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• 1930 CEMartin KarplusMartin Karplus (German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈkaʁplʊs]; March 15, 1930 – December 28, 2024) was an Austrian and American…
• 1953 CEMartin KippenbergerMartin Kippenberger (25 February 1953 – 7 March 1997) was a German painter, draftsman, photographer…
• 1927 CEMartin Lewis PerlMartin Lewis Perl (June 24, 1927 – September 30, 2014) was an American chemical engineer and physicist who…
• 1483 CEMartin LutherMartin Luther ( LOO-thər; German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ]; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest…
• 1892 CEMartin NiemöllerFriedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller (German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈniːmœlɐ]; 14 January 1892 – 6 March 1984) was a…
• 1942 CEMartin ReesMartin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow, (born 23 June 1942) is a British cosmologist and astrophysicist. He…
• 1925 CEMartin RodbellMartin Rodbell (December 1, 1925 – December 7, 1998) was an American biochemist and molecular endocrinologist…
• 1918 CEMartin RyleSir Martin Ryle (27 September 1918 – 14 October 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed…
• 1440 CEMartin SchongauerMartin Schongauer (c. 1450–1453, Colmar – 2 February 1491, Breisach), also known as Martin Schön ("Martin…
• 1368 CEMartin VPope Martin V (Latin: Martinus V; Italian: Martino V; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Oddone…
• 1749 CEMartin VahlMartin Henrichsen Vahl (10 October 1749 – 24 December 1804) was a Danish-Norwegian botanist, herbalist and…
• 1782 CEMartin Van BurenMartin Van Buren (born Maarten Van Buren, December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the…
• 1470 CEMartin WaldseemüllerMartin Waldseemüller (c. 1470 – 16 March 1520) was a German cartographer and humanist scholar. Sometimes…
• 316 CEMartin of ToursMartin of Tours (Latin: Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397) was the third bishop of Tours. He is…
• 1980 CEMartina HingisMartina Hingis (born 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the…
• 1956 CEMartina NavratilovaMartina Navratilova (Czech: Martina Navrátilová, pronounced [ˈmarcɪna ˈnavraːcɪlovaː]; née Šubertová…
• 1931 CEMartinus J. G. VeltmanMartinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtinʏ ɕʏsˈtinʏs xoːdəˈfridʏs ˈtini…
• 1851 CEMartinus Wilhelm BeijerinckMartinus Willem Beijerinck (Dutch pronunciation: [mɑrˈtinʏs ˈʋɪləm ˈbɛiərɪŋk], 16 March 1851 – 1 January…
• 1937 CEMartti AhtisaariMartti Oiva Kalevi Ahtisaari (23 June 1937 – 16 October 2023) was a Finnish politician and diplomat who was…
• 1300 CEMartín CodaxMartin Codax or Codaz, Martín Codax (Galician: [maɾˈtiŋ koˈðaʃ]) or Martim Codax was a Galician medieval…
• 1963 CEMartín VizcarraMartín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈtin alˈβeɾto βisˈkara koɾˈnexo]; born 22 March…
• 750 CEMaruf KarkhiMa'ruf ibn Firuz al-Karkhi (Persian: معروف بن فيروز الكرخي, romanized: Maʿrūf ibn Fīrūz al-Karkhī) was a Sufi…
• 565 CEMarutha of TikritMarutha of Tikrit (Syriac: ܡܪܘܬܐ ܕܬܓܪܝܬ, Arabic: ماروثا التكريتي, Latin: Marutha Tagrithesis) was the Grand…
• 1939 CEMarvin GayeMarvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (né Gay; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American R&B and soul singer…
