Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Mikaela Madison
American actress
Mikaela Madison Rosbergis an American actress. She began her career acting in short films and received recognition for her role as a sullen teenager in the FX comedy series Better Things (2016–2022). ...
Daizen Maeda
Japanese professional footballer
Daizen Maedais a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership side Celtic and the Japan national team. Club career Matsumoto Yamaga In 2016, Maeda joined Matsumoto Y...
Laurence Magnus
Financier
Sir Laurence Henry Philip Magnusis a British executive who has worked as a financier in the City of London, and was appointed as the UK Prime Minister's Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests in ...
William Magnussen
American actor
William Gregory Magnussenis an American actor. He has been featured in the films Into the Woods (2014), Bridge of Spies (2015), Birth of the Dragon (2016), Game Night (2018), and Aladdin (2019), and h...
Katie Magowan
English actress and producer
Katie Victoria "Kate" Magowanis an English actress and producer. Her numerous film and television roles have included Yvette in 24 Hour Party People (2002), Sonya in It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004), Pr...
Jacob Maguire
English professional footballer
Jacob Harry Maguireis an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. Maguire came through the youth system at Sh...
William Maher
American comedian
William Maheris an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is popularly known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present...
Anand Mahindra
Chairman of the Mahindra Group
Anand Gopal Mahindrais an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate. The group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automoti...
Gustav Mahler
Composer
Gustav Mahlerwas an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the ...
Shabana Mahmood
Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood
Shabana Mahmoodis a British politician and barrister who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010. A member of the Labour Party, she has served in the Shadow Cabi...
Patrick II Mahomes
American professional footballer
Patrick Lavon Mahomes IIis an American professional football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Mahomes has led the Chiefs to seven consecutive AFC Champions...
Alexandra Mahon
Chief executive of Channel 4
Alexandra Rose Mahonis a British businesswoman. She has been the chief executive of Channel 4 since October 2017, succeeding David Abraham as the first female CEO of the channel. Career In 2005, when ...
Emily Maitlis
British journalist
Emily Maitlisis a British journalist and former newsreader for the BBC. She was the lead anchor of the BBC Two news and current affairs programme Newsnight until the end of 2021, and is currently a pr...
John Major
British former politician
Sir John Majoris a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime...
Lee Elliot Major
Professor of Social Mobility at the University of Exeter
Lee Elliot MajorOBE is Professor of Social Mobility at the University of Exeter, Britain's first professor in the field. His work is dedicated to improving the prospects of disadvantaged young people....
Dawid Malan
English cricketer
Dawid Johannes Malanis an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Yorkshire, having previously played for Middlesex, and has played i...
Rami Malek
American actor
Rami Said Malekis an American actor. He is known for portraying computer hacker Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot (2015–2019), for which he received the Primetime Emmy Awa...
Zain Malik
British singer
Zain Javadd Malikis a British singer. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition television series The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminate...
John Malkovich
American actor
John Malkovichis an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Scr...
Melanie Manchot
Visual artist
Melanie Manchotis a London-based visual artist who works with photography, film, video and installation as part of a performative and participatory practice. Her projects often explore specific sites ...