List of people on the postage stamps of Malta explained

This article lists people who have been featured on Malta postage stamps, listed by their name, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability. Several of these people have been featured on multiple stamps.^{[1] [2]}

For the purpose of this list, "featured" may mean:

1. The likeness of a person,
2. The name of a person, or
3. People who have neither their likeness nor name on a stamp, but are documented by MaltaPost as being the subject of a stamp.

A

• Veneranda Abela – Maltese baroness (1998)
• Giovanni Francesco Abela – Maltese historian (2005)
• Karmenu Abela – Maltese Sette Giugno victim (1985)
• Agatha of Sicily – Christian saint (1965)
• Carmela Agius – Maltese laundress (2003)
• Hans Christian Andersen – Danish author (2005)
• Andrew the Apostle – Christian saint (2019)
• Anthony of Antioch – Christian saint (1998)
• Manwel Attard – Maltese Sette Giugno victim (1985)
• – Maltese politician (1975)
• Francesco Azzopardi – Maltese composer (1985)
• Michael Azzopardi – Maltese philanthropist (2005)

B

• Robert Baden-Powell – British military officer, founder of scouting (2007)
• Alexander Ball – British naval officer, Civil Commissioner of Malta (1999)
• Ġużeppi Bajada – Maltese Sette Giugno victim (1985)
• Nicolo Baldacchino – Maltese tenor (1985)
• Giuseppe Barth – Maltese-Austrian ophthalmologist (1974)
• Bartholomew the Apostle – Christian saint (2021)
• Franz Beckenbauer – German footballer and coach (2006)
• Laurie Bellizzi – Maltese entertainer (2019)
• Benedict XVI – German Pope (2010)
• Ludwig van Beethoven – German composer and pianist (2020)
• Diego Bonanno – Maltese priest and philanthropist (1986)
• Napoleon Bonaparte – French military and political leader (1998)
• Francis Bonnici – Maltese priest and philanthropist (2007)
• Joe Borg – Maltese Foreign Minister (2004)
• – Maltese botanist (1974)
• George Borg Olivier – Prime Minister of Malta (1989)
• John Bosco – Italian priest, Christian saint (2004)
• Rużar Briffa – Maltese poet (1980)
• David Bruce – Australian-British pathologist and microbiologist (1966)
• Vincenzo Bugeja – Maltese businessman and philanthropist (1986)
• George H. W. Bush – President of the United States (1989)
• Anton Buttigieg – President of Malta (1974)
• Lord Byron – English poet (1990)

C

• Giuseppe Calì – Maltese painter (1996)
• Joseph Calleia – Maltese-American actor and singer (1997)
• Nazzareno Camilleri – Maltese philosopher (1996)
• Gregorio Carafa – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)
• Girolamo Cassar – Maltese architect and military engineer (1966)
• Saverio Cassar – Maltese priest, Governor of Gozo (2002)
• Jean de la Cassière – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)
• – Maltese entertainer (2019)
• Catherine of Alexandria – Christian saint (2005)
• Catherine of Siena – Christian saint (1967)
• Caroline Cauchi – Maltese philanthropist (2007)
• Pietru Caxaro – Maltese philosopher and poet (1985)
• Bobby Charlton – English footballer (2006)
• Christopher – Christian saint (1976)^[3]
• Winston Churchill – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1966)^[3]
• Adelaide Cini – Maltese philanthropist (1986)^[3]
• Annet de Clermont-Gessant – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)
• Charles Clews – Maltese entertainer (2019)
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge – English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian (1990)^[3]
• Christopher Columbus – Italian explorer (1992)^[3]
• Nicolas Cotoner – Hospitaller Grand Master (1964)^[3]
• Raphael Cotoner – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[3]
• Jacques Cousteau – French diver (1997)^[3]
• Anastasio Cuschieri – Maltese priest and poet (1988)^[3]

D

• Dante Alighieri – Italian poet (1965)^[3]
• Giuseppe De Piro – Maltese missionary (1983)^[4]
• Ramon Despuig – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[4]
• Carlo Diacono – Maltese composer (2006)^[4]
• Adrian Dingli – Chief Justice of Malta (2002)^[4]
• Dominic – Castilian priest, Christian saint (2018)^[4]
• Henry Dunant – Swiss humanitarian, businessman and activist, founder of the Red Cross (2013)^[4]
• Wenzu Dyer – Maltese Sette Giugno victim (1985)^[4]

E

• Edward VII – British monarch (1903)^[4]
• Dwight D. Eisenhower – American general, President of the United States (2018)
• Elizabeth – Biblical figure (2021)^[4]
• Elizabeth – British queen consort (1937)^[4]
• Elizabeth II – British monarch (1950)^[4]

