Editing Lists of Albanians (section)

==Rulers==
{{main|List of Albanian monarchs}}
{{see also|List of heads of state of Albania}}
[[File:Ismail Qemali (portrait).jpg|thumb|150px|[[Ismail Qemali|Ismail Kemal]] founder of modern-day Albania and country's first [[Prime Minister of Albania|prime minister]]]]
* [[Skanderbeg]] (1405–1468){{spaced ndash}} 15th-century Albanian lord; "Hero of Christianism"; initiated and organized the League of Lezhë, which proclaimed him Chief of the League of the Albanian people
* [[Karl Thopia]] ([[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Karl Topia''; 1331 – January 1388) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] feudal prince and warlord who ruled [[Principality of Albania (medieval)|Albanian domains]] from 1358 until the first [[Ottoman wars in Europe|Ottoman conquest]] of Albania in 1388. He claimed the titles ''Prince of Albania, Lord of Krujë'' and ''Duke of Durrës''
* [[Andrea II Muzaka]] (c. 1318-1372) was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] nobleman of the [[Muzaka family]] and the ruler of the [[Lordship of Berat|Principality of Muzaka]] in the 14th century. He inherited the principality from his father, [[Teodor I Muzaka]], who died around 1331. Andrea II is known for having expanded the Principality of Muzaka to its greatest extent, from the southern [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic coastline]] of Albania in the west to [[Kastoria]] in the east by the time of his death in 1372. He claimed the titles ''Despot of the Kingdom of Albania, Marshal of Albania'' and ''Despot of Epirus.''[[File:Andrea II Muzaka.png|thumb|228x228px|Depiction of Andrea II Muzaka in the Church of St. Athanasius of Mouzaki in [[Kastoria]]]]
* [[Demetrio Progoni]]  ([[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Dhimitër Progoni'') was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] leader who ruled as ''[[Principality of Arbanon|Prince of the Albanians]]'' from 1208 to 1216 the [[Principality of Arbanon]], the first Albanian state. He was the successor and brother of [[Gjin Progoni]] and their father, [[Progon of Kruja]].[[File:DhimiterArbanon.jpg|thumb|Bust of Demetrio Progoni]][[Gjin Progoni]] ([[Latin language|Latin]]: ''Ginius'') was an ''[[archon]]'' (or lord) of [[Kruja]], located in present-day [[Albania]], from c. 1198 until his death in 1208. He succeeded his father, [[Progon of Kruja]], becoming the second ruler of the [[Principality of Arbanon]]. During his reign, he controlled the areas around Elbasan and the fortress of Krujë. He also maintained good ties with the [[Despotate of Epirus]] due to the Venetian threat in northern Epirus. Gjin was succeeded by his younger brother [[Dhimitër Progoni]].
* [[Progon, Lord of Kruja|Progon]] was the first [[Albania|Albanian]] ruler known by name, an ''archon'' of the [[Krujë|Kruja Fortress (modern Krujë)]] and its surroundings, known as the [[Principality of Arbanon]]. He ruled between 1190 and 1198. Progon was succeeded by his two sons, [[Gjin Progoni|Gjin]], and [[Dimitri Progoni|Dimitri]].
* [[Gregorios Kamonas]]  (<abbr>fl.</abbr> <abbr>c.</abbr> 1215 – ?) was the Greek-Albanian Lord or Prince of [[Krujë]] ([[Principality of Arbanon|Arbanon]]) in <abbr>c.</abbr> 1215. [[Demetrios Chomatenos]] (1216–1236) mentioned him as having the title of ''[[sebastos]]'', given to him by the emperor [[Alexios III Angelos]] after 1205, during his stay in the [[Despotate of Epirus]] at the court of his nephew [[Michael I Komnenos Doukas]]. He first married the daughter of [[Gjin Progoni]], then married Serbian princess [[Komnena Nemanjić]], the daughter of King [[Stefan Nemanjić]] and widow of [[Dimitri Progoni]], thus inheriting the rule of Arbanon. He strengthened ties with Serbia and secured Arbanon through an Orthodox alliance. He had a daughter together with Komnena, who married [[Golem of Kruja]] the later lord of Kruje.
* [[Golem of Kruja]] was an [[Albanians|Albanian]] [[Albanian nobility|nobleman]] who ruled the [[Principality of Arbanon]], in its phase of semi-independency. He was the last ruler of Arbanon before its final annexation in the [[Nicaean Empire|reemerging Byzantine Empire]]. His holdings included [[Krujë]] and probably [[Ohrid]].
* [[Leke III Dukagjini]] (1410-1481) was a 15th-century member of the [[Albanian nobility]], from the [[Dukagjini family]]. A contemporary of [[Skanderbeg]], Dukagjini is known for the ''[[Kanuni i Lekë Dukagjinit]]'', a code of law instituted among the [[Tribes of Albania|tribes of northern Albania]]. Dukagjini is believed to have been born in [[Lipjan]], [[Kosovo]].
* [[Zog I|Zog]] (born '''Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli'''; 8 October 1895 – 9 April 1961) was the leader of [[Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)|Albania]] from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever [[Prime Minister of Albania|Prime Minister]] (1922–1924), then as [[President of Albania|president]] (1925–1928), and finally as [[King of Albania|king]] (1928–1939).