Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Nelson Mandela
South African anti-apartheid activist
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandelawas a South African anti-apartheid activist and statesman who was the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first Black head of state and the...

Peter Mandelson
British Labour Party politician
Peter Benjamin Mandelson,Baron Mandelsonis a British Labour Party politician who served as First Secretary of State from 2009 to 2010. He was President of the Board of Trade in 1998 and from 2008 to 2...

Stephen Manderson
English pop artist
Stephen Paul Manderson, better known by his stage nameProfessor Greenor simply Pro Green, is an English pop artist, rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist...

Joseph Manganiello
American actor
Joseph Michael Manganiellois an American actor. His professional film career began when he played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. His breakout role was as werewolf Alcide Herveaux in five se...

Catherine Mann
member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
Catherine L. Mannis a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. Before her appointment, she was the global chief economist at Citi from 2018 until 2021. She was also the chief ec...

Elisha Manning
American former professional footballer
Elisha Nelson Manning, nicknamed"Easy"or"Easy E", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A me...

Bernard Manning
English comedian
Bernard John Manningwas an English comedian and nightclub proprietor who became a prominent figure in British entertainment during the 1970s. He rose to national attention through television appearanc...

Lalisa (Lisa) Manobal
Thai rapper
Lalisa Manobal, known mononymously asLisa, is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer and actress. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016. ...

Janette Manrara
Television presenter, choreographer and professional dancer
Janette Manrarais a Cuban-American television presenter, choreographer and professional dancer from Miami, Florida, US. Originally a Salsa dancer, learning from her Cuban family, she formally studied ...

Michael Mansfield
English barrister
Michael Mansfieldis an English barrister and head of chambers at Nexus Chambers. He was recently described as "The king of human rights work" by The Legal 500 and as a leading Silk in civil liberties ...

Shirley Manson
Scottish singer
Shirley Ann Mansonis a Scottish singer, songwriter, and musician who is the lead singer of the rock band Garbage. Known for her distinctive deep voice, forthright style, and rebellious attitude, her a...

Mohamed Mansour
British billionaire businessman
Sir Mohamed Mansouris an Egyptian-born British billionaire businessman and former politician. He is the chairman of Mansour Group, a US$6 billion conglomerate. In November 2023, Forbes estimated his w...

Kate Mara
American actress
Kate Rooney Marais an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama House of Cards (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenb...

Onika Maraj-petty
Singer
Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, known professionally asNicki Minaj, is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, and songwriter based in the United States. Often referred to as the "Queen of Rap", she is known for ...

Andrew P. Marcell
CEO, Reinsurance Solutions
Andy P. Marcellwas appointed CEO of Reinsurance Solutions in June 2018. He plays a wide role in managing the global business and works with clients, and colleagues, to support the firm’s ongoing growt...

Enzo Maresca
Italian professional football manager and former player
Enzo Marescais an Italian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Premier League club Leicester City. After starting out at West Bromwich Albion in 1998, he wen...

Miriam Margolyes
British and Australian actress
Miriam Margolyesis a British and Australian actress. Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs....

Audra Mari
American model
Audra Diane Mari(born January 8, 1994) is an American model, television host and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss World America 2016 on July 8, 2016, and represented the United States ...

Evangelos Marinakis
Greek media mogul
Evangelos Marinakisis a Greek media mogul, shipowner, lyricist and member of the Piraeus city council. He is the founder and owner of Capital Maritime & Trading Corp and also the owner of the football...

Anais (Arlo Parks) Marinho
British singer-songwriter
Anaïs Oluwatoyin Estelle Marinho (Arlo Parks)is a British singer-songwriter and poet. Her debut studio album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, was released in 2021 to critical acclaim and peaked at number three...