List of Famous people born in Belarus
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
Krystsina Siarheyeuna Tsimanouskaya is a Belarusian sprinter. She won a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2017 European U23 Championships. She also won a gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy.
Roman Protasevich
Roman Dmitriyevich Protasevich or Raman Dzmitryevich Pratasevich is a Belarusian journalist and opposition activist.
Olga Korbut
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a former gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the Soviet team, and was the inaugural inductee to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1988.
Bianka
Bianka is a Belarusian-Russian singer, songwriter and rapper. She rose to prominence in 2005 with the release of her song Swan which later on became the soundtrack to the Russian film, Бой с тенью, Shadow Boxing.
Artem Milevskyi
Artem Volodymyrovych Milevskyi is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a second striker.
Darya Domracheva
Dárya Vladímirovna Dómracheva is a retired Belarusian biathlete and coach who competed in the Biathlon World Cup from 2006 to 2018. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay and a silver medal in the mass start competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics, three gold medals in the pursuit, individual, and mass start competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and a bronze medal in the individual competition at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She was a Biathlon World Cup overall winner for the 2014–15 season.
Nikolai Lukashenko
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Lukashenko is the third son of Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus.
Aliaksandr Hleb
Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb, commonly referred to in English as Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian former professional footballer.
Maria Kalesnikava
Maria Kalesnikava is a Belarusian musician and political activist. She is a member of the presidium of the Coordination Council formed during the 2020 Belarusian protests in opposition to the rule of Alexander Lukashenko. On 11 September 2020, Amnesty International recognized Kalesnikava as a prisoner of conscience.
Alexander Rybak
Alexander Igorevich Rybak or Alyaxandr Iharavich Rybak, is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist and actor.