Famous People from Belarus

44 notable historical figures from Belarus, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.

politician (6)tennis player (6)athletics competitor (6)economist (5)journalist (4)singer (4)association football player (3)biathlete (3)diplomat (2)opera singer (2)

Alexander Lukashenko

1954 – Present

President of the Republic of Belarus

directoreconomistpolitical commissarpoliticianteacher
Born August 30Wikipedia →

Svetlana Alexievich

1948 – Present

Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948)

oral historianjournalisthistorianwriter
Born May 31Wikipedia →

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

1982 – Present

Belarusian politician, educator, and pro-democracy activist (born 1982)

politician
Born September 11Wikipedia →

Ales Bialiatski

1962 – Present

Belarusian activist, Nobel laureate (born 1962)

literary scholarliterary historianman of lettersliterary critichuman rights defenderdissidentteacherwriter
Born September 25Wikipedia →

Sergei Aleinikov

1961 – Present

Belarusian association football player

association football playerassociation football coach
Born November 7Wikipedia →

Stanisław Šuškievič

1934 – 2022

Belarusian nuclear physicist and politician (1934—2022)

nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicistpoliticianengineer
Born December 15Wikipedia →

Roman Protasevich

1995 – Present

Belarusian journalist and opposition activist

political activistjournalisteditoreditor-in-chiefpolitical prisoner
Born May 5Wikipedia →

Maryja Kaleśnikava

1982 – Present

Belarusian musician, cultural and political activist

music educatorflautistconductorpolitician
Born April 24Wikipedia →

Vasil Bykaŭ

1924 – 2003

Belarusian writer (1924–2003)

short story writerjournalistpoliticianwriterscreenwriter
Born June 19Wikipedia →