| Claire Messud | American writer | 1966 |
| Pietro Metastasio | Italian poet and librettist (… | 1698–1782 |
| Eric Metaxas | American journalist | 1963 |
| Ioannis Metaxas | Greek politician | 1871–1941 |
| Henry C. Metcalf | American business theorist | 1867–1942 |
| Élie Metchnikoff | Russian-French immunologist, … | 1845–1916 |
| Pat Metheny | American jazz musician | 1954 |
| Nicholas Metropolis | Greek American physicist | 1915–1999 |
| Klemens von Metternich | Austrian diplomat | 1773–1859 |
| Julien Offray de La Mettrie | French physician and philosop… | 1709–1751 |
| Ralf Metzenmacher | German artist, designer and p… | 1964 |
| Gustav Metzger | Artist and political activist | 1926–2017 |
| Jean Metzinger | French painter | 1883–1956 |
| Jason Mewes | American actor | 1974 |
| Michael Mewshaw | American writer | 1943 |
| Frederick Brotherton Meyer | English Baptist pastor and ev… | 1847–1929 |
| Hajo Meyer | Dutch physicist | 1924–2014 |
| John W. Meyer | Sociologist and professor at … | 1935 |
| Joyce Meyer | American author and speaker | 1943 |
| L.A. Meyer | American writer | 1942–2014 |
| Leonard B. Meyer | American composer and philoso… | 1918–2007 |
| Philipp Meyer | American writer | 1974 |
| Stephenie Meyer | American author | 1973 |
| Robin Meyers | | 1952 |
| Alice Meynell | English publisher, editor, wr… | 1847–1922 |
| Andrea Meza | Miss Universe 2020 | 1994 |
| M.I.A. | British recording artist, son… | 1975 |
| Shaun Micallef | Australian actor | 1962 |
| George Michael | English singer-songwriter, mu… | 1963–2016 |
| Merav Michaeli | Israeli politician | 1966 |
| Anne Michaels | Poet and novelist | 1958 |
| Barry Michaels | American radio personality | 1952 |
| Fern Michaels | American writer | 1933 |
| Jillian Michaels | | |
| Lorne Michaels | American television producer | 1944 |
| Alyson Michalka | American actress and singer | 1989 |
| Henri Michaux | painter, poet, writer | 1899–1984 |
| Lea Michele | actress, singer | 1986 |
| Jules Michelet | French historian | 1798–1874 |
| Robert Michels | German sociologist | 1876–1936 |
| Albert A. Michelson | American physicist | 1852–1931 |
| Max Michelson | American poet | 1880–1953 |
| James A. Michener | American author | 1907–1997 |
| Adam Mickiewicz | Polish national poet, dramati… | 1798–1855 |
| William Julius Mickle | British writer | 1734–1788 |
| Diane Wood Middlebrook | biographer | 1939–2007 |
| Richard Middleton | British musicologist | |
| Thomas Middleton | English playwright and poet | 1580–1627 |
| Gerald Midgley | New Zealand acaedmic | 1960 |
| Mary Midgley | British philosopher and ethic… | 1919–2018 |
| Bette Midler | American singer-songwriter, a… | 1945 |
| David Miedzianik | British writer | 1956 |
| China Miéville | English writer | 1972 |
| Kyuzo Mifune | One of the greatest exponents… | 1883–1965 |
| François Mignet | French historian and journali… | 1796–1884 |
| Mike Mignola | Comic creator | 1960 |
| Luis Miguel | Puerto Rican singer; music pr… | 1970 |
| Miguna Miguna | lawyer, author and columnist | 1962 |
| George Mihalka | film director | 1953 |
| Ben Mikaelsen | writer | 1952 |
| Shinji Mikami | Japanese video game designer | 1965 |
| Killer Mike | Rapper and occasional actor f… | 1975 |
| George Mikes | Hungarian-born British author | 1912–1987 |
| Nakayama Miki | Founder of Tenrikyo | 1798–1887 |
| Johanna Mikl-Leitner | Austrian politician (ÖVP), fo… | 1964 |
| Izabella Miko | Polish actress and dancer | 1981 |
| Anastas Mikoyan | Russian revolutionary and Sov… | 1895–1978 |
| Alyssa Milano | American actress, singer, pro… | 1972 |
| Zoran Milanović | Croatian politician | 1966 |
| Milarepa | Tibetan yogi | 1052–1135 |
| Dana Milbank | American journalist | 1968 |
| John Milbank | British philosopher | 1952 |
| Mike Milbury | American ice hockey player | 1952 |
| Erhard Milch | German general | 1892–1972 |
| MILCK | Los Angeles based singer song… | |
| Rudolf Mildner | Chief of the Gestapo at Katow… | 1902 |
| Josephine Miles | American poet, academic | 1911–1985 |
| Anaximenes of Miletus | Ancient Greek Pre-Socratic ph… | -585–-525 BC |
| Stanley Milgram | Social psychologist | 1933–1984 |
| Mordehai Milgrom | Israeli physicist | 1946 |
| Darius Milhaud | French composer and teacher | 1892–1974 |
| Jude Milhon | American hacker & author | 1939–2003 |
| Libor Milian | Musical artist | 1985 |
| Ed Miliband | British politician | 1969 |
| Darko Miličić | Serbian basketball player | 1985 |
| Marko Miljanov | author from Montenegro | 1833–1901 |
| Harvey Milk | American politician who becam… | 1930–1978 |
| Harriet Taylor Mill | British philosopher | 1807–1858 |
| James Mill | Scottish historian, economist… | 1773–1836 |
| John Stuart Mill | British philosopher and polit… | 1806–1873 |
| Cesar Millan | Mexican - American dog traine… | 1969 |
| Mark Millar | Scottish comic book writer | 1969 |
| Edna St. Vincent Millay | American poet | 1892–1950 |
| Agnes de Mille | American dancer and choreogra… | 1905–1993 |
| Alex Miller | Australian novelist | 1936 |
| Alice Miller | Swiss psychologist | 1923–2010 |
| Andrew Miller | | |
| Arthur Miller | playwright from the United St… | 1915–2005 |
| BJ Miller | palliative caregiver | 1971 |
| Bode Miller | American alpine ski racer | 1977 |
