| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| M. C. Escher | Artist | Dutch |
| M. Esther Harding | Psychologist | British |
| M. F. K. Fisher | Writer | American |
| M. H. Abrams | Critic | |
| M. Kathleen Casey | ||
| M. Russell Ballard | Clergyman | American |
| Ma Ferguson | Politician | American |
| Ma Jian | Writer | Chinese |
| Mac Davis | Musician | American |
| Mackenzie King | Statesman | Canadian |
| Madeleine Albright | Statesman | American |
| Madeleine L'engle | Novelist | American |
| Maggie Gallagher | Writer | American |
| Magic Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Magnus Carlsen | Celebrity | Norwegian |
| Mahalia Jackson | Musician | American |
| Mahatma Gandhi | Leader | Indian |
| Mahmoud Abbas | Statesman | Palestinian |
| Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Statesman | Iranian |
| Majel Barrett | Actress | American |
| Malcolm Campbell | Celebrity | English |
| Malcolm Forbes | Publisher | American |
| Malcolm Gladwell | Author | Canadian |
| Malin Akerman | Actress | Swedish |
| Manfred Eigen | Scientist | German |
| Manly Hall | Philosopher | Canadian |
| Marc Almond | Musician | British |
| Marc Davis | Artist | American |
| Marc Faber | Businessman | American |
| Marc Garneau | Astronaut | Canadian |
| Marc Jacobs | Designer | American |
| Marcel Achard | Playwright | French |
| Marcel Carne | Director | French |
| Marcia Gay Harden | Actress | American |
| Marcus A. Hanna | Politician | American |
| Marcus Allen | Athlete | American |
| Marcus Garvey | Publisher | Jamaican |
| Marcus Minucius Felix | Theologian | Italian |
| Marcus Porcius Cato | Politician | Italian |
| Marcy Kaptur | Politician | American |
| Margaret Carlson | Journalist | American |
| Margaret Cavendish | Writer | English |
| Margaret Deland | Novelist | American |
| Margaret Haddix | Author | American |
| Margaret Halsey | Author | American |
| Margaret Hamilton | Actress | American |
| Margaret Laurence | Novelist | Canadian |
| Marge Kennedy | ||
| Margery Allingham | Writer | English |
| Margot Fonteyn | Dancer | English |
| Margot Kidder | Actress | American |
| Margrethe Ii Of Denmark | Royalty | Danish |
| Marguerite Gardiner | Writer | Irish |
| Mari Evans | Poet | American |
| Maria Bartiromo | Journalist | American |
| Maria Callas | Musician | Greek |
| Maria Cantwell | Politician | American |
| Maria Edgeworth | Novelist | Irish |
| Maria Jeritza | ||
| Mariah Carey | Musician | |
| Marian Wright Edelman | Activist | American |
| Marianne Faithfull | Musician | British |
| Marie Laurencin | Artist | French |
| Marie Von Ebner Eschenbach | Novelist | Austrian |
| Marilyn Ferguson | Writer | American |
| Marilyn Hacker | Poet | American |
| Marilyn Monroe | Actress | American |
| Mario Batali | Celebrity | American |
| Mario Cantone | Comedian | American |
| Mario Diaz Balart | Politician | American |
| Mario Lemeiux | Athlete | Canadian |
| Mario Lemieux | Athlete | Canadian |
| Marion Barry | Politician | American |
| Marion Jones | Athlete | American |
| Mariska Hargitay | Actress | American |
| Mark Addy | Actor | English |
| Mark Akenside | Poet | English |
| Mark Badgley | Businessman | American |
| Mark Caine | ||
| Mark Davis | Writer | American |
| Mark Dayton | Politician | American |
| Mark Edwards | Celebrity | American |
| Mark Feuerstein | Actor | American |
| Mark Foley | Politician | American |
| Mark Haddon | Novelist | English |
| Mark Hamill | Actor | American |
| Mark Hanna | Businessman | American |
| Mark Harmon | Actor | American |
