Belsky (surname)

Belsky (Russian: Бельский , pl. Бельские) is a Russian surname. When transliterated as Bielski it can also refer to a Polish family of the same name.

• Three different families bearing the name were prominent in Russian history:
  • The Yaroslavl Belsky family from the House of Yaroslavl
  • The Gediminid Belsky family of the 15th and 16th centuries
  • The Commoner Belsky family of the 16th and 17th centuries

Notable individuals bearing the name include:

• Abram Belskie (born 1907), British sculptor
• Franta Belsky (1921–2000), Czech sculptor
• Grigory Lukyanovich Skuratov-Belsky (fl. 16th century)
• Harold Simon Belsky (born 1929), American musician a.k.a. Hal Blaine
• Igor Belsky (1925–1999), Russian ballet dancer and choreographer
• Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky (1868–1945), Russian painter
• Yisroel Belsky (born c. 1940s), American religious leader