You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

Your IP address is in a range that has been blocked on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis.

The block was made by ‪Jon Kolbert‬. The reason given is Open Proxy/Webhost: Contact stewards if you are affected. .

Start of block: 10:21, 8 June 2021
Expiry of block: 10:21, 8 June 2024

Your current IP address is 54.159.224.191. The blocked range is 54.159.0.0/16.

Please include all above details in any queries you make. If you believe you were blocked by mistake, you can find additional information and instructions in the No open proxies global policy. Otherwise, to discuss the block please post a request for review on Meta-Wiki. You could also send an email to the stewards VRT queue at stewards@wikimedia.org including all above details.

You can view and copy the source of this page:

((Short description|None))
((Use mdy dates|date=February 2015))
<!--When adding names to the list, please include a reliable source that describes the person added as "Albanian" or "Albanian American" (or a source where the person describes themselves as such), in accordance with Wikipedia's [[No Original Research]] policies.-->
((Americans))
This is a list of notable [[Albanian American]]s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

==Politics==
*Peter Lumaj – attorney, author, U.S. Senate candidate, talk show host, media personality
*[[Sal Albanese]] – politician
* [[Richard Caliguiri]] – American politician
* [[Joe DioGuardi]] – American congressman<ref>((cite web|author=Susan Araki Vergnani|url=http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/cityscape/2002/littleitaly.asp|title=Albanian Merchants Add Verve to Bronx's "Little Italy"|publisher=Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|date=2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515051934/http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/studentwork/cityscape/2002/littleitaly.asp|archive-date=May 15, 2006))</ref>
* [[Mark Gjonaj]] – American assemblyman, New York
* [[Rexhep Krasniqi]] – Albanian-American historian, teacher, nationalist, and anti-communist politician and activist
* [[Konstantina Lukes]] – American former mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
* [[Victor H. Schiro|Victor Schiro]] – Mayor of New Orleans during the early 1960s of Arbereshe ancestry
* [[Nicholas Scutari]] – American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] politician
* [[Ardian Zika|Adrian Zika]] – American Republican politician from Florida

==Science and academia==
* [[Carol Folt]] – American biologist and first woman leader of the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and 12th president of the [[University of Southern California]]
* [[William G. Gregory]] – American astronaut
* [[Wilson Kokalari]] – Albanian-American aerospace engineer 
* [[Laura Mersini-Houghton]] – Albanian-American cosmologist
* [[Ferid Murad]] – American medical researcher [[Nobel laureate]]<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.frosina.org/about/infobits.asp?id=138|title=Ferid Murad: Albanian-American Nobel Prize Winner|publisher=frosina.org|date=6 August 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714082619/http://www.frosina.org/about/infobits.asp?id=138|archive-date=14 July 2011))</ref>
* [[Arshi Pipa]] – philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic<ref>((cite web|last=Elsie|first=Robert|title=Arshi Pipa|url=http://www.albanianliterature.net/authors_modern1/pipa.html|publisher=Robert Elsie|access-date=January 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201204412/http://www.albanianliterature.net/authors_modern1/pipa.html|archive-date=December 1, 2011|url-status=dead|quote=Writer and scholar, Arshi Pipa (1920–1997) ..studied philosophy...published... poetry))</ref>
* [[Andrea Shundi]] – agronomist
* [[Stavro Skëndi]] – linguist and historian<ref>((cite journal |url=https://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002366533 |title=The Teaching of Albanian at Columbia University by Peter Prifti, Rafaela Kondi |journal=East European Quarterly |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=381 |date=September 22, 2000 |access-date= |last1=Kondi |first1=Rafaela |last2=Prifti |first2=Peter |archive-date=June 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628222258/http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=5002366533 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
* [[Etel Adnan]] – Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist<ref>((cite book |last=Colby |first=Georgina |author-link= |date=2019 |title=Reading Experimental Writing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h6MxEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Etel+Adnan%22+%22Albanian%22&pg=PA15 |location=Edinburgh, Scotland |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |page=15 |isbn=9781474440400))</ref>
* [[Mira Murati]] – Albanian born American engineer, CTO of [[OpenAI]]

