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Martin Cruz Smith Martin Cruz Smith (né Martin William Smith, later changed his middle name to Cruz after his grandmother's surname) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, in 1942. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Smith received his Bachelor of Arts in 1964.
Martin Cummins Martin Cummins (born November 28, 1969 in North Delta, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Ames White in Dark Angel (2001-2002) and his other well known tv role was in the hit tv series Poltergeist: The Legacy as Nick Boyle.
Martin de Redin Superscript text</supFra Martin de Redin was elected Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller after the death of Juan de Lascaris-Castellar. During his rule, 13 coastal watch towers were built around the coast of the Malta to create a line of communication around the island.
Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art Martin D'Arcy Museum of Art is an art gallery and museum in the City of Chicago in Illinois. It is the only museum in Chicago that focuses on Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art with pieces in the collection ranging in date from 1150 to 1750.
Martin Dahlin Martin Dahlin (born April 16 1968, in Lund) is a former Swedish football player. He is the son of a Venezuelan father and Swedish mother and is one of the first black players to appear for Sweden in an international match.
Martin Daly Martin Daly is a Professor of Psychology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and author of several papers on evolutionary psychology. Current research topics include an evolutionary perspective on interpersonal violence.
Martin Daubney Martin Daubney (born 22 June 1970) is the longest serving Editor of lads magazine Loaded since its creator James Brown, Daubney was responsible for the titles' re-launch in April 2005. Refreshed and rejuvenated to reflect the changing needs of modern man, Daubney said of this ‘new laddism’, “Men have realised that if they adopt the ways of the gays, they get laid more often.
Martin Davies Sir Martin Davies CBE, DLitt, FBA, FSA (22 March, 1908 – 7 March, 1978) was a British museum director and civil servant. He first joined the staff of the National Gallery, the institution to which he was to devote his career, as an attaché in 1930.
Martin Davila Martin Davila Gandara is a traditionalist Catholic Sedevacantist bishop from Acapulco, Mexico. He was ordained priest on June 29, 1989 by Moises Carmona and consecrated bishop on May 11, 1999 by Mark Pivarunas.
Martin Day Martin Day (born 1968) is a novelist and screenwriter most known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC Television series Doctor Who, and several episodes of the daytime soaps Doctors and Family Affairs.
Martin De Leon II Martin De Leon (born May 25, 1981) is a Mexican-American writer, editor, and music journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He has a monthly column in the San Francisco electronic music magazine XLR8R and is one of the few Latinos covering avant-garde music in the United States.
Martin Delany Martin Robinson Delany (May 6, 1812 – January 24, 1885) was an African-American abolitionist, arguably the first proponent of American black nationalism and the first African American field officer in the United States Army.
Martin Delrio MartĂ­n Antonio Delrio (or Martin Antoine Del Rio, May 17, 1551 - October 19, 1608) was a Flemish Jesuit theologian from Spanish descent. He wrote, among other books, Disquisitionum magicarum libri sex, a work on magic and the occult.
Martin Demichelis MartĂ­n GastĂłn Demichelis (Born December 20, 1980 in Justiniano Posse, CĂłrdoba) is an Argentine football player who usually plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Bayern Munich, but because of his aerial ability, he is often used as a backup defender as well.
Martin Denny Martin Denny (April 10, 1911 - March 2, 2005) was an American musician. He gained fame as one of the most successful producers of exotica music, a type of big band music with Latin rhythms and overtones of Pacific Ocean culture that found its origins in artists such as Les Baxter, and which is largely scorned by critics despite extreme popularity in the 1950s and 1960s.
Martin Desjardins Martin Desjardins or Martin van der Bogaert (Breda 1637 – Paris 2 May 1694) was a French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth, whose career was spent at Paris, where he was working from the 1650s. His early Paris work was in decorative stucco reliefs, at the Hôtel d’Aubert de Fontenay (Hôtel Salé) and the Hôtel de Beauvais (staircase).
Martin Deutsch Martin Deutsch (born 29 January 1917 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary — died 16 August 2002 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an emeritus professor of physics at MIT. He is best known for being the discoverer of positronium.