• 1927 CEMarvin MinskyMarvin Lee Minsky (August 9, 1927 – January 24, 2016) was an American mathematician who conducted research in…
• 623 CEMarwan IMarwan ibn al-Hakam ibn Abi al-As ibn Umayya (Arabic: مروان بن الحكم بن أبي العاص بن أمية, romanized: Marwān…
• 688 CEMarwan IIMarwan ibn Muhammad ibn Marwan (Arabic: مروان بن محمد بن مروان, romanized: Marwān ibn Muḥammad ibn Marwān; c.…
• 1460 CEMarx ReichlichMarx Reichlich (1460–1520) was an Austrian painter. Reichlich was a painter of primarily religious works. He…
• 1866 CEMary AndersonMary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953) was an American inventor and entrepreneur…
• 1944 CEMary ArcherMary Doreen Archer (formally Lady Archer of Weston-super-Mare, commonly Dame Mary Archer, (née Weeden; born…
• 1821 CEMary Baker EddyMary Baker Eddy (née Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader and author…
• 1633 CEMary BealeMary Beale (née Cradock) (1633‍–‍1699) was an English painter who specialised in portrait painting. She was…
• 1900 CEMary CartwrightDame Mary Lucy Cartwright (17 December 1900 – 3 April 1998) was a British mathematician. She was one of the…
• 1844 CEMary CassattMary Stevenson Cassatt (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in…
• 1928 CEMary DalyMary Daly (October 16, 1928 – January 3, 2010) was an American radical feminist philosopher and theologian.…
• 1925 CEMary F. LyonMary Frances Lyon (15 May 1925 – 25 December 2014) was an English geneticist best known for her discovery of…
• 1371 CEMary I of HungaryMary, also known as Maria of Anjou (Hungarian: Anjou Mária, Croatian: Marija Anžuvinska, Polish: Maria…
• 1662 CEMary II of EnglandMary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King…
• 1921 CEMary JacksonMary Jackson (née Winston; April 9, 1921 – February 11, 2005) was an American aerospace engineer and…
• 1913 CEMary LeakeyMary Douglas Leakey, FBA (née Nicol, 6 February 1913 – 9 December 1996) was a British paleoanthropologist who…
• 1951 CEMary McAleeseMary Patricia McAleese (née Leneghan; born 27 June 1951) is an Irish activist lawyer, academic, author, and…
• 1975 CEMary PierceMary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a French former professional tennis player. She was ranked…
• 1797 CEMary ShelleyMary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist who wrote…
• 1780 CEMary SomervilleMary Somerville (née Fairfax, formerly Greig; 1780–1872) was a Scottish scientist, writer, and polymath. She…
• 1759 CEMary WollstonecraftMary Wollstonecraft (also UK:; 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer and philosopher best…
• 1515 CEMary of LorraineMary of Guise (French: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was…
• 1758 CEMary-Anne Paulzzze LavoisierMarie-Anne Pierrette Paulze Lavoisier, later Countess of Rumford, (20 January 1758 – 10 February 1836) was a…
• 1946 CEMary-Claire KingMary-Claire King (born February 27, 1946) is an American geneticist. She was the first to show that breast…
• 1977 CEMaryam MirzakhaniMaryam Mirzakhani (Persian: مریم میرزاخانی, pronounced [mæɾˈjæm miːɾzɑːxɑːˈniː]; 12 May 1977 – 14 July 2017)…
• 1915 CEMaría RostworowskiMaría Rostworowski Tovar de Diez Canseco (8 August 1915 – 6 March 2016) was a Peruvian historian known for…
