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*[[Fatos Kongoli]] mathematician
*[[Fatos Kongoli]] mathematician
*[[Rexhep Meidani]] physicist
*[[Rexhep Meidani]] physicist
*[[Laura Mersini-Houghton]] is an Albanian-American [[cosmologist]] and [[theoretical physicist]], and associate professor at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. She is a proponent of the [[multiverse]] hypothesis which holds that our universe is one of many.<ref name="twsCosmos">{{cite web | url=http://cosmosmagazine.com/news/something-big-found-beyond-edge-universe/ | title=Weird data suggests something big beyond the edge of the universe | work=[[Cosmos (magazine)]] | date=November 24, 2009 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Catchpole, Heather}}</ref><ref name="twsIBTimes">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/planck-universe-big-bang-mercini-holman-468831 | title=Planck Space Data Yields Evidence of Universes Beyond Our Own | work=[[International Business Times]] | date=May 19, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Moon, Timur}}</ref><ref name="twsEpochTimes">{{cite web | url=http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/466683-how-a-massive-hole-in-space-3-5-billion-light-years-across-could-change-view-of-universe/ | title=Colossal ‘Hole’ in Space Could Be Link to Universe Beyond Our Own | work=[[The Epoch Times]] | date=January 23, 2014 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=MacIsaac, Tara}}</ref><ref name="twsNewScientist">{{cite web | url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626311.400-the-void-imprint-of-another-universe.html | title=The void: Imprint of another universe? | work=[[New Scientist]] | date=November 24, 2007 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Chown, Marcus}}</ref><ref name="twsITechPost">{{cite web | url=http://www.itechpost.com/articles/9885/20130528/universes-detected-oldest-light-cosmos-laura-mersini-houghton-university-of-north-carolina-jean-jacques-dordain.htm | title=Other universes detected in oldest light in the Cosmos? | work=iTech Post | date=May 28, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Maynard, James}}</ref><ref name="twsDailyMail">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2326869/Is-universe-merely-billions-Evidence-existence-multiverse-revealed-time-cosmic-map.html | title=Is our universe merely one of billions? Evidence of the existence of 'multiverse' revealed for the first time by cosmic map | work=[[Daily Mail]] | date=May 19, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Taylor, Rosie}}</ref><ref name="twsTheAge">{{cite web | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/into-the-void-a-glimpse-of-our-tiny-place-in-the-scheme-of-things/2007/12/08/1196813083793.html | title=Into the void: a glimpse of our tiny place in the scheme of things | work=[[The Age]] | date=December 9, 2007 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Cauchi, Stephen}}</ref><ref name="twsNautilus">{{cite web | url=http://nautil.us/issue/6/secret-codes/ingenious-laura-mersini_houghton | title=Ingenious: Laura Mersini-Houghton: The Universe Chaser | work=Nautilus | date=October 3, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Segal, Michael}}</ref> She argues that anomalies in the current structure of the universe are best explained as the gravitational tug exerted by other universes.<ref name="twsSundayTimes">{{cite web | url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Science/article1261602.ece | title=Cosmic map reveals first evidence of other universes | work=[[The Sunday Times]] | date=May 19, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Leake, Jonathan}}</ref><ref name="twsNationalNews">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalheadlines.co.uk/could-big-bang-ripples-prove-the-existence-of-a-parallel-universe-gravitational-wave-discovery-paves-the-way-for-the-multiverse/231161/ | title=Could Big Bang ripples prove the existence of a PARALLEL universe? Gravitational wave discovery paves the way for the ‘multiverse’ | work=National Headlines | date=March 19, 2014 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=The News}}</ref>
