American Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an American chess master.She was a Women's World Chess Championship Challenger in 1937 and 1952

Was an American chess master.She was a Women's World Chess Championship Challenger in 1937 and 1952 and the first American woman to represent the U.S. in an organized chess competition.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Porter turned professional in 1973 an

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Porter turned professional in 1973 and joined the LPGA Tour after winning the qualifying school tournament in June 1973.She won once on the LPGA Tour[4] in 1975.

Is an American professional wrestler. She has wrestled in various independent wrestling promotions,

Is an American professional wrestler. She has wrestled in various independent wrestling promotions, most notably for Shimmer Women Athletes and has had tryouts for both WWE and WCW. Bentley was born in Denville, New Jersey where she spent most of her life

Is an American platform diver. Her older brother Caleb is also a competitive diver for Auburn Univer

Is an American platform diver. Her older brother Caleb is also a competitive diver for Auburn University. She has been named to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team in both the 10-meter platform and the synchronized 10-meter platform event with Haley Ishimatsu. In

An American opera singer and actress.[1]Born in Davenport, Iowa, Peil (pronounced "peel") trained as

An American opera singer and actress.[1]Born in Davenport, Iowa, Peil (pronounced "peel") trained as an opera singer at Northwestern University under Lotte Lehmann. There she became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. In the 1960s, the soprano toured

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Zimmerman won four times on the LPGA

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.Zimmerman won four times on the LPGA Tour between 1986 and 1995.

Was an American artist best remembered today for work done for The Walt Disney Company. Blair produc

Was an American artist best remembered today for work done for The Walt Disney Company. Blair produced striking concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella. Her style also lives on through the character d

Brennan previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of F

Brennan previously served as a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. She currently lives in Pinellas Park, Florida with her family.

Is an American writer, sports commentator, and former women's tennis player.Carillo played on the wo

Is an American writer, sports commentator, and former women's tennis player.Carillo played on the women's professional tennis circuit from 1977 to 1980. She was ranked as high as number 33 from January through March 1980, when she retired due to knee injuries. She won the French Open mixed doubles title with partner and childhood friend John McEnroe in 1977.

Is a retired American actress and singer.she was a star of Hollywood films in the 1930s, having been

Is a retired American actress and singer.she was a star of Hollywood films in the 1930s, having been one of fifteen girls selected as "WAMPAS Baby Stars" in 1932. The archetypal blonde, Mary Carlisle was brought to Hollywood at the age of four by her recently widowed mother. While eating lunch with her mother at the Universal Pictures commissary, Mary was spotted by Carl Laemmle, Jr. and offered a screen test. Carlisle was interested, but decided to finish school before launching her film career. Carlisle finally stepped in front of the cameras in 1930, appearing in her first film, Madame Satan, directed by Cecil B. DeMille.

Is an American writer and is the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College. She is best known

Is an American writer and is the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College. She is best known for her novels, memoirs and literary criticism. They constitute an important contribution to Irish-American literature.

Derek is of Irish, German, Dutch and Welsh descent. Her father is Paul Collins, a Hobie Cat executiv

Derek is of Irish, German, Dutch and Welsh descent. Her father is Paul Collins, a Hobie Cat executive. Her mother is Norma Collins, hairdresser to Ann-Margret. In addition to Derek, they had one son, Colin Bass (born Colin Collins), bassist of the progrock band Camel, and two other daughters. After the parents divorced, Norma Collins married American stunt performer Bobby Bass.

Carpenter was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Chapin Carpenter Jr., a Life Magazine executive, and

Carpenter was born in Princeton, New Jersey to Chapin Carpenter Jr., a Life Magazine executive, and Mary Bowie Robertson. Carpenter lived in Japan from 1969 to 1971 before moving to Washington, D.C.[3] She attended Princeton Day School, a private coeducat

Known from childhood by her nickname Kay Noble, was an American female professional wrestler. Her ca

Known from childhood by her nickname Kay Noble, was an American female professional wrestler. Her career spanned from the 1950s to the 1980s, during which time she was known for her toughness in the ring. She worked along well-known female professional wr

An American Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter–producer. Marie, nicknamed Lady T, is a pro

An American Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter–producer. Marie, nicknamed Lady T, is a protegée of late funk legend Rick James, and is notable as one of the few successful Caucasian performers of R&B, or blue-eyed soul. She sings R&B with big, robus

Is a Canadian freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she

Is a Canadian freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 she was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fourth in the 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay event. In the 100 metre backstroke competition she was e

Is an American singer, best known for playing the voice of Princess Aurora in the 1959 Disney film S

Is an American singer, best known for playing the voice of Princess Aurora in the 1959 Disney film Sleeping Beauty.Costa showed her musical ability at an early age, singing Sunday School solos at the age of six. At 14, she moved to Hollywood with her pare

Was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Within psychology, a scientific field dominated throughout much

Was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Within psychology, a scientific field dominated throughout much of the 20th century by male scientists, Mary Cover Jones stands out as a pioneer of behavior therapy—Joseph Wolpe dubbed her "the mother of behavior therapy"[1]. Mary Cover Jones studied psychology at Vassar College, from which she graduated in 1919, after which she went on to work with noted behaviorist John B. Watson during the 1920s.Her study of unconditioning a fear of rabbits, which she conducted at the Institute of Educational Research, Columbia University Teachers’ College on a three-year-old named Peter, is her most often cited work. Jones treated Peter’s fear of a white rabbit by “direct conditioning,” in which a pleasant stimulus (food) was associated with the rabbit. As the rabbit was gradually brought closer to him in the presence of his favorite food, Peter grew more tolerant,

Was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic politician. A fiery and outspoken supporter of seg

Was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic politician. A fiery and outspoken supporter of segregation and other conservative causes, she earned herself the nickname "Hacksaw Mary" . Besides editing the Summit Sun, a weekly newspaper of Pike County, Mississippi, she was the first woman to run for governor in the state, though she never won the office. Cain first came to national attention in 1952 when she refused to pay $42.87 in social security taxes, calling the program "unconstitutional, immoral and un-American" .

Was an American developmental psychologist known for her work in early emotional attachment with "Th

Was an American developmental psychologist known for her work in early emotional attachment with "The Strange Situation" as well as her work in the development of Attachment Theory.While in England, Ainsworth joined the research team at Tavistock Clinic investigating the effects of maternal separation on child development. Comparison of disrupted mother-child bonds to normal mother-child relationship showed that a child's lack of a mother figure leads to "adverse development effects." In 1954, she left Tavistock Clinic to do research in Africa, where she carried out her longitudinal field study of mother-infant interaction.

(born on January 15, 1920 - December 12, 2000) was an American golf

(born on January 15, 1920 - December 12, 2000) was an American golf

Is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 31st District sinc

Is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 31st District since 1985.

Is an American gymnast who represented the United States at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 1999

Is an American gymnast who represented the United States at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and the 1999 World Championships.

Is an American gossip columnist. Liz Smith is known as The Grand Dame of Dish.In the late 1950's Smi

Is an American gossip columnist. Liz Smith is known as The Grand Dame of Dish.In the late 1950's Smith worked as a ghostwriter for the popular Cholly Knickerbocker gossip column that appeared in the Hearst newspapers. After leaving that column in the early 1960's she went to work for Helen Gurley Brown as the entertainment editor for the American version of Cosmopolitan magazine, later working simultaneously as Sports Illustrated entertainment editor as well.

Was a writer, feminist, former reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public

Was a writer, feminist, former reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. Carpenter was born in historic Salado in southern Bell County, Texas. In 1936, her 24-room residence there was declared a state historic