List of people from Prizren

The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Prizren.

List

• Almen Abdi, Swiss international football player
• Anton Atanasov, Bulgarian from the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps
• Eshref Ademaj, mathematician and education activist
• Nikola Evtov, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Aleksa ManduÅ¡ić (also known as Jake Allex), Serbian-American Medal of Honor recipient
• Süleyman Askerî, army officer of the Ottoman Empire.
• Arjan Beqaj, Albanian international football player
• Llukë Bogdani, Albanian poet
• Pjetër Bogdani, Albanian writer
• Nikollë Bojaxhiu, Albanian businessman, politician, and the father of Mother Teresa
• Burim Myftiu, Visual Artist, Curator and Photographer
• Petrit Çeku, Albanian classical guitarist
• Bersant Celina, Albanian-Norwegian footballer
• Ivan Iliev, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Ivica Dačić, Serbian politician, former Prime Minister of Serbia
• Ylfete Fanaj, politician
• Bekim Fehmiu, Albanian actor
• Dimitar Simov, Bulgarian from the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps
• Elder Grigorije, Serbian Orthodox clergyman and writer
• Shaban Gashi, Cinematographer and photographer
• Sima Andrejević Igumanov, Serbian merchant who made a fortune through tobacco trade
• Vuk Isaković, Serb military commander in Austrian service during the Austrian-Ottoman Wars
• Voycho (Kolcho) Vassilev, Bulgarian from the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps
• Joanikije II, first Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
• Trifon Lukich, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Katarina Josipi, Albanian actress
• Anđelko Karaferić, Serbian musician, Professor of Counterpoint and Associate Dean at the University of Pristina Faculty of Arts
• Matej Krasniqi, Albanian Catholic cleric
• Lazar the Serb, Serbian Orthodox monk who invented and built the first known mechanical public clock in Russia in 1404
• Milosh Nedelkov, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Mark Marku, Albanian singer
• Toma Bogdanovich, a Bulgarian from the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps
• Nikola Bogdanov (1841 – 1919), Bulgarian military from the Bulgarian Volunteer Corps
• Petar of KoriÅ¡a, first Serbian anachoretic saint of Medieval Kingdom of Serbia
• Petar Kostić, Serbian writer, Orthodox priest, national worker, and rector of Prizren seminary
• Pjetër Mazreku, Albanian Archbishop of Bar and Bishop of Prizren
• Petar Pavlov, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Stancho Pavlov, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Slobodan Surčević Boro, Serbian partisan
• Stoyan Angelov, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Stoyan Simich, a Bulgarian priest in Northern Dobrudja
• Arta Muçaj, Albanian actress
• Dejan Musli, Serbian basketball player
• Vedat Muriqi, Albanian footballer
• Luka Christov Pavlov, Bulgarian from the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps during the Balkan wars (1912–1913)
• Jordan Nikolić, Serbian folk singer who interpreted traditional songs from Kosovo
• Ymer Prizreni, founding member and leader of the League of Prizren
• Agim Shala, UÇK fighter in the Battle of Vërrin
• Kujtim Shala, former Croatian international football player
• Čolak Anta Simeonović, Serbian commander and one of the most important figures of the First Serbian Uprising
• Nenad Stojković, Serbian football player
• Tayna, Albanian singer
• Edis Tatli, Finnish boxer
• Xhevdet Doda, Albanian teacher and partisan

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