Giacomo Meyerbeer

(1791-1864). German Composer of operas. Proponent of Grand Opera. Victim of anti-Semitic attacks by Richard Wagner.

Bess Meyerson

(1924-Alive). Miss America of 1945. Television personality. New York City Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, 1969-1973, and Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, 1983-1987. Candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate (NY), 1980. Involved in a divorce scandal in which the judge was allegedly bribed by Meyerson to help her young lover. Tried for bribery, 1988.

Havel's House of History

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Edward Maurice Mezvinsky

(1937-Alive). U.S. Representative (D-IA), 1973-1977. Husband of Marjorie Margolies Mezvinsky. Indicted in March, 2001, and later pled guilty to 31 or 69 charges of bank, mail, and wire fraud.

Albert Abraham Michelson

(1852-1931). Polish-American physicist. Known for his work on the speed of light. Nobel Prize for Physics, 1907.

Bette Davis Midler

(1945-Alive). American singer, comedian and actress. Known as the "Divine Miss M." Received four Grammies, an Emmy, and a Tony.

Abner Joseph "Ab" Mikva

(1926-Alive). U.S. Representative (D-IL), 1969-1973, 1975-1979. Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1979-1994 (Chief Judge, 1991-1994). White House Counsel, 1994-1995.

Darius Milhaud

(1892-1974). French composer. A member of "Les Six" group of composers. His music was influenced to American jazz and polytonality.

Harvey Bernard Milk

(1930-1978). Democratic Member, San Francisco (California) Board of Supervisors, January 8-November 27, 1978. First openly gay man to hold elected office in California. Assassinated by former supervisor Dan White. Awarded posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2009.

Arthur Asher Miller

(1915-2005). American playwright. Former husband of Marilyn Monroe. Received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Awards for his play "Death of a Salesman," 1949. Found guilty of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify members of a literary circle suspected of being Communists, 1957. His conviction was reversed in 1958.

Jeremy James Miller

(1976-Alive). American actor. Known for his role as Ben Seaver on the television sitcom "Growing Pains," 1985-1992.

Merton Howard Miller

(1923-2000). American economist. Nobel Prize in Economics, 1990.

Mitchell William "Mitch" Miller

(1911-Alive). Choir Director. Noted for his "sing-along" recordings and television program.