| Boney M. | | |
| Bowinn Ma | Canadian politician | 1985 |
| Jack Ma | Chinese businessman | 1964 |
| Sri Anandamoyi Ma | Hindu saint | 1896–1982 |
| Tzi Ma | Hong Kong American actor | 1962 |
| Yo-Yo Ma | American cellist | 1955 |
| Amin Maalouf | Francophone Lebanese writer b… | 1949 |
| Taneti Maamau | Kiribati politician | 1960 |
| Heiko Maas | German politician (SPD), fede… | 1966 |
| Martin de Maat | American theatre director | 1949–2001 |
| Wangari Maathai | Kenyan environmental and poli… | 1940–2011 |
| Lorin Maazel | French-American conductor | 1930–2014 |
| Jonathan Maberry | writer | 1958 |
| Hamilton Wright Mabie | American writer | 1846–1916 |
| Moms Mabley | American comedian and actress | 1894–1975 |
| David Mabuza | South African head teacher | 1960 |
| Katie MacAlister | Author | 1964 |
| Christie Macaluso | Catholic bishop | 1945 |
| Diosdado Macapagal | the 9th President of the Phil… | 1910–1997 |
| Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | The 14th President of the Phi… | 1947 |
| Douglas MacArthur | U.S. Army general of the army… | 1880–1964 |
| John F. MacArthur | American pastor and author | 1939 |
| George Macartney | British statesman, colonial a… | 1737–1806 |
| Rose Macaulay | English novelist and writer | 1881–1958 |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay | British historian and Whig po… | 1800–1859 |
| Roger Lea MacBride | American writer, TV producer,… | 1929–1995 |
| Patricia MacCormack | Australian Scholar | |
| Paul MacCready | American aeronautical engineer | 1925–2007 |
| Hugh MacDiarmid | Scottish poet, pen name of Ch… | 1892–1978 |
| Dwight Macdonald | journalist | 1906–1982 |
| James D. Macdonald | American author and critic | 1954 |
| John A. Macdonald | 1st Prime Minister of Canada | 1815–1891 |
| Norm Macdonald | | |
| Ross Macdonald | Novelist | 1915–1983 |
| Ann-Marie MacDonald | Canadian playwright, novelist… | 1958 |
| Betty MacDonald | writer | 1908–1958 |
| George MacDonald | Scottish journalist, novelist | 1824–1905 |
| James MacDonald | American pastor | 1960 |
| John D. MacDonald | writer from the United States | 1916–1986 |
| Ramsay MacDonald | British statesman; prime mini… | 1866–1937 |
| Stanton Macdonald-Wright | American artist | 1890–1973 |
| Patrick MacDonogh | Irish poet | 1902–1961 |
| John Ross Macduff | Scottish religious writer | 1818–1895 |
| James Mace | American historian of the Ukr… | 1952–2004 |
| Alan MacEachren | American geographer | 1952 |
| Alexander I of Macedon | vassal of Achaemenid Persia | |
| Grant MacEwan | Alberta politician, Mayor of … | 1902–2000 |
| Seth MacFarlane | American animator, actor, sin… | 1973 |
| Geddes MacGregor | | |
| Joanna MacGregor | British musician | 1959 |
| Kinley MacGregor | | |
| Ernst Mach | Austrian physicist and univer… | 1838–1916 |
| Pascale Machaalani | Lebanese singer | 1969 |
| Antonio Machado | Spanish poet | 1875–1939 |
| Peter Machado | Catholic archbishop | 1954 |
| D.J. MacHale | American television director … | 1955 |
| Tibor R. Machan | Hungarian-American philosopher | 1939–2016 |
| Guillaume de Machaut | French poet and composer | 1300–1377 |
| François-Bernard Mâche | French composer | 1935 |
| Arthur Machen | Welsh author and mystic | 1863–1947 |
| J. Gresham Machen | American theologian | 1881–1937 |
| Niccolo Machiavelli | Italian politician, Writer an… | 1469–1527 |
| Robert E. Machol | American systems engineer | 1917–1998 |
| Alasdair MacIntyre | Scottish philosopher | 1929 |
| George Maciunas | Lithuanian artist | 1931–1978 |
| John E. Mack | American psychiatrist | 1929–2004 |
| Dandi Daley Mackall | American writer | |
| Alan Lindsay Mackay | British crystallographer | 1926 |
| Charles Mackay | British writer | 1814–1889 |
| Harvey Mackay | American businessman and jour… | 1932 |
| Ian Mackay | Australian immunologist | 1922 |
| William Paton Mackay | Scottish clergyman | 1839–1885 |
| Ian MacKaye | American singer and record la… | 1962 |
| August Macke | German painter of the express… | 1887–1914 |
| Dorothea Mackellar | Poet | 1885–1968 |
| Katherine MacKenett | | |
| Alexander Mackenzie | 2nd Prime Minister of Canada | 1822–1892 |
| Colin Mackenzie | Surveyor General of India | 1754–1821 |
| Compton Mackenzie | Scottish writer, cultural com… | 1883–1972 |
| Kenneth D. Mackenzie | American management consultant | 1937 |
| Albert Mackey | U.S. writer on freemasonry | 1807–1881 |
| Catharine A. MacKinnon | American feminist and legal a… | 1946 |
| Donald M. MacKinnon | British philosopher | 1913–1994 |
| Charles Rennie Mackintosh | Scottish architect, designer,… | 1868–1928 |
| James Mackintosh | British politician | 1765–1832 |
| Macklemore | American rapper from Washingt… | 1983 |
| Carolyn Mackler | American writer | 1973 |
| George Mackley | Wood engraver | 1900–1983 |
| Charles Macklin | Irish actor | 1699–1797 |
| Patricia MacLachlan | American writer of children's… | 1938 |
| Shirley MacLaine | American actress | 1934 |
| Alexander Maclaren | British minister | 1826–1910 |
| Ian Maclaren | British theologian and writer | 1850–1907 |
| Leon MacLaren | British philosopher | 1910–1994 |
| Bernard MacLaverty | Irish writer | 1942 |
| Norman Maclean | American author and scholar | 1902–1990 |
| Alistair MacLean | Scottish novelist | 1922–1987 |
| Sorley MacLean | Scottish poet | 1911–1996 |
| Archibald Macleish | American poet and Librarian o… | 1892–1982 |
| Alistair MacLeod | Canadian author and professor… | 1936–2014 |
