List of Kosovo Albanians

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This is a list of historical and living notable Kosovar Albanians (ethnic Albanian people from Kosovo or people of full or partial Kosovar Albanian ancestry), sorted by occupation and name:

Contents

Military personnel

Academics

Actors and actresses

Entertainment and media

Visual arts and design

Models

Business and entrepreneurship

Politics

Sports

Football

Basketball

Handball

American Football

Boxing, Kickboxing and Wrestling

Judo

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kachaks</span>

Kachaks is a term used for the Albanian rebels active in the late 19th and early 20th century in northern Albania, Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia, and later as a term for the militias of Albanian revolutionary organizations against the Kingdom of Serbia (1910–18) Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–24), called the "Kaçak movement".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fadil Vokrri</span> Yugoslav footballer (1960–2018)

Fadil Vokrri was a Yugoslav football player and administrator of Kosovo Albanian descent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kosovo national football team</span> Mens national association football team representing Kosovo

The Kosovo national football team represents Kosovo in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo, the governing body for football in Kosovo, and is under the jurisdiction of FIFA globally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football Superleague of Kosovo</span> Mens top division association football league in Kosovo

The Football Superleague of Kosovo, also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall, is the top level of the Kosovar football league system. The Superleague is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo and the division currently has a 10-team format. The clubs play each other four times during the season for a 36-match schedule. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams in the division are relegated to the second tier, First Football League of Kosovo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Azem Galica</span> Albanian nationalist (1889–1924)

Azem Bejta, commonly known as Azem Galica, was an Albanian nationalist, resistance fighter and rebel who fought for the unification of Kosovo with Albania. He is known for leading the Kachak Movement against the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Zana Krasniqi is a Kosovar fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Kosovo 2008. She represented Kosovo for the first time in Miss Universe and placed in the Top 10 of the Miss Universe 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo</span> Political activist organisation

The Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo was an Albanian organization founded in Shkodër on 1 May 1918. It mainly consisted of the political exiles from Kosovo and was led by Hoxha Kadri from Pristina. It existed in looser form since May 1915.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gledi Mici</span> Albanian professional footballer (born 1991)

Gledi Mici is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Albanian club Tirana.

Mirjeta Shala is a Kosovar TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Kosovo 2013 and was to compete in Miss Universe 2013 before Kosovo withdrew from the pageant. In November 2013, she signed a contract with Trump Model Management.

Bahri Fazliu (1971–1998) was a Kosovo Albanian poet, publicist, and nationalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hysni Curri</span> Kosovar Albanian military commander (died 1925)

Hysni Curri (?–1925) was a Kosovar Albanian military figure and a prominent leader of the Kachak movement and the Committee for the National Defence of Kosovo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kosovo national football team results (1993–2019)</span>

This is a list of Kosovo national football team results from 1993 to 2019.

Zana Berisha is a Kosovar model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Kosovo 2018 on June 29, 2018. She represented Kosovo at Miss Universe 2018 pageant.

The 2018–19 season was Football Club Drita's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Kosovar football. Drita will be involved in Football Superleague of Kosovo and Kosovar Cup.

The 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the IPKO Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons with IPKO is the 21st season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 17 August 2019 and will end on 26 July 2020. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: ten teams from the 2018–19 season and two teams from the 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo. Feronikeli are the defending champions from the previous season.

Blendi Xhemajl Baftiu is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kosovan club FC Drita and the Kosovo national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brotherly derby</span>

Brotherly derby, also known as the Brotherly is the name given in football to any match between the men's national senior football teams of Albania and Kosovo.

Muhamet Pirraku (1944–2014), was Albanian historian and publicist from Kosovo.

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