People

Persons

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Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Culkin
Golden Globe Award Nominee

Film

Macaulay Culkin is best known for his role as Kevin McCallister in the Christmas films "Home Alone" (1990), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992).

Mac Dre
Mac Dre
Recording Artist

Music

Mac Dre was an American rapper, hip-hop pioneer, and record producer based in Vallejo, California. He was instrumental in the emergence of hyphy, a cultural movement in the Bay Area hip-hop scene that emerged in the early 2000s.

Mac Davis
Mac Davis
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Mac Davis was a country music singer, songwriter, and actor. He enjoyed much crossover success. His early work writing for Elvis Presley produced the hits "Memories", "In the Ghetto", "Don't Cry Daddy", and "A Little Less Conversation".

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Mac Band
Recording Group

Music

Mac Band was an American R&B group from Flint, Michigan, formed by four brothers as the primary vocalists. They are best remembered for their 1988 hit "Roses Are Red".

Tags: R&BFlint, MichiganAtlantic StarrBabyfaceRoses Are Red

Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey
Mother of the Blues

Music

Ma Rainey was one of the earliest African-American professional blues singers and one of the first generation of blues singers to record. The "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern blues.

Collections: Black Music Month

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M.C. El Bee
Recording Artist and Author, "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop"

Music

Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s in his biography "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop".

Tags: Invisible Legend of Hip-HopHip-HopJewelerMusical PhenomenonLegendary

M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan
Academy Award Nominee

Film

M. Night Shyamalan is known for making films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. His most well-received films include the supernatural horror thriller "The Sixth Sense" (1999), of which he received a nomination for an Academy Award.

Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Lynyrd Skynyrd was an American rock band best known for having popularized the Southern rock genre during the 1970s. Lynyrd Skynyrd has sold 28 million records in the United States. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.

Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield
Primetime Emmy Award Winner and 7-Time NAACP Image Award Winner

Television

Lynn Whitfield won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical drama film "The Josephine Baker Story" (1991).

Lynn Shelton
Lynn Shelton
Film Director

Film

Lynn Shelton (August 27, 1965 - May 15, 2020) was an American filmmaker, known for writing, directing, and producing such films as "Humpday" and "Your Sister's Sister".

Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President of the United States (1963 - 1969)

Politics

Lyndon B. Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician, who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming the office after serving as the 37th Vice President of the United States from 1961 to 1963.

Lynda Carter
Lynda Carter
Actress

Television

Lynda Carter is an actress, singer, songwriter, model, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss World America 1972. She is most widely known as the star of the television series "Wonder Woman", in the role of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman.

Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
8-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Luther Vandross was a singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career, he was an in-demand background vocalist for several different artists. He has sold over 35 million records worldwide and received eight Grammy Awards.

Luke Perry
Luke Perry
Actor

Television

Luke Perry was an American actor. He became a teen idol for playing Dylan McKay on the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210" from 1990 to 1995, and again from 1998 to 2000.

Lukas Gage
Lukas Gage
Actor

Television

Lukas Gage is an American actor. He has appeared in "American Vandal", "T@gged", "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse", and "Euphoria".

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Luisa Díaz
Ms. Venezuela International 1999 (Miss Globe International)

Fashion

Luisa Díaz is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder. She was the Ms. Venezuela International titleholder for 1999, and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Globe International pageant. She represented the Sucre state.

Luis Garavito
Luis Garavito
Serial Killer

Crime

Luis Garavito, also known as La Bestia ("The Beast") or Tribilín (named after the Disney character "Goofy") is a Colombian rapist and serial killer. In 1999, he admitted to the rape, torture and murder of 138 children and teenagers.

Luis Fonsi
Luis Fonsi
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Luis Fonsi is an American singer from Puerto Rico, and a songwriter and actor. He is known for multiple songs, one of them being "Despacito" featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Music Composer

Music

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Classical music, he remains one of the most recognised and influential of all composers.

Lucy Davis
Lucy Davis
Actress

Television

Lucy Davis is an actress who plays Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" (2018 - present). She is also known for her previous roles as Dawn Tinsley in The Office (2001 - 2003), and Etta Candy in "Wonder Woman" (2017).

Lucy Beaumont
Lucy Beaumont
Comedian

Comedy

Lucy Beaumont is a British actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. Her act is based largely on anecdotes about Hull and the wider Northern England region. She won the BBC Radio New Comedy Award in 2012.

Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
4-Time Emmy Award Winner

Television

Lucille Ball was an American actress, comedienne, model, film-studio executive, and producer. She was best known as the star of the self-produced sitcoms "I Love Lucy", "The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour", "The Lucy Show", "Here's Lucy", and "Life with Lucy".

Tags: I Love LucyThe Lucy ShowLucie ArnazEmmy Award WinnerDesi Arnaz

Luci Martin
Luci Martin
Lead Singer, Chic (1978 - 1983)

Music

Luci Martin was a Lead Singer of Chic, alongside Alfa Anderson. Martin's voice could also be heard on many of the top selling records of such artists as Diana Ross, Carly Simon, Deborah Cox, and Sheila B.

Lucas Hedges
Lucas Hedges
Academy Award Nominee

Film

Lucas Hedges is an American actor. He made his breakthrough in 2016 by playing a sardonic teenage orphan in Kenneth Lonergan's drama "Manchester by the Sea", which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Lovely Hoffman
Recording Artist

Music

Lovely Hoffman is a recording artist, music theatre performer, record producer, musician, and actress. She has performed and shared the stage with notable R&B artists, including Grammy Award winner Ne-Yo and multi-platinum recording artist T-Pain.

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