Albanian history will never be erased! Here is a thread of famous celebrities you didn't know were Albanian, and others who are honorary Albanians!

Petrit Beqiri/ Known worldwide for his creepy role in the Netflix show "You," "Penn Badgley" is the actor's Americanized name. He and his parents are from Kosovë, and they changed their identities to avoid imprisonment by Serb officials when they moved to America.

Megi Staljon/ Megi was born in Bexar County, and raised in South Park, Houston, but she took multiple trips to Tirana after discovering there is some Albanian on her mother's side! She currently majors in health admin& Balkan history at TSU! Praying for her quick recovery

Luan Mesaj/Known worldwide as Lionel Messi, Mesaj is inaccurately described to be of Italian and Spanish descent on his father's side. His ancestry traces back to having Albanian migrants ancestors to Adriatic Marche region of Italy! Representing Barcelona and Albania!

Jon Cela/ WWE legend Jon Cela has confirmed on multiple occasions that he has Albanian ancestry and is currently learning Gheg Albanian! He even supports and follows @TeamAlbanians ! #albanianstrong

Malesor Spanxhi Baba/ Known globally as "Spongebob," Spanxhi was originally described as a "Malësor Baba of an underwater Sufi tekke" who would share mystical stories as he traveled through the Adriatic Sea. The design was stolen, and the OG designers were never credited!

Qaki Qis/ Described in ancient Albanian scripts as a "friendly mouse who supplies kashkaval cheese as a medicine for the Black Plaque," Qaki was reinvented as a playful mouse at a dirty toy facility! To preserve the history of kashkaval, they made his last name "cheese!"

Rubina Rajhana Fejnti/ Superstar of the millenium "Rihanna" has said that the music of Adelina Ismajli and Sabri Fejzallahu, which helped unify Kosovars against Serb control, inspired her to live in Prishtina for six months and inspired her masterpiece album "Anti"!

Bab Smoki/ The late NYC rap legend spent his childhood in Canarsie, living with and supporting the Albanian community members and understanding the recent tragic history that accelerated their diaspora. He is revered among Albanians, and we miss him dearly. RIP.

Fjuturi/ He's toxic, manipulative, persuasive, and untruthful. Yup, he's an Albanian man!

Gjergji Vashitoni/ While we do not celebrate the colonialist, racist, and genocidal actions undergone by the founding fathers of the US, we do unfortunately have to disclose that the first US president was of Albanian descent. Source:

Robert Deniraj/American actor, producer,director&Presidential Medal of Freedom bearer Robert confirmed on several occasions that is he part Albanian! Fun dsct: "Meet the Family" was originally an Albanian documentary titled "Meet the Shqiptars," for which he was cast in!