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

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Arts

William G. Gregory NASA astronaut of Albanian origin.

Visual arts

Architects

  • Andrea Aleksi – (1425–1505) architect, painter and sculptor
  • Qemal Butka – (1907–1997) architect, painter, politician and postage stamps engraver
  • Enver Faja – (1992-1996) architect and diplomat
  • Kolë Idromeno – (1860–1939) painter, sculptor, photographer, architect and engineer
  • Architect Kasemi – (1570–1659) master of Ottoman classical architecture
  • Pilo Keri – (born 1956) architect
  • Spiro Koleka – (1908–2001) civil engineer, army official and communist politician
  • Hasan Masurica – (1869–1942) architect, scientist, engineer, inventor and muezzin
  • Onufri – Orthodox icon painter and Archpriest of Elbasan
  • David Selenica – painter of the late 17th and the early 18th century
  • Mimar Sinan – (1489/1490-1588) one of the greatest Ottoman arhitects
  • Valentina Pistoli – (born 1928) architect
In 1979 Catholic Albanian nun, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work.

Curators

Painters, cartoonists and illustrators

Rita Ora International singer and actress.
Action Bronson rapper
Ela Mino, Miss Global 2014 of albanian origin

Photographers and graphic designers

Sculptors

Literature

Main article: Albanian literature

A–G

Dua Lipa singer

H–L

Regis Philbin

M–S

Adnan Januzaj

T–Z

Granit Xhaka

Novelists

Eliza Dushku

Podcasters

Poets

Emina Cunmulaj Supermodel
Ferid Murad is a physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Screenwriters

Journalists

Ernesto Sabato
Xherdan Shaqiri
Pajtim Kasami

Folklorists

Translators

Shkodran Mustafi

Music

Composers

Cecilia Bolocco Chilean of Arbëreshë (Albanian) origin and Miss Universe 1987
*Lejla Agolli (born 1950)

Pianists

Violinists

Guitarists

James Belushi actor

Singers

Operatic sopranos and conductors

Bebe Rexha singer & songwriter

Performing arts

Actors and actresses

Comedians

Film and television directors

Dancers

Choreographers

Models and beauty pageant participants

Television personalities

  • Mike Adam (formerly Prolifik) (born 1985)  – American television personality and radio presenter; of Albanian descent
  • Hana Cakuli (born 1989) – singer; from Montenegro
  • 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
  • Alketa Vejsiu (born 1982) – singer, television personality, producer and radio presenter

Academic sciences

Science

Philosophy

History

Economists

  • Kostandin Boshnjaku (1888–1953) was an Albanian banker, and politician. He was one of the earliest Albanian communists.
  • Shkëlqim Cani (born 1956) was Governor of the Bank of Albania, which is the Central Bank of Albania, from August 1997 to October 2004.
  • Sokrat Dodbiba (1899-1956) was an Albanian economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance of Albania during 1943-44.
  • Ardian Fullani (born 1955)
  • Ilir Hoti (10 May 1957 – 1 March 2016) was an Albanian economist and banker.
  • Arben Malaj (born 19 September 1961 in the city of Vlora, Albania) \
  • Qirjako Mihali (born 1929[1] in Korçë)
  • Arta Musaraj is the founder and editor-in-chief of Academicus,[50] an academic journal published in English in Albania,[51] and general coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Training Center,[52][53] an initiative of Southeast Europe Enterprise Development, International Finance Corporation, and the World Bank.
  • Filip Noga (1867 or 1868-1917) was an Albanian politician, and Minister of Finance of the country for four months in 1914. He is also known as Philippe Nogga.
  • Gramoz Pashko (11 February 1955 – 16 July 2006) was an Albanian economist and politician.
  • Dhimitër Pasko , (b. 13 September 1907, Pogradec, Albania – d. 4 May 1967 Tirana, Albania)
  • Ferit Vokopola (born 1887)
  • Vrioni family is one of the great aristocratic and one of the biggest landowner families of Albania.

Publishers

Linguistics and philology

Albanians (born after 1900)

Kastrioti family

  • Gjon Kastrioti (fl. 1407-1437) – Scanderbeg's father
  • Gjon Kastrioti II – Count of Soleto; son of George Kastrioti
  • Hamza Kastrioti – nephew of Scanderbeg
  • Pal Kastrioti – noble man in Albania of the 14th century; around 1383 he is attested as the ruler of two villages (Sina and Lower Gardi); father was a kephale of Kanina who belonged to the Principality of Valona; according to Gjon Muzaka Pal, had three sons: Konstantin, Alexius and Gjon Kastrioti, who was Skanderbeg's father
  • 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

Monarchs

Others

Sportspeople

Basketball players

  • Ermal Kuqo (born 1980) – player for the Turkish team Anadolu Efes
  • Blerim Mazregu (born 1981) – ethnic Albanian; Kosovan professional basketball player
  • Vildan Mitku (born 1983) – player for the Tigers Tübingen in the Basketball Bundesliga

Football players

Martial artists

Swimmers

Volleyball players

Chess players

Historical figures

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The Moglica's House is in Moglicë, Elbasan. It was founded at the end of the 18th century when they moved from Big Dibra (in Albanian; Dibër/Dibra or Dibra e Madhe). The most prominent member of the Moglica's House was Hasan Moglica (b1854 - d1915): an educator, philosopher, teacher, fighter and patriot.[24][25] He was buried alive by insurgents on 15 June 1915 when he refused to sell the western part of Dibra regions including the localities of Kolgrek, Kaptinë, Vervjak, Qafë Buall, and Qafë-Murrë, till Lurë to be annexed to Serbia.[26]
  2. ↑ The Moglica's (the people) are a branch of Illyrians (Albanian: Ilirët) tribe. The Moglica's lay among Albania, mostly in Moglicë, Elbasan, in Great Okshtun (Albanian: Okshtuni i Madh), in Peshkopi, Librazhd, Elbasan, Tiranë, Fier, Shkodër, and Sarandë in Albania - and they originate from Big Dibra (Albanian: Dibra e Madhe) or Debar which now is part of the Republic of Macedonia. Should be noted that a very small number of the Moglica's live in Italy and Canada.[24][27][28]

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  4. ↑ English translation of poem may be found in the article Jeronim DE RADA - POETRY
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  51. ↑ Euprera - European Public Relations Association
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