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Ricky Martin

Name at birth: Enrique Martin MoralesRicky Martin's exuberant 1999 single "Livin' La Vida Loca" made him an avatar of dancable, hip-swiveling Latin pop. Martin got his start with the all-boy pop…

Steve Martin

Steve Martin is Hollywood's most talented comedian-actor-writer-director-banjo player. Steve Martin got started as a zany and absurdist stand-up comedian in the 1970s. He told jokes, played the…

Trayvon Martin

Name at birth: Trayvon Benjamin MartinFlorida teen Trayvon Martin was killed on February 26, 2012 by George Zimmerman, a 28 year-old volunteer for a local neighborhood watch group. The incident…

Martin Heidegger

German Martin Heidegger made his mark on western philosophy with the 1927 publication of Being and Time. Within that tradition, he’s sometimes said to be the most influential philosopher of the 20th…

Dean Martin

Name at birth: Dino CrocettiDean Martin had a long career in music and comedy, mostly in the guise of a bemused and handsome crooner of ballads. With his Italian good looks, wavy hair and velvety…

George Martin

Sir George Martin CBE was the composer and producer who signed The Beatles to a record deal with EMI and then proceeded to arrange, produce and assist dozens of hit songs as they became the most…

Martin Freeman

English actor Martin Freeman is best known for his role as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012-14), and for his TV role as Dr. Watson in the BBC series Sherlock. Martin Freeman began his…

Martín Dihigo

Name at birth: Martín Magdaleno Dihigo LlanosCuban Martín Dihigo was a professional baseball player from the 1920s until the 1950s, and is the only player to be inducted into the Halls of Fame in…

Martin Milner

Martin Milner was an American actor whose long screen career included starring roles on the popular TV series Route 66 and Adam-12. He grew up in Seattle and Los Angeles, and by the time he was 15,…

Martin Sheen

Name at birth: Ramon EstevezSocial activist and the star of television's The West Wing (1999-2006), Martin Sheen has been a prolific performer on TV and in feature films since the late 1960s. He…