Marc
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Marc is a western European forename, a variation on the Roman name Marcus (see List of names derived from Marcus ). This version is spelled in the Latin manner, using a 'c'. Other Latin variations exist such as Marco and Marcos as do Germanic variations such as Mark, Marko, Markus and Markos.
This variation is becoming increasingly common in the UK and US.
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Marc is the first name of the following:
- Marc Almond, English singer
- Marc Andreessen, chair of Opsware.
- Marc Antony, the Anglicised version of Marcus Antonius, the Roman statesman.
- Marc Anthony, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter.
- Marc Blitzstein, American composer
- Marc Bolan, singer and songwriter for T-Rex.
- Marc Isambard Brunel, French engineer, father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
- Marc Bulger, American football player
- Marc Canter, well-known figure in the sphere of open standards, social networks and blogging
- Marc Cécillon, former captain of the French rugby union team and convicted murderer.
- Marc Chagall, Jewish painter who was born in Belarus.
- Marc Copland, American jazz pianist.
- Marc Ellis, a former All Black.
- Marc-André Hamelin, French-Canadian pianist.
- Marc Hempel, American cartoonist/comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman with Neil Gaiman.
- Marc Hodler, International Olympic Committee member
- Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer.
- Marc Kudisch, American stage actor
- Marc Okrand, creator of the Klingon language
- Marc Overmars, a former Dutch footballer.
- Marc Panther, a French-Japanese singer and member of the Japanese rock band Globe.
- Marc Rich, Swiss-based Spanish billionaire who fled the United States in 1983 to live in Switzerland in order to avoid prosecution.
- Marc Singer, Canadian actor
It is the surname of the following:
- Franz Marc (1880–1916), painter.
It may also refer to: