The Most Famous
WRITERS from Kosovo
This page contains a list of the greatest Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 7,302 Writers, 2 of which were born in Kosovo. This makes Kosovo the birth place of the 110th most number of Writers behind Myanmar (Burma), and Hong Kong.
Top 2
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. David Albahari (1948 - 2023)
With an HPI of 57.92, David Albahari is the most famous Writer. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Jeton Kelmendi (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 48.05, Jeton Kelmendi is the 2nd 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 2 people classified as writers born between 1948 and 1978. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living writers include Jeton Kelmendi. The most famous deceased writers include David Albahari.
