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of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from

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. Mars was identified as the

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of War. The name is popular in Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway, Italy and Germany, and increasingly, in the Netherlands. It is also popular in

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', associated with the

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Mark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist ( la, Marcus; grc-gre, Μᾶρκος, Mârkos; arc, ܡܪܩܘܣ, translit=Marqōs; Ge'ez: ማርቆስ; ), also known as Saint Mark, is the person who is traditionally ascribed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark. Acco ...

. There are other variants. Marcus ranks in the top 100 most popular boy names in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales since the 1990s, as well as the top 200 most popular boy names in the US since the 1960s. Marcus developed as a

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in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 A.D., attributable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries named Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). The surname was used as an identifier for the area of origin. The first historical record of the surname was in the year 1390 in Biberach an der Riß, Germany. People with the name Marcus or its variants include:

Given name

Arts and entertainment

In art and literature *

Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, Marc Gerard and Marcus Garret (c. 1520 – c. 1590) was a Flemish painter, draughtsman, print designer and etcher who was active in his native Flanders and in England. He practised in many genres, including portrait ...

, Flemish artist *

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger Marcus Gheeraerts (also written as Gerards or Geerards; 1561/62 – 19 January 1636) was a Flemish artist working at the Tudor court, described as "the most important artist of quality to work in England in large-scale between Eworth and van ...

, Flemish artist *

Marcus Harvey Marcus Harvey (born 1963 in Leeds) is an English artist and painter, one of the Young British Artists (YBAs). Exhibitions Harvey has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including "The Führer's Cakes" at Galleria Marabini in Bologna ...

, British artist *

Marcus Jansen Marcus Antonius Jansen (born 1968) is an American painter. Early life and education Jansen was born and raised in New York City. He attended the Kunstgewerbe Schule Berufskolleg für Technik und Medien am Platz der Republik in Mönchengladba ...

, American painter. In television and film *

Marcus Brigstocke Marcus Alexander Brigstocke (born 8 May 1973) is a British comedian, actor and satirist. He has worked in stand-up comedy, television, radio and musical theatre. He has appeared on many BBC television and radio shows. Early life Brigstocke is ...

, British comedian *

Marcus Chang Marcus Chang (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chong Li̍p-ngong; born 28 May 1983) is a Taiwanese actor and singer-songwriter. He made his acting debut with the 2014 film '' Café. Waiting. Love.'' He is best known for his leading roles in the television ser ...

, Taiwanese actor and singer-songwriter *

Marcus Dillistone Marcus Dillistone is a British film director. A close friend of Sir John Mills, he directed the BBC/Carlton documentary of Mills' life, ''Sir John Mills' Moving Memories''. Dillistone and Mills first collaborated on Dillistone's film ''The Troo ...

, British film director * Marcus Carl Franklin, American actor *

Marcus Toji Marcus Mamoru Toji is an American actor and voice actor best known for his role on '' Movie Surfers''. Born in California in 1984, Toji attended Beverly Hills High School, was in a Betty Crocker Commercial for fruit snacks and won a Copper Wing ...

, American actor In music *

Marcus Adoro Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobâr ...

(born 1971), Philippine musician *

Marcus Collins Marcus Collins (born 15 May 1988) is an English singer who was a finalist on the eighth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2011. He was mentored by Take That frontman Gary Barlow, who continued to work with Collins on his debut album. His debut a ...

(born 1988), runner-up on ''The X Factor'' 2011 * Marcus Ramone Cooper, a former member of the Miami, Florida R&B group Pretty Ricky *

Markus Feehily Markus "Mark" Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May 1980) is an Irish singer and one of the two lead vocalists of the pop vocal group Westlife. Westlife has released twelve albums, embarked on thirteen world tours and won several awards, becomin ...

, lead vocalist of Irish pop vocal band Westlife * Marcus Gunnarsen, member of Norwegian Pop Duo Marcus & Martinus *

Markus Grosskopf Markus Grosskopf (born 21 September 1965) is a German musician who is the bass guitarist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the power metal band Helloween. Biography Grosskopf started playing bass at the age of 15 when he became friend ...

