Notable People
- Prek Cali Hasanaj (fl. 1911-1930), Vërmosh-born guerilla fighter, that fought in the Battle of Deçiq against the Ottoman Empire, and later against the Kingdom of Serbia and the communist forces under Enver Hoxha. Hoxha had him lured and killed him on Palm Sunday.
- Nora of Kelmendi, a notable female guerilla fighter that assassinated the Bosnian Pasha of Shkodër, Vutsi Pasha, in 1620. The figure is half historical and half legendary. Nora is one of the heroines that has largely contributed to the legacy of the Albanian highlanders.
- Ali Kelmendi, Kachak in Rugovo (fl. 1919)
- Bajram Kelmendi, founder of the Council for Human Rights and Freedoms
- Migjen Kelmendi, writer and musician
- Nekibe Kelmendi, head of the Department of Justice of Kosovo
- Aziz Kelmendi, shot dead four people and wounded five in the Paraćin massacre (1987)
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