Famous People Born In Pristina

Rita Ora is a popular singer and actress who became the first British female solo artist to release 13 top ten songs in the UK. Also a well-known philanthropist, Rita Ora was appointed as one of the ambassadors for UNICEF UK in 2019. She performs quite frequently in charity concerts and supports several charity organizations.

Arta Dobroshi is a Kosovo-Albanian actress who became the first Kosovar actress to receive a nomination for the prestigious European Film Award. She achieved this feat  in 2008 for her portrayal of Lorna in the 2008 drama film Le Silence de Lorna. A critically acclaimed actress, Arta Dobroshi has also won the Shooting Stars Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Rasta is a Serbian singer, rapper, and record producer. He is credited with founding a record label imprint named Balkaton Gang. Counted among the most popular Serbian artists of his generation, Rasta is best known for popularizing a pitch correction effect known as Auto-Tune in the regional music scene. He is also renowned for promoting marijuana in his songs.

Atdhe Nuhiu is a Kosovan football player who played as a striker for the Kosovo national football team from 2017 to 2021. He had previously played at various youth levels for the Austrian national team. Atdhe Nuhiu currently plays for SC Rheindorf Altach.

Professional footballer Albion Ademi, who plays in the position of winger, presently plays for the Finnish football club Lahti on loan from Swedish club Djurgården. He played for several Finnish football clubs like TPS and EIF, and represented Finland at under-17 and under-19 youth levels and thereafter became part of the Albania U21 national team.

Kosovar Albanian politician and jurist Albulena Haxhiu, who is the granddaughter of iconic Albanian revolutionary and political activist Ahmet Haxhiu, now serves as Albania’s minister of justice. She has previously also represented the autonomous province of Pristina as a Member of the Kosovo Assembly.