Well-known people from Latvia in America

Andris Biedrins, NBA Basketball player

Andris Biedrins (height: 6'11) plays for the Golden State Warriors

Sandis Ozolins, Hockey player

Sandis won the Stanley Cup with Colorado Avalanche

Karlis Skrastins, NHL Hockey player

Karlis Skrastins played for the Dallas Stars, previously for the Colorado Avalanche. Unfortunately his life was cut short on Sept. 7, 2011 when a plane carrying members of the KHL hockey team Lokomotiv crashed in Russia.

Maija Kovalevska, Opera Singer

In 2008/2009 Maija Kovalevska performed the role of Mimi in La Boheme at the San Francisco Opera