F

• Nazju Falzon – Maltese cleric (1988)^[5]
• Eddie Fenech Adami – President of Malta (2004)^[5]
• Sidor Formosa – Maltese priest (1988)^[6]
• Francis – Argentine Pope (2022)
• Francis of Assisi – Italian priest, Christian saint (1986)^[6]

G

• Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene – Italian priest and reformer, Christian saint (2018)
• – Maltese writer (1986)^[6]
• Galileo Galilei – Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer (2009)^[6]
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi – Indian independence leader (1969)^[6]
• Tomás Gargallo – Spanish Bishop of Malta, education pioneer (1997)^[6]
• Martin Garzez – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[6]
• Bob Geldof – Irish singer-songwriter, actor and activist (2006)^[6]
• George – Christian saint (2003)^[6]
• George V – British monarch (1914)^[6]
• George VI – British monarch (1937)^[6]
• Gerard – founder of the Knights Hospitaller (2013)^[6]
• Nosi Ghirlando – Maltese entertainer (2019)
• Mikhail Gorbachev – Soviet leader (1989)^[6]
• Lord Gort – Governor of Malta (1993)^[6]
• Gregory – Christian saint (1998)^[7]
• Maria Amelia Grognet – Maltese noblewoman (1998)
• Robert Guiscard – Norman adventurer and warrior (2009)^[7]

H

• Holofernes – Biblical figure (1975)^[7]
• Juan de Homedes y Coscon – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[7]
• Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim – Hospitaller Grand Master (1998)^[7]

I

• Ignatius of Loyola – Spanish priest and theologian, Christian saint (1991)^[7]
• Nicolas Isouard – Maltese-French composer (1971)^[7]

J

• Jerome – Christian saint (1970)^[7]
• Jesus (1951)^[7]
• John the Baptist – Christian saint (1967)^[7]
• John of the Cross – Spanish priest, Christian saint (1991)^[7]
• John XXIII – Italian Pope, Christian saint (2014)^[7]
• John Paul II – Polish Pope, Christian saint (1990)^[7]
• Elton John – British singer, pianist and composer (2003)^[5]
• Joseph – Christian saint (1964)^[7]
• Judith – Biblical figure (1975)^[8]
• Julian the Hospitaller – Christian saint (2018)^[8]

K

• John F. Kennedy – President of the United States (1966)^[8]
• Athanasius Kircher – German scholar and polymath (2002)^[8]
• Oreste Kirkop – Maltese tenor (2002)^[8]

L

• Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam – Hospitaller Grand Master (1938)^[8]
• Albert Laferla – Maltese education pioneer (1997)^[8]
• Francesco Laparelli – Italian architect and military engineer (1966)^[8]
• Egidio Lapira – Maltese dentist (2005)^[8]
• Giovanni Paolo Lascaris – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[8]
• Lawrence – Christian saint (2019)
• William D. Leahy – American naval officer (2015)

M

• The Magi – Biblical figures (1965)^[8]
• Manuel Magri – Maltese ethnographer, archaeologist and writer (2007)^[8]
• Anthony Mamo – President of Malta (1974)^[8]
• Guglielmo Marconi – Italian inventor (1996)^[8]
• Mary (1951)^[8]
• Michael – archangel (1976)^[8]
• Dom Mintoff – Prime Minister of Malta (1974)^[9]
• Giorgio Mitrovich – Maltese activist (1985)^[9]
• Pierre de Monte – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[4]
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – German composer (2006)^[9]

N

• Paul Nani – Maltese composer (2006)^[9]
• – Maltese entertainer (2019)
• Nicholas – Christian saint (1976)^[9]

O

• Walter Oxley – British military officer (2018)

P

• Carmelo Pace – Maltese composer (2006)^[9]
• Arvid Pardo – Maltese-Swedish diplomat and scholar (1987)^[9]
• Louis Pasteur – French chemist and microbiologist (1995)^[9]
• Paul the Apostle – Christian saint (1899)^[9]
• Antoine de Paule – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[4]
• Pelé – Brazilian footballer (2006)^[9]
• Mary Euphrasia Pelletier – French nun, Christian saint (1996)
• Ramon Perellos y Roccaful – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[9]
• Peter – Christian saint (1967)^[9]
• Philip – British prince, Duke of Edinburgh (2003)^[10]
• Philip of Agira – Christian saint (2019)
• Manuel Pinto da Fonseca – Hospitaller Grand Master (1969)^[10]
• Padre Pio – Italian friar and mystic, Christian saint (2018)
• Maria Adeodata Pisani – Maltese nun (1991)^[10]
• Pius V – Italian Pope, Christian saint (1966)^[10]
• Piero de Ponte – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)
• George Preca – Maltese priest, Christian saint (1980)^[10]
• Mattia Preti – Italian artist (2013)^[10]
• Luigi Preziosi – Maltese politician and ophthalmologist (1988)^[10]
• Karm Psaila – Maltese priest and poet (1971)^[10]
• Publius – Christian saint (1926)^[10]
• Paolo Pullicino – Maltese priest and education pioneer (1997)^[10]

