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Martin (name)
Encyclopedia
Martin may either be a surname
or given name
.
Martin is a common given and family name in most European languages. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars
, the protective godhead of the Latins
(and therefore the god of warring). The meaning is usually rendered in reference to the god as "of Mars", or "of war/warlike".
It has remained a popular given name in Christian times, in honor of the Catholic saint
Martin of Tours; it is also the most common French surname. One well-known Irish family are called Martyn
. Along with its historic Catholic popularity, it has also been popular among Protestants due to Martin Luther
. In addition, Black American children are often given the name in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
, from any of several places (principally in Hampshire
, Lincolnshire
, and Worcestershire
, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’, from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tun ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tun ‘settlement’) called firstly Marton and after Martin.
Martin was never a common given name (Christian name) in the Middle Ages
, like Bernard
or Thomas
(which were later officialized and became common surnames, nowadays ranking second and third respectively). Onomastics have tried to find other reasons for Martin's popularity, by examining, for example, the repartition of place names, but this explanation also lacks empirical support.
It can be a late surname connected with children of orphanages, like Alexandre, which was never a common first name in the Middle Ages but now appears quite frequently as a surname. Martin can represent charity towards orphans.
clan
s who bore similar surnames. Echmílid mac Máel Martain was Bishop of Down
to 1202. Giolla Ernain Ó Martain
, who died in 1218, was an Irish
poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland
. Fearghal Ó Martain, O.E.S.A., was Bishop of Killala
from 1425 to 1432.
After the Norman invasion of Ireland
in 1169, numerous new, unrelated bearers of the name from Britain and France, settled in Ireland.
The most well-known Irish family of the name were the Martyn
family, who were counted among The Tribes of Galway.
in the late 14th century, and finally merged with the Camerons after the Battle of Lochaber in 1429. The Martins in Skye are traditionally associated with Clan Donald, and the Lothians were home to a powerful 'de St Martin' family from the 12th century. In Ireland there are at least three major families bearing the name "Martin" ; one being of foreign origin and the latter two, indigenous Irish clans. There are many motto
s and arms registered by various Martins throughout the British Isles
. The motto of Abraham Martin of Cleveragh and Bloomfield, County Sligo, was "Hinc Fortior et Clarior", which translates as: "... hence stronger and more illustrious". This same motto was registered by another Martin in Edinburgh, 1672.
knight named Robert fitz Martin
, born in the late 11th century, settled in England's West Country
, on lands inherited from a grandfather, and later participated in the invasions of Wales
, where he was awarded the barony of Cemais, located between Fishguard
and Cardigan
. Robert fitz Martin
established the caput
of his barony at Nanhyfer or Nevern
. Robert's son William fitz Robert fitz Martin (born c. 1155) inherited the family's property and re-established family control over Cemais, which had been lost to the Welsh. The senior line became extinct in 1326, but cadet lines still flourish in England, Wales, Ireland and elsewhere.
Notable people sharing the surname "Martin" include:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
or given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
.
Martin is a common given and family name in most European languages. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars
Mars (mythology)
Mars was the Roman god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was second in importance only to Jupiter, and he was the most prominent of the military gods worshipped by the Roman legions...
, the protective godhead of the Latins
Latins
"Latins" refers to different groups of people and the meaning of the word changes for where and when it is used.The original Latins were an Italian tribe inhabiting central and south-central Italy. Through conquest by their most populous city-state, Rome, the original Latins culturally "Romanized"...
(and therefore the god of warring). The meaning is usually rendered in reference to the god as "of Mars", or "of war/warlike".
It has remained a popular given name in Christian times, in honor of the Catholic saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
Martin of Tours; it is also the most common French surname. One well-known Irish family are called Martyn
Martyn
Martyn, or Martin is the surname of one of The Tribes of Galway, Ireland.-Family history:The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen families of mixed Irish, English, Welsh, French and Norman descent who became the premier merchant and political families in the town of Galway during the late...
