The document highlights notable personalities from the Suvalkija region of Lithuania, covering individuals from diverse fields such as sports, music, literature, history, and art. Featured figures include Evaldas Grigaitis, a promising football player; Egidijus Bavykinas, an accomplished opera singer; Anzelmas Matutis, a beloved children's poet; Jonas Basanavičius, a significant historical figure and a pioneer in preserving the Lithuanian language; and Antanas Lastauskas, a skilled wood craftsman. Each person's contributions and personal attributes are briefly outlined, showcasing their impact on Lithuanian culture.

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Famous People in Lithuania

2. Famous People in my Region
Suvalkija region has always been known for famous and well
educated people in the history of Lithuania. This presentation
seeks to introduce five persons who have their roots from the
region as well as are well known in present day Lithuania.
These personalities represent different fields such as Sports,
Art, Music, History and Literature.

3. Evaldas Grigaitis a football player

4. Sport
A famous sportsman from Kalvarija is Evaldas Grigaitis. He is just
25 years old and plays for the best football club in Lithuania-
“Vėtra”. He also was a student at Kalvarijos gymnasium.
As for his appearance he is quite a handsome man: neither tall nor
slender. He is well built and loves wearing casually elegant clothes
such as t-shirts and jeans. He is crazy about sport. Evaldas not
only loves playing football. He also enjoys playing volleyball and
basketball. He is a friendly personality as most of his time is devoted
to his friends, he also loves children and children love him, too. So
I have to say that Evaldas Grigaitis is a wonderful man. However,
he is an incredible football player, he has got a promising future as
a football player.

5. Egidijus Bavykinas

6. Music
Born in 1977 in a small village Jungenai close to Kalvarija
Egidijus Bavykinas is a well known oper singer in Lithuania
nowadays. He studied at Marijampolė Teacher Training college
,played for Lithuanian students basketball league, he also was a
church choir singer. Today he performs different roles in Kaunas
Music theatre.
Egidijus is a good – looking man. He has curly brown hair and blue
eyes, and he is of medium build. He likes to wear comfortable and
stylish clothing.
Egidijus friends think that he is friendly, reasonable, interesting
and helpful man. In his free time Egidijus plays basketball, reads
books and is interested in culture. As he lives in the suburbs of
Marijampole he is fond of spending time with family.
I think that this person is very interesting and talented. I am
proud that Egidijus Bavikinas is from Marijampolė district.

7. Literature
Anzelmas Matutis was born in 1923. January 7.This year is the year
of his 90 th anniversary. He is known as children’s poet as well
as an editor and famous personality in Marijampole region.
His career started after graduating from teachers’ seminary in
1942 in Marijampole. He taught the Lithuanian language and
literature and was one of those poets who loved composing
poems for the smallest readers. A.M atutis is still beloved by
children his poems aims at the love for nature and homeland.
His birthplace cottage in Zomcine village is an open memorial
museum for those who are interested in his poetry and for those
who wish to visit a wooden sculpture park depicting his heroes.

8. History Jonas
Basanavičius

9. Jonas Basanavičius
 Jonas Basanavičius was born in 1851. November 23., Ožkabaliai, Bartninkai parish,
Marijampolės County .Died 1927. February 16. . Thsi is the person who contributed to
the history of our country a lot. He was a well known doctor, editor of the first
Lithuanuan newspaper Ausra ( published in Poland), a professor at university and the
personality we come across on the banknote of Lithuanian currency Litas.
 Speaking about his passion to the native language it is worth mentioning that he worked
a lot to gather songs, tales, myths and legends that were passed from generation to
generation.
 He started he pursued a career of a doctor after graduating the Moscow Medical
Academy. As it was difficult to his parents to make both ends meet , he also
supplemented his income by taking up private tutoring, but the living conditions were
harsh and that had a long lasting impact on his health.
 Because of his active efforts to preserve the Lithuanian language as the country was
under the strict ruling of Tzar, he was deemed to exile and work in Russia. He took an
option given by his colleague and fleed to Bulgaria where he had been working as a
doctor since 1880-1905.
 About 40 studies from history, archeology, culture, history, ethnography, folklore,
linguistics, sanitation, about 140 different items were compiled and published .
 He died in Wilno (Vilnius) on February 16, 1927, Lithuanian Independence Day, and was
buried in Rasos Cemetery.

10. Antanas Lastauskas

11. Art
Born in 1959 Antanas Lastauskas in Islandziu village is a famous
craftsman of wood work, in particular, cross-crafting.
He lives in Kalvarija and he plunged into the world of wooden folk in
1989. His first exhibition on “Bread Road” was held in 2004 in
Kalvarijos public library. He is an active participant in various
exhibitions, fairs, competitions not only in Lithuania, but also abroad.
He carves pillar type crosses, wooden monuments. One of his
masterpieces is situated in the churchyard of Kalvarijos church and is
devoted to those who had been deported.
He has been a member of Lithuanian folk artists union since 2003.
What is more, he has been awarded with many prises for ethnographic
heritage.
Today he is willing to give lessons of wood carving to young pupils who
come to visit his workshops.

12. Resources
Jurgita Kupcinskaite personal photo album (sportsman
Evaldas Grigaitis)
Egidijus Bavykinas (family photo album)
Jonas Basanavicius (scaned banknotes)
Antanas Lastauskas photos of his works.(Kalvarijos
gymnasium photo album)