Mark (given name)
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| Gender | Male |
| Meaning | "Consecrated to the god Mars" |
| Region of Origin | Germanic |
| Origin | Latin |
| Related names | "Mart-kos" |
| Popularity | Popular names page |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Mark Hansen |
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. Many mark's enjoy activities such as R/C planes and have very large noses
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[edit] 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
- Mark Indelicato, American actor best known as Justin Suarez in Ugly Betty
[edit] Arts
- Mark Kalev Kostabi, Estonian-American artist
- Mark Rothko, expressionist painter
[edit] 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
[edit] 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'
[edit] Literature
- Mark Shepherd (novelist), author of several novels in the fantasy genre
- Mark Twain, American author
[edit] 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
- Mark Feehily, Irish singer in pop group Westlife
- Mark Ronson, Grammy Award winning producer for artists such as Amy Winehouse, Lilly Allen, and Robbie Williams
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 Gene, Formula 1 Test Driver
- 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
- Mark Webber, Formula 1 Driver
[edit] 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
- Mark Sloan, fictional character in ABC medical drama "Grey's Anatomy"
[edit] 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
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