8 Notable alumni of Vitebsk State University
Updated: May 27, 2026 EliteDegrees
Vitebsk State University is ranked #5,025 in the world and #7 in Belarus by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 8 notable alumni from Vitebsk State 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 Vitebsk State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Voĺha Karač
1979-. (aged 47)
journalist
Olga Evgenievna Karach is a Belarusian journalist, public figure, and politician. She is a member of the Belarusian Association of Journalists. She is part owner of Vitebsk Courier Publishing House CJSC. She founded the newspaper The Vitebsk Courier, registered in Russia. From March 2008 to March 2012, she was chair of the Vitebsk regional organization of the United Civil Party...
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2. Kastuś Jezavitaŭ
1893-1946 (aged 53)
politician
writer
soldier
publisher
translator
Kastuś Jezavitaŭ was a political and military leader within the Belarusian independence movement of the early 20th century.
3. Sergey Bykovsky
1972-. (aged 54)
boxer
Sergey Bykovsky is a boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov.
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4. Siarhei Kalamoyets
1989-. (aged 37)
hammer thrower
athletics competitor
Siarhei Viktaravich Kalamoyets is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the hammer throw. He won the bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade. His personal best in the event is 77.52 metres set in Minsk in 2011.
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5. Tony Zhuravel
1963-. (aged 63)
painter
Tony Zhuravel, alternatively known as Anatoly Zhuravel, is a Belarusian contemporary artist. In 1997, he became a member of Belarusian Union of Artists.
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6. Piotar Mašeraw
1918-1980 (aged 62)
politician
Pyotr Mironovich Masherov was a Soviet partisan, statesman, and one of the leaders of the Belarusian resistance during World War II who governed the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia from 1965 until his death in 1980. Under Masherov's rule, Belarus was transformed from an agrarian, undeveloped nation which had not yet recovered...
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7. Uładzimier Piarcow
1974-. (aged 52)
civil servant
Vladimir Borisovich Pertsov is a Belarusian politician serving as first deputy head of the Presidential Administration since 2025. From 2021 to 2024, he served as minister of information.
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8. Larisa Gribaleva
1973-. (aged 53)
singer
Larisa Vladimirovna Gribaleva is a Belarusian singer, TV presenter and actress.