- Serphin Maltese
Serphin R. Maltese (Born: Corona neighborhood of Queens, New York City on December 7, 1932) is a Republican New York State Senator representing New York's 15th State Senate District, located in Central and Southern Queens. Maltese first elected to the New York State Senate in November of 1988. He was reelected in 2004 to his ninth term on the Republican, Conservative and Independence Party lines with opposition despite representing a strongly Democratic district.
- Michael Maltese
Michael Maltese (born February 6, 1908 in New York City, died February 22, 1981) was a long-time storyboard artist and screenwriter for classic animated cartoon shorts. In 1941, Maltese was hired by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which three years later became Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. (Maltese had actually appeared on camera in a 1940 Porky Pig cartoon as a guard at the Warner Brothers entrance gate, who winds up chasing Porky around the Warner's lot, …
- Frank Maltese
Frank J. "Baldy" Maltese (1930-1993) was a Cicero city official involved in bookmaking in Chicago's West Side as well as having ties with the Chicago Outfit. An associate of mobster Ernest "Rocco" Infelice and Michael Spano, Sr., he was involved in large scale insuance fraud in Cicero for over three decades while serving as the town accessor and later the Town President. He plead guilty with police officer Daniel Wolff of running a bingo game without a licence, …
- Lawrence Gonzi
Lawrence Gonzi (born July 1, 1953) is the Prime Minister and finance minister of Malta. He is also the leader of the governing Partit Nazzjonalista. He became prime minister on March 23, 2004, following the retirement of Eddie Fenech Adami.
- Ira Losco
Ira Losco is a singer, born 31 July 1981 in Sliema, Malta.
- Alfred Sant
Alfred Sant (born February 28, 1948) is a Maltese politician, who served as Prime Minister of Malta between 1996 and 1998.
- Michael Mifsud
Michael Mifsud is a professional footballer currently playing for Football League Championship side Coventry City, where he plays as a striker. He is a member of the Malta national team and has previously played for Sliema Wanderers, Kaiserslautern and Lillestrøm. He was voted Maltese Sports Person of the Year in 2001 and 2003. His foremost attribute is his electric pace, which is undoubtedly aided by his physique; he is only 1.64 m tall.
- Austin Gatt
Austin Gatt (born July 29, 1953) is Minister for Investment, Industry and IT of Malta. He studied at the University of Malta where, in 1975, he graduated as Doctor of Law. He has been involved in politics since 1976 when he was responsible for the Nationalist Party Electoral Office. In 1988 he was elected Secretary General of the Nationalist Party and held the post until 1997.
- Joe Borg
Joseph Borg (born 19 March 1952) is a Maltese politician and diplomat, associated with the Nationalist Party (the political party currently in government). He was instrumental in the process which led to Malta becoming a member of the European Union in 2004. He was the advisor to the foreign minister on European Union matters from 1989 until 1995, a member of the board of directors of the Maltese Central Bank from 1992 until 1995, and a member of parliament since 1995.
- Tonio Borg
Tonio Borg is the Deputy Prime Minister of Malta and Minister of Justice and Home Affairs. He succeeded Lawrence Gonzi, who became Prime Minister instead of Edward Fenech Adami, in the role in February 2004.
- Arnold Cassola
Arnold 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 is presently Secretary General European Green Party (since 1999) and (since 2006) deputy in the Italian Chamber of Deputies elected by Italian expatriates in the Europe constituency, with the centre-left coalition L'Unione. Cassola was one of the co-founders of Alternattiva Demokratika, …
- Michael Frendo
Michael Frendo (born 1955) is the foreign minister of Malta since the 3rd of July 2004. He had previously served as deputy foreign minister for three months under John Dalli.
- Joe Sacco
Joe Sacco is a Maltese comics artist and journalist. He achieved international fame through the 1996 American Book Award-winning "Palestine", and his comic on the Bosnian War, "Safe Area Goražde".
