WRITERS from Kosovo

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kosovar Writers of all time. This list of famous Kosovar 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 Kosovar 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 during the Renaissance. 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 Kosovar 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 Serbian Novelist. 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 Kosovar 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.