List of Maltese people
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This is a partial list of famous or notable Maltese people
including those not born in, or current residents of, Malta
; they are Maltese nationals or of Maltese descent.
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
including those not born in, or current residents of, Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
; they are Maltese nationals or of Maltese descent.
Actors
- Joseph CalleiaJoseph CalleiaJoseph Calleia was a Maltese born American singer, composer, screenwriter and actor, both on Broadway and in film...
(1897–1975) - Terry CamilleriTerry CamilleriTerry Camilleri is an Australian actor.Camilleri was born in Malta and made his feature film debut in Peter Weir's 1974 film The Cars That Ate Paris. Terry appreaed in the 1983 hit sequel film Superman III. He portrayed the Emperor Napoleon I in the 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...
(born 1949) - Charles ClewsCharles ClewsCharles "Charlie" Clews was a comic actor and script writer. Clews was one of the very first contributors to the local Maltese radio . He had found a great solace in his Mother-in-Law about whom he used to joke constantly, depicting her as a monster when in fact she had been an angel...
(1919–2009) - Ivan De BattistaIvan De BattistaIvan De Battista is a Maltese film and theatre actor and director, and writer. He has been involved in the theatre and musical scene since he was six. His early theatre performances were held at the De Porres Theatre, situated in Sliema with the Young Deporrians...
(born 1977) - Simone De BattistaSimone De BattistaSimone De Battista is a Maltese film and theatre actress. She started off her career in the theatre and musical scene since she was very young. Her early theatre performances were held at the MTADA Theatre, Blata l-Bajda...
(born 1977) - Danielle FishelDanielle FishelDanielle Christine Fishel is an American actress and television personality best known for her role as Topanga Lawrence on the 1990s TV sitcom Boy Meets World and as the host of Style Network's The Dish...
(born 1981) - Shaun MicallefShaun MicallefShaun Patrick Micallef is an Australian actor, comedian and writer. After ten years of working in insurance law as a solicitor in Adelaide, Micallef moved to Melbourne to pursue a full-time comedy career in 1993...
(born 1962) - Anthony J. MifsudAnthony J. MifsudAnthony J. Mifsud is a Maltese-born Canadian actor, singer and songwriter. He performs professionally under the moniker Mif.Mif began his entertainment career as the front man and vocalist for the award-winning Canadian hard rock/heavy metal musical group Slash Puppet , originally under the stage...
- Angelo MuscatAngelo MuscatAngelo Muscat was a character actor.Muscat was born in Malta. He appeared in 14 of the 17 episodes of the sixties cult television series The Prisoner, in which he played the famously mute Butler...
(1930–1977) - Melissa TkautzMelissa TkautzMelissa Natalie Tkautz is an Australian-Maltese actress, singer, songwriter and model of Austrian and Maltese heritage. Tkautz was married on Friday 6 February 2009 to her partner of 5 years, Kwesi Nicholas.- Early career :...
(born 1974) - Kym ValentineKym ValentineKym Valentine is a Maltese Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Libby Kennedy in the soap opera Neighbours.-Early and personal life:...
(born 1977)
Architects
- Richard EnglandRichard England (architect)Richard England is an architect, writer, artist and academic.He graduated in Architecture at the University of Malta...
- Lorenzo GafàLorenzo GafàLorenzo Gafà was a Maltese baroque architect.Born in Vittoriosa , Gafà began his working life as a stone carver and his brother was the renowned sculptor Melchiorre. By the early 1660s he had developed a strong interest in architectural design and in 1661 is known to have been involved in the...
(1638–1703) - baroque architect
Composers
- Girolamo AbosGirolamo AbosGirolamo Abos, last name also given Avos or d'Avossa and baptized Geronimo Abos , was a Maltese-Italian composer of both operas and church music....
(1715–1760) - Charles CamilleriCharles CamilleriCharles Camilleri was a Maltese composer, long acknowledged as Malta's national composer.Camilleri was born in Ħamrun and, as a teenager, had already composed a number of works based on folk music and legends of his native Malta...
(1931–2008) - Nicolas IsouardNicolas IsouardNicolas Isouard was a Maltese composer.Isouard studied in Valletta with Francesco Azopardi, in Palermo with Giuseppe Amendola, and in Naples with Nicola Sala and Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi. From 1795 he was organist at St...
