Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Joaquin Phoenix
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All Personalities (780 listed)
Mitch Kapor
Computing Pioneer, Creator of Lotus 1-2-3 & Co-Founder of Electronic Frontier Foundation
Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury
Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1986–1988), 1966 Six-Point Movement Key Leader & 1971 Liberation War Organizer
Mohammad Ali Bogra
3rd Prime Minister of Pakistan (1953–1955), Renowned Bengali Diplomat, Ambassador to the US & Architect of the "Bogra Formula"
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Last Shah of Iran (Pahlavi Dynasty), Monarch of the Imperial State of Iran & Initiator of the White Revolution
Monta Ellis
NBA Most Improved Player, Explosive Scorer & Star of the Golden State Warriors "We Believe" Era
Montgomery Clift
4-Time Oscar-Nominated Hollywood Icon, Broadway Prodigy & Method Acting Pioneer
Moss Hart
Pulitzer Prize-Winning American Dramatist, Legendary Broadway Director & Memoirist
Mother Teresa
Catholic Nun, Humanitarian & Nobel Peace Laureate
Moustapha Alassane
Pioneer Animator, Film Director & Satirist
Muammar Gaddafi
Libyan Revolutionary Leader (1969–2011), Primary Co-Founder of the African Union & Author of "The Green Book"
Muhammad Ali
Heavyweight Boxing Champion & Civil Rights Icon
Muthuswami Dikshitar
Carnatic Classical Musical Trinity Composer, Poet, Sanskrit Polymath & Veena Virtuoso
Na Woon-gyu
Founding Father of Korean Cinema, Director, Screenwriter & Creator of "Arirang" (1926)
Nadia Boulanger
Historic French Music Pedagogue, Conductor, Composer & Organist (Mentor to 20th-Century Masters)
Nanette Fabray
Tony and Three-Time Primetime Emmy Award-Winning American Actress, Singer & Deaf Rights Advocate