. Along with its historic Catholic popularity, it has also been popular among Protestants due to Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
. In addition, Black American children are often given the name in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
Surname
England
The English surname of Martin is a variation of the habitational one MartonMarton
-Places:in England:*Marton, Blackpool, district of Blackpool*Marton, Bridlington, area of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire*Marton, Cheshire, village and civil parish in Cheshire*Marton, Cumbria, village in Cumbria**Lindal and Marton, the local parish...
, from any of several places (principally in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, and Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, named in Old English as ‘settlement by a lake’, from mere or mær ‘pool’, ‘lake’ + tun ‘settlement’) or as ‘settlement by a boundary’ (from (ge)mære ‘boundary’ + tun ‘settlement’) called firstly Marton and after Martin.
France
With over 230,000 people holding the surname Martin in France, it is the most common French surname. The origins of its frequency can be attributed to Saint Martin of Tours, who was the most popular French saint, but the reason is not clear.Martin was never a common given name (Christian name) in the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
, like Bernard
Bernard
The masculine given name Bernard is of Germanic origin.The meaning of the name is from a Germanic compound Bern-hard meaning "bear-hardy", or "brave as a bear". Bern- is the old form of bear from West Germanic *beran-....
or Thomas
Thomas (name)
Thomas is a masculine given name. It is based on the Biblical Greek , which is itself a transcription of the Aramaic "twin", the Hebrew cognate being...
(which were later officialized and became common surnames, nowadays ranking second and third respectively). Onomastics have tried to find other reasons for Martin's popularity, by examining, for example, the repartition of place names, but this explanation also lacks empirical support.
It can be a late surname connected with children of orphanages, like Alexandre, which was never a common first name in the Middle Ages but now appears quite frequently as a surname. Martin can represent charity towards orphans.
Ireland
Mac Giolla Mhártain, Ó Maol Mhartain, Ó Martain, Ó Máirtín, Mac Máirtín, Mac Máel Martain were all unrelated GaelicGaels
The Gaels or Goidels are speakers of one of the Goidelic Celtic languages: Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx. Goidelic speech originated in Ireland and subsequently spread to western and northern Scotland and the Isle of Man....
clan
Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
s who bore similar surnames. Echmílid mac Máel Martain was Bishop of Down
Bishop of Down
The Bishop of Down was a separate episcopal title which took its name after County Down in Northern Ireland. The see was in the town of Downpatrick where the bishop's seat was located at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity....
to 1202. Giolla Ernain Ó Martain
Giolla Ernain Ó Martain
Giolla Ernain Ó Martain, Irish poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland, died 1218.-Overview:The most detailed reference to O Martain occurs in the Annals of Loch Cé, which gives his obituary under the year 1218: "Gilla-Ernain O'Martain, chief poet of Erinn, and professor of many arts, after spending his...
, who died in 1218, was an Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland
Chief Ollam of Ireland
The Ollamh Érenn or Chief Ollam of Ireland was a professional title of Gaelic Ireland.-Background:An ollam was a poet or bard of literature and history. Each chief or tuath had its own ollam...
. Fearghal Ó Martain, O.E.S.A., was Bishop of Killala
Bishop of Killala
The Bishop of Killala is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killala in County Mayo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:...
from 1425 to 1432.
After the Norman invasion of Ireland
Norman Invasion of Ireland
The Norman invasion of Ireland was a two-stage process, which began on 1 May 1169 when a force of loosely associated Norman knights landed near Bannow, County Wexford...
in 1169, numerous new, unrelated bearers of the name from Britain and France, settled in Ireland.
The most well-known Irish family of the name were the Martyn
Martyn
Martyn, or Martin is the surname of one of The Tribes of Galway, Ireland.-Family history:The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen families of mixed Irish, English, Welsh, French and Norman descent who became the premier merchant and political families in the town of Galway during the late...
family, who were counted among The Tribes of Galway.
