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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 [ ] William G. Gregory – astronautCarol Folt – biologist and first woman leader of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Laura Mersini-Houghton – cosmologistFerid Murad – medical researcher Nobel laureate [ 1] Arshi Pipa – philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic[ 2] Andrea Shundi – agronomistStavro Skëndi – linguist and historian[ 3] Cinema [ ] Jim Belushi – actorJohn Belushi – actor and film producerRobert Belushi – actorJames Biberi – actorTracee Chimo – actress (Albanian father)Eliza Dushku – actress (Albanian father)Nate Dushku – actor (Albanian father)Mike Dusi – actor and film producerEnver Gjokaj – actorVictor Gojcaj – actorAgim Kaba – actor and film producerMasiela Lusha – actressPeter Malota – actorNickola Shreli – actor and producerKlement Tinaj – actorMitchel Musso – actorJ. J. Philbin – American producer and screenwriterGreg Cipes – American actor, voice actor, singer, musician, and professional surferArts and entertainment [ ] Big Body Bes – hip-hop artistDJ Ashba – American musician, producer, and songwriterAction Bronson – hip-hop artistAlbert Stanaj – singer
Bosch Fawstin – cartoonistOlivier Berggruen – art historian and curator; his maternal grandfather is Alessandro Moissi who is of Albanian originLuke Burbank [ 4] [ 5] Emina Cunmulaj – modelDrita D'Avanzo – television personalityKara DioGuardi * – singer/songwriter and television personalityTony Dovolani – professional ballroom dancerStan Dragoti – film director, producer, artistAfërdita Dreshaj – model, singer, beauty queenAngela Martini – modelKristine Elezaj – singerJMSN – singer/songwriter and producerJoe Lala – actor and singerPaul Leka – music songwriter and producerG4SHI – hip-hop artistAva Max – singerGjon Mili – pioneer photographerBurim Myftiu – contemporary photographerThomas Nassi – musician and composerGeorge Pali – painterTalip Peshkepia – film composer and songwriterRegis Philbin * – television personalityBebe Rexha – singer and songwriterBobbi Starr – pornographic actressAlby Rydes – pornographic actress
Breanna Benson – pornographic actress
Sislej Xhafa – contemporary artistMario Dedivanovic – makeup artist
Jasmina Cunmulaj – American modelSxip Shirey – American electric-acoustic composer, performer, and storytellerSteven Parrino – American artist and musician associated with energetic punk nihilismLiterature [ ] Daniela Gioseffi – poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and performerPema Browne – American abstract artistBusiness and civil society [ ] Anthony Athanas – restaurateurEkrem Bardha – businessman, political activistNicolas Berggruen – businessmanMark Gjonaj – businessman, politicianFlorin Krasniqi – businessman, politicianJames J. Schiro * – businessmanMartin Shkreli – businessmanRamiz Tafilaj – businessman, political activistEma Koja – designer Media [ ] Fadil Berisha – photographerEmin Kadi – photographer, journalist, art directorFlorina Kaja – singer and reality TV actress, The Bad Girls Club Season 4Bill Kovach – journalist and editorDonald Lambro – journalist[ 6] Eric Margolis – journalist and editor of the Toronto Sun [ 7] Gjekë Marinaj – author and translatorGjon Mili – photographerBurim Myftiu – photographerTom Perrotta * – novelist and screenwriter[ 8] Molly Qerim – moderator, reporterGeorge Tames – photographer for The New York Times [ 9] Nick Tosches * – journalist, novelist, biographer, and poetNexhmie Zaimi – journalistPolitics [ ] Joseph J. DioGuardi * – Congressman[ 10] Mark Gjonaj – Assemblyman, New YorkSal Albanese * – politicianNicholas Scutari * – Democratic Party politicianMidhat Frashëri – diplomat, writer and politicianHasan Dosti – jurist and politicianSpiridon Ilo – nationalist, politicianRexhep Krasniqi – historian, teacher, nationalist, and anti-communist politician and activistPetro Nini Luarasi – priest, writer, teacher, nationalistKolë Tromara – nationalist and political figure of the first half of the 20th century.Bilal Xhaferri – poet and novelist, politicalKonstantina Lukes – former mayor of Worcester, MassachusettsFan S. Noli – former Prime Minister of Albania and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church John Papajani – former Washington State Senate member[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Victor H. Schiro * – politician, 55th Mayor of New Orleans, LouisianaBardhyl Tirana – co-chair of the Presidential Inaugural Committee (1976–1977) and director of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (1977–1979)[ 14] [ 15] Science and technology [ ] Donald Leka – pioneer in cloud computing and creator of the award-winning Glide OS [ 16] [ 17] Sport [ ] Dilly Duka – MLS soccer playerLee Elia – baseball player, coach and managerElizabeta Karabolli – shooting sportEdon Molla – basketball playerElvir Muriqi – professional boxerAaron Palushaj – professional hockey playerAndy Parrino * – baseball playerEnkelejda Shehu – air pistol shooter who represented Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Jaren Sina – basketball playerKristjan Sokoli – NFL playerDonald Suxho – volleyballAndy Varipapa * – professional trick bowler Joe Albanese * – baseball playerRobert Baggio Kcira * – American soccer playerŠaćir Hot – American soccer playerFrank Leskaj – American swimmer who swam for Albania at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona by swimming in the 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, and the 100m BreaststrokeReligion [ ] Nikon Liolin – OCA 's Bishop of Diocese of New England , Locum tenens of Diocese of the South , and Archbishop of American Albanian Archdiocese Criminals [ ] John Alite – mobsterJoseph Ardizzone * – mobsterIsmail Lika – mobsterAlex Rudaj – mobsterReferences [ ]
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