Marcel (given name)

Marcel (French: [maʁsɛl], Catalan: [mərˈsɛɫ, maɾˈsɛɫ], Occitan: [marˈsɛl]) is a male given name, the French, Occitan and Catalan form of Marcellus and may refer to:

The arts

• Marcel (singer) (Marcel Francois Chagnon) (c. 1975), American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name, Marcel
• Marcel Broodthaers (1924–1976), Belgian poet, artist, and filmmaker
• Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), French-American artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements
• Marcel Dupré (1886–1971), French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.
• Marcel Dzama (b. 1974), Canadian artist known for small-scale ink and watercolor drawings
• Marcel Janco (1895–1984), Israeli painter and architect
• Marcel Pagnol (1895-1975), French novelist, playwright and filmmaker
• Marcel Khalife (b. 1950), Lebanese-French composer, singer and oud player.
• Marcel Marceau (1923–2007), French mime artist and actor
• Marcel Martí (b. 1925), Argentine-born sculptor of Catalan descent
• Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist, essayist, and critic
• Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez (c. 1984), member of The Mars Volta and younger brother of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

In sports

• Marcel Cerdan (1916–1949), French pied noir world boxing champion
• Marcel Desailly (b. 1968), former French footballer and star of the France national football team squad
• Marcel Dost (b. 1969), retired decathlete from the Netherlands
• Marcel Felder (b. 1984), Uruguayan tennis player
• Marcel Goc (b. 1983), German professional ice hockey player
• Marcel Hossa (b. 1981), Slovak professional ice hockey player
• Marcell Jansen (b. 1985), German footballer
• Marcel Nguyen (b. 1987), Vietnamese-German gymnast
• Marcel Schmelzer (b. 1988), German footballer
• Marcel Wouda (b. 1972), former world champion Dutch swimmer

In other fields

• Marcel Alessandri (1895–1968), French Army general
• Marcel Berlins (b. 1941), Anglo-French lawyer, legal commentator, broadcaster, and columnist
• Marcel Bigeard (1916–2010), French Army general
• Marcel Carpentier (1895–1977), French Army general
• Marcel Grateau (c. 1852–1936), French hairdresser who pioneered the use of hair irons
• Marcel Renault (1871 or 1872–1903), French racing car driver and industrialist
• Marcel Vigneron (b. 1980), American chef and television personality
• Marcel Vonk, Dutch poker player, physicist

In fiction

• Marcel, a villain in the television series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Marcel, Ross Geller's pet monkey in the television series Friends
• Marcel, a fictional marketer in the music video of Best Song Ever (One Direction)

See also

• All pages beginning with "Marcel"