List of Maltese people

This is a list of notable Maltese people including those not born in, or current residents of, Malta; they are Maltese nationals or of Maltese descent.

Actors

Davide Pilas (born 1987) – actor, model
Gillian Attard (born 1983) – actress, singer
Paul Capsis
Anthony J. Mifsud
Charles Clews (1919–2009)
Danielle Fishel (born 1981)
Ivan De Battista (born 1977)
Simone De Battista (born 1977)
Kym Valentine (born 1977)
Melissa Tkautz (born 1974)
Joseph Vassallo (born 1964)
Shaun Micallef (born 1962)
Valerie Buhagiar (born 1964)
Terry Camilleri (born 1949)
Angelo Muscat (1930–1977)
Joseph Calleia (1897–1975)

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Architects

Giovanni Attard (c. 1570–1636) – architect, military engineer and stone carver
Andrea Belli (1703–1772) – architect and businessman
Lino Bianco (born 1965) – practicing architect and academic
Antonio Cachia (1739–1813) – architect, civil and military engineer and archaeologist
Domenico Cachia (c. 1690–1761) – master builder
Michele Cachia (1760–1839) – architect and military engineer
Girolamo Cassar (c. 1520 – c. 1592) – designed many buildings in Valletta
Vittorio Cassar (c. 1550 – c. 1609) – military engineer
Cesar Castellani (died 1905) – worked in Guyana
Tommaso Dingli (1591–1666) – designed various churches
Richard England (born 1937)
Lorenzo Gafà (1638–1703) – Baroque architect
Emanuele Luigi Galizia (1830–1907) – designed many public buildings
Carlo Gimach (1651–1730) – architect, engineer and poet

Composers

Girolamo Abos (1715–1760)
Francesco Azopardi (1748–1809)
Charles Camilleri (1931–2008)
Alessandro Curmi (1801–1857)
Albert Garzia (born 1977) – composer and musician
Nicolas Isouard (1775–1818)
Carmelo Pace (1906–1993) – composer; professor of musical theory and harmonics
Robert Samut (1869–1934) – composer of "L-Innu Malti" (the national athem of Malta); professor of physiology and bacteriology
Philip Vella
Benigno Zerafa (1726–1804)

Filmmakers

Mario Philip Azzopardi (born 1950) – director
Jon Cassar (born 1958) – director; producer

Military figures

Juan Bautista Azopardo (1772–1848) – founder of the Argentine Navy
Toni Bajada (16th century) – spy during the Great Siege of Malta
Orlando E. Caruana (1844–1917) – fought during the American Civil War
Emmanuele Vitale (1758–1802) – general of the Maltese forces in the Siege of Malta (1798–1800)
Antonio Williams (1825–1908) – United States Navy seaman
Brigadier Martin Xuereb (born 1968) – commander of the Armed Forces of Malta

Musicians (including singers)