- Olivia Lewis
Olivia Lewis, born October 18 1978, is a singer from Malta. She has competed 11 consecutive times in the the Malta Song For Europe festival, which selects the country's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. At her 11th attempt she finally won the 2007 festival, held in Ta' Qali on February 3 2007, with the song "Vertigo" and represented Malta at the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland, on May 10 2007.
- Dom Mintoff
Dom Mintoff (born Dominic Mintoff; August 6th, 1916) was Prime Minister of Malta during the year 1955 (when Malta was still under British rule), and from 1971 to 1984. He was also the leader of the Malta Labour Party from 1949 to 1984. He remained a member of parliament till 1998.
- Paul Cremona
Mgr Paul Cremona O.P. (in Maltese: Monsinjur Pawlu Cremona), (born January 25, 1946 in Valletta, Malta) is the 11th and current Archbishop of Malta. He was ordained on January 26, 2007, the day after his 61st birthday. Prior to his ordination, Fr Paul Cremona was a Dominican friar.
- Joe Saliba
Joe Saliba is the General Secretary of the Nationalist Party of Malta (1999 -), and was preceded by Lawrence Gonzi.
- John Dalli
John Dalli (born 5 October 1948) is a Maltese politician, who served as Cabinet Minister in various Governments between 1987 and 2004. As a youngster with his two brothers he worked for his father helping him to run a cafe near the docks in Marsa. When his father passed away. He joined Blue Bell in the accounts department. Qualified as an accountant, Dalli worked in the private sector occupying high level management positions in Malta and abroad, …
- Danielle Fishel
Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5, 1981, in Mesa, Arizona) is an American actress, best known for her role as Topanga Lawrence (Matthews) on the 1990s TV sitcom "Boy Meets World".
- Fabrizio Faniello
Fabrizio Faniello (born April 27, 1981) 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 as Jim O'Rourke, Fennesz, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Richard D. James and Masami Akita.
- Gerard James Borg
Gerard James Borg is one of Malta's most successful song writers, lyricists and poets for the last decades. Gerard has penned four of the Maltese entries for the annual Eurovision Song Contest, besides several Eurovision national final entries. Following you'll find a list of his most famous songs:
- Ninu Zammit
Ninu Zammit (born 1952) is a politician from the Republic of Malta. He serves as the Minister for Resources and Infrastructure, and is responsible for the Works Division, Environmental Development and Management, Rehabilitation Projects, Malta Resources Authority (MRA), Building Industry Consultative Council (BICC) and Oil Exploration. Zammit was born in Zurrieq, Malta in 1952. He received bachelors degrees from St Aloysius' College and the University of Malta, …
- Mario Azzopardi
Mario Philip Azzopardi, and the Royal University of Malta.
- Preca
The Blessed George Preca was born in Valletta on 12 February 1880, George was the seventh child in a middle-class family of nine. His father, Vincent Preca, was first a merchant and then a sanitary inspector. His mother, Nathalie Ceravolo, was a teacher. George's boyhood was nothing spectacular, but he did not lack that adventuresomeness and courage which form the backbone of any leader. Feeling that he was called to be a priest, …
- Coryse Borg
Coryse Borg, is an actress who lives in Żebbuġ, Malta with her husband Chris Naudi. Her acting career started as a chicken in an MADC Pantomime. She later appeared in the films "Gladiator", "Revelation" and "Helen of Troy". In between, she played various parts both in comedies and straight theatrical productions, including Shakespeare and musicals. She also played 'Sharon' in the TV series "Dejjem Tiegħek Becky".
- George Preca
Saint George Preca (in Maltese: San Ġorġ Preca was a Maltese 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. He was canonized on 3 June 2007.
- Brian Said
Brian Said (born May 15 1973 in Valletta, Malta) is a professional footballer currently playing for Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Football League, where he plays as a defender.
- Norman Lowell
Norman Lowell (born July 29, 1946) is the founder and leader of Imperium Europa, a New Right Maltese political party.