Scotland
There are several groups of Martins or Macmartins in Scotland. The MacMartins of Letterfinlay appear to have allied themselves to the Clan CameronClan Cameron
Clan Cameron is a West Highland Scottish clan, with one main branch Lochiel, and numerous cadet branches. The Clan Cameron lands are in Lochaber and within their lands is the mountain Ben Nevis which is the highest mountain in the British Isles. The chief of the clan is customarily referred to as...
in the late 14th century, and finally merged with the Camerons after the Battle of Lochaber in 1429. The Martins in Skye are traditionally associated with Clan Donald, and the Lothians were home to a powerful 'de St Martin' family from the 12th century. In Ireland there are at least three major families bearing the name "Martin" ; one being of foreign origin and the latter two, indigenous Irish clans. There are many motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
s and arms registered by various Martins throughout the British Isles
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
. The motto of Abraham Martin of Cleveragh and Bloomfield, County Sligo, was "Hinc Fortior et Clarior", which translates as: "... hence stronger and more illustrious". This same motto was registered by another Martin in Edinburgh, 1672.
Wales
An Anglo-NormanAnglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
knight named Robert fitz Martin
Robert fitz Martin
Robert fitz Martin was a Norman knight and first Lord of Cemais, Wales.-Family background:Robert fitz Martin was born some time in the late 11th century to Geva de Burci, heiress of Serlo de Burci, and an otherwise unknown man called Martin.Geva de Burci's second husband was William de Falaise,...
, born in the late 11th century, settled in England's West Country
West Country
The West Country is an informal term for the area of south western England roughly corresponding to the modern South West England government region. It is often defined to encompass the historic counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset and the City of Bristol, while the counties of...
, on lands inherited from a grandfather, and later participated in the invasions of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, where he was awarded the barony of Cemais, located between Fishguard
Fishguard
Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, with a population of 3,300 . The community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5043 at the 2001 census....
and Cardigan
Cardigan, Ceredigion
Cardigan is a town in the county of Ceredigion in Mid Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire. It was the county town of the pre-1974 county of Cardiganshire. It is the second largest town in Ceredigion. The town's population was 4,203...
. Robert fitz Martin
FitzMartin
FitzMartin was the surname of a Norman family based in England and Wales between 1085 and 1342.-Family origins:The first known member of the family was an obscure man called Martin, who appears to have died prior to 1100. Little is known for certain of him; he was husband to Geva de Burci, and by...
established the caput
Caput
The Latin word caput, meaning literally "head" and by metonymy "top", has been borrowed in a variety of English words, including capital, captain, and decapitate...
of his barony at Nanhyfer or Nevern
Nevern
Nevern is a small village or hamlet, of just a few houses in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It lies in the valley of the River Nevern close to the Preseli Hills of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park east of Newport.-Nevern Parish Church:...
. Robert's son William fitz Robert fitz Martin (born c. 1155) inherited the family's property and re-established family control over Cemais, which had been lost to the Welsh. The senior line became extinct in 1326, but cadet lines still flourish in England, Wales, Ireland and elsewhere.
United States
Martin was the sixteenth most frequently reported surname in the 1990 United States Census, accounting for 0.27% of the population.Notable people sharing the surname "Martin" include:
Born before 1600
- Robert fitz MartinRobert fitz MartinRobert fitz Martin was a Norman knight and first Lord of Cemais, Wales.-Family background:Robert fitz Martin was born some time in the late 11th century to Geva de Burci, heiress of Serlo de Burci, and an otherwise unknown man called Martin.Geva de Burci's second husband was William de Falaise,...
(c.1095–c.1159), Anglo-NormanAnglo-NormanThe Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
knightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
, first Lord of CemaisCemais (Dyfed cantref)thumb|200px|right|Ancient Dyfed showing the cantref of Cemais and its commotesthumb|200px|right|Pembrokeshire showing the hundred of CemaisCemais was a cantref of Dyfed, and now part of Pembrokeshire, Wales...
, WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Born after 1600
- Martin MartinMartin MartinMartin Martin was a Scottish writer best known for his work A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland . This book is particularly noted for its information on the St Kilda archipelago...
(1660–1718), explorer of the Hebrides - Richard Martin fitz OliverRichard Martin fitz Oliver-Origins and career:Richard Óge Martyn was a Galway lawyer and member of the Catholic Confederates of Ireland. He was of the senior line of the Martyn family, one of the Tribes of Galway. He lived at Dunguaire Castle, Kinvarra...
