| Andrei Makine | French writer | 1957 |
| Kanan Makiya | American orientalist | 1949 |
| Malachi | Biblical prophet | |
| Manaouda Malachie | politician in Cameroon | |
| Sanjaya Malakar | American reality television p… | 1989 |
| Bernard Malamud | American author | 1914–1986 |
| Errico Malatesta | Italian anarchist | 1853–1932 |
| Norman Malcolm | American philosopher | 1911–1990 |
| Rob Malda | American businessman | 1976 |
| Matas Maldeikis | Lithuanian statesman | 1980 |
| Nicolas Malebranche | philosopher | 1638–1715 |
| Marcin Malek | Polish writer | 1975 |
| Rami Malek | American actor | 1981 |
| Rosie Malek-Yonan | Assyrian actress, author, dir… | 1965 |
| Julius Malema | South African political activ… | 1981 |
| Kazimir Malevich | Russian and Soviet artist of … | 1879–1935 |
| François de Malherbe | (1555–1628) French poet, crit… | 1555–1628 |
| Rajiv Malhotra | Indian-American entrepreneur … | 1950 |
| Musa I of Mali | emperor of the Mali Empire | 1280–1337 |
| Michael Malice | American writer | 1976 |
| Kenan Malik | English writer, lecturer and … | 1960 |
| Maszlee Malik | A Malaysian politician | 1974 |
| Zayn Malik | British singer | 1993 |
| Hema Malini | Indian actress, dancer and po… | 1948 |
| Rodion Malinovsky | Soviet military commander and… | 1898–1967 |
| Bronisław Malinowski | Polish anthropologist and eth… | 1884–1942 |
| Swati Maliwal | women activist who fights for… | 1984 |
| K. R. Malkani | Indian politician | 1921–2003 |
| Michelle Malkin | American political commentator | 1970 |
| Nina Malkin | | |
| Amulya Malladi | Indian writer | 1974 |
| Stéphane Mallarmé | French Symbolist poet | 1842–1898 |
| Susan Mallery | American author | 1950 |
| Ted Malloch | American businessman | 1952 |
| George Mallory | British mountaineer | 1886–1924 |
| J. P. Mallory | American archaeologist | 1945 |
| Mike Malloy | American radio broadcaster | 1942 |
| William of Malmesbury | English historian | |
| Cecilia Malmström | Swedish politician | 1968 |
| Dumas Malone | American historian and writer | 1892–1986 |
| Michael Malone | American screenwriter, noveli… | 1942 |
| Post Malone | American rapper | 1995 |
| Patty Maloney | American actress | 1936 |
| Thomas Malory | English writer, author of ''L… | 1405–1471 |
| David Malouf | Australian writer | 1934 |
| André Malraux | French novelist, art theorist… | 1901–1976 |
| Thomas Robert Malthus | British political economist | 1766–1834 |
| Maxwell Maltz | Plastic surgeon, self-help au… | 1889–1975 |
| Gabriel Malzaire | catholic bishop | 1957 |
| Barry N. Malzberg | American novelist, short stor… | 1939 |
| Mathias Malzieu | French singer | 1974 |
| David Mamet | American playwright, essayist… | 1947 |
| Stephen Dami Mamza | Nigerian catholic priest | 1969 |
| Paul De Man | literary theorist | 1919–1983 |
| Tank Man | anonymous man who stood in fr… | |
| Paul Manafort | American political consultant | 1949 |
| Paul Clement (football manager) | | |
| William Manchester | (April 1, 1922 – June 1, 2004… | 1922–2004 |
| Stormont Mancroft, 2nd Baron Mancroft | British politician | 1914–1987 |
| Mari Mancusi | American writer | 1974 |
| Jogendra Nath Mandal | Pakistani politician | 1904–1968 |
| Emily St. John Mandel | American writer | 1979 |
| Ernest Mandel | Belgian economist and Marxist… | 1923–1995 |
| Leonard Mandel | German physicist | 1927–2001 |
| Nelson Mandela | President of South Africa, an… | 1918–2013 |
| Allen Mandelbaum | American poet and professor o… | 1926–2011 |
| Benoît Mandelbrot | Polish-born, French and Ameri… | 1924–2010 |
| Peter Mandelson | British Labour politician | 1953 |
| Nadezhda Mandelstam | Russian writer and educator | 1899–1980 |
| Osip Mandelstam | Russian poet and essayist | 1891–1938 |
| Jerry Mander | American activist | 1936 |
| Bernard Mandeville | Anglo-Dutch writer and physic… | 1670–1733 |
| John Mandeville | writer | 1300–1372 |
| Leopold Mandić | Catholic priest; saint | 1866–1942 |
| Og Mandino | American author | 1923–1996 |
| Norman Manea | Romanian writer | 1936 |
| Hira Ratan Manek | | 1937 |
| Sam Manekshaw | First Field marshal of the In… | 1914–2008 |
| Edouard Manet | French painter | 1832–1883 |
| Valerio Massimo Manfredi | Italian writer and archaeolog… | 1943 |
| Roger Manganelli | American musician | 1973 |
| Lata Mangeshkar | Indian singer | 1929 |
| Alberto Manguel | writer | 1948 |
| Sarah Manguso | writer, poet | 1974 |
| Marcus Manilius | Roman writer | |
| Yuri I. Manin | Russian mathematician | 1937 |
| Irshad Manji | Feminist from Canada, author,… | 1968 |
| Farhad Manjoo | American journalist | 1978 |
| Henning Mankell | Swedish crime writer, childre… | 1948–2015 |
| Jan Mankes | Dutch painter | 1889–1920 |
| Herman J. Mankiewicz | American screenwriter | 1897–1953 |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | American film director, scree… | 1909–1993 |
| N. Gregory Mankiw | American economist | 1958 |
| John H. Manley | American physicist, group lea… | 1907–1990 |
| Aimee Mann | American indie rock singer-so… | 1960 |
| Golo Mann | German historian | 1909–1994 |
| Heinrich Mann | German poet | 1871–1950 |
| Horace Mann | American politician | 1796–1859 |
| Klaus Mann | German writer | 1906–1949 |
| Merlin Mann | American blogger | 1966 |
