Mark (given name)

Mark

Velázquez painting of Marte (Mars). The name Mark means consecrated to the god Mars.
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	"Consecrated to the god Mars"
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Related names	"Mart-kos"
Popularity	see popular names

Mark is a common male given name and is derived from old Latin "Mart-kos", which means "consecrated to the god Mars". Marcus was one of the three most common Roman given names.

Acting

• Mark Hamill, actor known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars
• Mark Harmon, actor
• Mark Lenard, American actor
• Mark Ruffalo, American actor
• Mark Allen Shepherd, actor
• Mark Strickson, English actor
• Mark Wahlberg, actor, previously known as Marky Mark
• Mark Rendall, voice actor and actor

Arts

• Mark Kalev Kostabi, Estonian-American artist
• Mark Rothko, expressionist painter

Business

• Mark Cuban, American entrepreneur
• 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
• Pope Mark, pope of the Catholic Church
• Mark Stuart, vocals for Christian band 'Audio Adrenaline'

Literature

• Mark Shepherd (novelist), author of several novels in the fantasy genre
• Mark Twain, American author

Music

• Mark Farner, American musician
• Mark Goodwin, drummer of Australian rock band Sick Puppies
• Mark Hoppus, former bassist/singer for the rock band blink-182
• Mark Knopfler, British musician
• Mark Mothersbaugh, American composer
• Mark Owen, Take That member
• Mark White, DJ, producer and musician
• Mark Adkins, lead singer of American punk rock band Guttermouth

Politics

• Mark Antony, Roman politician and general
• Mark Dayton, former U.S. Senator from Minnesota
• Mark Latham, Australian politician
• Mark Shepard, Vermont State Senator
• Mark Warner, former Governor of Virginia

Sports

• Mark Bell, Professional NHL hockey player
• Mark Calaway, a professional wrestler who wrestles under the stage name "Undertaker"
• Mark Dismore, Indycar driver
• Mark Eaton, American basketball player
• Mark Evans, Canadian rower
• Mark Garner, Australian track and field sprinter
• Mark Gorski, American track cyclist and cycling manager
• Mark Henry, American professional wrestler and olympic silver medalist.
• Mark Hughes, Welsh retired football (soccer) player
• Mark Major, Canadian ice hockey player
• Mark Martin, NASCAR driver
• Mark McGwire, American baseball player
• Mark Messier, Canadian retired hockey player
• Mark Mulder, professional baseball player (MLB)
• Mark Nenow, American long-distance runner
• Mark Rypien, American football (gridiron) player
• Mark Pinger, German swimmer
• Mark Price, American basketball player
• Mark Recchi, Canadian hockey player
• Mark Redman, American baseball pitcher
• Mark Spitz, American swimmer
• Mark van Bommel, Dutch football (soccer) player
• Mark Viduka, Australian football (soccer) player
• Mark Warnecke, German swimmer
• Mark Jindrak, professional wrestler
• Mark Teixeira, professional baseball player (MLB)
• Mark Waugh, former Australian cricketer

Fictional

• Mark Mack, a Nazist at HBO drama Oz
• Mark Miles, a serial killer at HBO drama Oz
• Mark Cohen, a filmmaker in the musical and movie RENT
• Mark Corrigan, fictional protagonist of the UK sitcom Peep Show

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, American FBI official known as Deep Throat
• Mark Johnson (professor), American professor of philosophy