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Karmenu Vella
1950 - Today

Karmenu Vella
Karmenu Vella (born 19 June 1950) is a Maltese politician and former member of the European Commission, in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries between 2014 and 2019. He has been one of the longest serving Maltese Parliamentarian with the Maltese Labour Party. He was appointed Companion of the National Order of Merit of Malta in 2019. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Karmenu Vella is the 15,595th most popular politician (up from 15,934th in 2024), the 35th most popular biography from Malta (down from 34th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Maltese Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Karmenu Vella ranks 15,590 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor Leemans. After him are Franco Comotti, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Jorge Illueca, Johan Sverdrup, Jadranko Prlić, José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno, Carlos Quintanilla, Vittorio Sgarbi, Arayik Harutyunyan, Muhammad Fareed Didi, and Ignacio Andrade.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVictor Leemans
1901 - 1971
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,596
Karmenu Vella
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,597
Franco Comotti
1906 - 1963
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,598
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
1886 - 1944
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,599
Jorge Illueca
1918 - 2012
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,600
Johan Sverdrup
1816 - 1892
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,601
Jadranko Prlić
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,602
José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno
1786 - 1843
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,603
Carlos Quintanilla
1888 - 1964
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,604
Vittorio Sgarbi
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 15,605
Arayik Harutyunyan
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 15,606
Muhammad Fareed Didi
1901 - 1969
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 15,607
Ignacio Andrade
1839 - 1925
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 15,608
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Karmenu Vella ranks 458. Before him are José Ángel Gurría, Lothar Kurbjuweit, Zvonimir Serdarušić, Ken Alibek, Sun Chunlan, and Marc Aaronson. After him are Ilinka Mitreva, Shahid Khan, Martin McGuinness, Siegbert Horn, Ron Woodroof, and Fran Lebowitz.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsJosé Ángel Gurría
ECONOMIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 452
Lothar Kurbjuweit
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 453
Zvonimir Serdarušić
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 454
Ken Alibek
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 455
Sun Chunlan
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 456
Marc Aaronson
ASTRONOMER
1950 - 1987
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 457
Karmenu Vella
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 458
Ilinka Mitreva
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2022
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 459
Shahid Khan
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 460
Martin McGuinness
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 461
Siegbert Horn
ATHLETE
1950 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 462
Ron Woodroof
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - 1992
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 463
Fran Lebowitz
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 464
In Malta
Among people born in Malta, Karmenu Vella ranks 35 out of 71. Before him are Lorenzo Gafà (1630), Emma Heming Willis (1978), Anton Buttigieg (1912), Dun Karm Psaila (1871), George Preca (1880), and Robert Abela (1977). After him are Enrico Mizzi (1885), Joe Sacco (1960), Joseph Muscat (1974), Joe Borg (1952), Albert Hyzler (1916), and Alfred Sant (1948).
Others born in Malta
Go to all RankingsLorenzo Gafà
ARCHITECT
1630 - 1704
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 29
Emma Heming Willis
MODEL
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 30
Anton Buttigieg
WRITER
1912 - 1983
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 31
Dun Karm Psaila
WRITER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 32
George Preca
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1962
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 33
Robert Abela
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 34
Karmenu Vella
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 35
Enrico Mizzi
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1950
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 36
Joe Sacco
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 37
Joseph Muscat
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 38
Joe Borg
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 39
Albert Hyzler
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1993
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 40
Alfred Sant
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 41
Among POLITICIANS In Malta
Among politicians born in Malta, Karmenu Vella ranks 18. Before him are Dom Mintoff (1916), Lawrence Gonzi (1953), Ċensu Tabone (1913), Paul Xuereb (1923), Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (1932), and Robert Abela (1977). After him are Enrico Mizzi (1885), Joseph Muscat (1974), Joe Borg (1952), Albert Hyzler (1916), Alfred Sant (1948), and Paul Boffa (1890).
Dom Mintoff
1916 - 2012
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 12
Lawrence Gonzi
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 13
Ċensu Tabone
1913 - 2012
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 14
Paul Xuereb
1923 - 1994
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 15
Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
1932 - Present
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 16
Robert Abela
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 17
Karmenu Vella
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 18
Enrico Mizzi
1885 - 1950
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 19
Joseph Muscat
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 20
Joe Borg
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 21
Albert Hyzler
1916 - 1993
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 22
Alfred Sant
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 23
Paul Boffa
1890 - 1962
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 24










































