1. Meyer Lansky (1902)

American Mob Boss

Major organized crime figure who developed a gambling empire which included casinos in Las Vegas, Cuba, The Bahamas and London.

2. Alaksandar Milinkievič (1947)

Politician

Politician who ran in the 2006 Belarusian presidential election as a candidate for the opposition parties. He was awarded the Sakharov Prize by the European Parliament in 2006,

3. Olga Korbut (1955)

Gymnast

Soviet gymnast who won Olympic gold medals at the 1972 Munich and the 1976 Montreal Olympic games, for the Team, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise events.

4. Veronika Vitenberg (1988)

Israeli Gymnast

Rhythmic gymnast who finished sixth at the 2008 Olympics while representing Israel.

5. Kanstantsin Lukashyk (1975)

Sport Shooter

Kanstantsin Leonidovich Lukashyk is a Belarusian pistol shooter most famous for winning the 50 metre pistol event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at the age of 16 shocking...

6. Darya Pchelnik (1975)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Darya Pchelnik is a female hammer thrower from Belarus. Her personal best is 76. 33 metres achieved in June 2008 in Minsk. She finished tenth at the 2005 Summer Universiade...

7. Vital Nadziewski (1981)

Footballer

Vital Nadziewski is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. His latest club was Lida in 2013.

8. Bernhard Kagan (1866)

German Chess Player

Bernhard Kagan was a German chess player writer publisher editor and organizer. Born in Poland he lived in Berlin where he played in local tournaments. He took 7th in 1898...

9. Ivan Sadovnichiy (1987)

Footballer

Ivan Sadovnichiy is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2013 he plays for Neman Grodno.

10. Syarhey Lyavitski (1990)

Footballer

Syarhey Lyavitski is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2013 he plays for FC Neman Grodno.

11. Janina Susczewska (1936)

Polish Luger

Janina Susczewska-Siwy is a Polish luger who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. She won two medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a silver in the...

12. Pavel Sankovich (1990)

Belarusian Swimmer

Pavel Paulavich Sankovich is a Belarusian swimmer who specialized in sprint backstroke and butterfly events. He won two bronze medals in the sprint backstroke events at the 2011 European Short...

13. Aleksandr Syrei (1988)

Belarusian Ice Hockey Player

Aleksandr Syrei is a Belarusian professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for Shakhtar Soligorsk of the Belarusian Extraliga.

14. Syarhey Chernik (1988)

Footballer

Syarhey Chernik is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2014 he plays for BATE Borisov. He has been called up to the Belarus national side and made his debut for...

15. Aleksei Antonov (1896)

Soviet General

Aleksei Innokentievich Antonov was a General of the Soviet Army awarded the Order of Victory for his efforts in World War II.

16. Volha Tsander (1976)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Volha Mikhaylovna Tsander is a female hammer thrower from Belarus. Her personal best throw is 76. 66 metres achieved in July 2005 in Minsk.

17. Valery Levaneuski (1963)

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Valéry Levanéuski - Belarussian political and social activist former political prisoner. Amnesty International recognizes him as a prisoner of conscience.

18. Hieronim Wołłowicz (Unknow)

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19. Nathan Yellin-Mor (Unknow)

Israeli Politician

Nathan Yellin-Mor was a Revisionist Zionist activist Lehi leader and Israeli politician. In his later years he became a radical pacifist who supported negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization and...

20. Vladimir Lapitsky (1959)

Fencer

Vladimir Lapitsky is a Soviet fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

21. Alyaksey Lyahchylin (1992)

Footballer

Alyaksey Lyahchylin is a Belarusian professional football player currently playing for Neman Grodno.

22. Artsyom Huzik (1992)

Footballer

Artsyom Huzik is a Belarusian professional football player currently playing for Slonim.

23. Yevgeniy Misyulya (1964)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Yevgeny Nikolayevich Misyulya is a Belarusian race walker. He has won two World Championships bronze medals and even participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of 40. He...

24. Eitan Livni (1919)

Israeli Politician

Yeruham Eitan Livni was a Revisionist Zionist activist Irgun commander and Israeli politician father of Israeli politician Tzipi Livni.

25. Ihar Rynkevich (1968)

Belarusian Politician

Ihar Rynkevich is a prominent Belarusian legal and political expert journalist and human rights champion. Mr. Rynkevich is a member and the press secretary of the Belarus Helsinki Commission since...