- Melissa Tkautz
Melissa Tkautz (born January 24, 1974) is an Australian actress, singer and model of Austrian and Maltese heritage. Born in Sydney, Tkautz began her career at age 3 in a series of TV commercials. Much later she acted in soap operas "Richmond Hill" and "Home & Away" in the late 1980s, and in mini-series "The Girl from Tomorrow". During this time attended the Academy of Dramatic and Social Arts in Sydney, graduating in 1991.
- Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono (born May 19, 1933) is a Maltese psychologist and physician. He writes prolifically about lateral thinking - a concept he pioneered. De Bono is also a consultant, working with such companies as Coca-Cola and Ericsson.
- Tony Gauci
Tony Gauci is a former proprietor of a clothes shop in Malta. According to evidence given at the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial in 2000, Mr Gauci sold the clothes which were said to have been wrapped around the improvised explosive device (IED) that brought the aircraft down. He was the only witness to link Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi directly to the IED, and was therefore instrumental in convicting Megrahi on 31 January 2001.
- Harry Vassallo
Harry Vassallo is the leader of the Maltese political party, Alternattiva Demokratika. Profession: Lawyer – journalist – politician Law – University of Malta 1982 thesis on Insurance Law. In general law practice to date with specialisation in Intellectual Property Law. Business From 1990 director of a company providing industrial repair and maintenance materials.
- Claudette Pace
Claudette Pace is one of Malta's best female singers. She was born on February 8th, 1968. At an early age, Claudette studied theatre, entertainment and communications. Then she moved to Berlin to develop her voice further. Claudette has become a very well known TV personality through presenting some of the most popular TV shows in Malta. Together with her colleagues, she used to own her own TV station - Max Plus.
- Immanuel Mifsud
Immanuel Mifsud (born September 12, 1967) is a writer of poetry and prose, born in Paola, Malta. He was for a time involved in research theatre.
- Marco Brown
Marco Brown (born 1969) is an abstract artist from the Mediterranean country of Malta. He currently resides in Tel Aviv, Israel. Marco developed an interest in art at an early age. After winning a painting competition organised by the children's television show "Take Hart", Marco developed his hobby into a passion. Many of his work are influenced by the mythology and mysticism of the Maltese Islands and the Mediterranean.
- Gilbert Agius
Gilbert Agius (born February 21, 1974 in Valletta, Malta) is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Football League side Valletta, where he plays as a striker. Agius is the captain of his club side Valletta and the Maltese national team and is without doubt one of the most well known and highly respected figures in Maltese football history, and is hailed as a hero by the Valletta fans, due to his loyalty to his hometown club, where he has been since 1990.
- Michael Gonzi
Count Sir Michael Gonzi (16 November, 1885 - 22 January, 1984), was the first Archbishop of Archdiocese of Malta, and the 13th Bishop of Malta. His grand nephew, is the Prime Minister of Malta, Lawrence Gonzi.
- Manwel Dimech
Manwel Dimech was the pre-eminent workers' leader in pre-independence Malta, a journalist, and a writer of novels and poetry. It can be said that Dimech a nationalist/anti-colonialist with a socialist outlook, as he saw one of the main aims of Malta gaining sovereignty the emancipation of the Working Class and women. Most of the policies he advocated were implemented by Socialist Prime Minister Dom Mintoff in the 1970s.
- Claudia Faniello
Claudia Faniello is a Maltese artist and she is the sister of the Maltese artist Fabrizio Faniello.
- Deo Grech
Deo Grech is one of Malta's most successful lyrics writers. Since May 2000, he is also the club president of the Maltese branch of the "Organisation Generale des Amateures de l'Eurovision" (O.G.A.E. Malta), which is the official national Eurovision fan club in Malta and the Maltese branch of the OGAE Network. Deo Grech is also known for the various tv and radio shows he produces and hosts.