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Konstantin Arabazhin (1865–1929) – professor of Slavic philology, founder and rector of the Russian University Courses in Riga in 1921. >>

Dmitry Arbenin (1876–1955) – a drama actor, singer, opera producer. >>

Leonid Arbuzov (1848–1912) – scientist-historian. >>

Alexiy Aristov (1853–1931) – an archpriest, rector of Riga Theological seminary. >>

Emma Arkhangelskaya (1951)  – a linguist, doctor of philology. >>

Arseny (secular name Alexander Bryantsev; 1839–1914) – a bishop of Riga and Jelgava (1887–1893)  and archbishop of Riga and Jelgava (1893–1897). >>

Yuri Artyukh (1943–2012) – Habilitated Doctor of Computer Studies (Dr. habil. sc. comp.), professor, specialist in the field of informatics and computer technology.  >>

Andrey Asharin (1843–1896) – a teacher of Riga Alexander gymnasium and creator of the Riga Chess Society. >>

Garold Astakhov (1966–2009) – Russian public leader of Latvia, president of the Russian Community in Latvia in the second half of the 1990-ies. >>