| Iris Murdoch | British writer and philosopher | 1919–1999 |
| Rupert Murdoch | Australian-American media mog… | 1931 |
| Mike Murdock | American televangelist | 1946 |
| Zeki Müren | Turkish musician | 1931–1996 |
| Lucian Mureșan | Catholic cardinal | 1931 |
| Henri Murger | novelist and poet from France | 1822–1861 |
| Xi Murong | Taiwanese poet and painter | 1943 |
| Arthur Murphy | Irish writer | 1727–1805 |
| C.E. Murphy | American writer | 1973 |
| Chris Murphy | American politician | 1973 |
| Eddie Murphy | American stand-up comedian, a… | 1961 |
| Joseph Murphy | American writer | 1898–1981 |
| Pat Murphy | an award-winning American aut… | 1955 |
| Rex Murphy | Canadian journalist | 1947 |
| Andy Murray | British tennis player | 1987 |
| Anne Murray | Canadian singer | 1945 |
| Bill Murray | American actor and comedian | 1950 |
| Charles Murray | American libertarian politica… | 1943 |
| Douglas Murray | British political commentator… | 1979 |
| Gilbert Murray | Anglo-Australian scholar | 1866–1957 |
| Melissa Murray | American professor of law | 1975 |
| Patty Murray | United States senator from Wa… | 1950 |
| Pauli Murray | American writer, activist and… | 1910–1985 |
| Philip Murray | | |
| Sheryll Murray | British politician | 1956 |
| Stella Wolfe Murray | British journalist and writer | 1886–1935 |
| W. H. Murray | | |
| Yxta Maya Murray | American writer | 1970 |
| Edward R. Murrow | Television journalist | 1908–1965 |
| John Middleton Murry | English writer (1889–1957) | 1889–1957 |
| N. R. Narayana Murthy | Indian businessman | 1946 |
| Aloysius Murwito | Indonesian catholic priest | 1950 |
| Mindaugas Murza | Lithuanian politician | 1973 |
| Omar Musa | Australian singer | 1984 |
| Miyamoto Musashi | Japanese martial artist, writ… | 1584–1645 |
| Andy Muschietti | Argentine film director and s… | 1973 |
| Yoweri Museveni | President of Uganda | 1944 |
| Pervez Musharraf | 10th President of Pakistan | 1943 |
| David Mushet | Scottish metallurgist | 1772–1847 |
| Robert Musil | Austrian writer | 1880–1942 |
| Elon Musk | South African-born American e… | 1971 |
| George Musser | | |
| Alfred de Musset | French writer | 1810–1857 |
| Benito Mussolini | Duce and President of the Cou… | 1883–1945 |
| Modest Mussorgsky | Russian composer | 1839–1881 |
| A. J. Muste | Christian pacifist and civil … | 1885–1967 |
| Yusof Mutahar | Australian doctor and actor | 1990 |
| Ayaz Mutallibov | Soviet politician, then presi… | 1938–2022 |
| Thomas Davies Mutch | | |
| Pramod Muthalik | Indian politician | 1963 |
| Bingu wa Mutharika | politician and economist (193… | 1934–2012 |
| Peter Mutharika | President of Malawi | 1940 |
| Mark Mwandosya | Tanzanian politician | 1949 |
| Boniface Mwangi | Kenyan photojournalist | 1983 |
| Mýa | | |
| David Myatt | British writer | 1950 |
| Brian Reynolds Myers | American professor of interna… | 1963 |
| Frederic William Henry Myers | English poet and essayist | 1843–1901 |
| Mike Myers | Canadian- British- American a… | 1963 |
| PZ Myers | American scientist and associ… | 1957 |
| Walter Dean Myers | American writer | 1937–2014 |
| Adam Myerson | American professional bicycle… | 1972 |
| Eileen Myles | American poet | 1949 |
| Lauren Myracle | American children's writer | 1969 |
| Gunnar Myrdal | Swedish economist | 1898–1987 |
| Caroline Myss | author from the United States | 1952 |
| Alcaeus of Mytilene | ancient Greek poet | -600–-560 BC |
| Pittacus of Mytilene | Greek sage | |
| Lee Myung-bak | 10th President of South Korea | 1941 |