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Rexhep Krasniqi – Albanian-American historian, teacher, nationalist, and anti-communist politician and activist. Konstantina Lukes – American former mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts. Victor Schiro – Mayor of New Orleans during the early 1960s of Arbereshe ancestry. Nicholas Scutari – American Democratic Party politician.
e. Albanian Americans ( Albanian: shqiptaro-amerikanët) are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans and southern Europe, including Albania, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro.
Shote Galica. Carl Ritter von Ghega (1802–1860) – designer of the Semmering Railway. George Ghica – founder of the Ghica family. Shtjefën Gjeçovi (1873–1929) – Catholic priest, ethnologist and folklorist; known for being the father of Albanians' folklore studies. Luigj Gurakuqi. Hamëz Jashari.
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Albanian ethnic or national origin or descent, whether partial or full. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
The Albanians ( / ælˈbeɪniənz, ɔːl -/ a (w)l-BAY-nee-ənz; Albanian: Shqiptarët, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət]) are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. [66] They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as in Croatia ...
James Rosemond, "Jimmy Henchman", former businessman involved in the rap music industry; convicted drug trafficker. Rudy Eugene, "Miami Zombie" He was American of Haitian descent through his immigrant parents. Haitian Jack, "Jacques Agnant" A Haitian who had an infamous beef with American rapper Tupac Shakur.
Leonid Radvinsky (born 1982), Ukrainian-American serial entrepreneur and majority owner of OnlyFans; Harold Willens (1914–2003), Jewish American businessman, political donor and nuclear freeze activist; Astronauts. Georgy Beregovoy, Soviet cosmonaut No.12, Soviet MP in 1974–89 representing Donetsk region; Leonid Kizim, Soviet cosmonaut
Another Albanian American community in Southern California such as the Los Angeles area. The Inland Empire (Riverside/San Bernardino) area of California includes Kosovars who entered the United States at the March Joint Air Reserve Base in Riverside. The Albanian-American population is currently 113,661 or 0.04% of the US population. Oceania