List of Famous people born in Belarus
Kseniya Moustafaeva
Kseniya Moustafaeva is a French individual rhythmic gymnast of Belarusian origin. She is a 5-time French National all-around champion.
Iryna Leshchanka
Iryna Leshchanka is a Belarusian biathlete. She won a gold medal in the 4×6 km relay at the 2018 Olympics. She also competed in the 2014/15 world cup season, and represented Belarus at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiolahti.
Nina Bahinskaja
Nina Baginskaya is a Belarusian human rights activist, public figure, and geologist.
Melitina Staniouta
Melitina Dmitryevna Staniouta is a Belarusian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time World all-around bronze medalist, the 2015 European Games all-around bronze medalist, the 2014 European Championships all-around silver medalist, and 2009 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.
Tatsiana Karatkevich
Tatsiana Mikalayewna Karatkevich is a Belarusian politician, member of civic campaign Tell the Truth. She was a candidate for the 2015 presidential election.
Alexei Khotin
Alexey Yurievich Khotin is a Russian businessman of Belarusian origin, considered one of the richest men in Russia: Forbes magazine lists him to be the 95th in its Russian Top-100 rating as of 2016.
Aleksandr Vitko
Admiral Aleksandr Viktorovich Vitko is an officer of the Russian Navy, and a former commander of the Russian Black Sea Fleet between April 2013 and June 2018.
Sergei Kornilenko
Sergei Aleksandrovich Kornilenko is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker. He is an assistant coach with Krylia Sovetov Samara. In Belarus, both Belarusian and Russian languages are official. Thus his name, usually transliterated as Sergei Kornilenko, can be alternatively spelled as Syarhey Karnilenka.
Yelena Leuchanka
Alena Leuchanka is a Belarusian professional women's basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos.
Tatiana Kosheleva
Tatiana Sergeyevna Kosheleva is a Russian female volleyball player. She was a member of the Russia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 World Championship, the 2013 European Championship and the 2015 European Championship.