List of Maltese people
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This is a partial list of Famous or Notable Maltese people including people who were not born, weren't or aren't based in Malta but they are either Maltese nationals or of Maltese descent.
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[edit] Actors
- Joseph Calleia (1897 - 1975)
- Angelo Muscat (1930 - 1977)
- Melissa Tkautz (born 1974)
- Kym Valentine (born 1977)
- Jason Bateman (born 1969)
- Justine Bateman (born 1966)
- Danielle Fishel (born 1981)
[edit] Architects
- Lorenzo Gafà (1638 - 1703) - baroque architect
[edit] Composers
- Girolamo Abos (1715-1760)
- Nicolas Isouard (1775-1818)
- Carmelo Pace (1906-1993) - composer, professor of musical theory and harmonics
- Charles Camilleri (born 1931)
[edit] Film Makers
- Mario Azzopardi (born 1950) - director
- Jon Cassar (born 1958) - film director and producer
[edit] Musicians and Singers
- Ira Losco singer-songwriter
- Walter Micallef (born 1955) singer-songwriter
- Joseph Calleja (born 1978) - tenor
- Natalie Gauci (born 1981) - singer
- Brent Muscat (born 1967)- guitarist
- Melissa Tkautz (born 1974) - singer
- Sharleen Spiteri (born 1967) - singer
[edit] Painters and Sculptors
- Melchiorre Gafà (1636 - 1667) - baroque sculptor
- Giuseppe Calì (1846-1930) - painter
- Antonio Sciortino (1879-1947) - sculptor
- Joe Ferrante (1951-Present) - Canadian Wildlife Artist
[edit] Poets
- Dun Karm Psaila (1871 - 1961) - National Poet of Malta
- Ruzar Briffa (1906-1963) - poet
- Ray Buttigieg (born 1955) - poet, composer, producer
[edit] Politicians
- Gerald Strickland (1861-1940) - Prime Minister of Malta (1927-32), Governor of Tasmania, Western Australia and New South Wales.
- Enrico Mizzi (1885-1950) - Prime Minister (1950)
- Francesco Buhagiar (1876-1934) - Prime Minister (1923-24)
- Paul Boffa (1890-1962) - Prime Minister (1947-50)
- George Borg Olivier (1911-1980) - Prime Minister (1950-55, 1962-71)
- Dom Mintoff (born 1916) - Prime Minister (1955-58, 1971-84)
- Agatha Barbara (1923-2002) - politician, Government Minister and President of the Republic (1982-87)
- Guido de Marco (born 1931) - President (1999-2004)
- Eddie Fenech Adami (born 1934) - Prime Minister (1987-96, 1998-2004), President (2004-)
- Norman Lowell (born 1946) - Founder and leader of Imperium Europa.
- Alfred Sant (born 1948) - Prime Minister (1996-98)
- Joe Borg (born 1952) - politician and European commissioner
- Lawrence Gonzi (born 1953) - Prime Minister (2004-)
- Harry Vassallo (born 1956) - Leader of the Green Party (Alternattiva Demokratika)
- Joseph Cefai - politician, Gozitan politician, administrator and civil servant in Malta (1921- 1996)
- Censu Tabone - politician, Government Minister and President of the Republic (1989-1994)
[edit] Religious People
- Dun Mikiel Xerri -(1737 - 1799) 'National Hero' of Malta
- Joseph De Piro (1877-1933) - Founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSSP)
- St.George Preca (1880-1962) - Canonised Saint of the Roman Catholic Church, Founder of the Society of Christian Doctrine
- Donat Spiteri - (born 1922) - Biblical scholar
[edit] Scholars and Academics
- Mikiel Anton Vassalli -(1764 - 1829) - Father of the Maltese language
- Arvid Pardo (1914-1999) - diplomat
- Edward De Bono (born 1933) - creator of lateral thinking
- Gorg Mallia (born 1957) - communications academic, author and cartoonist
- Henry Frendo (born 1948) - historian
- Joseph Aquilina (1911-1997)
- George Mifsud Chircop (1951-2007)
[edit] Sportspeople
- Jeff Fenech (born 1964) - former World Champion boxer
- Tony Drago (born 1965) - snooker player
- David Millar (born 1977) UCI ProTour Cyclist
- Kevin Muscat - football player (Melbourne Victory Captain)
- Gilbert Agius - football player
- Carmel Busuttil - football player
- Michael Mifsud - football player
- Etienne Barbara - football player
- Mikel Scicluna - Member of the WWE Hall of Fame pro wrestling
- Luke Dimech - football player
[edit] Others
- Alfred Pisani (born 1939) - Businessmen
- Joe Sacco (born 1960) - Cartoonist
- Immanuel Mifsud (born 1967) - Author
- Suzanne Mizzi (born 1967) - Glamor Model
- Massimo Ellul (born 1970) - Entrepreneur
- Peppi Azzopardi - Popular TV Presenter
- See also: List of people by nationality