• 1401 CEMasaccioMasaccio (UK:, US:; Italian: [maˈzattʃo]; December 21, 1401 – summer 1428), born Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di…
• 1974 CEMasashi KishimotoMasashi Kishimoto (岸本 斉史, Kishimoto Masashi; born November 8, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. His manga…
• 1926 CEMasatoshi KoshibaMasatoshi Koshiba (小柴 昌俊, Koshiba Masatoshi; 19 September 1926 – 12 November 2020) was a Japanese physicist…
• 1957 CEMasayoshi SonMasayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫 正義; born Masayoshi Yasumoto, August 11, 1957) is a Japanese entrepreneur…
• 740 CEMashallah ibn AthariMāshāʾallāh ibn Atharī (Persian: ماشاءالله ابن اثری یهودی; c. 740 – 815), known as Mashallah, was an…
• 1985 CEMasiela LushaMasiela Lusha (born October 23, 1985) is an Albanian-born American actress and author. She gained recognition…
• 950 CEMaslamah ibn Aḥmad MajrīṭīAbu al-Qasim Maslama ibn Ahmad al-Majriti (Arabic: أبو القاسم مسلمة بن أحمد المجريطي: c. 950–1007), known in…
• 1250 CEMaso di BancoMaso di Banco (working c 1335–1350) was an Italian painter of the 14th century, who worked in Florence…
• 1383 CEMasolino da PanicaleTommaso di Cristoforo Fini (c. 1383 – c. 1447), known by his nickname Masolino da Panicale (lit. 'Tommy from…
• 1949 CEMassimo D'AlemaMassimo D'Alema (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmassimo daˈlɛːma]; born 20 April 1949) is an Italian politician and…
• 1909 CEMassimo PallottinoMassimo Pallottino (9 November 1909 in Rome – 7 February 1995 in Rome) was an Italian archaeologist…
• 1210 CEMaster GerhardMeister or Master Gerhard (c. 1210 allegedly in Reil – 24 or 25 April 1271 in Cologne) was the first master…
• 1470 CEMaster of AlkmaarThe Master of Alkmaar was a Dutch painter active around Alkmaar at the beginning of the sixteenth century.…
• 1450 CEMaster of the Saint Bartholomew AltarpieceThe Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece (sometimes called the Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altar)…
• 1850 CEMasud Mirza Zell-e SoltanMass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan (Persian: مسعود میرزا ظل‌السلطان, lit. 'Mass'oud Mirza the Sultan's Shadow'; 5…
• 1481 CEMateo FlechaMateo Flecha (Catalan: Mateu Fletxa; 1481–1553) was a Spanish composer born in Kingdom of Aragon, in the…
• 1933 CEMathieu KérékouMathieu Kérékou (French pronunciation: [ma.tjø ke.ʁe.ku]; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese…
• 1480 CEMatrakçı NasuhNasuh bin Karagöz bin Abdullah el-Visokavi el-Bosnavî, commonly known as Matrakçı Nasuh (Turkish…
• 1964 CEMats WilanderMats Arne Olof Wilander (Swedish: [ˈmats vɪˈlǎnːdɛr]; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former professional…
• 1644 CEMatsuo BashōMatsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉; Japanese pronunciation: [ma.tsɯ.o (|) ba.ɕoː], 1644 – November 28, 1694); born Matsuo…
• 1436 CEMatteo CivitaliMatteo Civitali (June 5, 1436 – October 12, 1501) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect, painter…
• 1552 CEMatteo RicciMatteo Ricci (Italian: [matˈtɛːo ˈrittʃi]; Latin: Matthaeus Riccius; Chinese: 利玛窦; pinyin: Lì Mǎdòu; 6…
• 1350 CEMatteo da PerugiaMatteo da Perugia (fl. 1400–1416) was a Medieval Italian composer, presumably from Perugia. From 1402 to 1407…
• 1450 CEMatthaeus PipelareMatthaeus Pipelare (c. 1450 – c. 1515) was a Netherlandish composer, choir director, and possibly wind…
