| Yo-Yo Ma | American Musician |
| Wangari Maathai | Kenyan Activist |
| Lorin Maazel | American Musician |
| Bernie Mac | American Actor |
| Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Filipino Statesman |
| Diosdado Macapagal | Filipino Politician |
| Charles MacArthur | American Playwright |
| Douglas MacArthur | American Soldier |
| James MacArthur | American Actor |
| Rose Macaulay | English Novelist |
| Thomas Macaulay | English Poet |
| Thomas B. Macaulay | English Historian |
| Ann Macbeth | English Author |
| Norman MacCaig | Scottish Poet |
| Titus Maccius Plautus | Roman Poet |
| Hugh MacDiarmid | Scottish Poet |
| Elaine MacDonald | Canadian Activist |
| George MacDonald | Scottish Novelist |
| Jeanette MacDonald | American Actress |
| John A. Macdonald | Canadian Statesman |
| John D. MacDonald | |
| Margo MacDonald | Scottish Politician |
| Norm MacDonald | Canadian Actor |
| Ross MacDonald | American Novelist |
| Andie MacDowell | American Actress |
| Seth MacFarlane | American Cartoonist |
| Patrick MacGill | Irish Journalist |
| Shane MacGowan | Irish Musician |
| Ali MacGraw | American Actress |
| James MacGregor Burns | American Author |
| Ernst Mach | Austrian Physicist |
| Alicia Machado | Venezuelan Celebrity |
| Antonio Machado | Spanish Poet |
| Samora Machel | |
| Arthur Machen | Welsh Author |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | Italian Writer |
| Connie Mack | American Businessman |
| Charles Mackay | British Poet |
| Hugh Mackay | |
| Peter MacKay | Canadian Politician |
| Ian MacKaye | American Musician |
| Alexander Mackenzie | Canadian Statesman |
| Catharine MacKinnon | American Activist |
| James Mackintosh | Scottish Judge |
| Charles Macklin | Irish Dramatist |
| Andrea Mackris | American Celebrity |
| Kyle MacLachlan | American Actor |
| Shirley MacLaine | American Actress |
| Mary MacLane | Canadian Writer |
| Alistair Maclean | Scottish Novelist |
| Norman Maclean | American Author |
| Archibald MacLeish | American Poet |
| Hugh MacLennan | Canadian Author |
| Gavin MacLeod | American Actor |
| Ken MacLeod | Scottish Writer |
| Norman Macleod | Scottish Writer |
| Harold MacMillan | English Politician |
| Patrick Macnee | British Actor |
| Louis MacNeice | British Poet |
| Robert MacNeil | Canadian Journalist |
| Elle Macpherson | Australian Model |
| William H. Macy | American Actor |
| Joel Madden | American Musician |
| John Madden | American Entertainer |
| Lester Maddox | American Politician |
| Greg Maddux | American Athlete |
| Dolley Madison | |
| Guy Madison | American Actor |
| James Madison | American President |
| Ferenc Madl | Hungarian Statesman |
| Michael Madsen | American Actor |
| Virginia Madsen | American Actress |
| Sydney Madwed | American Businessman |
| Rita Mae Brown | American Writer |
| Vanessa Mae | Chinese Musician |
| Mia Maestro | Argentinian Actress |
| Maurice Maeterlinck | Belgian Dramatist |
| Bryan Magee | British Author |
| Ferdinand Magellan | Portuguese Explorer |
| Anna Magnani | Italian Actress |
| Kjell Magne Bondevik | Norwegian Statesman |
| Magnus Magnusson | Scottish Journalist |
| Rene Magritte | Belgian Artist |
| Paul Maguire | American Athlete |
| Tobey Maguire | American Actor |
| Ramana Maharshi | Indian Philosopher |
| Bill Maher | |
| Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | Indian Philosopher |
| Naguib Mahfouz | Egyptian Novelist |
| Gustav Mahler | Austrian Composer |
| John Mahoney | English Actor |
| Roger Mahony | American Clergyman |
| Margaret Mahy | |
| Hermann Maier | Austrian Athlete |
| Norman Mailer | American Novelist |
| Ella Maillart | Swiss Writer |
| Aristide Maillol | French Artist |
| Maimonides | Spanish Philosopher |
| Mainbocher | American Designer |