Lauren Aquilina (born 1995) – singer-songwriter
Gillian Attard (born 1983) – actress, singer
Graziana Axisa (born 1986) – vocalist
Dario Bezzina (born 1989) – pop singer
Gianluca Bezzina (born 1989) – singer; medical doctor
Nicky Bomba (born 1963) – drummer; leads the Australian funk and reggae band Bomba, the Australian ska band Melbourne Ska Orchestra and the Australian mento band Bustamento
Amber Bondin (born 1991) – singer
Gerard James Borg – songwriter
Kevin Borg (born 1986) – singer-songwriter; producer; winner of the Swedish reality-competition talent show Idol 2008
Joe C. (1974–2000) – rapper; of Maltese descent
Joseph Calleja (born 1978) – tenor singer
Kurt Calleja (born 1989) – singer
Joe Camilleri (born 1948) – singer-songwriter; saxophonist
Pawlu Camilleri (born 1958) – harmonica musician
Capitol K – musician
Lydia Caruana – soprano
Eleanor Cassar (born 1982) – singer
Gaia Cauchi (born 2002) – child singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Lynn Chircop (born 1980) – singer and television presenter
Miriam Christine (born 1978) – singer
Destiny Chukunyere (born 2002) – child singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Federica Falzon (born 2003) – operatic pop singer
Claudia Faniello (born 1988) – singer
Fabrizio Faniello (born 1981) – singer
Miriam Gauci – opera singer
Natalie Gauci (born 1981) – singer
Ludwig Galea (born 1977) – singer
Marie Galea aka Galea (born 1959) – bassist singer-songwriter NYC bands Vicious Country and Popa Chubby Band and Galea and the Galvanizers
Robert Galea (born 1981) – Christian singer-songwriter
Stefan Galea (born 1996) – singer
Thea Garrett (born 1992) – singer
Albert Garzia (born 1977) – composer and musician
Lawrence Gray (born 1975) – singer
Joe Grech (born 1934) – singer-songwriter
Charlie Grima (born 1944) – Drummer in Roy Wood's Wizzard, and actor ^[1]
Martin Grech (born 1983) – singer-songwriter
Sarah Harrison (born 1993) – singer, DJ, producer, musician
Hooligan (born 1980) – rapper
Rosa Judge (born 1919) – musician
Oreste Kirkop (1923–1998) – opera singer; film actor
La Barokka – singer
Olivia Lewis (born 1978) – singer
Ira Losco (born 1981) – singer-songwriter
William Mangion (born 1958) – singer
Walter Micallef (born 1955) – singer-songwriter
Renato Micallef (born 1951) – pop singer
Anthony J. Mifsud – singer-songwriter
Sigmund Mifsud – trumpeter
Antoinette Miggiani (born 1937) – opera singer
Morena (born 1984) – singer
Brent Muscat (born 1967) – guitarist
Muxu (born 1990) – singer-songwriter
Gabriela N (born 1993) – singer-songwriter
Antonio Olivari (born 1980) – songwriter and composer
Claudette Pace (born 1968) – singer and politician
Freddie Portelli (born 1944) – singer-songwriter
Jes Psaila (born 1964) – guitarist
Veronica Rotin (born 2004) – child singer
Roger Scannura – flamenco guitarist
Debbie Scerri (born 1969) – singer and television presenter
Kelly Schembri (born 1986) – model, singer-songwriter, dancer and actress
Chiara Siracusa (born 1976) – singer
Mary Spiteri (born 1947) – singer
Renzo Spiteri – percussionist
Sharleen Spiteri (born 1967) – singer-songwriter; guitarist; lead vocalist of the Scottish pop-rock band Texas
Marc Storace (born 1949) – singer of the Swiss hard-rock band Krokus
Daniel Testa (born 1997) – singer, radio and television presenter
Melissa Tkautz (born 1974) – singer
Glen Vella (born 1983) – singer
Julie Zahra (born 1982) – singer
Aidan Zammit (born 1965) – composer, musician and singer

Roderick Bugeja ( born 1978) Pincipal Trombone Malta Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor

Painters and sculptors

Melchiorre Cafà (1636–1667) – Baroque sculptor
Giuseppe Calì (1846–1930) – painter
Antoine Camilleri (1922–2005) – painter; teacher; stamp designer
Emvin Cremona (1919–1987) – painter; stamp designer
Francesco Maltese (1610–1670) – Baroque painter
Amedeo Preziosi (1816–1882) – painter
Antonio Sciortino (1879–1947) – sculptor

Poets and writers

Rużar Briffa (1906–1963) – poet
Anton Buttigieg (1912–1983) – poet
Ray Buttigieg (born 1955) – composer; poet; producer
Francis Ebejer (1925–1993) – dramatist; novelist
Joe Friggieri (born 1946) – philosophy professor; poet
Oliver Friggieri (born 1947) – novelist; poet; minor philosopher
Carlo Gimach (1651–1730) – architect, engineer and poet
Immanuel Mifsud (born 1967) – novelist; poet
Pierre J. Mejlak (born 1982) – short-story writer
Dun Karm Psaila (1871–1961) – poet; lyricist of "L-Innu Malti" (in English: "The Maltese Hymn"), the national anthem of Malta
Marjanu Vella (1927–1988) – poet; writer
Pietru Caxaro (c. 1400 – 1485) – poet; philosopher

