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Ludwig Beck
Ludwig August Theodor Beck (1880–1944), German colonel general and chief of the Army General Staff 1935–1938, resigned over Hitler's Czechoslovakia war plans, led the military resistance with Goerdeler, and died after the failed 20 July 1944 coup.
Ludwig von Benedek
Ludwig August Ritter von Benedek (1804–1881) was an Austrian general of Hungarian descent, regarded before 1866 as the Habsburg monarchy's most trusted soldier and defeated at Königgrätz.
Luis Elizondo
Luis "Lue" Elizondo, former U.S. Army counterintelligence special agent and Pentagon official who resigned in October 2017, publicly linked himself to the AATIP UAP program, joined TTSA, wrote Imminent (2024), and testified to Congress; his exact AATIP role is disputed.
Luis Taruc
Luis Taruc (1913–2005), "El Supremo," Filipino peasant leader who commanded the Hukbalahap guerrillas against Japan from 1942, led the postwar Huk rebellion, and surrendered to President Magsaysay on 17 May 1954.
Lynndie England
Lynndie England (born 1982), US Army Reserve private of the 372nd MP Company, became the face of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse photos in 2004; convicted by court-martial in September 2005 and sentenced to three years.
Lysander (Λύσανδρος)
Lysander (Λύσανδρος), Spartan commander (d. 395 BCE), won Aegospotami 405, ended the Peloponnesian War, installed decarchies under harmosts, backed Agesilaus, and died at Haliartus.
Lyssa Chapman
Lyssa Chapman, also known as Baby Lyssa, is an American businesswoman, former bail bondswoman, and bounty hunter, born in 1987, daughter of Duane "Dog" Chapman.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Pavlichenko (Людмила Павличенко), "Lady Death," Soviet Red Army sniper of the 25th Rifle Division, credited with 309 confirmed kills at Odessa and Sevastopol, Hero of the Soviet Union, and 1942 Allied tour figure.
Ma Dai
Ma Dai (马岱) was a general of the Chinese state of Shu Han in the 3rd century, the younger cousin of Ma Chao, known for executing the general Wei Yan in 234.
Mad Mike Hoare
Thomas Michael "Mad Mike" Hoare (1919–2020) was a mercenary commander who led 5 Commando, the "Wild Geese", in the Congo and led the failed 1981 Seychelles coup attempt.
Madan Lal Dhingra (ਮਦਨ ਲਾਲ ਢੀਂਗਰਾ)
Madan Lal Dhingra (1883–1909) was an Indian revolutionary and engineering student who assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie in London in 1909, becoming a martyr.
Madeline Amy Sweeney
Madeline Amy Sweeney (1965-2001), American Airlines flight attendant on hijacked Flight 11, called flight service manager Michael Woodward at Logan reporting the five hijackers, stabbings, and a bomb before the North Tower impact; namesake of Massachusetts' Sweeney Award for Civilian Bravery.
Madge Clifford
Madge Clifford, born Margaret Mary Clifford, was a Kerry member of Cumann na mBan who ran guns for the IRA during Ireland's War of Independence.
Madhavrao I
Madhavrao I, also known as Thorale Madhavrao, was the fourth Peshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1761 to 1772, reviving Maratha power after the Third Battle of Panipat.
Maha Nawrahta
Maha Nawrahta (died 1767), personal name Mang Lasiri, was a Burmese general of the Konbaung dynasty who led the southern column besieging Ayutthaya, dying of fever during the siege.
Mahad Karate
Mahad Karate (Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame, born 1957-1962, Xarardheere) is a deputy emir of al-Shabaab commanding the Amniyat intelligence wing and finance functions; US SDGT since 2015, UN-listed 2021, $10 million reward.
Mahadaji Shinde (महादजी शिंदे)
Mahadaji Shinde (महादजी शिंदे), also Mahadji Scindia or Madhoji Scindia, Maratha sardar of Gwalior: recovered Maratha power after Panipat, governed Delhi and Haryana from about 1785, restored Shah Alam II, built de Boigne's European-trained brigades.
