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

Robert (Bob Marley) Marley
Jamaican reggae singer
Robert Nesta Marleywas a Jamaican reggae singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of the genre, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distin...

Marc Maron
American stand-up comedian
Marc David Maronis an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician. In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the Late Show with David Letterman and appeared more tha...

Richard Marquand
Welsh film and television director
Richard Alfred Marquandwas a Welsh film and television director active in both American and British film productions, best known for directing the 1983 space opera Return of the Jedi, the final film i...

Gorka Marquez
Spanish professional dancer
Gorka Márquezis a Spanish professional dancer, best known for appearing on the British dance show Strictly Come Dancing. Strictly Come Dancing n 2016 Márquez became a professional dancer on the BBC ba...

Andrew William Stevenson Marr
Journalist and presenter for radio and television
Andrew William Stevenson Marr(born 31 July 1959)[1] is a British journalist and presenter for radio and television. Beginning his career as a political commentator, he subsequently edited The Independ...

Edward Marsan
English actor
Edward Maurice Charles Marsanis an English actor. He won the London Film Critics Circle Award and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Happy-Go-Lucky (2008...

James Marsden
American actor
James Paul Marsdenis an American actor. He began his acting career guest starring in the television shows Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1993), Touched by an Angel (1995), and Party of Five (1995)....

Kimberley Marsh
English actress
Kimberley Gail Marshis an English actress, television presenter and singer. In 2001, she won a place in the band Hear'Say as a result of appearing on the reality television series Popstars. Hear'Say e...

Frank Marshall
American film producer and director
Frank Wilton Marshallis an American film producer and director. He often collaborates with his wife, film producer Kathleen Kennedy, with whom he founded the production company Amblin Entertainment, a...

Kristopher Marshall
English actor
Kristopher Marshallis an English actor. He has played Nick Harper in My Family, Colin Frissell in the 2003 film Love Actually, Gratiano in The Merchant of Venice, DS Luke Stone in Murder City (2004–20...

Jennifer Marshall
American actress
Jennifer Marshallis an American actress known for her work in television and streaming dramas. She gained wider recognition for portraying Susan Hargrove, the mother of Max Mayfield, in Netflix’s glob...

Paul Marshall
British investor
Sir Paul Roderick Clucas Marshallis a British investor. According to the Sunday Times Rich List in 2020, Marshall is worth £630 million. Career He is the co-founder and chairman of Marshall Wace LLP, ...

Melanie Marshall
British former swimmer
Melanie Jayne Marshallis a former British swimmer. She has won numerous medals for her country as well as being a swimming coach of the year for her work with Adam Peaty in Derby and later Loughboroug...

Noelvi Marte
Dominican professional baseballer of Major League Baseball (MLB)
Noelvi Marteis a Dominican professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. Career Seattle Mariners Marte signed...

George Martin
American author
George Raymond Richard Martinalso known by the initialsG.R.R.M.is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A ...

Micheal Martin
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Micheál Martinis an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Minister for Defence since December 2022. He served as Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022 and ha...

James Martin
British chef and television presenter
James Martinis a British chef and television presenter, best known for his television work with the cookery series Saturday Kitchen from 2006 until 2016, before leaving the BBC. More recently, Martin ...

Stephen Martin
American comedian
Stephen Glenn Martinis an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy...

Christopher Martin
English singer
Christopher Anthony John Martinis an English singer, songwriter, musician, producer and philanthropist. He is best known as the vocalist, pianist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Born in Exet...

Micheal Martin
Irish Fianna Fáil politician
Micheál Martinis an Irish Fianna Fáil politician serving as Taoiseach since January 2025, having previously held the position from 2020 to 2022. Martin served as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs...