American Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an American socialite and a thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder who was a member of the wealthy

Was an American socialite and a thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder who was a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The daughter of William Kissam Vanderbilt II (1878–1944) and Virginia Graham Fair (1875–1935), New York-born Muriel Vanderbilt shared h

(born on January 20, 1939) is an American professional golfer

(born on January 20, 1939) is an American professional golfer

Is an American professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan, and currently the coach of the W

Is an American professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan, and currently the coach of the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis. His elder brother is former professional tennis player Luke Jensen. Jensen has a son William with actress Robin Giv

Is a Canadian soccer soccer player who currently plays as a striker for Sengkang Punggol in the Sing

Is a Canadian soccer soccer player who currently plays as a striker for Sengkang Punggol in the Singapore S.League. He first played soccer at Monsignor Johnson Catholic High School in North York, where he was captain of the soccer team and also earned MVP honours for the volleyball team. In his youth years he played with CS Azzurri Hearts. In 2004 he received a scholarship to play for Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Was an emeritus professor of linguistics at the Department of Linguistics at the University of Calif

Was an emeritus professor of linguistics at the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, which he also founded. He was prominent in the field of sociolinguistics research in India, being the first to do fieldwork on non-literary Dravidian languages in India, and also initiated the field of areal linguistics. He was president of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) in 1949.

A Canadian pharmacist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known for creating the Canadian p

A Canadian pharmacist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best known for creating the Canadian pharmacy retailer, Shoppers Drug Mart.In 1946, he became a pharmacist at Koffler Drug Stores (established in 1921). From 1968 to 1971, he was President of Koffler Stores Ltd. From 1971 to 1986, he was Chairman of Shoppers Drug Mart. He was appointed an Honorary Chairman in 1986.He and Marvelle established the Koffler Centre of the Arts at the Bathurst Jewish Community Centre in 1974. The Koffler is home to the Koffler Gallery which presents cutting edge contemporary art exhibitions; the Helen and Stan Vine Canadian Jewish Book Awards; the Toronto Jewish Book Fair, and extensive educational programs in music, dance, and visual arts. A new Koffler Centre of the Arts is under construction at the same site as part of the new Sherman Campus of the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and is to be completed in 2011 with greatly expanded galleries

Was an American libertarian socialist, political and social philosopher, speaker and writer. For muc

Was an American libertarian socialist, political and social philosopher, speaker and writer. For much of his life he called himself an anarchist. The founder of the social ecology movement within libertarian socialist and ecological thought, Bookchin is noted for his synthesis of the libertarian socialist tradition with modern ecological awareness. He was the author of two dozen books on politics, philosophy, history, and urban affairs as well as ecology.

Was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a chartered acc

Was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a chartered accountant and controller by career.He was first elected at the Alberta riding of Edmonton West in the 1984 federal election. Following changes to electoral district boundaries, he won the Edmonton Northwest riding in the 1988 federal election, therefore serving in both the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

Was an American ecologist and palynologist. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Corne

Was an American ecologist and palynologist. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He attended Cornell University (B.S., 1930) and the University of Minnesota (M.A., 1934; Ph.D., 1935). After completing his Ph.D., studies with W.S. Cooper stimulated his interest in plant ecology.During graduate school, Buell married Helen Foot (Ph. D., Algology, U. Minn.); the Buells raised two children. Helen was his field companion as well as his wife, and the two worked as a team in research and publication of several papers.[1]Buell began his professional career at North Carolina State University in 1935, where he started his research on paleoecology of bogs and plant succession.

A Canadian musician. The first concert he went to was a Peter Frampton concert at age 12 with Jian G

A Canadian musician. The first concert he went to was a Peter Frampton concert at age 12 with Jian Ghomeshi in 1978. He attended Thornlea Secondary School, where he formed Moxy Früvous.Murray started Moxy Früvous in 1990 with Jian Ghomeshi, Mike Ford and

American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elemen

American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.

Is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of

Is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.is an American physicist who received the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the theory of elementary particles.

Was a Canadian professional golfer.Norman's play, along with his way of dressing, were both describe

Was a Canadian professional golfer.Norman's play, along with his way of dressing, were both described as unconventional. He devised what is known as "The Norman Swing"—very short backswing and very short follow-through which produced an amazingly accurate

Was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Be

Was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Bertram, in 1948, an important cell structure, the "Barr body".

Was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Be

Was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Bertram, in 1948, an important cell structure, the "Barr body".[1]He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1959, he received the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1962, he won a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Award for his contributions to the understanding of the causes of mental retardation. In 1963, he received the Gairdner Foundation International Award. In 1998, he was inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

A Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.Born in Paisley, Renfrewshir

A Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player.Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, he emigrated to Canada with his family when he was five years old. At 17, he began playing at coffeehouses in Toronto's Yorkville area and lat

Was an influential American historian, natural law theorist, Aristotelian and economist of the Austr

Was an influential American historian, natural law theorist, Aristotelian and economist of the Austrian School who helped define modern libertarianism and founded a form of free-market anarchism he termed "anarcho-capitalism". Rothbard took the Austrian School's emphasis on spontaneous order and condemnation of central planning to an individualist anarchist conclusion.

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre.Oliver began his National Hockey League career with the Detr

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey centre.Oliver began his National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings. He would also play with the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Minnesota North Stars. He played 18 NHL seasons, (1958 - 1975), and made the All-Star Game five times.

Is an American concert pianist. He is also a respected conductor. His recordings are characterized b

Is an American concert pianist. He is also a respected conductor. His recordings are characterized by a consistent quality of sound, technique and interpretation and a careful attention to dynamic and stylistic details.

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadi

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which finished eighth in the Olympic tournament.

(August 21, 1916 — September 21, 1989) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseba

(August 21, 1916 — September 21, 1989) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and 1950s.

Is a former sumo wrestler. He was the second foreign-born wrestler in history to reach the rank of y

Is a former sumo wrestler. He was the second foreign-born wrestler in history to reach the rank of yokozuna. He won over 700 top division bouts and took twelve top division tournament championships during his career. Musashimaru's sheer 235 kg (520 lb) bu

Is an American actor.Watson was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana Tech on a music

Is an American actor.Watson was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. He attended Louisiana Tech on a music stipend for two years before transferring to Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, where he performed for the first time on stage as Petruchio in a production of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew

Was the ring name of Vincent Morris Scheer, a boxer and a champion in the light welterweight divisio

Was the ring name of Vincent Morris Scheer, a boxer and a champion in the light welterweight division. After boxing, Callahan worked as a boxing referee and in the entertainment industry, in which he coached actors for boxing scenes (for example, he worke

An American R&B and Soul singer/songwriter. She is known throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles as

An American R&B and Soul singer/songwriter. She is known throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles as an up and coming artist.Ryah Nikole was born and raised in Richmond, Ca. She began singing in church at the age of 3. She graduated from Oakland School for