Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Mary Ellen Mark
Photographer Born March 20, 1940, in Philadelphia, PA; married Martin Bell (a documentary filmmaker). Education: University of Pennsylvania, Philadel...
Alice Marriott
American restaurant executive Alice Sheets Marriott (1907–2000) helped her husband build a chain of successful eateries and hotels that became Marriott International. When she died...
Brian Marsden
Astronomer Born Brian Geoffrey Marsden, August, 1937, in Cambridge, England; married Nancy Zissell, 1964; children: two. Education: Attended Oxford U...
Thurgood Marshall
Born: July 2, 1908 Baltimore, Maryland Died: January 24, 1993 Bethesda, Maryland African American Supreme Court justice and lawyer ...
Paul Martin
Canadian Prime Minister Born Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, August 28, 1938, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; son of Paul Joseph James (a legislator and cabinet official) and Elean...
Agnes Martin
Born Agnes Bernice Martin, March 22, 1912, in Macklin, Saskatchewan, Canada; died of complications from pneumonia, December 16, 2004, in Taos, NM. Artist. Agnes Martin touched many people ...
Marianne Martinez
Marianne Martinez (1744–1812) was an Austrian composer active and widely esteemed during the age of Haydn and Mozart. She was the author of the only symphony composed by a woman du...
Karl Marx
Born: May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany (formerly in Rhenish Prussia) Died: March 14, 1883 London, England German philosopher and political...
Queen of Scots Mary
Born: c. December, 1542 Linlithgow, Scotland Died: February 8, 1587 Northamptonshire, England Scottish queen Mary, Qu...
Cotton Mather
Born: March 19, 1663 Boston, Massachusetts Died: February 13, 1728 Boston, Massachusetts American historian and clergyman ...
Bob Mathias
Born Robert Bruce Mathias, November 11, 1930, in Tulare, CA; died of cancer, September 2, 2006, in Fresno, CA. Olympic athlete and politician. Bob Mathias overcame adolescent anemia to win...
Henri Matisse
Born: December 31, 1869 Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France Died: November 3, 1954 Cimiez, France French painter and sculptor ...
Hideki Matsui
Professional baseball player Born June 12, 1974, in Neagar, Ishikawa, Japan; son of Masao Matsui (a reverend). Addresses: Contact —New ...
Drea de Matteo
Actress Born Andrea Donna de Matteo, January 19, 1973, in New York, NY; daughter of Albert (a furniture manufacturer) and Donna (a playwright) de Matteo. Education...
Bill Mauldin
Born William Henry Mauldin, October 29, 1921, in Mountain Park, NM; died of pneumonia, January 22, 2003, in Newport Beach, CA. Cartoonist. Pulitzer Prize–winning editorial cartoonist Bill ...
Amelie Mauresmo
Professional tennis player Born July 5, 1979, in St. Germain en Laye, France; daughter of Francis (an engineer) and Françoise Mauresmo. Addresses: O...
John Mayer
Singer and songwriter Born October 16, 1977; son of Richard (a high school principal) and Margaret (a middle school teacher) Mayer. Education: Attend...
Frances Mayes
Author Born c. 1940, in Fitzgerald, GA; daughter of Garbert (a cotton mill manager) and Frankye (Davis) Mayes; married William Frank King (a computer research scientist; div...
Willie Mays
Born: May 6, 1931 Westfield, Alabama African American baseball player During the twenty-one seasons in his major league career, Willie Mays hit m...
Stella McCartney
September 13, 1971 • London, England Fashion designer While some may think that being the daughter of one of the world's most famous, r...