==Cinema==
* [[Jim Belushi]] – American actor
* [[John Belushi]] – American actor and film producer
* [[Robert Belushi]] – American actor
* [[James Biberi]] – Albanian-American actor
* [[Mike Bongiorno]]  – Italian-American television host
* [[Danny DeVito]] – American actor
* [[Eliza Dushku]] – American actress
* [[Nate Dushku]] – American actor
* [[Mike Dusi]] – American actor and film producer
* [[Enver Gjokaj]] – American actor
* [[Victor Gojcaj]] – American actor
* [[Agim Kaba]] – American actor and film producer
* [[Masiela Lusha]] – Albanian-American actress
* [[Pjetër Malota]] – actor
* [[Andamion Murataj]] – Albanian film director, producer, and screenwriter
* [[Mitchel Musso]] – American actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter and musician
* [[Tracee Chimo|Tracee Chimo Pallero]] – American actress
* [[J. J. Philbin]] – American producer and screenwriter
* [[Nickola Shreli]] – actor and producer
* [[Nik Xhelilaj]] – actor

==Arts and entertainment==
* [[Dua Lipa]] – English and Albanian singer-songwriter; her voice and disco-influenced production have received critical acclaim and media coverage
* [[Michael Bellusci]] – American musician and drummer
* [[Olivier Berggruen]] – art historian and curator; his maternal grandfather is [[Alessandro Moissi]] who is of Albanian origin
* [[Cindy Marina]] – beauty pageant titleholder, model, TV host and volleyball player who was born in Chicago to Albanian parents. Marina was crowned [[Miss Universe Albania]] 2019 and placed Top 20 at [[Miss Universe 2019]]
* D J Ashba — American guitarist former member of Guns-N-Roses
* [[Big Body Bes]] – American hip-hop artist
* [[Genti Bejko]] – director, actor, producer
* [[Anita Bitri]] – singer
* [[Njomza]] – American singer
* [[Bleona]] – Albanian and American singer
* Amber Brkich – American reality show contestant winner of 2nd season of Survivor 
* [[Action Bronson]] – American hip-hop artist
* [[Luke Burbank]]<ref>[http://icestream.bonnint.net/seattle/kiro/2011/01/p_TBTL_with_Luke_Burbank_20110118_12pm.mp3 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).</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.infiniteguest.org/tbtl/2016/11/a-very-specific-set-of-insecurities/|title=Episode #2248: A Very Specific Set Of Insecurities|first=Andrew|last=Walsh))</ref> – radio and podcast host
* [[Drita D'Avanzo]] – American television personality
* [[Kara DioGuardi]] – American singer-songwriter and television personality
* [[Tony Dovolani]] – Albanian-American professional ballroom dancer
* [[Stan Dragoti]] – American film director, producer, artist
* [[Kristine Elezaj]] – Albanian-American singer
* [[Bosch Fawstin]] – American cartoonist
* [[Gashi (rapper)|Gashi]] – American rapper
* [[Jen Selter]] – American fitness model
* [[Genta Ismajli]] – American-Albanian singer-songwriter, and actress
* [[JMSN]] – American singer-songwriter and producer
* [[Joe Lala]] – American actor and singer
* [[Paul Leka]] – American music songwriter and producer
* [[Lindita (singer)|Lindita]] – singer-songwriter
* [[Ava Max]] – American singer
* [[Gjon Mili]] – pioneer master photographer
* [[Burim Myftiu]] – Albanian-American contemporary photographer, curator and visual artist
* [[Jimmy Kimmel]] – American comedian and talk show host
* [[Thomas Nassi]] – musician and composer
* [[Vasiliev Nini]] – Albanian-born American sculptor
* [[Tracee Chimo|Tracee Chimo Pallero]] – Albanian American television, film and Broadway actress
* [[George Pali]] – painter
* [[Steven Parrino]] – American artist and musician associated with energetic punk nihilism
* [[Talip Peshkepia]] – American film composer and songwriter
