Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
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Modigliani, Amedeo (Italian painter)
Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo (Hungarian painter, designer & photographer)
Molière, Jean Baptiste Poquelin (French dramatist & actor)
Molina, Mario José (Mexican-born American chemist)
Molnár, Ferenc (Hungarian dramatist & novelist)
Momaday, N(avarro) Scott (Native American poet)
Mommsen, Theodor (German historian)
Monck, George (English military leader & politician)
Mondale, Walter Frederick (U.S. Vice President)
Monet, Claude (Artist)
Monk, (James) Arthur (American football player)
Monk, Thelonious Sphere (Pianist / Composer / Jazz Musician)
Monmouth, Duke of (English royalty & criminal)
Monnet, Jean (French economist & statesman)
Monod, Jacques Lucien (French biologist)
Monroe, Harriet (American critic, editor & poet)
Monroe, James (5th President of the United States)
Monroe, William Smith (Country Musician / Bandleader)
Montagu, Ashley (English-American anthropologist)
Montale, Eugenio (Italian poet, critic & linguist)
Montana, Joseph, Jr. (Football Player)
Montesquieu (French jurist, politician & philosopher)
Montessori, Maria (Educator/Physician)
Monteux, Pierre (French-American musician)
Monteverdi, Claudio (Italian composer)
Montez, Lola (Irish traveler & sociologist)
Montezuma II (Aztec Emperor)
Montfort, Simon de (English military leader)
Montgomery, Lucy Maud (Canadian novelist)
Montgomery, Sir Bernard Law (Military Leader / World War II Figure)
Montrose, First Marquis of (Scottish royalty & military leader)
Moody, Dwight Lyman (Country Artist)
Moon, Sun Myung (Religious Figure)
Moore, Clement Clarke (American educator & poet)
Moore, George (English writer)
Moore, George Edward (English philosopher)
Moore, Henry (English sculptor)