| Mark Hatfield | Politician | American |
| Mark Kelly | Musician | |
| Mark Kennedy | Politician | American |
| Mark L. Campbell | Scientist | American |
| Mark Lawrenson | Athlete | English |
| Mark Twain | Author | American |
| Mark Victor Hansen | Businessman | American |
| Marla Gibbs | Actress | American |
| Marlen Esparza | Athlete | American |
| Marlin Fitzwater | Public Servant | American |
| Marquis De Lafayette | Revolutionary | French |
| Marshall Field | Businessman | American |
| Marsilio Ficino | Philosopher | Italian |
| Marston Bates | Scientist | American |
| Martha Gellhorn | Journalist | American |
| Martin Amis | Author | British |
| Martin Bashir | Journalist | British |
| Martin Delany | Soldier | American |
| Martin Denny | Musician | American |
| Martin Feldstein | Economist | American |
| Martin Fleischmann | Scientist | English |
| Martin Gardner | Mathematician | American |
| Martin H. Fischer | ||
| Martin Henry Fischer | ||
| Martin Landau | Actor | American |
| Martin Lawrence | Comedian | American |
| Martin Lel | Athlete | Kenyan |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | Leader | American |
| Marty Allen | Comedian | American |
| Marty Feldman | Comedian | English |
| Marv Albert | Celebrity | American |
| Marv Harshman | Coach | American |
| Marvin Davis | Businessman | American |
| Marvin Gaye | Musician | American |
| Marvin Hagler | Athlete | American |
| Marvin Hamlisch | Composer | American |
| Marvin Harris | Scientist | American |
| Marvin Isley | Musician | American |
| Mary Baker Eddy | Theologian | American |
| Mary Barnett Gilson | ||
| Mary C. Jones | ||
| Mary Calderone | Scientist | American |
| Mary Cassatt | Artist | American |
| Mary Catherine Bateson | Scientist | American |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter | Musician | American |
| Mary Daly | Theologian | American |
| Mary Decker | Athlete | American |
| Mary Elizabeth Lease | Writer | American |
| Mary Fallin | Politician | American |
| Mary Garden | ||
| Mary Hansen | Musician | Australian |
| Mary Harris Jones | Activist | American |
| Mary Hart | Entertainer | American |
| Mary Johnston | Novelist | American |
| Mary Landrieu | Politician | American |
| Mary Leakey | Scientist | British |
| Mary, Crown Princess Of Denmark | Royalty | |
| Masaru Ibuka | Businessman | Japanese |
| Mata Hari | Dancer | Dutch |
| Mathieu Kassovitz | Director | French |
| Mathieu Kerekou | Politician | |
| Matsuo Basho | Poet | Japanese |
| Matt Cameron | Musician | American |
| Matt Damon | Actor | American |
| Matt Emmons | Athlete | American |
| Matt Lauer | Celebrity | American |
| Matt Leblanc | Actor | American |
| Matthew Barney | Artist | American |
| Matthew Hale | Historian | British |
| Matthew Lawrence | Actor | American |
| Maude Adams | Actress | American |
| Maurice Baring | ||
| Maurice Barres | Politician | French |
| Maurice Denis | Artist | French |
| Maurice Gibb | Musician | Australian |
| Maurice Jarre | Composer | French |
| Mavis Gallant | Author | Canadian |
| Max Baer | Athlete | American |
| Max Baucus | Politician | American |
| Max Cannon | Artist | American |
| Max Delbruck | Scientist | German |
| Max Eastman | Author | American |
| Max Ernst | Artist | German |
| Max Euwe | Celebrity | Dutch |
| Max Hastings | Journalist | British |
| Max Irons | Actor | English |
| Max Jacob | Poet | French |
| Max Von Laue | Scientist | German |
| Maxine Hong Kingston | Writer | American |
| Maya Angelou | Poet | American |
| Maybelle Carter | Musician | American |
