List of People From Louisiana

Sherman Q. Mack (born 1972) politician
Anthony Mackie (born 1979) actor, Eagle Eye, Million Dollar Baby
Magic Sam (1937–1969) blues music pioneer
Karl Malone (born 1963) former basketball great, mainly with the Utah Jazz
Max T. Malone (born 1953) geologist and state senator
Jeff Mangum (born 1970) musician, founder of Neutral Milk Hotel
Archie Manning (born 1949) former New Orleans Saints quarterback
Eli Manning (born 1982) New York Giants quarterback
Peyton Manning (born 1976) Indianapolis Colts quarterback
Tommy Manzella (born 1983) shortstop for the Houston Astros
Charles E. Maple (1932–2006) journalist
"Pistol" Pete Maravich (1947–1988) LSU & NBA basketball Hall of Famer
Paul Mares (1900–1949) musician
Anna Margaret (born 1996), singer
Angélica María (born 1944), Mexican actress and singer
Robert M. Marionneaux (born 1968), politician
Branford Marsalis (born 1960) musician
Ellis Marsalis, Jr., (born 1934) musician, educator
Ellis Marsalis, Sr., (c. 1908–2004) poultry farmer, jazz musician, hotelier, civil rights activist
Wynton Marsalis (born 1961) musician
Leonard Marshall (born 1961) former defensive end, primarily for the New York Giants
Wade O. Martin, Jr. (1911–1990) secretary of state
Wade O. Martin, Sr. (1885–1956) politician
Danny Martiny (born 1951) politician
Virginia Martinez (1922–1992) Louisiana Republican national committeewoman from 1977 until her death
Enos C. McClendon, Jr. (1917-2003) judge
Charles E. McConnell (1923-2000) politician
Billy McCormack (1928-2012) Baptist pastor, director and vice president of the Christian Coalition of America
James L. McCorkle, Jr. (born 1935) historian
Jim McCrery (born 1949) former US Representative
Tim McGraw (born 1967) country musician, actor
Tom Ed McHugh (born 1943) politician
J. Frank McInnis (1886–1959) judge
John McKeithen (1918–1999) Governor of Louisiana from 1964 to 1972
W. Fox McKeithen (1946–2005) Louisiana secretary of state, 1988–2005
Charles E. McKenzie (1896-1956) U.S. representative
Joe McKnight (born 1988) tailback for the New York Jets
Chuck McMains (born 1948) former state representative and Baton Rouge lobbyist
Joe McPherson (born 1950) state senator from Rapides Parish
Tom McVea (born 1945) state representative
Gil Meche (born 1978) former MLB pitcher
D.L. Menard (????) Cajun musician from Erath
Adah Isaacs Menken (1835–1868) actress
Louis J. Michot (born 1922), businessman, former state superintendent of education, and State Representative from Lafayette
Michael J. Michot (born 1963), businessman, state senator from Lafayette since 2000
Quintin Mikell (born 1980), safety for the Philadelphia Eagles
Roderick Miller (1924–2005) politician, lawyer
Fred H. Mills, Jr. (born 1955) politician, pharmacist, banker
Newt V. Mills (1899-1996) U.S. representative
P.J. Mills (born 1934) politician, businessman
Paul Millsap (born 1985) power forward for the Utah Jazz
Lizzie Miles (1895–1963) singer
Percy "Master P" Miller (born 1967) musician, actor, record producer, athlete
Alexander Milne (1742–1838) businessman, slave-trader, philanthropist
Leland G. Mims (1901–1979) politician
E. R. Minchew (1908–2001) educator
RJ Mitte (born 1992) actor, Walt, Jr. on Breaking Bad
Randy Moffett (born 1947) educator
Robert W. Mondy (1908–1997) historian
Nickie Monica (born 1960) politician
Bill Monroe (1920–2011) journalist, host of Meet the Press (1975–1984)
Greg Monroe (born 1990) center for the Detroit Pistons
Billy Montgomery (born 1937) politician and former educator
Harold Montgomery (1911–1995) state senator and businessman
John Willard "Jack" Montgomery, Sr. (born 1936) state senator and lawyer
Little Brother Montgomery (c. 1906–1985) musician
Cleo Moore (1923–1973) 1950s movie star
Danny Roy Moore (born 1925) state senator from Claiborne Parish, 1964–1968
Ellen Bryan Moore (1912–1999) former Register of State Lands, captain in Women's Army Corps during World War II
Mewelde Moore (born 1982) running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
W. Henson Moore (born 1939) former US Representative
Jackie Moreland (1938–1971) professional basketball player
Aaron Morgan (born 1988), outside linebacker and defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Cecil Morgan (1898–1999) state legislator who led the impeachment forces against Huey Pierce Long, Jr., later executive with Standard Oil Company and dean of Tulane University Law School
Elemore Morgan, Jr. (1931–2008) landscape painter and photographer
Lewis L. Morgan (1876-1950) U.S. representative; 1944 gubernatorial runoff candidate
Dutch Morial (1929–1989) judge, mayor of New Orleans
Jay Morris (born 1958), state representative from Ouachita and Morehouse parishes
James Hollis "Jim" Morris (born 1954), state representative from Caddo and Bossier parishes
Dan Morrish (born 1950), member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature
deLesseps Story Morrison (1912–1964), mayor of New Orleans, ambassador to the Organization of American States, three-time gubernatorial candidate
Jacob Haight Morrison (1905–1974), politician, historical preservationist
James H. Morrison (1908–2000) US Representative
Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941) musician, composer, self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz"
Morgus the Magnificent (born ????) horror host
Paul Morphy (1837–1884) world chess champion
Garrett Morris (born 1937) comedian, Saturday Night Live
Isaac Edward Morse (1809–1866) Louisiana state Attorney General and US Congressman
Alexander Mouton (1804–1885) Governor and United States Senator
Ashton J. Mouton (1916–1988) mayor of Lafayette
Jonas Mouton (born 1988) linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
George B. Mowad (1932–2000) mayor of Oakdale, physician, developer
Bernhard Müller (1788–1834) colonizer of Grand Ecore in Natchitoches Parish
W. Spencer Myrick (1913–2001) state legislator from West Carroll Parish