Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Emma Stone
Ethan Hawke
John Philip Sousa
Charles Dow
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
King Gustavus Adolphus
Heinrich Schütz
All Personalities (1084 listed)
Luís Figo
Ballon d'Or Winner (2000), FIFA World Player of the Year & Portuguese Football Legend
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
35th and 39th President of Brazil, Historic Trade Union Leader & Global Statesman
Luke Hemsworth
Australian Film and Television Actor (Ashley Stubbs in HBO's Westworld)
Lyle Lovett
4-Time Grammy Award-Winning Country & Americana Singer-Songwriter and Actor
Mae Jemison
First African American Woman Astronaut, NASA Physician & STEAM Pioneer
Mahalia Jackson
"The Queen of Gospel", International Musical Icon, Civil Rights Pioneer & Grammy Lifetime Achievement Laureate
Mahatma Gandhi
Leader of Indian Independence & Apostle of Nonviolence
Mahbub Sadiq
Distinguished Bangladeshi Poet, Essayist, Academic Researcher & Bangla Academy Literary Award Laureate
Mahima Nambiar
Prominent South Indian Actress, Model & Classical Dancer, Star of "Chandramukhi 2" and "Magamuni"
Mahiya Mahi
Leading Bangladeshi Film Actress, Producer & Commercial Box Office Superstar
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Statesman & Civil Engineer
Mahmud of Ghazni
First Sultan of History, Ruler of the Ghaznavid Empire & Medieval Military Strategist
Mahn Ba Khaing
Burmese Karen Political Leader, Independence Hero, Pre-Independence Minister of Industry and Labor & National Martyr
Malala Yousafzai
Female Education Activist & Nobel Peace Laureate
Malcolm Turnbull
29th Prime Minister of Australia, Rhodes Scholar, Tech Investor & Constitutional Republican Leader
Mallika Sherawat
Bollywood Film Star, International Model & Prominent Women’s Rights Advocate