List of Famous people born in Albania
Eleni Foureira
Eleni Foureira is a Greek singer and dancer. She began her music career in 2007 as a member of the Greek girl group Mystique, before pursuing a solo career after the group disbanded in 2009.
Luca Shytaj
Iart Luca Shytaj is an Albanian-Italian chess grandmaster and virologist.
Armando Sadiku
Armando Durim Sadiku is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bolivian club Bolívar and the Albania national team.
Nik Xhelilaj
Kreshnik Xhelilaj, better known by his stage name Nik Xhelilaj, is an Albanian film and stage actor. He began his international career with the movie The Sadness of Mrs. Snajdrova, directed by Pirro Milkani and was the leading actor in three critically acclaimed Albanian films, of which two entered in the List of Albanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2008 and 2009. Nik has collected several "Best Actor" Awards in various international film festivals.
Klaus Gjasula
Klaus Fatmir Gjasula is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hamburger SV.
Azet
Granit Musa, professionally known as Azet, is an Albanian-born German rapper, songwriter and entrepreneur.
Almeda Abazi
Almeda Abazi is an Albanian actress, model, beauty queen who was crowned Miss Tirana 2007, Miss Albania 2008, and Miss Globe 2008.
Masiela Lusha
Masiela Lusha is an Albanian-American actress, author, producer and humanitarian. Lusha gained recognition for playing Carmen Lopez on the globally syndicated ABC sitcom George Lopez, a role which earned her two consecutive Young Artist Awards for Leading Young Actress in a Comedy or Drama. After transitioning into film, she starred in Sony Pictures’ Blood: The Last Vampire. Lusha also starred alongside David Hasselhoff and Ian Ziering in SyFy's television movie Sharknado: The 4th Awakens.
Ermal Meta
Ermal Meta is an Italian singer, songwriter and composer of Albanian descent.
Anxhela Peristeri
Anxhela Peristeri, also known mononymously as Anxhela, is an Albanian singer, songwriter and model. Peristeri emerged as the winner of the 19th edition of Kënga Magjike in 2017. After winning the 59th edition of Festivali i Këngës, she was announced as the Albania's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.