, bass player for the German power metal band Helloween * Marcus Hopson, rapper, hook singer, music video director, and hip hop producer * Markus James, current bassist for the rock group Breaking Benjamin * Markus Kaarlonen, Finnish musician, songwriter, and producer *

Markus Löffel Mark Spoon (27 November 1966 – 11 January 2006) was a disc jockey, musician and record producer from Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Together with Rolf Ellmer (Jam El Mar) he recorded under several monikers, including Jam & Spoon, Tokyo Ghetto Pu ...

, disc jockey, musician and producer from Frankfurt am Main, Germany * Marcus Miller, American bassist and clarinetist *

Marcus Mumford Marcus Oliver Johnstone Mumford (born 31 January 1987) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the band folk band Mumford & Sons. He also plays a number of instruments with the group ...

, singer, songwriter for Mumford and Sons *

Marcus Paus Marcus Nicolay Paus (; born 14 October 1979) is a Norwegian composer and one of the most performed contemporary Scandinavian composers. As a classical contemporary composer he is noted as a representative of a reorientation toward tradition, tonal ...

, Norwegian composer * Markus Schulz, German trance music DJ and producer who currently resides in Miami, Florida, USA *

Marcus Siepen Marcus Siepen (born 8 September 1968) is a German guitarist, best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of power metal band Blind Guardian. For the biggest percentage of Blind Guardian's songs, particularly in more recent years, he ...

(born 1968), German guitarist in Blind Guardian *

Markus Stockhausen Markus Stockhausen (born May 2, 1957) is a German trumpeter and composer. His recordings and performances have typically alternated between jazz and chamber or opera music, the latter often in collaboration with his father, composer Karlheinz Sto ...

, German trumpeter and composer * Markus Stopholese, American rock guitarist In fictional characters * Marcus, a paladin from the video games '' Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade'' and its prequel, '' Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade'' * Marcus, a vampire from the ''Twilight Saga'' * Marcus Barnes, a fictional character from The Electric Company *

Marcus Brody This is a list of characters in the Indiana Jones (franchise), ''Indiana Jones'' series. Introduced in ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' Indiana Jones Indiana Jones (character), Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford), the titular chara ...

, a fictional character from ''The Last Crusade'' * Marcus Burnett, a fictional police officer from the ''Bad Boys'' films * Marcus Tullius Cicero (''Rome'' character), a historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 television series ''Rome'' * Marcus Cole, a character in the novel and Netflix series '' 13 Reasons Why'' *

Marcus Cole The list of ''Babylon 5'' characters contains characters from the entire ''Babylon 5'' universe. The Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place. As such, one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social intera ...

, fictional character in ''Babylon 5'' * Marcus Corvinus, the protagonist in David Wishart's historical detective novels. Also the name of a primary antagonist in the ''Underworld'' films *

Marcus Didius Falco Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stories set in ancient Rome and its empire. She is a recipient of the Cartier Diamond Dagger award. Life and caree ...

, the protagonist in Lindsey Davis Ancient Rome historical mystery fictions *

Marcus Fenix Marcus Michael Fenix is a fictional character and the primary protagonist from the first three games in the ''Gears of War'' video game series. He first appeared in the first game of the series, released in 2006. Appearances Video games Fenix d ...

, the primary protagonist from the ''Gears of War'' video game series * Marcus Flint, Slytherin House Quidditch Team captain in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Marcus Johnson, the alias of a Marvel Comics character and son of Nick Fury * Marcus Ray, main character in

Knock Off (film) ''Knock Off'' is a 1998 action film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider. The film was released in the United States on September 4, 1998. The title is a double entendre, as the term colloquially refers t ...

* Markus, one of the three android protagonists of the videogame '' Detroit: Become Human''

Government

In Ancient Rome *

Marcus (son of Basiliscus) Marcus ( Greek: Μάρκος, died August 476) was the son of the Eastern Roman general and usurper Basiliscus and Zenonis. He was acclaimed ''caesar'' in 475 and later promoted to ''augustus'', ruling as junior co-emperor to his father. When Zeno ...

, son and co-emperor of Basiliscus *

Marcus (usurper) Marcus (died 406) was a Roman usurper who was proclaimed emperor in 406 in Roman Britain. He was killed later that same year in a subsequent mutiny. Career Marcus was a high ranking soldier in Roman Britain who was proclaimed Emperor by the army ...

