List of Famous people born in Đakovica District, Kosovo

Haxhi Krasniqi, known as Robin Krasniqi, is a German professional boxer. He has held the WBA interim and IBO light-heavyweight titles since 2020; at regional level he held the European super-middleweight title from 2018 to 2019, and has challenged twice for a full light-heavyweight world title in 2013 and 2015.

Luan Krasniqi is an Albanian-German actor and retired professional boxer. He held the European heavyweight title and also challenged for the WBO world heavyweight title.

Arnold Gjergjaj is a Swiss professional boxer. In 2014 he won the EBU-EE version of the European heavyweight title, becoming the first boxer fighting under a Swiss license to do so.

Eros Genc Grezda is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian club Osijek and the Albania national team.

Avdullah Hoti is a Kosovan politician, who is serving as the Prime Minister of Kosovo since 3 June 2020. He previously served as the Minister of Finance of Kosovo between 2014 and 2017 in the PDK/LDK coalition government.

Besnik Hasi is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Al-Raed.

Atifete Jahjaga is a Kosovar politician and stateswoman who served as the third President of Kosovo. She was the first female President of the Republic of Kosovo, the first non-partisan candidate and the youngest female head of state to be elected to the top office. She served as Deputy Director of the Kosovo Police, holding the rank of General Lieutenant Colonel, the most senior among women officers in Southeastern Europe.