Famous People

Musine Kokalari

Albanian writer (1917-1983)

1917 — 1983

Thimi Mitko

Albanian folklorist

1820 — 1890

Grida Duma

Albanian politician

1977 — present

Shefqet Vërlaci

Albanian prime minister (1877-1946)

1877 — 1946

Ditmir Bushati

Albanian politician

1977 — present

Ansi Agolli

Albanian footballer

1982 — present

Orges Shehi

Albanian footballer (born 1977)

1977 — present

Leonit Abazi

Albanian footballer

1993 — present

Hersi Matmuja

Albanian singer

1990 — present

Ronela Hajati

Albanian singer

1989 — present

Aurela Gaçe

Albanian singer

1974 — present

Elhan Kastrati

Albanian association football player

1997 — present

Elvana Gjata

Albanian singer and songwriter

1987 — present

Jozefina Topalli

Albanian politician

1963 — present

Besiana Kadare

Albanian diplomat and ambassador

1972 — present

Jusuf Gërvalla

Kosovo Albanian activist, writer and musician

1945 — 1982

Nedim Bajrami

Albanian-Swiss association football player

1999 — present

Sadik Kaceli

Albanian artist (1914-2000)

1914 — 2000

Sabiha Kasimati

Albanian biologist, dissident, and victim of the communist regime

1912 — 1951

Eros Grezda

Albanian footballer

1995 — present

Rashaun Broadus

African-American-Albanian basketball player

1984 — present

Mendi Mengjiqi

Albanian composer

1958 — present

Tefta Tashko-Koço

Albanian artist (1910–1947)

1910 — 1947

Costantino Komnenos Arianites

Albanian condottiero

1457 — 1530

Nevil Dede

Albanian footballer (born 1975)

1975 — present

Spiro Koleka

Albanian civil engineer, army official and communist politician (1908-2001)

1908 — 2001

Donis Avdijaj

Albanian footballer

1996 — present

Belinda Balluku

Albanian politician

1973 — present

Abdurrahman Abdi Paşa

Ottoman Albanian general (1616-1686)

Isa Boletini

Kosovo Albanian guerilla leader (1864-1916)

Isa Mustafa

Kosovo Albanian politician (born 1951)

Kadri Roshi

Albanian actor (1924-2007)

Era Istrefi

Kosovo-Albanian singer

Nik Xhelilaj

Turkish-Albanian actor

Adelina Ismaili

Kosovo-Albanian singer, actress, beauty pageant winner (born 1979)

Adelina Tahiri

Albanian singer

Gjon Kastrioti II

Albanian prince

Gjon Buzuku

Albanian translator

Elvira Dones

Albanian writer

Saimir Pirgu

Albanian opera tenor

Niko Peleshi

Albanian politician

Rita Ora

English-Albanian singer and actress

Hysen Hakani

Albanian filmmaker

Damianos (Kokoneshi)

Albanian bishop

Adil Çarçani

Albanian politician (1922-1997)

Samir Ujkani

Albanian-Kosovan footballer

Sami Frashëri

Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and activist (1850–1904)

Amir Abrashi

Albanian-Swiss association football player