1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist and the founder of the People's Republic of China.
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Directors, broadcasters, animators and makers whose work shaped what audiences watched.
Belarusian-French artist (1887–1985)
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was a Russian and French artist of Jewish ancestry.
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Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France (1895-1974)
Marcel Pagnol
Marcel Paul Pagnol was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker.
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French novelist, critic and essayist (1871–1922)
Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, literary critic, and essayist best known for his novel À la recherche du temps perdu, which was published in seven volumes between 1913 and 1927 and totals around 1.25 million words.
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Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa is a Portuguese politician and academic who served as the president of Portugal from 2016 to 2026.
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Venetian explorer and merchant who travelled through Asia (1254–1324)
Marco Polo
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
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16th Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 and Stoic philosopher
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and a Stoic philosopher.
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Roman scholar, polymath and author (116–27 BC)
Marcus Terentius Varro
Marcus Terentius Varro was a Roman polymath and a prolific author.
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Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 193
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, literary critic, and inventor.
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