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, and also a German or Jewish name. Individuals with this surname include: *

Adolf Marks Adolf Fyodorovich Marx (russian: Адо́льф Фёдорович Маркс; 2 February 1838 – ), last name also spelled Marcks and recently Marks, known as A. F. Marx, was an influential 19th-century German publisher in Russia best known fo ...

(1838–1904), Russian publisher *

Alfred Marks Alfred Edward Marks OBE (born Alfred Edward Touchinsky; 28 January 19211 July 1996) was a British actor and comedian. In his 60-year career, he played dramatic and comedy roles in numerous television programmes, stage shows and films. His self- ...

(1921–1996), British comic actor and comedian * Ann Marks (1941–2016), British physicist and science communicator * Bob Marks (born 1932), American politician *

Bruce Marks Bruce S. Marks (born March 14, 1957) is an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 2nd district from 1994 to 1995. Early life Marks was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. ...

(born 1957), American politician *

Bryony Marks Bryony Marks is an Australian composer of film scores and theatre music, for which she has won several awards and been nominated for many others. Among her television credits is ''Please Like Me'' and ''Barracuda'', and films include '' Berlin S ...

(born 1971), Australian screen composer * C. Hardaway Marks (1920–2004), American politician * Caren Marks (born 1963), German politician * David Marks (disambiguation) *

Dennis Marks (screenwriter) Dennis Marks (August 2, 1932 – January 10, 2006) was an American screenwriter, producer and voice actor, mainly for children's animations. Marks wrote for several big production companies during the 1960s through to the 1990s, including Hanna ...

, (1932–2006), American television writer in animation including Batfink and The Beatles *

Elias Marks Elias Marks (December 2, 1790 – June 22, 1886) founded the South Carolina Female Collegiate Institute at Barhamville, South Carolina. The girls' school flourished for over 30 years in the antebellum period, pioneering in higher education f ...

(1790-1886), American physician and educator *

Gloria Marks Gloria W. Marks (born 1923) is a former pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the season. Listed at , 130 lb, she batted and threw right-handed. Gloria Marks was one of the sixty original players r ...

(born 1923), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player * Harry Marks (disambiguation) * Heather Marks (born 1988), Canadian model *

Howard Marks Dennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug smuggler and author who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler through high-profile court cases. At his peak he claimed to have been smuggling consignmen ...

(1945–2016), British drug dealer and author *

Howard Marks (investor) Howard Stanley Marks (born April 23, 1946) is an American investor and writer. He is the co-founder and co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, the largest investor in distressed securities worldwide. In 2022, with a net worth of $2.2 billion, ...

(born 1946), one of the founders of private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management *

Jack Marks (ice hockey) John Joseph Marks (February 8, 1882 – August 19, 1945) was a Canadian professional Hockey player who played professional ice hockey from 1906 until 1920, including 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Wanderers, Torontos and ...

(1882–1945), Canadian professional ice hockey player * Justin Marks (born 1981), American race car driver *

Kenny Marks Kenneth Michael Marks (November 6, 1950 – October 31, 2018) was an American Christian singer. Early life and education Marks' father Mirko “Michael” Mrakovic and mother Ljubica “Lucy” Vukic came from Yugoslavia. His parents changed t ...

(1950–2018), American singer *

Laurence Marks (British writer) Laurence Marks (born 8 December 1948) is a British screenwriter and one half of writing duo Marks and Gran (with Maurice Gran). Biography Marks attended Holloway Comprehensive School (formerly Holloway County Grammar School until 1955). Pr ...

(born 1948) British TV writer who usually wrote with Maurice Gran, mainly known for sitcoms such as ''The New Statesman'' and ''Birds of a Feather'' *

Laurence Marks (American writer) Laurence Marks (August 23, 1915 – January 1, 1993) was an American writer for radio and television shows including '' Hogan's Heroes'' and ''M*A*S*H''. He received an award from the Writers Guild of America. According to ''M*A*S*H'' crea ...

(1915–1993), American writer for radio and television shows including ''M*A*S*H'' *

Laurence Marks (journalist) Laurence Marks (26 January 1928 – 25 May 1996) was a British journalist who wrote for many years for ''The Observer'' and previously for ''The Sunday Times''. Marks read law at Lincoln College, Oxford, and began his career on ''The Oxfor ...

, (1928–1996), British journalist who wrote for many years for ''The Observer'' and ''The Sunday Times'' *

Laurie J. Marks Laurie J. Marks (born March 27, 1957) is an American author of fantasy novels. Life Inspired by C.S. Lewis, Laurie wrote her first novel at twelve. Her determination to become a fantasy novelist led her to take a typing class and all the writin ...

(born 1957), American fantasy writer *

Leo Marks Leopold Samuel Marks, (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) was an English writer, screenwriter, and cryptographer. During the Second World War he headed the codes office supporting resistance agents in occupied Europe for the secret Special ...

(1920–2001), British cryptographer and writer *

Louis Marks Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

(1928–2010),

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

television writer and script editor *

Luba Marks Luba Marks (November 28, 1921 – July 5, 2020) was a Bulgarian-born French-American fashion designer of Russian descent specializing in sportswear from the 1950s to the 1980s. Prior to this, under the name Lubov Roudenko, she was a former soloist ...

, American fashion designer of French-Russian descent, former ballet dancer *

Marc L. Marks Marc Lincoln Marks (February 12, 1927 – February 28, 2018) was a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Marks served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1945 to 1946. He graduated from the University of Al ...

(1927–2018), American politician and lawyer *

Michael Marks Michael Marks ( yi, מיכאל מארקס Polish: ''Michał Marks''; 1859? – 31 December 1907) was a businessman and entrepreneur, who with Thomas Spencer co-founded the British retail chain Marks & Spencer. Biography Marks was born into a ...

(1859–1907), retailer, co-founder of the retail chain Marks & Spencer *

Miko Marks Miko Marks is an American Americana singer based in Oakland, California. She was born in Flint, Michigan. She attended Grambling State University. She later moved to San Francisco. Marks was named ''Best New Country Artist'' at the 2006 New Musi ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Morris Lyon Marks Morris Lyon Marks (7 September 1824 – 4 March 1893) was a Jewish businessman remembered as a politician in the colony of South Australia. He was frequently referred to by his full name or as "Morris L. Marks" to distinguish him from several con ...

(1824–1893) politician in South Australia * Pheobe Sarah Marks (1854–1923) later Pheobe 'Hertha' Ayrton, female engineer, mathematician, inventor and first women to speak in the Institution of Electrical Engineers. *

Ryan Marks Ryan Marks is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, a position he had held since 2013. Mark served in the same capacity at Southern Vermont College from 2002 t ...

, American men's college basketball coach *

Sammy Marks Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami. People Music * Sammy Adams (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter *Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), American songwriter *Sammy Davis Jr. ...

a Lithuanian-born South African industrialist and financier *

Vic Marks Victor James Marks (born 25 June 1955) is an English sports journalist and former professional cricketer. An off spin bowler, Marks played in six Test matches and thirty four One Day Internationals for England. His entire county cricket car ...

(born 1955) Somerset and England cricketer and sports writer *

Walter Marks (composer) Walter Marks (born January 15, 1934, in New York) is an American songwriter, playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is probably best known for his song "I've Gotta Be Me", recorded by Sammy Davis Jr, Tony Bennett, Michael Jackson and many other ...

(born 1934), musical theatre and film composer * Walter E. Marks (1905–1992), American college sports coach, administrator, and university instructor