Names beginning with M

• Marsilio FicinoItalian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

  October 19, 1433 – October 1, 1499
• Marsilius of PaduaItalian philosopher (1275–1342)

  1275 – 1342
• MartaBrazilian footballer (born 1986)

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• Martha NussbaumAmerican philosopher (born 1947)

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• Martha StewartAmerican businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)

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• Marthanda VarmaMarthanda Varma was the Maharajah of Travancore from 1729 to 1758.

  1706 – July 7, 1758
• Martin BehaimGerman navigator and geographer to the King of Portugal (1459–1507)

  October 6, 1459 – July 29, 1507
• Martin LutherReformer whose 95 Theses split Western Christianity

  November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546
• Martin Luther King Jr.Baptist minister who led the American civil rights movement

  January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968
• Martin ScorseseAmerican filmmaker (born 1942)

  b. November 17, 1942
• Martin of ToursHistorical figure
• Martina NavratilovaCzech-American tennis player

  b. October 18, 1956
• Martti AhtisaariPresident of Finland from 1994 to 2000

  June 23, 1937 – October 16, 2023
• Martti MalmiHistorical figure
• Martín TorrijosPresident of Panama

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• Maruthu PandiyarHistorical figure
• Marvin GayeAmerican R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)

  April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984
• Marvin MinskyAmerican cognitive scientist (1927-2016)

  August 9, 1927 – January 24, 2016
• Mary AnningBritish fossil collector and palaeontologist (1799–1847)

  May 21, 1799 – March 9, 1847
• Mary BarraChief Executive Officer of General Motors

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• Mary CassattAmerican painter and printmaker (1844—1926)

  May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926
• Mary I of EnglandQueen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)

  February 18, 1516 – November 17, 1558
• Mary JacksonAmerican mathematician and aerospace engineer

  April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005
• Mary Kay AshEntrepreneure (1918–2001)

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• Mary LeakeyBritish paleoanthropologist (1913-1996)

  February 6, 1913 – December 9, 1996
• Mary MagdaleneFollower of Jesus (–100)

  d. c. 100 CE
• Mary McAleese8th President of Ireland

  b. June 27, 1951
• Mary Poonen LukoseIndian gynecologist, obstetrician and the first female Surgeon General in India.

  August 2, 1886 – October 2, 1976
• Mary RobinsonFormer President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

  b. May 21, 1944
• Mary SeacoleBritish-Jamaican businesswoman and nurse

  1805 – May 14, 1881
• Mary ShelleyEnglish writer (1797–1851)

  August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851
• Mary WollstonecraftEnglish writer and intellectual (1759–1797)

  April 27, 1759 – September 10, 1797
• Mary of BurgundyDuchess of Burgundy and wife of emperor Maximilian I (1457-1482)

  February 13, 1457 – March 27, 1482
• Mary of EgyptEgyptian hermit and female Christian saint

  344 CE – 421 CE
• Mary, Queen of ScotsQueen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)

  December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587
• Mary, mother of JesusMother of Jesus Christ

  18 BCE – 48 CE
• Maryam MirzakhaniIranian mathematician (1977–2017)

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• Maryam NawazPakistani politician

  b. October 28, 1973
• MasaccioItalian painter (1401-1428)

  December 21, 1401 – 1428
• Masaru IbukaJapanese businessman (1908–1997)

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• Masayoshi SonJapanese businessman

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• MasinissaFirst king of Numidia from 202 BC to 148 BC

  238 BCE – 148 BCE
• Masood RanaPakistani singer (1938-1995)

  June 9, 1938 – October 4, 1995
• Masoud Pezeshkian9th President of Iran (2024-) and former Co-Interim Supreme Leader of Iran (in 2026)

  b. September 29, 1954
• Massimo BotturaItalian chef

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• Mast TawakkaliHistorical figure
• Master Tara SinghSikh political and religious leader (1885–1967)

  June 24, 1885 – November 22, 1967
• Matangini HazraMartyr of India's Independence Movement

