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.
Actors
- Angelo Muscat
- Anthony J. Mifsud - actor,
- Charles Clews
- Charles Thake
- Davide Tucci – actor
- Eileen Montesin
- Ivan De Battista
- Joseph Calleia
- Joseph Gatt actor, model, voice artist
- Madeleine Collinson – actress, model
- Marisa Abela
- Mary Collinson – actress, model
- Simone De Battista
- Terry Camilleri
- Valerie Buhagiar
Architects
- Andrea Belli architect and businessman
- Andrea Vassallo eclectic architect
- Antonio Cachia architect, civil and military engineer and archaeologist
- Antonio Falzon military engineer, worked in Germany
- Carlo Gimach architect, engineer and poet
- Cesar Castellani worked in Guyana
- Domenico Cachia master builder
- Emanuele Luigi Galizia designed many public buildings
- Francesco Zerafa architect and capomastro
- Giorgio Costantino Schinas architect and civil engineer
- Giorgio Grognet de Vassé architect and antiquarian
- Giorgio Pullicino painter and architect
- Giovanni Attard architect, military engineer and stone carver
- Giovanni B\arbara architect and military engineer
- Girolamo Cassar designed many buildings in Valletta
- Giuseppe Bonavia draughtsman and architect
- Giuseppe Bonici architect and military engineer
- Giuseppe Psaila Art Nouveau architect
- Gustavo R. Vincenti architect and developer
- Isabelle Barratt-Delia architect
- Joseph G. Huntingford Modernist architect
- Lorenzo Gafà Baroque architect
- Michele Cachia architect and military engineer
- Richard England
- Roger de Giorgio architect
- Tommaso Dingli designed various churches
- Vittorio Cassar military engineer
Composers
- Albert Garzia
- Alessandro Curmi
- Benigno Zerafa
- Carmelo Pace composer, professor of musical theory and harmonics
- Charles Camilleri
- Francesco Azopardi
- Girolamo Abos
- Nicolas Isouard
- Reuben Pace
- Robert Samut composer of "L-Innu Malti", professor of physiology and bacteriology
Filmmakers
- Jon Cassar director; producer
- Rebecca Cremona director
Military figures
- Antonio Williams United States Navy seaman
- Brigadier Martin Xuereb former commander of the Armed Forces of Malta
- Clemente Tabone landowner and militia member
- Juan Bautista Azopardo founder of the Argentine Navy
- Orlando E. Caruana fought during the American Civil War
- Toni Bajada spy during the Great Siege of Malta
Military figures - [Siege of [Malta (1798–1800)]]
- Emmanuele Vitale general of the Maltese forces and representing Città Vecchia or Città Notabile (Mdina), Rabat and Dingli
- Don Francesco Saverio Caruana rebel leader
- Vincenzo Borg rebel leader and representing Birkirkara
- Chierico Giuseppe Abdilla for Safi
- Notary Pietro Buttigieg for Zebbug
- Michele Cachia for Zejtun
- Parish Priest Don Felice Calleja for Mosta
- Parish Priest Don Bartolomeo Caraffa for Mqabba
- Rev. Fr. Giuseppe Casha for Luqa
- Filippo Castagna for Gudja
- Parish Priest Don Salvatore Corso for Siggiewi
- Rev. Fortunato Dalli for Zurrieq
- Giuseppe Frendo for Balzan
- Chevalier Giovanni Gafa' for Gharghur
- Salvatore Gafà for Lia (Lija)
- Stanislao Gatt for Casal Fornaro (Qormi)
- Don Pietro Mallia for Ghaxaq
- Gregorio Mifsud for Qrendi
- Giuseppe Montebello for Tarxien
- Chev. Baron Paolo Parisio Muscati for Naxxar
- Agostino Sayd for Zabbar
- Dr Enrico Xerri for Kirkop
- Notary Saverio Zarb for Attard
- Leader: Rev Saver Cassar, Archpriest of the Matrice assisted by Fortunato Spiteri
- Tommaso Cassar and Felice Grech for Gharb
- Liberato Grech and Liberato Sultana for Xagħra
- Giuseppe Grima and Martino Asciak for Zebbug
- Dr Francesco Pace for Rabat
- Angelo Vella and Giuseppe Zammit for Sannat
- Francesco Zammit and Francesco Refalo for Xewkija
Musicians (including singers)
- Aidan Zammit composer, musician and singer
- Albert Garzia composer and musician
- Amber Bondin singer
- Anthony J. Mifsud singer-songwriter
- Antoinette Miggiani opera singer
- Antonio Olivari songwriter and composer
- Brent Muscat guitarist
- Capitol K musician
