Below is a list of notable people born in Ohrid,

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

or its surroundings: *

Kosta Abrašević Kosta Abrašević or Kosta Abraš ( sr-cyr, Коста Абрашевић, 29 May 1879 – 20 January 1898) was a Serbian poet, highly patriotic in his themes, while active at a time when Serbs of Old Serbia were struggling to rid themselves of ...

, poet * Valon Ahmedi, footballer * Arabacı Ali Pasha,

Grand Vizier Grand vizier ( fa, وزيرِ اعظم, vazîr-i aʾzam; ota, صدر اعظم, sadr-ı aʾzam; tr, sadrazam) was the title of the effective head of government of many sovereign states in the Islamic world. The office of Grand Vizier was first ...

of the Ottoman Empire *

Eyüp Sabri Akgöl Eyüp Sabri ( sq, Ejup Sabriu), Ohrili Eyüp Sabri (1876-1950) known as Eyüp Sabri Akgöl (literally 'white lake') after the 1934 Surname Law, was an Ottoman- Albanian revolutionary and one of the leaders of the Young Turk Revolution (1908). ...

, Ottoman revolutionary and Turkish politician * Atina Bojadži, marathon swimmer * Kliment Boyadzhiev, general and minister * Vladimir Četkar, singer *

Živko Čingo Živko Čingo (also spelt Zhivko Chingo) (13 August 1935 – 11 August 1987) Macedonian writer, born in Velgosti, near Ohrid, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Biography He studied literature at the University of Sts Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. He w ...

, writer *

Mihail Dimonie Mihail Dimonie, also known as Mihael Dimonie (1870–1935), was an Aromanian botanist, teacher and entrepreneur who is recognized as the foremost plant collector in the southern Balkans in the early 20th century before the World War I. Biog ...

, botanist and teacher *

Andrea Gropa Andrea Gropa was a 14th-century Albanian nobleman who ruled the region and the city of Ohrid, first as a minor vassal for a very short time (župan) to Serbian King Vukašin Mrnjavčević (r. 1365–1371), then as independent after 1370. He was a ...

, lord of Ohrid *

Dervish Hima Dervish Hima (1872–1928), born Ibrahim Mehmet Naxhi, was a 19th-century Albanian politician and one of the delegates who participated at the Albanian Declaration of Independence. A publisher, he travelled from country to country, promoting Alba ...

, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence *

Ohrili Hüseyin Pasha Ohrili Hüseyin Pasha (died 20 May 1622) was an Ottoman nobleman, military figure and statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in 1621. He was from the city of Ohrid (today in North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia ...

of the Ottoman Empire *

Mišo Juzmeski Misho Yuzmeski (Macedonian: Мишо Јузмески / Misho Juzmeski or (older form) Mišo Juzmeski), (Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, 7 April 1966 – 30 April 2021) was a Macedonian writer, publisher and photographer. Biography Misho Yuzmeski ...

, writer and photographer *

Kaliopi Kaliopi Bukle ( mk, Калиопи Букле, ; born 28 December 1966), known professionally as Kaliopi, is a Macedonian singer-songwriter. In her career, Kaliopi has progressed from singing lead vocal with her eponymous band in 1980s Yugoslavi ...

, singer-songwriter *

Grigor Koprov Grigor Koprov ( mk, Григор Копров) (born September 30, 1943)Jozo Tomasevich, War and Revolution in Yugoslavia: 1941 - 1945, Vol. 2, Stanford University Press, 2002, , pp. 160-168. is arguably one of the most famous Macedonian pop music ...

, pop music composer * Erik Lloga, community leader of Albanian-Australians *

Sehadete Mekuli Sehadete Mekuli (16 October 1928 – 12 November 2013), also spelled Sadete Mekuli, was a Yugoslavian-born Albanian gynecologist, professor, and public figure. She became known for tending to the injured students of the 1981 protests in Kosovo, wh ...

, physician * Aleksandar Mitreski, footballer *

Eva Nedinkovska Eva Nedinkovska ( mk, Ева Нединковска) (born August 26, 1983) is a Macedonian singer. Biography Nedinkovska was born in Ohrid. Her career started in 2003 with the song "''Dali Denot Ke E Raj''". She has performed on many music co ...

, singer *

Hamdi Ohri Hamdi Ohri (also Hamdi Bey Qoku Ohri; February 4, 1872 in Ohrid, Ottoman Empire - November 24, 1938 in Tirana, Albanian Kingdom ) was a 19th-century Albanian rilindas and politician. He was one of the delegates of the Albanian Declaration of Indep ...

, 19th century Albanian ''Rilindas'' *

Zyhdi Ohri Zyhdi Ohri (1870 – 1931), also known as Zuhdi bey Ohri was a 19th-century Albanian patriot, politician, and lawyer. He was a representative of Ohrid and Struga in the Assembly of Vlora held on November 28, 1912, and one of the 40 signatorie ...

, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence *

Cedi Osman Cedi Osman (born 8 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position. Early years Osman was born in Ohrid, Macedonia, modern-da ...

, basketball player *

Cyril Parlichev Kiril Parlichev ( bg, Кирил Пърличев, mk, Кирил Прличев; 1 March 1875 – 9 February 1944) was a BulgarianMakedonskoto osvoboditelno dvizhenie sled Pŭrvata svetovna voĭna, 1918-1924, Kostadin Paleshutski, Published by ...

, revolutionary *

Grigor Parlichev Grigor Stavrev Parlichev (also spelled Prlichev, Parlitcheff or Prličev; bg, Григор Ставрев Пърличев; gr, Γρηγόριος Σταυρίδης, translit=Grigorios Stavrides, mk, Григор Прличев) was a Bulgar ...

, writer and translator *

Anastasios Pehion Anastasios Pichion ( el, Αναστάσιος Πηχιών) or Picheon (Πηχεών) (1836 – 24 March 1913) was a Greek of Aromanian descent who was an educator and revolutionary of the Macedonian Struggle. Biography He was born in Ohrid dur ...

, educator and revolutionary *

Cincar Janko Popović Janko Popović ( sr-cyr, Јанко Поповић; 1779–1833), nicknamed Cincar Janko (Цинцар-Јанко), was a Serbian vojvoda, one of the most prominent leaders of the First Serbian Uprising. Early life Janko was born in 1779 in O ...

, one of the leaders of the First Serbian Uprising * Aleksandar Protogerov, politician and

revolutionary A revolutionary is a person who either participates in, or advocates a revolution. The term ''revolutionary'' can also be used as an adjective, to refer to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor. ...

Redžep Selman Redžep Selman ( mk, Реџеп Селман; born April 8, 1986, in Ohrid) is a Macedonian triple jumper. Selman represented Macedonia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is ...

, triple jumper *

Kuzman Shapkarev Kuzman Anastasov Shapkarev, ( bg, Кузман Анастасов Шапкарев), (1 January 1834 in Ohrid – 18 March 1909 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian folklorist, ethnographer and scientist from the Ottoman region of Macedonia, author of tex ...

, folklorist and scientist * Zagorka Shuke, film, stage and theater actress *

Gjoko Taneski Gjoko Taneski ( mk, Ѓоко Танески) (born 2 March 1977) is a Macedonian singer. Taneski was born in Ohrid, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia. He won the National final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, after which he represent Macedoni ...

, singer and

Eurovision The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

entrant in

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* Hristo Uzunov, revolutionary

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