Lists of Albanians

This is a list of historical and living Albanians (ethnic Albanians or people of full and partial Albanian ancestry) who are famous or notable, sorted by occupation and alphabetically.

Religious

Fan Noli, champion of literature, history, theology, diplomacy, journalism, music, and national unity.

Kristo Negovani religious leader and writer for the Albanian cause.

Holy Mother Teresa.

Ernest Simoni cardinal and presbyter.

Pope Clement XI

Priests

Dhimitër Frangu (1443 – 1525), friar and scholar of a noble family, treasurer and councilor of Giorgio Castriota, in 1480 wrote the first biography, in Latin, on the life of Skanderbeg, from which all later writers drew.
Father Marin Barleti (1450 – 1513), Catholic ecclesiastic and writer, author of the life of Scanderbeg.
Gjon Buzuku (1499 – 1577), bishop Catholic, author of the oldest known document in Albanian: a translation of the Roman Missal, "Meshari" (1555).
Pjetër Budi (1565 – 1622), Catholic priest and writer, published three books in Albanian and I leave several poems in his native language.
Papa Luca Matranga (1567 – 1619), priest and scholar, author of the first literary expression arbëresh of the Albanians in diaspora.
Frang Bardhi (1606 – 1644), Catholic bishop, lexicographer, folklorist and ethnographer, author of the first dictionary of the Albanian language known so far.
Pjetër Bogdani (1630 – 1689), Catholic bishop and writer, author of the first Albanian work in prose.
Papa Nikollë Filja (1691 – 1769), priest and writer.
Mons. Giuseppe Crispi (1781 – 1859), one of the major figures of the Arbëresh community of Sicily of that era, wrote a number of works on the Albanian language.
Papa Francesco Antonio Santori (1819 – 1894), writer, poet and playwright.
Nikoll Kaçorri (1862 – 1917), Catholic religious, politician and patriot, deputy prime minister with Ismail Qemali, in the first Albanian government (1912–1913).
Gjergj Fishta (1871 – 1940), Franciscan friar, poet, politician and translator.
Mons. Theofan Stilian Noli (1882 – 1965), bishop and intellectual, writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, founder of the Orthodox Church of Albania.
Papa Marco La Piana (1883 – 1958), priest and scholar, gave his contribute through his studies on Albanian language.
Anton Harapi (1888 – 1946), Franciscan friar, teacher, writer and politician.
Zef Valentini (1900 – 1979), Italian Jesuit, albanologist, byzantinist and historian, naturalized Albanian.
Cyril of Bulgaria (1901 – 1971), the first Patriarch of the Bulgarian Patriarchate, born of an Albanian family.
Father Zef Pllumi (1924 – 2007), Franciscan priest and writer, author of the memoirs of Christian religious persecution in Albania.
Mons. Ercole Lupinacci (1933 – 2016), Bishop of Italo-Albanian Catholic Eparchies of Piana degli Albanesi and Lungro.
Mons. Sotir Ferrara (1937 – 2017), the Bishop of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi, a diocese of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church in Sicily, Italy.
Papa Eleuterio Francesco Fortino (1938 – 2010), priest of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, Archimandrite in the Eparchy of Lungro in Calabria, served as the Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and albanolog.
Arch. Rrok Kola Mirdita (1939 – 2015), Catholic archbishop.
Mons. Angelo Massafra (born 1949), metropolitan archbishop of Scutari-Pult and president of the Albanian Episcopal Conference.
Mons. Donato Oliverio (born 1956), Bishop of the Eparchy of Lungro.
Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Islamic scholar (specialising in the field of Hadith sciences) and Muslim revivalist in the 20th century. He is well known for his anti-extremist leanings all over the Muslim world.

Martyrs

Papa Kristo Negovani (1875 – 1905), religious leader and writer for the Albanian cause.
Father Daniel Dajani (1906 – 1946), Jesuit religious and martyr, of the Catholic Church, killed by the regime during the communist dictatorship in Albania.

Pope

Pope Clement XI (1649 – 1721), Pope of the Catholic Church.

Saints and blessed

Saint Papa Josif Papamihali (1912 – 1948), priest of Byzantine rite, formed in the Albanian communities of Italy, martyr of the Albanian Greek-Catholic Church, arrested, sentenced to forced labor, and killed during the communist dictatorship in Albania.
Saint Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997), Roman Catholic religious and missionary.
Saint Astius (2nd century AD), bishop of Dyrrhachium, martyr and saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Saint Pelinus (c. 620 – 5 December 662), native of Dyrrhachium and later Bishop of Brindisi in Italy.
Saint Angelina of Serbia (1440–1520), the Albanian Despotess consort of Serbian Despot Stefan Branković (r. 1458–1459), and a daughter of Albanian nobleman Gjergj Arianiti. She was proclaimed a saint and venerated as such by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Saint John Koukouzelis (1300–c. 1350) recognized as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saints Eleutherius and Antia venerated as Christian saints and martyrs in Greece and Albania by both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Literature

Blessed P. Giorgio Guzzetta, Apostle of the Albanians of Sicily.

Girolamo de Rada foremost figure of the Albanian Renaissance movement in 19th century Italy.

Giuseppe Schirò among the most important figures of the Albanian cultural and literary movement of the 19th century in Italy.

Romantic writer Dora d'Istria was a vocal advocate of Albanian rights in Western Europe.

Ismail Kadare is the best-known novelist of the past century in Albanian literature.