| Natalie Maines | American Musician |
| John Major | British Politician |
| Lee Majors | American Actor |
| Miriam Makeba | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray | English Novelist |
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iranian Director |
| Bernard Malamud | American Novelist |
| Errico Malatesta | Italian Activist |
| Janet Malcolm | American Writer |
| Karl Malden | American Actor |
| Nicolas Malebranche | French Philosopher |
| Kazimir Malevich | Polish Artist |
| Wendie Malick | American Actress |
| Bronislaw Malinowski | Polish Scientist |
| Michelle Malkin | American Writer |
| Peter Malkin | |
| Stephen Malkmus | American Musician |
| John Malkovich | American Actor |
| Stephane Mallarme | French Poet |
| Louis Malle | French Director |
| David Mallet | Scottish Dramatist |
| Robert Mallet | Irish Scientist |
| Dorothy Malone | American Actress |
| Edmond Malone | Irish Editor |
| Edmund Malone | Irish Editor |
| Jena Malone | American Actress |
| Karl Malone | American Athlete |
| Moses Malone | American Athlete |
| Thomas Malory | English Author |
| Andre Malraux | French Author |
| Thomas Malthus | English Economist |
| Leonard Maltin | American Critic |
| Albert Maltz | American Author |
| Maxwell Maltz | American Scientist |
| David Mamet | American Dramatist |
| Rouben Mamoulian | American Actor |
| Method Man | American Musician |
| Melissa Manchester | American Musician |
| William Manchester | American Historian |
| Joe Manchin | American Politician |
| Henry Mancini | American Composer |
| Nick Mancuso | Italian Actor |
| Ernest Mandel | Belgian Author |
| Howie Mandel | |
| Nelson Mandela | |
| Benoit Mandelbrot | French Mathematician |
| Peter Mandelson | British Politician |
| Bernard Mandeville | English Philosopher |
| Og Mandino | American Author |
| Barbara Mandrell | American Musician |
| Edouard Manet | French Artist |
| Lata Mangeshkar | Indian Musician |
| Chuck Mangione | American Musician |
| Camryn Manheim | American Actress |
| Barry Manilow | American Musician |
| Mary Manin Morrissey | American Celebrity |
| Herman J. Mankiewicz | American Writer |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | American Writer |
| Wilma Mankiller | Cherokee Statesman |
| Gerard Manley Hopkins | English Poet |
| Aimee Mann | American Musician |
| Barry Mann | American Musician |
| Gabriel Mann | American Actor |
| Heinrich Mann | German Novelist |
| Herbie Mann | American Musician |
| Horace Mann | American Educator |
| Manfred Mann | British Musician |
| Steve Mann | Canadian Scientist |
| Thomas Mann | German Writer |
| Thomas E. Mann | American Sociologist |
| Marya Mannes | American Journalist |
| Bernard Manning | British Comedian |
| Peyton Manning | American Athlete |
| Preston Manning | Canadian Politician |
| Taryn Manning | American Actress |
| Nigel Mansell | British Athlete |
| Jayne Mansfield | American Actress |
| Katherine Mansfield | |
| Mike Mansfield | American Politician |
| Charles Manson | American Criminal |
| Marilyn Manson | American Musician |
| Shirley Manson | Scottish Musician |
| Joe Mantegna | American Actor |
| Mickey Mantle | American Athlete |
| Juan Manuel Fangio | Argentinian Celebrity |
| Richard Manuel | Canadian Musician |
| Ray Manzarek | American Musician |
| Walter Map | Welsh Writer |
| Marla Maples | American Actress |
| Robert Mapplethorpe | American Photographer |
| Kamisese Mara | Fijian Statesman |
| Wellington Mara | American Businessman |
| Diego Maradona | Argentinian Athlete |
| Jean Marais | French Actor |
| Josie Maran | American Model |
| Pete Maravich | American Athlete |
| Patrick Marber | English Writer |
| Franz Marc | German Artist |
| Marcel Marceau | French Actor |
| Sophie Marceau | French Actress |
