Mark (given name)

Mark
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", and is therefore also taken to mean "God of war" or "to be warlike".^{[citation needed]} Marcus was one of the three most common given names in Ancient Rome. See Roman given names.

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 Squilla, Philadelphia City Councilman
• 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 Calaway, 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