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All the following individuals have no entry in Wikipedia. However, some already have references to them - other articles link to that person, even though the article doesn't exist yet - and in many cases, the page linked to isn't one of the ones linked from here. Where known, the name of the desired article is linked in bold.


  1. Asa Mahan
    • '''Asa Mahan''' ([[1799]] - [[1889]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Congregational clergyman & educator; 1st pres. of Oberlin College 1835-1849
  2. Yakov Malkiel
    • '''Yakov Malkiel''' (born [[1914]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Russian]]-born) Romance etymologist & philologist
  3. Pierre Sylvain Marechal (also try Pierre Marechal)
    • '''Pierre Sylvain Marechal''' ([[1750]] - [[1803]]), [[French]] atheist; devised [[French]] Republican Calendar 1788 (adopted 1793)
  4. Eugene Antonio Marino (also try Eugene Marino)
    • '''Eugene Antonio Marino''' (born [[1934]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Catholic archbishop; archbishop of Atlanta 1989-1990; 1st black Catholic archbishop in [[United States of America|U.S.]]
  5. John Mahlon Marlin (also try John Marlin)
    • '''John Mahlon Marlin''' ([[1836]] - [[1901]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] gun manufacturer
  6. Andrés Martínez Trueba - Andres Martinez (Trueba)
    • '''Andres Martinez''' ('''Trueba''') ([[1874?]] - [[1959]]), Uruguayan army officer & [[political figure]]; pres. of Uruguay 1951-1955
  7. Jaroslav Borita, Count von Martinic (Count von Martinitz)
    • '''Jaroslav Borita, Count von Martinic''' ('''Count von Martinitz''') ([[1582]] - [[1649]]), [[Austrian]] [[administrator]] in Bohemia; regent of Bohemia 1615?-1618, 1638-1648; co-victim of Defenestration of Prague 1618
  8. Oscar Marx
    • '''Oscar Marx''' ([[1866]] - [[1923]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; mayor of Detroit 1913-1918
  9. Kenzo Masaoka
    • '''Kenzo Masaoka''' ([[1898]] - [[1988]]), Japanese animator; produced 1st Japanese animated picture with sound 1932; father of Japanese animation
  10. Kenneth Gordon Matheson, Matheson, Kenneth Gordon (also try Kenneth Matheson)
    • '''Kenneth Gordon Matheson''' ([[1864]] - [[1931]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator; pres. of Georgia Institute of Technology 1906-1922
  11. Jack F. Matlock, Jr. - Jack Foust Matlock, Jr., Jack Foust Matlock Jr. (Jack Matlock)
    • '''Jack Foust Jr. Matlock''' (born [[1929]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] diplomat; [[United States of America|U.S.]] ambassador to Soviet Union 1987-1991
  12. Motonori Matsuyama (Motonori Matuyama)
    • '''Motonori Matsuyama''' ('''Motonori Matuyama''') ([[1884]] - [[1958]]), Japanese geologist; discovered prehistoric reversal of Earth's magnetic field 1929
  13. John Matthews - our article is a different guy
    • '''John Matthews''' ([[1808]] - [[1870]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[English]]-born) inventor & soda water manufacturer; invented soda fountain
  14. Wilhelm Mauser - Mauser, Wilhelm
    • '''Wilhelm Mauser''' ([[1834]] - [[1882]]), [[German]] gun inventor; brother of Peter Paul Mauser
  15. Jonathan Maxcy
    • '''Jonathan Maxcy''' ([[1768]] - [[1820]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Baptist clergyman & educator; pres. of Brown [[University]] 1792-1804; 1st pres. of [[University]] of [[South]] Carolina 1805-1820
  16. Michael Mayr, Mayr, Michael
    • '''Michael Mayr''' ([[1864]] - [[1922]]), [[Austrian]] [[political figure]]; chancellor of Austria 1920-1921
  17. Lloyd McBride, McBride, Lloyd
    • '''Lloyd McBride''' ([[1916]] - [[1983]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] labor leader; pres. of United Steelworkers of America 1977-1983
  18. William McCarthy, McCarthy, William
    • '''William McCarthy''' (born [[1919]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] labor leader; pres. of Teamsters 1988-1992
  19. George William McClelland (also try George McClelland)
    • '''George William McClelland''' ([[1880]] - [[1955]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator; provost of [[University]] of Pennsylvania 1939-1944; pres. of [[University]] of Pennsylvania 1944-1948
  20. James Joseph McConn (Jim McConn) (also try James McConn)
    • '''James Joseph McConn''' ('''Jim''') (born [[1928]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; mayor of Houston 1977-1981
  21. Paul Winston McCracken (also try Paul McCracken)
    • '''Paul Winston McCracken''' (born [[1915]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] economist; chairman of Council of Economic Advisors 1969-1972
  22. David John McDonald, McDonald, David John (also try David McDonald)
    • '''David John McDonald''' ([[1902]] - [[1979]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] labor leader; pres. of United Steelworkers of America 1952-1965
  23. Gail McDonald, McDonald, Gail (nee Clements)
    • '''Gail McDonald''' ('''nee Clements''') (born [[1944]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission 1993-- (ICC)
  24. William McDonald, McDonald, William
    • '''William McDonald''' ([[1858]] - [[1918]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; 1st [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[governor]] of New Mexico 1912-1917
  25. James Joseph McEntee, McEntee, James Joseph (also try James McEntee)
    • '''James Joseph McEntee''' ([[1884]] - [[1957]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; 2nd & last director of Civilian Conservation Corps 1940-1942 (CCC)
  26. Donald Cushing McGraw, McGraw, Donald Cushing (also try Donald McGraw)
    • '''Donald Cushing McGraw''' ([[1897]] - [[1974]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] publisher
  27. James McIntyre, Jr., James McIntyre Jr. (also try James McIntyre) - different guy
    • '''James Jr. McIntyre''' (born [[1940]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] banker; director of Office of Management & Budget 1977-1980 (OMB)
  28. John Luther McLucas (also try John McLucas)
    • '''John Luther McLucas''' (born [[1920]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; pres. & CEO of Mitre [[Corporation]] 1966-1969; [[secretary]] of air force 1973-1975; [[administrator]] of Federal Aviation Administration 1975-1977 (FAA)
  29. Jason Donald McManus (also try Jason McManus)
    • '''Jason Donald McManus''' (born [[1934]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] magazine editor; editor-in-chief of Time magazine 1987--
  30. James McParlan
    • '''James McParlan''' ([[1844]] - [[1919]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] detective; infiltrated Molly Maguires
  31. Lafayette Benedict Mendel (also try Lafayette Mendel)
    • '''Lafayette Benedict Mendel''' ([[1872]] - [[1935]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] bio[[chemist]]; discovered vitamin A 1913; discovered function of vitamin C
  32. Geronimo Mendez (Arancibia)
    • '''Geronimo Mendez''' ('''Arancibia''') ([[1884]] - [[1959]]), Chilean [[political figure]]; pres. of Chile 1941-1942
  33. Aristide Menezes
    • '''Aristide Menezes''' ([[1947?]] - [[1994]]), Guinea-Bissau dissident & [[political figure]]
  34. Pietro Mengoli
    • '''Pietro Mengoli''' ([[1626]] - [[1682]]), [[Italian]] [[mathematician]]; proved divergence of harmonic series 1650
  35. Juan Leon Mera (also try Juan Mera)
    • '''Juan Leon Mera''' ([[1832]] - [[1894]]), Ecuadorean editor & [[political figure]]; wrote Ecuadorean national anthem (adopted 1948)
  36. Desire Joseph Mercier (also try Desire Mercier)
    • '''Desire Joseph Mercier''' ([[1851]] - [[1926]]), Belgian cardinal & [[philosopher]]
  37. Henry Tindall Merrill (Dick Merrill) (also try Henry Merrill)
    • '''Henry Tindall Merrill''' ('''Dick''') ([[1894?]] - [[1982]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] aviator; made 1st round-trip trans-Atlantic flight 1936
  38. Yuri Meshkov
    • '''Yuri Meshkov''' (born [[1946?]]), [[Russian]]-Ukrainian [[political figure]]; pres. of Crimea 1994--; supporter of Crimea leaving Ukraine to join Russia
  39. Asa Messer
    • '''Asa Messer''' ([[1769]] - [[1836]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Baptist clergyman & educator; pres. of Brown [[University]] 1804-1826
  40. Joseph Meyer - different person
    • '''Joseph Meyer''' ([[1894]] - [[1987]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] songwriter
  41. Martin Meyerson
    • '''Martin Meyerson''' (born [[1922]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator & urban planner; acting chancellor of [[University]] of California at Berkeley 1963-1966; pres. of [[University]] of Pennsylvania 1970-1980
  42. Arnold Ray Miller (also try Arnold Miller)
    • '''Arnold Ray Miller''' ([[1923]] - [[1985]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] labor leader; pres. of United Mine Workers of America 1972-1979
  43. Joshua Milne
    • '''Joshua Milne''' ([[1776]] - [[1851]]), [[English]] actuary
  44. Arthur John Minasy (also try Arthur Minasy)
    • '''Arthur John Minasy''' ([[1925]] - [[1994]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] inventor; invented anti-theft magnetic strips 1966
  45. Louis Miriani
    • '''Louis Miriani''' ([[1897?]] - [[1987]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; mayor of Detroit 1957-1962
  46. Tatakoshi Mitsui
    • '''Tatakoshi Mitsui''' ([[1622]] - [[1694]]), Japanese financier & merchant; founder & eponym of Mitsui 1673
  47. Gunter Mittag (Guenter Mittag)
    • '''Gunter Mittag''' ('''Guenter Mittag''') ([[1926]] - [[1994]]), [[East]] [[German]] Communist [[political figure]] & economic [[administrator]]
  48. Sir John Charles Molteno, John Molteno
    • '''John Charles, Sir Molteno''' ([[1814]] - [[1886]]), [[British]] [[administrator]] in [[South]] Africa; 1st premier of Cape Colony 1872-1878

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