* [[Regis Philbin]] – American television personality
* [[Bebe Rexha]] – American singer-songwriter
* [[Sxip Shirey]] – American electric-acoustic composer, performer, and storyteller
* [[Bobbi Starr]] – pornographic actress
* [[Aureta Thomollari]] – Albanian-American luxury consultant
* [[Sislej Xhafa]] – contemporary artist
* [[Unikkatil]] – Albanian-American rapper
* [[Melinda Ademi]] – Kosovo-Albanian and American rapper and singer<ref>((cite web |publisher=[[The New York Times]] (NY Times) |title=15 European Pop Acts You Might Not Know |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/22/arts/music/15-european-pop-acts-who-matter-right-now.html |accessdate=27 December 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227143828/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/22/arts/music/15-european-pop-acts-who-matter-right-now.html |archivedate=27 December 2020 |date=22 May 2019))</ref>
* [[Enisa Nikaj]] – American singer-songwriter, model<ref>((Cite news|last=Bonilla|first=Brian|date=February 28, 2017|title=Star on the Rise: Enisa Nikaj from Brooklyn College ((!)) The University Network|url=https://www.tun.com/blog/star-on-the-rise-enisa-nikaj-brooklyn-college/|access-date=December 8, 2020|newspaper=The University Network|language=en-US))</ref><ref>((Cite news|date=December 7, 2020|title=American singer adopts Nigerian name, after 'overwhelming' love from Nigerians|newspaper=Premium Times Nigeria|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/429812-american-singer-adopts-nigerian-name-after-overwhelming-love-from-nigerians.html|access-date=December 8, 2020|language=en-GB))</ref>
* [[Anxhelina Hadërgjonaj]] – Albanian-American singer, fashion blogger and influencer<ref name="TeksteShqip">((cite web |publisher=TeksteShqip |title=Anxhelina Hadërgjonaj–Biografia |url=https://www.teksteshqip.com/anxhelina-hadergjonaj/biografia |access-date=22 March 2021 |language=sq))</ref><ref>((cite web |work=[[Telegrafi]] |title=Baballarët atraktivë të yjeve shqiptare |url=https://telegrafi.com/baballaret-atraktiv-te-yjeve-shqiptare-foto/ |access-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161211023238/https://telegrafi.com/baballaret-atraktiv-te-yjeve-shqiptare-foto/ |archive-date=11 December 2016 |language=sq |date=7 October 2016 |url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web |work=[[Telegrafi]] |title=Partnerët e këngëtareve shqiptare që u përballën me drejtësinë |url=https://telegrafi.com/partneret-e-kengetareve-shqiptare-qe-u-perballen-drejtesine-foto/ |access-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901044255/http://telegrafi.com/partneret-e-kengetareve-shqiptare-qe-u-perballen-drejtesine-foto/ |archive-date=1 September 2017 |language=sq |date=5 May 2016 |url-status=live))</ref>

==Literature==
* [[Pema Browne]] – American abstract artist
* [[Costa Chekrezi]] –  Albanian patriot, historian, and publicist
* [[Daniela Gioseffi]] – poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and performer
* [[Betim Muço]] –  writer, poet, translator, and seismologist
* [[Emin Toro]] –  American lawyer
* [[Ardian Vehbiu]] –  author and translator

==Business and civil society==
* [[Anthony Athanas]] – restaurateur
* [[Ekrem Bardha]] – businessman, political activist
* [[Nicolas Berggruen]] – businessman
* [[Mark Gjonaj]] – businessman, politician
* [[Florin Krasniqi]] – businessman, politician
* [[James J. Schiro]] – businessman
* [[Martin Shkreli]] – businessman
* [[Ramiz Tafilaj]] – businessman, political activist
* [[Olsi Rama]] – project manager
* [[Louis V. Mato]] – American politician and businessman
* [[Rexh Xhakli]] – businessman, political activist and philanthropist

