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Famous People in History - M

This category of our A to Z of famous people in history is for famous people with surnames beginning with the letter ''M''.

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Macadam, John (1756-1836)

John Macadam was the Scottish inventor of the tar Macadam process of road-making.

Mackenzie, Sir Edward Montague Compton (1883-1972)

Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie was an English-born Scottish novelist. He is best known for his series of very popular comic novels set in the Scottish Western Isles including 'Whisky Galore' and 'Monarch of the Glen'.

Mahler, Gustav (1860-1911)

Gustav Mahler was an Austrian composer and conductor. He was the conductor of the Vienna State Opera from 1897 to 1907. His works include nine symphonies, song cycles, and the great symphonic song cycle, 'The Song of the Earth'.

Mann, Thomas (1875-1955)

Thomas Mann was a German novelist and critic. His novels include 'Death in Venice', 'The Magic Mountain', and 'The Confessions of the Confidence Trickster Felix Krull'. In 1929 he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature.

Marceau, Marcel (1923-2007)

Marcel Marceau was a famous French mime artist. He was regarded as the world's leading mime artist.

Marciano, Rocky (1923-1969)

Rocky Marciano (real name Rocco Francis Marchegiano) was a very successful American- boxer. He was world heavyweight champion from 1952 to 1956, and never lost a professional fight.

Marconi, Marchese Guglielmo (1874-1937)

Marchese Guglielmo Marconi was the Italian engineer who invented the first practical method of wireless telegraphy.

Marx, Karl (1818-1883)

Karl Marx was a German philosopher and economist, on whose teaching and writings Communism is based. He was the author of 'Das Kapital'.

McGonagall, William Topaz (c. 183O-c. 1902)

William Topaz McGonagall was a Scottish poet. He became famous for his memorably bad verse. His most famous poem is 'The Tay Bridge Disaster'.

McIndoe, Sir Archibald Hector (1900-1960)

Sir Archibald Hector McIndoe was a New Zealand-born plastic surgeon. During WWII he became one of the world's leading plastic surgeons when he pioneered facial surgery on burns victims.

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