Writers

A–G

Dritëro Agolli (1931–2017)
Thoma Avrami (1869–1943)
Mimoza Ahmeti (born 1963)
Nasiruddin al-Albani (1914–1999)
Ylljet Aliçka (born 1951)
Fatos Arapi (born 1930)
Asdreni (1872–1947)
Frang Bardhi (1606–1643)
Marin Barleti (1450–1513)
Mario Bellizzi (born 1957)
Dhimitër Beratti (1888–1970)
Anton Berisha (born 1946)
Gëzim Boçari (born 1949)
Pjetër Bogdani (1630–1689)
Besim Bokshi (1930–2014)
Flora Brovina (born 1949)
Pjetër Budi (1566–1622)
Gjon Buzuku (16th century)
Eqrem Çabej (1908–1980)
Aleks Çaçi (1916–1989)
Nicola Chetta (1740–1803)
Gabriele Dara (1826–1885)
Adem Demaçi (1936–2018)
Musa Demi (1878–1971)
Spiro Dine (1846–1922)
Visar Dodani (1857–1939)
Pal Dushmani (died 1457)
Gjergj Fishta (1871–1940)
Nezim Frakulla (1680–1760)
Abdyl Frashëri (1839–1892)
Midhat Frashëri (1880–1949)
Naim Frashëri (1846–1900)
Sami Frashëri (1850–1904)
Llazar Fundo (1899–1944)
Mirko Gashi (1939–1995)
Gjon Gazulli (1400–1465)
Sabri Godo (1929–2011)
Mihal Grameno (1871–1931)
Gregory IV of Athens (1871–1931)
Luigj Gurakuqi (1879–1925)

H–L

Anton Harapi (1888–1946)
Sinan Hasani (1922–2010)
Qemal Haxhihasani (1916–1991)
Ukshin Hoti (1943–1999)
Shefki Hysa (born 1957)
Vera Isaku (born 1955)
Dora d'Istria (1828–1888)
Zef Jubani (1818–1880)
Irhan Jubica (born 1973)
Helena Kadare (born 1943)
Ismail Kadare (born 1936)
Ilir Kadia (born 1957)
Hasan Zyko Kamberi (18th century)
Veli Karahoda (born 1968)
Amik Kasoruho (1932–2014)
Teodor Keko (1958–2002)
Jeton Kelmendi (born 1978)
Ardian Klosi (1957–2012)
Musine Kokalari (1917–1983)
Vedat Kokona (1913–1998)
Ernest Koliqi (1903–1975)
Fatos Kongoli (born 1944)
Faik Konitza (1875–1942)
Mark Krasniqi (1920–2015)
Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1826–1895)
Mitrush Kuteli (1907–1967)
Teodor Laço (1936–2016)
Eulogios Kourilas Lauriotis (1880–1961)
Lutfi Lepaja (born 1945)
Luljeta Lleshanaku (born 1968)
Petro Nini Luarasi (1864–1911)
Skënder Luarasi (1900–1982)
Fatos Lubonja (born 1951)

M–S

Sejfulla Malëshova (1900–1971)
Petro Marko (1913–1991)
Mark Marku (born 1991)
Jakup Mato (1934–2005)
Lekë Matrënga (1567–1619)
Pjetër Mazreku (1584–16??)
Din Mehmeti (1932–2010)
Vangjel Meksi (1770–1821)
Esad Mekuli (1916–1993)
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911–1938)
Thimi Mitko(1820–1890)
Ndre Mjeda (1866–1937)
Hilë Mosi (1885–1933)
Betim Muço (1947–2015)
Besnik Mustafaj (born 1958)
Gjon Muzaka (born 1510)
Papa Kristo Negovani (1875–1905)
Ndoc Nikaj (1864–1951)
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla (1911–1938)
Fan S. Noli (1882–1965)
Fadil Paçrami (1922–2008)
Ludmilla Pajo (1947–1995)
Dhimitër Pasko (1907–1967)
Shefqet Pllana (1918–1994)
Ali Podrimja (1942–2012)
Lasgush Poradeci (1899–1987)
Foqion Postoli (1889–1927)
Iljaz Prokshi (1907–1967)
Gjergj Qiriazi (1868–1912)
Rexhep Qosja (born 1936)
Girolamo de Rada (1814–1903)
Luan Rama (born 1952)
Agim Ramadani (1964–1999)
Giuseppe Schirò (1865–1927)
Zef Serembe (1844–1901)
Bashkim Shehu (born 1955)
Filip Shiroka (1859–1935)
Dhimitër Shuteriqi (1915–2003)
Robert Shvarc (1932–2003)
Drago Siliqi (1930–1963)
Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001)
Nokë Sinishtaj (born 1944)
Ramadan Sokoli (1920–2008)
Pandeli Sotiri (1842–1892)
Xhevahir Spahiu (born 1945)
Haki Stërmilli (1895–1953)

T–Z

Hasan Tahsini (1811–1881)
Fatos Tarifa (born 1954)
Skender Temali (born 1946)
Çerçiz Topulli (1880–1915)
Kasëm Trebeshina (1926–2017)
Misto Treska (1914–1993)
Konstantinos Tzechanis (1740–1800)
Vorea Ujko (1918–1989)
Hajro Ulqinaku (born 1938)
Giulio Variboba (1725–1788)
Vaso Pasha (1825–1892)
Jan Evstrat Vithkuqari (1755–1822)
Demir Vlonjati (1780–1845)
Eqrem Vlora (1885–1964)
Jani Vreto (1822–1900)
Bilal Xhaferri (1935–1986)
Dhimitër Xhuvani (1934–2009)
Jakov Xoxa (1923–1979)
Muçi Zade (18th century)
Pjetër Zarishi (1806–1866)
Fehim Zavalani (1859–1935)
Petro Zheji (1929–2015)

Poets

Giulio Variboba priest poet who gave an important contribution to the literature in the Albanian language.

Gabriele Dara one of the early writers of the Albanian National Awakening.

Naim Frashëri is regarded as the national poet of Albania

Gjergj Fishta author of the epic poem Lahuta e Malcís.

Lasgush Poradeci poet of 20th century Albania.

Thoma Avrami (1869–1943)
Dritëro Agolli (1931–2017)
Mimoza Ahmeti (born 1963)
Fatos Arapi (1930–2018)
Nasibi Tahir Babai (–1835)
Llukë Bogdani (–1687)
Zenel Bastari (18th Century)
Besim Bokshi (1930–2014)
Constantine of Berat (18th Century)
Etëhem Bey Mollaj (1783–1846)
Flora Brovina (born 1949)
Çajupi (1866–1930)
Spiro Dine (1846–1922)
Prend Doçi (1846–1917)
Asdreni (1872–1947)
Gjergj Fishta (1871–1940)
Nezim Frakulla (1680–1760)
Mid’hat Frashëri (1880–1949)
Ndoc Gjetja (1944–2010)
Julia Gjika (born 1949)
Milto S. Gurra (1884–1972)
Ervin Hatibi (born 1974)
Ibrahim Dalliu (1878–1952)
Irhan Jubica (born 1973)
Kadrush Radogoshi (born 1948)
Hasan Zyko Kamberi (18th Century)
Karmel Kandreva (1931–1982)
Veli Karahoda (born 1968)
Haxhi Ymer Kashari (18th Century)
Teodor Keko (1958–2002)
Ernest Koliqi (1903–1975)
Mark Krasniqi (1920–2015)
Irma Kurti (born 1966)
Natasha Lako (born 1948)
Ndre Mjeda (1866–1937)
Betim Muço (1947–2015)
Faruk Myrtaj (born 1955)
Havzi Nela (1934–1988)
Migjeni (1911–1938)
Fan Noli (1882–1965)
Bernardin Palaj (1894–1947)
Dhimitër Pasko (1907–1967)
Arshi Pipa (1920–1997)
Lasgush Poradeci (1899–1987)
Girolamo de Rada (1814–1903)
Nijazi Ramadani (born 1964)
Giuseppe Schirò (1865–1927)
Filip Shiroka (1859–1935)
Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001)
Xhevahir Spahiu (born 1945)
Murad Toptani (1867–1918)
Giulio Variboba (1725–1788)
Bilal Xhaferri (1935–1986)
Muçi Zade (18th Century)

Screenwriters

Dhimitër Anagnosti (born 1936)
Kujtim Çashku (born 1950)
Elvira Dones (born 1960)
Fatmir Gjata (1922–1989)
Kujtim Gjonaj (born 1946)
Hysen Hakani (1932–2011)
Xhanfize Keko (1928–2007)
Skifter Këlliçi (born 1938)
Anastas Kondo (1937–2006)
Saim Kokona (born 1934)
Vath Koreshi (1936–2006)
Nijazi Ramadani (born 1964)
Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001)
Nexhati Tafa (born 1952)
Dhimitër Xhuvani (1934–2009)
Gjergj Xhuvani (1963–2019)

Journalists

Folklorists

Shtjefën Gjeçovi considered the father of Albanian folklore studies.

Mehdi Bardhi (1927–1994)
Anton Berisha (born 1946)
Martin Camaj (1925–1992)
Anton Çetta (1920–1995)
Tahir Dizdari (1900–1972)
Visar Dodani (1857–1939)
Nikollë Filja (1691–1769), Italian: Nicola Figlia – Arbëreshë Byzantine rite priest, and writer of the 18th century; known for his translations of biblical fragments into Arbëreshë for children; Arbëreshë folklorist
Shtjefën Gjeçovi (1874–1929) – Catholic priest, ethnologist and folklorist; known for being the father of Albanian folklore studies[1]
Karl Gurakuqi (1895–1971) – Albanian linguist and folklorist
Qemal Haxhihasani (1916–1991)
Petro Janura (1911–1983) – a main personality of the Albanian language, literature, and folklore in Yugoslavia in the 50s through mid-80s
Zef Jubani
Sotir Kolea (1872–1945) – Albanian folklorist, diplomat and activist of the Albanian National Awakening[2]
Donat Kurti (1903–1983)
Thimi Mitko (1820–1890) – activist of the Albanian National Awakening and folklorist[3]
Bernardin Palaj (1894–1947)
Gjergj Pekmezi (1872–1938) – also known as Georg Pekmezi; Albanian linguist and folklorist; in 1916 became a member of the Literary Commission of Shkodër, which established the first standard form of the Albanian language
Girolamo de Rada (1814–1903) – Albanian writer of Italo-Albanian literature;[4] of Arbëreshë descent; foremost figure of the Albanian National Awakening in 19th-century Italy
Giuseppe Schirò (1865–1927) – Arbëreshë neo-classical poet, linguist, publicist and folklorist
Shefqet Pllana (1918–1994)
Dhimitër Shuteriqi (1915–2003)
Ramadan Sokoli (1920–2008)

Translators

Scholar and translator Kostandin Kristoforidhi.

Academic sciences

Scientists

Scholar and philosopher Hasan Tahsini first rector of Istanbul University.

Ferid Murad physician and pharmacologist, and co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Albanian-American astronaut William G. Gregory.

Teki Biçoku (1926–2009) – geologist; former member and president of the Academy of Sciences of Albania
Gjon Gazulli (1400–1465) – astronomer
Pandi Geço – geographer
Shtjefën Gjeçovi (1874–1929) – ethnographer
Sotir Kuneshka – physicist
Rexhep Meidani – physicist
Laura Mersini-Houghton – Albanian-American cosmologist and theoretical physicist; associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; proponent of the multiverse hypothesis which holds that our universe is one of many[5]
Betim Muço – seismologist
Ferid Murad (born 1936) – physician and pharmacologist; co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Shefqet Pllana (1918–1994) – ethnographer
Niko Qafzezi (1914–1998) – agronomist and pedagogue
Nijazi Ramadani (born 1964) – ethnographer
Andrea Shundi (born 1934) – agronomist of the 20th and 21st century
Xhezair Teliti – mathematician