==Media==
* [[Fadil Berisha]] – photographer
* [[Emin Kadi]] – photographer, journalist, art director
* [[Florina Kaja]] – singer and reality TV actress, ''The Bad Girls Club'' Season 4
* [[Bill Kovach]] – journalist and editor
* [[Donald Lambro]] – journalist<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Albanian-Americans.html |title=Albanian Americans |publisher=Everyculture.com |access-date=February 15, 2011))</ref>
* [[Eric Margolis (journalist)|Eric Margolis]] – journalist and editor of the ''[[Toronto Sun]]''; mother is Albanian<ref>((cite web|url=http://albanianliterature.com/authors3/AA3-46.html |title=Robert Elsie: Albanian Literature in Translation |publisher=Albanianliterature.com |date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=February 15, 2011))</ref>
* [[Gjekë Marinaj]] – author and translator
* [[Gjon Mili]] – photographer
* [[Burim Myftiu]] – photographer
* [[Tom Perrotta]]  – novelist and screenwriter<ref>((cite news|author=John Crace |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/feb/21/tom-perrotta-interview |title=Tom Perrotta interview |newspaper=Guardian |date= February 21, 2009|access-date=February 15, 2011 |location=London))</ref>
* [[Molly Qerim]] – moderator, reporter
* [[George Tames]] – photographer for ''The New York Times''<ref>((cite news|last=Binder|first=David|author-link=David Binder (journalist)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/24/obituaries/george-tames-photographer-dies-at-75.html|title=George Tames, Photographer, Dies at 75|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 24, 1994|access-date=May 21, 2017))</ref>
* [[Nick Tosches]] – journalist, novelist, biographer, and poet
* [[Nexhmie Zaimi]] – journalist
* [[Iliriana Sulkuqi]] – journalist
* [[Andrew Kaczynski]] – journalist, and a political reporter for CNN<ref>((Cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/KFILE|title=Twitter|website=mobile.twitter.com|access-date=2020-11-15))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.albanianinstitute.org/program/andrew-kaczynski-to-arbereshe-in-the-coming-times/|title= Andrew Kaczynski To Arbëreshë in the Coming Times|date= June 12, 2020))</ref>

==Models==
* [[Emina Cunmulaj]] – model
* [[Floriana Garo]] – television presenter and model
* [[Afërdita Dreshaj]] – model, singer, beauty queen
* [[Angela Martini]] – model
* [[Cindy Marina]] – model, volleyball player, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Albania 2019

==Sport==
* [[Dilly Duka]] – MLS soccer player
* [[Lee Elia]] – baseball player, coach and manager
* [[Elizabeta Karabolli]] – shooting sport
* [[Elvir Muriqi]] – professional boxer
* [[Aaron Palushaj]] – professional hockey player
* [[Andy Parrino]] – baseball player
* [[Enkelejda Shehu]] – air pistol shooter
* [[Jaren Sina]] – basketball player
* [[Kristjan Sokoli]] – NFL player
* [[Donald Suxho]] – volleyball
* [[Andy Varipapa]] – professional [[trick bowling|trick bowler]]
* [[Joe Albanese]] – baseball player
* [[Robert Baggio Kcira]] – American soccer player
* [[Šaćir Hot]] – American soccer player
* [[Frank Leskaj]] – American swimmer
* [[Halil Kanacević]] – American-born Montenegrin professional basketball player
* [[Max Rugova]] – Kosovo Albanian professional footballer
* [[Sadri Gjonbalaj]] – retired American soccer player
* [[Tie Domi]] – professional ice hockey player
* [[Dominick Bellizzi]] – American jockey
* [[Kristina Maksuti]] – American-born Albanian professional footballer<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/albanien-frauen-team/frauen-wm-quali-europa-2017-2018/ |title=Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Albania) |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=29 August 2019))</ref>
* [[Vera Razburgaj]] – Albanian football midfielder<ref>((Cite web|url=https://goldengrizzlies.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/vera-razburgaj/3458|title=Vera Razburgaj - Women's Soccer|website=Oakland University Athletics|access-date=15 May 2020))</ref>
* [[Max Rugova]] – soccer player

