People
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Lorenzo Martinico
Scottish Greens councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar on City of Edinburgh Council.
Scottish Greens councillor for Portobello/Craigmillar on City of Edinburgh Council.
Lori Glaze
NASA official overseeing Artemis crewed lunar exploration development.
NASA official overseeing Artemis crewed lunar exploration development.
Lorna SlaterScottish Greens co-leader who defeated SNP cabinet member Angus Robertson in Edinburgh Central on 7 May 2026.
Scottish Greens co-leader who defeated SNP cabinet member Angus Robertson in Edinburgh Central on 7 May 2026.
Louise LucasVirginia Senate Finance chair; author of the first US data-centre backup-generator levy, $35-45 per kilowatt.
Virginia Senate Finance chair; author of the first US data-centre backup-generator levy, $35-45 per kilowatt.
Louis TaylorChief executive of the British Business Bank.
Chief executive of the British Business Bank.Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani
Israeli military spokesman who confirmed IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon on March 3, 2026.
Israeli military spokesman who confirmed IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon on March 3, 2026.
Luis de la Fuente
Spain head coach since 2022; won Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup.
Spain head coach since 2022; won Euro 2024 and the 2026 World Cup.
Luis Diaz
Colombia and Liverpool winger who scored his first World Cup goal against Uzbekistan on 17 June 2026.
Colombia and Liverpool winger who scored his first World Cup goal against Uzbekistan on 17 June 2026.
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara
Cuban dissident artist and San Isidro founder, exiled to Miami on 18 July 2026.
Cuban dissident artist and San Isidro founder, exiled to Miami on 18 July 2026.Luis Romo
Luis Romo is a Mexican midfielder who scored a 50th-minute volley to give Mexico a 1-0 win over South Korea on 18 June 2026, securing their knockout qualification.
Luis Romo is a Mexican midfielder who scored a 50th-minute volley to give Mexico a 1-0 win over South Korea on 18 June 2026, securing their knockout qualification.
Luka Modric
Croatian captain and Real Madrid legend; age 40 at his likely final World Cup.
Croatian captain and Real Madrid legend; age 40 at his likely final World Cup.
Luke PollardUK defence minister for readiness and industry; Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
UK defence minister for readiness and industry; Labour MP for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport.
Lula
President of Brazil since 2023, and previously from 2003 to 2011.
President of Brazil since 2023, and previously from 2003 to 2011.
Luz Ángela GonzálezMedellín's planning director.
Medellín's planning director.
Lyle Foster
South Africa forward who provides the pace up front for Bafana Bafana's counter-attacking World Cup game plan.
South Africa forward who provides the pace up front for Bafana Bafana's counter-attacking World Cup game plan.
Lyndsey FoxIndependent Durham County councillor for Bishop Auckland, elected for Reform UK in 2025.
Independent Durham County councillor for Bishop Auckland, elected for Reform UK in 2025.Mabon ap GwynforWelsh Cabinet Minister for Health and Care; Plaid Cymru MS for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 2021.
Welsh Cabinet Minister for Health and Care; Plaid Cymru MS for Dwyfor Meirionnydd since 2021.
Maggie HassanDemocratic US Senator from New Hampshire, member of the bipartisan coalition demanding expanded federal tracking of AI-driven job displacement.
Democratic US Senator from New Hampshire, member of the bipartisan coalition demanding expanded federal tracking of AI-driven job displacement.
Magnus Brunner
Austrian European Commissioner for internal affairs and migration.
Austrian European Commissioner for internal affairs and migration.Mahboubeh Shabani
Iranian prisoner, aged 33; named in Trump's disputed US-brokered prisoner deal with Iran, denied by Tehran.
Iranian prisoner, aged 33; named in Trump's disputed US-brokered prisoner deal with Iran, denied by Tehran.
Maher SabaMeta VP who authored the April 2026 AI-native restructuring memo.
Meta VP who authored the April 2026 AI-native restructuring memo.
Mahmoud AhmadinejadIran's president 2005-2013; populist hardliner whose nuclear legacy and fall from grace shaped the Islamic Republic.
Iran's president 2005-2013; populist hardliner whose nuclear legacy and fall from grace shaped the Islamic Republic.
Mahmoud NabavianIranian hardline member of parliament who called the Islamabad MOU a form of US colonial domination over Iran.
Iranian hardline member of parliament who called the Islamabad MOU a form of US colonial domination over Iran.
Mahmoud Saber
Egyptian midfielder who scored the fifth-minute opener against Iran at the 2026 World Cup.
Egyptian midfielder who scored the fifth-minute opener against Iran at the 2026 World Cup.
Mahsa AlimardaniArticle 19 senior researcher on Iranian internet freedom; tracks Tehran's censorship and digital repression.
Article 19 senior researcher on Iranian internet freedom; tracks Tehran's censorship and digital repression.
Mahsa AminiIranian Kurdish woman whose death in morality police custody in 2022 sparked the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprising.
Iranian Kurdish woman whose death in morality police custody in 2022 sparked the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' uprising.Maj. Gen. Majid KhademiIRGC intelligence chief since 2024, reportedly killed in the 6 April 2026 Israeli strike on Asaluyeh.
IRGC intelligence chief since 2024, reportedly killed in the 6 April 2026 Israeli strike on Asaluyeh.Majid KarimiKurdish writer detained in Tehran by intelligence forces on 19 May 2026, documented by Hengaw.
