Spiteri
Spiteri is a common Maltese surname deriving from the Italian word Ospitalieri, meaning Hospitallers. It was sometimes given to illegitimate children left at the ruota during the rule of the Order of St. John. Notable people with the surname include:
- Carm Lino Spiteri, Maltese architect and politician
- Dalila Spiteri, Italian tennis player
- Donat Spiteri, Maltese religious leader and author
- Joe Spiteri, Maltese Australian footballer
- Joseph Spiteri, Maltese prelate
- Joseph M. Spiteri, Maltese architect
- Lino Spiteri, Maltese writer and politician
- Mary Spiteri, Maltese cabaret artiste
- Michael Spiteri, Maltese footballer
- Oliver Spiteri, Maltese football manager and former player
- Renzo Spiteri, Maltese musician
- Sharleen Spiteri, Scottish singer-songwriter; guitarist; lead vocalist of the pop-rock band Texas
- Sharleen Spiteri, Australian sex worker
- Stephen C. Spiteri, Maltese military historian
- Suzanne Spiteri, Maltese sprinter
- Vicente Spiteri, Spanish conductor
- Myriam Spiteri Debono, Maltese politician
- Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi, Maltese footballer