*[[Laura Mersini-Houghton]] is an Albanian-American [[cosmologist]] and [[theoretical physicist]], and associate professor at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]. She is a proponent of the [[multiverse]] hypothesis which holds that our universe is one of many.<ref name="twsCosmos">{{cite web|url=http://cosmosmagazine.com/news/something-big-found-beyond-edge-universe/ |title=Weird data suggests something big beyond the edge of the universe |work=[[Cosmos (magazine)]] |date=November 24, 2009 |accessdate=July 27, 2014 |author=Catchpole, Heather |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714220221/http://cosmosmagazine.com/news/something-big-found-beyond-edge-universe/ |archivedate=14 July 2014 |df= }}</ref><ref name="twsIBTimes">{{cite web | url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/planck-universe-big-bang-mercini-holman-468831 | title=Planck Space Data Yields Evidence of Universes Beyond Our Own | work=[[International Business Times]] | date=May 19, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Moon, Timur}}</ref><ref name="twsEpochTimes">{{cite web | url=http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/466683-how-a-massive-hole-in-space-3-5-billion-light-years-across-could-change-view-of-universe/ | title=Colossal ‘Hole’ in Space Could Be Link to Universe Beyond Our Own | work=[[The Epoch Times]] | date=January 23, 2014 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=MacIsaac, Tara}}</ref><ref name="twsNewScientist">{{cite web | url=http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19626311.400-the-void-imprint-of-another-universe.html | title=The void: Imprint of another universe? | work=[[New Scientist]] | date=November 24, 2007 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Chown, Marcus}}</ref><ref name="twsITechPost">{{cite web | url=http://www.itechpost.com/articles/9885/20130528/universes-detected-oldest-light-cosmos-laura-mersini-houghton-university-of-north-carolina-jean-jacques-dordain.htm | title=Other universes detected in oldest light in the Cosmos? | work=iTech Post | date=May 28, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Maynard, James}}</ref><ref name="twsDailyMail">{{cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2326869/Is-universe-merely-billions-Evidence-existence-multiverse-revealed-time-cosmic-map.html | title=Is our universe merely one of billions? Evidence of the existence of 'multiverse' revealed for the first time by cosmic map | work=[[Daily Mail]] | date=May 19, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Taylor, Rosie}}</ref><ref name="twsTheAge">{{cite web | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/into-the-void-a-glimpse-of-our-tiny-place-in-the-scheme-of-things/2007/12/08/1196813083793.html | title=Into the void: a glimpse of our tiny place in the scheme of things | work=[[The Age]] | date=December 9, 2007 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Cauchi, Stephen}}</ref><ref name="twsNautilus">{{cite web | url=http://nautil.us/issue/6/secret-codes/ingenious-laura-mersini_houghton | title=Ingenious: Laura Mersini-Houghton: The Universe Chaser | work=Nautilus | date=October 3, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Segal, Michael}}</ref> She argues that anomalies in the current structure of the universe are best explained as the gravitational tug exerted by other universes.<ref name="twsSundayTimes">{{cite web | url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Science/article1261602.ece | title=Cosmic map reveals first evidence of other universes | work=[[The Sunday Times]] | date=May 19, 2013 | accessdate=July 27, 2014 | author=Leake, Jonathan}}</ref><ref name="twsNationalNews">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalheadlines.co.uk/could-big-bang-ripples-prove-the-existence-of-a-parallel-universe-gravitational-wave-discovery-paves-the-way-for-the-multiverse/231161/ |title=Could Big Bang ripples prove the existence of a PARALLEL universe? Gravitational wave discovery paves the way for the ‘multiverse’ |work=National Headlines |date=March 19, 2014 |accessdate=July 27, 2014 |author=The News |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816162029/http://www.nationalheadlines.co.uk/could-big-bang-ripples-prove-the-existence-of-a-parallel-universe-gravitational-wave-discovery-paves-the-way-for-the-multiverse/231161/ |archivedate=16 August 2014 |df= }}</ref>
*[[Ferid Murad]] (born 1936) is a [[physician]] and [[pharmacologist]], and a co-winner of the 1998 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]].
*[[Ferid Murad]] (born 1936) is a [[physician]] and [[pharmacologist]], and a co-winner of the 1998 [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]].
*[[Artur Shkurti]] mathematician
*[[Artur Shkurti]] mathematician