, emperor from Roman Britain in AD 406 * Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, member of the Second Triumvirate * Marcus Antonius, commonly known in English as Mark Antony *

Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Latin: áːɾkus̠ auɾέːli.us̠ antɔ́ːni.us̠ English: ; 26 April 121 – 17 March 180) was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known as the Five Good ...

, 16th Roman emperor from 161 to 180 * Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman patrician of the late Roman Republic * Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman general and politician who suppressed the slave revolt led by Spartacus * Marcus Opellius Macrinus, Roman emperor from 217 to 218 *

Marcus Porcius Cato Marcus Porcius Cato can refer to: *Cato the Elder (consul 195 BC) *Cato the Younger (praetor 54 BC) *Marcus Porcius Cato (consul 118 BC) * Marcus Porcius Cato (consul 36) *Marcus Porcius Cato (father of Cato the Younger) *Marcus Porcius C ...

, better known as Cato the Elder *

Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis Marcus Porcius Cato "Uticensis" ("of Utica"; ; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger ( la, Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic. His conservative principles were focused on the ...

, better known as Cato the Younger *

Marcus Tullius Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...

, Roman statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and philosopher * Marcus Ulpius Traianus, Roman emperor from 98 to 117 * Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman statesman and general In politics *

Markus Buchart Markus Buchart is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was the first leader of the Green Party of Manitoba, serving from 1999 until his resignation in March 2005. Early life and private career Buchart has a Bachelor of Arts degree fr ...

, Manitoba politician *

Markus Feldmann Markus Feldmann (21 May 1897, in Thun, Canton of Bern – 3 November 1958, in Bern) was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council The Federal Council (german: Bundesrat; french: Conseil fédéral; it, Consiglio federale; rm, ...

, Swiss politician *

Markus Ferber Markus Ferber (born 15 January 1965) is a Politics of Germany, German engineer and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1994. He is a member of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Christian Social U ...

, German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria * Marcus Fernando (1864-1936), Sri Lankan Sinhala physician, banker, and member of the

Legislative Council of Ceylon The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first form of repr ...

* Markus Ganserer, German politician *

Marcus Garvey Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. (17 August 188710 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African ...

, Jamaican/African-American activist *

Markus Kallifatides Markus Kallifatides (born 1972) is a Swedish politician, academic and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Stockholm Municipality since September 2012. Kallifatides studie ...

(born 1972), Swedish politician * Markus Pieper, German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia *

Marcus Reno Marcus Albert Reno (November 15, 1834 – March 30, 1889) was a United States career military officer who served in the American Civil War where he was a combatant in a number of major battles, and later under George Armstrong Custer in the Gr ...

, United States career military officer

Sports

Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck (; born 5 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was known for his sharp finishing ability and represented clubs in Sweden, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, England, and Germ ...

, Swedish footballer and coach * Marcus Allen (disambiguation), multiple people *

Marcus Aurélio Marcus Aurélio Martins (; born 18 August 1973) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He formerly fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championships and for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He currently does stunt and mo-cap work, after an MMA care ...

, (born 1973), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Markus Babbel Markus Babbel (; born 8 September 1972) is a German professional football coach and former player who last managed the Western Sydney Wanderers FC. He played as a defender for clubs in Germany and England. Babbel won the UEFA Cup twice, in 1996 ...

, German footballer and coach * Markus Bailey (born 1997), American football player *

Marcus Baugh Marcus Baugh (born December 9, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Raiders ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Markus Beyer Markus Beyer (28 April 1971 – 3 December 2018) was a German professional boxer who won the WBC super middleweight title. As an amateur he represented Germany at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics in the light middleweight division. He also won a ...

, German boxer *

Marcus Camby Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl ...

, American basketball player *

Marcus Cor Von Montaque "Monty" Brown (born April 13, 1970) is an American retired professional wrestler and NFL linebacker. In professional wrestling, he is best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where he wrestled under his real n ...

, American wrestler, real name Monty Brown *

Marcus Vinicius de Morais Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughl ...

, Brazilian footballer * Marcus Davenport (born 1996), American football player *

Markus Dieckmann Markus Dieckmann (born 7 January 1976 in Bonn) is a retired professional beach volleyball player from Germany, who represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There he ended up in ninth place in the overall-ranki ...

