Mark (name)

Mark is a common male given name and is derived from old Latin "Mart-kos", which means "consecrated to the god Mars", and also may mean "God of war" or "to be warlike". Marcus was one of the three most common given names in Ancient Rome. See Roman given names.

Meaning and history

Mark is a form of the name Marcus. Mark the Evangelist is the eponymous author of the second Gospel in the New Testament. He is the patron saint of Venice, where he is supposedly buried. Though in use during the Middle Ages, Mark was not common in the English-speaking world until the 19th century, when it began to be used alongside the classical form Marcus. In the Celtic legend of Tristan and Isolde this was the name of a king of Cornwall. It was also borne by the American author Mark Twain (1835-1910), real name Samuel Clemens, the author of 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'. He actually took his pen name from a call used by riverboat workers on the Mississippi River to indicate a depth of two fathoms. This is also the usual English spelling of the name of the 1st-century BC Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony).^[1]

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 Salling, actor who currently plays Noah Puckerman on Glee
• Mark A. Sheppard, actor best known as Crowley on Supernatural.
• Mark Allen Shepherd, actor
• Mark Strickson, English actor
• Mark Vincent (better known as Vin Diesel), American actor, writer, director and producer
• Mark Wahlberg, actor, previously known as Marky Mark
• Mark Williams (actor), British actor, comedian and scriptwriter
• Mark Womack (American actor) (born 1992)
• Mark Womack (British actor) (born 1960)

Arts

• Mark Heyes, British fashion presenter
• Mark Kermode, film critic
• Mark Kostabi, Estonian-American artist
• Mark Rothko, abstract-expressionist painter
• Mark Ryden, pop-surrealist painter
• Mark Steel, British satirical comedian
• Mark Tobey, American abstract expressionist painter
• Mark Tompkins, artist, dancer and choreographer of contemporary dance

Business

• Mark Altman (speaker), consultant and writer
• Mark Cuban, American entrepreneur
• Mark Gordon, Accountant, Collector
• Mark Leiter, Executive Vice President at Nielsen
• Mark Loughridge, Vice-President of IBM
• Mark Morton (businessman), co-founder of Morton Salt
• Mark Shepherd (businessman), 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
• Mark of Ephesus, 15th century Archbishop of Ephesus, Opponent of the Union of Florence
• Patriarch Mark II of Constantinople, reigned from 1465 to 1466
• Mark Matlock, founder and president of WisdomWorks Ministries

Literature

• Mark Steven Morton, Canadian author
• Mark Shepherd (novelist), 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 Adkinss, 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 "Barney" Greenway singer in British band Napalm Death
• Mark Hoppus, singer/bassist for the rock bands blink-182 and +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
• 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 (musician), 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 Peddle, Canadian musician
• Mark Refoy, guitarist for Spiritualized, Slipstream, Pet Shop Boys
• 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 Sheehan, Irish musician, member of The Script
• Mark Slaughter, American musician, singer and songwriter for hard rock band Slaughter
• Mark Stoermer, American musician and member of The Killers
• Mark Stuart (musician), vocals for Christian band Audio Adrenaline
• Mark Vincent, Australian opera singer

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 Ricks, American politician
• Mark Rutte, Minister-President of the Netherlands
• Mark M. Shelton, American politician
• Mark Shepard, Vermont state senator
• Mark Squilla, Philadelphia city councilman
• 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 Angelosetti, American professional wrestler
• Mark Bell (ice hockey), 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 Calaway, professional wrestler who uses the stage name "The Undertaker"
• Mark Casale, American football player
• Mark Cavendish, professional racing cyclist
• Mark Chatfield, American breaststroke swimmer
• Mark Cohon, Canadian Football League Commissioner
• Mark Dale, English cricketer
• Mark Dean (swimmer), American swimmer
• Mark Didio, American football player
• Mark Dismore, Indycar driver
• Mark Dusbabek, American football player
• Mark Ealham, English cricketer
• Mark Eaton (basketball), American basketball player
• Mark Ellis (baseball), American Baseball Player
• Mark Evans (rower), 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 Guy, American football player
• Mark Henry, American weightlifter and professional wrestler
• Mark Holst (born 1984), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
• Mark Hughes, Welsh retired football (soccer) player
• Mark Ingram, Sr. (born 1965), American football player
• Mark Ingram, Jr. (born 1989), American football player
• Mark Jindrak, professional wrestler
• Mark Kafentzis, American football player
• Mark Kellar, American football player
• Mark Kennedy (footballer), Irish football (soccer) player
• Mark Lapidus (born 1995), Estonian chess 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 two-time Olympic champion foil fencer
• Mark Mulder, baseball player
• Mark Nenow, American long-distance runner
• Mark Noble, English football (soccer) 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 two-time Olympic champion saber fencer
• Mark Recchi, Canadian hockey player
• Mark Richt (born 1960), American football coach
• Mark Ricks (gridiron football), American player of gridiron football
• Mark Robinson (darts player), English darts player
• Mark Roth (born 1951), American pro bowler
• Mark Rypien, American football (gridiron) player
• Mark Robins, English football (soccer) manager and former player
• Mark Roopenian, American football player
• Mark Sanchez American football player for the New York Jets
• Mark Sanford (basketball) American basketball player
• 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 nine-time Olympic champion swimmer
• Mark Stephney, Montserratian cricketer
• Mark Stone (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
• Mark Streit, Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman
• Mark Švets, Estonian football (soccer) player
• Mark Teixeira, professional baseball player (MLB)
• Mark Thorson, American football player
• Mark Todd (New Zealand equestrian)
• Mark Traynowicz, American football player
• Mark Veldmate, Dutch football (soccer) player
• Mark Viduka, Australian football (soccer) player
• Mark Walsh (darts player), professional darts player
• Mark Ward, (footballer born 1962)
• Mark Ward, (footballer born 1982)
• Mark Warnecke, German swimmer
• Mark Waugh (born 1965), Australian test cricketer (1991–2002) and twin brother of Steve Waugh
• Mark Webber (born 1976), Australian Formula 1 driver
• Mark Wiebe (born 1957), American professional golfer
• Mark Williams (snooker player), Welsh professional snooker player
• Mark Worthington, Australian basketball player

Fictional

• Mark Brendanawicz, a character on Parks and Recreation
• Mark Corrigan (Peep Show), protagonist of the UK sitcom Peep Show
• Mark Greene, doctor on NBC's medical drama ER
• Mark Mack, a character on HBO drama Oz
• Mark Sloan (Diagnosis: Murder), character in Diagnosis: Murder
• Mark Sloan (Grey's Anatomy), character in ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy
• Mark Jefferson, character in the video game Life Is Strange

Other

• Mark David Chapman, assassin of John Lennon
• Mark of Cornwall, king of Kernow in the early 6th century
• W. Mark Felt (1913–2008), American FBI official known as Deep Throat
• Mark Hulsbeck, American aquanaut
• Mark Johnson (professor), American professor of philosophy
• Mark van Loosdrecht (born 1959), Dutch biotechnologist
• Mark Newhouse (born 1985), American professional poker player
• Mark Overmars, creator of Game Maker
• Mark Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mark White (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mark Fischbach, popular YouTube gamer

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