List of people from Durrës

Below are some of the most notable personalities born in Durrës or that spent most of their lives in Durrës:

Grida Duma, Albanian female politician
Andrea Aleksi, Albanian architect
Anastasius I, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Moikom Zeqo, writer, archaeologist. Former Minister of Culture (1992)
Pjetër Arbnori, "the Mandela of the Balkans"
Saint Astius of Durrës, martyr and Bishop of Dyrrhachium
Jahja Ballhysa, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Abaz Efendi Çelkupa, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Vangjush Dako, current Mayor of Durrës
Namik Dokle, politician and former Chairman of the Parliament of Albania from September 2001 to April 2002
Mustafa Agë Hanxhiu, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Dom Nikollë Kaçorri, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
Edmond Kapllani, soccer player
Lefter Koka, former Mayor of Durrës
Jera Kruja, Professor of Neurology, Rector of the University of Medicine, Tirana
John Kukuzelis, Albanian Byzantine music composer
Mirela Manjani, athlete
Fatmir Mediu, leader of Republican Party of Albania
Bujar Nishani, Albanian politician and current President of Albania
Gazmend Oketa, former Albanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
Sokol Olldashi, Albanian politician
Panajot Pano, soccer player
Kreshnik Qato, boxer
Leonik Tomeu, professor of Nicholas Copernicus at the University of Padova
Karl Topia, Prince of Albania
Emiljano Vila, soccer player
Ferdinand Xhaferraj, former Minister of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports
Pëllumb Xhufi, historian

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