==Religion==
* [[Archbishop Nikon of Boston]] – [[Orthodox Church in America|OCA]]'s Bishop of [[Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New England|Diocese of New England]], [[Locum tenens]] of [[Orthodox Church in America Diocese of the South|Diocese of the South]], and Archbishop of [[Orthodox Church in America Albanian Archdiocese|American Albanian Archdiocese]]
* [[Baba Rexheb]]

==Criminals==
* [[John Alite]] – mobster
* [[Joseph Ardizzone]] – mobster
* [[Ismail Lika]] – mobster
* [[Zef Mustafa]] – mobster
* [[Nicolo Schiro]] – mobster
* [[Martin Shkreli]] – convicted of securities fraud
* [[Sami Osmakac]] – convicted terrorist

== References ==
((reflist))

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060530064509/http://www.naac.org/index.php National Albanian American Council]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060524182927/http://www.alb-net.com/ Alb-Net.Com – The Albanian Connection]
* [http://www.everyculture.com/multi/A-Br/Albanian-Americans.html Albanian Americans – history, the first Albanians in America, significant immigration waves, settlement patterns and notable Albanian Americans]

((Albania topics))

((DEFAULTSORT:Albanian Americans))
[[Category:American people of Arbëreshë descent|american people of Arbereshe descent]]
[[Category:American people of Albanian descent|*]]
[[Category:Lists of Albanian people|Americans]]
[[Category:Lists of American people by ethnic or national origin]]
[[Category:Lists of people by ethnicity]]

Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page (help):

Albania (view source) (extended confirmed protected)
Bibliography of Albania (edit)
Economy of Albania (edit)
Geography of Albania (edit)
History of Albania (edit)
Index of Albania-related articles (edit)
List of Albanian Americans (edit)
Outline of Albania (edit)
Politics of Albania (edit)
Template:Albania topics (view source) (semi-protected)
Template:Americans (edit)
Template:Bulleted list (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Cite book (view source) (protected)
Template:Cite journal (view source) (protected)
Template:Cite news (view source) (protected)
Template:Cite web (view source) (protected)
Template:Coat of arms (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Country topics (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:DMCA (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Dated maintenance category (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Dated maintenance category (articles) (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:FULLROOTPAGENAME (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Hlist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:Icon (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:If empty (view source) (protected)
Template:Main other (view source) (protected)
Template:Navbox (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Nobold (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Nobold/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Template:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Template:Reflist (view source) (protected)
Template:Reflist/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Template:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Template:Short description (view source) (protected)
Template:Short description/lowercasecheck (view source) (protected)
Template:Sidebar (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Small (view source) (protected)
Template:Template other (view source) (protected)
Template:Use mdy dates (view source) (template editor protected)
Template:Yesno (view source) (protected)
Template:Yesno-no (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Arguments (view source) (protected)
Module:Check for unknown parameters (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1 (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/COinS (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Date validation (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/Whitelist (view source) (protected)
Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Disambiguation/templates (view source) (protected)
Module:Icon (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Icon/data (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:If empty (view source) (protected)
Module:List (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/configuration (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbar/styles.css (view source) (protected)
Module:Navbox (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/configuration (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Navbox/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Ns has subpages (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/config (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/disambiguation (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/setindex (view source) (protected)
Module:Pagetype/softredirect (view source) (protected)
Module:Redirect (view source) (protected)
Module:SDcat (view source) (protected)
Module:Sidebar (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Sidebar/configuration (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:Sidebar/styles.css (view source) (template editor protected)
Module:String (view source) (protected)
Module:TableTools (view source) (protected)
Module:Unsubst (view source) (protected)
Module:Wikitext Parsing (view source) (protected)
Module:Yesno (view source) (protected)

Return to List of Albanian Americans.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Albanian_Americans"