Chaim Weizmann

Chaim Weizmann

male, deceased (1952)
Chaim Azriel Weizmann November 27, 1874 – November 9, 1952) was a chemist, statesman, President of the World Zionist Organization, first Pr...
Ryszard Kapuściński

Ryszard Kapuściński

male, deceased (2007)
Ryszard Kapuściński was a popular Polish journalist, author, publicist and poet both at home and abroad. Born in Pińsk, a city that was formerly loc...
Andrew Bobola

Andrew Bobola

male, deceased (1657)
Saint Andrew Bobola (1591-16 May, 1657) was a Jesuit missionary and martyr, known as "an Apostle of Pinszczyzna" and "a hunter of souls". He was...
Napoleon Orda

Napoleon Orda

male, deceased (1883)
Napoleon Orda was a Polish and Belarusian musician, pianist, composer and artist. Napoleon Orda was born in the village of Worocewicze...
Narimantas

Narimantas

male, deceased (1348)
Narimantas or Narymunt was the second eldest son of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania. During various periods of his life, he ruled Pinsk and...

Skirmunt

male
Skirmunt was a legendary Grand Prince of Lithuania, Prince of Navahradak 1192 – before 1239, Kernavė, Berestia, Mielnik, Horoden, Pinsk, Turów, Mozy...
Leopold Skulski

Leopold Skulski

male, deceased (1940)
Leopold Skulski was prime minister of Poland from 1919 to 1920. He was involved in politics from at least the mid 1910s, and served as mayor of...
Anzia Yezierska

Anzia Yezierska

female, deceased (1970)
Anzia Yezierska (c. 1880 - 1970) was a novelist born in Pinsk, Congress Poland, Russian Empire and immigrated to New York City. Her family arrived...
Shepard Broad

Shepard Broad

male, deceased (2001)
Shepard Broad was born on July 8, 1906 in Pinsk, Belarus as Szmuel Bobrowice. He was married to Ruth K. Broad. His life ended on November 6, 2001...
Julius Margolin

Julius Margolin

male, deceased (1971)
Julius Margolin (October 14, 1900 - January 21, 1971) was a Jewish writer and political activist, an author of the book "A Travel to the Land...