Belarus: Culture#

World Heritage#

Nobel Prize Winners (5)#

Here persons are counted for the country they born in or if their affiliation is with this country.
NameCategoryYearMotivation
Svetlana AlexievichLiterature2015"for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time"
Zhores I. AlferovPhysics2000"for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics"
Menachem BeginPeace1978
Ales BialiatskiPeace2022“The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy”
Simon KuznetsEconomics1971"for his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to new and deepened insight into the economic and social structure and process of development"
Shimon PeresPeace1994"for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East"

National Parks#