Martin Dibelius Martin Dibelius (born September 14 1883 in Dresden; died November 11 1947 in Heidelberg) was German theologian and a professor for the New Testament at the University of Heidelberg. With Rudolf Bultmann, he helped define a period in research into the historical Jesus noted for skepticism toward the possibility of describing Jesus with historical authority.
Martin Dillon Martin Dillon is an author and journalist from Northern Ireland. He worked for eighteen-years at the BBC and has written a number of plays and novels, but he most well known for his non-fiction books about the Northern Ireland conflict.
Martin Dimitrov Martin Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Мартин Димитров; born 13 April 1977 in Sofia) is a Bulgarian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the United Democratic Forces, part of the European People's Party–European Democrats, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Bulgaria to the European Union.
Martin Djetou Martin Djetou, (born December 15 1974 in Brogohio, CĂ´te d'Ivoire), is a Ivorian-French football player. He is currently without a club after being released by the English Premier League team Bolton Wanderers in January 2006.
Martin Documentation Martin Documentation is a documentation methodology designed to provide different information about procedures depending on the audience and use of the document while also providing for procedure development, procedure change and error correction in both procedures and their documentation.
Martin Donovan Martin Donovan (born August 19, 1957 in Reseda, California) is an American stage and movie actor. He has had a long collaboration with the director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, including Trust (1990), Surviving Desire (1991), Simple Men (1992), Flirt (1993), Amateur (1994), and The Book of Life (1998) (in which he played Jesus).
Martin Dossett Martin Dossett (born October 30, 1978 in Portland near Corpus Christi, Texas) is a former NFL wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers who has played in several leagues such as NFL Europe and AF2 before winding up playing in Corpus Christi playing for the Corpus Christi Hammerheads of the Intense Football League.
Martin Dougiamas Martin (Born 1970, lives in Perth Australia) is a prominant educator and computer scientist with postgraduate degrees in Computer Science and Education. His work has made a significant impact on the implementation of constructivist models of teaching and learning online with a Content Management System.
Martin Doyle Martin Doyle (VC, MM) (25 October, 1891- 20 November, 1940) born in New Ross, County Wexford was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Martin Drennan (Roman Catholic Bishop) Martin Drennan (born 2 January, 1944) is the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator for the Diocese of Kilfenora. He was born in PiltownLocation of Piltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Martin Droeshout Martin Droeshout [] was an English engraver of Flemish descent, whose fame rests almost entirely on the fact that he made the title portrait for William Shakespeare's collected works, the First Folio of 1623. In addition to portraits (for example those of John Foxe, John Howson or George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham) Droeshout made engravings of allegorical, mythical and sartirical topics.
Martin Dudziak Martin Dudziak (b 1952) is an American scientist (quantum physics, biophysics, mathematics) who has developed seminal work in areas of complex systems, quantum theory (quantum networks, logic, gravity/relativity), and emergent critical processes (ECP). He grew up in Buffalo, New York, studied at Mt.
Martin Duffy (musician) Martin Duffy is the keyboardist with Scottish band Primal Scream. Duffy formally played keyboards in seminal indie band Felt and also played with The Charlatans following the death of founder-member Rob Collins, appearing with the group at Knebworth supporting Oasis in 1996 and contributing keyboard parts to the bands fifth album Tellin' Stories along with Collins.
Martin Dunbar-Nasmith Admiral Sir Martin Eric Dunbar-Nasmith (1883-1965) VC KCB KCMG RN was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was born Martin Eric Nasmith, adding the "Dunbar" part of his name after the First World War.
Martin Dwyer Martin Dwyer (born June 28, 1975) is an English Derby winning flat racing jockey having won the 2006 Vodafone Derby upon Sir Percy. This was his second classic success having won the Epsom Oaks aboard Casual Look in 2003.
Martin Earwicker Professor Martin John Earwicker FREng CCMI is the director of the National Museum of Science and Industry group of British museums (including the Science Museum, National Railway Museum and National Media Museum from 2006. Prior to taking on this role, he was Chief Executive of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).
Martin Eberhard Martin Eberhard is CEO and co-founder of Tesla Motors, an electric car company in California. He is passionate about sportscars but has moral disagreements regarding dependence on oil imported from the Middle East and is also concerned about possible human causes of global warming.
Martin Edward Trench Martin Edward Trench (November 30 1869–January 6 1927) was a Captain of the United States Navy and Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1925 until his death in 1927. He is the first Governor of the territory to have died while in office.
Martin Eichler Martin Eichler (March 29, 1912 – October 7, 1992) was a German number theorist who stated that there were five fundamental operations of mathematics: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and modular forms.
Martin Emond Martin Emond (New Zealand 1969 - Los Angeles, California March 5 2004), also known under the pen names "Martin Fuckin Emond", "Martyfuck", and "MFE", was a New Zealand cartoon illustrator and painter.
Martin Ericsson Martin Ericsson (born September 4, 1980) is a Swedish professional footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played four matches for the Sweden national football team.
Martin Esslin Martin Julius Esslin (June 6, 1918–February 24, 2002) was a Hungarian-born English producer and script writer, journalist, adaptor and translator, critic, academic scholar and professor of drama best known for coining the term "Theatre of the Absurd" in his work of that name (1962).
Martin Eugen Ekström Martin Eugen Ekström (December 6, 1887-December 28, 1954) was a Swedish military adventurer who became the leader of the Nationalsocialistiska Blocket, an umbrella organization for various fascist and National Socialist groups.
Martin Farkas Martin Farkas was the sole survivor of a Slovak Military plane crash which killed 42 people, making it the worst air disaster in Slovak history. The January 19, 2006 flight was full of NATO peacekeepers who were returning from Kosovo when it crashed in the forests of Slovakia.
Martin Faust Martin Faust ( January 4, 1901 - November 10, 1923) was a bank clerk who participated in Adolf Hitler's failed Beer Hall Putsch. In the stand off between the Nazis and the police, Faust was killed by police bullets.
Martin Ferguson Martin John Ferguson, AM (born 12 December 1953), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Batman, Victoria. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Jack Ferguson, who was Deputy Premier of New South Wales 1976-84.
Martin Ferris Martin Ferris (born February 1952) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and a former Provisional IRA prisoner. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Kerry North since 2002 and is one of five Sinn Féin representatives in the current Dáil.
Martin Fido Martin Fido (born October 18, 1939, Penzance, Cornwall, England) is a university teacher, true crime writer and broadcaster. His many books include The Crimes, Detection and Death of Jack the Ripper, The Official Encyclopedia of Scotland Yard, and The Murder Guide to London.
Martin Fierro (saxophonist) Martin Fierro is a tenor saxophonist who plays in the jazz, freeform rock, and avant-garde traditions. He has played with the Sir Douglas Quintet, Legion of Mary, James Cotton, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Loudon Wainwright III, Queen Ida, Jazz is Dead, The String Cheese Incident, David Grisman, Derek Trucks, Zero, the Allman Brothers, Merl Saunders, The Grateful Dead, Steve Kimock & Friends, Yonder Mountain String Band and many more.
Martin Firrell Martin Firrell (born April 4, 1963 Paris, France) is a public artist who produces words-based pieces in public space. His work has appeared as digital projections and installed type, it has appeared on cinema canopies and ticket backs, on till receipts, and in public toilets.
Martin Fitzgerald Martin Fitzgerald is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Passions. Martin was played by Richard Steinmetz from May 14, 2004 until October 3, 2006; William Bumiller played the role in flashbacks from 1999–2000 as well as the fake Martin hired by Julian.
Martin Fitzmaurice Martin Fitzmaurice (born June 3, 1940, in Kensington, West London) is a English darts master of ceremonies, caller, scorer and referee who has operated for the game's governing body the British Darts Organisation since 1985.
Martin Flanagan Martin Flanagan is an Australian journalist who writes a column in the Sport section of the Saturday edition of The Age newspaper. His opinion pieces also include examinations of Australian culture and the relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
Martin Flannery Martin Henry Flannery (2 March 1918—16 October 2006) was a British politician. Originally a Communist, he continued to hold decidedly left-wing views after he joined the Labour Party, and was Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hillsborough for 18 years, from February 1974 to 1992.
