This is a list of people who are descended from the Old Belarusians of the

Grand Duchy of Lithuania The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state that existed from the 13th century to 1795, when the territory was partitioned among the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Habsburg Empire of Austria. The state was founded by Li ...

Archaeologists and anthropologists

* Mikalaj Ulaščyk

Actors and actresses

* Raścislaŭ Jankoŭski

Artists

* Michail Savicki, painter *

Marc Chagall Marc Chagall; russian: link=no, Марк Заха́рович Шага́л ; be, Марк Захаравіч Шагал . (born Moishe Shagal; 28 March 1985) was a Russian-French artist. An early modernism, modernist, he was associated with se ...

, painter

Engineers

* Paval Suchi *Barys Bielavusaŭ

Musicians

Anatol Bahatyroŭ Anatol is a masculine given name, derived from the Greek name Ἀνατόλιος ''Anatolius'', meaning "sunrise". The Russian version of the name is Anatoly (also transliterated as Anatoliy and Anatoli). The French version is Anatole. A rarer ...

* Dźmitry Smolski * Viktar Smolski * Ihar Lučanok * Vladimir Dukelsky * Alaksandar Rybak *

Maria Paula Survilla Maria Paula Survilla (February 1, 1964 – April 25, 2020), also known as Paŭlina Survilla, was an American professor of ethnomusicology and an ethnocultural activist of Belarusian descent. Biography Survilla was born in Madrid, Spain to Jank ...

D'Arcy Wretzky D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky-Brown (born May 1, 1968) is an American musician. She is the original bass player of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and is credited on their first six studio albums. She left the band in 1999. Biograph ...

Philosophers, humanists, and theologians

Symon Budny Szymon Budny or Symon Budny ( be, Сымон Будны, pl, Szymon Budny, russian: Симеон Будный; c.1533, Budne – 13 January 1593, Vishnyeva) was a Polish- Belarusian humanist, educator, Hebraist, Bible translator, Protestant ref ...

Euphrosyne of Polotsk Euphrosyne (; grc, Εὐφροσύνη), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was one of the Charites, known in ancient Rome as the ''Gratiae'' (Graces). She was sometimes called Euthymia (Εὐθυμία) or Eutychia (Εὐτυχία). Fa ...

* Śpirydon Sobal *

Francysk Skaryna Francysk Skaryna (alternative transcriptions of his name: ''Francišak Skaryna'' or ''Francisk Skaryna''; lat, Franciscus Scorina, be, Францыск (Францішак) Скарына ; pl, Franciszek Skaryna, cs, František Skorina; ...

Scientists

Zhores Ivanovich Alferov Zhores Ivanovich Alferov (russian: link=no, Жоре́с Ива́нович Алфёров, ; be, Жарэс Іва́навіч Алфёраў; 15 March 19301 March 2019) was a Soviet and Russian physicist and academic who contributed signific ...

, Nobel Prize winning physicist * Jury Bandažeŭski *

Fiodar Fiodaraŭ Fiodar Fiodaraŭ, ( be, Фёдар Іванавіч Фёдараў, , russian: link=no, Фёдор Иванович Фёдоров, Fedor Ivanovich Fedorov), (June 19, 1911 – October 13, 1994) was a Soviet and Belarusian physicist, whose scient ...

Barys Kit Boris Uladzimiravich Kit ( be, Бары́с Уладзіміравіч Кіт, russian: Бори́с Влади́мирович Кит; April 6, 1910 – February 1, 2018) was a Belarusian-American rocket scientist. Biography Kit was born on Ap ...

* Alena Karascieleva * Theodor Narbut * Uladzimier Platonaŭ, mathematician * Mikalaj Sudziloŭski * Jakaŭ Zialdovič

Sportsmen and sportswomen

* Andrej Arloŭski *

Yegor Sharangovich Yegor Alexandrovich Sharangovich ( be, Ягор Аляксандравіч Шаранговіч, Jahor Alaksandravič Šaranhovič, russian: Егор Александрович Шарангович; born 6 June 1998) is a Belarusian professional ...

* Andrej Zyhmantovič * Uladzimier and Alaksandar Arciemjeŭ * Anžela Atroščanka * Viktoryja Azaranka * Śviatlana Bahinskaja * Siarhiej Hurenka * Alaksandar Hleb * Volha Korbut * Vital Kutuzaŭ * Dźmitry Markaŭ * Uladzimier Maciušenka *

Alexander Medved Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Medved (born 16 September 1937) is a Ukrainian-born Soviet Belarusian retired freestyle wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union and was named "one of the greatest wrestlers in history" by FILA, the sport's governing bod ...

* Raman Piatrušenka * Max Mirny * Vital Ščerba *

Maria Sharapova Maria Yuryevna Sharapova ( , ; rus, Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова, p=mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə, a=Maria_sharapova.ogg; born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 ...

* Julija Nieściarenka * Darja Domračava

State, revolution, military

* Źmicier Daškievič * Andrei Hramyka *

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian language, Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian language, Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лука� ...

Alaksandar Milinkievič Alaksandar Uladzimyeravič Milinkyevič ( be, Аляксандар Уладзімеравіч Мілінкевіч, translit=Alyaksandar Uladzimyeravich Milinkyevich, russian: Александр Владимирович Милинкевич, trans ...

Zianon Paźniak Zianon Stanislavavič Pazniak ( be, Зянон Станіслававіч Пазняк, born 24 April 1944) is a Belarusian nationalist politician, one of the founders of the Belarusian Popular Front and leader of the Conservative Christian Pa ...

Rogneda of Polotsk Rogneda of Polotsk (962–1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnheiðr, a Princess consort of Rus'. She was the daughter of Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) who came from Scandinavia and established himself at Polotsk in the mid-10th century. Life It ...

Izyaslav of Polotsk Izyaslav (russian: Изяслав, be, Ізяслаў) was the son of Vladimir I of Kiev and Rogneda of Polotsk. When his father converted to Christianity in 988, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. She and her son Izyas ...

Andrei Gromyko Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (russian: Андрей Андреевич Громыко; be, Андрэй Андрэевіч Грамыка; – 2 July 1989) was a Soviet communist politician and diplomat during the Cold War. He served as ...

Ivonka Survilla Ivonka Survilla ( be, Івонка Сурвілла, born Ivonka Šymaniec, be, Івонка Шыманец, pl, Iwonka Szymaniec, April 11, 1936) is the President of the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, a self-proclaimed Belarusian ...

Writers

:''See'' List of Belarusian writers *

Janka Kupala Yanka Kupala, also spelled Janka Kupała ( be, Янка Купала; – 28 June 1942), was the pen name of Ivan Daminikavič Lutsevič (), a Belarusian poet and writer. Biography Early life Kupala was born on July 7, 1882, in Viazynka, ...

Jakub Kolas Yakub Kolas (also Jakub Kołas, be, Яку́б Ко́лас, – August 13, 1956), real name Kanstantsin Mikhailovich Mitskievich (Канстанці́н Міха́йлавіч Міцке́віч, ) was a Belarusian writer, dramatist, poet a ...

* Kandrat Krapiva *

Maksim Bahdanovič Maksim Adamavich Bahdanovich ( be, Максім Адамавіч Багдановіч, ; russian: Максим Адамович Богданович, translit=Maksim Adamovich Bogdanovich; 9 December 1891 – 25 May 1917) was a Belarusian poet, ...

Aleś Adamovič Aleksandr Mikhailovich Adamovich ( be, Аляксандр Міхайлавіч Адамовіч, translit=Aliaksandr Michailavič Adamovič, russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Адамо́вич; 3 September 1927 – 26 January ...

Ryhor Baradulin Ryhor Janavič Baradulin ( Belarusian: Рыго́р Янавіч Бараду́лін; 24 February 1935 – 2 March 2014) was a Belarusian poet, essayist and translator. Biography Ryhor Baradulin was born in 1935 in Vierasoŭka ( be, Вера� ...

* Mikałaj Husoŭski * Śviatlana Aleksijevič *

Maksim Tank Maksim Tank ( Belarusian: Максiм Танк, Russian: Максим Танк, real name Jaŭhien Skurko; 17 September 1912 – 7 August 1995) was a Belarusian Soviet poet, journalist and translator. Childhood and activism in West Belarus J ...

Vasil Bykaŭ Vasil Uladzimiravič Bykaŭ (often spelled Vasil Bykov, be, Васі́ль Уладзі́міравіч Бы́каў, russian: Василь Влади́мирович Быков) (19 June 1924 – 22 June 2003) was a prolific Soviet and Belarus ...

* Vital Voranaŭ * Vincent Dunin-Marcinkievič * Nił Hilevič * Ivan Šamiakin * Janka Maŭr * Uladzimier Karatkievič * Hienadź Klaŭko * Alaksandar Patupa

Fashion designers

Dmitry Sholokhov Dmitry Sholokhov (born Dzmitry Sholakhau, February 23, 1980) is an American Artist and Fashion Designer, best known as the winner of tenth season of ''Project Runway,'' and the fourth season of '' Project Runway: All Stars''. Life and career ...

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