 His three children, conductors Paavo Järvi and Kristjan Järvi, and flautist Maarika Järvi, are prominent American musicians in their own right.Paavo Järvi is the chief conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Chemist Lauri Vaska emigrated to United States in 1949.He is distinguished for his research in organometallic chemistry, winning the prestigious "Boris Pregel Award".