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

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...

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....

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...

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 ...

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...