Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer and poet (1867-1936)
Luigi Pirandello
Luigi Pirandello was an Italian dramatist, novelist, poet, and short story writer most noted for his plays.
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Directors, broadcasters, animators and makers whose work shaped what audiences watched.
16th-century Portuguese poet
Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões, sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, was a Portuguese poet, considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet.
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One of the four evangelists
Luke the Evangelist
Luke the Evangelist was one of the Four Evangelists—the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels.
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Dutch graphic artist (1898–1972)
M. C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics.
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United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001
Madeleine Albright
Madeleine Jana Korbel Albright was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 64th United States secretary of state under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001.
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Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician, physician and author who served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and again from 2018 to 2020.
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Pakistani children's education activist
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani female education activist, and producer of film and television.
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Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
Malcolm Turnbull
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is an Australian former politician, businessman and barrister who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018.
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3rd century prophet and founder of Manichaeism
Mani
Mani was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity.
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