Belarusians

Belarusians are an East Slavic ethnic group. Most live in Belarus, and smaller communities live in Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Lithuania, Moldova, and others. According to population census of 2019, there were 7,990,719 Belarusians in Belarus. About 600,000 Americans have Belarusian ancestry.

 Language 

About 70% of Belarusians speak Russian at home, while only 26% speak Belarusian at home.

 Notable Belarusians 

 Svetlana Alexievich
 Victoria Azarenka
 Ryhor Baradulin
 Vasil Bykaŭ
 Boris Kit
 Olga Korbut
 Yanka Kupala
 Igor Luchenok
 Alexander Lukashenko
 Max Mirnyi
 Alexander Rybak
 Maria Sharapova
 Francysk Skaryna
 Dmitry Smolsky
 Rostislav Yankovsky

 References 

Category:Slavic peoples
Category:Belarusian people