Maharana Pratap
Maharana Pratap (1540–1597), Sisodia ruler of Mewar from 1572, refused Mughal suzerainty, fought Akbar's army under Man Singh at Haldighati in June 1576, then waged hill guerrilla war and recovered most of Mewar by the 1580s, dying unconquered though Chittorgarh was never regained.
Maher al-Assad (ماهر الأسد)
Maher al-Assad (ماهر الأسد), born 1968, is Bashar al-Assad's younger brother and former commander of Syria's Republican Guard and Fourth Armoured Division, who led crackdowns from 2011, was sanctioned by the US and EU, fled to Russia in December 2024, and was sentenced to death in absentia in August 2026.
Mahesh Dixit
Mahesh Dixit (born 1967) is an Indian Police Service officer, 1993 batch, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana cadre, appointed Director of India's Intelligence Bureau in June 2026, succeeding Tapan Kumar Deka; a medical doctor and counter-terrorism specialist.
Mahir Çayan
Mahir Çayan (1946, Samsun – 30 March 1972, Kızıldere) was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist militant, founder and leader of THKP-C, author of the Kesintisiz Devrim texts and the Politicized Strategy of Military Struggle, killed with nine comrades at Kızıldere on 30 March 1972.
Mahmud Ahmad
Mahmud Ahmad is a name shared by several individually documented servicemen of the early twentieth century, including South Asian soldiers of the First and Second World Wars.
Majed Moqed
Majed Moqed (ماجد مشعان موقد), Saudi al Qaeda muscle hijacker born 1977 from Annakhil near Medina; trained at Khaldan, entered the US May 2, 2001, and helped hijack American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon on 9/11.
Majid Ebn-e-Reza
Seyed Majid Ebn al-Reza (Majid Ebn-e-Reza) is an Iranian brigadier general and acting defense minister since March 2, 2026, appointed after Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in US-Israeli strikes; he oversees ceasefire policy and indigenous missile and drone development.
Majid Khademi
Majid Khademi (مجید خادمی), born 1962, IRGC counterintelligence officer; led MODAFL intelligence protection (2018), IRGC-IPO (2022), and IRGC Intelligence Organization (June 2025); killed in US-Israeli strikes April 6, 2026; distinct from Ali Mohammad Khademi.
Majid Mousavi (مجید موسوی)
Majid Mousavi (مجید موسوی), full name Seyed Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, is an IRGC brigadier general commanding the Aerospace Force since June 2025, succeeding the killed Amir Ali Hajizadeh; former deputy commander, sanctioned, wartime spokesman for Operation Nasr-2.
Maksym Zalizniak
Maksym Zalizniak (Максим Залізнік), born around 1740 in Medvedivka, was a Zaporozhian Cossack who led the Koliivshchyna uprising of 1768, was proclaimed hetman, and died in Siberian exile.
Malcolm Nance
Malcolm Wrightson Nance (born 1961) is an American retired Navy senior chief cryptologist, counterterrorism author, MSNBC analyst, and 2022 Ukrainian Foreign Legion volunteer; author of Defeating ISIS and The Plot to Destroy Democracy.
Malhar Rao Holkar (मल्हारराव होळकर)
Malhar Rao Holkar (मल्हारराव होळकर, 1693-1766), also called Malhar Rao Holkar I, was a Dhangar-caste Maratha commander under Peshwa Bajirao I who became Subhedar of Malwa and founded the Holkar dynasty of Indore; distinct from Malhar Rao Holkar II (1805-1833).
Malik Ambar
Malik Ambar (1548–1626), born Chapu, an Ethiopian Habshi slave sold through Mocha and Baghdad, rose to regent of the Ahmadnagar sultanate in India, fought the Mughals with Maratha light cavalry, won the 1624 Battle of Bhatvadi, and founded Aurangabad.