Albanian celebrities
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Bekim Fehmiu (1 June 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War.
Drita D’Avanzo (née Selmani; born February 6, 1976) is best known as a reality star on the VH1 series “Mob Wives.” She is also known for her hot-tempered personality.
Labinot Haliti (born 26 October 1985 in Pristina) is a football (soccer) player who plays for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League. He holds Albanian and Australian passports, making him eligible to represent Albania and Australia.
Pjetër Filip Arbnori (January 18, 1935 – July 8, 2006) was an Albanian gulag survivor. He was dubbed “the Mandela of the Balkans” by Albanian statesmen because of the length of his 28-year internment. He was born in Durrës, on the Adriatic coast.
Aurela Gaçe (born October 16, 1974) is an Albanian singer. She is a three-time Festivali i Këngës winner, a two-time Kënga Magjike winner and a two-time Balkan Music Award winner for Balkan’s Song of The Year and Best Singer from Albania. Gaçe r
Andon Zako Çajupi (27 March 1866 – 11 July 1930) was a leading Albanian rilindas, poet, and playwright writer that actively participated in the Albanian National Awakening.