Markel is a

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and

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. Notable people with the name include:

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Markel Bergara Markel Bergara Larrañaga (born 5 May 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent the better part of his career with Real Sociedad, appearing in 212 competitive matches and scoring four goals ...

, Basque footballer currently playing for Getafe *

Markel Brown DeMarious Markel Brown (born January 29, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. High school career Brown attende ...

(born 1992), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

* Markel Irizar, Basque professional cyclist *

Markel Olano Markel Olano Arrese (Beasain, June 2, 1965) is a Spanish politician, member of the Basque Nationalist Party and President of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa since June 6, 2007. Beginnings in politics Olano began in politics at the age of f ...

, Basque politician * Markel Robles, Basque footballer *

Markel Susaeta Markel Susaeta Laskurain (, ; born 14 December 1987) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right winger. He spent almost the entirety of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao after making his debut with the first team in 2007, ...

, Basque footballer currently playing for Athletic Bilbao

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Dan Markel Daniel Eric Markel (October 9, 1972 – July 19, 2014) was a Canadian-born attorney and a law professor, who wrote important works on retribution in criminal law and sentencing, with a focus on the role of punishment in the criminal justice ...

(19722014), Canadian-born attorney, law professor, and author *

Gregory Markel Gregory Markel is a former Warner Bros. artist, founder of Infuse Creative, LLC, Grammy-nominated singer, and current member of alt-rock band "All In Your Head." In the early 1990s, he was a member of American rock band Altered State, as a voca ...

, American musician *

Howard Markel Howard Markel (born April 23, 1960) is an American physician and medical historian. Markel is the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Michigan and Director of the University of Michigan's Center ...

, American medical historian *

Lester Markel Lester Markel (January 9, 1894 in New York, NY – October 23, 1977 in New York, NY) was an American journalist, editor, lecturer, and a significant advocate for the freedom of the press. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Early life Lester ...

, American journalist and editor *

Parker Markel Parker Michael Markel (born September 15, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seatt ...

, American baseball player

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