9 Notable alumni of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Updated: May 27, 2026 EliteDegrees
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is ranked #4,470 in the world and #5 in Belarus by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Andrzej Poczobut
1973-. (aged 53)
activist
writer
journalist
Andrzej Poczobut is a Polish and Belarusian journalist, opposition figure, activist of the Polish minority in Belarus and political prisoner who received a Sakharov Prize in 2025 for opposing the authoritarian regime of Alexander Lukashenko.
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2. Ivan Tsikhan
1976-. (aged 50)
hammer thrower
athletics competitor
Ivan Ryhoravich Tsikhan is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a two-time world champion and an Olympic medalist.
3. Alaksandar Milinkievič
1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher
physicist
historian
mathematician
ethnologist
Alaksandar Uładzimieravič Milinkievič is a Belarusian politician. He was nominated by the leading opposition parties in Belarus to run against incumbent Alexander Lukashenko in the 2006 presidential election.
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4. Aleksandr Feduta
1964-. (aged 62)
journalist
literary scholar
Alyaksandr Iosifovich Feduta is a Soviet and Belarusian politician, literary critic and political scientist. Candidate of Philology, Doctor of Humanities (Poland) in the specialization Literary Studies and one of the authors of the Great Russian Encyclopedia.
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5. Tadeusz Kruczkowski
1961-. (aged 65)
historian
Tadeusz Kruczkowski is a Polish-Belarusian historian and activist. He was the president of the Union of Poles in Belarus from 2000 to 2005. He is a lecturer at the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.
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6. Olga Korbut
1955-. (aged 71)
artistic gymnast
actor
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a Belarusian retired gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk," she won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the Soviet team, and was the inaugural inductee to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1988.
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7. Jury Siańko
1967-. (aged 59)
diplomat
Yuri Alekseevich Senko is a Belarusian politician, diplomat and trade unionist serving as chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions since 2024. From 2020 to 2023, he served as ambassador of Belarus to China. From 2014 to 2020, he served as chairman of the State Customs Committee of Belarus. He is the leader of the initiative group supporting the candidacy...
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8. Aleh Śližewski
1972-. (aged 54)
jurist
Oleg Leonidovich Slizhevsky is a Belarusian politician who served as minister of justice from 2011 to 2021. In 2007, he was elected member of the Central Election Commission.
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9. Ivan Tertel
1966-. (aged 60)
civil servant
military personnel
Ivan Stanislavovich Tertel is a Belarusian politician. He is the current Chairman of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus.