American Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres. His career has notably been muddled with injuries af

Is a starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres. His career has notably been muddled with injuries after a promising start which had pundits calling him a future superstar.His repertoire of pitches includes a low to mid 90's fastball, a curveball, a slurve, and a changeup.Prior graduated from University of San Diego High School. He was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1998 amateur draft, but they were unable to sign him to a contract.In 2001, Prior re-entered the draft, and was considered by some to be the top prospect, but the Minnesota Twins, who had the top pick, were warned that Prior didn't want to play for them. Fearing a tough signability problem, the Twins opted to take local talent catcher Joe Mauer,

(born May 30, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a third baseman in the Seattle Mariners organization

(born May 30, 1980 in San Diego, California) is a third baseman in the Seattle Mariners organization.

Is an Canadian soccer player currently playing for Portugal FC. He began playing soccer at the colle

Is an Canadian soccer player currently playing for Portugal FC. He began playing soccer at the college level for the San Francisco Dons in 2001, and 2002, before turning professional in 2003 with Toronto Olympians of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. When Wilde was appointed the new head coach of the Toronto Lynx one of his first acquisitions was the signing of Bedenikovic on April 6, 2006.

Was an American basketball player and coach born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played collegiately at t

Was an American basketball player and coach born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played collegiately at the University of Wyoming, and professionally for the Sheboygan Redskins, St. Louis Bombers and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. He later would coach the Blackhawks for several games.

Is an American politician from Washington. He is currently a Democratic member of the Washington Hou

Is an American politician from Washington. He is currently a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 21st legislative district. The district, located entirely within Snohomish County, encompasses portions of Lynnwood

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. Milic (6'6", 235 lbs), who is very

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. Milic (6'6", 235 lbs), who is very athletic, plays both the forward and guard position.

Is a former member of the town council of Cary, North Carolina.Dorrel served on the Cary Town Counci

Is a former member of the town council of Cary, North Carolina.Dorrel served on the Cary Town Council from 1999 through 2007, representing Cary's District D, where her prominent role has placed her among the most important figures of the late 20th century

Is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. Cole plays left back for Chelsea and for the England

Is an English footballer of Barbadian descent. Cole plays left back for Chelsea and for the England national team.He started his career at his local club Arsenal as a teenager. He signed as a professional on 25 February 2000. He had made his debut for the first team as a striker on 30 November 1999 against Middlesbrough at the age of 18, his Premier League debut for Arsenal came on 14 May 2000 against Newcastle. Before he fully broke into the Arsenal side, he spent part of the 1999

An Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress who is deaf.Matlin made her stage d

An Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress who is deaf.Matlin made her stage debut at the age of seven, as Dorothy in a children's theatre version of The Wizard of Oz, and continued to appear with the same children's theatre group throughout her childhood.Her film debut, 1986's Children of a Lesser God, brought her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama and an Academy Award for Best Actress. She is one of the few actors to win an Oscar for their debut performance,

A singer. Born Marlina Burgess in 1942, New Rochelle, New York. Marlena Shaw began her singing caree

A singer. Born Marlina Burgess in 1942, New Rochelle, New York. Marlena Shaw began her singing career in the 1960s and is still singing today. Her music crossed genre boundaries and was enjoyed by people of all races. Her strongest fan base was in the Afr

Was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997 in the Dauphin—Swan River electora

Was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997 in the Dauphin—Swan River electoral district. By career, she is a farmer.Cowling was part of the Liberal party under which she won as the 1993 federal election. After her term in the 35th Canadian Parliament, she was defeated by Inky Mark of the Reform Party in the 1997 election.

Was a German-born American actress, singer and entertainer. She is considered to be the first German

Was a German-born American actress, singer and entertainer. She is considered to be the first German actress to flourish in Hollywood.She managed to remain popular by continually re-inventing herself through her long lasting career. During the 1920s she began her work as a cabaret singer, chorus girl and film actress in Berlin. In the 1930s, she became a Hollywood actress, a World War II frontline entertainer, and lastly an international stage show performer from the 1950s to the 1970s. She accomplished the great achievement of managing to become an entertainment icon of the 20th century by the end of her career.

German-born American actress, singer and entertainer. She is regarded as the first German actress to

German-born American actress, singer and entertainer. She is regarded as the first German actress to become successful in Hollywood.

(born on in February 16, 1934), also played as Marlene Bauer before marriage, is an American profess

(born on in February 16, 1934), also played as Marlene Bauer before marriage, is an American professional golfer.

Is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of C

Is a Canadian politician. She was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, and represented the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine from 1997 to 2011.

Was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and the first woman to hold that office. She was elect

Was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota and the first woman to hold that office. She was elected as the running mate of Governor Rudy Perpich, and held the position from 1983 – 1991.Johnson serves on the Board of the Communications Consortium Media

An American child actress. Her acting debut was in the 2005 movie Flightplan, where she played Julia

An American child actress. Her acting debut was in the 2005 movie Flightplan, where she played Julia, the six year old daughter of Jodie Foster who was kidnapped on board a plane. In 2006 she played Julie Grant in the Law & Order episode "Thinking Makes It So." She was last seen in the 2007 movie Dan in Real Life where she played Steve Carell's daughter Lilly Burns.

(born on March 9, 1934) is a golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

(born on March 9, 1934) is a golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Is a golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Sr. at th

Is a golfer and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.She learned golf from Gordon McInnis Sr. at the Lookout Point Golf Club in Fonthill, Ontario. She is the most successful Canadian amateur female golfer, and the only golfer to have won the Australian,

Was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap Dallas, a ro

Was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap Dallas, a role which he held up until his death in April 1981.Born Marlin Davis in Edgerton, Missouri, his first major screen role was opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting. His lackluster film career consisted of mostly B movies, many of them Westerns, although he made an impression as a U.S. Senator in the Warren Beatty conspiracy thriller The Parallax View. He is best remembered by most for playing the role of Jock Ewing on TV's Dallas.

Is a former professional American football wide receiver/quarterback who played for nine years. Befo

Is a former professional American football wide receiver/quarterback who played for nine years. Before being drafted in 1967, Briscoe played high school football at Omaha South High School and college football at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Briscoe started his career in the American Football League in 1968, with the Denver Broncos, where he became the first starting black quarterback of the modern era.

Was a two-time US world champion boxer. Starling was born in Hartford, CT in 1959. He turned profess

Was a two-time US world champion boxer. Starling was born in Hartford, CT in 1959. He turned professional in 1979. After 25 straight wins, he lost his first fight. He lost a 12 round decision to Donald Curry in 1982. Starling had a rematch with Curry in 1

Was an Academy Award-winning American actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century. As a yo

Was an Academy Award-winning American actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century. As a young sex symbol, he is best known for his roles as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront, both directed by Elia Kazan in the early 1950s. In middle age, his well-known roles include his Academy-Award winning performance as Vito Corleone in The Godfather and Colonel Walter Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, the latter two directed by Francis Ford Coppola in the 1970s.

Was the first African American pilot hired by a major passenger airline in the United States. He was

Was the first African American pilot hired by a major passenger airline in the United States. He was born in El Dorado, Arkansas. Following a unanimous decision by the United States Supreme Court in 1963, he was hired by Continental Airlines and flew with

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected 28th overall by the Minnesota

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected 28th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1992 NBA Draft. He played collegiately for the University of Minnesota and then for the University of Texas at El Paso. In an NBA career that lasted two seasons, both of them spent with the Timberwolves, he played in a total 98 games and averaged 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.