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Famous First Names Beginning with the Letter - M

This category is for famous people who have first names which begin with the letter M. The names include - Malcolm - Margaret - Martin - Mary - Maurice - Michael.

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Here is a random selection of famous first names beginning with M.

Maurice Maeterlinck

[Count], (1862 - 1949), Belgian poet, writer and playwright. His plays include "The Blind" and "Pell�as and M�lisande". In 1911 he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

(1797 - 1851), English novelist. Her most famous work is "Frankenstein".

Mary Pickford

[Gladys Mary Smith], (1893 - 1979), Canadian-born American silent movie star. Mary starred in many successful silent movies including "Hearts Adrift", "Tess of the Storm Country" and "The Poor Little Rich Girl". She was co-founder of the United Artists film studio with Charlie Chaplin and D. W. Griffith in 1919.

Martin Luther King Jr

(1929 - 68), American civil rights leader and Baptist minister. He organized opposition to segregationist policies in the Southern USA. In 1964 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and was assassinated in 1968.

Margaret Hilda Thatcher

(1925 - ), English Conservative stateswoman. In 1959 she became MP for Finchley. She defeated Edward Heath in the Tory leadership campaign of 1975, to become the first woman to lead a major British political party. In 1979 she became prime minister and resigned in 1990.