(1775–1818) - Carmelo PaceCarmelo PaceMaestro Chev. Carmelo Pace was a Maltese composer, and a professor of musical theory and harmonics. Born in Valletta, Malta on August 17, 1906, Pace was the eldest of three children...
(1906–1993) - composer, professor of musical theory and harmonics
Film makers
- Mario AzzopardiMario AzzopardiMario Philip Azzopardi , is a television and film director and writer.He has worked on such shows as The Outer Limits, Stargate SG-1 , and Stargate Atlantis...
(born 1950) - director - Jon CassarJon CassarJon Cassar , is a Canadian director and producer of seasons 1 to 7 of the television series 24, as well as a number of other film-related works. In 2006, he won an Emmy Award for his directing work on 24...
(born 1958) - film director and producer
Military figures
- Brigadier Martin XuerebMartin XuerebBrigadier Martin G. Xuereb is the commander of the Armed Forces of Malta, a position he assumed on 18 January 2010, succeeding Brigadier Carmel Vassallo.-Biography:...
(born 1968) - commander of the AFM - Juan Bautista AzopardoJuan Bautista AzopardoJuan Bautista Azopardo was a Maltese Privateer and military man who fought under the flags of The Netherlands, Spain and Argentina.- Early life :...
(1772-1848) - founder of the Argentinian navy
Musicians and singers
- Bryan AdamsBryan AdamsBryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
(born 1959) - singer, of Maltese descent - Britney SpearsBritney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
(born 1981) - singer, of Maltese descent - Nicky BombaNicky BombaNicholas Caruana aka Nicky Bomba is an Australian musician and singer. He is the frontman of his band Bomba as well as the drummer and percussionist of John Butler Trio and has also performed with several other artists. He is also a solo artist.-Biography:Bomba's family migrated to Australia late...
(born 1963) - drummer, plays for The John Butler Trio - Kevin BorgKevin Borg (singer)Kevin James Borg is a Maltese pop singer who lives and works in Sweden. Borg rose to musical fame as the winner of the fifth series of the Swedish singing competition Idol in 2008...
(born 1986) - singer, winner of Sweden's Idol 2008Idol 2008The fifth season of Swedish Idol premiered on September 3, 2008 and continued until its grand finale on 12 December, when 22-year-old Kevin Borg was crowned winner. It was the first season to feature new judges Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson, a move that made it the first Idol... - Joe C.Joe C.Joseph "Joe C." Calleja was an American rapper and musician. His popularity and fame were based on his relationship as hype man and comic relief for fellow rapper Kid Rock.-Condition:Calleja was born in Taylor, Michigan...
- rapper, of Maltese descent - Anthony CalleaAnthony CalleaAnthony Cosmo Callea is an Australian singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 2004 season of Australian Idol when he became runner up. He was signed to Sony Music Australia until 2009 and is now an independent artist...
(born 1982) - singer, Australian idol runner up (2004) - Joseph CallejaJoseph CallejaJoseph Calleja, , is a Maltese tenor. He began singing at the age of 16 and, having been discovered by Paul Asciak, continued his studies with him. At 19, he made his operatic debut as Macduff in Verdi's Macbeth at Astra Theatre in Gozo and went on to become a prize winner at the Belvedere Hans...
(born 1978) - tenor - Joe CamilleriJoe CamilleriJoseph Vincent "Joe" Camilleri, aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows...
- (born 1948) - vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist - Fabrizio FanielloFabrizio FanielloFabrizio Faniello is a Maltese pop singer. He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and 2006. He is seen by many as Malta's hope in its fledgling experimental electronica scene, contributing to many international compilations and collaborating with well known artists as diverse...
(born 1981) - singer - George Gatt (born 1960) - singer/songwriter
- Miriam GauciMiriam GauciMiriam Gauci is a Maltese operatic soprano, particularly associated with lyric Italian roles.- Life and career :Born in Malta, where she began her voice training, she completed her studies in the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi of Milan, Italy...
- opera singer - Natalie GauciNatalie GauciNatalie Gauci is an Australian singer of Italian and Maltese descent. Gauci undertook music tuition at the Victorian College of the Arts, formed her own band that played gigs in Melbourne, while also working as a music teacher...
(born 1981) - singer - Joe GrechJoe GrechJoseph Grech, a Maltese singer, was born in Cospicua, Malta on 9 February 1934. He married Josephine née' Buttigieg on 24 September 1961. They have a daughter Marcelle, also a versatile singer. At a very early stage in his life, Joe started to play the trumpet with the Zejtun Band Club...