Martin Fleischmann Martin Fleischmann, FRS, (1927-) is an electrochemist at the University of Southampton. He is best known for his controversial work with his former graduate student Stanley Pons on cold fusion, in the 1980s and '90s.
Martin Fletcher Martin Fletcher (born 1956) is the Foreign Editor of The Times, a British newspaper. Previously Washington Bureau Chief, Belfast correspondent, and European correspondent based in Brussels, Fletcher took over the foreign pages of the paper in 2002.
Martin Fowler Martin Fowler is an author and a famous international speaker on software architecture, specializing in object-oriented analysis and design, UML, Patterns, and agile software development methodologies, including Extreme Programming.
Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle (born 2 May 1963 in Salisbury, Wiltshire) is a former British football player, and is now manager of Port Vale. He began his career with Southampton and also played for Blackburn Rovers (on loan), Aldershot and Oxford United before signing for Port Vale in the summer of 1991 for a club record ÂŁ375,000.
Martin Franzmann Martin H Franzmann (1907-1976) was an eminent theologian of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod at Concordia Seminary in St Louis. He was notable for his traditional stance on Biblical inerrany and inspiration over against historical criticism well before the walkout that led to the Seminex crisis.
Martin Freeman Martin Freeman (born September 8 1971) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe winning comedy The Office, and as Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Martin G. Schuneman Martin Gerretsen Schunemen (February 10, 1764 - February 21, 1827) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Catskill, he was educated by his father and in 1792 was justice of the peace of Albany County.
Martin Gabel Martin Gabel (born June 19, 1912 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died May 22, 1986 in New York, New York, USA from a heart attack) was an American actor, film director and film producer. He was married to Arlene Francis on May 14, 1946, with whom he had a son named Peter Gabel.
Martin Galway Martin Galway (born January 3, 1966, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is one of the best known composers of music for the Commodore 64 sound chip, the SID soundchip. His works include Parallax, Terra Cresta and Wizball's scores, as well as the music used in the loader for the C64 version of Arkanoid.
Martin Gardner Martin Gardner (b. October 21, 1914, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a popular American mathematics and science writer specializing in recreational mathematics, but with interests encompassing magic (conjuring), pseudoscience, literature (especially Lewis Carroll), philosophy, and religion.
Martin Geissler Martin Geissler is Africa Correspondent for ITV News, a position he took up in May 2006. He joined the ITV News team in April 2002 from stv central's regional news programme Scotland Today, where he was a news reporter and presenter.
Martin Gerber Martin Gerber (born September 3, 1974 in Burgdorf, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim as their eighth-round pick, #232 overall, in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and is currently the goaltender for the Ottawa Senators.
Martin Gerbert Martin Gerbert (August, 1720 – May 3, 1793), German theologian, historian and writer on music, belonged to the noble family of Gerbert von Hornau, and was born at Horb am Neckar, Württemberg, on the 12th (or 11th or 13th) of August 1720.
Martin Gerken Martin Gerken was a German communist and one of the highest-ranking Kapos in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. Between April 1, 1945 and the liberation on May 5 of the same year he served as the camp's elder () of the sub-camp of Gusen.
Martin Gilbert Sir Martin John Gilbert, CBE (born October 25, 1936 in London) is a British historian and the author of over seventy books, including works on the Holocaust and Jewish history. He is known as the official biographer of Sir Winston Churchill.
Martin Glacier Martin Glacier is a glacier, 3 miles wide and 9 miles long, which flows west and then northwest from the south side of Mount Lupa to the southeast corner of Rymill Bay where it joins the Bertrand Ice Piedmont, on the west coast of Graham Land. Martin Glacier is located at .
Martin Gleeson Martin Gleeson is a rugby league player from Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. He is rated as one of the top centres in international rugby league, his defining characteristic being an outstanding side-step; he also has a sound defensive technique.
