Ants (given name)

Ants is an Estonian masculine given name.[1] Notable people with the name include:

• Ants Antson (1938–2015), Estonian speed skater and Olympic medalist
• Ants Eskola (1908–1989), Estonian actor and singer
• Ants Järvesaar (born 1948), Estonian farmer and politician
• Ants Käärma (born 1942), Estonian agronomist and politician
• Ants Kaljurand (Ants the Terrible; 1917–1951), partisan (Forest Brother)
• Ants Kiviselg (born 1955), Estonian sport physician
• Ants Kurvits (1887–1943), Estonian military commander (major general)
• Ants Laaneots (born 1948), Estonian military general, former Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Defence Forces
• Ants Laikmaa (1866–1942), Estonian painter
• Ants Lauter (1894–1973), Estonian actor, theatre director and pedagogue
• Ants Leemets (1950–2019), Estonian politician and museum director
• Ants Mängel (born 1987), Estonian badminton player
• Ants Mellik (1926–2005), Estonian architect
• Ants Nuut, Estonian trombonist, vocalist and tuba player for the rock band Apelsin
• Ants Oidermaa (1891–1941), Estonian politician, diplomat and newspaper editor
• Ants Oras (1900–1982), Estonian translator and writer
• Ants Paju (11944–2011), Estonian politician, journalist, athlete and engineer
• Ants Pärna (1935–2014), Estonian maritime historian and poet
• Ants Pauls (born 1940), Estonian politician
• Ants Piip (1884–1942), Estonian lawyer, diplomat and politician
• Ants Soosõrv (born 1969), Estonian renju player and coach
• Ants Soots (born 1956), Estonian conductor
• Ants Tael (born 1936), Estonian dancer and dance pedagogue
• Ants Tamme (born 1940), Estonian politician and journalist
• Ants Taul (born 1950), Estonian musician and instrument-maker
• Ants Vaino (1940–1971), Estonian racing driver
• Ants Väravas (1937–2018), Estonian cyclist and coach
• Ants Veetõusme (born 1949), Estonian politician and financial and sports figure
• Henn-Ants Kurg (1898–1943), Estonian colonel and diplomat