List of Belarusian writers

Below is an alphabetical list of famous novelists, poets, and playwrights, who are Belarusian or of Belarusian origin.

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A

• Aleś Adamovič (1927–1994), writer and critic.
• Kastuś Akuła (1925–2008), writer and journalist.
• Śviatłana Aleksijevič (born 1948), investigative journalist and prose writer.
• Francišak Alachnovič (1883–1944), writer, journalist and Gulag survivor.
• Natalla Arsieńnieva (1903–1997), playwright, poet, and translator.

B

• Alhierd Bacharevič (b. 1975), writer and translator.
• Maksim Bahdanovič (1891–1917), poet, journalist and literary critic.
• Francišak Bahuševič (1840–1900), poet, writer and lawyer.
• Ryhor Baradulin (1935–2014), poet, essayist and translator
• Źmitrok Biadula (Samuił Płaŭnik) (1886–1941), poet, writer and activist.
• Alexander Bogdanov (1873–1928), philosopher and revolutionary.
• Janka Bryl (1917–2006), short-story writer.
• Symon Budny (c. 1530 – 1593), humanist scholar and educator.
• Vasil Bykaŭ (1924–2003), novelist.

C

• Ciotka (Ałaiza Paškievič) (1876–1916), poet and political activist.

Č

• Jan Čačot (1796–1847), romantic poet and ethnologist.
• Kuźma Čorny (1900–1944), novelist.

D

• Siarhiej Dubaviec (born 1959), journalist and writer.
• Uładzimier Duboŭka (1900–1976), poet and nationalist.
• Vincent Dunin-Marcinkievič (c. 1808 – 1884), writer, poet, dramatist and social activist.

F

• Sasha Filipenko (b. 1984), writer and journalist.

H

• Maksim Harecki (1893–1939), folklorist and scholar.
• Ciška Hartny (Źmicier Žyłunovič) (1887–1937), poet, writer and journalist.
• Alés Harun (1887–1920), poet, story writer and dramatist.
• Larysa Hienijuš (1910–1983), poet, writer and nationalist.
• Adam Hlobus (b. 1958), writer, poet, and artist.

K

• Karuś Kahaniec (1868-1918), poet and writer
• Kastuś Kalinoŭski (1838–1864), writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary.
• Ihnat Kančeŭski (pen name Ihnat Abdziralovič, 1896-1923), poet, philosopher and publicist
• Uładzimier Karatkievič (1930–1984), romantic writer.
• Hienadź Klaŭko (1932–1979), poet and translator.
• Jakub Kołas (Kanstancin Mickievič) (1882–1956), poet, dramatist and writer.
• Moyshe Kulbak (1896–1937), writer.
• Janka Kupała (Ivan Łucevič) (1882–1942), poet and writer.

Ł

• Vaclaŭ Łastoŭski (1883–1938), critic, literary historian and politician.

M

• Viktar Martinowich (b. 1977), writer and journalist.
• Janka Maŭr (1883–1971), writer.
• Ivan Mielež (1921–1976), novelist and playwright.

N

• Uładzimier Niaklajeŭ (born 1946), poet and writer.

O

• Theodore Odrach (1912-1964)
• Napaleon Orda (1807–1883), musician, composer, artist and writer.

P

• Zianon Paźniak (b. 1944), politician.
• Sergiusz Piasecki (1901–1964), writer.
• Alaksandar Patupa (1945–2009), philosopher, scientist and human rights activist.
• Aleś Prudnikaŭ (1910–1941), poet.
• Pavał Prudnikaŭ (1911–2000), writer.
• Jazep Pušča (1902–1964), poet.

R

• Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa (1705–1753), dramatist and writer.
• Ryhor Reles (1913–2004), Jewish writer in Yiddish.
• Alexander Rypinski (1809-1886), poet, translator and folklorist.

S

• Leŭ Sapieha (1557–1663), nobleman and statesman.
• Francysk Skaryna (c. 1490 – c. 1551), publisher and translator.
• Uładzimier Sodal (1937–2015), specialist in literature, journalist, researcher, local historian.
• Uładzisłaŭ Syrakomla (1823–1862), romantic poet, writer and translator.

Š

• Ivan Šamiakin (1921–2004), socialist realist writer.
• Fabijan Šantyr (1887 - 1920), Belarusian poet, writer and public figure who is regarded as “the first victim of [the Bolsheviks] in…Belarusian politics and literature”.
• Karłas Šerman (1934–2005), translator.

T

• Maksim Tank (Jaŭhien Skurko) (1912–1995), poet and translator.
• Kiryła Turaŭski (1130–1182), bishop and saint.
• Siarhiej Trachimionak (b. 1950), writer, screenwriter.

V

• Lavon Volski (born 1965), musician, writer and painter.
• Joannis Vislicensis (c. 1485/90–1520), epic poet.