This is a list of notable Albanian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. Politics Sal Albanese – politician Richard Caliguiri – American politician Joe DioGuardi – American congressman Mark Gjonaj – American assemblyman, New York Rexhep Krasniqi – Albanian-American historian, teacher, nationalist, and anti-communist politician and activist Konstantina Lukes – American former mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts Victor Schiro – Mayor of New Orleans during the early 1960s of Arbereshe ancestry Nicholas Scutari – American Democratic Party politician Adrian Zika – American Republican Politician from Florida Science and academia Carol Folt – American biologist and first woman leader of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and 12th president of the University of Southern California William G. Gregory – American astronaut Laura Mersini-Houghton – Albanian-American cosmologist Ferid Murad – American medical researcher Nobel laureate Arshi Pipa – philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic Andrea Shundi – agronomist Stavro Skëndi – linguist and historian Etel Adnan – Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist Cinema Jim Belushi – American actor John Belushi – American actor and film producer Robert Belushi – American actor James Biberi – Albanian-American actor Mike Bongiorno – Italian-American television host Danny DeVito – American actor Eliza Dushku – American actress Nate Dushku – American actor Mike Dusi – American actor and film producer Enver Gjokaj – American actor Victor Gojcaj – American actor Agim Kaba – American actor and film producer Masiela Lusha – Albanian-American actress Pjetër Malota – actor Andamion Murataj – Albanian film director, producer, and screenwriter Mitchel Musso – American actor, voice actor, singer-songwriter and musician Tracee Chimo Pallero – American actress J. J. Philbin – American producer and screenwriter Nickola Shreli – actor and producer Nik Xhelilaj – actor Arts and entertainment Michael Bellusci – American musician and drummer Olivier Berggruen – art historian and curator; his maternal grandfather is Alessandro Moissi who is of Albanian origin Cindy Marina – beauty pageant titleholder, model, TV host and volleyball player who was born in Chicago to Albanian parents. Marina was crowned Miss Universe Albania 2019 and placed Top 20 at Miss Universe 2019 Big Body Bes – American hip-hop artist Anita Bitri – singer Njomza – Albanian-American singer Bleona – Albanian-American singer Action Bronson – American hip-hop artist Luke Burbank – radio and podcast host Drita D'Avanzo – American television personality Kara DioGuardi – American singer-songwriter and television