  October 19, 1870 – September 29, 1942
• Matata Ponyo Mapon AugustinCongolese politician and university professor

  b. June 5, 1964
• Mateusz Morawiecki17th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland

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• Mathieu KérékouPolitician (1933-2015)

  September 2, 1933 – October 14, 2015
• Mathieu van der PoelDutch cyclist, cyclo-cross and road racing

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• Matilda of TuscanyCanossian dynasty countess of Tuscany (c.1046–1115)

  1046 – July 24, 1115
• Matiur Rahman (military pilot)Indian physicist (1940-)

  b. September 1, 1940
• Matsuo BashoJapanese poet (1644–1694)

  1644 – November 28, 1694
• Matt CoralloHistorical figure
• Matt HuangHistorical figure
• Matteo Maria BoiardoItalian writer

  1441 – December 19, 1494
• Matteo RenziItalian politician (born 1975)

  b. January 11, 1975
• Matthew D. GreenAmerican cryptographer and researcher

  b. 1976
• Matthew HensonAmerican explorer (1866–1955)

  August 8, 1866 – March 9, 1955
• Matthew the ApostleChristian evangelist and apostle (10-74)

  c. 10 CE – 74 CE
• Matthias CorvinusHistorical figure
• Maulana Abul Kalam AzadIndian politician and writer (1888–1958)

  November 11, 1888 – February 22, 1958
• Maulana BhashaniBangladeshi political leader (1880–1976)

  December 12, 1880 – November 17, 1976
• Maulana Muhammad Ali JauharHistorical figure
• Maulana Shaukat AliIndian activist (1873–1939)

  March 10, 1873 – November 26, 1938
• Maulana Tariq JameelHistorical figure
• Maulana Zafar Ali KhanPakistani writer (1873–1956)

  January 19, 1873 – 1956
• Maulvi Abdul HaqPakistani Islamic scholar and writer
• Maulvi Ahmadullah ShahHistorical figure
• Maumoon Abdul Gayoom3rd President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008

  b. December 29, 1937
• Mauno KoivistoPresident of Finland (1923–2017)

  November 25, 1923 – May 12, 2017
• Maurice RavelFrench composer (1875–1937)

  March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937
• Mauricio FunesPresident of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014

  October 18, 1959 – January 21, 2025
• Mauricio MacriPresident of Argentina from 2015 to 2019

  b. February 8, 1959
• MausolusSatrap of Caria from 377 BCE to 353 BCE

  410 BCE – 353 BCE
• MaviaLate 4th/early 5th century Arab warrior-queen

  c. 400 CE – 425 CE
• Max ErnstGerman artist (1891–1976)

  April 2, 1891 – April 1, 1976
• Max KeiserAmerican-Salvadoran broadcaster

  b. January 23, 1960
• Max LevchinAmerican businessman

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• Max PlanckGerman theoretical physicist (1858–1947)

  April 23, 1858 – October 4, 1947
• Max VerstappenDutch and Belgian racing driver

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• Maxim GorkyRussian and Soviet writer (1868–1936)

  March 16, 1868 – June 18, 1936
• Maximilian I, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor (1459-1519)

  March 22, 1459 – January 12, 1519
• Maximilian KolbePolish Conventual Franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the Roman Catholic Church (1894–1941)

  January 8, 1894 – August 14, 1941
• Maximilien RobespierreFrench revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)

  May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794
• May ZiadehLebanese-Palestinian writer (1886-1941)

  February 11, 1886 – October 17, 1941
• Maya AngelouPoet and memoirist of the American experience

  April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014
• Maya TskitishviliGeorgian economist, politician

  b. June 2, 1974
• Mayer Amschel RothschildJewish German banker (1744–1812)

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• MazdakIranian philosopher

  c. 450 CE – 529 CE
• Mazhar Ali Khan19th century painter from Delhi
• MbandzeniKing of Swaziland (1855–1889)

  1855 – 1889
• Mechthild of MagdeburgGerman mystic

  1207 – 1282
• Medgar EversAfrican-American civil rights activist (1925-1963)

  July 2, 1925 – June 12, 1963
• Meena Keshwar KamalAfghan activist (1956–1987)

