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 Bykau
Boris Kit
Olga Korbut
Yanka Kupala
Igor Luchenok
Alexander Lukashenko
Max Mirnyi
Alexander Rybak
Maria Sharapova
Francysk Skaryna
Dmitry Smolsky
Rostislav Yankovsky
References
Slavic peoples
Belarusian people