19 Notable alumni of Belarusian State Pedagogical University
Updated: May 27, 2026 EliteDegrees
Belarusian State Pedagogical University is ranked #6,035 in the world and #11 in Belarus by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from Belarusian State Pedagogical University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Belarusian State Pedagogical University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ales Prudnikau
1910-1941 (aged 31)
poet
writer
Ales Prudnikau was a Belarusian poet. He was a cousin of another Belarusian writer, Pavel Prudnikau.
2. Alexandra Konofalskaya
1985-. (aged 41)
painter
animator
Alexandra Konofalskaya is a sand animation artist.
3. Valery Marakou
1909-1937 (aged 28)
translator
poet
Valery Marakou was a Belarusian poet and translator.
4. Pyotr Lysenko
1931-2020 (aged 89)
archaeologist
anthropologist
historian
Pyotr Fyodorovich Lysenko, (16 September 1931, in Zarechany, Polotsk district, Vitebsk Region, Belarus – 23 March 2020) was a Belarusian archaeologist, Doctor of History (since 1988), professor (since 1993).
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5. Alena Fedarynchyk
1993-. (aged 33)
volleyball player
Alena Fedarynchyk is a Belarusian volleyball player, playing as a libero. She is part of the Belarus women's national volleyball team.
6. Elena Novikova-Belova
1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher
athlete
coach
Elena Dmitriyevna Novikova-Belova is a retired Russian foil fencer, known professionally simply as Elena Belova. She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics in the individual and team events and won four gold, one silver and one bronze medal, becoming the first female fencer to win four Olympic gold medals. She nearly won a fifth gold in 1976,...
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7. Mikhas Charot
1896-1937 (aged 41)
playwright
poet
writer
editor
politician
Michaś Čarot was a Belarusian poet, playwright, and novelist who wrote under the pseudonyms of Maksim Byadneyshi (Максім Бяднейшы), Jurka Kurtati (Юрка Куртаты), and V. Čarot (В. Чарот). He was a victim of Stalin's purges (in particular those in Belarus) and was rehabilitated in 1956 during the Khruschev Thaw.
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8. Volha Mazuronak
1989-. (aged 37)
athletics competitor
Volha Siarheyeuna Mazuronak is a Belarusian long-distance runner and former racewalker. She is a three-time national champion. Mazuronak has a marathon best of 2:23:54 and finished fourth at the London Marathon in 2016. She has won marathons in Siberia and California and was a silver medalist on the track at the 2015 Military World Games.
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9. Alhierd Bacharevič
1975-. (aged 51)
singer
opinion journalist
writer
translator
poet
Alhierd Bacharevič is a Belarusian writer and translator. Born Oleg Ivanovich Bacharevič, he adopted his nom-de-plume (which refers to Algirdas, the medieval ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) in his first literary publications in 1993. In 1997 he graduated from the Philological Faculty of the Belarusian Pedagogical University in Minsk. Afterward, Bacharevič worked as a teacher of Belarusian and...
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10. Anatoly Derevyanko
1943-. (aged 83)
archaeologist
historian
Anatoly Panteleyevich Derevyanko is a Soviet and Russian archaeologist who specializes in the Stone Age of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
11. Nadezhda Abramova
1907-1979 (aged 72)
politician
writer
journalist
Nadezhda Abramova was a Belarusian nationalist politician, founder of the Union of Belarusian Youth, and was a member of the Russian apostolate in the Russian diaspora.
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12. Ales Bachyla
1918-1983 (aged 65)
librettist
poet
translator
editing staff
prose writer
Ales Bachyla was a Belarusian poet and playwright. His verses were generally "memories of the front, daily work of common people, love towards his country and the duty of a citizen, patriotism and portraying nature."
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13. Hienadź Sahanovič
1961-. (aged 65)
historian
archaeologist
Hienadź Sahanovič is a Belarusian historian. He specializes in the early modern period of Central European and Belarusian history.
14. Ekaterina Ivanchikova
1987-. (aged 39)
singer
poet
composer
Ekaterina Leonidovna Ivanchikova is a Belarusian singer and vocalist at Belarusian band IOWA currently based in Russia. She was born in Chavusy and is now living in Saint Petersburg.
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15. Arkadź Kuliašoŭ
1914-1978 (aged 64)
screenwriter
writer
diplomat
translator
poet
Arkadź Aljaksandravič Kulašoǔ was a Soviet and Belarusian poet, translator and screenwriter. He was best known for his poems, Brigade Flag and Cymbalon, as well as his translations of poetry into Belarusian.
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16. Uladzimir Nyaklyayew
1946-. (aged 80)
politician
prose writer
writer
journalist
poet
Uladzimir Prakopavich Nyaklyayew is a Belarusian poet and writer, and a former head of the public campaign Tell the Truth! ("Гавары праўду!"). He was a candidate in the 2010 Belarusian presidential election, and, according to Amnesty International, was placed under house arrest for his role in post-election protests.
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17. Tatsiana Karatkevich
1977-. (aged 49)
politician
Tatsyana Mikalayewna Karatkyevich is a Belarusian politician and a member of civic campaign Tell the Truth. Karatkyevich has been of "Tell the Truth" since 2010 and alongside other initiative groups who are dissatisfied with current government plans. She was a candidate for the 2015 presidential election, garnering 4.4% of the vote.
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18. Ihar Karpienka
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Igor Vasilievich Karpenko is a Belarusian politician serving as chairman of the Central Election Commission since 2021. From 2016 to 2021, he served as minister of education. From 2012 to 2017, he served as first secretary of the Communist Party.
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19. Yuri Kuryanovich
1968-. (aged 58)
painter
writer
translator
opinion journalist
photographer
Yuri Vladimirovich Kuryanovich is a Belarusian writer, translator, historian, and artist.