Kurdish writer detained in Tehran by intelligence forces on 19 May 2026, documented by Hengaw.Majid Takht-RavanchiIran's Deputy Foreign Minister; former UN Ambassador; threatened Europe with missile retaliation in the 2026 conflict.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister; former UN Ambassador; threatened Europe with missile retaliation in the 2026 conflict.Makram AtimiIRGC commander of Iran's central ballistic missile unit; killed in IDF strike on Kermanshah
IRGC commander of Iran's central ballistic missile unit; killed in IDF strike on Kermanshah
Malcolm OffordConservative life peer who leads Reform UK's new 17-MSP group in the Scottish Parliament.
Conservative life peer who leads Reform UK's new 17-MSP group in the Scottish Parliament.
Malek ShariatiIranian reformist MP leading the parliamentary bill to withdraw Iran from the NPT.
Iranian reformist MP leading the parliamentary bill to withdraw Iran from the NPT.
Malik TillmanAmerican midfielder whose free kick was the USA's only goal in their World Cup exit.
American midfielder whose free kick was the USA's only goal in their World Cup exit.
Manny RutinelDemocratic nominee for Colorado's 8th District; former Colorado state representative.
Democratic nominee for Colorado's 8th District; former Colorado state representative.
Manuel Neuer
Germany goalkeeper, 40, recalled from retirement to start at the 2026 World Cup.
Germany goalkeeper, 40, recalled from retirement to start at the 2026 World Cup.
Mao Ning
Spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Spokesperson of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Marc BenioffSalesforce CEO whose "I need less heads" quote defines the AI jobs moment.
Salesforce CEO whose "I need less heads" quote defines the AI jobs moment.
Marcel FratzscherPresident of DIW Berlin; prominent economist and public critic of Germany's fuel relief package.
President of DIW Berlin; prominent economist and public critic of Germany's fuel relief package.
Marc EliasDemocratic election lawyer, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket.
Democratic election lawyer, chair of Elias Law Group and founder of Democracy Docket.
Marcelo Flores
22-year-old Canada attacking midfielder who ruptured his ACL in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final one day after being named in Canada's 26-man squad.
22-year-old Canada attacking midfielder who ruptured his ACL in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final one day after being named in Canada's 26-man squad.
Marcel SabitzerAustrian midfielder at Borussia Dortmund and one of Austria's most-capped players.
Austrian midfielder at Borussia Dortmund and one of Austria's most-capped players.
Marcio ReaDirector-general of Brazil's national grid operator.
Director-general of Brazil's national grid operator.Marco Romagnoli
Italian co-founder of CamGraPhIC; the physicist who took a Cambridge graphene spinout to a €211m Italian state-aid award.
Italian co-founder of CamGraPhIC; the physicist who took a Cambridge graphene spinout to a €211m Italian state-aid award.
Marco RubioUS Secretary of State under President Trump, whose disclosure that America pre-emptively joined Israel's Iran strikes became the central legal controversy of the 2026 conflict.
US Secretary of State under President Trump, whose disclosure that America pre-emptively joined Israel's Iran strikes became the central legal controversy of the 2026 conflict.Marco Scialdone
Euroconsumers lawyer who co-filed the EU competition case against FIFA.
Euroconsumers lawyer who co-filed the EU competition case against FIFA.
Marc RattiganReform UK candidate who lost the Cliftonville KCC by-election on 9 April 2026 to Green Party's Rob Yates.
Reform UK candidate who lost the Cliftonville KCC by-election on 9 April 2026 to Green Party's Rob Yates.
Margaret ThatcherConservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990.
Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990.
Maria CantwellDemocratic Washington Senator and Ranking Member overseeing NASA policy.
María Elvira SalazarFlorida Republican congresswoman, hardline Cuba sanctions advocate
Florida Republican congresswoman, hardline Cuba sanctions advocate
Maria LazarWisconsin conservative judge who lost the 2026 Supreme Court race by 20 points.
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican US House member for Iowa's 1st District.
Republican US House member for Iowa's 1st District.
Maria Van KerkhoveWHO Director of Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness; lead voice on MV Hondius outbreak.
Maria Zakharova
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman and director of its Information and Press Department.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman and director of its Information and Press Department.
Maribel VaqueroMaribel Vaquero is the PNV's parliamentary spokesperson in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados.
Maribel Vaquero is the PNV's parliamentary spokesperson in Spain's Congreso de los Diputados.
Marie Sneve Martinussen
Leader of Rødt, Norway's Red Party, and MP for Akershus in the Storting.
Leader of Rødt, Norway's Red Party, and MP for Akershus in the Storting.Marina VasanovichRussian individual designated by OFAC as Sergey Zelenyuk's assistant and node in the Operation Zero exploit broker network.
Russian individual designated by OFAC as Sergey Zelenyuk's assistant and node in the Operation Zero exploit broker network.
Mario Díaz-BalartFlorida Republican congressman, architect of LIBERTAD Act Cuba sanctions
Florida Republican congressman, architect of LIBERTAD Act Cuba sanctions
Mario GuevaraEmmy-winning Salvadoran-American journalist deported by ICE from Atlanta; cited in HRW's World Cup host city report.
Emmy-winning Salvadoran-American journalist deported by ICE from Atlanta; cited in HRW's World Cup host city report.
Mario MarinielloA Bruegel economist specialising in EU technology and competition policy.
A Bruegel economist specialising in EU technology and competition policy.
Marion Koopmans
Erasmus MC virologist and WHO STAG-IH member; One Health authority whose work predicted the dairy-herd H5N1 surveillance failure.
Erasmus MC virologist and WHO STAG-IH member; One Health authority whose work predicted the dairy-herd H5N1 surveillance failure.