| Gabriel Marcel | French Philosopher |
| Benedetto Marcello | Italian Composer |
| Fredric March | American Actor |
| Kenny Marchant | American Politician |
| Rocky Marciano | American Athlete |
| Vanessa Marcil | American Actress |
| Guglielmo Marconi | Italian Scientist |
| Ferdinand Marcos | Filipino Statesman |
| Ferdinand E. Marcos | Filipino Statesman |
| Imelda Marcos | |
| Greil Marcus | American Journalist |
| Rudolph A. Marcus | Canadian Scientist |
| Stanley Marcus | American Businessman |
| Herbert Marcuse | German Philosopher |
| Amy Marcy Beach | American Musician |
| Julia Margaret Cameron | British Photographer |
| Princess Margaret | British Royalty |
| Bam Margera | American Celebrity |
| Cindy Margolis | American Model |
| Julianna Margulies | American Actress |
| Jose Maria Aznar | Spanish Statesman |
| Dinah Maria Mulock | English Novelist |
| Erich Maria Remarque | German Writer |
| Rainer Maria Rilke | German Poet |
| Carl Maria von Weber | German Composer |
| Rob Mariano | American Celebrity |
| Juan Marichal | American Athlete |
| Holly Marie Combs | American Actress |
| Queen Marie of Romania | British Royalty |
| Lisa Marie Presley | American Musician |
| Eva Marie Saint | American Actress |
| Teena Marie | American Musician |
| Cheech Marin | American Comedian |
| Marino Marini | Italian Sculptor |
| Dan Marino | American Athlete |
| Francis Marion Crawford | American Writer |
| Charles Marion Russell | American Artist |
| Frances Marion | American Writer |
| Francis Marion | American Soldier |
| Roger Maris | |
| Jacques Maritain | French Philosopher |
| Steve Mariucci | American Coach |
| James Mark Baldwin | American Philosopher |
| Chris Marker | French Director |
| Ed Markey | American Politician |
| Edwin Markham | American Poet |
| Merrill Markoe | |
| Shae Marks | American Model |
| Bob Marley | |
| Ziggy Marley | |
| Sterling Marlin | American Athlete |
| Christopher Marlowe | English Dramatist |
| Marc Maron | American Entertainer |
| Svetozar Marovic | Yugoslavian Politician |
| Jacques Marquette | French Clergyman |
| Don Marquis | American Poet |
| Neville Marriner | English Musician |
| Steve Marriott | English Musician |
| Frederick Marryat | English Novelist |
| Mick Mars | American Musician |
| Branford Marsalis | American Musician |
| Wynton Marsalis | American Musician |
| James Marsden | American Actor |
| Jason Marsden | American Actor |
| Samuel Marsden | Welsh Clergyman |
| Edward Marsh | British Editor |
| Mike Marsh | American Athlete |
| John Marshall Harlan | American Judge |
| Alfred Marshall | English Economist |
| Amanda Marshall | Canadian Musician |
| Burke Marshall | American Lawyer |
| Garry Marshall | American Actor |
| George Marshall | American Statesman |
| George C. Marshall | American Soldier |
| Herbert Marshall | English Actor |
| John Marshall | American Judge |
| Penny Marshall | American Actress |
| Peter Marshall | American Leader |
| S. L. A. Marshall | American Historian |
| Thomas R. Marshall | American Politician |
| Thurgood Marshall | American Judge |
| James Marsters | American Actor |
| John Marston | English Poet |
| Jose Marti | |
| Charles Martin Hall | American Inventor |
| Christoph Martin Wieland | German Poet |
| Agnes Martin | Canadian Artist |
| Alvin Martin | British Athlete |
| Andrea Martin | Canadian Actor |
| Barney Martin | American Actor |
| Billy Martin | American Businessman |
| Chris Martin | American Musician |
| Dean Martin | American Actor |
| Dick Martin | American Comedian |
| Don Martin | American Cartoonist |
| George Martin | English Producer |
| Harvey Martin | American Athlete |
| Hugh Martin | American Composer |
| Judith Martin | American Author |
| Luther Martin | American Politician |
| Lynn Martin |