26. Yakov Yakovlev (1896)

Soviet Politician

Yakov Arkadyevich Yakovlev was a Soviet statesman and politician. Yakovlev joined the Bolsheviks in 1913. In January 1923 he led the attack on Alexander Bogdanov criticising him for being a...

27. Hana Meisel (1890)

Israeli Agronomist

Hana Meisel was a Jewish agronomist feminist and Zionist.

28. Irina Shilova (1960)

Sport Shooter

Irina Shilova is a Belarusian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She won gold medal for the Soviet Union in the 10 metre air rifle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in...

29. Olieg Achrem (1983)

Belarussian Volleyball Player

Olieg Achrem is a Belarussian men's volleyball player having Polish citizenship. He is a captain of Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów where he has been playing since 2009.

30. Haim-Moshe Shapira (1902)

Israeli Politician

Haim-Moshe Shapira was a key Israeli politician in the early days of the state's existence. A signatory of Israel's declaration of independence he served continuously as a minister from the...

31. Pavel Rybak (1983)

Footballer

Pavel Rybak is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2011 he plays for Neman Grodno.

32. Manya Shochat (1880)

Palestinian Politician

Manya Shochat was Russian Jewish politician and the mother of the collective settlement in Palestine the forerunner of the kibbutz movement.

33. Darya Romenskaya (1983)

Olympic Diver

Darya Romenskaya is a female Belarusian springboard diver. Romenskaya represented Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where she competed for the women's springboard event. She placed twenty-ninth in...

34. Andrei Kazak (1980)

Olympic Pistol And Running Targe

Andrei Heorhievich Kazak is a Belarusian sport shooter. Kazak made his official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he competed in the men's 10 m running target...

35. Dzmitry Vyarstak (1980)

Belarusian Footballer

Dzmitry Vyarstak is a Belarusian professional football player currently playing for FC Neman Grodno.

36. Vital Tarashchyk (1980)

Footballer

Vital Tarashchyk is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. His latest club was Lida in 2013.

37. Dzmitry Rawneyka (1980)

Belarusian Footballer

Dzmitry Rawneyka is a Belarusian professional footballer currently playing for Neman Grodno in the Belarusian Premier League.

38. Artyom Kisly (1989)

Belarusian Ice Hockey Player

Artyom Kisly is a Belarusian ice hockey player who is currently playing for HK Neman Grodno of the Belarusian Extraliga. Kisly competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a...

39. Oleg Goroshko (1989)

Belarusian Ice Hockey Player

Oleg Goroshko is a Belarusian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League. He participated in the 2011 IIHF World Championship...

40. Zhanna Shapialevich (1971)

Olympic Pistol Shooter

Zhanna Henadziyeuna Shapialevich is a Belarusian sport shooter.

41. Sviatlana Sudak Torun (1971)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Sviatlana Sudak is a Turkish female hammer thrower of Belarusian origin.

42. Alyaksandr Yadeshka (1993)

Belarusian Footballer

Alyaksandr Yadeshka is a Belarusian professional football player currently playing for Gorodeya.

43. Ivan Dzenisevich (1984)

Footballer

Ivan Dzenisevich is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2012 he plays for Neman Grodno.

44. Syarhey Khaletski (1984)

Footballer

Syarhey Khaletski is a Belarusian professional football player currently playing for Smorgon.

45. Pavel Kryvitski (1984)

Belarusian Hammer Thrower

Pavel Kryvitski is a male hammer thrower from Belarus. He set his personal best in the men's hammer throw event on July 19 2008 in Minsk.

46. Dzmitry Hintaw (1984)

Footballer

Dzmitry Hintaw is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2014 he plays for Rechitsa-2014.

47. Andrei Kunitski (1984)

Road Bicycle Racer

Andrei Kunitski is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer. He last rode for UCI ProTeam Quick Step having ridden professionally for Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo between 2007 and 2008 and...

48. Mikalay Yazerski (1984)

Belarusian Footballer

Mikalay Yazerski is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2013 he is a free agent.

49. Alyaksey Tarabanaw (1984)

Footballer

Alyaksey Tarabanaw is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2011 he plays for Belcard Grodno.

50. Isabella Grinevskaya (1864)

Russian-polish Writer And Poet

Isabella Grinevskaya was the pen name of Berta Friedberg daughter of the author Abraham Shalom Friedberg and the first wife of Mordechai Spector. She was born in Grodno in 1864...