| Maynard Ferguson | Musician | Canadian |
| Maynard Jackson | Politician | American |
| Maynard James Keenan | Musician | American |
| Medgar Evers | Activist | American |
| Meg Cabot | Author | American |
| Megan Abbott | Author | American |
| Megan Gallagher | Actress | American |
| Meir Kahane | Clergyman | American |
| Meister Eckhart | Philosopher | German |
| Mel Allen | Celebrity | American |
| Mel Carnahan | Politician | American |
| Mel Ferrer | Actor | American |
| Mel Gibson | Actor | |
| Mel Karmazin | Businessman | American |
| Melanie Fiona | Musician | Canadian |
| Melanie Laurent | Actress | French |
| Melinda Gates | Businesswoman | American |
| Melissa Bean | Politician | American |
| Melissa De La Cruz | Author | American |
| Melissa Etheridge | Musician | American |
| Melissa George | Actress | Australian |
| Melissa Gilbert | Actress | American |
| Melissa Harris Lacewell | Writer | American |
| Melissa Joan Hart | Actress | American |
| Melvil Dewey | Inventor | American |
| Melvin Calvin | Scientist | American |
| Mercedes Lackey | Author | American |
| Meredith Baxter | Actress | American |
| Merle Haggard | Musician | American |
| Meyer Lansky | Criminal | Russian |
| Mia Farrow | Actress | American |
| Mia Hamm | Athlete | American |
| Michael Baden | Celebrity | American |
| Michael Badnarik | Politician | American |
| Michael Bay | Director | American |
| Michael C. Hall | Actor | American |
| Michael Cacoyannis | ||
| Michael Caine | Actor | English |
| Michael D. Barnes | Politician | American |
| Michael Davis | ||
| Michael Dell | Businessman | American |
| Michael Ealy | Actor | American |
| Michael East | Athlete | American |
| Michael Eisner | Businessman | American |
| Michael Emerson | Actor | American |
| Michael Ende | Writer | German |
| Michael Enzi | Politician | American |
| Michael F. Easley | Politician | American |
| Michael Faraday | Scientist | English |
| Michael Fassbender | Actor | German |
| Michael Feinstein | ||
| Michael Finley | Athlete | American |
| Michael Fish | Celebrity | English |
| Michael Flanders | Actor | British |
| Michael Flatley | Dancer | Irish |
| Michael Foot | Politician | English |
| Michael Gambon | Actor | British |
| Michael Gartner | Journalist | American |
| Michael Gerber | Writer | American |
| Michael Giles | Musician | English |
| Michael Haneke | Director | American |
| Michael Harrington | Writer | American |
| Michael Ignatieff | Politician | Canadian |
| Michael Imperioli | Actor | American |
| Michael Ironside | Actor | Canadian |
| Michael Irvin | Athlete | American |
| Michael Isikoff | Journalist | American |
| Michael Jackson | Musician | American |
| Michael Jeffery | Politician | Australian |
| Michael Jeter | Actor | American |
| Michael Johns | Politician | American |
| Michael Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Michael Jordan | Athlete | American |
| Michael Keaton | Actor | American |
| Michael Kennedy | Celebrity | American |
| Michael King | Historian | New Zealander |
| Michael Landon | Actor | American |
| Michael Laws | Politician | New Zealander |
| Michael Leboeuf | Businessman | American |
| Michael Ledeen | Writer | American |
| Michael N. Castle | Politician | American |
| Michael Patrick Jann | Actor | American |
| Michael Patrick King | Writer | American |
| Michel Legrand | Composer | French |
| Michele Bachmann | Politician | American |
| Michelle Fairley | Actress | Irish |
| Michelle Forbes | Actress | American |
| Mick Fleetwood | Musician | British |
