Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Pony Ma
Chief Executive Officer of Tencent Holdings Born Ma Huateng, c. 1971, in Hainan, China. Education: Shenzhen University, B.S., 1993. Addresse...
Jack Ma
Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba.com Born in November, 1964, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Education: Earned degree from Hangzhou Teachers Insti...
Peter Maas
American writer Peter Maas (1929–2001) gained fame as an investigative journalist and novelist. He became best known for his non-fiction works that explored organized crime and pol...
Wangari Maathai
April 1, 1940 • Nyeri, Kenya Human rights activist, environmentalist In 2004 Wangari Maathai became an internationally recognized figure by becoming the first black wom...
Wangari Maathai
Environmental activist, educator, and government official Born Wangari Muta Maathai, April 1, 1940, in Nyeri, Kenya; married (divorced, c. 1984); children: three. ...
Ellen MacArthur
Yachtswoman Born July 8, 1976, in Derbyshire, England; daughter of Ken (a teacher) and Avril (a teacher) MacArthur. Addresses: Office —...
Seth MacFarlane
Television series creator and animator Born October 26, 1973, in Kent, CT. Education: Earned degree from Rhode Island School of Design, 1995. ...
Julien Macdonald
Fashion designer Born c. 1973 in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales; son of a factory worker and a homemaker. Education: Earned undergraduate degree in textiles f...
NiccolÒ Machiavelli
Born: May 3, 1469 Florence, Italy Died: May 22, 1527 Florence, Italy Italian statesman and author The Italian author ...
John J. Mack
Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Born November 17, 1944, in Mooresville, NC; son of Charles (a wholesale grocery business owner) and Alice Azouri Mack; married Christy Ro...
Elizabeth Maconchy
Born and educated during an era that rarely encouraged women to practice the art of musical composition, Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994)—British but of Irish descent and u...
Chris Madden
Interior designer, television host, and author Born Annchristine Casson, June 1, 1948, in Rockville Centre, NY; married Kevin Madden (a publisher), 1974; children: Patrick, Nick. ...
Steve Madden
Shoe designer Born in 1958 in Lawrence, NY; married Wendy Ballew (a footwear executive), 2005. Education: Attended the University of Miami, c. 1975–7...
James Madison
Born: March 16, 1751 Port Conway, Virginia Died: June 28, 1836 Orange County, Virginia American president and founding father ...
Dolley Madison
Born: May 20, 1768 New Garden, North Carolina Died: July 12, 1849 Washington, D.C. American first lady Dolley Madison...
Madonna
Born: August 16, 1958 Bay City, Michigan American singer, dancer, and actress Singer, dancer, and actress Madonna is a sensational self-promoter who ...
Ferdinand Magellan
Born: 1480 Oporto, Portugal Died: April 27, 1521 Cebu, Philippines Portuguese explorer While in the service of Spain,...
Joe Di Maggio
Born: November 24, 1914 Martinez, California Died: March 8, 1999 Hollywood, Florida American baseball player Joe DiMa...
Naguib Mahfouz
Born Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz, December 11, 1911, in Cairo, Egypt; died August 30, 2006, in Cairo, Egypt. Author. All his life, Naguib Mahfouz knew he wanted to be a writer. He began writi...
Najib Mahfuz
Born: December 12, 1912 Cairo, Egypt Egyptian novelist Najib Mahfuz is Egypt's most famous novelist and the first Arab to win the Nobel Prize in ...