These are some of the most well-known Albanians internationally, but there are many others with notable success in modern times.
Most importantly, these sons and daughters of such a small country as Albania confirm the vitality and enthusiasm of these people, proudly including us in the great human earthly family.
The humanity, benevolence, frankness and vitality of this small nation are revealed and expressed in many outstanding figures, each of whom proudly took his work to the international arena, helping to develop world prosperity, peace, art and culture. , science and medicine around the world.
At the top of the list is undoubtedly the national hero and ruler of medieval Albania, Gerge Kastrioti Skanderbeg, he leads the small Albanian nation and unites the people under 25 years of resistance against the Ottoman Empire, which was the strongest army of that era, for which he deserved. about 150 books, operas, paintings have been written about his figure since the Renaissance to the present day. He was one of the greatest generals and strategists of the Middle Ages.
The country is home to a great figure of humanity, Mother Libra of Calcutta, whose maiden name is Gonje Bojaji, and whose parents were both Albanians. Her work in the field of humanitarian assistance to the needy, the poor and the victims of wars is unprecedented, turning her into an image of a saint for the whole world.
Ismail Kadare has published in almost every country in the world and has received many prestigious international literary awards, including the inaugural Booker International Prize. He was also nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Achieving a position in the history of contemporary visual art is an undoubted merit and this has been given to Ibrahim Codri, who was born in the city of Durrës and formed and formed as an artist in Italy. His masterpieces stand alongside other famous artists such as Modigliani and are exhibited in the world’s most famous galleries.
One of Life magazine’s most wanted photographers, Gion Milli pioneered the use of stroboscopic tools to capture action sequences in a single photograph. Gen Mealy, an engineer-trained photographer, was one of the first to use electronic flash and strobe light to create photographs that were of more than scientific interest.
Opera singer Inva Mula is one of the top ten sopranos in the world, having a collection of extraordinary arias from almost all the best opera composers of all time. The soprano performs in the most prestigious operatic scenes in the world and is especially appreciated at La Scala in Milan and the Metropolitan in New York. But she is not alone, Ermonela Djaho is another great soprano and Saimir Pirgu, a famous tenor, makes a big world tour in all the most important operas.
Violinist Tedi Papavrami has been described in the media as a “little Albanian virtuoso” due to his proficient violin playing as a child on international stages.
Another great talent, which the French media call the genius of modern choreography, is the maestro of the Paris Opera Ballet Theater Angeline Prelokay, whose works stand next to those of the great Nureyev. Born in 1957 to Albanian parents who immigrated to Paris, he began his career studying classical dance before turning to modern dance. He has received many prestigious awards, including the Chevalier of the National Order of Arts and Letters.
On the contemporary world art scene, Anri Sala, Adrian Paci and Sisley Jafa are doing very well and their exhibitions are all over the place from the New Museum of New York to the Venice Biennale or other important galleries…
There are also very famous new pop singers, Albanian in origin, such as Rita Ora, Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha.
Sports include people like Lorik Kana.
Across the Atlantic, many other notable Albanians are contributing in their respective fields. Ferid Murad – Nobel laureate, inventor of the Viagra pill.
Laura Mersini is an Albanian-American cosmologist and theoretical physicist, and an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina. She is a supporter of the multiverse hypothesis, which states that our universe is one of many.
Notable Albanian-born Hollywood actors include Jim Belushi, his brother John Belushi and Eliza Dushku.
Stan Dragoti is known not only as a director, but also as the person who led the I Love New York advertising campaign.
Many art historians regard Fadil Berish, the great New York-based photographer, as a genius in his field.