| Mick Jagger | Musician | English |
| Mickey Gilley | Musician | American |
| Mickey Hart | Musician | American |
| Mickey Kaus | Journalist | American |
| Miguel Cabrera | Athlete | Venezuelan |
| Miguel De Icaza | Scientist | Mexican |
| Miguel Ferrer | Actor | American |
| Miguel Indurain | Athlete | Spanish |
| Mike Davidson | ||
| Mike Dewine | Politician | American |
| Mike Epps | Comedian | American |
| Mike Farrell | Actor | American |
| Mike Ferguson | Politician | American |
| Mike Figgis | Director | English |
| Mike Fink | Celebrity | American |
| Mike Fitzpatrick | Politician | American |
| Mike Harding | Musician | British |
| Mike James | Athlete | American |
| Mike Johanns | Politician | American |
| Mike Leavitt | Politician | American |
| Mike Lee | Politician | American |
| Mike Leigh | Director | British |
| Mikhail Bakunin | Revolutionary | Russian |
| Mikhail Baryshnikov | Dancer | American |
| Mikhail Glinka | Composer | Russian |
| Mikhail Kalashnikov | Inventor | Russian |
| Mikhail Khodorkovsky | Businessman | Russian |
| Miles Davis | Musician | American |
| Milla Jovovich | Model | |
| Millard Fillmore | President | American |
| Millicent Fawcett | Activist | British |
| Milton Babbitt | Composer | American |
| Milton Caniff | Cartoonist | American |
| Milton Glaser | Designer | American |
| Milton H. Erickson | Psychologist | American |
| Mindy Kaling | Actress | American |
| Minka Kelly | Actress | American |
| Minnesota Fats | Celebrity | American |
| Minnie Maddern Fiske | Actress | American |
| Miranda Lambert | Musician | American |
| Miranda Leek | Athlete | American |
| Mireille Enos | Actress | American |
| Mischa Barton | Actress | American |
| Missy Elliot | Musician | American |
| Mitch Albom | Writer | American |
| Mitch Daniels | Politician | American |
| Mitch Gaylord | Athlete | American |
| Mitch Kapor | Businessman | American |
| Mitch Landrieu | Politician | American |
| Mitchell Baker | ||
| Mitchell Kapor | Businessman | American |
| Mohamed Al Fayed | Businessman | Egyptian |
| Mohamed El Erian | Businessman | Egyptian |
| Mohamed Elbaradei | Scientist | Egyptian |
| Mohammad Khatami | Philosopher | Iranian |
| Mohammed Aldouri | Politician | Iraqi |
| Mohammed Daud Khan | Statesman | Afghani |
| Moira Kelly | Actress | American |
| Molly Ivins | Journalist | American |
| Monica Baldwin | Writer | English |
| Monica Denise Brown | Musician | American |
| Monica Edwards | Writer | English |
| Monica Keena | Actress | American |
| Montserrat Caballe | Musician | Spanish |
| Monty Hall | Actor | Canadian |
| Morarji Desai | Politician | Indian |
| Mordecai Wyatt Johnson | Educator | American |
| Morena Baccarin | Actress | Brazilian |
| Morey Amsterdam | Actor | American |
| Morris Dees | Lawyer | American |
| Mortimer Adler | Philosopher | American |
| Morton Feldman | Composer | American |
| Mos Def | Musician | American |
| Mose Allison | Musician | American |
| Moses Hadas | Writer | American |
| Moshe Dayan | Soldier | Israeli |
| Moshe Katsav | Statesman | Israeli |
| Moss Hart | Playwright | American |
| Mother Jones | Activist | American |
| Mother Teresa | Leader | Albanian |
| Moustapha Akkad | Director | Syrian |
| Muammar Al Gaddafi | Leader | |
| Muhammad Ali | Athlete | American |
| Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Politician | Pakistani |
| Muhammad Iqbal | Poet | Pakistani |
| Mukesh Ambani | Businessman | Indian |
| Murray Kempton | Journalist | American |
| Mwai Kibaki | Statesman | Kenyan |
| Mychael Danna | Musician | Canadian |
