My home town is Paide. It is a small town in the middle of Estonia. Paide is more than 700 years old. In Paide there are about 9500 people. Some.

Famous Estonians from Paide

Paula KivimäePaide Gymnasium

Form 6Teacher: Tiina Kivimäe

My home town

My home town is Paide. It is a small town in the middle of Estonia. Paide is more than 700 years old. In Paide there are about 9500 people. Some people who were born in Paide

are very famous.

Famous people from Paide A lot of people know them Guess! Model Actriss

Artist Triathlonist

Composer

Ants Viidalepp

Ants Viidalepp was born in 1921. He has painted more than 60 years. He has illustrated Lennart Meri´stravelogues.

Carmen Kass

She was born in 1978. She became a model when she was 14. Carmen studied in Paide Co-educational Gymnasium. She is the president ofEstonian Chess Federation.

Ain-Alar Juhanson

He was born in 1976. He won his first competition in 1991. He was saved fromthe ship Estonia in 1994. Triathlon consists of 3.6 km swimming, 180 km cycling, 42 km running.

Ita Ever

She was born in 1931. Since 1953 she has beenworking at Eesti Draamateater. She has played in films,performed on television and radio. She was awarded with the order of theWhite Cross in 2001.

Arvo Pärt

He was born in 1935. Arvo Pärt is a world famous composer. On the place of his home there is a

sculpture made by Riho Kuld. Last year he made a half-million-kroon donation for PaideMusic School.

Who will be famous?

Maybe one day everybody knows us!