Belarus ranks 5,267th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cheetham, Manchester, Tasikmalaya, and Derventa. Memorable people born in Belarus include Eliza Orzeszkowa, Aleksej Aleksandrov, and Olga Ismayilova. Memorable people who died in Belarus include Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko. Belarus has been the birth place of many writers and chess players and the death place of many wrestlers. Belarus is located in Belarus.
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) and with a population of 9.2 million, Belarus is the 13th-largest and the 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into seven regions. Minsk is the capital and largest city. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1841 and 1985, Belarus was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Eliza Orzeszkowa, Aleksej Aleksandrov, and Olga Ismayilova. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Belarus including Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko.
1841 - 1910
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1
1973 - Present
HPI: 28.30
Rank: 2
1985 - Present
HPI: 25.39
Rank: 3
Most individuals born in present day Belarus were writers (1), chess players (1), and cyclists (1), while most who died were wrestlers (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Belarus since 1700.