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Martin (magister militum per Armeniam) Martin or Martinus was a Byzantine general of Thracian origin who served the Byzantine army during the reign of emperor Justinian I on various fronts. He is first recorded to be active in Mesopotamia in 531 during the Iberian War Iberian ref ...

, 6th-century Byzantine/East Roman general *

Martinus (son of Heraclius) Martinus (Greek: Μαρτίνος) or Marinus was ''caesar'' of the Byzantine Empire from 638–September/October 641. Martinus was the son of Emperor Heraclius and Empress Martina. Under Heraclius, Martinus was elevated to ''caesar'' in 638. ...

, 7th-century Byzantine/East Roman co-emperor * Martinus of Arles, doctor of theology, priest, and author on demonology and witches *

Saint Martinus Martin of Tours ( la, Sanctus Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in France, heralded as the ...

or Saint Martin of Tours * Martinus College, a secondary school in the Netherlands * VV Martinus, a Dutch volleyball club

People with the name

Derek Martinus Derek Martinus (born Derek Buitenhuis; 4 April 1931 – 27 March 2014)Michael Billington and Toby HadokObituary: Derek Martinus ''The Guardian'', 1 April 2014 was a British television and theatre director. Originally an actor, he directed episode ...

(1931–2014), British television and theatre director *

Flavius Martinus Flavius Martinus was a vicarius of Roman Britain c. 353 under Constantius II. He tried to control the violent recriminations following the defeat of Magnentius. Martinus tried to rein in the vengeance of Constantius' notary Paulus Catena Paulus ...

, ''vicarius'' (governor) of the Roman provinces of Britain *

Martinus Beijerinck Martinus Willem Beijerinck (, 16 March 1851 – 1 January 1931) was a Dutch microbiologist and botanist who was one of the founders of virology and environmental microbiology. He is credited with the discovery of viruses, which he called "''c ...

, Dutch microbiologist *

Martinus von Biberach Magister Martinus von Biberach (; died 1498) was a theologian from Heilbronn, Germany. He is mostly remembered because of a priamel that has allegedly been his epitaph. Epitaph Reception While the attribution of the poem to Biberach is controv ...

(died 1498), theologian from Heilbronn, Germany * Martinus Bosselaar, Dutch football (soccer) player *

Martinus Brandal Martinus Brandal (born March 11, 1960) is a Norwegian engineer and businessperson. He is chair of Aker Floating Production and Aker Solutions. Brandal was educated with a bachelor in electrical engineering from Oslo University College. He worked ...

, Norwegian engineer and businessman *

Martinus Dom Dom Martinus Dom, O.C.R., (24 December 1791 – 9 December 1873) was a Belgian Trappist monk. He served as the first abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle, where he founded the Westmalle Brewery. Early life He was born Frans Daniël Dom ...

, first abbot of the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle * Martinus Fabri, Dutch composer of the late 14th century *

Martinus Gosia Martinus Gosia was one of the glossators and a 12th-century Italian jurist, counted among the Four Doctors of Bologna, the others being Bulgarus, Hugo de Porta Ravennate and Jacobus de Boragine. Martinus Gosia and Bulgarus were the chiefs of ...

, scholar and Italian jurist, one of the Four Doctors of Bologna * Martinus Gunnarsen, Norwegian pop singer, member of the pop duo ''

Marcus & Martinus Marcus & Martinus (both born in Elverum, Norway 21 February 2002), occasionally known as M&M, are Norwegian dance-pop duo consisting of monozygotic twin brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen. They have released three albums: '' Hei'', '' Toge ...

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Martinus Hamconius Maarten Hamckema ( in Follega – 1620), sometimes anglicized as Marten Hamkes and mainly known by his pen name Martinus Hamconius, was a Frisian writer, poet and historian best known for his apocryphal history History (derived ) is the ...

, Dutch writer and historian *

Martinus Houttuyn Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn (1720 – 2 May 1798) Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist. Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history, e.g. ...

, Dutch naturalist *

Martinus Nijhoff Martinus Nijhoff (20 April 1894, in The Hague – 26 January 1953, in The Hague) was a Dutch poet and essayist. He studied literature in Amsterdam and law in Utrecht. His debut was made in 1916 with his volume ''De wandelaar'' ("The wanderer"). F ...

, Dutch poet and essayist * Martinus Mosvidus, author and editor of the first book printed in the Lithuanian language *

Martinus Polonus Martin of Opava, O.P. (died 1278) also known as Martin of Poland, was a 13th-century Dominican friar, bishop and chronicler. Life Known in Latin as ''Frater Martinus Ordinis Praedicatorum'' (Brother Martin of the Order of Preachers), he is bel ...

, Dominican priest and church historian *

Martinus Rørbye Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (; 17 May 1803 – 29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century. Th ...

, Danish painter *

Martinus Sieveking Martinus Sieveking (March 24, 1867 – November 26, 1950) was a Dutch virtuoso pianist, composer, teacher and inventor born in Amsterdam. Also known as Martin Sieveking, he performed as a soloist around Europe and the United States during ...

, Dutch classical composer and pianist *

Martinus Sonck Martinus or Maarten Sonck (also Marten; Soncq; Sonk) (ca. 1590, Amsterdam? – August 1625, Anping) was the first Dutch governor of Formosa from 1624 to 1625. Sonck, who in 1612 lived in Amsterdam, studied law at Leiden University from October 1 ...

, first Dutch Governor of Formosa *

Martinus Adrianus Stam Mart Stam (August 5, 1899 – February 21, 1986) was a Dutch architect, urban planner, and furniture designer. Stam was extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century Europe ...

, Dutch architect, interior designer, and industrial designer *

Martinus Theunis Steyn Martinus (or Marthinus) Theunis Steyn (; 2 October 1857 – 28 November 1916) was a South African lawyer, politician, and politician, statesman. He was the sixth and last president of the independent republic the Orange Free State from 1896 to ...

, lawyer and politician *

Martinus Thomsen Martinus Thomsen, referred to as Martinus, (11 August 1890 – 8 March 1981) was a Danish author, philosopher and mystic. Born into a poor family and with a limited education, Martinus claimed to have had a profound spiritual experience in March ...

, Danish mystic and spiritual teacher *

Martinus J. G. Veltman Martinus Justinus Godefriedus "Tini" Veltman (; 27 June 1931 – 4 January 2021) was a Dutch theoretical physicist. He shared the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics with his former PhD student Gerardus 't Hooft for their work on particle theory. Biogr ...

, Dutch theoretical physicist

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