Lists of Albanians

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

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
Fresco of Saint Christos the gardener.
Photo of Shtjefën Kurti.
Painting of St. Laura of Constantinople
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.
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.
Shtjefën Gjeçovi considered the father of Albanian folklore studies.
Scholar and translator Kostandin Kristoforidhi .
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 .
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 .
Ismail Kemal founder of modern-day Albania and country's first prime minister
Depiction of Andrea II Muzaka in the Church of St. Athanasius of Mouzaki in Kastoria
Bust of Demetrio Progoni
Ambassador Besiana Kadare in the UN General Assembly hall
Carl Ritter von Ghega Albanian-Austrian engineer and architect who designed the Semmering railway , the world's first mountain railway.
Portrait of a young Kolë Idromeno .
Impressionist painter Vangjush Mio .
Kel Marubi photographer during the post-Independence years.
Aleksandër Moisiu actor of European stage.
Bekim Fehmiu
Actor Jim Belushi born in Chicago to Albanian parents.
Dancer and choreographer Angelin Preljocaj is a recipient of the Prix Benois de la Danse award.
Supermodel Emina Cunmulaj
Fashion model Afërdita Dreshaj is married to former Czech ice hockey player Jakub Kindl .
Beauty queen, model, and TV personality Drita Ziri won Miss Earth 2023. And became the first Albanian woman to win any of the Big Four international beauty pageants .
Rita Ora during a performance in Glasgow.
Dua Lipa at the Roskilde music festival.
Tefta Tashko operatic singer of the pre-war period.
Inva Mula during a performance.
Tie Domi former professional ice hockey player known for his time as the enforcer of the Toronto Maple Leafs .
Australian rules footballer Adem Yze .
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 .
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).
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.