Kaunas

Kaunas (approximate English transcription , ; German: Kauen; Polish: Kowno, often anglicized as Kovno; Russian ??????, formerly ?????), is the second largest city in Lithuania.

Famous people of Kaunas

• Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania
• Robertas Antinis, sculptor
• Bernardas Brazd?ionis, poet
• Petras Cvirka, writer
• Viktoras Kuprevi?ius and Giedrius Kuprevi?ius, father and son composers
• Vytautas Landsbergis, former President of Lithuania, musician, political writer
• Vytautas Landsbergis-?emkalnis, architect
• Vytautas Vytautas Landsbergis, film director, theatre director, writer
• Stasys Lozoraitis and Stasys Lozoraitis, father and son diplomats
• Jonas Ma?iulis (Maironis), poet
• Eduardas Mie?elaitis, writer
• Salom?ja N?ris, poet
• Kipras Petrauskas, composer
• Gintaras Varnas, theatre director