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Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) was a Dutch modernist painter and co-founder of De Stijl. After fleeing war-torn Europe, he spent his final years in New York, where he created some of his most celebrated abstract works.

John Moolenaar (b. 1961) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Michigan’s 4th Congressional District, first elected in 2014. A former Michigan state legislator, he serves on the Agriculture, Budget, and Science, Space and Technology committees and advocates for Great Lakes protection and small business growth.

Gouverneur Morris (1752–1816) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who helped draft the U.S. Constitution and is credited with writing its famous preamble, “We the People.” A New York delegate, he later served as U.S. senator and diplomat to France.

Lewis Morris III (1726–1798) was a New York statesman and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. A delegate to the Continental Congress, he came from the prominent Morris family of Morrisania and had deep Dutch ancestry through the Staats family.

Richard J. Mouw (b. 1940) is an American philosopher and theologian who served as president of Fuller Theological Seminary. A leading evangelical thinker, he has written extensively on Christian philosophy, culture, and interfaith dialogue.

Mark Mulder (b. 1977) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his years with the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. A two-time All-Star, he led the American League with 21 wins in 2001 and was one of baseball’s top pitchers in the early 2000s.

David Neeleman (b. 1959) is a Brazilian-born American entrepreneur and airline executive best known as the founder of JetBlue Airways. A pioneer of low-cost airline models, he previously co-founded Morris Air and later helped launch several international airlines.

John Peter Van Ness (1770–1846) was an American politician, soldier, and civic leader who served briefly in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York. After moving to Washington, D.C., he became a militia general and later served as mayor of Washington from 1830 to 1834.