(c.1602–48), Irish Confederate
Born after 1700
- Alexander MartinAlexander MartinAlexander Martin was the fourth and seventh Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1782 to 1784 and from 1789 to 1792.-Biography:...
(1740–1807), American politician - Christian Frederick MartinChristian Frederick MartinChristian Frederick Martin, Sr. was a luthier who specialized in guitars.Born in Markneukirchen, Germany to a family of cabinet makers, Martin became an apprentice of the guitar maker Johann Georg Stauffer of Vienna, Austria....
(1796–1873), German guitar builder, founder of C.F. Martin & Company - Claude MartinClaude MartinMajor General Claude Martin was an officer in the French, and later the British, army in India. He rose to the position of Major General in the British East India Company...
(1735-1800), adventurer, soldier, and founder of three schools: La Martiniere CalcuttaLa Martiniere CalcuttaLa Martiniere Calcutta comprises two separate private schools in Kolkata, India. The schools were established in accordance with the will of Major General Claude Martin in 1836. They are day schools although they both have a small number of boarders...
, La Martiniere LucknowLa Martiniere LucknowLa Martinière College is an educational institution located in Lucknow, the capital of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. The college consists of two schools on different campuses for boys and girls. La Martinière Boys' College was founded in 1845 and La Martinière Girls' College was established...
and La Martiniere LyonLa Martiniere LyonLa Martiniere Lyon is the La Martiniere College branch in Lyon, France.Lyon hosts three La Martiniere colleges, which were all created by Claude Martin: La Martinière Monplaisir, La Martinière Duchère, and La Martinière Terreaux.... - Claude Martin WadeClaude Martin WadeColonel Sir Claude Martin Wade C.B. Agent to the Governor- General for theAffairs of the Punjab and North-West Frontier, 1823-1840 accessed July...
(1794–1861), a colonel named after the French adventurer Claude Martin - George Martin (Royal Navy officer)George Martin (Royal Navy officer)Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Martin GCB, GCMG was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...
(1764-1847), Royal Navy admiral of the fleet - John Martin (painter)John Martin (painter)John Martin was an English Romantic painter, engraver and illustrator.-Biography:Martin was born in July 1789, in a one-room family cottage, at Haydon Bridge, near Hexham in Northumberland, the 4th son of Fenwick Martin, a one time fencing master...
(1789–1854), English painter - Joseph Martin (general)Joseph Martin (general)Joseph Martin was a brigadier general in the Virginia militia during the American Revolutionary War, in which Martin's frontier diplomacy with the Cherokee people is credited with averting Indian attacks on the Scotch-Irish settlers who helped win the battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens...
(1740–1808), American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
officer, explorer, Indian agent, planter - Joseph Plumb MartinJoseph Plumb MartinJoseph Plumb Martin was an American Revolutionary War soldier who published an account of his experiences as a soldier in the 8th Connecticut Regiment of the Continental Army in 1830.-Life:...
(1760–1850), American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
soldier, diarist - Joshua L. MartinJoshua L. MartinJoshua Lanier Martin was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 12th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1845 to 1847. He was born on 5 December 1799 in Blount County, Tennessee. He taught school during his young years and studied law in Maryville, Tennessee; then moved...
(1799–1856), American politician, Governor of Alabama - Luther MartinLuther MartinLuther Martin was a politician and one of United States' Founding Fathers, who refused to sign the Constitution because he felt it violated states' rights...
(1748–1826), American politician - Pierre Martin (French Navy officer)Pierre Martin (French Navy officer)Admiral Pierre Martin was a French Navy officer and admiral.- Youth :Pierre Martin was born to a Canadian family of Louisbourg. In 1759, his family fled to Rochefort as his hometown was taken by the British during the Seven Years' War.Martin served as an apprentice on the fluit Saint Esprit...