, German beach volleyball player *

Marcus Dove Marcus Anthony Dove (born June 17, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Tokyo United Basketball Club of the B3 League. In 2020–21, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. Between 2016 and 2018 he p ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Markus Egger Markus Egger (born 24 February 1975 in Zug) is a retired professional male beach volleyball player from Switzerland. Partnering Sascha Heyer he claimed the gold medal at the 2001 European Championships in Jesolo, Italy. Playing partners * ...

, Swiss beach volleyball player * Marcus Epps (disambiguation), multiple people *

Marcus Ericsson Marcus Thorbjörn Ericsson (; born 2 September 1990) is a Swedish professional racing driver. He competes in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 8 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing and is the 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner. Ericsson previously ...

, Swedish Formula 1 driver *

Marcus Foligno Marcus Foligno (; born August 10, 1991) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey winger and alternate captain for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed “Moose” He was selected 104th overall by the Buffa ...

, Canadian-American ice hockey player *

Marcus Gaither Marcus Gaither (April 26, 1961 – July 16, 2020) was an American-French professional basketball player, who played the guard position. In 1989–90 Gaither led the Israel Basketball Premier League in scoring. He then played in France for 11 year ...

(1961–2020), American-French basketball player * Marcus Green (disambiguation), multiple people *

Marcus Grönholm Marcus Ulf Johan Grönholm (born February 5, 1968) is a Finnish former rally and rallycross driver, being part of a family of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland lineage. His son, Niclas Grönholm, is an upcoming FIA World Rallycross Cha ...

, Finnish rally driver *

Marcus Haber Marcus Warren Haber (born January 11, 1989) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Cambodian club Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng. Haber began his career at local club Vancouver Selects, playing four years with th ...

, Canadian soccer player *

Marcus Hatten Marcus Isaiah Hatten (born December 13, 1980) is a retired American professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), he played as point guard and had an extensive professional career in several European and South-American coun ...

, basketball player in Israel Basketball Premier League * Markus Halsti, Finnish footballer * Marcus Hardison, American football player *

Markus Heikkinen Markus "Mako" Heikkinen (born 13 October 1978) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back or defensive midfielder. Club career An integral part of the Luton side that finished 10th in The Championship in the 2005� ...

, Finnish footballer * Marcus Henry (disambiguation), multiple people * Marcus Hinton, American football player *

Marcus Horan Marcus Horan (born 7 September 1977) is a retired Irish rugby union player who played prop for Munster and Ireland. Early life Horan was educated at Scoil Seanain Naofa (Clonlara National School), St. Munchin's College and Limerick Institute ...

, Ireland and Munster rugby player *

Markus Howard Markus Anthony Howard (born March 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles, where he was a two-time All ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * Marcus Jensen, American baseball player and coach * Marcus Johnson, American football offensive lineman * Marcus Johnson, American football wide receiver * Markus Keller (triathlete), Swiss triathlon athlete * Marcus Keyes (born 1973), American gridiron football player * Marcus Mailei, American gridiron football player *

Marcus Mariota Marcus Ardel Taulauniu Mariota (born October 30, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted second overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2015 NFL Draft. Mariota pl ...

, American gridiron football player *

Marcus Mattioli Marcus Laborne Mattioli (born 18 October 1960 in Belo Horizonte) is a former international freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Brazil, who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics for his native country. There he won the bronze medal in the ...

, Brazilian swimmer * Markus Mattsson, Finnish ice hockey player *

Marcus Maye Marcus Maye (born March 9, 1993) is an American football free safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the New York Jets. He played college football at Florida. Maye is a native of Melbourn ...

, American gridiron football player *

Markus Merk Markus Merk (born 15 March 1962) is a former top-level German football referee. He is a six-time winner of the ''German Referee of the Year Award'' and the record holder in games refereed in the Bundesliga. In 2005, Merk was awarded the German ...

, German football referee *

Markus Näslund Markus Sten Näslund (born 30 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former general manager for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, formerly named Elitserien). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) f ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Markus Neumayr Markus Martin Neumayr (born 26 March 1986) is a German professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Linth 04. Club career Born in Hösbach, Neumayr started his football career playing for local clubs ...