• 1822 CEMatthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic. He was the son of…
• 1728 CEMatthew BoultonMatthew Boulton ( BOHL-tən; 3 September 1728 – 17 August 1809) was an English businessman, inventor…
• 1325 CEMatthew KantakouzenosMatthew Asen Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzenus (Greek: Ματθαῖος Ἀσάνης Καντακουζηνός, romanized: Matthaīos Asánēs…
• 1200 CEMatthew ParisMatthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris (Latin: Matthæus Parisiensis, lit. 'Matthew the Parisian'; c.…
• 1813 CEMatthias Alexander CastrénMatthias Alexander Castrén (2 December 1813 – 7 May 1852) was a Finnish ethnologist and philologist who was a…
• 1443 CEMatthias CorvinusMatthias Corvinus (Hungarian: Hunyadi Mátyás; Romanian: Matia/Matei Corvin; Croatian: Matija/Matijaš Korvin…
• 1480 CEMatthias GrünewaldMatthias Grünewald (c. 1470 – 31 August 1528; also known as Mathis Gothart Nithart) was a German Renaissance…
• 1804 CEMatthias Jacob SchleidenMatthias Jakob Schleiden (German: [maˈtiːas ˈjaːkɔp ˈʃlaɪdn̩]; 5 April 1804 – 23 June 1881) was a German…
• 1970 CEMatthias MaurerMatthias Josef Maurer (born 18 March 1970) is a German ESA astronaut and materials scientist, who was…
• 1290 CEMatthias of ArrasMatthias of Arras (c.1290–1352), sometimes spelled as Matthew of Arras (Czech: Matyáš z Arrasu, German…
• 1 CEMatthias the ApostleMatthias (Koine Greek: Μαθθίας, Matthías [maθˈθi.as], from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattiṯyāhū; Coptic: ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ…
• 1952 CEMatti MakkonenMatti Makkonen (16 April 1952 – 26 June 2015) was a Finnish engineer in the field of mobile communications.…
• 1905 CEMatus BisnovatMatus Ruvimovich Bisnovat (Russian: Матус Рувимович Бисноват; 23 October 1905 in Nikopol – 8 November 1977)…
• 539 CEMauriceMaurice (Latin: Mauricius; Ancient Greek: Μαυρίκιος, romanised: Maurikios; 539 – 27 November 602) was Eastern…
• 1911 CEMaurice AllaisMaurice Félix Charles Allais (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis feliks ʃaʁl alɛ]; 31 May 1911 – 9 October 2010)…
• 1920 CEMaurice BucailleMaurice Bucaille (French pronunciation: [moris bykaj]; 19 July 1920 – 17 February 1998) was a French doctor…
• 1888 CEMaurice ChevalierMaurice Auguste Chevalier (French: [mɔʁis ʃəvalje]; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer…
• 1870 CEMaurice DenisMaurice Denis (French: [dəni]; 25 November 1870 – 13 November 1943) was a French painter, decorative artist…
• 1872 CEMaurice GamelinMaurice Gustave Gamelin (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis ɡystav ɡamlɛ̃]; 20 September 1872 – 18 April 1958) was…
• 1924 CEMaurice JarreMaurice-Alexis Jarre (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis alɛksi ʒaʁ]; 13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009) was a…
• 1862 CEMaurice MaeterlinckMaurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949), also known as Count/Comte…
• 1908 CEMaurice Merleau-PontyMaurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty ( MUR-loh PON-tee; French: [mɔʁis mɛʁlo pɔ̃ti]; 14 March 1908 – 3 May…
• 1875 CEMaurice RavelJoseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is…
• 1928 CEMaurice SendakMaurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's…
