Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Thelonious Monk
Born: October 10, 1917 Rocky Mount, North Carolina Died: February 17, 1982 Englewood, New Jersey African American musician, composer...
Marilyn Monroe
Born: June 1, 1926 Los Angeles, California Died: August 5, 1962 Los Angeles, California American model and actress De...
Joe Montana
Born: June 11, 1956 New Eagle, Pennsylvania American football player Joe Montana has earned a reputation as one of the top quarterbacks ever to p...
Montesquieu
Born: January 18, 1689 Bordeaux, France Died: February 10, 1755 Paris, France French philosopher and satirist The Fre...
Maria Montessori
Born: August 31, 1870 Chiaravalle, Italy Died: May 6, 1952 Noordwijk, Netherlands Italian physician and educator The ...
Roh Moo-hyun
President of South Korea Born August 6, 1946, in Kimhae, South Korea; married Kwon Yang Sook; children: Geon-ho, Jeong-yeon. Education: Studied on hi...
Robert Moog
Born Robert Arthur Moog, May 23, 1934, in New York, NY; died of brain cancer, August 21, 2005, in Asheville, NC. Engineer and inventor. Robert Moog (pronounced mogue) was credited with cre...
Les Moonves
Co-President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of Viacom, Inc. Born October 6, 1949, in New York; married Nancy Wiesenfeld (an actress); children: three. Education: ...
Michael Moore
April 23, 1954 • Flint, Michigan Filmmaker, author, activist Regardless of whether they agree with his views or not, most people have a ...
Mandy Moore
Singer and actress Born Amanda Leigh Moore, April 10, 1984, in Nashua, NH; daughter of Don (an airline pilot) and Stacy (a homemaker and former reporter) Moore. Add...
Evo Morales
President of Bolivia Born Juan Evo Morales Aima, October 26, 1959, in Isavalli, Orinoca, Sud Caranas, Bolivia; son of Dionisto Morales Choque (a herder and farmer) and Maria...
Thomas More
Born: February 6, 1478 London, England Died: July 6, 1535 London, England English statesman and humanist The life of ...
Arturo Moreno
Owner of the Anaheim Angels Born in August of 1946, in Tucson, AZ; son of Art and Mary Moreno; married (divorced); married Carole; children: Bryan (from first marriage), Rico, ...
Henry M. Morris
Born Henry Madison Morris, October 6, 1918, in Dallas, TX; died after a series of strokes, February 25, 2006, in Santee, CA. Creationism theorist and author. For more than 40 years, Henry ...
Kathryn Morris
Actress Born January 29, 1969, in Cincinnati, OH; daughter of Stanley (a Bible scholar) and Joyce (an insurance agent) Morris. Education: Attended Te...
Doug Morris
Record company executive, songwriter, and producer Born November 23, 1938, in New York; married. Education: Columbia University, undergraduate degree. ...
Toni Morrison
Born: February 18, 1931 Lorain, Ohio African American writer Toni Morrison is the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literat...
Jim Morrison
Born: December 8, 1943 Melbourne, Florida Died: July 3, 1971 Paris, France American singer and songwriter Lead singer...
Morrissey
Singer and songwriter Born Steven Patrick Morrissey, May 22, 1959, in Manchester, England; son of Peter Aloysius (a security guard) and Elizabeth (Betty) Ann (a librarian; m...
Rob Morrow
Actor Born Robert Alan Morrow, September 21, 1962, in New Rochelle, NY; son of Murray (an industrial lighting manufacturer) and Diane Francis (a dental hygienist; maiden nam...