- Chiara Siracusa singer
- Christabelle singer-songwriter
- Claudette Pace singer and politician
- Claudia Faniello singer
- Daniel Testa singer, radio and television presenter
- Debbie Scerri singer and television presenter
- Destiny Chukunyere singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015
- Eleanor Cassar singer
- Emma Muscat singer, model
- Enzo Gusman broadcaster singer-songwriter
- Fabrizio Faniello singer
- Federica Falzon operatic pop singer
- Freddie Portelli singer-songwriter
- Gabriela N singer-songwriter
- Gaia Cauchi child singer, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013
- Gerard James Borg songwriter
- Gianluca Bezzina singer; medical doctor
- Glen Vella singer
- Hooligan rapper
- Ira Losco singer-songwriter
- Jes Psaila guitarist
- Joe C. rapper; of Maltese descent
- Joe Camilleri singer-songwriter; saxophonist
- Joe Grech singer-songwriter
- Joseph Calleja tenor singer
- Julie Zahra singer, member Parliament of Malta
- Kevin Borg singer-songwriter; producer; winner of the Swedish reality-competition talent show Idol 2008
- Kurt Calleja singer
- La Barokka singer
- Lawrence Gray singer
- Ludwig Galea singer
- Lydia Caruana soprano
- Lynn Chircop singer and television presenter
- Marc Storace singer of the Swiss hard-rock band Krokus
- Mario Vella singer and songwriter, frontman of Brikkuni
- Martin Grech singer-songwriter
- Mary Spiteri singer
- Melissa Tkautz singer
- Miriam Christine singer
- Miriam Gauci opera singer
- Miriana Conte – singer
- Morena singer
- Muxu singer-songwriter
- Natalie Gauci singer
- Nicky Bomba drummer; leads the Australian funk and reggae band Bomba.
- Olivia Lewis singer
- Oreste Kirkop opera singer; film actor
- Pawlu Camilleri harmonica musician
- Philip Vella
- Renato Micallef pop singer
- Renzo Spiteri percussionist
- Robert Galea Christian singer-songwriter
- Roger Scannura flamenco guitarist
- Rosa Judge musician
- Sarah Bonnici – singer
- Sarah Harrison singer, DJ, producer, musician
- Sebastian Calleja singer; winner OGAE Eurovision Weekend 2016 Berlin, Germany
- Sharleen Spiteri singer-songwriter; guitarist; lead vocalist of the Scottish pop-rock band Texas
- Sigmund Mifsud trumpeter, CEO Malta Philharmonic Orchestra
- Stefan Galea singer
- Thea Garrett singer
- Tony Camilleri – singer
- Veronica Rotin child singer
- Walter Micallef singer-songwriter
- William Mangion singer
Painters and sculptors
- Alberto Pullicino painter
- Alessio Erardi painter
- Amedeo Preziosi painter
- Andrew Micallef painter and musician
- Antoine Camilleri painter; teacher; stamp designer
- Antonio Sciortino sculptor
- Carlo Zimech painter and priest
- Debbie Caruana Dingli painter
- Edward Caruana Dingli painter
- Emvin Cremona painter; stamp designer
- Francesco Noletti Baroque painter
- Francesco Zahra painter
- Gabriel Caruana artist
- Gianni Vella painter
- Gio Nicola Buhagiar painter
- Giorgio Pullicino painter and architect
- Giuseppe Calì painter
- Isabelle Borg painter
- Jean Zaleski Maltese-American painter
- Maria de Dominici Baroque painter & sculptor
- Melchiorre Gafà Baroque sculptor
- Pietro Erardi painter; chaplain
- Pietro Paolo Troisi sculptor, silversmith, designer, engraver
- Stefano Erardi painter
- Tony Briffa (artist)
- Vincent Apap sculptor
- Vincenzo Dimech sculptor
- Willie Apap painter
Poets and writers
- Antoine Cassar poet
- Anton Buttigieg poet
- Carlo Gimach architect, engineer and poet
- Clare Azzopardi writer
- Daphne Caruana Galizia journalist; writer; activist
- Doreen Micallef poet
- Dun Karm Psaila poet; lyricist of the national anthem of Malta
- Elizabeth Grech writer; poet; translator
- Francis Ebejer dramatist; novelist
- Frans Sammut novelist, short-story writer, essayist, historian
- Immanuel Mifsud novelist; poet
- Joe Friggieri philosophy professor; poet
- John Peter Portelli professor, poet
- Karl Schembri poet; novelist; journalist
- Louis Briffa poet
- Mario Vella poet; philosopher; economist; political theorist