, German footballer * Markus Niemelä, Finnish racing driver *

Marcus Nilson Marcus Rolf Börje Nilson (born March 1, 1978) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames. Playing career Nilson was drafted in the first round, ...

, Swedish ice hockey player *

Marcus Norris Marcus Anthony Norris (born August 20, 1974) is an American former basketball player, who played for 17 years in Europe, in the guard position. He was the 2003-04 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year. Early life and educ ...

(born 1974), American basketball player * Markus Oscarsson, Swedish flatwater canoeist * Markus Paatelainen, Finnish footballer * Markus Paul (1966-2020), American football coach and player * Markus Penz, Austrian male skeleton racer *

Marcus Peters Marcus Peters (born January 9, 1993) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft and was also a member of the Los Angeles Rams and the Baltimore Raven ...

(born 1993), American football player * Markus Pröll, German footballer *

Marcus Rashford Marcus Rashford (born 31 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Manchester United and the England national team. Considered one of the best players in the world, he is known for his explosive ath ...

, English footballer *

Marcus Relphorde Marcus Relphorde (born December 1, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Poitiers Basket 86 of the NM1. Standing at , he plays at the small forward position. College career Relphorde played college basketball mostly at the Univ ...

(born 1988), American basketball player in the Israeli National League *

Markus Rogan Markus Antonius Rogan (born 4 May 1982 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian swimmer, who won two silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and a gold medal for 200 m backstroke at the 2008 World Short Course Championships in ...

, Austrian swimmer * Marcus Rose, English rugby player *

Markus Rosenberg Nils Markus Rosenberg (; born 27 September 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent the majority of his career with his boyhood club Malmö FF, as well as a notable five-year stint with German Bundesli ...

, Swedish footballer * Markus Rühl, German bodybuilder * Marcus Sandell, Finnish alpine skier * Marcus Santos-Silva (born 1997), American basketball and football player *

Marcus Semien Marcus Andrew Semien (born September 17, 1990) is an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics and ...

(born 1990), American baseball player *

Marcus Smart Marcus Osmond Smart (born March 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Smart was drafted with the ...

(born 1994), American basketball player *

Marcus Stoinis Marcus Peter Stoinis (born 16 August 1989) is an Australian cricketer who plays limited overs cricket for the Australian national team. He is contracted to Western Australia and Melbourne Stars domestically, and has previously also played for P ...

, Australian cricketer *

Marcus Stroman Marcus Earl Stroman (born May 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets. Stroman is listed at , making him o ...

, American baseball player * Marcus Thames, American baseball player and coach *

Marcus Thigpen Marcus Arnette Thigpen (born May 15, 1986) is a former American professional Canadian football running back and kick returner. He played college football at Indiana University and signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in ...

, American gridiron football player *

Marcus Trescothick Marcus Edward Trescothick (born 25 December 1975) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals.Marcus Urban Marcus Urban (born 4 August 1971, earlier ''Marcus Schneider''Kirbach, Roland (21 June 2007 ''Schwulsein heute - ganz normal?''in ''Die Zeit''. Retrieved 16 July 2017.) is a former German football player. He played with the East Germany national ...

, German footballer *

Marcus Velado-Tsegaye Marcus Velado-Tsegaye (born 1 July 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays for Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he represented El Salvador at youth international level. Early life Velado-Tsegaye began playing soccer at ...

, Canadian soccer player *

Markus Wasmeier Markus Wasmeier (; born 9 September 1963 is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Germany. He was world champion and twice Olympic champion. At the 1985 World Championships at Bormio, Italy, he won the Giant Slalom at age 21, before recor ...

, German alpine skier *

Markus Weise Markus Weise (born 19 December 1962 in Mannheim) is a German field hockey coach. Since 6 November 2006, he has been Head Coach of the Germany national field hockey team. Previous to this role, he was the coach of the Germany women's national fie ...

, German field hockey player and coach *

Markus Weissenberger Markus Weissenberger (born 8 March 1975) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a younger brother of former Austria international player Thomas Weissenberger. Club career Weissenberger played for Eint ...

, Austrian footballer *

Marcus Wilson (disambiguation) Marcus Wilson may refer to: * Marcus W. Acheson (1828–1906), United States federal judge *Marcus Wilson (American football) (born 1968), American running back *Marcus Wilson (basketball), (born 1977), American basketball player * Marcus Wilson (ba ...

