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

Spencer Matthews
British television personality and entrepreneur
Spencer George Matthewsis a British television personality and entrepreneur, known for his appearances on Made in Chelsea. He has also appeared on other television shows such as Celebrity MasterChef a...

Francis Maude
British Conservative Party politician
Francis Anthony Aylmer Maudeis a British Conservative Party politician who served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from 2010 to 2015. He also served in several posts while the ...

Richard Mawrey
QC is a barrister and Deputy High Court Judge in the United Kingdom
An advocate and legal scholar of over 50 years’ experience,Richard MawreyQC has been in practice at Henderson Chambers since 1965 and undertakes a very wide range of work at the highest levels. Major ...

HBO Max
Advertising and media
HBO Max is an American subscription video on demand streaming service owned by AT&T via the WarnerMedia Direct subsidiary of WarnerMedia, and was launched on May

Ghislaine Maxwell
British former socialite
Ghislaine Noelle Marion Maxwellis a British former socialite and convicted child sex offender. In 2021 she was found guilty of child sex trafficking and other offences in connection with the deceased ...

Theresa May
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Theresa Maryis a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016 in the Cam...

Olwen May
British actress
Olwen Mayis a British actress and theatrical director who is most recognized for her work on Happy Valley (2014), Whoops! (2013), and Inspector George Gently (2007). Early life Born on January 1, 1963...

Anita May
English actress and singer
Anita, Lady May, known asAnita Dobson, is an English actress and singer. She is best known for playing landlady Angie Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from the show's inception in 1985 until 198...

James May
English television presenter
James Daniel Mayis an English television presenter and journalist. He is best known as a co-presenter of the motoring programme Top Gear alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond from 2003 until 2...

Brian May
British musician
Brian Harold Mayis a British musician, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist who achieved fame as lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury...

Rakim Mayers
American-Barbadian rapper
Rakim Athelaston Mayers, known professionally asASAP Rocky, is an American-Barbadian rapper. Born and raised in Harlem, he embarked on his musical career as a member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob...

Charles Mayfield
British businessman
Sir Andrew Charles Mayfieldis a British businessman. He was Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership from 2007 to 2020, and was also Chairman of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills until its clo...

Ashley Maynard-brewer
Australian professional footballer
Ashley Maynard-Breweris an Australian professional footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic. Career Charlton Athletic Maynard-Brewer began his career in the academy at Australian club ECU Joondalup,...

Marylou (Oklou) Mayniel
French musician
Marylou Mayniel (Oklou)is a French musician, singer, music producer, DJ, composer, and actress. Early life Marylou Maniel was born on 23 April 1993, in Poitiers, France. Mayniel grew up in the country...

Simon Mayo
English radio presenter
Simon Andrew Hicks Mayois an English radio presenter and author who worked for BBC Radio from 1982 until 2022. Mayo has presented across three BBC stations for extended periods. From 1986 to 2001 he w...

Daniel Mays
English actor
Daniel Maysis an English actor having had television roles in EastEnders (2000), Rehab (2005), Red Riding (2008), Ashes to Ashes (2010), Outcasts (2011), Mrs Biggs, Line of Duty, Des and White Lines (...

Floyd Mayweather
American boxing promoter
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed between 1996 and 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and won 15 major world championships spann...

Craig Mazin
American writer
Craig Mazin(born 1971) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and co-creatin...

McDonald's
Consumer goods
McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San Bernardino

Rachel Mcadams
Canadian actress
Rachel Anne McAdamsis a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film Perf...