List of people on stamps of Malta
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A
- Baroness Abela (with her grandson) (1998)
- Francesco Giovanni Abela (2005)
- Karmenu Abela - patriot (1985)
- Carmela Aguis (2003)
- Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
- artist, story teller and author (2004) - Manwel Attard - patriot (1985)
- Francesco Azzopardi (1985)
- Monsignor Michael Azzopardi - philantropist (2005)
B
- Lord Robert Baden-Powell - founder of scouting (2007)
- Captain Alexander BallAlexander BallSir Alexander John Ball, 1st Baronet was a British Admiral and the first British governor of Malta. He was born in Ebworth Park, Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire. He was the fourth son of Robert and Mary Ball....
R.N. (1999) - Guzeppi Bajada - patriot (1985)
- Nicolo Baldacchino (1985)
- Giuseppe Barth (1971)
- Franz BeckenbauerFranz BeckenbauerFranz Anton Beckenbauer is a German football coach, manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser because of his elegant style, his leadership, his first name "Franz" , and his dominance on the football pitch...
- German footballer and coach (2006) - Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVIBenedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
(2010) - Emmanuel Attard Bezzina (1974)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1998)
- Canon Monsignor Francesco Bonnici (2007)
- 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....
- Foreign Minister (2004) - John Borg (1971)
- Prime Minister Dr. Giorgio Borg Olivier (1989, 2003, 2009)
- Saint John BoscoJohn BoscoJohn Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and writer of the 19th century, who put into practice the convictions of his religion, dedicating his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth and employing teaching methods...
(2004) - Ruzar Briffa (1980)
- Dr. David Bruce (microbiologist)David Bruce (microbiologist)Major-General Sir David Bruce KCB FRS FRSE was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, identifying the cause of sleeping sickness....
(1966) - Vincenzo Bugeja (1986)
- George Bush (1989)
- President Anton Buttigieg (1974)
- Lord Byron (1990)
C
- Giuseppe Cali - painter (1996)
- Joseph Callejja - film star (1997)
- Father Nazzareno CamilleriNazzareno CamilleriNazzareno Camilleri was a Maltese philosopher, theologian, and mystic. His areas of specialisation in philosophy were chiefly metaphysics and pedagogy.-Beginnings:...
- philosopher (1996) - Girolamo Cassar (1966, 1974)
- Archpriest Saverio Cassar - Gozitan leader (2002)
- Carolina Cauchi (2007)
- Pietro Caxaro (1985)
- Bobby CharltonBobby CharltonSir Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player, a member of the England team who won the World Cup and Ballon d'Or for European Footballer of the Year in 1966...
- English footballer (2006) - Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
(1966) - Adelaide Cini (1986)
- Christopher Colombus (1992)
- Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner (1964, 1976)
- Fr. Anastasju Cuschieri (1988)
D
- DanteDANTEDelivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions...
700th Anniversary (1965) - Monsignor Giuseppe de Piro (1983)
- Sister Emilie de Vialir - pioneer in education in Malta (1997)
- Carlo Diacono - composer (2006)
- Fra Diego (1986)
- Sir Adrian Dingli - Chief Justice of Malta (2002)
- Wenzu Dyer - patriot (1985)
E
- King Edward VII (1903, 1904-1907, 1910, 1911, 1918 (opt.))
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1937, 1949)
- Queen Elizabeth II (1950, 1953, 1954, 1956-1961, 1963-5, 1967, 1970, 1972 (opt.), 2003)
- Saint Mary Euphrasia PelletierMary Euphrasia Pelletier- Biography :She was born in the island of Noirmoutier, France of pious parents, on 31 July 1796, and received in baptism the name of Rose Virginie. She entered the community of "Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge" of Tours , in 1814, and made her profession in 1816, taking the name of Mary Saint...
(1996)
F
- Blessed Nazju Falzon (1988, 2001)
- President Dr. 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...
- 7th President of Malta (2004) - Monsignor Sidor Formosa (1988)
G
- Alfons Maria Galea (1986)
- Galileo GalileiGalileo GalileiGalileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...
- astronomer (2009) - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - Indian leader (1969)
- Monsignor Tommaso Gargallo - pioneer in education in Malta (1997)
- Bob GeldofBob GeldofRobert Frederick Zenon "Bob" Geldof, KBE is an Irish singer, songwriter, author, occasional actor and political activist. He rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats in the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk rock movement. The band had hits with his...
- singer, songwriter and author (2006 - on Miniature Sheet, not on actual stamp) - King George V (1914-1915, 1917-1922, 1926-1927, 1928 (opt.), 1930, 1935)
- King George VI (1937-1938, 1943, 1946 , 1948 (opt.)-1949, 1953 (opt.))
- Mikhail GorbachevMikhail GorbachevMikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is a former Soviet statesman, having served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991, and as the last head of state of the USSR, having served from 1988 until its dissolution in 1991...
