List of Albanian Americans
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This is a list of notable Albanian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
Note: An asterisk (*) next to a name indicates that the person is Arbëreshe, an Albanian subgroup from Italy.
Science and academia
- Laura Mersini-Houghton – cosmologist
- Ferid Murad – medical researcher Nobel laureate[1]
- Arshi Pipa – philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic[2]
- Andrea Shundi – agronomist
- Stavro Skëndi – linguist and historian[3]
Cinema
- Jim Belushi – actor
- John Belushi – actor and film producer
- James Biberi – actor
- Eliza Dushku – actress (Albanian father)
- Mike Dusi – actor and film producer
- Enver Gjokaj – actor
- Victor Gojcaj – actor
- Agim Kaba – actor and film producer
- Masiela Lusha – actress
- Peter Malota – actor
- Nickola Shreli – actor and producer
- Klement Tinaj – actor
Arts and entertainment
- Big Body Bes – hip-hop artist
- Action Bronson – hip-hop artist
- Luke Burbank[4] – radio and podcast host
- Emina Cunmulaj – model
- Drita D'Avanzo – television personality
- Kara DioGuardi – singer-songwriter and television personality
- Tony Dovolani – professional ballroom dancer
- Stan Dragoti – film director, producer, artist
- Afërdita Dreshaj – model, singer, beauty queen
- Kristine Elezaj – singer
- JMSN – singer-songwriter and producer
- Joe Lala – actor and singer
- Alana Lee – singer and beauty queen
- Paul Leka – music songwriter and producer
- Gjon Mili – pioneer photographer
- Regis Philbin* – television personality
- Bebe Rexha – singer and songwriter
Business and civil society
- Anthony Athanas – restaurateur
- Ekrem Bardha – businessman
- Florin Krasniqi – businessman, politician
- Martin Shkreli – businessman
- Ramiz Tafilaj – businessman, political activist
Criminals
- John Alite – mobster
- Joseph Ardizzone* – mobster
- Ismail Lika – mobster
- Alex Rudaj – mobster
Media
- Fadil Berisha – photographer
- Afërdita Dreshaj – singer and model; Miss Kosovo 2011
- Florina Kaja – singer and reality TV actress, The Bad Girls Club Season 4
- Bill Kovach – journalist and editor
- Donald Lambro – journalist[5]
- Eric Margolis – journalist and editor of the Toronto Sun; mother is Albanian[6]
- Gjekë Marinaj – author and translator
- Gjon Mili – photographer
- Burim Myftiu – photographer
- Tom Perrotta* – novelist and screenwriter[7]
- George Tames – photographer for the New York Times[8]
- Nick Tosches – journalist, novelist, biographer, and poet
- Nexhmie Zaimi – journalist
Politics
- Joseph J. DioGuardi* – Congressman[9]
- Mark Gjonaj – Assemblyman, New York
- Konstantina Lukes – former mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
- Fan S. Noli – former Prime Minister of Albania and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church
- John Papajani – former Washington State Senate member[10][11][12]
- Bardhyl Tirana – co-chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee (1976–1977) and director of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (1977–1979)[13][14]
Science and technology
- Donald Leka – pioneer in cloud computing and creator of the award-winning Glide OS[15][16]
Sports
- John Cena – pro wrestler, rapper, actor
- Max Domi – hockey player
- Tie Domi – hockey player
- Dilly Duka – MLS soccer player
- Lee Elia – baseball player, coach and manager
- Elvir Muriqi – professional boxer
- Aaron Palushaj – professional hockey player
- Kristjan Sokoli – NFL player
- Donald Suxho – volleyball
- Andy Varipapa* – professional trick bowler
- Graham Zusi – soccer player
Religion
- Nikon (Liolin) – OCA's Bishop of Diocese of New England, Locum tenens of Diocese of the South, and Archbishop of American Albanian Archdiocese
References
- ↑ "Ferid Murad: Albanian-American Nobel Prize Winner" Frosina.org
- ↑ Elsie, Robert. "Arshi Pipa". Robert Elsie. Archived from the original on January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
Writer and scholar, Arshi Pipa (1920–1997) ..studied philosophy...published... poetry
- ↑ "The Teaching of Albanian at Columbia University by Peter Prifti, Rafaela Kondi". Questia.com. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ↑ TBTL with Luke Burbank: 1-18-11 12:00 pm-1:00 pm, podcast at KIRO-FM website (Burbank discusses his place on Wikipedia's List of Albanian Americans).
- ↑ "Albanian Americans". Everyculture.com. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Robert Elsie: Albanian Literature in Translation". Albanianliterature.com. December 15, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ↑ John Crace (February 21, 2009). "Tom Perrotta interview". London: Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Presidential images: photographs by George Tames, 1944–74". USA Today. 1996.
- ↑ Susan Araki Vergnani (2002). "Albanian Merchants Add Verve to Bronx's "Little Italy"". Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Archived from the original on May 15, 2006.
- ↑ Main Page (in Albanian), Qyteza.org, retrieved 13.10.13 Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Our Campaigns – Candidate – John Papajani". ourcampaigns.com.
- ↑ "MI6". google.com.
- ↑ "Albanian Americans – History, The first Albanians in america, Significant immigration waves". everyculture.com.
- ↑ Edwin Jacques (January 16, 2009), The Albanians: An Ethnic History from Prehistoric Times to the Present 2, McFarland, p. xi, ISBN 978-0786442386, retrieved November 9, 2013
- ↑ "Demo: TransMedia’s Glide". AllThingsD.
- ↑ "Albanian-American Donald Leka Selected Among 300 of the World's Most Respected Innovators" Frosina.org
External links
- National Albanian American Council
- Alb-Net.Com – The Albanian Connection
- Albanian Americans – history, the first Albanians in America, significant immigration waves, settlement patterns and notable Albanian Americans
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