- Mark (given name)
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Statue of Marte (Mars). The name Mark means consecrated to the god Mars.[citation needed]Gender Male Origin Word/Name Latin Meaning "Consecrated to the god Mars" Region of origin Germanic Other names Related names Marc, Marco, Marcos, Marcus, Marek, Marko Mark is a common male given name and is derived from old Latin "Mart-kos", which means "consecrated to the god Mars".[citation needed] Marcus was one of the three most common given names in Ancient Rome. See Roman given names.
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Acting
- Mark A. Altman, film producer, screenwriter, and actor
- Mark Burg, American film producer
- Mark Dexter, British actor
- Mark Hamill, actor known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars
- Mark Harmon, actor
- Mark Gatiss, British actor, writer, and producer
- Mark Indelicato, American actor best known as Justin Suarez in Ugly Betty
- Mark Lamarr British comedian, radio DJ and television presenter
- Mark Lenard, American actor
- Mark Linn-Baker, American actor
- Mark Pellegrino, American actor, best known as Jacob in Lost
- Mark Rendall, voice actor and actor
- Mark Ruffalo, American actor
- Mark Allen Shepherd, actor
- Mark Strickson, English actor
- Mark Salling, actor who currently plays Noah Puckerman on Glee.
- Mark Vincent (better known as Vin Diesel), American actor, writer, director and producer.
- Mark Wahlberg, actor, previously known as Marky Mark
- Mark Williams, British actor, comedian and scriptwriter
- Mark Womack (born 1992), American actor
- Mark Womack (born 1960), English actor
Arts
- Mark Heyes, British fashion presenter
- Mark Kalev Kostabi, Estonian-American artist
- Mark Kermode, film critic
- Mark Steel, British satirical comedian
- Mark Rothko, abstract-expressionist painter
- Mark Tobey, American abstract expressionist painter
- Mark Ryden, pop-surrealist painter
Business
- Mark Altman, speaker, consultant, and writer
- Mark Cuban, American entrepreneur
- Mark Loughridge, Vice-President of IBM
- Mark Morton, co-founder of Morton Salt
- Mark Shepherd, chairman and chief executive officer of Texas Instruments
- Mark Shuttleworth, South African entrepreneur
- Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook
Christianity
- Mark the Evangelist, one of the gospel writers of the life of Jesus
- Marcus I of Byzantium, bishop of Byzantium from 198 to 211 AD
- Pope Mark, pope of the Catholic Church
- Patriarch Mark II of Constantinople, reigned from 1465 to 1466
Literature
- Mark Steven Morton, Canadian author
- Mark Shepherd, author of several novels in the fantasy genre
- Mark Shulman, American children's author
- Mark Andrew Smith, American graphic novelist
- Mark Twain, pen name of American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Music
- Mark Adkins, lead singer of American punk rock band Guttermouth
- Mark "Moke" Bistany, former drummer for Otep, Puddle of Mudd and Against All Will
- Mark Farner, American musician
- Mark Feehily, Irish singer in pop group Westlife
- Mark Gasser, British concert pianist
- Mark Hoppus, singer/bassist for the rock bands blink-182 and also +44
- Mark Hosler, American musician, co-founder of the group Negativland
- Mark Jansen, guitarist, singer, songwriter for Epica
- Mark Knopfler, British musician, member of Dire Straits
- Mark Lanegan, lead singer of American grunge band Screaming Trees. Also has a solo career.