Politicians

George Abela (born 1948) – President of Malta (2009–2014)
Wistin Abela (1933–2014) – Deputy Prime Minister of Malta (1981–1983)
Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934) – Prime Minister of Malta (1987–1996, 1998–2004); President of Malta (2004–2009)
John Aquilina (born 1950) – Australian politician and Maltese diplomat
Agatha Barbara (1923–2002) – government minister; member, Parliament of Malta; President of Malta (1982–1987)
Paul Boffa (1890–1962) – Prime Minister of Malta (1947–1950)
Joe Borg (born 1952) – European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
Tonio Borg (born 1957) – European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
George Borg Olivier (1911–1980) – Prime Minister of Malta (1950–1955, 1962–1971)
Tony Briffa – first publicly Intersex mayor; Australian-Maltese dual national
Francesco Buhagiar (1876–1934) – Prime Minister of Malta (1923–1924)
Simon Busuttil (born 1969) – leader, Nationalist Party (since 2013)
Anton Buttigieg (1912–1983) – President of Malta (1976–1981)
Arnold Cassola (born 1956) – professor of comparative literature; former chairperson, Democratic Alternative
Joseph Cefai (1921–1996) – member, Parliament of Malta (1947–1953); Secretary of Gozo Affairs (until 1981)
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (born 1958) – President of Malta (since 2014)
Joe Debono Grech (born 1939) – member, Parliament of Malta (since 1971)
Guido de Marco (1931–2010) – Deputy Prime Minister of Malta; President of Malta (1999–2004)
Joseph De Piro – member, Parliament of Malta (early 1900s)^{[clarification needed]}
Manwel Dimech (1860–1921) – politician; social reformer; philosopher; journalist; writer
Cyrus Engerer (born 1981) – 2014 European Parliament election (Malta) candidate, Labour Party
Giovanni Felice (1899–1977) – Minister of Industry and Tourism (1962–1966); Finance Minister of Malta (1966–1971) in the Giorgio Borġ Olivier cabinet
Joseph Flores (1907–1974) – Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta; judge
Lawrence Gonzi (born 1953) – Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013)
Louis Grech (born 1947) – Deputy Prime Minister of Malta (since 2013)
Joseph Howard (1862–1925) – Prime Minister of Malta (1921–1923)
Albert Hyzler (1916–1993) – Acting President of Malta (1981–1982)
Norman Lowell (born 1946) – founder and leader, Imperium Europa
Anthony Mamo (1909–2008) – Governor-General of Malta (1971–1974); President of Malta (1974–1976)
Francesco Masini (1894–1964) – founder, Gozo Party; member, Parliament of Malta (1947–1950)
Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud (1889–1942) – Prime Minister of Malta (1932–1933)
Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (born 1933) – Prime Minister of Malta (1984–1987)
Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1932) – government minister; President of Malta (1994–1999)
Dom Mintoff (1916–2012) – Prime Minister of Malta (1955–1958, 1971–1984)
Enrico Mizzi (1885–1950) – Prime Minister of Malta (1950)
Joseph Muscat (born 1974) – Member of the European Parliament (2004–2008); leader, Labour Party (since 2008), Prime Minister of Malta (since 2013)
Guglielmo Rapinett (1843–1912) – member, Council of Government
Alfred Sant (born 1948) – Prime Minister of Malta (1996–1998)
Gerald Strickland (1861–1940) – Prime Minister of Malta (1927–1932); Governor of Tasmania; Governor of Western Australia; Governor of New South Wales
Ċensu Tabone (1913–2012) – government minister; President of Malta (1989–1994)
George William Vella (born 1942) – government minister; Deputy Prime Minister of Malta (1996–1998)
Paul Xuereb (1923–1994) – Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta (1986–1987); Acting President of Malta (1987–1989)

Religious dignitaries

Joseph De Piro (1877–1933) – founder, Missionary Society of St. Paul
Saint George Preca (1880–1962) – canonized saint, Roman Catholic Church; founder, Society of Christian Doctrine
Donat Spiteri (1922–2011) – Biblical scholar; founder and editor, booklet Kliem il-Hajja (English language: The Word of Life)
Dun Mikiel Xerri (1737–1799) – national hero of Malta

