List of People's Artists of the Latvian SSR

1945

• Kalnins, Alfred (1879-1951), composer, conductor

1947

• Berzin, Lilita (1903-1983), theater and film actress ^[1]
• Pakul, Elfrida Yanovna (1912-1991), opera singer (coloratura soprano) ^[2]
• Smilgis, Eduard Yanovich (1886-1966), actor, theater director ^[3]
• Osis, Janis Augustovich (1895-1973), actor ^[4]

1949

• Amtman-Briedit, Alfred Fritsevich (1885-1966), Latvian Soviet actor, director and teacher ^[5] .
• Rayzman, Julius Yakovlevich (1903-1994), film director, teacher ^[6] .

1950

• Ertnere Felicita (1891—) - director, teacher
• Yurovsky, Yuri Ilyich (1894-1959) - actor and theater director ^[7]

1954

• Dashkov, Alexander Mikhailovich (1914-2004) - opera singer (bass)
• Frinberg, Arthur Fritsevich (1916-1984) - opera singer

1955

• Wigner, Leonid Ernestovich (1906-2001), conductor and composer ^[8]

1956

• Zhvigule, Lilia Petrovna (1902-1993), actress ^[9]
• Heine-Wagner, Germaina Leopoldovna (1923-2017) - singer (lyric-dramatic soprano) ^[10]
• Ivanov, Yanis Andreevich (1906-1983), composer ^[11]

1958

• Glukhov, Vladimir Yakovlevich (1915-1996), actor ^[9]

1959

• Vision, Alfred (1908-2002), actor ^[12]
• Viltsin, Velta Einovna (1928-1995), ballet dancer (hereinafter the People's Artist of the USSR ) ^[8]
• Zile, Edgar Janovich (1908-1986), dramatic actor ^[13]

1960

• Medynsh, Jekabs (1885-1971), composer

1964

• Line, Velta Martynovna (1923-2012), theater and film actress ^[14]
• Sebris, Karlis Karlovich (1914-2009), actor ^[15]
• Freimane, Lidia Eduardovna (1920-1992), theater and film actress ^[16]

1965

• Artmane, Viya Fritsevna (1929-2008), theater and film actress ^[17]
• Evald Berzinskis (1891-1968), cellist and music teacher.
• Zhilinsky, Arvid Yanovich (1905-1993), composer ^[18]
• Zarin, Margher Ottovich (1910-1993), composer ^[19]
• Kletniece, Milda (1915-2008), actress ^[20]
• Leimanis, Leonid Yanovich (1910-1974), film director ^[21]
• Pavuls, Eduard Karlovich (1929-2006), actor ^[22]
• Singaevskaya, Vera Filippovna (1923-2014), actress
• Skulte, Adolf (1909-2000), composer ^[23]
• Jaunuschans, Alfreds (1919-2008), actor ^[24]

1967

• Radzina, Elsa Yanovna (1917-2005), theater and film actress ^[25]

1968

• Liepa, Maris-Rudolf Eduardovich (1936-1989), ballet dancer ^[26]

1969

• Vanadzins, Nikolay Karlovich (1892-1978) - organist and music teacher
• Mikhailov, Alexey Alekseevich (1927-1987) - actor
• Timofeev, Georgy Petrovich (1916-1991) - actor
• Tsilinsky, Gunar Alfredovich (1931-1992), actor, film director ^[27]
• Zarins, Janis (1893-1979), actor, director ^[28]

1970

• Bauman, Lucius (1905-1988), theater and film actress ^[29]
• Markunas, Antonas Ignosovich (1915-1977), circus performer, clown ^[30]

1971

• Coupe, Dina (1930–2010) - actress ^[31]
• Lemberg, Alexander Yanovich (1921-1985), choreographer ^[32]

1972

• Zarins, Karlis (1930–2015), singer (dramatic tenor) ^[33]

1973

• Zhagata, Uldis Vilyumovich (1928–2015), ballet dancer, choreographer ^[34]
• Leimanis, Alexander Ottovich (1913-1990), director ^[35]
• Liedskalnynya, Antra (1930-2000), actress ^[36]

1975

• Kokars, Imants (1921–2011), choral conductor ^[37]

1976

• Glazup, Richard Petrovich (1920-1993) - conductor, composer.
• Dreyer (Errs), Zita Evgenievna (b. 1952), ballerina ^[38]
• Katz, Arkady Fridrikhovich (b.1931) - theater director and teacher.
• Klishans, Arvid Eduardovich (b.1934) - horn player, teacher.
• Pauls, Raymond Voldemarovich (b. 1936), composer ^[39]

1977

• Linins, Arnold (1930-1998) - actor, director and teacher. ^[40]
• Platens, Gunnar (1927) - actor
• Ordelovskis, Gunar Voldemarovich (1927-1990), composer and trombonist ^{[41] [28]}

1978

• Liepins, Hari Janovich (1927-1998), film and theater actor ^[42]
• Liepins, Edgar (1929-1995), film and theater actor ^[43]

1980

• Nina Yanovna Leimane (1921-1999)

1982

• Bogolyubov, Vladimir Vladimirovich (b.1923)
• Neznamova, Nina Fateevna ( b.1943 ) - actress ^[44]

1983

• Dimiters, Arthur (1915-1986), actor ^[45]
• Ivanovich, Evgeny Ivanovich (b. 1937) - actor ^[46]
• Lebedev, Mark Borisovich (b. 1937), actor

1985

• Kalnins, Imants (b. 1941), composer ^[47]

1986

• Kairisha, Astrida (b.1941), actress ^[48]
• Shapiro, Adolf Yakovlevich (b.1939), theater director ^[49]

1987

• Dumpis, Uldis Teodorovich (b. 1943), actor ^[50]

1988

• Arnolds Burovs (1915-2006) - director, stage designer and animator ^[51]
• Drege, Olga (b. 1938) - actress
• Kroders, Olgert (1921-2012), actor
• Ferda, Erica (1914–1997) - actress ^[52]

1989

• Sigrid Stungure (1928-2010) - actress ^[53]

1990

• Ziedone-Kantan, Ausma (b. 1941), actress ^[54]
• Jakans, Vyronis (1927-2008), actor ^[55]

• Lifshits, Toviy Borisovich (1928—2015), conductor