Gjergj

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

  • Gjergjan, a municipality in central Albania

People with the given name
  • Gjergj Arianiti (1383–1462), Albanian lord who led several campaigns against the Ottoman Empire.
  • Gjergj Schambj, a legendary hero in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Albania.
  • 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 Pelini (died 1463), Catholic priest and diplomat for Skanderbeg and Venice
  • Gjergj Suli (1893–1948), also referred to as At Gjergj Suli was an Albanian Orthodox cleric and martyr.
  • Gjergj Qiriazi (1868–1912) was an Albanian patriot, author, educator, translator, Protestant Bible distributor, organizer of the First Congress of Monastir (1908), and activist of the Albanian National Awakening.

See also
  • All pages with titles beginning with Gjergj
  • Gjergji, a given name and surname
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