The Most Famous
WRITERS from Kosovo
This page contains a list of the greatest Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 3 of which were born in Kosovo. This makes Kosovo the birth place of the 102nd most number of Writers behind Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma).
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Writers of all time. This list of famous Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Pjetër Bogdani (1630 - 1689)
With an HPI of 63.59, Pjetër Bogdani is the most famous Writer. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.
Pjetër Bogdani (Italian: Pietro Bogdano; 1627 – 6 December 1689) was the most original writer of Old Albanian literature. He was author of the Cuneus Prophetarum (The Band of the Prophets), 1685, the first prose work of substance written originally in (Gheg) Albanian (i.e. not a translation). He organized a resistance against the Ottomans and a pro-Austrian movement in Kosovo in 1689 that included Muslim and Christian Albanians.
2. David Albahari (1948 - 2023)
With an HPI of 60.53, David Albahari is the 2nd most famous Writer. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.
David Albahari (Serbian Cyrillic: Давид Албахари, pronounced [dǎv̞id albaxǎːriː]; 15 March 1948 – 30 July 2023) was a Serbian writer. Albahari wrote mainly novels and short stories in the Serbian language. He was also an established translator from English into Serbian. He was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a University of Belgrade graduate. Albahari was awarded the prestigious NIN Award for the best novel of 1996 for Mamac (Bait). He was among the award's finalists on seven other occasions.
3. Jeton Kelmendi (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 58.72, Jeton Kelmendi is the 3rd most famous Writer. His biography has been translated into 49 different languages.
Jeton Kelmendi (born November 17, 1978 in Peja, Kosovo) is an academic, Albanian journalist, poet, translator, university professor and political analyst.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as writers born between 1630 and 1978. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living writers include Jeton Kelmendi. The most famous deceased writers include Pjetër Bogdani, and David Albahari. As of April 2024, 3 new writers have been added to Pantheon including Pjetër Bogdani, David Albahari, and Jeton Kelmendi.
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Pjetër Bogdani
1630 - 1689
HPI: 63.59
David Albahari
1948 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Jeton Kelmendi
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.72