, multiple people *

Markus Winkelhock Markus Winkelhock (born 13 June 1980) is a German professional racing driver. He is the son of Manfred Winkelhock and nephew of Joachim Winkelhock, both of whom were Formula One drivers in the 1980s. During his brief Formula One career he led the ...

, German auto racing driver *

Marcus Williams (basketball, born 1985) Marcus Darrell Williams (born December 3, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played with numerous teams across Europe and Asia. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. He was selected with the 22nd overall pi ...

, American basketball player *

Marcus Williams (safety) Marcus Alan Williams (born September 8, 1996) is an American football free safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah. Early years Williams attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School ...

, American football player

Other

* Marcus (Manichean), missionary in Spain *

Marcus (Marcosian) Marcus was the founder of the Marcosian Gnostic sect in the 2nd century AD. He was a disciple of Valentinus, with whom his system mainly agrees. His doctrines are almost exclusively known to us through a long polemic (i. 13–21) in ''Adversus ...

, founder of the Marcosians * Marcus Benedict, alternative name of Mordecai Benet, chief rabbi of Moravia *

Markus Breitschmid Markus Breitschmid (born 20 April 1966, Lucerne, Switzerland) is a Swiss-American architectural theoretician and the author of several books on contemporary architecture and philosophical aesthetics. His most highly regarded books are ''Der bauen ...

, Swiss Architectural theoretician and author *

Markus J. Buehler Markus J. Buehler is an American materials scientist and engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he holds the endowed McAfee Professorship of Engineering chair. He is a member of the faculty at MIT's Department of Civi ...

, American materials scientist *

Marcus Butler Marcus Lloyd Butler (born 18 December 1991) is an English model and former YouTuber, whose channels have reached over 4.1 million subscribers. In 2015, he released an autobiographical book, titled ''Hello Life!''. Butler co-hosted a radio sh ...

, English YouTube vlogger *

Marcus du Sautoy Marcus Peter Francis du Sautoy (; born 26 August 1965) is a British mathematician, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, Fellow of New College, Oxford and author of popular mathematics and popu ...

, English mathematician *

Marcus Einfeld Marcus Richard Einfeld (born 22 September 1938) is a former Australian judge who served on the Federal Court of Australia and was the inaugural president of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. In retirement, he served two years ...

(born 1938), Australian former Superior Court Judge *

Markus Hess Markus Hess, a Germany, German citizen, is best known for his endeavours as a hacker (computer security), hacker in the late 1980s. Alongside fellow hackers Dirk Brzezinski and Peter Carl, Hess hacked into networks of military and industrial compu ...

, computer prodigy and hacker *

Markus Kuhn (computer scientist) Markus Guenther Kuhn (born 1971) is a German computer scientist, currently working at the Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge and a fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. Education Kuhn was educated at University of Erlangen (Germany), ...

, German computer scientist *

Marcus Loew Marcus Loew (May 7, 1870 - September 5, 1927) was an American business magnate and a pioneer of the motion picture industry who formed Loew's Theatres and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio (MGM). Life and career Loew was born in New York City, ...

, American business magnate, founder of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio * Markus Meechan, Scottish Youtuber *

Markus Mosse Markus Mosse (born 3 August 1808 at Grodzisk Wielkopolski Grodzisk Wielkopolski (german: Grätz) is a town in western Poland, in Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie), with a population of 13,703 (2006). It is south-west of Poznań, the ...

, German physician *

Markus Persson Markus Alexej Persson (; born 1 June 1979), also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known for creating the sandbox video game ''Minecraft'' and for founding the video game company Mojang in 2009. Pers ...

, Swedish indie game developer *

Marcus Sarjeant Marcus Simon Sarjeant (born ) is a British man who fired six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II as she rode down The Mall to the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London in 1981. Background Sarjeant, who was from Capel-le-Ferne, near Folkeston ...

, UK man who fired blanks at the Queen *

Marcus Schenkenberg Marcus Lodewijk Schenkenberg van Mierop (born 4 August 1968), known professionally as Marcus Schenkenberg, is a Swedish people, Swedish model, actor, singer, writer, and television personality. Early life Schenkenberg was born in Stockholm to ...

