title: List of people from Tetovo
text: # List of people from Tetovo
  
  Below is a list of notable people born in Tetovo, North Macedonia or its surroundings:
  
  ## Historical figures
  
  * Mehmet Akif Pasha, statesman and governor of the Ottoman Empire
  * Mujdin Aliu, combatant of the Kosovo Liberation Army, fought in the Kosovo War
  * Hafëz Jusuf Azemi, Balli Kombetar and Albanian rights activist in exile
  * Mara Buneva, revolutionary, member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
  * Dervish Cara, revolutionary leader known for his role in the Uprising of Dervish Cara
  * Gajur Deralla, military captain of Balli Kombetar
  * Mehmet Pashë Deralla, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence; Minister of War in the Provisional Government of Albania
  * Hayrullah Fişek, General in the Ottoman army, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of National Defence
  * Mehmet Gega, teacher and Albanian rights activist
  * Nevzat Halili, teacher and Albanian rights activist
  * Rexhep Jusufi, military captain of Balli Kombetar
  * Sabri Kalkandelen, poet, chief of the Istanbul Imperial Library
  * Mehmet Akif Pasha, statesman and governor of the Ottoman Empire
  * Todor Skalovski, composer of the Macedonian national anthem
  * Tajar Tetova, military commander and activist of the Albanian national awakening
  * Jefrem Janković Tetovac, Orthodox bishop
  * Rexhep Voka, scholar and activist of the Albanian national awakening
  
  ## Sports figures
  
  ### Footballers
  
  Note: Only players that have been capped at international level
  
  * Xhelil Abdulla, Footballer
  * Nedim Bajrami, Footballer
  * Buran Beadini, footballer
  * Naser Beadini, footballer
  * Egzon Bejtullai, footballer
  * Argjend Beqiri, former football player; assistant coach of the Macedonia national football team
  * Boško Đurovski, former football player
  * Milko Đurovski, former football player
  * Blerim Džemaili, Swiss football player
  * Vulnet Emini, footballer
  * Bajram Fetai, footballer
  * Ferhan Hasani, Macedonian football player; best player in the Prva Liga in 2011
  * Agim Ibraimi, football player; Macedonian Footballer of the Year in 2012
  * Harun Isa, footballer
  * Ismail Ismaili, footballer
  * Mevlan Murati, footballer
  * Nebi Mustafi, footballer
  * Valmir Nafiu, football player
  * Emran Ramadani, footballer
  * Shaqir Rexhepi, footballer
  
  ### Other Sports
  
  * Dardan Dehari, ski racer
  * Lina Gjorcheska, tennis player
  * Dusko (Dan) Markovic, ranked 4th in 1986 World's Strongest Man
  
  ## Politicians
  
  * Abdylaqim Ademi, Minister of Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia
  * Teuta Arifi, mayor of Tetovo
  * Fatmir Besimi, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Integration of North Macedonia
  * Ljube Boškoski, former Interior Minister of Macedonia
  * Alajdin Demiri, former mayor; Albanian rights activist
  * Antonio Milošoski, foreign minister of North Macedonia
  * Agim Nuhiu, interior Minister of North Macedonia
  * Menduh Thaçi, former leader of Democratic Party of Albanians
  * Arben Xhaferi, politician, advocated for the rights of ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia
  
  ## Arts
  
  * Dragana Čuprina, television personality and model
  * Elita 5, music group
  * Branko Gapo, film director, cinematographer
  * Shpat Kasapi, singer
  * Riste Tevdoski, singer, former member of the group Bravo Band
  * Apostol Trpeski, cinematographer
  * Mirko Vidoeski, painter and writer
  