- Marjanu Vella poet; writer
- Mark Camilleri – historian, writer, publisher
- Mary Meilak poet
- Michael Zammit philosophy professor; poet
- Nadia Mifsud poet; writer; literary translator
- Oliver Friggieri novelist; poet; minor philosopher
- Pierre J. Mejlak short-story writer
- Pietru Caxaro poet; philosopher
- Ray Buttigieg composer; poet; producer
- Rużar Briffa poet
- Saviour Pirotta author and playwright
- Trevor Żahra novelist, poet and illustrator
Politicians
- Agatha Barbara government minister; member, Parliament of Malta; President of Malta
- Albert Hyzler Acting President of Malta
- Alfred Sant Prime Minister of Malta
- Anthony Mamo Governor-General of Malta ; President of Malta
- Anton Buttigieg President of Malta
- Arnold Cassola professor of comparative literature; former chairperson, Democratic Alternative
- Carm Lino Spiteri Nationalist Party politician
- Ċensu Tabone government minister; President of Malta
- Ċettina Darmenia Brincat – businesswoman and politician
- Claudette Abela Baldacchino, journalist, Labour Party politician and Member of the European Parliament
- Cyrus Engerer Member of European Parliament
- Dom Mintoff Prime Minister of Malta
- Eddie Fenech Adami Prime Minister of Malta ; President of Malta
- Enrico Mizzi Prime Minister of Malta
- Francesco Buhagiar Prime Minister of Malta
- Francesco Masini founder, Gozo Party; member, Parliament of Malta
- George Abela President of Malta
- George Borg Olivier Prime Minister of Malta
- George William Vella government minister; Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
- Gerald Strickland Prime Minister of Malta ; Governor of Tasmania; Governor of Western Australia; Governor of New South Wales
- Giovanni Felice Minister of Industry and Tourism ; Finance Minister of Malta in the Giorgio Borġ Olivier cabinet
- Guido de Marco Deputy Prime Minister of Malta; President of Malta
- Joe Borg European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries; European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection
- Joe Debono Grech member, Parliament of Malta
- John Aquilina Australian politician and Maltese diplomat
- John Dalli European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
- Joseph Cefai member, Parliament of Malta ; Secretary of Gozo Affairs
- Joseph Flores Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta; judge
- Joseph Howard Prime Minister of Malta
- Joseph Muscat Member of the European Parliament ; leader, Labour Party, Prime Minister of Malta
- Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici Prime Minister of Malta
- Lawrence Gonzi Prime Minister of Malta
- Leo Brincat Member of the European Court of Auditors
- Lorry Sant government minister
- Louis Grech Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
- Mabel Strickland, journalist, newspaper proprietor and politician, daughter of the above
- Manwel Dimech politician; social reformer; philosopher; journalist; writer
- Marie Louise Coleiro Preca President of Malta
- Myriam Spiteri Debono President of Malta
- Norman Lowell founder and leader, Imperium Europa
- Paul Boffa Prime Minister of Malta
- Paul Xuereb Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malta ; Acting President of Malta
- Robert Abela Prime Minister of Malta
- Simon Busuttil leader, Nationalist Party, Member of European Parliament
- Tonio Borg European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy
- Ugo Mifsud Bonnici government minister; President of Malta
- Wistin Abela Deputy Prime Minister of Malta
- Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud Prime Minister of Malta
Religious dignitaries
- Donat Spiteri Biblical scholar; founder and editor, booklet Kliem il-Hajja
- Dun Mikiel Xerri national hero of Malta
- Joseph De Piro founder, Missionary Society of St. Paul
- Saint George Preca canonized saint, Roman Catholic Church; founder, Society of Christian Doctrine
- Saint Publius – first Bishop of Malta; martyr and saint.
