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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 and was known internationally for her investigation of the Panama Papers, and subsequent assassination by car bomb. In particular, she 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.Caruana Galizia continued to publish articles for decades, despite intimidation and threats, libel suits and other lawsuits. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Daphne Caruana Galizia has received more than 1,763,517 page views. Her biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Daphne Caruana Galizia is the 50th most popular journalist (up from 77th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Malta (up from 23rd in 2019) and the most popular Maltese Journalist.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 50 out of 127. Before her are Marion Dönhoff, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Eve Arnold, Robbie Ross, Marcel Bezençon, and Maria Ressa. After her are Bill Brandt, Kazimierz Nowak, Mauricio Funes, Yuri Bezmenov, Edward R. Murrow, and Jacob Riis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 124. Before her are John Norum, Heike Drechsler, Rosen Plevneliev, Rob Lowe, Hide, and Jeff Hanneman. After her are Doro, Joss Whedon, Ian Ziering, Kerry King, Anthony Delon, and Lady Sarah Chatto. Among people deceased in 2017, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 198. Before her are Peter Berling, Michael Bond, Bengt Gustavsson, Maryam Mirzakhani, James Rosenquist, and Robert M. Pirsig. After her are Henning Jensen, Max Gallo, Clifton James, Spencer Johnson, Ilya Glazunov, and Stanisław Skrowaczewski.

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In Malta

Among people born in Malta, Daphne Caruana Galizia ranks 15 out of 66. Before her are Eddie Fenech Adami (1934), Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (1958), Saint Publius (100), Prosper Grech (1925), Roberta Metsola (1979), and Nicolas Isouard (1775). After her are Melchiorre Cafà (1636), Dom Mintoff (1916), Girolamo Cassar (1520), Paul Xuereb (1923), Ċensu Tabone (1913), and Helena Dalli (1962).

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Among JOURNALISTS In Malta

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

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