'M' Names People

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

Mariah Carey

American singer and songwriter (born 1969)

Marie Curie

Polish and French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)

Miley Cyrus

American singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)

Miles Davis

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926–1991)

Meister Eckhart

German philosopher and theologian

Michael Faraday

British scientist (1791–1867)

Milton Friedman

American economist and statistician (1912–2006)

Malcolm Gladwell

Canadian journalist and science writer

Martha Graham

American dancer and choreographer

Mitch Hedberg

American stand-up comedian

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889–1976)

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

Mick Jagger

British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones

Michio Kaku

American theoretical physicist, futurist and author

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

Martin Luther

German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)

Jack Ma

Chinese businessman

Niccolò Machiavelli

Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

Madonna (entertainer)

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

Malcolm X

American Black rights activist (1925–1965)

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

Og Mandino

American author

Peyton Manning

American football player (born 1976)

Charles Manson

American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

Marc Jacobs

American fashion designer

Mark Cuban

American investor and entrepreneur (born 1958)

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian writer and Nobel laureate (1927–2014)

George R. R. Martin

American writer and television producer

Groucho Marx

American comedian (1890–1977)

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

Abraham Maslow

American psychologist (1908–1970)

John Mayer

American musician (born 1977)

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

American boxer

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Phil McGraw

American television personality

Conor McGregor

Irish boxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Herman Melville

American writer and poet (1819–1891)

H. L. Mencken

American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946–1991)

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player

Joyce Meyer

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

Michelangelo

Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475–1564)

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economis (1806–1873)

Arthur Miller

American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)

Henry Miller

American novelist (1891–1980)

A. A. Milne

British author known for creating Winnie-the-Pooh

Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter (born 1982)

Miyamoto Musashi

Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin

Narendra Modi

14th and current Prime Minister of India

Claude Monet

French painter (1840–1926)

Marilyn Monroe

American actress and model (1926–1962)

Montesquieu

French philosopher

Alex Morgan

American soccer player

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756-1791)

Muhammad

founder and main prophet of Islam (c. 570–632)

John Muir

Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)

Haruki Murakami

Japanese writer (born 1949)

Elon Musk

South African-Canadian-American businessperson, engineer, inventor, philanthropist and political figure (born 1971)

Michelle Obama

lawyer and former First Lady of the United States

Manny Pacquiao

Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist

Michael Phelps

American swimmer (born 1985)

Max Planck

German theoretical physicist (1858–1947)

Marco Polo

Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia

Margaret Sanger

American birth control activist, educator and nurse (1879-1966)

Meryl Streep

American actress

Mr. T

American actor and professional wrestler

Mother Teresa

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

Meghan Trainor

American singer-songwriter (born 1993)

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

Mike Tyson

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

Mae West

American actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer (1893–1980)

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

Mark Zuckerberg

American Internet entrepreneur