, Swedish male supermodel *

Markus Selin Markus Selin (born 16 March 1960) is a Finnish television and film producer. Career Selin was born in Vihti. His first feature was conceived in the mid-1980s. At a party in Los Angeles, he was introduced to fellow Finn Renny Harlin. The two c ...

(born 1978), Swedish politician * Marcus B. Toney (c. 1840–1929), American Confederate veteran, Klansman, Masonic leader and memoirist * Markus Nissa Weiss, Hungarian advocate of reform * Markus Wolf, former East German spymaster

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* Adam W. Marcus (born 1979), American mathematician * Claude-Gérard Marcus (1933–2020), French politician * David Marcus (1924–2009), President of PayPal *

Eric Marcus Eric Marcus (born November 12, 1958, New York City) is an American journalist, podcast producer, and non-fiction writer. He is the founder and host of the ''Making Gay History'' podcast, which brings LGBT history to life through the voices of th ...

(born 1958), nonfiction author and journalist *

Ernst Gustav Gotthelf Marcus Ernst Gustav Gotthelf Marcus (8 June 1893 – 30 June 1968) was a German zoologist, former occupant of the chair of zoology at the University of São Paulo from 1936 to 1963, and co-founder of the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São ...

(1893–1968), malacologist *

Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus Eveline du Bois-Reymond Marcus (6 October 1901 – 31 January 1990) was a German zoologist and drawer. Life Eveline Du Bois-Reymond was the youngest daughter of Rene and Frieda du Bois-Reymond, as well as a granddaughter of physiologist Emil Du B ...

(1901–1990), zoologist *

Gary Marcus Gary F. Marcus (born February 8, 1970) is a professor emeritus of psychology and neural science at New York University. In 2014 he founded Geometric Intelligence, a machine-learning company later acquired by Uber. Marcus's books include '' Gui ...

(born 1970), research psychologist and author * George Marcus (disambiguation), several people *

George E. Marcus George Emanuel Marcus is an American professor of anthropology at the University of California, Irvine who focuses on the anthropology of elites. Education and life Marcus received a B.A. from Yale University in 1968 and a Ph.D. from Harvard in ...

, American anthropologist * George M. Marcus (born 1941), American billionaire real estate broker, founder of Marcus & Millichap *

Greil Marcus Greil Marcus (born June 19, 1945) is an American author, music journalist and cultural critic. He is notable for producing scholarly and literary essays that place rock music in a broader framework of culture and politics. Biography Marcus wa ...

(born 1945), American author *

Jacob Rader Marcus Jacob Rader Marcus (March 5, 1896 –14 November 1995) was a scholar of Jewish history and a Reform rabbi. Biography Born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States into a traditional Jewish family and raised in Homestead, Pennsylvania, M ...

(1896–1995), US reform rabbi * James S. Marcus (1929–2015), American investment banker and philanthropist * Joan Marcus, American theatrical photographer * Jürgen Marcus (1948–2018), German singer * Ken Marcus (born 1946), American photographer * Lauren Marcus, American actress * Lee Marcus (1893–1969), American filmmaker * Mickey Marcus (1901–1948), American jurist and colonel * Morton Marcus (1936–2009), American poet and author * Nancy Marcus (1950–2018), American biologist and college administrator * Rudolph A. Marcus (born 1923), chemist and Nobel Prize winner * Siegfried Marcus (1831–1898), German-Austrian inventor * Simon Marcus (born 1986), Canadian-Jamaican Muay Thai kickboxer * Sol Marcus (1912–1976), American songwriter * Solomon Marcus (1925–2016), Romanian mathematician * Stanley Marcus (1905–2002), co-founder of Neiman Marcus

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* Dov Markus (born 1946), Israeli-American soccer player * Gabriela Markus, Brazilian model * Hazel Rose Markus, American psychologist * Kurt Markus, American photographer * Louis Marcoussis, former name Ludwik Kazimierz Wladyslaw Markus, Polish-born French painter and engraver * Louise Markus, Australian politician * Rixi Markus, Austrian and later British bridge player

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* Erzsébet Márkus, Hungarian weightlifter * György Márkus, Jewish Hungarian philosopher * Robert Markuš, Serbian chess Grandmaster

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