31 Notable alumni of Kaunas University of Technology
Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kaunas University of Technology is ranked #1,245 in the world and #2 in Lithuania by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 31 notable alumni from Kaunas University of Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kaunas University of Technology won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Aurimas Taurantas
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Aurimas Taurantas is a Lithuanian politician. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
2. Vyda Ragulskienė
1931-2009 (aged 78)
physicist
engineer
Professor Vyda Kęsgailaitė-Ragulskienė was a Lithuanian scientist, inventor, the first woman to become Dr.habil. of technical sciences in Lithuania.
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3. Ilja Bereznickas
1948-. (aged 78)
painter
screenwriter
university teacher
illustrator
animator
Ilja Bereznickas is a Lithuanian animator, illustrator, scriptwriter and caricaturist.
4. Bronius Markauskas
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
electrical engineer
Bronius Markauskas is a Lithuanian politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis from 13 December 2016 to 14 May 2018. Giedrius Surplys was appointed as his successor.
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5. Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas
1943-2015 (aged 72)
university teacher
engineer
politician
Algirdas Vaclovas Patackas was a Lithuanian politician, dissident, poet, writer. In 1990 he was among those who signed the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
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6. Kazimieras Ragulskis
1926-2023 (aged 97)
mechanician
engineer
Kazimieras Ragulskis was a Lithuanian scientist and engineer. He created the scientific school of precise vibromechanics and vibroengineering. He was Dr. (1954), Habil. Dr. (1963), Professor Emeritus, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (later of the Russian Academy of Sciences) (1987), member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (1987), Honored Inventor of the USSR (1987).
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7. Kazimieras Antanavičius
1937-1998 (aged 61)
university teacher
economist
politician
Kazimieras Antanavičius was a Lithuanian economist and politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania and member of the Seimas.
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8. Rūta Miliūtė
1990-. (aged 36)
politician
Rūta Miliūtė is a Lithuanian politician of the Union of Democrats "For Lithuania" serving as a member of the Seimas since 2016. Until 2021, she was a member of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union.
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9. Virgilijus Vladislovas Bulovas
1939-2024 (aged 85)
university teacher
politician
Virgilijus Vladislovas Bulovas was a Lithuanian engineer and political figure. Bulovas was a member of the Seimas and twice served on the Government of Lithuania as the Minister of the Interior.
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10. Bronis Ropė
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Bronis Ropė is a Lithuanian member of the European Parliament representing the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union (Greens–European Free Alliance). He was first elected in 2014 and was re-elected in 2019.
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11. Jurgita Šiugždinienė
1972-. (aged 54)
academic
politician
Jurgita Šiugždinienė is a Lithuanian politician, a former Member of the Seimas for Šilainiai constituency, Minister of Education, Science and Sports and former Kaunas City Councillor.
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12. Nerijus Cesiulis
1981-. (aged 45)
academic
mayor
politician
Nerijus Cesiulis is a Lithuanian politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as mayor of Alytus since 2019. From 2007 to 2019, he was a member of its municipal council. He was speculated as a candidate for president of Lithuania ahead of the 2024 presidential election, and was offered the position of minister of the interior following the 2024 parliamentary...
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13. Aleksandrs Mirskis
1964-. (aged 62)
singer
politician
Alexander Tomasovich Mirsky is a Latvian politician of Russian and Jewish descent.
14. Rima Baškienė
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Rima Baškienė is a Lithuanian politician who has served in the Seimas since 2004. She was first deputy speaker from 2016 to 2020.
15. Antanas Valionis
1950-. (aged 76)
diplomat
politician
Antanas Valionis is a Lithuanian politician, currently a member of the New Union party.
16. Rimantas Sinkevičius
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Rimantas Sinkevičius is a Lithuanian politician, Minister of Economy and Innovation (2020), former Minister of Transport and Communications of Lithuania.
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17. Diana Nausėdienė
1964-. (aged 62)
lecturer
First Lady
business manager
Diana Nausėdienė is a Lithuanian business manager and lecturer, who has served as the First Lady of Lithuania since 12 July 2019 as the wife of Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania.
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18. Bronislovas Lubys
1938-2011 (aged 73)
university teacher
chemist
politician
Bronislovas Lubys was a Lithuanian entrepreneur, former Prime Minister of Lithuania, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and businessman.
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19. Vladas Vitkauskas
1953-. (aged 73)
photographer
Vladas Vitkauskas is a mountaineer who became the first Lithuanian to climb the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, in 1993.
20. Aloyzas Sakalas
1931-2022 (aged 91)
university teacher
politician
physicist
Aloyzas Sakalas was a Lithuanian politician, signatory of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, and Member of the European Parliament with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania. Aloyzas Sakalas was also a part of the Socialist Group and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs.
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21. Rolandas Paulauskas
1954-. (aged 72)
journalist
politician
Rolandas Paulauskas is a politician, journalist, editor, and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania.
22. Juozas Imbrasas
1941-. (aged 85)
politician
Juozas Imbrasas is the former mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania. He is a member of the political party Order and Justice.
23. Algirdas Brazauskas
1932-2010 (aged 78)
university teacher
politician
Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas was the fourth president of Lithuania, in office from 1993 to 1998. He also served as Prime Minister of Lithuania from 2001 to 2006. Brazauskas was the first democratically elected president of post-Soviet Lithuania.
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24. Petras Gražulis
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Petras Gražulis is a Lithuanian politician, former Member of the Seimas and current member of the European Parliament. Gražulis is also the incumbent chairman of the right-wing People and Justice Union party. He is known for his political scandals and hardline opposition to LGBT rights.
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25. Viktor Uspaskich
1959-. (aged 67)
economist
businessperson
politician
Viktor Uspaskich is a Russian-born Lithuanian entrepreneur and politician who was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2012 and again from 2014 to 2024.
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26. Linas Linkevičius
1961-. (aged 65)
diplomat
politician
journalist
Linas Antanas Linkevičius is a Lithuanian diplomat who has formerly served in the cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defence. He is currently Lithuania's Ambassador to Sweden.
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27. Icchokas Meras
1932-2014 (aged 82)
writer
screenwriter
Icchokas Meras was a Lithuanian writer.
28. Algimanta Pabedinskienė
1965-. (aged 61)
university teacher
politician
Algimanta Pabedinskienė is a Lithuanian politician who served as Ministry of Social Security and Labour from 12 December 2012 to 13 December 2016. Born in Latvia, Pabedinskienė moved to Lithuania at a young age, graduating from high school in Marijampolė, then graduating from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University with a degree in civil engineering. After graduating, she began her own construction...
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29. Julius Sabatauskas
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Julius Sabatauskas is an engineer, a lawyer, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Member of the Seimas since 2000. Sabatauskas was nominated as a judge of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania on 30 September 2025 by the Speaker of the Seimas, Juozas Olekas. After the analysis of the court, Sabatauskas will not assume the role of judge.
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30. Gintarė Skaistė
1981-. (aged 45)
politician
economist
Gintarė Skaistė is a Lithuanian politician, Member of the Seimas for Panemunė constituency.
31. Aušrinė Norkienė
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Aušrinė Norkienė is a Lithuanian politician and deputy chair of the Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union in the unicameral parliament Seimas.