• 1913 CEMaurice WilkesSir Maurice Vincent Wilkes (26 June 1913 – 29 November 2010) was an English computer scientist who designed…
• 1916 CEMaurice WilkinsMaurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (15 December 1916 – 5 October 2004) was a New Zealand-born British…
• 1696 CEMaurice de SaxeMaurice de Saxe (28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a prominent soldier, general and military theorist…
• 1567 CEMaurice of NassauMaurice of Orange (Dutch: Maurits van Oranje; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was stadtholder of all the…
• 1440 CEMauro CodussiMauro Codussi (1440–1504) was an Italian architect of the Renaissance, active mostly in Venice. The name is…
• 400 CEMaviaMawiyya (from Arabic: ماوية, romanized: Māwiyya, in Ancient Greek: Μαβία, romanized: Māvia), also…
• 1884 CEMax BeckmannMax Carl Friedrich Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman…
• 1872 CEMax BeerbohmSir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm (24 August 1872 – 20 May 1956) was an English essayist, parodist and…
• 1882 CEMax BornMax Born (German: [ˈmaks ˈbɔʁn]; 11 December 1882 – 5 January 1970) was a German–British theoretical…
• 1884 CEMax BrodMax Brod (Hebrew: מקס ברוד; 27 May 1884 – 20 December 1968) was an Israeli author, music critic, composer…
• 1906 CEMax DelbrückMax Ludwig Henning Delbrück (German: [maks ˈdɛl.bʁʏk]; September 4, 1906 – March 9, 1981) was a…
• 1891 CEMax ErnstMax Ernst (German: [ɛʁnst] 2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German-born painter, sculptor, printmaker…
• 1901 CEMax EuweMachgielis "Max" Euwe (Dutch: [ˈøːʋə]; May 20, 1901 – November 26, 1981) was a Dutch chess player…
• 1872 CEMax FactorMax Factor Sr. (September 15, 1877 – August 30, 1938), born Maksymilian Faktorowicz, was a Polish-American…
• 1911 CEMax FrischMax Rudolf Frisch (German: [maks ˈfʁɪʃ]; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist.…
• 1895 CEMax HorkheimerMax Horkheimer ( HORK-hy-mər; German: [ˈhɔɐ̯kˌhaɪmɐ]; 14 February 1895 – 7 July 1973) was a German…
• 1876 CEMax JacobMax Jacob (French: [maks ʒakɔb]; 12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic.
• 1887 CEMax Josef MetzgerMax Josef Metzger (3 February 1887 – 17 April 1944) was a Catholic priest and leading German pacifist. Due to…
• 1857 CEMax KlingerMax Klinger (18 February 1857 – 5 July 1920) was a German artist who produced significant work in painting…
• 1847 CEMax LiebermannMax Liebermann (20 July 1847 – 8 February 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading…
• 1904 CEMax MallowanSir Max Edgar Lucien Mallowan (6 May 1904 – 19 August 1978) was a British archaeologist specializing in the…
• 1977 CEMax MirnyiMaksim Mikalaevich "Max" Mirnyi (born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player. Mirnyi…
• 1865 CEMax NettlauMax Heinrich Hermann Reinhardt Nettlau (German: [ˈnɛtlaʊ]; 1865–1944) was a German anarchist and historian.…
• 1844 CEMax NoetherMax Noether (German: [ˈnøːtɐ]; 24 September 1844 – 13 December 1921) was a German mathematician who worked on…
• 1914 CEMax PerutzMax Ferdinand Perutz (19 May 1914 – 6 February 2002) was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who…
• 1858 CEMax PlanckMax Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (German: [ˈmaks ˈplaŋk]; 23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German…
