List of Famous people born in Grodno Region, Belarus
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.
Eduard Latypov
Eduard Latypov is a Russian biathlete. He has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2018, and represented Russia at the Biathlon World Championships 2020 and Biathlon World Championships 2021.
Valery Tsepkalo
Valery Tsepkalo or Valery Tsapkala is a Belarusian politician, diplomat, executive, and entrepreneur, has a PhD in Jurisprudence.
Ivan Edeshko
Ivan Ivanovich Edeshko is a retired Belarusian professional basketball player and coach.
Pola Raksa
Apolonia "Pola" Raksa is a Polish movie star, singer, and model who was especially popular in Poland and abroad in the 1960s and 1970s.
Sergei Gurenko
Sergei Gurenko is a Belarusian football coach and a former player.
Viktor Khrenin
Viktor Gennadievich Khrenin is a senior leader in the Belarusian Armed Forces and the current Minister of Defense.
Syarhey Chernik
Syarhey Chernik is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Shakhtyor Soligorsk.
Uladzimir Nyaklyayew
Uladzimir Prakopavich Nyaklyayew born on 11 July 1946 in Smarhon’) is a Belarusian poet and writer, and a former head of the public campaign Tell the Truth!. He was a candidate for 19 December 2010 elections in Belarus, and, according to Amnesty International, was placed under house arrest for his role in post-election protests.