Scholars and academics
- Anthony Valletta – lepidopterist and educationalist
- Arvid Pardo diplomat
- Dominic Pace theologian; philosopher
- Edward de Bono creator, lateral thinking
- Eric Scerri author; historian; philosopher of chemistry; educator
- George Mifsud Chircop linguist
- Gorg Mallia communications academic; author; cartoonist
- Henry Frendo historian
- James J Busuttil legal scholar
- Joe Friggieri professor of philosophy; poet
- Joseph Aquilina author and linguist
- Joseph Baldacchino archaeologist
- Joseph Buttigieg literary scholar and translator
- Mikiel Anton Vassalli promoter, Maltese language; compiler, first Maltese dictionary
- Oliver Friggieri poet; novelist; literary critic
- Peter Serracino Inglott Roman Catholic priest; philosopher; former rector, University of Malta
- Stephen C. Spiteri military historian
- Suzanne Mizzi – assistant principal, educator
- Themistocles Zammit archaeologist; historian
- Andrew B. Raupp
Sports figures
- Aaron Falzon basketball player
- Alex DeBrincat ice hockey player
- André Schembri football player
- Andrew Chetcuti swimmer
- Anthony Zarb strongman
- Carmel Busuttil football player
- Charles Saliba strongman
- Charlie Magri boxer
- Charlie Williams football player
- Christian Brown amateur golfer & triathlete
- David Millar racing cyclist
- Etienne Barbara football player
- Francesca Vincenti Windsurfing/Sailing/Hall of Fame
- Gilbert Agius football player
- Jamie Carragher football player of Maltese descent
- Jeff Fenech boxer; former world champion
- Joe Cordina Boxer and former IBF super-featherweight title champion
- Joe Falzon (strongman) strongman
- John Magri cyclist; participated in two Olympics
- Kevin Muscat former football player; head coach, Melbourne Victory FC
- Larry Attard jockey; inductee, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
- Laurie Pace judo player; bronze medalist, 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Luke Dimech football player
- Mario Fenech former rugby league footballer
- Michael Mifsud football player
- Mikel Scicluna professional wrestler; inductee, WWE Hall of Fame
- Nino Schembri martial artist
- Paul Grima strongman
- Paul Tisdale football coach
- Ray Farrugia football coach
- Rebecca Madyson sport shooter
- Samuel Deguara, basketball player
- Sid C. Attard thoroughbred-horse trainer in Canada
- Teddy Teuma football player
- Tony Drago snooker player
- Tony Farrugia strongman
- Tony Tanti ice-hockey player
- William Chetcuti sport shooter
- Xandru Grech athlete and coach
Others
- Adelaide Conroy – photographer
- Alex Vella businessman, boxer and outlaw motorcycle club leader
- Alfred Pisanibusinessmen
- Andrea Ashworth English author of Italian-Maltese descent
- Angelik Caruanaalleged Marian visionary
- Charlon Gouder – journalist
- Grandayy YouTuber, memer and music producer
- Joe Sacco cartoonist
- Karin Grech letter bomb victim
- Massimo Ellul businessman
- Maxim Gauci lithographer
- Mikiel'Ang Grima surgeon
- O. J. Borg English radio and television personality of Maltese descent
- Paul Gauci lithographer of Maltese descent
- Peppi Azzopardi television presenter
- Ruth Baldacchino LGBT activist
- Suzanne Mizzi glamour model
- Tiffany Pisani fashion model