American Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was the 7th Governor of Washington Territory.He served during the Civil War under George McClellan i

Was the 7th Governor of Washington Territory.He served during the Civil War under George McClellan in Virginia and under Sherman. He was at Rich Mountain, Shiloh, Chickamauga, Jonesboro and Missionary Ridge. He rose to the rank of breveted major general o

Was an American investment banker, publisher, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist, heir to the M

Was an American investment banker, publisher, racehorse owner/breeder, philanthropist, heir to the Marshall Field department store fortune and a leading financial supporter and founding board member of Saul Alinsky's community organizing network Industria

(born December 19, 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a Major League Baseball third baseman in the Sa

(born December 19, 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a Major League Baseball third baseman in the San Diego Padres organization. He made his major league debut on June 7, 2005.

Was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 44th and 46th Governor of Connecticut between 1869 and

Was a U.S. political figure. He served as the 44th and 46th Governor of Connecticut between 1869 and 1870, and again from 1871 until 1873. Born in 1825 in Winchester, New Hampshire, he was first appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant as Minister to Russi

Was an American politician, lawyer and jurist.He began praciticing law in Columbus, Georgia, and was

Was an American politician, lawyer and jurist.He began praciticing law in Columbus, Georgia, and was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1833 and 1834. From 1838 through 1842, he was a Georgia superior court judge.Wellborn was elected in 18

Is a computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the prese

Is a computer scientist, known for his extensive work on BSD, from the 1980s to FreeBSD in the present day. He was president of the USENIX Association from 1990 to 1992 and again from 2002 to 2004, and still serves on the board. He is also on the editorial board of ACM Queue Magazine. He is known to friends and colleagues as "Kirk".

Was a Major League Baseball player. Brant played for the New York Yankees in 1980 and the Oakland At

Was a Major League Baseball player. Brant played for the New York Yankees in 1980 and the Oakland Athletics in 1983 . In eight career games, he had two hits, two RBIs and a .100 AVG. He batted and threw right-handed.

Is an Iranian/American actor. Manesh was born in Mashhad, Iran. He has appeared in the television sh

Is an Iranian/American actor. Manesh was born in Mashhad, Iran. He has appeared in the television shows Will & Grace, Entourage, Scrubs, How I Met Your Mother, Burn Notice, Law & Order and The X-Files. He has also acted in the movies True Lies (his debut), The Poseidon Adventure, and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Was an American plasma physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1997 he was awar

Was an American plasma physicist and member of the National Academy of Sciences. In 1997 he was awarded the National Medal of Science for discoveries in controlled thermonuclear fusion, contributions to plasma physics and work in computational statistical mechanics. He was also a recipient of the E.O. Lawrence Prize (1964), the Albert Einstein Award (1967), the James Clerk Maxwell Prize in Plasma Physics (1976), and the Enrico Fermi Award (1985).

Was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his p

Was an American race car driver.He was nicknamed by NASCAR fans as the "King of the Beach" for his performances at the Daytona Beach Road Course.He walked into fellow Daytona Beach resident Smokey Yunick's "Best Damned Garage in Town", and launched Yunick's legendary NASCAR mechanic career.

Is a U.S. biochemist and geneticist.Nirenberg was born in New York City, the son of Harry and Minerv

Is a U.S. biochemist and geneticist.Nirenberg was born in New York City, the son of Harry and Minerva Nirenberg. He developed rheumatic fever as a boy, so the family moved to Orlando, Florida to take advantage of the subtropical climate. He developed an early interest in biology. In 1948 he received his B.S. degree, and in 1952, a master's degree in zoology from the University of Florida at Gainesville. His dissertation for the Master's thesis was an ecological and taxonomic study of caddis flies (Trichoptera). He received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1957.

He shared a Nobel Prize in or Medicine in 1968 with Har Gobind Khorana and Robert W. Holley for des

He shared a Nobel Prize in or Medicine in 1968 with Har Gobind Khorana and Robert W. Holley for describing the genetic code and how it operates in protein synthesis. In the same year, together with Har Gobind Khorana, he was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize from Columbia University.

Was an American diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the

Was an American diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the gold medal in the 10 metre platform competition as well as the silver medal in the 3 m springboard event.