Philosophers

Marin Beçikemi (1468–1526) – 15th- and 16th-century humanist, orator, and chronist
Sami Frashëri (1850–1904)
Gani Bobi (1943–1995) – philosopher and sociologist from Kosovo
Ibrahim Gashi (born 1963) – Kosovar Albanian academic and philosopher
Ukshin Hoti (1943–1999) – Kosovo Albanian philosopher and activist
Zef Jubani (1818–1880)
Muhamedin Kullashi
Shkëlzen Maliqi (born 1947) – Kosovo Albanian philosopher, art critic, political analyst and intellectual; was involved in politics in the 1990s
Arshi Pipa (1920–1997) – Albanian-American philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic
Petro Zheji (1929–2015) – linguist, translator, philosopher, and author from Gjirokastër; lived and worked in Tiranë, Albania[6][7][8]

Social scientists

Gëzim Alpion – academic, political analyst, writer, playwright, and civil society activist
Albert Doja (born 1957) – social anthropologist, member of the National Albanian Academy of Sciences and University Professor of Anthropology at the University of Lille, France.[9]

Historians

Frang Bardhi, Frang Bardhi (Latin: Franciscus Blancus, Italian: Francesco Bianchi, 1606–1643) – bishop and author of the early eras of Albanian literature
Marin Barleti (1450–1512/13) – historian and Catholic priest from Shkodra;[10] considered the first Albanian historian because of his 1504 eyewitness account of the 1478 siege of Shkodra; better known for his second work, a biography on Skanderbeg, translated into many languages in the 16th to the 20th centuries
Aleks Buda (1910–1993) – Albanian historian
Jorgo Bulo (1939–2015) – philologist, historian, and literary critic; member of the Albanian Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eqrem Çabej (1908–1980) – historical linguist and scholar who, through the publication of numerous studies gained a reputation as a key expert in research on Albanian language, literature, ethnology, and linguistics
Kostandin Çekrezi (1892–1959)
Midhat Frashëri (1880–1949)
Naim Frashëri (1846–1900)
Demetrio Franco (1443–1525) – scholar, soldier and Catholic priest; known for Comentario de le cose de' Turchi, et del S. Georgio Scanderbeg, principe d' Epyro, a biography of the national hero of Albania Skanderbeg
Ibrahim Gashi
Marka Gjoni
Qemal Haxhihasani (1916–1991)
Muzafer Korkuti (born 1936)
Rexhep Krasniqi (1906–1999)
Gjon Markagjoni (1888–1966)
Beqir Meta
Ndoc Nikaj (1864–1951) – priest, writer, and historian
Fan Noli (1882–1965) – writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, historian, orator, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church; as prime minister and regent of Albania in 1924 during the June Revolution
Aurel Plasari (born 1956)
Ilo Mitkë Qafëzezi (1889–1964)
Skënder Rizaj (born 1930)
Dhimitër Shuteriqi (1915–2003)
Stavro Skëndi (1905–1989)
Mehmet Tahsini (1864–?)
Pashko Vasa (born 1825–1892), also known as Vaso Pasha, Wasa Pasha or Vaso Pashë Shkodrani – writer, poet and publicist of the Albanian National Awakening, and Governor of Lebanon from 1882 until his death
Marenglen Verli (born 1951)
Eqrem Vlora (1885–1964)
Mihal Zallari (1896–1976)
Tajar Zavalani (1903–1966)

Economists

Kostandin Boshnjaku (1888–1953) – banker, politician, one of the earliest Albanian communists
Shkëlqim Cani (born 1956) – Governor of the Bank of Albania, 1997–2004
Sokrat Dodbiba (1899–1956) – economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance of Albania, 1943–44
Ardian Fullani (born 1955)
Ilir Hoti (1957–2016) – economist and banker
Arben Malaj (born 1961)
Qirjako Mihali (1929–2009)
Filip Noga (1867/1868–1917) – politician; Minister of Finance of the country for four months in 1914; also known as Philippe Nogga
Gramoz Pashko (1955–2006) – economist and politician
Ferit Vokopola (born 1887)
Vrioni family – one of the great aristocratic and biggest landowner families of Albania

Publishers

Scholars and linguists

scholar of the early Albanian National Awakening period, Naum Veqilharxhi, wrote the first textbook in the Albanian language, created a unique alphabet known as the Vithkuqi script.

Rulers

Ismail Qemali founder of modern-day Albania and country's first prime minister

Skanderbeg (1405–1468) – 15th-century Albanian lord; "Hero of Christianism"; initiated and organized the League of Lezhë, which proclaimed him Chief of the League of the Albanian people

Politicians and diplomats

Ambassador Besiana Kadare in the UN General Assembly hall

Ramiz Alia (1925-2011)
Taulant Balla (born 1977)
Sali Berisha (born 1944)
Enver Hoxha (1908-1985)
Besiana Kadare (born 1973)
Ravesa Lleshi (born 1976)
Ilir Meta (born 1969)
Fatos Nano (born 1952)
Agim Nesho (born 1956)
Ismail Qemali (1844-1919)
Edi Rama (born 1964)
Ibrahim Rugova (1944-2006)
Mehmet Shehu (1913-1981)
Hashim Thaçi (born 1968)
Esad Toptani (died 1920)
Ahmet Zogu (1895-1961)

Visual arts

Multimedia artists

Ilia Xhokaxhi (1948–2007) – scenographer
Saimir Strati (born 1966) – multi-media artist, achieved six Guinness World Records
Anri Sala (born 1974) – contemporary artist
Burim Myftiu (born 1961) – contemporary photographer

Architects

Carl Ritter von Ghega Albanian-Austrian engineer and architect who designed the Semmering railway, the world's first mountain railway.

Andrea Alessi (1425–1505) – architect, painter and sculptor
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha (1540–1617) – chief architect of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque.
Architect Kasemi (1570–1659) – master of Ottoman classical architecture
Carl Ritter von Ghega (1802–1860) – engineer and designer of railways
Qemal Butka (1907–1997) – architect, painter, politician and postage stamps engraver
Enver Faja (1992–1996) – architect and diplomat
Valentina Pistoli (1928–1993) – architect

Painters

Portrait of a young Kolë Idromeno.