  February 27, 1956 – February 4, 1987
• Meena KumariBritish epidemiologist
• Meg WhitmanAmerican business executive

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• Megan Thee StallionAmerican rapper, singer and songwriter

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• Megawati Soekarnoputri5th President of Indonesia (2001—2004) and 8th Vice President of Indonesia (1999—2001)

  b. January 23, 1947
• Meghnad SahaBengali astrophysicist (1893–1956)

  October 6, 1893 – February 16, 1956
• Mehboob KhanFilm director (1906–1964)

  1906 – May 28, 1964
• Mehdi HasanEnglish and American journalist (born 1979)

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• Mehdi HassanPakistani singer (1927–2012)

  July 18, 1927 – June 13, 2012
• Meher BabaIndian spiritual master (1894–1969)

  February 25, 1894 – January 31, 1969
• Meherbai TataHistorical figure

  d. 1931
• Mehmed the ConquerorSeventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1444–1446, 1451–1481)

  March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481
• Mehnaz BegumPakistani singer

  1950 – January 19, 2013
• Meister EckhartGerman philosopher and theologian

  1260 – January 28, 1328
• Mekere MorautaPapua New Guinea Prime Minister

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• Mel BrooksAmerican comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)

  b. June 28, 1926
• Melanie PerkinsAustralian technology entrepreneur

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• Melchora AquinoFilipina revolutionary (1812-1919)

  January 6, 1812 – March 2, 1919
• Meles ZenawiEthiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)

  May 8, 1955 – August 20, 2012
• Melisende of JerusalemHistorical figure
• Meltem DemirorsTurkish businessperson
• Menachem BeginIsraeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913–1992)

  August 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992
• MenciusChinese Confucian philosopher (372–289 BC)

  372 BCE – 289 BCE
• Menelik IIEmperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa (1844-1913)

  August 17, 1844 – December 12, 1913
• MenkaureEgyptian pharaoh of the 4th dynasty

  2532 BCE – 2503 BCE
• Mentuhotep IIEgyptian pharaoh of the 11th Dynasty

  c. 2100 BCE – 2013 BCE
• Mercedes SosaArgentine singer (1935-2009)

  July 9, 1935 – October 4, 2009
• Meriwether LewisAmerican explorer (1774-1809)

  August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809
• Merlin SheldrakeBritish biologist and author

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• MerneptahFourth pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty of Egypt

  c. 1300 BCE – 1203 BCE
• Meryl StreepAmerican actress

  b. June 22, 1949
• Mesrop MashtotsArmenian theologian and linguist (362–440)

  362 CE – February 17, 440 CE
• Metro BoominAmerican record producer (born 1993)

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• Mette FrederiksenPrime Minister of Denmark since 2019

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• Meyer GuggenheimAmerican businessperson (1828–1905)

  being archived
• Mia HammAmerican soccer player

  b. March 17, 1972
• Mia MottleyPrime minister of Barbados since 2018

  b. October 1, 1965
• Mian MirSufi saint (1550-1635)

  August 11, 1550 – August 11, 1635
• Mian Muhammad BakhshPunjabi poet

  1830 – 1907
• Mian Muhammad ManshaPakistani businessman

  b. December 1, 1947
• Micaela BastidasMartyr of Peruvian independence

  June 23, 1744 – May 18, 1781
• Michael ArringtonFounder and former co-editor of TechCrunch

  b. March 13, 1970
• Michael BloombergAmerican businessman and politician; 108th Mayor of New York City

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• Michael CaineEnglish actor (born 1933)

  b. March 14, 1933
• Michael Collins (Irish leader)American astronaut (1930–2021)

  October 31, 1930 – April 28, 2021
• Michael D. HigginsPresident of Ireland (2011–2018; 2018–2025)

  b. April 18, 1941
• Michael DellAmerican businessman and CEO (born 1965)

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• Michael EgorovHistorical figure
• Michael EisnerAmerican business executive

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• Michael FaradayBritish scientist (1791–1867)