(born 1934) - singer/songwriter - Martin GrechMartin GrechMartin Grech is a Maltese-English singer, songwriter and musician from Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.-Career:He first achieved critical acclaim after his falsetto track, "Open Heart Zoo" was featured on a Lexus advert on British television in 2002...
(born 1983) - singer/songwriter - Oreste KirkopOreste KirkopOreste Kirkop was born in Ħamrun in 1923. Oreste made his operatic debut in 1945 as Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana. He continued singing opera with visiting Italian companies and appeared in concert with Tito Gobbi and Maria Caniglia....
(1923-1998) - opera singer/film actor - Ira LoscoIra LoscoIra Losco is a singer and was on born 31 July 1981 in Sliema, Malta.With a string of number 1 singles and albums, Ira Losco is one of the best selling artists in Malta.-Tiara:...
(born 1981) - singer/songwriter - Antoinette MiggianiAntoinette MiggianiAntoinette Miggiani is a Maltese operatic soprano and singing teacher.-Biography:Antoinette Miggiani was born in Sliema, Malta. After studying piano and voice in her native country, she won a British Council scholarship to study at London's Royal Academy of Music in 1958...
(born 1937) - opera singer - Walter MicallefWalter MicallefWalter Micallef is a leading Maltese singer songwriter, born in the central Maltese town of Birkirkara. He has composed well over a hundred songs, nearly all in Maltese.-Childhood:...
(born 1955) singer-songwriter - Anthony J. MifsudAnthony J. MifsudAnthony J. Mifsud is a Maltese-born Canadian actor, singer and songwriter. He performs professionally under the moniker Mif.Mif began his entertainment career as the front man and vocalist for the award-winning Canadian hard rock/heavy metal musical group Slash Puppet , originally under the stage...
- singer/songwriter - Brent MuscatBrent MuscatBrent Muscat is a guitarist who has played in various bands, including Faster Pussycat, Sin City Sinners, Donner Party, L.A. Guns, the Liberators, Bubble, Superficial/Sinthetics, Adler's Appetite, Sin City All Stars, and The Underground Rebels. With L.A...
(born 1967) - guitarist - Chiara Siracusa (born 1976) - singer
- Sharleen SpiteriSharleen SpiteriSharleen Spiteri is a Scottish recording artist and songwriter, best known as being the lead singer of Scottish rock/blues band Texas. Texas began their career in 1986, and shot to fame in 1989 with their UK Top Ten single, "I Don't Want a Lover" released from Southside...
(born 1967) - singer - Marc StoraceMarc StoraceMarc Storace is a Maltese rock vocalist and songwriter. His career in music started in the 1960s, but he is most noted for his position as frontman, lead singer and songwriter of Swiss hard rock band Krokus from 1980. Before joining Krokus he sang with the Swiss progressive rockers TEA following ...
(born 1949) - singer - Melissa TkautzMelissa TkautzMelissa Natalie Tkautz is an Australian-Maltese actress, singer, songwriter and model of Austrian and Maltese heritage. Tkautz was married on Friday 6 February 2009 to her partner of 5 years, Kwesi Nicholas.- Early career :...
(born 1974) - singer
Painters and sculptors
- Melchiorre Cafà (1636–1667) - baroque sculptor
- Giuseppe CalìGiuseppe CalìGiuseppe Calì was a Maltese painter, born in Valletta of Neapolitan parents and educated at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Naples under Giuseppe Mancinelli...
(1846–1930) - painter - Joe FerranteJoe FerranteJoe Ferrante is a Maltese artist living in British Columbia, Canada. From an early age, Joe has been portraying his love of art through his landscape paintings, and then went on to become one of Canada's top wildlife artist....
(1951–Present) - Canadian Wildlife Artist - Francesco MalteseFrancesco MalteseFrancesco Fieravino was a Maltese painter in the baroque style, known for his still lifes and painted tapestries. He was, and remains, popularly known as "il Maltese", after the place of his birth. His pictures represent objects faithfully, by a large and vigorous handling. The colouration of his...
(1610–1670) - baroque painter - Antonio SciortinoAntonio SciortinoAntonio Sciortino was a Maltese sculptor whose work reflects several artistic movements, including Realism and Futurism, as well as the influence of Auguste Rodin. He studied and worked in Rome. He developed an original style which drew the admiration of many and brought him commissions in...