Impressionist painter Vangjush Mio.

Marco Basaiti (c. 1470–1530) – Renaissance painter
Onufri (16th century) – Orthodox icon painter and Archpriest of Elbasan
David Selenica (17th century) – painter of the late 17th and the early 18th century
Kostandin Shpataraku (1736–1767) – Orthodox icon and fresco painter of the Post-Byzantine period in the eighteenth century.
Zografi Brothers (18th century) – painters of post-Byzantine icon art
Kolë Idromeno (1860–1939) – painter, sculptor, photographer, architect and engineer
Sadri Ahmeti (1939–2010) – painter and poet
Sabri Berkel (1907–1993) – modernist painter
Abdurrahim Buza (1905–1986) – painter
Xhovalin Delia (born 1959) – painter, publicist and film director
Abdullah Gërguri (1931–1994) – artist in restoration and conservation of icons and frescoes
Helidon Gjergji – contemporary artist
Fatmir Haxhiu (1927–2001) – painter
Omer Kaleshi (born 1932) – painter
Ibrahim Kodra (1918–2006) – painter and writer
Zef Kolombi (1907–1949) – painter
Nexhmedin Zajmi (1916–1991)
Andrea Kushi (1884–1959) – painter
Gazmend Leka (born 1953) – painter, artistic director and scholar
Ndoc Martini (1880–1916) – painter
Vangjush Mio (1891–1957) – painter
George Pali (born 1957) – painter, contemporary visual artist
Chatin Sarachi (1899–1974) – painter and politician
Zef Shoshi (born 1939) – painter
Arthur Tashko (1901–1994) – modern painter, lawyer and musician
Esat Valla (born 1944) – painter
Eltjon Valle (born 1984) – painter
Agim Zajmi (1936–2013) – painter

Cartoonists and illustrators

Ali Dino (1889–1938) – cartoonist
Shyqri Nimani (born 1941) – graphic designer
Agim Sulaj (born 1960) – illustrator and cartoonist

Sculptors

Dhimitër Çani (1904–1990)
Agim Çavdarbasha (1944–1999)
Sadik Kaceli (1914–2000)
Kristina Koljaka (1916–2005)
Genc Mulliqi (born 1966)
Vasiliev Nini (born 1954)
Janaq Paço (1914–1991)
Odhise Paskali (1903–1985)
Ardian Pepa (born 1977)
Agim Rada (born 1953)
Kristaq Rama (1932–1998)
Murad Toptani (1867–1918)
Sislej Xhafa (born 1970)
Helidon Xhixha (born 1970)

Photographers

Kel Marubi photographer during the post-Independence years.

Fadil Berisha (born 1973) – official photographer for Miss Universe, Miss USA and Rolex
Emin Kadi – fashion photographer, journalist, art director and magazine publisher
Gegë Marubi (1907–1984) – photographer
Kel Marubi (1870–1940) – photographer
Gjon Mili (1904–1984) – photographer known for his work published in Life Magazine
Burim Myftiu (born 1961) – photographer
Kristo Sulidhi (1858–1938) – photographer and writer
George Tames (1919–1994) – photographer for The New York Times
Mimoza Veliu (born 1979) – photographer

Performing arts

Actors and actresses

Aleksandër Moisiu actor of European stage.

Bekim Fehmiu

Actor Jim Belushi born in Chicago to Albanian parents.

Melihate Ajeti (1935–2005)
Arben Bajraktaraj (born 1973) – actor, best known for his role as the Death Eater Antonin Dolohov in the Harry Potter films
Faruk Begolli (1944–2007)
James Belushi (born 1954) – American actor; of Albanian descent; brother of John Belushi[11]
John Belushi (1949–1982) – American comedian, actor, and musician; one of the original cast members of Saturday Night Live; also known for 1978 film Animal House and as one of The Blues Brothers;[12] of Albanian descent
James Biberi (born 1965)
Luli Bitri (born 1976)
Cecilia Bolocco (born 1965) – Chilean actress, TV host and beauty queen; Miss Universo Chile 1987 and Miss Universe 1987; of Albanian descent
Rajmonda Bulku (born 1965)
Gedeon Burkhard (born 1958)
Tracee Chimo – has Albanian ancestry[13]
Melpomeni Çobani (born 1928)
Pjetër Gjoka (1912–1982)
Blerim Destani – actor and producer; best known for his roles in Time of the Comet and Dossier K.
Besim Dina (born 1971)
Arta Dobroshi (born 1980) – [14] first Kosovar actress to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival,[15] the Berlin International Film Festival and the Sundance Film Festival,[16] and to be nominated for the European Film Award
Eliza Dushku (born 1980) – of Albanian descent
Halit Ergenç (born 1970) – Turkish actor; mother of Albanian descent[17]
Bekim Fehmiu (1936–2010) – Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity;[18][19][20] first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War[21]
Victor Gojcaj (born 1983)
Ana Golja (born 1996) – Canadian actress and singer of Albanian descent, best known for playing Zoë Rivas in the teen drama Degrassi: Next Class and Ariana Berlin in the TV movie Full Out
Katarina Josipi (1923–1969)
Agim Kaba (born 1980) – American actor, artist and filmmaker of Albanian descent; best known for his role of Aaron Snyder on As the World Turns
Mirush Kabashi (born 1948)
Florina Kaja (born 1982)
Flonja Kodheli
Tinka Kurti (born 1932)
Marie Logoreci (1920–1988)
Jon Lolis
Ndrek Luca (1927–1995)
Masiela Lusha (born 1985)[22] – Albanian-American[23] actress, author, producer and humanitarian; played Carmen Consuela Lopez on the globally syndicated ABC sitcom George Lopez
Pjetër Malota (born 1959) – best known for his appearances in films starring Jean-Claude Van Damme; has over 40 years Tae Lwon Do/Hapkido experience
Violeta Manushi (1926–2007)
Alexander Moissi (1879–1935)[24] – stage actor
Yllka Mujo (born 1953)
Robert Ndrenika (born 1942)
Antoneta Papapavli (1938–2013)
Drita Pelingu (1926–2013)
Enver Petrovci (born 1954)
Sulejman Pitarka (1924–2007)
Sandër Prosi (1920–1985)
Kadri Roshi (1924–2007)
Skënder Sallaku (1935–2014)
Laert Vasili (born 1974)
Liza Vorfi (1924–2011)
Albert Vërria (1936–2015)
Nik Xhelilaj (born 1983)[25] – film and stage actor; has won several "Best Actor" Awards in various international film festivals[26]
Margarita Xhepa (born 1932)