  September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867
• Michael GronagerCo-Founder and CEO, Chainalysis
• Michael JacksonThe King of Pop, best-selling entertainer in history

  August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009
• Michael JordanSix-time NBA champion who globalized basketball

  b. February 17, 1963
• Michael KorsAmerican fashion designer

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• Michael Madhusudan DuttBengali poet and dramatist (1824–1873)

  January 25, 1824 – June 29, 1873
• Michael MilkenAmerican investor

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• Michael NovogratzAmerican businessperson (born 1964)

  b. November 26, 1964
• Michael PatrynCanadian entrepreneur and felon
• Michael PhelpsAmerican swimmer (born 1985)

  b. June 30, 1985
• Michael Psellos11th-century Byzantine monk, writer and court official

  1018 – 1078
• Michael RandrianirinaMalagasy military officer and president of Madagascar since 2025

  b. August 23, 1973
• Michael SandelAmerican political philosopher

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• Michael SataZambian politician (1937–2014)

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• Michael SaylorAmerican business executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist (born 1965)

  b. February 4, 1965
• Michael SchumacherGerman racing driver (born 1969)

  b. January 3, 1969
• Michael ScotScottish writer (1951–2018)

  1951 – August 12, 2018
• Michael SomarePapua New Guinean political figure, former prime minister

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• Michael SonnensheinHistorical figure
• Michael TerpinCryptocurrency investor and publicist
• Michael VIII PalaiologosFounder of the Palaiologan dynasty (1224–1282)

  1224 – December 11, 1282
• Michael the BraveHistorical figure
• Michel Aoun13th President of Lebanon from 2016 to 2022

  b. September 30, 1933
• Michel BarnierFormer Prime Minister of France (2024)

  b. January 9, 1951
• Michel DjotodiaCentral African politician and military leader

  b. 1949
• Michel FoucaultFrench philosopher (1926–1984)

  October 15, 1926 – June 25, 1984
• Michel KafandoBurkinabé diplomat

  b. August 18, 1942
• Michel MayorSwiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

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• Michel Patrick BoisvertHaitian politician
• Michel RogerFrench civil servant

  b. March 9, 1949
• Michel Suleiman12th President of Lebanon

  b. November 21, 1948
• Michel Temer24th Vice-President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 and 37th President of Brazil from 2016 to 2019

  b. September 23, 1940
• Michel de MontaigneFrench author, philosopher, and statesman (1533–1592)

  February 28, 1533 – September 12, 1592
• MichelangeloSculptor and painter of the Sistine Chapel and David

  March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564
• Michele di LandoItalian politician (1343-1401)

  1343 – 1401
• Michelle BacheletPresident of Chile from (2006–2010; 2014–2018)

  b. September 29, 1951
• Michelle YeohMalaysian actress (born 1962)

  b. August 6, 1962
• Micheál MartinTaoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2020–2022, 2025–present)

  b. August 16, 1960
• Michio KakuU.S.-American theoretical physicist, futurist and author (1947-)

  b. January 24, 1947
• Mick JaggerBritish singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones

  b. July 26, 1943
• Mickey MantleAmerican baseball player (1931–1995)

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• Micree ZhanChinese electronics engineer and businessman

  b. January 29, 1979
• MidasHistorical figure
• Mieszko I of PolandDuke of Poland

  d. May 25, 992 CE
• Miguel Abia BiteoEquatorial Guinean politician (1961-2012)

  January 11, 1961 – December 6, 2012
• Miguel Díaz-CanelFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba since 2021

  b. April 20, 1960
• Miguel HidalgoCatholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence

  May 8, 1753 – July 30, 1811
• Miguel TrovoadaPresident and Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe

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• Miguel de CervantesSpanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)

  September 29, 1547 – April 22, 1616
• Mihai AlisieHistorical figure
• Mihai EminescuHistorical figure
• Mihai GhimpuMoldovan politician

  b. November 19, 1951
• Mihailo BjelicCo-founder of Polygon
• Mihir SenIndian swimmer

  November 16, 1930 – June 11, 1997
• MikaFinnish racing driver (born 1968)

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