'''Bielski''' is a Polish-language toponymic surname derived from one of placenames derived from the adjective ''biały'', "white": Biała, Białe, Bielsk, Bielsko.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=bielski]</ref> 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 (1927–2025), youngest of the four brothers
==Others== * Adi Bielski (born 1982), Israeli theatre and film actress * Dick Bielski (1932–2023), American NFL football player and coach * Henryk Bielski (1935–2025), Polish film director * 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
== See also == *{{intitle|Bielski}}
==References== {{reflist}} {{white-surname}} {{surname|Bielski}}
Category:Polish-language surnames Category:Toponymic surnames Category:Polish toponymic surnames