The following is a list of notable Albanian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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Notable academic awards
- Laura Mersini – theoretical physicist-cosmologist
- Ferid Murad – medical researcher, Nobel Prize laureate
- Fan S. Noli – writer, scholar, diplomat, politician, and founder of the Albanian Orthodox Church, former prime minister and regent of Albania
- Olsi Rama – scientific researcher
- Tanush Shaska – mathematician
- Stavro Skendi – linguist and historian
Actors and actresses
- James Belushi – actor[1]
- John Belushi – actor[2]
- James Biberi – actor
- Eliza Dushku – actress, father is Albanian
- Enver Gjokaj – actor
- Lynn Herring – actress
- Agim Kaba – actor and film producer
- Marie Logoreci – actress
- Masiela Lusha – actress
- Peter Malota – actor
- Laureta Meci – actress
- Ty Treadway – actor, TV show host
Arts and entertainment
- Emina Cunmulaj – model
- Nuhi de Stani – documentary filmmaker[3]
- Kara DioGuardi – songwriter
- Stan Dragoti – film director, producer, artist
- Regis Philbin – television
- Thomas Simaku – composer
- Tony Dovolani – professional dancer
Business and industry
- Anthony Athanas – restaurateur
- Florin Krasniqi – businessman
- Ekrem Bardha – businessman, political activist
- Ramiz Tafilaj – businessman, political activist
Criminals
- John Alite – mobster
- Ismail Lika – mobster
- Alex Rudaj – mobster
Media
- Bill Kovach – journalist/editor[4]
- Donald Lambro – journalist[5]
- Eric Margolis, journalist/editor
- Gjeke Marinaj – poet, writer, journalist, pedagogue[6]
- 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
Politics
- Joseph J. DioGuardi – congressman[9]
- Konstantina Lukes – mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts
Science and technology
- William G. Gregory – former NASA astronaut
Sports
- Lee Elia – baseball player, coach and manager
- Elvir Muriqi – boxer
- Donald Suxho – voleyball player for the American olympic team at Athens 2004[10]
References
- ^ [1] "John and James Belushi are Albanian as well."
- ^ [2] "John Belushi, the Albanian-American actor..."
- ^ Albanian Film maker Nuhi De Stani
- ^ [3] "Kovach, who was Washington bureau chief for the New York Times and for two years edited the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, uses himself as an example. "I'm Albanian-American," he says, "and things that happen in the Balkans are inherently important to me. No matter how good an editor I am, I'm not going to follow African news in the same way.""
- ^ Albanian Americans
- ^ [4]
- ^ Tom Perrotta interview
- ^ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1272/is_n2618_v125/ai_18856941
- ^ Untitled Document[dead link]
- ^ Donald Suxho profile on American Volleyball
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