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Magnus the Strong

Magnus the Strong (Magnus Nielsen, ca. 1106–1134) was a Danish prince, son of King Niels, king of Västgötaland in the 1120s, who murdered Knud Lavard in 1131 and fell at the Battle of Fodevig in 1134.

Magnús Ver Magnússon

Magnús Ver Magnússon (born 1963) is an Icelandic powerlifter and four-time World's Strongest Man winner (1994–1996 consecutively), 1991 European powerlifting champion, later WSM head referee and MVM Classic Series founder.

Magnus Walker

Magnus Walker, born 1967 in Sheffield, England, is a British fashion designer and car collector in Los Angeles known as the "Urban Outlaw" for his customized vintage Porsche 911s.

Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act

The Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §§2301-2312) is the 1975 U.S. federal law governing written warranties on consumer products, requiring full/limited titling and disclosure, restricting implied-warranty disclaimers and tie-in sales, and giving consumers fee-shifting remedies.

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), also called the Sustainable Fisheries Act era law, is the primary U.S. federal law governing marine fisheries from 3 to 200 nautical miles offshore, enacted April 13, 1976, creating eight regional councils, 10 national standards, and annual catch limits.

Mago (admiral, fl. 279 BC)

Mago was a Carthaginian admiral who in 279 BC brought a fleet of 120 ships to Rome to dissuade the Romans from making peace with King Pyrrhus of Epirus.

Mago (agronomist)

Mago of Carthage was a Carthaginian agronomist who wrote a twenty-eight-book agricultural treatise in Punic, translated into Latin on the Senate's orders after Carthage fell in 146 BC.

Mago (Barcid)

Mago, also known as Mago Barca, was a Carthaginian general of the Second Punic War, the youngest brother of Hannibal, who fought at Cannae and died in 203 BC.

Mago (officer of Hannibal)

Mago the Samnite was a Carthaginian officer and childhood friend of Hannibal who held chief command in Bruttium, ambushing the Roman consul Gracchus in 212 BC and defending Locri in 208 BC.

Mägo de Oz

Mägo de Oz (also written Mago de Oz) is a Spanish folk metal band from Madrid founded in 1988 by drummer Txus di Fellatio, famous for Celtic-flavored heavy metal, concept albums like Finisterra and the Gaia trilogy, and anthems such as Fiesta Pagana.

Mago I of Carthage

Mago I of Carthage, also Magon, was a Carthaginian military commander who dominated the city around 550–530 BC, credited with founding its military power and the Magonid dynasty.

Mago II of Carthage

Mago II of Carthage was a Carthaginian commander and suffete who fought Dionysius I of Syracuse in Sicily, dying in battle in the early 4th century BC.

Mago III of Carthage

Mago III of Carthage was a fourth-century BC Carthaginian ruler of the Magonid family, traditionally dated 375–344 BC, who died by suicide after defeat by Timoleon.

Mago in Liguria

Mago in Liguria (205–203 BC) was a Carthaginian campaign of the Second Punic War: Mago Barca, Hannibal's youngest brother, landed near Genua to raise Ligurian and Gallic allies.

Mago-Halmi Tesserae

Mago-Halmi Tesserae: a 400 km tessera (tile-like deformed terrain) on Venus at 70.0°N, 157.0°E, quadrangle V-4, named in 1997 after Mago-Halmi, a Korean helping goddess, per the IAU gazetteer.

Mago's reorganization of the Carthaginian army

Mago's reorganization of the Carthaginian army, also called Mago's reforms, is the traditional account of Carthage abandoning citizen armies for conscripted subjects and hired mercenaries.

Magog (מָגוֹג) (Bible)

Magog (מָגוֹג) is a biblical name appearing as a son of Japheth in Genesis 10 and as a territory in Ezekiel's oracle of the invader Gog.

Magog, Quebec

Magog, Quebec: city in Estrie on the Magog River at the foot of Lake Memphremagog, 32 km north of the Vermont border; founded by Ralph Merry III, industrialized by the 1884 Magog Textile mill, population about 30,807.

Magomed Ankalaev (Магомед Анкалаев)

Magomed Ankalaev (Магомед Анкалаев), Dagestani UFC light heavyweight fighter, born 1992. Won the UFC title from Alex Pereira at UFC 313 (March 2025), lost it in the UFC 320 rematch, beat Guskov in 2026.

Magomed Mustafaev

Magomed Mustafaev, Russian lightweight MMA fighter born 1988 in Dagestan, nicknamed The Sniper; 14-4 record with all wins by finish, UFC 3-2 from 2015 to 2020, notable TKO of Rafael Fiziev.

Magomed Ramazanov

Magomed Eldarovich Ramazanov (Магомед Эльдарович Рамазанов), born 1993 in Dagestan, is a Bulgarian freestyle wrestler, 2024 Paris Olympic champion and 2025 European champion at 86 kg, formerly competing for Russia.

Magomed Zaynukov

Magomed "Wild Chanco" Zaynukov (Магомед Зайнуков), born 1995, is an undefeated Russian UFC lightweight (9-0, 5 KOs) from the Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov team who trains with Islam Makhachev, won a UFC contract on Contender Series in October 2025, and debuted with a decision over Damian Rzepecki in July 2026.

Magomedgasan Abushev

Magomedgasan Abushev (Магомедгасан Абушев), Soviet freestyle wrestler born 1959 in Karabudakhkent, Dagestan; won 1980 Moscow Olympic gold at 62 kg, 1980 European title, 1981 World Cup, and 1984 Soviet championship.

Magonid dynasty

The Magonids, also Magonides, were a Carthaginian family said to hold great power at Carthage from the 6th to the 4th centuries BCE, founded by the commander Mago.

Magonism

Magonism (Spanish: magonismo) is the political movement organized around Ricardo Flores Magón and the Mexican Liberal Party, which opposed the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz and fought in the Mexican Revolution from 1910.

Magor

Magor: Roman villa at Magor Farm, Illogan near Camborne, Cornwall; the westernmost known villa in Roman Britain. Excavated 1931-2 by Bryan O'Neil; winged-corridor house built mid-2nd century AD within an Iron Age round, with a 13-coin denarius hoard; distinct from Magor village, Monmouthshire.

Magosian

The Magosian was a stone tool industry defined at Magosi, Uganda, once treated as transitional between the Middle and Later Stone Age before being abandoned as a mixed assemblage.

Magpie

Magpies are a polyphyletic group of corvid birds across several genera, but the genus Pica consists of long-tailed black-and-white birds used in studies of avian cognition.

Magpie Murders

Magpie Murders (2016) by Anthony Horowitz is a mystery within a mystery: editor Susan Ryeland reads fictional author Alan Conway's final Atticus Pünd whodunnit, set in 1950s Saxby-on-Avon, and investigates Conway's own death when the last chapter goes missing; adapted for PBS Masterpiece in 2022.

Magpie Murders (TV series)

Magpie Murders is a 2022 six-part British mystery series adapted by Anthony Horowitz from his 2016 novel, starring Lesley Manville as editor Susan Ryeland; a whodunit within a whodunit spanning the 1950s and present day, followed by Moonflower Murders.