Who played in the National Football League. He is currently an analyst for NFL Total Access on the N

Who played in the National Football League. He is currently an analyst for NFL Total Access on the NFL Network. He played football in college for San Diego State University, before being drafted second overall by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1994 NFL Draft. Following the 1998 season Faulk was traded to the St. Louis Rams. Marshall is one of the few players to reach at least 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards in his career.[1] His seven two-point conversions are an NFL record.[2] Marshall Faulk is the only player to have 100+ rushing touchdowns and 30+ receiving touchdowns. Due to a knee injury, Faulk did not play in the 2006 season. During the season he became an analyst for the NFL Network

Hungarian-born American singer-actress,.has maintained her performing career for over 70 years. She

Hungarian-born American singer-actress,.has maintained her performing career for over 70 years. She starred in over 40 films, and recently performed a New York concert in 2007, aged 95.she began singing at age 11. Very popular in Europe, she and her husband Jan Kiepura (who both had Jewish mothers) were forced to flee Europe and settled in the United States. She appeared in MGM films, but never achieved the fame she enjoyed in Europe. After her contract was not renewed she and her husband, Polish actor-singer Jan Kiepura, moved to New York, where they raised two sons. She enjoyed a lengthy run opposite her now-deceased husband in The Merry Widow on Broadway.

Is an American actress, specializing in character-type parts.Kristen was born to a Finnish mother an

Is an American actress, specializing in character-type parts.Kristen was born to a Finnish mother and a German soldier father who was killed during World War II. She was adopted in 1949 by an American couple from Detroit, Michigan and was renamed Marta.

Marrero entered mainstream show business as one of the orphan girls (an uncredited role) in the 1982

Marrero entered mainstream show business as one of the orphan girls (an uncredited role) in the 1982 motion picture Annie. This led to her being cast as “Gloria” on the long running kids show Kids Incorporated about a group of neighborhood kids who rose t

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. He spent his entire four year career with th

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL. He spent his entire four year career with the Arizona Cardinals. He holds the record for NFL kick return yards for a season, he set this record in 2000 posting 2,186 Kr yards. He attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha. MarTay Jenkins attended North Des Moines High School in Iowa.

Is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of th

Is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. The 6'7" (2.01 m), 229 lbs (95 kg) shooting guard nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname (popularized by Webster's Dictionary), given to him by a personal friend. Webster is also the cousin of Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.

She was raised in Houston, Texas, attended Cypress Creek High School, and graduated from Texas A&M U

She was raised in Houston, Texas, attended Cypress Creek High School, and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a degree in psychology.[1] She became famous for portraying Isabella "Belle" Black on the soap opera Days of our Lives from 2004 to 2008. Madison was the third adult actress to portray Belle on the daytime drama, which was portrayed by Kirsten Storms from 1999 to 2004, then briefly by Charity Rahmer in 2004 before Madison took the role. She previously appeared on the daytime drama Passions and had a role in the film Kate and Leopold.

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner named an Exemplar of Racing by the National Museum of R

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner named an Exemplar of Racing by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Marth Farish Gerry was best known as the owner and breeder of three-time American Horse of the Year, Forego whom she raced under th

Is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's one hundred s

Is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's one hundred sixth House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg county. A homemaker from Charlotte, North Carolina, Alexander is currently (2009-2010 session) s

Plimpton began her career in modeling, securing an early 1980s campaign for Calvin Klein, making an

Plimpton began her career in modeling, securing an early 1980s campaign for Calvin Klein, making an impression as a sophisticated, but tomboyish little girl. She made her screen debut in 1981, when at the age of 11 she had a small part in the film Rollove

Was an American Gospel-Country music singer, most popular in the 1950s.Carson was born Irene Amburge

Was an American Gospel-Country music singer, most popular in the 1950s.Carson was born Irene Amburgey in Neon, Kentucky (now absorbed into Fleming-Neon). She and her two sisters were spotted by radio barn-dance impresario John Lair and invited to join the

Was an American geneticist famously known for being a member of the 1952 team which experimentally s

Was an American geneticist famously known for being a member of the 1952 team which experimentally showed that DNA rather than protein is the genetic material of life. Chase was born in 1927 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In 1950 she received her bachelor's degree from The College of Wooster and in 1964 her PhD from the University of Southern California.In 1952 as a young laboratory assistant of American bacteriophage expert Alfred Hershey at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, she and Hershey conducted one of the most famous experiments in 20th-century biology. Devised by Hershey, the experiment demonstrated the genetic properties of DNA over proteins. By marking bacteriophages with radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase were able to trace protein and DNA to determine that DNA is the molecule of heredity.