Michael Jordan — Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, “By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.” Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation …

Michael Jackson — Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized …

Michael Ignatieff — A winner of the Gelber Prize for his book Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism, Michael Ignatieff is a leading thinker on human rights issues, a public intellectual and historian. He is deputy leader of Canada’s Liberal Party and has held academic positions at Cambridge, Oxford and is the former head of Harvard University’s Carr …

Michael Crichton — John Michael Crichton, was an American author, film producer, film director, medical doctor, and television producer best known for his science fiction and techno-thriller novels, films, and television programs. His books have sold over 150 million copies worldwide. His works were usually based on the action genre and heavily feature technology. Many of his future history novels …

Mesut Oezil — The sigh of relief in German football was almost audible when Mesut Ozil made the step up to international class with a string of outstanding performances. At last, people said, the three-time world champions had a new “number ten”. And they were right: a sprightly and technically gifted playmaker, Ozil is the kind of player that does …

Meryl Streep — Mary Louise “Meryl” Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress and singer who has worked in theatre, television, and film. She is widely regarded as one of the most talented and respected actresses of the contemporary era. Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971’s The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the …

Meghnad Saha — In 1905, when the British Government divided Bengal into East and West, the people were outraged. No one more than a 12-year-old schoolboy, Meghnad Saha. He was too young to join the band of revolutionaries formed to fight for Bengal’s unity. So he had to find some other way of protest. His opportunity came when it was …

Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath is currently Principal, Lady Shri Ram College rated among the best institutions of higher learning in India. She has held this position since 1988 and has worked to mould it as a centre of excellence, which seeks to educate women to assume positions of leadership in society. The institution which today draws to its fold some of …

Matt Drudge — So Matt Drudge was right. Not about Bill Clinton’s love child or John Kerry’s affair, but he was right about this: “We are all newsmen now.” Drudge hates the word blogger, yet his exclusive about the former President and intern Monica Lewinsky set out an animated-gif siren for an army of armchair pundits to follow. Today a …

Mary Leakey was born Mary Douglas Nichol on February 6, 1913, in London, England to Erskine Edward Nichol and Cecilia Marion (Frere) Nichol. Since Erskine worked as a painter, specializing in water colour landscapes, the Nichol family would move from place to place, visiting numerous locations in the USA, Italy, and Egypt, where Erskine painted scenes to be sold in …