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Daphne Caruana Galizia

1964 - 2017

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Daphne Anne Caruana Galizia (née Vella; 26 August 1964 – 16 October 2017) was a Maltese writer, journalist, blogger and anti-corruption activist, who reported on political events in Malta. She was known internationally for her investigation of the Panama Papers and subsequent assassination by a car bomb. Caruana Galizia focused on investigative journalism, reporting on government corruption, nepotism, patronage, and allegations of money laundering, links between Malta's online gambling industry and organized crime, Malta's citizenship-by-investment scheme, and payments from the government of Azerbaijan. Caruana Galizia's national and international reputation was built on her regular reporting of misconduct by Maltese politicians and politically exposed persons. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Daphne Caruana Galizia is the 55th most popular journalist (up from 56th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Malta (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Maltese Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 55 out of 196. Before her are William Wilson, Thomas Nast, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Eve Arnold, Marion Dönhoff, and Selma Rıza. After her are Larry Kudlow, Pavlo Chubynsky, Plínio Salgado, Jacob Riis, Martin Parr, and Bernard Pivot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 160. Before her are Marius Lăcătuș, Andrew Niccol, Kerry King, Mladen Mladenović, The Boogeyman, and Nicola Larini. After her are Mark Addy, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Bonds, Aleksei Serebryakov, Eduard Kokoity, and Diana Krall. Among people deceased in 2017, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 256. Before her are Jan Tříska, Torgny Lindgren, Betty Cuthbert, Brunhilde Pomsel, Armando Calderón Sol, and Georgy Grechko. After her are Attilio Nicora, Angry Grandpa, Ed Lee, Lennart Nilsson, Ludmila Belousova, and Kim Young-ae.

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In Malta

Among people born in Malta, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 23 out of 71. Before her are Nicolas Isouard (1775), Saint-George Ashe (1871), George Borg Olivier (1911), Paul Cremona (1946), Dom Mintoff (1916), and Lawrence Gonzi (1953). After her are Ċensu Tabone (1913), Girolamo Cassar (1520), Melchiorre Cafà (1636), Paul Xuereb (1923), Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (1932), and Lorenzo Gafà (1630).

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Among JOURNALISTS In Malta

Among journalists born in Malta, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 1. 

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