Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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Art Garfunkel
Sam Rockwell
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Ida Tarbell
All Personalities (991 listed)
Marco van Basten
Legendary Dutch Footballer & Three-Time Ballon d'Or Winner
Marco Verratti
UEFA European Champion Midfielder & 9-time Ligue 1 Champion
Marcus Junius Brutus
Roman Politician, Stoic Philosopher, Defender of the Republic & Leading Assassin of Julius Caesar
Marcus Rashford
Manchester United & England Footballer & Child Poverty Campaigner (MBE)
Margaret Qualley
Two-Time Primetime Emmy-Nominated Actress ("The Substance", "Maid", "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood")
Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom & Stateswoman
Marie Antoinette
Queen of France and Navarre & Historical Monarch of the Ancien Régime
Marie Curie
Physicist, Chemist & Pioneer in Radioactivity
Mark Hughes
Welsh International Footballer & Manager, 2-Time PFA Player of the Year with Manchester United
Martin Castrogiovanni
Argentine-Born Rugby Union Icon, Six Nations Legend, European Champion & Television Personality
Martin de Porres
First Black Saint of the Americas, Dominican Lay Brother & Patron of Social Justice
Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Rights Leader, Baptist Minister & Nobel Laureate
Martina Navratilova
18-Time Grand Slam Singles Champion, Hall of Fame Tennis Legend & Equality Icon
Marvan Atapattu
Former Captain of Sri Lanka, Master Test Opening Batsman, 6 Double Centuries & Coach
Maryam Booth
Actress & Model
Masahiro Tanaka
Elite Professional Baseball Pitcher, 2-Time MLB All-Star & Olympic Gold Medalist