• 1874 CEMax SchelerMax Ferdinand Scheler (German: [ˈʃeːlɐ]; 22 August 1874 – 19 May 1928) was a German philosopher known for his…
• 1806 CEMax StirnerJohann Caspar Schmidt (25 October 1806 – 26 June 1856), known by the pen name Max Stirner (German…
• 1899 CEMax TheilerMax Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African-American virologist and physician. He was…
• 1856 CEMax UhleFriedrich Max Uhle (25 March 1856 – 11 May 1944) was a German archaeologist, whose work in Peru, Chile…
• 1886 CEMax VasmerMax Julius Friedrich Vasmer (German: [ˈfasmɐ], Russian: ['fasmʲer]; Russian: Максимилиан Романович Фасмер…
• 1864 CEMax WeberMaximilian Carl Emil Weber (German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist…
• 1894 CEMax WeinreichMax Weinreich (Yiddish: מאַקס ווײַנרײַך, Maks Vaynraych; Russian: Мейер Лазаревич Вайнрайх, Meyer Lazarevich…
• 1863 CEMax WolfMaximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (21 June 1863 – 3 October 1932) was a German astronomer and a pioneer…
• 1879 CEMax von LaueMax Theodor Felix von Laue (German: [maks fɔn ˈlaʊ̯ə]; 9 October 1879 – 24 April 1960) was a German physicist…
• 1860 CEMax von OppenheimBaron Max von Oppenheim (15 July 1860 – 17 November 1946) was a German lawyer, diplomat, ancient historian…
• 278 CEMaxentiusMarcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (c. 283 – 28 October 312) was a Roman emperor from 306 until his death in…
• 1868 CEMaxim GorkyAlexei Maximovich Peshkov (Russian: Алексей Максимович Пешков; 28 March [O.S. 16 March] 1868 – 18 June 1936)…
• 1914 CEMaxim of BulgariaPatriarch Maxim (Maximus) (Bulgarian: Патриарх Максим) (born Marin Naydenov Minkov, October 29, 1914 –…
• 1867 CEMaxime WeygandMaxime Weygand (French pronunciation: [vɛɡɑ̃]; 21 January 1867 – 28 January 1965) was a French military…
• 240 CEMaximianMaximian (Latin: Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus; c. 250 – c. July 310), nicknamed Herculius, was Roman…
• 1894 CEMaximilian KolbeMaximilian Maria Kolbe, OFM Conv. (born Raymund Kolbe; Polish: Maksymilian Maria Kolbe; 8 January 1894 – 14…
• 1758 CEMaximilien RobespierreMaximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794)…
• 270 CEMaximinus DazaGalerius Valerius Maximinus, born as Daza (Ancient Greek: Μαξιμίνος; 20 November c. 270 – c. July 313), was…
• 173 CEMaximinus ThraxGaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax" (c. 173 – 238, also spelled as Maximin in some English modern texts) was…
• 1260 CEMaximus PlanudesMaximus Planudes (Ancient Greek: Μάξιμος Πλανούδης, Máximos Planoúdēs; c. 1260 – c. 1305) was a Byzantine…
• 310 CEMaximus of EphesusMaximus of Ephesus (Ancient Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ἐφέσιος; c. 310 – 372 AD) was a Neoplatonic philosopher. He is…
• 200 CEMaximus of TyreMaximus of Tyre (Greek: Μάξιμος Τύριος; fl. late 2nd century AD), also known as Cassius Maximus Tyrius, was a…
• 579 CEMaximus the ConfessorMaximus the Confessor (Greek: Μάξιμος ὁ Ὁμολογητής, romanized: Maximos ho Homologētēs), also spelled Maximos…
• 1931 CEMaxine SingerMaxine Frank Singer (née Frank; February 15, 1931 – July 9, 2024) was an American molecular biologist and…
• 1960 CEMay AyimMay Ayim (3 May 1960 – 9 August 1996) is the pen name of May Opitz (born Brigitte Sylvia Andler); she was an…