Comedians and satirists

Spiro Çomora (1918–1973)
Besim Dina (born 1971)
Zyrafete Gashi (1955–2013)

Film and television directors

Dhimitër Anagnosti (born 1936)
Besnik Bisha (born 1958)
Kujtim Çashku (born 1950)
Arian Çuliqi (born 1960)
Kristaq Dhamo (born 1933)
Stan Dragoti (1932–2018)
Shqipe N. Duka (born 1980)
Gëzim Erebara (1929–2007)
Kujtim Gjonaj (born 1946)
Hysen Hakani (1932–2011)
Xhanfise Keko (1928–2007)
Saim Kokona (born 1934)
Saimir Kumbaro (born 1945)
Gjergj Xhuvani (born 1963)
Ibrahim Muçaj (1944–2010)
Kristaq Mitro (born 1948)
Andamion Murataj (born 1970)
Leon Qafzezi (born 1953)
Isa Qosja (born 1949)
Shaqir Veseli (born 1957)

Dancers and choreographers

Dancer and choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is a recipient of the Prix Benois de la Danse award.

Esdalin Gorani – ballet dancer
Tringa Hysa – ballet dancer
Ilir Kerni – ballet dancer
Spartak Hoxha – ballet dancer
Kledi Kadiu – dancer on the popular talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi; starred in Passa a Due in 2005
Altin Kaftira – ballet dancer
Eno Peçi – ballet dancer
Enkel Zhuti – ballet dancer
Tony Dovolani (born 1973)[27] – Albanian-American professional ballroom dancer, instructor and judge; known for his involvement in the American version of Dancing with the Stars; appeared in Shall We Dance?; spent time coaching actress Jennifer Lopez
Angelin Preljocaj (born 1957) – choreographer of contemporary dance
Ferbent Shehu – dancer and choreographer

Models and beauty pageant participants

Supermodel Emina Cunmulaj

Fashion model Afërdita Dreshaj is married to former Czech ice hockey player Jakub Kindl.

Erbi Ago (born 1990) – model and actor
Diana Avdiu – model; Miss Universe 2012 Photogenic and top 16 finalist
Yllka Berisha – beauty queen
Ledina Çelo – model and singer
Claudia Conserva – Chilean actress, model and television presenter; of Italian-Albanian (Arbëreshë) descent
Emina Cunmulaj – Albanian-American high-fashion model in the United States
Marigona Dragusha, also known as Gona Dragusha (born 1990) – model; pageant titleholder from Kosovo; placed as second runner-up at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant
Afërdita Dreshaj – singer and model; crowned Miss Universe Kosovo 2011; represented the Republic of Kosovo in Miss Universe 2011 (top 16)
Almeda Abazi – actress, model, beauty queen who was crowned Miss Tirana 2007, Miss Albania 2008, Miss Globe 2008
Adrola Dushi – Miss Universe Albania 2012
Sara Gjoni – model and beauty pageant contestant
Egla Harxhi – beauty queen
Adelina Ismajli – model and singer
Anisa Kospiri – model; represented Albania at Miss Universe 2002 and made it to the top ten
Zana Krasniqi (born 1988) – model and beauty queen; Miss Universe and placed in the top 10 (6th place) of the Miss Universe 2008
Angela Martini – Albanian model in the United States; top six at Miss Universe 2010
Hygerta Sako – model; semi-finalist at Miss Europe 1996
Mirjeta Shala – beauty queen
Hasna Xhukiçi (born 1988) – fashion model and beauty queen; placed as one of the top-15 semi-finalists (11th place) Miss Universe 2009
Monika Zguro – beauty queen

Television personalities

Blendi Fevziu (born 1969) – television host
Ardit Gjebrea (born 1963) – producer, television host, singer-songwriter
Baton Haxhiu (born 1967) – journalist, television host
Claudia Conserva (born 1974) – Chilean actress, model and television presenter; of Italian-Albanian (Arbëreshë) descent
Benet Kaci (born 1978) – Kosovan television personality; from Kosovo
Florina Kaja (born 1982) – American reality-television participant, singer and actress
Drita D'Avanzo – reality TV star on the VH1 series Mob Wives

Music

Composers

Lejla Agolli (born 1950)
Lorenc Antoni (1909–1991)
Tish Daija (1926–2004)
Limoz Dizdari (born 1942)
Simon Gjoni (1925–1991)
Tonin Harapi (1925–1991)
Feim Ibrahimi (1935–1997)
Prenkë Jakova (1917–1969)
Akil Mark Koci (born 1936)
Kristo Kono (1907–1991)
Mustafa Krantja (1921–2002)
Agim Krajka (1937–2021)
Mustafa Krantja (1921–2002)
Palokë Kurti (1858–1920)
Neço Muko (1899–1934)
Avni Mula (1928–2020)
Rexho Mulliqi (1923–1982)
Aleksandër Peçi (born 1951)
Thomas Simaku (born 1958)
Gjon Simoni (1936–1999)
Vasil Tole (born 1963)
Ibrahim Tukiqi (1926–2004)
Çesk Zadeja (1927–1997)
Nikolla Zoraqi (1921–1991)

Pianists

Ilir Bajri (born 1969)
Mariela Cingo (born 1978)
Lola Gjoka(1910–1985)
Paul Leka (1943–2011)

Violinists

Shkëlzen Doli (born 1971)

Guitarists

Dren Abazi (born 1985)
Petrit Çeku (born 1985)
Faton Macula
Bledar Sejko (born 1972)

Singers

Rita Ora during a performance in Glasgow.