- Mark Linkous, singer from American band Sparklehorse
- Mark McClelland, bass guitarist for Little Doses, previously for Snow Patrol
- Mark McGrath, singer of American rock band Sugar Ray
- Mark Morrison (born 1972), German-born British R&B singer
- Mark Morton, Guitarist from American band Lamb of God
- Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer, co-founder of Devo
- Mark Owen, British singer-songwriter, member of pop band Take That
- Mark Ronson, producer for artists such as Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, and Robbie Williams
- Mark Sandman, American musician, ex-member of bands Morphine and Treat Her Right
- Mark Stuart, vocals for Christian band Audio Adrenaline
- Mark Slaughter, American musician, singer and songwriter for hard rock band Slaughter
- Mark Vincent, Australian opera singer
- Mark White, DJ, producer and musician
Politics
- Mark Antony, Roman politician and general
- Mark Collett, British political activist
- Mark Dayton, current Governor and former U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Mark Latham, Australian politician
- Mark Shepard, Vermont State Senator
- Mark Rutte, Minister-President of the Netherlands
- Mark Warner, former Governor of and current U.S. Senator from Virginia
- Mark (Thai: "มาร์ค") Abhisit Vejjajiva, former Prime Minister of Thailand, and a dual citizen of Thailand and the United Kingdom
Sports
- Mark Bell, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mark Berger (judoka), Canadian Olympic silver & bronze heavyweight judoka
- Mark van Bommel, Dutch football (soccer) player
- Mark Bott, English cricketer
- Mark Boucher, South African cricketer
- Mark Bresciano, Australian football (soccer) player
- Mark Brunell, American football (gridiron) player
- Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
- Mark Gay, professional wrestler who wrestles under the stage name "Undertaker"
- Mark Cavendish, professional racing cyclist
- Mark Chatfield, American breaststroke swimmer
- Mark Cohon, Canadian, Canadian Football League Commissioner
- Mark Dale, English cricketer
- Mark Dean, American swimmer
- Mark Dismore, Indycar driver
- Mark Ealham, English cricketer
- Mark Eaton, American basketball player
- Mark Evans, Canadian rower
- Mark Few (born 1962), American basketball coach
- Mark Fidrych (1954–2009), American baseball player
- Mark Forsythe, Northern Irish long jumper
- Mark Garner, Australian track and field sprinter
- Mark Gorski, American track cyclist and cycling manager
- Mark Henry, American weightlifter and professional wrestler
- Mark Holst (born 1984), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
- Mark Hughes, Welsh retired football (soccer) player
- Father-and-son American football players Mark Ingram, Sr. (born 1965) and Mark Ingram, Jr. (born 1989)
- Mark Jindrak, professional wrestler
- Mark Kennedy, Irish football (soccer) player
- Mark Lazarus, English soccer player
- Mark McGwire (born 1963), American baseball player
- Mark Major, Canadian ice hockey player
- Mark Martin (born 1959), NASCAR driver
- Mark Messier (born 1961), Canadian retired hockey player
- Mark Midler, Soviet 2x Olympic champion foil fencer
- Mark Mulder, baseball player
- Mark Nenow, American long-distance runner
- Mark Noble, English football (soccer) player
- Mark Oshiro, American mixed martial arts fighter
- Mark Robinson, English darts player
- Mark Rypien, American football (gridiron) player
- Mark Paré, Canadian NHL official
- Mark Phillips, British Olympic gold-medal horseman
- Mark Pinger, German swimmer
- Mark Price, American basketball player
- Mark Rakita, Soviet 2x Olympic champion saber fencer
- Mark Recchi, Canadian hockey player
- Mark Redman, American baseball pitcher
- Mark Scanlon, English mixed martial arts fighter
- Mark Selby, English professional snooker and pool player
- Mark Siebeck, German volleyball player
- Mark Simoneau, American football player
- Mark Sloan (wrestler), British wrestler
- Mark Spitz, American 9x Olympic champion swimmer
- Mark Streit, Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman
- Mark Švets, Estonian football (soccer) player
- Mark Teixeira, professional baseball player (MLB)
- Mark Veldmate, Dutch football (soccer) player
- Mark Viduka, Australian football (soccer) player
- Mark Warnecke, German swimmer
- Mark Walsh, professional darts player
- Mark Ward, (footballer born 1962)
- Mark Waugh (born 1965), Australian test cricketer (1991–2002) and twin brother of Steve Waugh
- Mark Webber (born 1976), Australian Formula 1 driver
- Mark Williams, Welsh professional snooker player
Fictional
- Mark Mack, a character on HBO drama Oz
- Mark Miles, a character on HBO drama Oz
- Mark Cohen, a filmmaker in the musical and movie Rent
- Mark Corrigan, protagonist of the UK sitcom Peep Show
- Mark Sloan, character in Diagnosis: Murder
- Mark Sloan, character in ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy
- Mark, portrayed by Greg Sestero, the secondary male lead in Tommy Wiseau's The Room
- Mark Brendanawicz, a character on Parks and Recreation
- Mark Greene A doctor on NBC's medical drama ER.
Other
- Mark David Chapman, Assassin of John Lennon
- Mark of Cornwall, king of Kernow in the early 6th century
- Mark Overmars, creator of Game Maker
- W. Mark Felt (1913–2008), American FBI official known as Deep Throat
- Mark Johnson, American professor of philosophy
- Mark Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
References
Categories:- English masculine given names
- Masculine given names
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