• 1886 CEMay ZiadehMay Elias Ziadeh ( zee-AH-də; Arabic: مي إلياس زيادة, ALA-LC: Mayy Ilyās Ziyādah; 11 February 1886 – 17…
• 1928 CEMaya AngelouMaya Angelou ( AN-jə-loh; born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American…
• 1959 CEMaya LinMaya Ying Lin (Chinese: 林瓔; pinyin: Lín Yīng; born October 5, 1959) is an American architect, designer, and…
• 1744 CEMayer Amschel RothschildMayer Amschel Rothschild (23 February 1743 or 1744 – 19 September 1812; also spelled Anschel) was a German…
• 709 CEMazu DaoyiMazu Daoyi (709–788) (Chinese: 馬祖道一; pinyin: Mǎzǔ Dàoyī; Wade–Giles: Ma-tsu Tao-yi, Japanese: Baso Dōitsu)…
• 1850 CEMdungazwe NxumaloNgungunyane, also known as Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, N'gungunhana, or Gungunhana Reinaldo Frederico…
• 1984 CEMeena KandasamyIlavenil Meena Kandasamy (born October 12, 1984) is an Indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist…
• 1727 CEMeer HasanMir Ghulam Hasan, known simply as Mīr Ḥasan or Mir Hasan Dehlavi, was an biographer, critic, and Urdu poet.…
• 1498 CEMeeraMeera, better known as Mirabai, and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and…
• 350 BCEMegasthenesMegasthenes ( mi-GAS-thi-neez; Ancient Greek: Μεγασθένης, died c. 290 BCE) was an ancient Greek historian…
• 1893 CEMeghnad SahaMeghnad Saha (6 October 1893 – 16 February 1956) was an Indian astrophysicist and politician who helped…
• 1914 CEMehdi Hamidi ShiraziMehdi Hamidi Shirazi (Persian: مهدی حمیدی شیرازی) (5 May 1914 Shiraz, Iran – 14 July 1986, Tehran, Iran) was…
• 1894 CEMeher BabaMeher Baba (pronounced /ˈmeɪər ˈbɑːbə/; born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an…
• 1815 CEMehmed Emin Âli PaşaMehmed Emin Âlî Pasha, also spelled as Mehmed Emin Aali (5 March 1815 – 7 September 1871), commonly known as…
• 1386 CEMehmed IMehmed I (Turkish: I. Mehmed; c. 1386/87 – 26 May 1421), also known as Mehmed Çelebi (Ottoman Turkish: چلبی…
• 1432 CEMehmed IIMehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, romanized: Meḥemmed-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II. Mehmed, pronounced [icinˈdʒi…
• 1566 CEMehmed IIIMehmed III (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثالث, Meḥmed-i sālis; Turkish: III. Mehmed; 26 May 1566 – 22 December 1603)…
• 1642 CEMehmed IVMehmed IV (Ottoman Turkish: محمد رابع, romanized: Meḥmed-i rābi; Turkish: IV. Mehmed; 2 January 1642 – 6…
• 1844 CEMehmed VMehmed V Reşâd (Ottoman Turkish: محمد خامس, romanized: Meḥmed-i ḫâmis; Turkish: V. Mehmed or Mehmed Reşad; 2…
• 1861 CEMehmed VIMehmed VI Vahideddin (Ottoman Turkish: محمد سادس, romanized: Meḥmed-i sâdis, or وحيد الدين, Vaḥîdü'd-Dîn…
• 1432 CEMehmet Ahi ÇelebiAhi Çelebi (1432–1522) was an Ottoman physician in the 15th and early 16th centuries. His name was Mahmut…
• 1873 CEMehmet Âkif ErsoyMehmet Akif Ersoy (20 December 1873 – 27 December 1936) was a Turkish poet, writer, academic, politician, and…
• 400 CEMehr-NarsehMihr-Narseh (Middle Persian: 𐭬𐭲𐭥𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 mtrnrshy), was a powerful Iranian dignitary from the House of…
• 1260 CEMeister EckhartEckhart von Hochheim (born Johannes Eckhart; c. 1260 – c. 1328), commonly known as Meister Eckhart (German…
• 1676 CEMekhitar of SebasteMkhitar Sebastatsi (Armenian: Մխիթար Սեբաստացի), anglicized: Mekhitar of Sebaste, Italian: Mechitar (17…
