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Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis (1939–2023), American character actor from Philadelphia, played Hector 'Tio' Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, earning a 2012 Emmy nomination, and appeared in Darren Aronofsky films including Pi and Black Swan.

Mark Marsh

Mark Marsh, born 1953, is a cell biologist and virologist, Emeritus Group Leader at the MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology at University College London.

Mark Martin

Mark Martin (born 1959, Batesville, Arkansas), NASCAR Hall of Fame driver, 40 Cup wins, 882 starts, five-time championship runner-up, five IROC titles, 96 national-series wins, never won a Cup title.

Mark Mayford

Mark R. Mayford is an American neuroscientist at Scripps Research and UC San Diego known for genetically engineered mice that switch memory-holding neurons on or off.

Mark McBrayer

Mark W. McBrayer is an American politician, Baptist minister, and attorney serving as the 37th Mayor of Lubbock, Texas, first elected in 2024 and reelected in 2026.

Mark McCarthy

Mark McCarthy is a British physician-scientist who studies the genetics of type 2 diabetes and obesity, holding the Robert Turner chair at Oxford from 2002 to 2019.

Mark McCormack

Mark McCormack (1930–2003), American lawyer and founder of IMG, the pioneering sports agency; his 1960 handshake deal with Arnold Palmer launched modern sports marketing and athlete endorsement representation.

Mark McGann

Mark McGann (born 1961, Liverpool) is an English actor, director, writer, and composer, one of the four acting McGann brothers. Known for playing John Lennon in Lennon (1981) and John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985), with two Olivier nominations.

Mark McGoldrick

Mark McGoldrick, nicknamed "Goldfinger", was an investor who co-founded the New York special-situations firm Mount Kellett Capital in 2008 after co-heading Goldman Sachs' Global Special Situations Group.

Mark McGowan

Mark McGowan, 30th Premier of Western Australia (2017-2023), Labor MLA for Rockingham from 1996, former naval legal officer, led record 2021 landslide of 53 of 59 seats and record 91% COVID-era approval before resigning in 2023.

Mark McGrath

Mark McGrath is an American singer and TV host, lead singer of Sugar Ray ("Fly", "Every Morning"). Co-founded the band in 1988; later hosted Extra, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, and Celebrity Big Brother.

Mark McGwire

Mark McGwire (Big Mac), born 1963, American MLB first baseman for the Athletics and Cardinals; hit rookie-record 49 HR, record 70 HR in 1998, 583 career HR; admitted steroids, not in Hall of Fame.

Mark McKinney

Mark Douglas Brown McKinney (born 1959, Ottawa), Canadian comedian of The Kids in the Hall, SNL 1995–97, Slings & Arrows, and Superstore's Glenn; distinct from the Texas country singer of the same name.

Mark Mckoy

Mark McKoy, born 1961 in Georgetown, Guyana, is a Canadian-Austrian sprint hurdler, 1992 Barcelona Olympic 110m hurdles champion in 13.12, two-time Commonwealth champion, 1993 World Indoor 60m hurdles champion, and 50m hurdles world record holder (6.25).

Mark McLaughlin

Mark McLaughlin is an American venture capitalist who has been a General Partner at Alkeon Capital, a technology growth investor in the San Francisco Bay Area, since January 2018.

Mark McManus

Mark McManus (1935–1994), Scottish actor famous as Detective Chief Inspector Jim Taggart in STV's Taggart from 1983 until his death; earlier Sam, Strangers, and Ned Kelly (1970) with Mick Jagger.

Mark McMorris

Mark McMorris, Canadian snowboarder from Regina, Saskatchewan; slopestyle and big air specialist; three straight Olympic slopestyle bronzes (2014, 2018, 2022) and record Winter X Games medal count.

Mark Meadows

Mark Meadows, born 1959, Republican congressman for North Carolina's 11th District (2013-2020), House Freedom Caucus founder, and Donald Trump's fourth White House chief of staff (2020-2021), later held in contempt of Congress and indicted in Georgia and Arizona election cases.

Mark Meechan

Mark Meechan (Count Dankula), Scottish YouTuber born 1987, convicted in 2018 under the Communications Act 2003 for his 'Nazi pug' video; appeals refused through 2019.

Mark Meek

Mark Meek is an American Democratic politician representing Oregon State Senate District 20 since 2023, after three terms in the Oregon House representing District 40.

Mark Mercola

Mark Mercola is a cardiovascular biologist, professor at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute since 2015, known for showing that Wnt inhibition is a critical step in cardiogenesis and for iPSC-based heart drug discovery.

Mark Messier

Mark Messier, born 1961 in Edmonton, Canadian NHL centre, six-time Stanley Cup winner and only player to captain two Cup-winning teams (1990 Oilers, 1994 Rangers); 1,887 career points, Hockey Hall of Fame 2007.

Mark Messmer

Mark B. Messmer, born 1967, is an American Republican politician serving as U.S. Representative for Indiana's 8th congressional district since 2025, after serving as an Indiana state legislator.

Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf (born 1946, Findlay, Ohio) is an American character actor known as Neidermeyer in Animal House, The Master in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Seinfeld's Maestro, and Twisted Sister's angry father; not the journalist or the art-department Metcalf(e).

Mark Middleton (businessman)

Mark Middleton (1962–2022), Arkansas businessman and Clinton White House deputy to Mack McLarty 1993–1995, later investigated in 1996 campaign-finance probes, signed Jeffrey Epstein into the White House seven times, died by suicide in 2022.

Mark Midler

Mark Midler (Марк Петрович Мидлер, 1931–2012), Soviet foil fencer from Moscow; Olympic team foil gold 1960 and 1964, six world team titles 1959–1966, later Soviet/Russian national foil coach 1971–2000.

Mark Millar

Mark Millar (born 1969, Coatbridge, Scotland) is a Scottish comic writer of Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Wanted, Civil War, Old Man Logan, and Superman: Red Son; his Millarworld company became Netflix's first acquisition in August 2017, and he is President of its Netflix Millarworld Division.

Mark Milley

Mark Milley, born in 1958, is a retired United States Army general who served as the 20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023.

Mark Miodownik

Mark Miodownik is a materials scientist and engineer, Professor of Materials and Society at University College London, director of its Institute of Making, and author of Stuff Matters.

Mark Montigny

Mark Montigny is an American Democratic politician who has represented the Second Bristol and Plymouth district, including New Bedford, in the Massachusetts Senate since 1993.