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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.

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.

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 Scandebeg, 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, Salafist Islamic scholar

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

Saints and blessed

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

Main article: List of Albanian writers

A–G

H–L

M–S

T–Z

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.
Main article: List of Albanian-language poets

Screenwriters

Journalists

See also: Category:Albanian journalists and Category:Kosovan journalists

Folklorists

Shtjefën Gjeçovi considered the father of Albanian folklore studies.
See also: List of Albanian folklorists

Translators

scholar and translator Kostandin Kristoforidhi.
See also: Category:Albanian translators

Academic sciences

See also: List of Albanian academics

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.

Philosophers

Social scientists

Historians

Economists

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

Main article: List of Albanian monarchs
See also: List of heads of state of Albania
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

Visual arts

Multimedia artists

Architects

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

Painters

Portrait of a young Kolë Idromeno.
Impressionist painter Vangjush Mio.
See also: List of Albanian painters


Cartoonists and illustrators

Sculptors

See also: Category:Albanian sculptors

Photographers

See also: List of Albanian photographers
Kel Marubi photographer during the post-Independence years.

Performing arts

Actors and actresses

Main article: List of Albanian actors
Aleksandër Moisiu actor of European stage.
Bekim Fehmiu
Actor Jim Belushi born in Chicago to Albanian parents.

Comedians and satirists

Film and television directors

See also: Category:Albanian film directors, Category:Albanian television directors, and Category:Albanian theatre directors

Dancers and choreographers

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

Models and beauty pageant participants

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

Television personalities

Music

Composers

See also: List of Albanian composers

Pianists

Violinists

Guitarists

Singers

Main article: List of Albanian musicians
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.

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.

Martial artists

Other sports

Ottoman era Albanians

See also: List of Albanian consorts
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).

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.

See also

Further information: Albanian diaspora

Native communities

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