11 Notable alumni of Estonian Business School
Updated: May 29, 2026 EliteDegrees
Estonian Business School is ranked #4,505 in the world and #6 in Estonia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Estonian Business School sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Estonian Business School won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Eva-Maria Liimets
1974-. (aged 52)
diplomat
Eva-Maria Liimets is an Estonian politician. She served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. She was nominated by the Estonian Centre Party as an independent in January 2021 and officially joined the party on 9 June 2021. Along with all seven cabinet ministers of the governing coalition’s junior partner, she was dismissed...
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2. Martin Vunk
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Martin Vunk is a retired Estonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
3. Tõnu Tõniste
1967-. (aged 59)
sailor
sportsperson
skipper
Tõnu Tõniste is an Estonian Olympic sailor. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988, winning a silver and a bronze medal in the men's 470 class, for the Soviet Union (silver, 1988) and for Estonia (bronze, 1992). He did so with his twin brother Toomas Tõniste. Now he is sailing in team Lenny in the Melges 24...
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4. Raivo Vare
1958-. (aged 68)
sportsperson
entrepreneur
politician
Raivo Vare is an Estonian politician, entrepreneur, and transit and economic expert.
5. Karoli Hindriks
1983-. (aged 43)
entrepreneur
politician
Karoli Hindriks is an Estonian entrepreneur who in 2014 founded the relocation technology company Jobbatical which she heads as CEO. In 1999, when only 16, she started a student company which made fabric soft reflectors for pedestrians and in 2007 was appointed CEO of the television station MTV Estonia.
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6. Gerli Liinamäe
1995-. (aged 31)
figure skater
Gerli Liinamäe is an Estonian figure skater. She is the 2017 Volvo Open Cup champion, the 2019 Nordic silver medalist, and a four-time (2011, 2015, 2018, 2019) Estonian national champion. She has competed in the final segment at five ISU Championships. Her best placements were 13th at the 2011 European Championships and 14th at the 2012 World Junior Championships.
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7. Han Hendrik Piho
1993-. (aged 33)
Nordic combined skier
ski jumper
Han Hendrik Piho is an Estonian Nordic combined skier.
8. Kaja Kallas
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
business undergraduate
lawyer
diplomat
jurist
Kaja Kallas is an Estonian politician and diplomat. She was the first female prime minister of Estonia, a role she held from 2021 until 2024, when she resigned in advance of her appointment as High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Since 2024, she has served in that role as well as Vice-President of the...
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9. Carmen Kass
1978-. (aged 48)
model
sportsperson
film actor
actor
chess player
Carmen Kass is an Estonian model, actress, and fashion journalist. The American edition of Vogue declared her and Gisele Bündchen the two supermodels of the moment on its January 2000 cover. In 2026, she was appointed editor-in-chief of Elle Baltic (Estonia).
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10. Jürgen Ligi
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
economist
Jürgen Ligi is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a member and the vice-chairman of the liberal Reform Party. He was Minister of Education and Research in Taavi Rõivas' cabinet from 9 April 2015 to 12 September 2016. Previously, Ligi has served as the Minister of Defence from 2005 to 2007 and as the Minister of Finance...
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11. Sander Puri
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Sander Puri is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Estonia national team.