(1752-1820), French naval officer and admiral - Richard Martin (politician) (1754–1834), founder of the RSPCA
Born after 1800
- Arthur Martin-LeakeArthur Martin-LeakeLieutenant Colonel Arthur Martin-Leake, VC and Bar was an English double recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces...
(1874–1953), English physician, recipient of the Victoria Cross - Augustus Pearl MartinAugustus Pearl MartinAugustus Pearl Martin was an American politician and soldier from Massachusetts who served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884. He also was a leading artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and was the leader of the state's Military Order of the Loyal Legion of...
(1835–1902), American Civil War artillery officer and mayor of Boston, Massachusetts - Bob Martin (boxer)Bob Martin (boxer)Fighting' Bob Martin was a heavyweight boxing champion who became the Heavyweight Champion of the American Expeditionary Forces...
(1897-1978), American boxer - Celora E. MartinCelora E. MartinCelora Eaton Martin was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Life:He was the son of Ellis Martin and Lucetta Martin....
(1834-1909), New York lawyer and politician - Frank Martin (composer)Frank Martin (composer)Frank Martin was a Swiss composer, who lived a large part of his life in the Netherlands.-Childhood and youth:...
(1890–1974), Swiss composer - Frederick Townsend MartinFrederick Townsend MartinFrederick Townsend Martin was a New York City writer and advocate for the poor.-Biography:He was born in Albany, New York on December 6, 1849 to Henry Hull Martin and Anna Townsend...
(1849-1914) American author - Glenn L. Martin (1886–1955), American aviation pioneer, founder of Glenn L. Martin Company
- James Martin, IIJames Martin, IIJames Martin, II was a sergeant serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Mobile Bay.-Biography:...
, American Medal of Honor recipient - J. P. Martin (1880–1966), English Methodist minister and writer
- Jesse M. MartinJesse M. MartinJesse M. Martin was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas.Jesse M. Martin served as Governor of Arkansas from January 11, 1909 to January 14, 1909 after the expiration of the state senate term of Xenophon Overton Pindall, who was acting governor during the unexpired term of John...
(born before 1900), former Governor of Arkansas - John W. MartinJohn W. MartinJohn Wellborn Martin was an American politician. He was the 24th Governor of Florida, serving from 1925 to 1929. He also served as Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida from 1917 to 1923.-Life:...
(1884–1958), American politician, Governor of Florida - Joseph Martin (Canadian politician)Joseph Martin (Canadian politician)Joseph Martin was a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, British Columbia and the United Kingdom often referred to as "Fighting Joe".-Early life:...
(1852–1923), Canadian lawyer and politician - Joseph William Martin, Jr.Joseph William Martin, Jr.Joseph William Martin, Jr. was a Republican Congressman and Speaker of the House from North Attleborough, Massachusetts. He was notably the only Republican to serve as Speaker between 1931 and 1995....
(1884–1968), American politician, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Karlheinz MartinKarlheinz MartinKarlheinz Martin was a German stage and film director, best known for his expressionist productions.After enjoying success with experimental productions in Frankfurt am Main and Hamburg, Martin went to Berlin, where he premiered Ernst Toller's anti-war drama, Transfiguration on September 30, 1919...
(1886–1948), German stage and film director - Lewis J. MartinLewis J. MartinLewis J. Martin was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives in 1913....
(1844-1913), American Democratic Party politician - Paul Sidney MartinPaul Sidney MartinPaul Sidney Martin was an American anthropologist and archaeologist. A lifelong associate of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Martin studied pre-Columbian cultures of the Southwestern United States...
(1898 or 1899–1974), American archaeologist - Peter E. MartinPeter E. MartinPeter Edmund Martin was a leading early production executive of the Ford Motor Company....
(1888–1944), Automobile pioneer (Ford Motor Company) - Phonney MartinPhonney MartinAlphonse Case "Phonney" Martin was an American Major League Baseball baseball player who played two seasons in the National Association from to .-Career:...
(1845–1933), 19th century professional baseball player - Whitmell P. MartinWhitmell P. MartinWhitmell Pugh Martin was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Although he later served most of his congressional career as a Democrat, Martin was first elected as a "Bull Moose" Progressive in 1914...