• 1926 CEMel BrooksMelvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, film director…
• 1979 CEMelanie StansburyMelanie Ann Stansbury (born January 31, 1979) is an American politician and former ecology instructor serving…
• 1355 CEMelchior BroederlamMelchior Broederlam (born Ypres, perhaps c. 1350; died Ypres?, after 1409) was one of the earliest Early…
• 1953 CEMelchior NdadayeMelchior Ndadaye (28 March 1953 – 21 October 1993) was a Burundian banker and politician who became the first…
• 1848 CEMelchior de VogüéMarie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé (25 February 1848 – 29 March 1910) was a French diplomat…
• 1798 CEMelchior von DiepenbrockMelchior, Freiherr von Diepenbrock (6 January 1798 at Bocholt in Westphalia – 20 January 1853 at the castle…
• 150 BCEMeleager of GadaraMeleager of Gadara (Ancient Greek: Μελέαγρος Meleagros; fl. 1st century BC) was a poet and collector of…
• 1955 CEMeles ZenawiMeles Zenawi Asres (Tigrigna and Amharic: መለስ ዜናዊ ኣስረስ; pronounced [mɛllɛs zenawi asrɛs] ), born Legesse…
• 490 BCEMelissus of SamosMelissus of Samos (Ancient Greek: Μέλισσος ὁ Σάμιος; fl. 5th century BC) was the third and last member of the…
• 100 CEMelito of SardisMelito of Sardis (Greek: Μελίτων Σάρδεων Melítōn Sárdeōn; died c. 180) was a Roman Christian prelate who…
• 1491 CEMellin de Saint-GelaisMellin de Saint-Gelais (or Melin de Saint-Gelays or Sainct-Gelais; c. 1491 – October 1558) was a French poet…
• 1438 CEMelozzo da ForlìMelozzo da Forlì (c. 1438 – 8 November 1494) was an Italian Renaissance painter and architect. His fresco…
• 1851 CEMelvil DeweyMelville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and…
• 1911 CEMelvin CalvinMelvin Ellis Calvin (April 8, 1911 – January 8, 1997) was an American biochemist known for discovering the…
• 379 BCEMemnon of RhodesMemnon of Rhodes (Greek: Μέμνων ὁ Ῥόδιος; c. 380 – 333 BC) was a prominent Rhodian Greek commander in the…
• 379 BCEMenaechmusMenaechmus (Greek: Μέναιχμος, c. 380 – c. 320 BC) was an ancient Greek mathematician, geometer and…
• 340 BCEMenanderMenander (Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος, romanized: Ménandros; c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek playwright and…
• 550 CEMenander ProtectorMenander Protector (Menander the Guardsman, Menander the Byzantian; Greek: Μένανδρος Προτήκτωρ or Προτέκτωρ)…
• 340 BCEMenedemusMenedemus of Eretria (Ancient Greek: Μενέδημος ὁ Ἐρετριεύς; 345/44 – 261/60 BC) was a Greek philosopher and…
• 70 CEMenelaus of AlexandriaMenelaus of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Menelaos ho Alexandreus; fl. 100 CE) was a…
• 690 CEMeng HaoranMeng Haoran (Chinese: 孟浩然; Wade–Giles: Mêng Hao-jan; 689/691–740) was a Chinese poet and a major literary…
• 751 CEMeng JiaoMeng Jiao (751–814) was a Chinese poet during the Tang dynasty. Two of his poems have been collected in the…
• 1972 CEMeng WanzhouMeng Wanzhou (Chinese: 孟晚舟; born 13 February 1972), also known as Cathy Meng and Sabrina Meng, also…
• 1937 CEMengistu Haile MariamMengistu Haile Mariam (; Amharic: መንግሥቱ ኃይለ ማርያም, pronunciation: [mənɡɨstu haɪlə marjam]; born 21 May 1937)…
• 299 BCEMenippusMenippus of Gadara (Greek: Μένιππος ὁ Γαδαρεύς Menippos ho Gadareus; fl. 3rd century BC) was a Cynic…
• 1496 CEMenno SimonsMenno Simons (Dutch: [ˈmɛnoː ˈsimɔns]; West Frisian: Minne Simens [ˈmɪnə ˈsimə̃ːs]; 1496 – 31 January 1561)…