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Features
- Sarah McLachlan
- Mabo, Edward Koiki
- Mabon mab Modron
- MacArthur, James
- Macarthur, Wally
- MacBride, Roger Lea
- Magnani, Anna
- Magnus the Blind (under Norwegian Ruling Families)
- Magnus the Good (under Norwegian Ruling Families)
- Mahuta, Robert Te Kotahitanga a Koroki
- Majors, Lee
- Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla
- Mantegna, Andrea
- Manuera, Eruera Riini
- Manus
- March, Naomi (Nimmy)
- Marcus Aurelius (under Roman Empire)
- Marcus Ulpius Trainus (under Roman Empire)
- Maretu II
- Mariner, William
- Martinson, Harry Edmund
- Mary the Virgin
- Mason, Sophia Thomas
- Massey, Edith
- Massow, Ivan
- Masters, Tom
- Maugham, William Somerset
- Maui
- Maximo and Bartola
- Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa
- McAuley, Catherine
- McCarthy, Mary Therese
- McCarthy, Thaddeus
- McCartney, Heather
- McDaid, Desmond
- McDermott, Dylan
- McGraw, Tim
- McKenzie, Richard B.
- McLachlan, Sarah
- McMillon, Doris E.
- McNab, Andy
- McQueen, Steve
- McRobbie, Narelle
- McShane, Mike
- Medwin, Michael Hugh
- Melcher, Terry
- Melville, Herman
- Melzi, Francesco
- Memminger, Christopher Gustavus
- Meyer, Julius
- Michabo
- Michael V Kalaphates
- Michelowski, Alexander (under Nazi Germany)
- Michener, James Albert
- Mici Plwm
- Midas
- Middlemiss, Philip
- Mihinui, Dorothy Huhana
- Mikita, Stan
- Mills, Billy
- Mills, Robert Scourfield
- Minik
- Mo Keen, Loki
- Momotaro
- Monaghan, Thomas
- Monroe, Marilyn
- Monroe, William Smith
- Montezuma, Carlos
- Montgomery, Lucy Maud
- Montu / Chons
- Moore, Brian
- Morcom, Luke Sidney
- Morgan, Tukoroirangi
- Moriarty, John
- Morley, Eric Douglas
- Morrissey, Neil
- Mortara, Edgardo
- Morton, Samantha
- Moses
- Moses Kekuaiua (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
- Mountain Wolf Woman
- Mourning, Alonzo
- Muhammad
- Muko Yoshi
- Munk, Kaj
- Muralis (under Devadasi)
- Murphy, Edward Regan
- Murray, Andrew Buist
- Mustache, James
- Myers, Billie
- Myners, Paul
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. She is widely recognized for founding Lilith Fair, a tour which showcased female musicians in the ... [more]
Mabo, Edward Koiki
Mabo was born in the Murray Islands, north of Australia. His mother died in childbirth, and according to tribal custom he was adopted by his paternal uncle and aunt. As an adult he worke... [more]
Mabon mab Modron
According to the ancient tale Culhwch ac Olwen, Mabon son of Modron was kidnapped when he was three days old and imprisoned in Gloucester Castle for many years. His rescue was one of the si... [more]
MacArthur, James
MacArthur, star of the television series Hawaii Five-O, was adopted as an infant by actress Helen Hayes (1900-93) and her husband, playwright Charles MacArthur (1895-1956). The family inclu... [more]
Macarthur, Wally
Macarthur is one of the Stolen Generation (see: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children ) kidnapped under a government policy to destroy Aboriginal civilization. He was ... [more]
MacBride, Roger Lea
MacBride is described in several sources as the "adoptive" grandson or great-grandson of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), author of the Little House series of semi-autobiograph... [more]
Magnani, Anna
Magnani was born in Rome (some sources state Alexandria, Egypt) to an unmarried woman, who gave her to her own mother to raise. She grew up in the slums, and was desperate to escape into fi... [more]
Magnus the Blind (under Norwegian Ruling Families)
In the Middle Ages fostering was practiced between the great families of Norway, possibly as a means of cementing interfamily alliances or demonstrating reciprocal status relationships. Acc... [more]
Magnus the Good (under Norwegian Ruling Families)
In the Middle Ages fostering was practiced between the great families of Norway, possibly as a means of cementing interfamily alliances or demonstrating reciprocal status relationships. Acc... [more]
Mahuta, Robert Te Kotahitanga a Koroki
Mahuta was adopted by King Koroki, head of the Maori King movement, and raised near Huntly. His adoptive sister is Queen Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu. He left school at 15 without ... [more]
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