Kosovo
Historical figures born in Kosovo
476 notable historical figures were born in Kosovo. These are the most notable:
Kosovo ranks #106 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Nepal, Haiti and Myanmar.
By era
- Medieval: 7
- Modern: 26
By occupation
- Politician: 25
- Head of State/President: 8
- Writer/Author: 7
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 4
- Prime Minister: 4
- Monarch/Royalty: 4
- Soldier/Officer: 4
- Poet: 3
- Vjosa Osmani (born 1982, Politics)
- Albin Kurti (born 1975, Politics)
- Mara Branković (1416 to 1487, Politics)
- Hashim Thaçi (born 1968, Politics)
- Rita Ora (born 1990, Arts & Music)
- Ibrahim Rugova (1944 to 2006, Politics)
- Lazar Hrebeljanović (1329 to 1389, Politics)
- Ivica Dačić (born 1966, Politics)
- Đurađ Branković (1377 to 1457, Politics)
- Ramush Haradinaj (born 1968, Politics)
- Veli Mahmud Pasha (1420 to 1474, Literature)
- Atifete Jahjaga (born 1975, Politics)
- Behgjet Pacolli (born 1951, Politics)
- Xherdan Shaqiri (born 1991, Sports)
- Vuk Branković (1345 to 1397, Politics)
- Agim Çeku (born 1960, Politics)
- Fatmir Sejdiu (born 1951, Politics)
- Sinan Hasani (1922 to 2010, Politics)
- Avdullah Hoti (born 1976, Politics)
- Hasan Prishtina (1873 to 1933, Politics)
- Isa Mustafa (born 1951, Politics)
- Jakup Krasniqi (born 1951, Politics)
- David Albahari (1948 to 2023, Literature)
- Božidar Delić (1956 to 2022, Politics)
- Kaqusha Jashari (1946 to 2025, Politics)
- Përparim Rama (born 1976, Politics)
- Katarina Branković (1418 to 1492, Literature)
- Rexhep Mitrovica (1888 to 1967, Politics)
- Sejdo Bajramović (1927 to 1993, Politics)
- Jelena Lazarević (1365 to 1443, Politics)
- Bajram Rexhepi (1954 to 2017, Politics)
- Lazar the Serb (Religion)
- Pavle Strugar (1933 to 2018, Military)
- Flora Brovina (born 1949, Literature)
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