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Albanians

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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Arts

Visual arts

Architects

See also: Category:Albanian sculptors
  • 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

See also: List of Albanian painters
Ela Mino, Miss Global 2014 of Albanian origin

Photographers and graphic designers

See also: Category:Albanian photographers

Sculptors

See also: Category:Albanian sculptors

Literature

Main article: Albanian literature
  • Writers
Main article: List of Albanian writers

A–G

H–L

Regis Philbin

M–S

Adnan Januzaj

T–Z

T–Z

Granit Xhaka

T–Z

Poets

Emina Cunmulaj Supermodel
Main article: List of Albanian-language poets
Ferid Murad is a physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Screenwriters

Journalists

See also: Category:Albanian journalists
See also: Category:Kosovan journalists
Ernesto Sabato
Xherdan Shaqiri
Pajtim Kasami

Folklorists

See also: List of Albanian folklorists

Translators

See also: Category:Albanian translators
Shkodran Mustafi

Music

Composers

See also: Chronological list of Albanian classical composers
Cecilia Bolocco Chilean of Arbëreshë (Albanian) origin and Miss Universe 1987

Pianists

Violinists

Guitarists

Singers

Main page: Category:Albanian singers

Operatic sopranos and conductors

Performing arts

Actors and actresses

Main article: List of Albanian actors

Comedians

Film and television directors

See also: Category:Albanian film directors
See also: Category:Albanian television directors
See also: Category:Albanian theatre 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,[44] an academic journal published in English in Albania,[45] and general coordinator of the Entrepreneurship Training Center,[46][47] 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

See also: 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

Main article: List of Albanian 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: List of Albanian consorts

See also

Notes

References

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  4. ^ English translation of poem may be found in the article Jeronim DE RADA - POETRY
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  11. ^ Kirchner, Stephanie (2 March 2009). "Kosovo to Cannes: Arta Dobroshi's Journey to The Silence of Lorna". Time Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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  22. ^ Zhurnal.mk. "Shqiptarja Masiela Lusha përkrah Charlie Sheen". Zhurnal.mk. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  23. ^ Elsie, Robert (19 March 2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania. Scarecrow Press. p. 309. ISBN 0-8108-6188-7. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  24. ^ Nik Xhelilaj Fan Page
  25. ^ Gazeta Albania - Filmi "Shqiptari" pushton Festivalin e Gjenevës (in Albanian) | 9 November 2010
  26. ^ http://klaudiapepa.com/en/biography/
  27. ^ "Tony Dovolani". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  29. ^ Moon, Timur (19 May 2013). "Planck Space Data Yields Evidence of Universes Beyond Our Own". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  30. ^ MacIsaac, Tara (23 January 2014). "Colossal 'Hole' in Space Could Be Link to Universe Beyond Our Own". The Epoch Times. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  31. ^ Chown, Marcus (24 November 2007). "The void: Imprint of another universe?". New Scientist. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  32. ^ Maynard, James (28 May 2013). "Other universes detected in oldest light in the Cosmos?". iTech Post. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  33. ^ Taylor, Rosie (19 May 2013). "Is our universe merely one of billions? Evidence of the existence of 'multiverse' revealed for the first time by cosmic map". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  34. ^ Cauchi, Stephen (9 December 2007). "Into the void: a glimpse of our tiny place in the scheme of things". The Age. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  35. ^ Segal, Michael (3 October 2013). "Ingenious: Laura Mersini-Houghton: The Universe Chaser". Nautilus. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  36. ^ Leake, Jonathan (19 May 2013). "Cosmic map reveals first evidence of other universes". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  37. ^ The News (19 March 2014). "Could Big Bang ripples prove the existence of a PARALLEL universe? Gravitational wave discovery paves the way for the 'multiverse'". National Headlines. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  38. ^ Elsie R., "Histori e letërsisë shqiptare" (1995), translated by Abdurrahim Myftiu. Tirana; sh.b. Pejë: Dukagjini, 1997.
  39. ^ Preç Zogaj (1998). Luftë jocivile. Dita. p. 22.
  40. ^ Zef Pllumi (2008). Live to Tell: A True Story of Religious Persecution in Communist Albania. iUniverse. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-595-45298-9.
  41. ^ "Shuhet Petro Zheji, i biri: Me veprën e tij bëri dishepuj e tradhare" (in Albanian). Panaroma.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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  43. ^ 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.
  44. ^ Academicus - International Scientific Journal
  45. ^ Euprera - European Public Relations Association
  46. ^ KosovaBiz
  47. ^ U.S. Agency for International Development
  48. ^ Spink, Kathryn (1997). Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography. New York. HarperCollins, pp.16. ISBN 0-06-250825-3.
  49. ^ Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997)
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