| Author | Profession | Birth date | Death date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ageyev | Author | August 8, 1898 | August 5, 1973 |
| M. Anthony Burns | Businessman | November 1, 1942 | |
| M. C. Escher | Dutch Artist | June 17, 1898 | March 27, 1972 |
| M. C. Gainey | American Actor | January 18, 1948 | |
| M. Carey Thomas | January 2, 1857 | December 2, 1935 | |
| M. E. Lazarus | 1822 | 1895 | |
| M. E. W. Sherwood | Author | 1826 | 1903 |
| M. Emmet Walsh | American Actor | March 22, 1935 | |
| M. Esther Harding | British Psychologist | 1881 | 1971 |
| M. F. Husain | Artist | September 17, 1915 | June 9, 2011 |
| M. F. K. Fisher | American Writer | July 3, 1908 | June 22, 1992 |
| M. G. Vassanji | Novelist | May 30, 1950 | |
| M. H. Abrams | Critic | July 23, 1912 | April 21, 2015 |
| M. J. Hyland | English Author | June 6, 1968 | |
| M. J. Rose | American Author | ||
| M. J. Ryan | Author | 1952 | |
| M. John Harrison | English Author | July 26, 1945 | |
| M. K. Asante | Author | November 3, 1982 | |
| M. K. Hobson | American Writer | January 21, 1969 | |
| M. King Hubbert | October 5, 1903 | October 11, 1989 | |
| M. L. Stedman | Author | ||
| M. Leighton | Author | ||
| M. M. Mangasarian | December 29, 1859 | June 26, 1943 | |
| M. M. Musselman | Screenwriter | February 19, 1899 | April 22, 1952 |
| M. M. Pallam Raju | Indian Politician | January 24, 1962 | |
| M. N. Roy | Political figure | March 21, 1887 | January 26, 1954 |
| M. Night Shyamalan | American Director | August 6, 1970 | |
| M. R. DeHaan | March 23, 1891 | December 13, 1965 | |
| M. R. James | Author | August 1, 1862 | June 12, 1936 |
| M. Russell Ballard | American Clergyman | October 8, 1928 | |
| M. S. Golwalkar | February 19, 1906 | June 5, 1973 | |
| M. Scott Peck | American Psychologist | May 22, 1936 | September 25, 2005 |
| M. Shadows | Musician | July 31, 1981 | |
| M. Stanton Evans | American Journalist | July 20, 1934 | March 3, 2015 |
| M. V. Heberden | Author | 1906 | 1965 |
| M. Ward | American Musician | October 4, 1973 | |
| M. William Phelps | Writer | 1968 | |
| M.C. Beaton | Writer | 1936 | |
| M.I.A. | British Musician | July 18, 1975 | |
| M.J. Rose | Author | 1953 | |
| M.M. Kaye | Writer | August 21, 1908 | January 29, 2004 |
| Ma Barker | October 8, 1873 | January 16, 1935 | |
| Ma Huateng | Chinese Businessman | October 29, 1971 | |
| Ma Jaya | May 26, 1940 | April 14, 2012 | |
| Ma Jian | Chinese Writer | August 18, 1953 | |
| Ma Jun | Chinese Environmentalist | May 22, 1968 | |
| Ma Long | Chinese Athlete | October 20, 1988 | |
| Ma Rainey | Singer | April 26, 1886 | December 22, 1939 |
| Ma Ying-jeou | Politician | July 13, 1950 |