This article is a list of notable people from Vlorë in southern Albania:

Business Sinan Idrizi – businessman and major shareholder of Air Albania, Albania’s flag carrier. Mira Murati – CTO and interim CEO of OpenAI

Law Fiona Papajorgji, current chairwoman of the Constitutional Court of Albania

Politics Ismail Qemali – Albanian Independence Movement Ali Asllani – Poet and diplomat Mehmed Ferid Pasha – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Skënder Gjinushi – Politician Qazim Koculi – Albanian Independence Movement Lütfi Pasha – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Arben Malaj – Politician Manush Myftiu – Albanian Communist Politician Harilla Papajorgji – Politician Kemankeş Mustafa Pasha – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Eqrem Vlora – Albanian Independence Movement Syrja Vlora – Albanian Independence Movement signatory and major Albanian landowner

Religious leaders Ahmet Myftar – 6th Dedebaba of the Bektashi Order (born in Brataj, Vlorë County) Baba Mondi – Bektashi World Leader and Albanian Bektashi Cleric

Cinema Kristaq Mitro – Film director Ibrahim Muçaj – Film director Drita Pelingu – film and stage actress Orli Shuka - British-Albanian actor born in Vlorë. Agim Shuka - (April 1942–May 20, 1992) Was a famous Albanian film and stage actor. Lived in Vlore for 16 years and was educated and became a teacher there, also where his two kids were born. Dhimiter Anagnosti - Film director Albert Verria - Actor, Comedian Leonard Bombaj - Film director Nik Xhelilaj - Actor

Musicians Alban Skenderaj – Singer Aurela Gaçe – Singer Kristaq Paspali – Operatic tenor Elsa Lila – Singer Josif Gjipali – Tenor Shpetim Kushta – Composer Anita Bitri – Singer Nina Muho – Operatic singer Oleg Arapi – Dirigent Ermonela Jaho – Soprano*Adrian Hila-Composer

Sports Sokol Kushta – Former football player of Partizani, Flamurtari and of Albania's national team Viktor Mitrou – Weightlifter Perlat Musta – Former football goalkeeper of Partizani's team, and of Albania's national team Geri Cipi – Former football player of Albania's national team Igli Tare – Former football player of Albania's national team Suela Mëhilli – Alpinist Bejkush Birce – Trainer Vasil Ruci – Football player Alban Bushi – Football player Ervin Skela – Football player

Literature - sociologist and writer

Art

Michele Greco da Valona - Christian Renaissance icon painter

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