Scholars and academics

Joseph Aquilina (1911–1997) – author and linguist
Joseph Baldacchino (1894–1974) – archaeologist
Edward de Bono (born 1933) – creator, lateral thinking
George Mifsud Chircop (1951–2007) – linguist
Joe Friggieri (born 1946) – professor of philosophy; poet
Oliver Friggieri (born 1947) – poet; novelist; literary critic
Henry Frendo (born 1948) – historian
Gorg Mallia (born 1957) – communications academic; author; cartoonist
Dominic Pace (1851–1907) – theologian; philosopher
Arvid Pardo (1914–1999) – diplomat
Eric Scerri (born 1953) – author; historian; philosopher of chemistry; educator
Peter Serracino Inglott (1936–2012) – Roman Catholic priest; philosopher; former rector, University of Malta
Stephen C. Spiteri (born 1963) – military historian
Mikiel Anton Vassalli (1764–1829) – promoter, Maltese language; compliler, first Maltese dictionary
Themistocles Zammit (1864–1935) – archaeologist; historian

Sports figures

Gilbert Agius (born 1974) – football player
Larry Attard (born 1951) – jockey; inductee, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
Sid C. Attard (born 1950) – thoroughbred-horse trainer in Canada
Etienne Barbara (born 1982) – football player
Carmel Busuttil (born 1964) – football player
Christian Brown (born 1989) – amateur golfer & triathlete
Jamie Carragher (born 1978) – football player of Maltese descent
Andrew Chetcuti (born 1992) – swimmer
Luke Dimech (born 1977) – football player
Tony Drago (born 1965) – snooker player
Ray Farrugia (born 1955) – football coach
Jeff Fenech (born 1964) – boxer; former world champion
Mario Fenech (born 1961) – former rugby-league player (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Charlie Magri (born 1956) – boxer
John Magri (born 1941) – cyclist; participated in two Olympics
David Millar (born 1977) – racing cyclist
Michael Mifsud (born 1981) – football player
Kevin Muscat (born 1973) – former football player; head coach, Melbourne Victory FC
Laurie Pace (born 1966) – judo player; bronze medalist, 1990 Commonwealth Games
André Schembri (born 1986) – football player
Nino Schembri (born 1974) – martial artist
Mikel Scicluna (1929–2010) – professional wrestler; inductee, WWE Hall of Fame
Tony Tanti (born 1963) – ice-hockey player
Charlie Williams (born 1944) – football player (Malta and the United States)

Others

Andrea Ashworth (born 1969) – English author; of Italian-Maltese descent
Peppi Azzopardi (born 1959) – television presenter
Ruth Baldacchino – LGBT activist
O. J. Borg (born 1979) – English radio and television personality; of Maltese descent
Angelik Caruana – alleged Marian visionary
Christopher Catrambone – Businessman and Humanitarian, founder of Migrant Offshore Aid Station ^[2]
Madeleine Collinson (1952–2014) – actress, model
Mary Collinson (born 1952) – actress, model
Massimo Ellul (born 1970) – businessman
Maxim Gauci (1774–1854) – lithographer
Paul Gauci (19th century) – lithographer; of Maltese descent
Karin Grech (1962–1978) – letter bomb victim
Mikiel'Ang Grima (1729–1798) – surgeon
Suzanne Mizzi (1967–2011) – glamour model
Alfred Pisani – businessmen
Tiffany Pisani (born 1992) – fashion model
Joe Sacco (born 1960) – cartoonist
Karl Schembri (born 1978) – author
Alex Vella (born 1954) – businessman, boxer and outlaw motorcycle club leader

References

^ Aren't You Glad It's Not Christmas Everyday? Memoirs of a Wizzard Drummer by Charlie Grima, 2015
^ http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-migrant-rescue-in-the-mediterranean/

[1] Aren't You Glad It's Not Christmas Everyday? Memoirs of a Wizzard Drummer by Charlie Grima, 2015

[2] ttp://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-migrant-rescue-in-the-mediterranean/

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