| MAETERLINCK | Maurice ?, Belgian poet and dramatist awarded the 1911 Nobel Prize in Literature (11) |
| WBYEATS | Irish poet and dramatist awarded the Nobel prize in literature in 1923 |
| YEATS | W B ___, poet and dramatist awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature (5) |
| MARIECURIE | She has a chemical element named for her -- and won both the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize for Chemistry (2 wds.) |
| CURIE | Marie ___, winner of the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (5) |
| TRINTIGNANT | Maurice ?, F1 motor racing driver who won the 1958 Monaco GP (11) |
| ECHEGARAY | Jose ___, Spanish dramatist awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize for Literature |
| NEUVILLE | Thierry ?, Belgian winner of the 2017 Rally Poland, eighth round of the World Rally Championship (8) |
| DAVIDMAMET | US dramatist awarded a Pulitzer Prize for 1983's Glengarry Glen Ross (5,5) |
| DENIS | Maurice ?, French painter of the group Les Nabis whose works include Orpheus and Eurydice (5) |
| RIORDAN | Maurice ?, author of poetry volumes Floods and A Word from the Loki (7) |
| GERARD | Etienne Maurice ?, prime minister of France in 1834 who died in 1852 (6) |
| CHEVALIER | Maurice ?, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Love Parade |
| ROEVES | Maurice ?, actor who portrayed Jimmy Gordon in 2009 film drama The Damned United |
| HORTA | Victor ?, Belgian architect considered to be the originator of Art Nouveau (5) |
| ICKX | Jacky ?, Belgian F1 driver who won the 1972 German GP (4) |
| ENSOR | James ?, Belgian painter whose works include 1890's The Intrigue (5) |
| MAGRITTE | Rene ?, Belgian artist whose works include Elective Affinities and Golconda |
| SILAGEVOUSPLAIT | "Pass the corn and sorghum, Maurice"? |
| RAVEL | Maurice ?, French composer of 1911 opera L"heure espagnole (5) |
