Notable people from Tallinn

• Evald Aav: composer. He studied music composition there with Artur Kapp and wrote primarily vocal music to words in the Estonian language
• Ernst Gustav Kühnert: architect and art historian of Baltic German origin
• Lennart Georg Meri: writer, film director and politician
• Elena Glebova: figure skater
• Jaan Ehlvest: chess player. He was made a Grandmaster in 1987 and was Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989.
• Paavo Järvi: American conductor
• Priit Pärn: Estonian animated film director and graphic artist whose films have enjoyed success among critics as well as the public at various film festivals
• Jan Trubecki: Polish-Ruthenian bayan player, noted for his performances of Frédéric Chopin's and Michał Kleofas Ogiński's preludes and fugues
• Urmas Paet: politician and currently the Foreign Minister of Estonia. He is a member of the Estonian Reform Party.
• Raine Karp: architect
• Temul Hümpara: singer-bassist. He was played on bands The Humpar, Bärnis and The Fidelcetters. He was released several solo albums.
• René Eespere: composer