(1989) - Governor Lord Gort (1993)
- Maria Amelia Grognet (1998)
K
- President John F Kennedy (1966)
- King Edward VII (1903, 1904-1907, 1910, 1911, 1918 (opt.))
- King George V (1914-1915, 1917-1922, 1926-1927, 1928 (opt.), 1930, 1935)
- King George VI (1937-1938, 1943, 1946 , 1948 (opt.)-1949, 1953 (opt.))
- Athanasius KircherAthanasius KircherAthanasius Kircher was a 17th century German Jesuit scholar who published around 40 works, most notably in the fields of oriental studies, geology, and medicine...
- scholar (2002) - 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....
- tenor and filmstar (2002)
L
- Grandmaster Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-AdamPhilippe Villiers de L'Isle-AdamFra' Philippe de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam was a prominent member of the Knights Hospitaller at Rhodes and later Malta. Having risen to the position of Prior of the Langue of Auvergne, he was elected 44th Grand Master of the Order in 1521.He commanded the Order during Sultan Suleiman's long and...
(1938, 1943, 1948 (opt.), 1953 (opt.), 1999) - Dr. Albert Laferla LL.D. - pioneer in education in Malta (1997)
- Francesco Laparelli (1966)
- Egidio Lapira - dentist (2005)
M
- Father Manwel Magri (2007)
- President Sir Anthony Mamo - 1st President of Malta (1974, 2009)
- Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...
- inventor of radio (1996) - Prime Minister Dom Mintoff (1974)
- Giorgio Mitrovich (1985)
- Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
- composer (2006 - on Miniature Sheet)
P
- Carmelo Pace - composer (2006)
- Dr. Arvid Pardo (1987)
- Louis PasteurLouis PasteurLouis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist born in Dole. He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments...
(1995) - PeléPeléHowever, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
- Brazilian footballer (2006) - Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
(2003) - Grandmaster Pinto (1969)
- Blessed Maria Adeodata PisaniMaria Adeodata PisaniBorn 29 December 1806 at Naples, Italy; Died 25 February 1855 at the Benedictine monastery at Mdina, MaltaVenerated: 24 April 2001 by Pope John Paul II Beatified: 9 May 2001 by Pope John Paul II...
(1991, 2001) - Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
(1990, 2001, 2005) - Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVIBenedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See...
(2010) - Pope Pius VPope Pius VPope Saint Pius V , born Antonio Ghislieri , was Pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Catholic Church. He is chiefly notable for his role in the Council of Trent, the Counter-Reformation, and the standardization of the Roman liturgy within the Latin Church...
(1966) - Saint 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...
(1980, 2001, 2007) - Sir Luigi Preziosi (1988)
- 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...
(1971) - Monsignor Paolo Pullicino M.A., D.D. - pioneer in education in Malta (1997)
Q
- Queen Victoria (1860-1886, 1902 (opt.), 1960, 2010)
- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1937, 1949)
- Queen Elizabeth II (1950, 1953, 1954, 1956-1961, 1963-5, 1967, 1970, 1972 (opt.), 2003)
S
- Robert Sammut (1969)
- Monsignor Pietru Pawl Saydon (1988)
- Antonio Sciortino (1971)
- Sir Walter ScottWalter ScottSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....
(1990) - Inez Soler - artist, musician and writer (1996)
- Heinrich von Stefan (1974)
- Sting - musician, singer and songwriter (2006 - on Miniature Sheet, not on actual stamp)
- Mabel StricklandMabel StricklandMabel Edeline Strickland, OBE was a Maltese journalist and politician, the daughter of Sir Gerald Strickland , the former Prime Minister of Malta....
- politician and journalist (1996)
V
- Grandmaster Jean de la Vallette (1966, 1968, 1999)
- Mikiel Anton Vassalli (1980)
- Paolino Vassallo - composer (2006)
- General Claude-Henri Belgrand de VauboisClaude-Henri Belgrand de VauboisClaude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. On 20 August 1808 he was created Comte de Belgrand de Vaubois...
(1999) - Queen Victoria (1860-1886, 1902 (opt.), 1960, 2010)
- Emmanuele Vitale - patriot (2002)
Z
- Dr. Fra Giuseppe Zammit (1971)
- Sir Themistocles ZammitThemistocles ZammitSir Themistocles Zammit was a Maltese archaeologist and historian, professor of chemistry, medical doctor, researcher and writer, serving as Rector of the Royal University of Malta and first Director of the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta.-Career:After graduating in medicine from the...
- doctor and archaeologist (1966, 1994) - Dino ZoffDino ZoffDino Zoff is an Italian former football goalkeeper and is the oldest winner ever of the World Cup, which he earned as captain of the Italian team in the 1982 tournament in Spain, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days.Zoff was a goalkeeper of outstanding ability and has a place in the...
- Italian goalkeeper (2006)