(1879–1947) - sculptor - Wistin Camilleri (1885-1979) sculptor and statuary
- Paul Camilleri Cauchi(1940-) artist and painter
- Alfred Camilleri Cauchi(1943-) sculptor
Poets
- Ruzar BriffaRuzar BriffaRużar Briffa was a Maltese poet and dermatologist, and a major figure in Maltese literature.“I never thought of publishing these poems in a book. Some were written in hard times, others in moments of joy...
(1906–1963) - poet - Ray ButtigiegRay ButtigiegRay Buttigieg is a poet and musician.He attended Qala primary school, then the Lyceum in Victoria, Gozo. He then moved to the United States and continued his studies in New York, where he settled permanently...
(born 1955) - poet, composer, producer - Dun Karm PsailaDun Karm PsailaDun Karm ,89, was a Maltese writer and poet, sometimes called 'the bard of Malta' He was educated at the Seminary between the years 1885 and 1894 and then proceeded to study philosophy in 1888 and theology in 1890 the University of Malta.He was ordained priest in 1894...
(1871–1961) - National Poet of Malta - Rev.P.Marjanu Vella OFM (1927-1988) Poet and prolific writer
Politicians
- Eddie Fenech AdamiEddie Fenech AdamiEdward “Eddie” Fenech Adami is a Maltese politician who was Prime Minister of Malta from 1987 until 1996 and again from 1998 until 2004...
(born 1934) - Prime Minister (1987–96, 1998–2004), President (2004–2009) - Agatha BarbaraAgatha BarbaraAgatha Barbara was a Maltese politician, having served as a Labour Member of Parliament and Minister, and President of Malta. She was the first and, to date, the only female President of Malta.-Early life:...
(1923–2002) - politician, Government Minister and President of the Republic (1982–87) - Paul BoffaPaul BoffaSir Paul Boffa, OBE was a Maltese prime minister who took office after self-rule was reinstated by the British colonial authority following the end of World War II.-Life:...
(1890–1962) - Prime Minister (1947–50) - Joe BorgJoe BorgJoseph Borg is a Maltese politician and diplomat. Prior to taking up the post of Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malta and led Malta's EU-accession negotiations....
(born 1952) - politician and European commissioner - Francesco BuhagiarFrancesco BuhagiarFrancesco Buhagiar , son of Michele Buhagiar and Filomena Mifsud, was the second Prime Minister of Malta . He was elected from the Popular Union.-References:https://opm.gov.mt/dr-francesco-buhagiar?l=1...
(1876–1934) - Prime Minister (1923–24) - Arnold CassolaArnold CassolaArnold Cassola is a Maltese politician, an Associate Professor in Comparative Literature at the University of Malta and the author and editor of various books and academic papers. He has held elective office and political posts in Malta, Italy and at a European level.- Maltese politics :Cassola was...
(born 1956) - Leader of the Green Party (Alternattiva Demokratika) - Joseph CefaiJoseph CefaiJoseph Cefai was a Gozitan politician, administrator and civil servant in Malta. Along with other prominent Gozitans, Cefai was known for his promotion of the interests of the island of Gozo where he was born on October 28, 1921...
- politician, Gozitan politician, administrator and civil servant in Malta (1921–1996) - Guido de MarcoGuido de MarcoGuido de Marco was a Maltese politician, who served as the sixth President of Malta from 1999 to 2004. A noted statesman and lawmaker, de Marco also served as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Minister for Foreign Affairs.He is widely regarded as one of the great...
(1931-2010) - President (1999–2004) - Joseph FloresJoseph Flores (Maltese politician)Joseph Flores was a judge and politician from Malta.Flores was born in 1907 in the Maltese town of Hamrun, close to the capital Valletta. Following school he enrolled at the University of Malta and began a course in the study of law...
- Speaker of Maltese Parliament, Judge and politician (1907–1974) - Sir Ugo Mifsud (1889-1942) Prime Minister (1932-1933)
- Ugo Mifsud Bonnici(1932-)Government Minister,Fifth President of Malta(1994-1999)
- Lawrence GonziLawrence GonziLawrence Gonzi is a Maltese politician who has been Prime Minister of Malta since 2004. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta from 1988 to 1996, Minister of Social Policy from 1998 to 1999, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1999 to 2004...
(born 1953) - Prime Minister (2004-) - Norman LowellNorman LowellNorman Lowell is a former banker, and the founder and leader of Imperium Europa, a New Right Maltese political party.-Politics:...
