Marx (surname)

Marx is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

In politics:

• Karl Marx, 19th-century philosopher
  • Eleanor Marx, politically active daughter of Karl Marx
  • Laura Marx, daughter of Karl Marx and wife of Paul Lafargue
• Wilhelm Marx, German politician and Chancellor
• Marx Dormoy, French socialist
• Charles Marx, Luxembourgian doctor, political militant and minister
• Daniel Marx, Argentine economist, former Secretary of Finance of Argentina

In television and film:

• Marx Brothers, a team of American sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television
  • The brothers:
    • Chico Marx (1887–1961), also a musician
    • Harpo Marx (1888–1964), also a musician
    • Groucho Marx (1890–1977)
    • Gummo Marx (1892–1977)
    • Zeppo Marx (1901–1979)
  • Other family members:
    • Barbara Marx (born 1927), wife of Zeppo Marx who later became the final wife of Frank Sinatra
    • Minnie Marx (1864/5–1929), the mother and manager for the Marx Brothers and the sister of Al Shean
    • Sam Marx (1859–1933), the father of the Marx Brothers
• Carey Marx, British comedian
• Christy Marx, TV series writer
• Frederick Marx, film producer, editor, writer and director
• Paul Marx (screenwriter), British television screenwriter
• Samuel Marx, MGM story editor, film producer, and author

In music:

• Adolf Bernhard Marx (1799-1866), musicologue
• Gary Marx, rock musician
• Jeff Marx, American composer of musicals
• Joseph Marx, Austrian composer
• Karl Marx (composer), German composer
• Richard Marx, American pop singer

In business:

• Louis Marx, American toy maker and businessman

In sports:

• Franz Marx, Austrian wrestler
• Greg Marx, American football player
• Jack Marx (bridge), British bridge player
• Michael Marx, American fencer
• Thorben Marx, German footballer
• Travis Marx, American mixed martial artist

In other media:

• Bernard Marx, one of the main characters in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Carlo Marx, character in the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• Skidd McMarxx, minor character in the game Ratchet and Clank, whose name is primarily a play on words (he plays a sport similar to Slalom snowboarding)

In other fields:

• Adolph Marx (bishop), American Roman Catholic bishop
• Anthony Marx, President of Amherst College
• Erwin Otto Marx, German engineer and inventor
• Friedrich Marx, German classical philologist
• Friedrich Marx, Austrian poet and officer
• Gary T. Marx, sociologist
• Hellmuth Marx, Austrian sculptor
• Jack Marx, Australian journalist and author
• Leo Marx, professor at MIT
• Paul Marx (priest)
• Robert F. Marx, American underwater archaeologist
• Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape designer
• Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich

See also

• Marcks (disambiguation)
• Marks (disambiguation)
• Marx (disambiguation)