Bielski
Bielski is a Polish spelling of the Slavic surname Belsky. The Lithuanized form is Bielskis/Bielskiene/Bielskyte, Latvian: Beslkis.
Notable people with the surname include:
World War II partisans
- Bielski partisans , a World War II Jewish partisan group in German-occupied Poland led by four brothers:
- Tuvia Bielski (1906-1987), a Jewish partisan of the Second World War and leader of the Bielski partisans; oldest of the four brothers
- Asael Bielski (1908-1945), second oldest of the four brothers
- Alexander Zeisal Bielski (nicknamed "Zus") (1912-1995), second youngest of the four brothers
- Aron Bielski (born 1927), youngest of the four brothers
Media about the partisans
- The Bielski Brothers (book), a biography of the Bielski partisans written by Peter Duffy
- Defiance (2008 film), a film adaptation of Nechama Tec's eponymous book
- Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, a book about the Bielski partisans written by Nechama Tec
Others
- Adi Bielski (born 1982), Israeli theatre and film actress
- Joan Bielski, (1923 – 2012), Australian activist
- Marcin Bielski (1495-1575), a Polish chronicler of the 16th Century
- Ze'ev Bielski (born 1949), Israeli Knesset Member and former chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel
- Dick Bielski (born 1932), American NFL football professional player and coach
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See also
- Bielsk County, in Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland)
- Bielsko County, in Silesian Voivodeship (south Poland), the county seat being Bielsko-Biała
- Belsky (surname)
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