Brest, Belarus
Brest, Belarus ranks 1,917th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Slavonski Brod, Meaux, and Freetown. Memorable people born in Brest, Belarus include Menachem Begin, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, and Galina Lukashenko. Memorable people who died in Brest, Belarus include Birutė, and Leopold Skulski. Brest, Belarus has been the birth place of many politicians, and philosophers and the death place of many politicians. Brest, Belarus is located in Belarus.
Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk and Brest-on-the-Bug, is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish town of Terespol, where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet, making it a border town. It serves as the administrative center of Brest Region and Brest District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has a population of 344,470. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1634 and 1992, Brest, Belarus was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Menachem Begin, Kazimierz Łyszczyński, and Galina Lukashenko. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Brest, Belarus including Birutė, and Leopold Skulski.
People Born in Brest, Belarus
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Menachem Begin
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1992
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 1
Kazimierz Łyszczyński
PHILOSOPHER
1634 - 1689
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 2
Galina Lukashenko
COMPANION
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 3
Nina Andrycz
ACTOR
1912 - 2014
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 4
Yulia Nestsiarenka
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 5
Liubov Charkashyna
POLITICIAN
1987 - Present
HPI: 28.54
Rank: 6
Aliaksandr Buikevich
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 23.77
Rank: 7
Mikalay Signevich
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 22.50
Rank: 8
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Brest, Belarus were politicians (2), philosophers (1), companions (1), actors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were politicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, companions have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Brest, Belarus, including Galina Lukashenko. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Brest, Belarus, including Menachem Begin, and Liubov Charkashyna.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Brest, Belarus since 1700.