(born 1946) - Founder and leader of Imperium EuropaImperium EuropaImperium Europa is a New Right positioned far-right Maltese political party, founded in 2000 by Norman Lowell, who is also its leader... - Francesco MasiniFrancesco MasiniFrancesco Masini was a lawyer and politician from the island of Gozo, Malta.- Political life :Masini founded the Gozo Party.He was a member of the Maltese Parliament from 1947. until 1950 , along with other Gozo members such as Joseph CefaiDr...
(1894–1964) - Founder of the Gozo Party member of the parliament (1947–1950) - Dom MintoffDom MintoffDom Mintoff is a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to...
(born 1916) - Prime Minister (1955–58, 1971–84)- terminated the british troops in malta which resulted in one of the national days of malta - freedom day (jum il-helsien) - Enrico MizziEnrico MizziEnrico "Nerik" Mizzi was a Maltese politician, leader of the Nationalist Party and Prime Minister of Malta....
(1885–1950) - Prime Minister (1950) - Joseph MuscatJoseph MuscatJoseph Muscat is a Maltese politician who has been leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives of Malta since 2008.- Education :...
(born 1974) - Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(2004–2008) and a leader of the Malta Labour PartyMalta Labour PartyThe Labour Party is, along with the Nationalist Party, one of two major contemporary political parties in Malta. It is the party of opposition in the Maltese House of Representatives where it has thirty-four of the sixty-nine seats.- Party Structure :...
(2008-) - George Borg Olivier (1911–1980) - Prime Minister (1950–55, 1962–71)
- Alfred SantAlfred SantAlfred Sant is a Maltese politician. He led the Labour Party from 1992 to 2008 and served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998 and as Leader of the Opposition from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 to 2008....
(born 1948) - Prime Minister (1996–98) - Gerald Strickland (1861–1940) - Prime Minister of Malta (1927–32), Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia and New South Wales.
- Censu TaboneCensu TaboneVincent "Ċensu" Tabone was the fourth President of Malta and a former Minister and Nationalist MP.-Early years:Ċensu "Il-King" Tabone is the son of Niccolò and Elisa Tabone, the youngest of ten children. His paternal grandmother, Giuseppina De Gaetani, had settled in Valletta in the mid-19th...
- politician, Government Minister and President of the Republic (1989–1994)
Religious dignitaries
- Joseph De PiroJoseph De PiroGiuseppe De Piro or Joseph De Piro, was a Roman Catholic priest and missionary. Presently holding the status of Servant of God, he is a candidate for beatification.-External links:*...
(1877–1933) - Founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSSP) - St. George PrecaGeorge PrecaGeorge Preca was a Maltese Roman Catholic priest who founded the Society of Christian Doctrine, a society of lay catechists. In Malta, he is affectionately known as "Dun Ġorġ" and is popularly referred to as the "Second Apostle of Malta", after Saint Paul of Tarsus...
(1880–1962) - Canonized Saint of the Roman Catholic Church, Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine - Donat SpiteriDonat SpiteriRev. Fr. Donat Spiteri was born in Marsa, Malta to Spiridione and Antonia née Cassar on October 13, 1922.Feeling that he was called to be a friar, he joined the Franciscan Order and was ordained on March 13, 1948. He furthered his studies at the Gregorian Pontificial University in Rome where he did...
- (born 1922) - Biblical scholar - Dun Mikiel XerriDun Mikiel XerriDun Mikiel Xerri was a Maltese patriot. Xerri studied at different universities in Europe. He lived under both the Knights of St. John during their time in Malta and the French when they took over the Maltese Islands...
-(1737–1799) 'National Hero' of Malta - Rev. Fr. Guidus Schembri OFM (1923-)Biblical Scholar and writer
Scholars and academics
- Joseph AquilinaJoseph AquilinaJoseph Aquilina, LL.D., Ph.D. was a Maltese author and linguist born in Munxar.Aquilina graduated first as Bachelor of Arts and later as a lawyer from the University of Malta. Between 1937 and 1940 he read Comparative Semitic Philology at the University of London where he obtained a doctorate...
(1911–1997) - George Mifsud Chircop (1951–2007)
- Sir Alfred Cuschieri
- Edward De BonoEdward de BonoEdward de Bono is a physician, author, inventor, and consultant. He originated the term lateral thinking, wrote a best selling book Six Thinking Hats and is a proponent of the deliberate teaching of thinking as a subject in schools.- Biography :Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono was born to...