Dua Lipa at the Roskilde music festival.

Tenors and sopranos

Tefta Tashko operatic singer of the pre-war period.

Inva Mula during a performance.

Kristaq Antoniu (1907–1979)
Jorgjia Filçe-Truja (1907–1994)
Agim Hushi (born 1964)
Ermonela Jaho (born 1974) – described by The Economist as "the world's most acclaimed soprano".[28]
Tefta Tashko (1910–1947) – singer of the 1930s, was posthumously awarded the title People's Artist of Albania.
Marie Kraja (1911–1999)
Palokë Kurti (1858–1920)
Inva Mula (born 1963) – known for portraying the voice of the Diva Plavalaguna in the film The Fifth Element
Kristaq Paspali (1928–2001)
Saimir Pirgu (born 1981) – Pirgu was recognized with the Franco Corelli award in 2009 in Ancona and with the "Pavarotti d'Oro Award" in 2013.

Sports

Tie Domi former professional ice hockey player known for his time as the enforcer of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Australian rules footballer Adem Yze.

Football players

Fatmire Bajramaj former World Cup winning midfielder who placed third in the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an annual award given to the world's best player.

Footballer Xherdan Shaqiri was one of four players of Albanian descent who represented Switzerland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Ansi Agolli (born 1982)
Kosovare Asllani (born 1989)
Fatmire Bajramaj (born 1988)
Valon Behrami (born 1985)
Besart Berisha (born 1985)
Erjon Bogdani (born 1977)
Loro Boriçi (1922–1984)
Lorik Cana (born 1983)
Sulejman Demollari (born 1964)
Blerim Džemaili (born 1986)
Elseid Hysaj (born 1994)
Andi Lila (born 1986)
Cyme Lulaj (born 1989
Admir Mehmedi (born 1991)
Perlat Musta (born 1958)
Shkodran Mustafi (born 1992)
Panajot Pano (1939–2010)
Altin Rraklli (born 1970)
Armando Sadiku (born 1991)
Hamdi Salihi (born 1984)
Artim Shaqiri (born 1973)
Xherdan Shaqiri (born 1991)
Ervin Skela (born 1976)
Thomas Strakosha (born 1995)
Igli Tare (born 1973)
Rudi Vata (born 1969)
Qemal Vogli (1929–2004)
Granit Xhaka (born 1992)
Taulant Xhaka

Martial artists

Enver Idrizi – Karate World Champion
Majlinda Kelmendi – Judo World and Olympic Champion (2017)
Xhavit Bajrami – boxer and kickboxer
Elis Guri – wrestler
Besim Kabashi – kickboxer
Majlinda Kelmendi – judoka
Luan Krasniqi – boxer
Ilir Latifi – MMA fighter
Azem Maksutaj – kickboxer
Sahit Prizreni – wrestler
Kreshnik Qato – boxer
Shaban Sejdiu – wrestler
Nuri Seferi – boxer
Naim Terbunja – boxer
Shaban Tërstena – wrestler
Valdrin Vatnikaj – kickboxer
Gzim Selmani – MMA fighter and pro wrestler

Other sports

Ermal Kuqo (born 1980) – basketball player for the Turkish team Anadolu Efes
Aldo Zadrima (born 1948) – former national chess champion
Erjon Tola (born 1986) – Olympic skier
Frank Leskaj (born 1971) – Olympic swimmer
Donald Suxho (born 1976) – US Olympic team volleyball player
Adem Yze (born 1977) – Australian rules footballer
Tie Domi (born 1969) – ice hockey player
Molly Qerim (born 1984) – sports anchor and moderator for ESPN's First Take.

Ottoman era Albanians

Ali Pasha of Ioannina was an Ottoman Albanian ruler who served as pasha of a large part of western Rumelia, the Ottoman Empire's European territories, which was referred to as the Pashalik of Yanina.

Enver Pasha, an Ottoman military officer and a leader of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution, became the main leader of the Ottoman Empire in both the Balkan Wars (1912–13) and in World War I (1914–18).

