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 Aleksandr Medved, Pyotr Masherov, and Masha Bruskina. 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 Aleksandr Medved, Pyotr Masherov, and Masha Bruskina.
People Born in Minsk
Go to all RankingsStanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 89
Bronislava Nijinska
DANCER
1891 - 1972
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 85
Yakov Zeldovich
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1987
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 90
Władysław Strzemiński
PAINTER
1893 - 1952
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 86
Alexander Rybak
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 4
Sergei Aleinikov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 23
Ivan Fyodorov
ARTIST
1510 - 1583
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 56
Maksim Bahdanovič
WRITER
1891 - 1917
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 93
Sergei Tumansky
ENGINEER
1901 - 1973
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 100
Jerzy Giedroyc
WRITER
1906 - 2000
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 98
Aryna Sabalenka
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 40
Michael Rohoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1599
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 81
People Deceased in Minsk
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Medved
WRESTLER
1937 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Pyotr Masherov
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Masha Bruskina
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1941
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 4
Viktor Kupreichik
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - 2017
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 5
Dmitry Debelka
POLITICIAN
1976 - 2022
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 3
Igor Zhelezovski
SKATER
1963 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Vladimir Makei
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Maksim Tank
WRITER
1912 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Alexander Chervyakov
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Stanislav Shushkevich
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 11
Maria Itkina
ATHLETE
1932 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Minsk
Go to all RankingsAleksandr Medved
WRESTLER
1937 - 2024
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Pyotr Masherov
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Igor Zhelezovski
SKATER
1963 - 2021
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Vladimir Makei
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Maksim Tank
WRITER
1912 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Alexander Chervyakov
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
David Bronstein
CHESS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Maria Itkina
ATHLETE
1932 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Vasil Yakusha
ATHLETE
1958 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Solomon Mikhoels
ACTOR
1890 - 1948
HPI: NaN
Rank: 14
Romuald Klim
ATHLETE
1933 - 2011
HPI: NaN
Rank: 15
Yakub Kolas
WRITER
1882 - 1956
HPI: NaN
Rank: 16
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.