(born 1933) - creator of lateral thinking - Henry FrendoHenry FrendoProf. Henry Joseph Frendo has been a Professor of Modern History at the University of Malta since 1992. Frendo was also previously employed with the UNHCR, and was stationed in such places as Switzerland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Egypt and Papua New Guinea...
(born 1948) - historian - Gorg MalliaGorg MalliaGorg Mallia is a communications academic, author and cartoonist working on the island of Malta . He is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Communication Technology, University of Malta.He has a B.A. in English Literature and an M.A...
(born 1957) - communications academic, author and cartoonist - Joseph BaldacchinoJoseph BaldacchinoJoseph G. Baldacchino was a Maltese archaeologist. He was born in Siġġiewi and spent his early childhood at that locality until 1901 when his family moved to Tarxien...
(1894–1974) - archeologist - Arvid PardoArvid PardoArvid Pardo was a Maltese diplomat, scholar, and university professor. He is known as the "Father of the Law of the Sea Conference"....
(1914–1999) - diplomat - Mikiel Anton VassalliMikiel Anton VassalliMikiel Anton Vassalli was a Maltese writer, a philosopher, and a linguist who published important Maltese language books, including a Maltese-Italian dictionary, a Maltese grammar book, the Maltese Gospels and, towards the end of his life, a book on Maltese proverbs.-Life:Mikiel Anton Vassalli was...
-(1764–1829) - Promoter of the Maltese languageMaltese languageMaltese is the national language of Malta, and a co-official language of the country alongside English,while also serving as an official language of the European Union, the only Semitic language so distinguished. Maltese is descended from Siculo-Arabic...
Sports figures
- Jamie CarragherJamie CarragherJames Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
- football player of Maltese descent - Larry AttardLarry AttardLarry Attard is a retired Hall of Fame Champion jockey and current horse trainer in Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing....
- Hall of Fame jockey in Canada - Sid Attard - thoroughbred horse trainer in Canada
- Charlie Williams - football player in Malta and USA
- Gilbert AgiusGilbert AgiusGilbert Agius is a professional Maltese footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder or as a striker for the Maltese Premier League side Valletta.-Barcelona :...
- football player - Etienne BarbaraEtienne BarbaraEtienne Barbara is a Maltese footballer. He currently plays for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.-Malta:...
- football player - Carmel BusuttilCarmel BusuttilCarmel Busuttil is one of Malta's most experienced football players. Now retired from playing, he is assistant coach of the Malta national football team.-Career:...
- football player - Andre SchembriAndré SchembriAndré Schembri is a Maltese footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Greek club Panionios and the Maltese national team.- Hibernians :...
- football player - Nino SchembriNino SchembriAntonio "Nino" Schembri is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is a former member of the Chute Boxe Academy and currently trains with the Black House Team. He is called "Elvis" because of his long, chop-like sideburns. The highlight of his career came with his upset victory over Kazushi Sakuraba...
- martial artist - Luke DimechLuke DimechLuke Anthony Dimech is a Maltese professional footballer playing for AEK Larnaca where he plays as a defender.-Sliema Wanderers:Dimech began his career playing for Sliema Wanderers...
- football player - Tony DragoTony DragoTony Drago is a professional snooker and pool player from Malta. He won the 2003 World Pool Masters Tournament beating Hsia Hui-kai 8–6 and also reached the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship...
(born 1965) - snookerSnookerSnooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
player - Ray FarrugiaRay FarrugiaRaymond 'Zazu' Farrugia is a football coach and former player. He is currently manager of the Malta national under-21 football team.-References:...
(born 1955) - Football coach - Jeff FenechJeff FenechJeff Fenech is a retired Australian boxer and a three-time world champion who is now a boxing trainer.-Boxing career:...
(born 1964) - former World Champion boxerBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds... - Charlie MagriCharlie MagriCharlie Magri is a former English flyweight boxer. He is from a Maltese family that settled in Stepney, London where he grew up...
- Boxer - David MillarDavid MillarDavid Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...
(born 1977) - racing cyclist - Michael MifsudMichael MifsudMichael Mifsud is a Maltese footballer. He is the captain of the Malta national football team, and currently plays for Valletta. He was voted Maltese Sports Person of the Year in 2001 and 2003.-Sliema Wanderers:...