R

• Raphael – archangel (1998)^[10]
• Martin de Redin – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[10]
• Roger I – Norman Count of Sicily (2009)^[10]
• Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[10]
• Franklin D. Roosevelt – President of the United States (2015)^[10]

S

• Didier de Saint-Jaille – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[4]
• Robert Samut – Maltese doctor and musician (1969)^[10]
• Michelangelo Sapiano – Maltese clockmaker (1995)^[10]
• Pietru Pawl Saydon – Maltese priest, scholar and Bible translator (1988)^[10]
• Antonio Sciortino – Maltese sculptor (1971)^[10]
• Walter Scott – Scottish writer and historian (1990)^[10]
• Claude de la Sengle – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[4]
• Inez Soler – Maltese artist, musician and writer (1996)^[10]
• Joseph Stalin – Soviet leader (2015)^[10]
• Heinrich von Stephan – German postal reformer (1974)
• Sting – English musician, singer-songwriter and actor (2006)^[10]
• Mabel Strickland – Anglo-Maltese journalist, newspaper proprietor and politician (1996)^[10]

T

• – Italian postal reformer (2020)
• Arthur Tedder – British military officer (2018)
• William Makepeace Thackeray – British novelist, author and illustrator (1990)^[11]
• Thomas of Villanova – Spanish friar, Christian saint (1967)^[11]

U

• Armando Urso – Maltese entertainer (2019)

V

• Jean Parisot de Valette – Hospitaller Grand Master (1962)^[11]
• Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[11]
• Mikiel Anton Vassalli – Maltese writer, philosopher and linguist (1980)^[11]
• Paolino Vassallo – Maltese composer (2006)^[11]
• Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois – French general (1999)^[11]
• Venera – Christian saint (2019)^[12]
• Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[12]
• Emily de Vialar – French nun and education pioneer (1997)^[5]
• Victoria – British monarch (1860)^[12]
• António Manoel de Vilhena – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[12]
• Emmanuele Vitale – Maltese rebel leader, Governor of Gozo (2002)^[12]

W

• Adrien de Wignacourt – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[12]
• Alof de Wignacourt – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[12]

X

• Mikiel Xerri – Maltese patriot (1999)^[12]
• Francisco Ximénez de Tejada – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[12]

Z

• Giuseppe Zammit – Maltese professor (1976)^[12]
• Themistocles Zammit – Maltese doctor and archaeologist (1966)^[12]
• Dino Zoff – Italian goalkeeper (2006)^[12]
• Marc'Antonio Zondadari – Hospitaller Grand Master (2014)^[12]

People commemorated but not depicted on Malta stamps

• Geronimo Abos – Maltese composer (2005)
• Henry Mayo Bateman – British artist and cartoonist (2012)
• Giuseppe Callus (2005)
• Albrecht Dürer – German painter, printmaker, and theorist (1978)
• Melchiorre Gafà – Maltese sculptor (1967)^[6]
• Edward Lear – English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet (2012)^[8]
• Giovanni Pietro Francesco Agius de Soldanis – Maltese historian (1971)^[4]

See also

• Stamp collecting
• Philately
• List of philatelic bureaus

External links

• Maltapost plc

Notes and References

1. Book: Buttigieg . Joseph . The J.B. Catalogue of Malta Stamps and Postal History . 2014 . Sliema Stamp Shop Publishers . . 5–142 . 22 .
2. Web site: Stamp Catalogue . MaltaPost Philatelic Bureau . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603164111/https://www.maltaphilately.com/en/products/liststampcatalogue . 3 June 2021.
3. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (& Was) WHO on Malta's Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2015 . 60 . 26–27 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
4. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (& Was) WHO on Malta's Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2015 . 61 . 26–27 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
5. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (&Was) WHO on Malta Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2016 . 63 . 27 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
6. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (&Was) WHO on Malta Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2016 . 64 . 28–29 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
7. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (&Was) WHO on Malta Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2016 . 65 . 27–28 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
8. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (&Was) WHO on Malta Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2017 . 67 . 26–27 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
9. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (&Was) WHO on Malta Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2017 . 68 . 26–27 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
10. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (&Was) WHO on Malta Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2017 . 69 . 26–29 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
11. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (&Was) WHO on Malta Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2018 . 71 . 31 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.
12. Vassallo . Antoine . WHO'S (& Was) WHO on Malta's Stamps . Gozo Philatelic Society Newsletter . 2018 . 73 . 22–23 . Gozo Philatelic Society . Victoria.