My System]]
*[[Jeļena Ostapenko]] (born 1997), women's tennis player and [[2017 French Open – Women's singles]] winner
*[[Sandis Ozoliņš]] (born 1972), ice hockey player, seven-time NHL All-Star, and [[Stanley Cup]] champion
*[[Marians Pahars]] (born 1976), footballer with 75 caps for [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]
*[[Harald Schlegelmilch]] (born 1987), racing driver
*[[Alexei Shirov]] (born 1972), Latvian–Spanish chess grandmaster who was ranked world No. 2 in 1994
*[[Karlīne Štāla]] (born 1986), racing driver
*[[Mikhail Tal]] (1936–1992), Soviet–Latvian chess grandmaster and 8th [[World Chess Champion]]
*[[Valdis Valters]] (born 1957) retired basketball player