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Bielski is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from one of placenames derived from the adjective biały, "white": Biała, Białe, Bielsk, Bielsko. The Lithuanized form is Bielskis/Bielskiene/Bielskytė, Latvian: Beslkis, East Slavic: Belsky.

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

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Others

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Surnames derived from the color White
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