Martin Glyn Murray Martin Glyn Murray (b. 1 February 1966 in Helsingør) is a Danish actor who has played Mark Thompson in Families and he has also been in The Bill, Sharpe, Aristocrats, Engima, Enemy at the Gates, Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Made in Estonia, and Heartbeat.
Martin Goldsmith Some of the classic B-movies of all time were penned by writer Martin Goldsmith. These include the legendary "Detour" (1945), "Blind Spot" (1947) and "The Narrow Margin" in 1952 for which he was Oscar-nominated.
Martin Gore Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in Basildon, Essex, England) has been a member of the band Depeche Mode since its inception in 1980. When Vince Clarke departed the band in 1981 after their debut album Speak & Spell, Gore became the main songwriter of Depeche Mode.
Martin Grove (VIVA) Martin Grove is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened on October 16, 2005, on the intersection of Martin Grove Road and Highway 7, in Vaughan, Ontario.
Martin Grover Martin Grover (October 20, 1811 - August 23, 1875) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Hartwick, Otsego County, he attended the common schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Angelica, Allegany County.
Martin Groves Martin Groves is a British hillclimb driver, who won the British Hill Climb Championship in 2005 and 2006. With an older car he had won only one round of the BHCC in 2004 (at Bouley Bay), but in 2005 he was exceptionally quick in his new Gould GR55, clinching the championship at Craigantlet in early August having finished first or second in every one of the 28 BHCC rounds up to that point.
Martin Gustavsson Martin Gustavsson (born November 5 1980) is a breaststroke swimmer from Sweden. In 2003 he won the silver medal in the 4x50 m Medley relay at the European Short Course Championships in Dublin, Ireland, alongside Jens Petersson, Björn Lundin and Stefan Nystrand.
Martin Haberman Martin Haberman is an educator who has developed interviewing techniques for identifying teachers and principals who will be successful in working with poor children. The most widely known of his programs was The National Teacher Corps, which was based on his intern program in Milwaukee.
Martin Hamilton-Smith Martin Hamilton-Smith, Australian politician, is the current Liberal Party of Australia member for the South Australian electoral district of Waite in the House of Assembly. Hamilton-Smith first won this seat in the 1997 state election.
Martin Handford Martin Handford (born 1956 in Hampstead, London, UK) is a children's book writer and illustrator who gained worldwide fame in the early 1990s with his Where's Wally? creation (Known as Where's Waldo in the USA and Canada).
Martin Hannett Martin Hannett (May 31, 1948 – April 18, 1991), sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was an innovative record producer who helped develop Joy Division and co-founded Factory Records with Tony Wilson. Hannett's trademark sound, most apparent on Joy Division's groundbreaking debut album Unknown Pleasures and its follow-up, Closer, is sparse and eerie, complementing frontman Ian Curtis' dark, depressive musings and tremulous baritone vocals.
Martin Hanzal Martin Hanzal (born February 20, 1987 in Ceske Budejovice, Czechoslovakia) is an ice hockey player, currently playing for the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League. He is a prospect of the Phoenix Coyotes.
Martin Harris (Mormon) Martin Harris (May 18, 1783–July 10, 1875) underwrote the first printing of The Book of Mormon and also served as one of Three Witnesses who testified that they had been shown the Golden Plates from which the Book of Mormon had been transcribed.
Martin Haskell Martin Haskell is a Dayton physician who, in 1992, first described an abortion procedure clinically known as intact dilation and extraction (IDX or Intact D&X) and often described by critics of the procedure using the controversial term partial-birth abortion.
Martin Hattala Martin Hattala (born 1821, Trstená, died 1903, Prague) was Slovak pedagogue, Roman Catholic theologian and linguist. He is best known for his reform of the Štúr's Slovak language, so-called Hodža-Hattala reform, in which he introduced the etymological principle to the Slovak language.
Martin Hayes (musician) Martin Hayes (born 1962) is a fiddler, born in Maghera (between Feakle and Tulla) in East County Clare, Ireland, and now living in West Hartford, Connecticut. He has been the All Ireland Fiddle Champion six times, and has also won a National Entertainment Award.
