Marciano is both a surname and a given name. It originates from
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''Marcianus'' or ''Marcian'' (Saint Marcians) or "Martians" or ''Martianus''. Also from the cult of Roman god
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury (planet), Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Mars (mythology), Roman god of war. Mars is a terr ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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David Marciano
David Marciano (born January 7, 1960, in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor best known for his roles as Jeffery in ''Civil Wars'' (1991-1993), Detective Raymond Vecchio in the television series '' Due South'', Detective Steve Billings in th ...
, American actor
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Elizeu Ferreira Marciano, Brazilian footballer
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Enzo Marciano, Italian conductor, composer, and organist
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Joey Marciano, American baseball player
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Ofir Marciano, Israeli footballer
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Paul Marciano, Moroccan-American fashion designer, and co-founder of Guess? Inc
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Rob Marciano, American journalist and meteorologist
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Rocky Marciano
Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969; ), better known as Rocky Marciano (, ), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955, and held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 1956. He is the only ...
, Heavyweight boxing champion of the world from 9/23/1952 to 11/30/1956
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Rosario Marciano
Rosario Marciano, born July 5, 1944, in Caracas, Venezuela, died there September 4, 1998, was a classical pianist, musicologist and teacher.
Life and career
Rosario Marciano was a musician who combined performance, scholarship and teaching. She ga ...
, Venezuelan classical pianist, musicologist, and teacher
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Saadia Marciano
Saadia Marciano ( he, סעדיה מרציאנו; 1 May 1950 – 21 December 2007) was an Israeli social activist and politician, and founder of the Israeli Black Panthers.
Biography
Born in Oujda, Morocco in 1950, Marciano's family immigrated to ...
, Israeli social activist and politician, and founder of the Israeli Black Panthers
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William Marciano William Joseph Marciano (born October 11, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist, specializing in elementary particle physics.
Education and career
Marciano graduated with a B.S. and an M.S. in physics at New York University. There he received ...
(born 1947), American theoretical physicist
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Yoram Marciano
Yoram Marciano ( he, יורם מרציאנו, born 31 October 1964) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party from 2006 to 2009, and again between 2012 and 2013.
Biography
Born in Lod, Marciano was fir ...
, Israeli politician
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Marciano Bruma
Marciano Bruma (born as Marciano van Homoet on 7 March 1984) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derde Klasse club .
Club career
Barnsley
Van Homoet was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007. He was originally known ...
, Dutch footballer
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Marciano Cantero
Marciano Cantero (born Horacio Eduardo Cantero Hernández, 25 August 1960 – 8 September 2022) was an Argentine musician. He was the lead singer and bassist of Enanitos Verdes, an Argentine pop/rock band.
Biography
Cantero was nine when he f ...
, Argentine singer and musician
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Marciano Guzman Marciano Malvar Guzman was a Filipino poet, philosopher and certified public accountant. He is also a best-selling author of Catholic books, a winner of the Catholic Mass Media Award. He was also a member of the governing body of Opus Dei in the P ...
, Filipino poet, philosopher, and certified public accountant
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Marciano José do Nascimento
Marciano José do Nascimento (12 July 1980) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santa Quitéria.
During his spell with Moto Club de São Luís, he was loaned to Bosnian top league clubs NK Čelik Zenica, FK Sarajevo and NK Široki Brijeg. Af ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Marciano Saldías
Marciano Saldías Barba (born April 25, 1966 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a former Bolivian football defender who spent most of his career at Oriente Petrolero.
Club career
Saldías joined Oriente Petrolero in 1984. He along other important ...
, Bolivian footballer
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Marciano Vink
Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink (born 17 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer. Throughout his career he played primarily as a right defensive midfielder and as a right central defender. He most notably played for Ajax and PSV in ...
, Dutch footballer
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