Gjergj, the Albanian name for George, may refer to: *

Gjergjan Gjergjan is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Elbasan Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous cit ...

, a municipality in central Albania

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* Gjergj Arianiti (1383–1462), Albanian lord who led several campaigns against the Ottoman Empire. *

Gjergj Bojaxhi Gjergj Bojaxhi is an Albanian politician and leader Sfida për Shqipërinë. Political career Sfida për Shqipërinë In 2016, Bojaxhi founded a party called Sfida për Shqipërinë. Bojaxhi was deputy minister of Economy, Trade and Energy fro ...

(born 1974), Albanian politician *

Gjergj Bubani Gjergj Bubani (1899-1954) was an Albanian publicist, writer, and translator. He is also known as Jorgji Bubani, or Brumbulli (the beetle) which was his pen-name for his satiric articles. Bubani was born in Boboshticë, a village near Korçë, to ...

(1899–1954), Albanian journalist *

Gjergj Cressiac George Cressiac (Albanian: Gjergj Cresia), ( Spanish: Georgio Cressier), ( Italian: Cressiaco Albano) (fl. 1580s) was an Albanian Epirote chief and commander in service of the Duke of Parma The Duke of Parma and Piacenza () was the ruler ...

(fl. 1580), Albanian Epirote chief and commander in service of the Duke of Parma of Spain * Gjergj Fishta (1871–1940), Albanian Franciscan friar, writer, educator, and politician. * Skanderbeg (Gjergj Kastrioti; 1405–1468), Albanian nobleman and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. * Gjergj Topia (died 1392), Lord of Durrës, Republic of Albania. * Gjergj Pekmezi (1872–1938), Albanian linguist, philosopher, folklorist and diplomat * Gjergj Pelini (died 1463), Catholic priest and diplomat for Skanderbeg and Venice * Gjergj Schambj, a legendary hero in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Albania. * Gjergj Suli (1893–1948), also referred to as At Gjergj Suli was an

Albanian Orthodox The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania ( sq, Kisha Ortodokse Autoqefale e Shqipërisë), commonly known as the Albanian Orthodox Church or the Orthodox Church of Albania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church. It declared its autoce ...

cleric and martyr. *

Gjergj Qiriazi Gjergj Qiriazi, known as George Kyrias in English (27 May 1868 — 30 December 1912), was an Albanian publisher and writer. He was born in Monastir (modern Bitola), Ottoman Empire (now North Macedonia), where he attended the local school. Like his ...

(1868–1912) was an

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

patriot, author, educator, translator, Protestant Bible distributor, organizer of the First

Congress of Monastir The Congress of Manastir ( sq, Kongresi i Manastirit) was an academic conference held in the city of Manastir (now Bitola) from November 14 to 22, 1908, with the goal of standardizing the Albanian alphabet. November 22 is now a commemorative da ...

(1908), and activist of the Albanian National Awakening. * Gjergj Xhuvani (1963–2019), Albanian film director, screenwriter and producer * Gjergj Zheji (1926–2010), Albanian writer, translator, editor, professor, sequence and folklore researcher

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