List of people from Tirana
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The following are notable people who were either born, raised, or have lived for a significant period of time in Tirana, Albania.
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Ambassador Besiana Kadare in the UN General Assembly hall
- Beqir Balluku – former member of the Politburo; accused as organizer of a coup d'etat in 1974, and sentenced to death
- Erjon Bogdani – football player
- Albert Brojka – former Tirana mayor
- Pirro Çako – singer and composer
- Fabiola Laco Egro - social activist
- Shpresa Gjongecaj - archaeologist and numismatist
- Besiana Kadare - Albanian Ambassador to the United Nations
- Ismail Kadare (born 1936) – novelist and poet, winner of the 2005 Man Booker International Prize, the 2009 Prince of Asturias Award, and the 2015 Jerusalem Prize.
- Kledi Kadiu – dancer and actor; lives and works in Italy
- Sali Kelmendi – former Tirana mayor
- Vedat Kokona – translator of the Albanian language
- Saimir Kumbaro – film director
- Elsa Lila – singer
- Leka, Crown Prince of Albania – heir of King Zog I
- Masiela Lusha – actress, poet, and writer
- Pandeli Majko – twice Prime Minister of Albania
- Rexhep Meidani – former President of Albania
- Aleksandër Meksi – former Prime Minister
- Inva Mula – opera singer
- Elvis Naçi – Imam
- Blendi Nallbani – football player
- Fatos Nano – former Prime Minister of Albania
- Agim Nesho – former Ambassador
- Essad Pasha – politician
- Aleksandër Peçi – composer
- Edi Rama – former Tirana mayor
- Skënder Sallaku – comic actor
- Klodiana Shala – athlete
- Bamir Topi – former President of Albania
- Abdi bej Toptani – signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
- Murat bej Toptani – signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
- Gjergj Xhuvani – film director
- Zenel Bastari - Albanian Poet of the Ottoman era.
- Haxhi Ymer Kashari - Albanian Poet of the 18th century.
- Erion Veliaj - Current Mayor of Tirana.
- Ronela Hajati - singer-songwriter and dancer, Albanian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
See also[]
- List of Albanians
Categories:
- Lists of Albanian people
- Lists of people by city
- People from Tirana