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People from Prizren

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Bekim Fehmiu
Kosovo-Albanian actor (1936-2010)
Pjetër Bogdani
Roman Catholic archbishop
Aşık Çelebi
Ottoman biographer, poet, and translator
Edi Shukriu
Kosovar political figure
Süleyman Askerî
Ottoman Army officer (1884–1915)
Rrok Gjonlleshaj
Polish archbishop
Lazar the Hilandarian
Serbian Orthodox monk and inventor
Tayna
Doruntina Shala (; born 14 December 1996), known professionally as Tayna, is a Kosovan rapper and singer. Born and raised in Prizren, she rose to prominence in the Albanian-speaking territories during the span of 2018 after the releases of five top-three singles.
Duda Balje
Kosovan politician
Nikollë Bojaxhiu
Albanian businessman, benefactor and politician
Xhevdet Doda
Yugoslavian partisan (1906–1945)
Veli Karahoda
Albanian writer
Jake Allex
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Ymer Prizreni
Albanian politician, cleric, jurist, diplomat (c.1820–1887)
Mehdi Bardhi
Albanian writer (1927-1994)
Xhavit Nimani
Andrea Bogdani
Roman Catholic archbishop
Burim Myftiu
American photographer
Ali Şen
Turkish businessperson (born 1939)
Čolak-Anta Simeonović
Čolak-Anta Simeonović (Serbian Cyrillic: Чолак-Анта Симеоновић; 1777–1853) was a Serbian military commander and revolutionary leader who played a significant role in the First Serbian Uprising (1804–1813), the initial phase of Serbia’s struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. A close ally of Karađorđe Petrović, he was known for his military skill, bravery, and leadership, which earned him the title of vojvoda (duke). Following the collapse of the uprising, he went into exile before returning to Serbia to contribute to its administrative and judicial systems. He is the eponymous found
Bogoljub Nedeljković
Chairman of the Executive Council of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo
Hajrulla Çeku
kosovar politician; Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
Jordan Nikolić
Serbian singer of traditional songs from Kosovo
Sima Andrejević
Serbian merchant (1804-1882)