List of Albanians in Greece

This is a list of Albanians in Greece that includes both Greek people of Albanian descent and Albanian immigrants that have resided in Greece. The list is sorted by the fields or occupations in which the notable individual has maintained the most influence.

For inclusion in this list, each individual must have a Wikipedia article indicating notability and show that they are Albanian and have lived in Greece.

Politics

• John Spata – Albanian ruler[1][2]
• Yaqub Spata – Lord of Arta[3][4]
• Ahmed Dino – military leader and politician[5]
• Ali Dino – famous Albanian cartoonist and member of the Hellenic Parliament
• Georgios Kountouriotis – Greek ship-owner and politician[6]
• Maurice Spata – Ruler of Arta[3][4]
• Rasih Dino - Diplomat and signatory of Albania to the Treaty of London
• Mid’hat Frashëri - Albanian diplomat, writer and politician[7]
• Shahin Dino - Deputy of the sanjak of Preveza in the Ottoman Parliament and later Minister of Interior of Albania[8]
• Jakup Veseli - from Margariti, representative of Chameria in Vlora Congress, signatory of Albanian Declaration of Independence.
• Osman Taka - well-known dancer of his time
• Sgouros Spata - Albanian ruler[9]
• Niazi Demi - Minister of trade of Albania.
• Rexhep Demi - from Filiates, representative of Chameria in Vlora Congress, signatory of Albanian Declaration of Independence.
• Thoma Çami, - Founder and chairman of organisation "Bashkimi", the best-known cultural club, of Rilindja Kombëtare
• Veli Gërra - Representative of Chameria in Vlora Congress, signatory of Albanian Declaration of Independence[10][11][12]
• Refo Çapari - Albanian politician and religious leader
• Hamdi Bey - Ottoman officer and politician
• Xhemil Dino - Albanian politician and diplomat
• Mehmed Konica - Albanian politician. He served three times as the Foreign Minister of Albania

Military

• Yakup Ağa – Ottoman Sipahi[13]
• Hayreddin Barbarossa – Greek-Albanian or Greek-Turkish corsair and later admiral of the Ottoman Navy[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
• Mercurio Bua – Commander of the Venetian army[26][27]
• Oruç Reis – Greek-Albanian or Greek-Turkish Ottoman bey and admiral[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][28]
• Murat Reis the Elder – Ottoman privateer and admiral[29][30][31]
• Abedin Dino – founder of the League of Prizren, one of the main contributors in the Albanian independence
• Hasan Tahsin Pasha – Ottoman military officer[32][33]
• Mehmet Esat Bülkat – Ottoman general[34][35]
• Wehib Pasha – military officer[36][37][38]
• Hasan Rami Pasha – Ottoman career officer[39]
• Spiro Bellkameni – Albanian military commander[40]
• Ali Demi - World War II hero of Albania born in Filiates, Greece in 1918, and died during a battle with Axis forces in Vlora, Albania in 1943. After him was created the first Cham battalion in ELAS army, the battalion "Ali Demi"
• Musa Demi - Revolutionary and important figure of the Albanian National Awakening.
• Aziz Çami - Officer of the Albanian army and Balli Kombëtar commander.

Religious

• Nephon II of Constantinople – Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Authors and Scholars

• Panayotis Koupitoris – Arvanite Greek writer[41]
• Faik Konitza - Albanian writer[42]
• Necati Cumalı – Turkish writer of novels, short-stories, essays and poetry
• Bilal Xhaferri – Albanian poet and novelist, and a political dissident
• Qamil Çami - Teacher and poet of era of the Albanian National Awakening[43][44]
• Hasan Tahsini - Albanian astronomer, mathematician and philosopher

• 
  Faik Konica
• 
  Qamil Çami
• 
  Hasan Tahsini

Cinema

• Laert Vasili – Greek-Albanian actor and director.[45]
• Neritan Zinxhiria – Greek-Albanian filmmaker [46][47][48][49]
• Jon Lolis – Greek actor[50]

Musicians

• Claydee – Albanian music artist, producer, songwriter and music executive
• Eleni Foureira – Greek-Albanian singer
• Sin Boy – Greek-Albanian rapper[51][52]

• 
  Claydee
• 
  Eleni Foureira

Sports

• Thomas Strakosha – Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Lazio and the Albania national team[53]
• Enea Mihaj – Albanian professional footballer[54]
• Dhimitri Strakosha – Albanian footballer
• Fatjon Andoni – Football player[55][56]
• Damian Gjini – Football player
• Vasil Shkurti – Albanian professional footballer[57]
• Fiorin Durmishaj – Football player
• Areta Konomi – female former professional volleyball player
• Marios Vrousai – Football player
• Anestis Nastos – Football player
• Steljano Velo – Football player
• Donald Açka – Football player
• Panagiotis Kone - Albanian professional footballer for the Greek national team
• Stefanos Kapino – Greek-born Albanian footballer for the Greek national team
• Mihal Thano – Greek–born Albanian footballer
• Giorgos Kakko – Greek–born Albanian footballer
• Emiljano Shehu – Football player
• Erind Prifti – Football player
• Bledi Muca – Greek professional footballer
• Lefter Millo – Albanian professional footballer
• Ardit Toli – Albanian footballer
• Savva Lika – retired javelin thrower who represented Greece
• Alexandros Bimai – Football player[58]
• Jorgo Meksi – Albanian footballer[59][60]
• Lazaros Rota – Greek footballer

• 
  Thomas Strakosha
• 
  Savva Lika
• 
  Vasil Shkurti

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