Minsk
Minsk ranks 110th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Geneva, Manchester, and Shizuoka (city). Memorable people born in Minsk include Stanislav Shushkevich, Bronislava Nijinska, and Yakov Zeldovich. Memorable people who died in Minsk include Stanislav Shushkevich, Yakub Kolas, and David Bronstein. Minsk has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Minsk is located in Belarus.
Minsk is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administrative centre of Minsk Region and Minsk District. As of 2024, it has a population of about two million, making Minsk the 11th-most populous city in Europe. Minsk is one of the administrative capitals of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Minsk was the birth place of 118 globally memorable people, including Stanislav Shushkevich, Bronislava Nijinska, and Yakov Zeldovich. Additionaly, 22 globally memorable people have passed away in Minsk including Stanislav Shushkevich, Yakub Kolas, and David Bronstein.
People Born in Minsk
Go to all RankingsStanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1
Bronislava Nijinska
DANCER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 2
Yakov Zeldovich
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1987
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 3
Ivan Fyodorov
ARTIST
1510 - 1583
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4
Władysław Strzemiński
PAINTER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 5
Maksim Bahdanovič
WRITER
1891 - 1917
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 6
Sergei Aleinikov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 7
Alexander Rybak
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 8
Sergei Tumansky
ENGINEER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 9
Jerzy Giedroyc
WRITER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 10
Michael Rohoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1599
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 11
Moisei Ginzburg
ARCHITECT
1892 - 1946
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Minsk
Go to all RankingsMichael Rohoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1599
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 11
Masha Bruskina
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1941
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 18
Leonid Shvartsman
ARTIST
1920 - 2022
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 21
Vladimir Resin
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 22
Aleksandr Volodin
WRITER
1919 - 2001
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 32
Pavel Latushko
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 48
Aliaksandr Bury
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.26
Rank: 59
Dmitry Debelka
POLITICIAN
1976 - 2022
HPI: 31.59
Rank: 65
Nikolai Lukashenko
CELEBRITY
2004 - Present
HPI: 29.75
Rank: 74
Katsyaryna Andreeva
JOURNALIST
1993 - Present
HPI: 27.49
Rank: 81
Egor Gerasimov
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 27.43
Rank: 82
Olga Kovalkova
POLITICIAN
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.18
Rank: 83
People Deceased in Minsk
Go to all RankingsStanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 1
Yakub Kolas
WRITER
1882 - 1956
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 2
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3
Aleksandr Medved
WRESTLER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 4
Wilhelm Kube
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1943
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 5
Solomon Mikhoels
ACTOR
1890 - 1948
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 6
Uladzimir Karatkievich
WRITER
1930 - 1984
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 7
Vyacheslav Kebich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8
Isaac Boleslavsky
CHESS PLAYER
1919 - 1977
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 9
Romuald Klim
ATHLETE
1933 - 2011
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 10
Pyotr Masherov
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 11
Ryhor Baradulin
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Minsk
Go to all RankingsMasha Bruskina
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1941
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 16
Dmitry Debelka
POLITICIAN
1976 - 2022
HPI: 31.59
Rank: 22
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Minsk were athletes (17), soccer players (15), politicians (12), tennis players (12), and singers (9), while most who died were politicians (8), writers (4), chess players (3), athletes (3), and wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Minsk, including Darya Domracheva, Maryna Arzamasova, and Ksenija Balta. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Minsk, including Darya Domracheva, Maryna Arzamasova, and Ksenija Balta.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 22 globally memorable people born in Minsk since 1700.