Marinus Becichemus Scodrensis – Venetian-Albanian chronicler
Hayreddin Barbarossa (c. 1478–1546), Ottoman-Albanian Admiral(Possible)
Sedefkar Mehmed Agha (1540–1617)
Ballaban Badera – commander of Ottoman Empire
Marin Barleti – historian and Catholic priest; considered the first Albanian historian, especially because of his biography on Skanderbeg, translated in many languages in the 16th to the 18th centuries
Bekim Berisha
Bardhok Biba
Isa Boletini
Ibrahim Bushati
Kara Mahmud Bushati (1740–1796)
Mehmed Bushati
Mustafa Bushati
Prek Cali
Dervish Cara – leader of the Albanian Revolt of 1843–1844
Pope Clement XI (Giovanni Francesco Albani) (1649–1721)
Bajram Curri
Ahmet Delia (1850–1913) – freedom fighter
Ali Demi (1918–1943)
Lekë Dukagjini – prince and member of Dukagjini family; contemporary of Skanderbeg; known for the Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit, a code of law instituted in northern Albania
Pal Engjëlli – Catholic clergyman; Archbishop of Durrës and Cardinal of Albania; in 1462, wrote the first known sentence retrieved so far in the Albanian language
Mehmet Âkif Ersoy (1873–1936) – of Albanian descent
Nezim Frakulla (1680–1760)
Shote Galica
Carl Ritter von Ghega (1802–1860) – designer of the Semmering Railway
George Ghica – founder of the Ghica family
Shtjefën Gjeçovi (1873–1929) – Catholic priest, ethnologist and folklorist; known for being the father of Albanians' folklore studies
Luigj Gurakuqi
Hamëz Jashari
Branko Kadija
Hamza Kastrioti
Ali Kelmendi
Ded Gjo Luli
Iljas Mirahori (1408–1512)
Hasan Moglica (1854–1915) – also known as Hoxhë Moglica scholar, educator, leader, engineer, philosopher, patriot, nationalist figure proclaimed "martyr of Albanian language and nation" by the Albanian government
Selam Musai
Bule Naipi
Zahir Pajaziti
Ahmet Kurt Pasha
Ali Pasha of Tepelena (1740–1822)
Ali Pasha of Gucia (1828–1885)
Edhem Pasha (1851–1909)
Ibrahim Pasha of Berat
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789–1848)
Kara Murat Pasha
Koca Davud Pasha (14??–1498)
Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha (1635–1676)
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha (1575–1661)
Lütfi Pasha (1488–1564) – grand vizier of Ottoman Empire
Mahmud Dramali Pasha (1780–1822)
Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769–1849)
Ismail Qemali (1844–1919) – leader of the Albanian national movement; founder of the modern Albanian state and its first head of state and government
Mustafa Reshiti
Perlat Rexhepi
Haxhi Shehreti
Hodo Sokoli (1836–1883)
Karl Topia (1331–1388) – prince of Albania
Pretash Zekaj Ulaj (known as Pretash Zekaj)
Mujo Ulqinaku
Cafo Beg Ulqini
Vrana Konti (Count Vrana) (1442–1458) – Skanderbeg's general
Omer Vrioni
Muhamet Xhemajli
Tahir Zemaj

Others

Albanian-Danish chef René Redzepi founded the two-Michelin star restaurant Noma in 2003.

Martin Shkreli gained notoriety for raising the price of life-saving drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent.

Joseph Ardizzone (born 1884, vanished 1931) – organized crime boss
Joseph J. DioGuardi (born 1940) – American certified public accountant and a Republican politician; his family traces its roots to the Arbëreshë people
Kara DioGuardi (born 1970) – American contemporanean composer of Albanian descent
Donald Lambro (born 1940) – American journalist; chief political correspondent of The Washington Times; columnist nationally syndicated by United Feature Syndicate
Laura Mersini-Houghton – theoretical physicist-cosmologist; professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martin Shkreli (born 1983) – pharma executive and convicted felon

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[Elsiexi-1] Elsie, Robert (2004). Songs of the frontier warriors. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. pp. xi. ISBN 978-0-86516-412-3.

[Shqipërisëshqiptar1985-2] Buda, Aleks (1985). Fjalor enciklopedik shqiptar (in Albanian). Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. p. 486. Retrieved 4 July 2011.

[3] Jacques, Edwin E. (12 July 1995). The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present. McFarland. ISBN 9780899509327 – via Google Books.

[4] English translation of poem may be found in the article Jeronim DE RADA – POETRY Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[twsCosmos-5] Catchpole, Heather (24 November 2009). "Weird data suggests something big beyond the edge of the universe". Cosmos. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.

[6] Elsie R., "Histori e letërsisë shqiptare" (1995), translated by Abdurrahim Myftiu. Tirana; sh.b. Pejë: Dukagjini, 1997.

[Zogaj1998-7] Preç Zogaj (1998). Luftë jocivile. Dita. p. 22.

[Pllumi2008-8] Zef Pllumi (2008). Live to Tell: A True Story of Religious Persecution in Communist Albania. iUniverse. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-595-45298-9.

[9] "Albert Doja - Université de Lille".

[10] Setton, Kenneth M. (1978). The papacy and the Levant (1204–1571) (null ed.). Philadelphia: Amer.philos.soc. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-87169-127-9. ...perhaps of Italian origin.

[11] "James Belushi". IMDb.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[BrowneBrowne2001-12] Browne, Ray Broadus; Browne, Pat (2001). The Guide to United States Popular Culture. Popular Press. pp. 78–. ISBN 9780879728212. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[13] "Tracee Chimo". IMDb.

[14] IMDB Retrieved November 2012.

[Time-15] Kirchner, Stephanie (2 March 2009). "Kosovo to Cannes: Arta Dobroshi's Journey to The Silence of Lorna". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[NKR-16] Koha (19 January 2011). "Arta Dobroshi Competes at Sundance Film Festival". New Kosova Report. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.

[17] ""Sulejmani i Madherishem", Halit Ergenc: Une kam gjak shqiptar". Lajmeonline.eu. 16 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[b92en-18] "Veteran actor dies". 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

[19] "Bekim Fehmiu forse suicida" (in Italian). 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

[20] "Kosova President Sejdiu remarks on Fehmiu" (in Albanian). 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

[Film_Obituaries:_Bekim_Fehmiu-21] "Film Obituaries: Bekim Fehmiu". The Daily Telegraph. London. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

[22] Fox News Channel Celebrity Birthdays. Accessed 20 April 2009.

[23] Zhurnal.mk. "Shqiptarja Masiela Lusha përkrah Charlie Sheen". Zhurnal.mk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.

[HDA-24] Elsie, Robert (19 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-8108-6188-6. Retrieved 1 November 2013.

[Born-25] "Nik Xhelilaj Fan Page". Facebook.com. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[Gazeta_Albania-26] Gazeta Albania – Filmi "Shqiptari" pushton Festivalin e Gjenevës (in Albanian) | 9 November 2010

[tvg-27] "Tony Dovolani". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[28] "Fiery angel". The Economist. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.