Martin Head-Gordon Martin Head-Gordon is a professor of chemistry at The University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory working in the area of computational quantum chemistry. He is a member of The International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science.
Martin Hengel Martin Hengel is a German scholar of religion, focusing on the "Second-Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism, which encompasses 200 BCE to 200 CE. He is Emeritus Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism at the University of TĂĽbingen.
Martin Henriksson Martin Henriksson, born October 30 1974 in Sweden, is one of two guitarists and one of the founding members of the Swedish death metal band Dark Tranquillity. He played bass for the band from their formation in 1989 until switching to guitar for the 2000 album, Haven.
Martin Hewitt (actor) Martin Hewitt (born February 19, 1958 in San Jose, California) is an American actor. He is best known for his film debut as David Axelrod during Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981), and his role as Chad Douglas Fairchild in Zalman King's Two Moon Junction (1988).
Martin Hohmann Martin Hohmann was an independent member of the German Bundestag; he had originally been elected for the Christian Democratic Union, the centre-right party. On October 3, 2003 he made a speech in which he called Germans to be more patriotic.
Martin Hundfeld Martin Hundfeld (also Huntzfeld, possibly from Hundsfeld, a village some 20 km east of WĂĽrzburg) was an early 15th century (died before 1452) German fencing master. His teaching is recorded by Peter von Danzig in Cod.
Martin Hunter Martin Hunter is Norwich City First Team coach and took up the role on July 26, 2006. He was caretaker manager of the club during the period after Nigel Worthingtons sacking and did apply for the job on a permanent basis.
Martin Chambers Martin Chambers (born on 4 September, 1951, in Hereford, England) is the drummer for the rock band, The Pretenders, a group that also originally included Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, and Pete Farndon. Martin is the only original member to serve two separate tenures with the group.
Martin Chemnitz Martin Chemnitz (Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg November 9 1522- April 8 1586, Braunschweig) was an eminent Lutheran theologian, reformer, churchman, and confessor. In the Lutheran tradition he is known as Alter Martinus, the "Second Martin": Si Martinus non fuisset, Martinus vix stetisset ("If Martin [Chemnitz] had not come along, Martin [Luther] would hardly have survived") goes a common saying concerning him.
Martin Chuzzlewit Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels, which was written and serialized in 1843-1844. Like nearly all of Dickens' novels, Martin Chuzzlewit was released to the public in monthly installments.
Martin I of Aragon Martin I (1356 – 31 May 1410), "the Elder", "the Humane", "the Ecclesiastic", King of Aragon (1396 - 1410), King of Sicily (1409 - 1410) was the last direct descendant in legitimate male line of Wilfred "the Hairy", Count of Barcelona, to rule Aragon. He became also the King of Sicily (as Martin II, King of Trinacria) after the death of his son, Martin I of Sicily.
Martin Indyk Martin Indyk (born July 1 1951 in London, England) is an American diplomat and former United States ambassador to Israel. He grew up and was educated in Australia, gaining a BEcon from the University of Sydney in 1972 and a PhD in international relations from the Australian National University in 1977.
Martin Ingram Martin Ingram is the pseudonym of ex-British Army soldier Ian Hurst who served in the Intelligence Corp and Force Research Unit. He has made a number of allegations about the conduct of the British Army, its operations in Northern Ireland via the Force Research Unit (FRU), and against figures in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) and Sinn Fein.
Martin Itjen Martin Itjen (unknown - December 3, 1942} is most famous for being the unofficial premier tour director of Skagway, Alaska in the early 1900's. He held many distinct titles, including that of miner, railroad employee, hotel operator, hack service, the town's undertaker, Ford motor car dealer, and a tour guide.
Martin J. Schreiber Martin James "Marty" Schreiber (born April 8, 1939) is a Democratic Party politician, publisher, and lobbyist who served as the Wisconsin lieutenant governor and the 39th governor of Wisconsin. (In 1977, he succeeded Patrick J.
Martin J. Taylor Martin J. Taylor FRS, is professor of pure mathematics at the University of Manchester and, prior to its formation and merger, the UMIST where he was appointed to a chair after moving from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1986.

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