- football player - Kevin MuscatKevin MuscatKevin Muscat is an Australian football player who currently plays for Victorian State League Division 1 side Sunshine George Cross and is assistant coach of Melbourne Victory...
- football player (Melbourne VictoryMelbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
Captain) - Mikel SciclunaMikel Scicluna"Baron" Mikel Scicluna was a Maltese-born professional wrestler who gained his fame during the 1960s and 1970s.-Professional wrestling career:...
- Member of the WWE Hall of FameWWE Hall of FameThe WWE Hall of Fame is a hall of fame for professional wrestlers maintained by WWE. It was officially created on the February 1, 1993 episode of the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw television program...
pro wrestling - Tony TantiTony TantiTony Tanti is a retired professional ice hockey player. He was a left winger and played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks...
- ice hockey player - Mario FenechMario FenechMario Fenech is a Maltese-Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player of the game for New South Wales, and is a regular guest on The Footy Show. His favoured position was as Hooker, where he represented NSW. In his later career he became a Prop-forward...
- rugby league , South Sydney - Laurie PaceLaurie PaceLaurie Pace is a former judoka from Malta, who competed for her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992...
Judo player, Bronze medal in the 1990 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand - John Magri - Cyclist who took part in two Olympics
- Paul Mifsud - 1979 IBSF World Billiards Champion
Others
- Peppi AzzopardiPeppi AzzopardiJoseph "Peppi" Azzopardi, is a Maltese personality, most popular for hosting the popular discussion show Xarabank. He also contributed to L-Istrina, a yearly program which aims at gathering money for charity.-External links:* * * aaa...
- TV Presenter - OJ BorgOJ BorgOJ Borg is an English radio and television presenter.-Radio:Borg has worked at various radio stations. He started out at Galaxy Manchester as a member of The Ground Crew; he then progressed through Traffic and Travel with Trafficlink to the evening show at Kix 96 Fm in Coventry...
- (born 1979) - English-Maltese Radio and Television Personality - Mary CollinsonMary CollinsonMary Collinson is a model and actress . She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October 1970, together with her twin sister Madeleine Collinson...
and Madeleine CollinsonMadeleine CollinsonMadeleine Collinson is a model and actress. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in October, 1970 , together with her twin sister Mary Collinson...
- (Born 1952) - Twins, models and actresses. - Massimo EllulMassimo EllulMassimo Ellul is a Maltese businessman,He sat for and obtained a Diploma in marketing from Cambridge in 1991, and furthered his studies in the marketing field, with an MBA and a DBA, both majoring in marketing....
(born 1970) - Entrepreneur - Karl SchembriKarl SchembriKarl Schembri is a Maltese writer and journalist. A sociology graduate from the University of Malta, he has written two novels, Taħt il-Kappa tax-Xemx in 2002 and Il-manifest tal-killer in 2006...
- author - Immanuel MifsudImmanuel MifsudImmanuel Mifsud is a writer of poetry and prose, born in Paola, Malta. He was for a time involved in research theatre. He wrote six collections of short stories, six poetry collections, and also children stories.- Prose work :...
(born 1967) - Author - Suzanne MizziSuzanne MizziSuzanne Mizzi was a glamour model, singer, interior designer, and artist. She made regular appearances as a Page Three girl in the British newspaper The Sun during the 1980s and 1990s, before going on to have a career as a catwalk model, as well as being involved in film and music...
(born 1967) - Glamor Model - Alfred PisaniAlfred PisaniAlfred Pisani is the founder and controlling shareholder of the Corinthia Group of Companies and has been the Chairman and Chief Executive since the companies inception in 1962. He was responsible for the construction of the Group's first hotel, the Corinthia Palace in Attard, Malta . Pisani has...
(born 1939) - Businessmen - Joe SaccoJoe SaccoJoe Sacco is a Maltese-American comics artist and journalist. He achieved international fame through the 1996 American Book Award-winning Palestine, and his graphic novel on the Bosnian War, Safe Area Goražde.- Biography :...
(born 1960) - Cartoonist - Andrea AshworthAndrea AshworthAndrea Ashworth is a British writer and academic, best known for her memoir Once in a House on Fire, which won the Somerset Maugham Award from the Society of Authors in 1999.-Life:...
(born 1969) - English author of Italo-Maltese descent - Tiffany PisaniTiffany PisaniTiffany Pisani is a Maltese model, who was announced as the winner of the sixth cycle of Britain's Next Top Model in October 2010.-Early career:...
(born 1991) - Fashion Model