(1867–1929), "Bull Moose" and Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana - Selina MartinSelina MartinSelina Martin was involved in the suffragette movement in the early 20th century. She was arrested several times.- Early life :Selina Martin was born 21 November 1882, in Ulverston, England. She was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Martin, and was the seventh of eleven living children...
(1882-?), Women's Suffragette from England - William Alexander Parsons MartinWilliam Alexander Parsons MartinWilliam Alexander Parsons Martin was an American Presbyterian missionary to China and translator, famous for having translated a number of important Western treatises into Chinese, such as Henry Wheaton's Elements of International Law.He graduated from Indiana University in 1846, known at that...
(1827–1916), Protestant missionary in China - William Melville MartinWilliam Melville MartinWilliam Melville Martin served as the second Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1916 to 1922....
(1876–1970), Canadian politician - William Martin (architect)William Martin (architect)William Martin was a Victorian architect who worked in Birmingham, England, particularly in the practice Martin & Chamberlain.Born in Somerset in 1829 he joined a Birmingham architect called Thomson Plevins, and then became a partner of D. R. Hill, public works architect of early 19th century...
(1829–1900), Birmingham architect and partner in Martin & Chamberlain
Born after 1900
- Agnes MartinAgnes MartinAgnes Bernice Martin was an American abstract painter, often referred to as a minimalist; Martin considered herself an abstract expressionist.She won a National Medal of Arts from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1998....
(1912-2004), Canadian painter - Alberta MartinAlberta MartinAlberta Martin was once believed to be the last living widow of a Confederate soldier. This has been contradicted by Maudie Hopkins, but Mrs...
(1906–2004), Confederate widow - Anders Martin-LöfAnders Martin-LöfAnders Martin-Löf is a Swedish physicist and mathematician. He is a professor in insurance mathematics and mathematical statistics since 1987 at the Department of Mathematics of Stockholm University....
(born 1940), Swedish mathematician - Andrea MartinAndrea MartinAndrea Louise Martin is an American and Canadian actress and comedienne. She has appeared in films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, on stage in productions such as My Favorite Year, Fiddler on the Roof and Candide, and in the television series, SCTV.-Personal life:Martin, the oldest of three...
(born 1947), Canadian actress and comedienne - Barney Martin (1923–2005), American actor
- Billy MartinBilly MartinAlfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. was an American Major League Baseball second baseman and manager. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times...
(1928–1989), American baseball player and manager - Bob Martin (singer)Bob Martin (singer)Bob Martin was an Austrian singer, who was the first participant representing Austria in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest. The first "Austrian" was Freddy Quinn who performed in 1956 represent Germany. Martin, singing in German "Wohin, Kleines Pony?" , placed last in the field of ten...
(1922-1998), Austrian singer - Charlie MartinCharlie MartinCharles Edward Capel Martin was an auto racing driver from Wales.- Early career :...
(1913–1998), English auto driver - Christopher Martin-JenkinsChristopher Martin-JenkinsChristopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins MBE, also known as CMJ , is a cricket journalist and Past President of the MCC. He is also a commentator for Test Match Special on BBC Radio....
(born 1945), British cricket journalist - David Martin (poet)David Martin (poet)David Martin , known as an Australian poet, was born Lajos or Ludwig Detsinyi, into a Jewish family in Hungary . He used as well the names Louis Adam and Louis Destiny. He also wrote novels and short stories, and plays.He was brought up in Germany, where he first became a communist at age 17...
(1915–1997), Australian poet - Dean MartinDean MartinDean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
(1917–1995), American singer and actor - Del Martin and Phyllis LyonDel Martin and Phyllis LyonDorothy Louise Taliaferro "Del" Martin and Phyllis Ann Lyon were an American lesbian couple known as feminist and gay-rights activists...
(1921-2008 and born 1924), American feminists and gay-rights activists - Denys R. MartinDenys R. MartinColonel Denys Richard Martin . ranks among the most distinguished philatelists of the Twentieth century. As a systematic scholar and prolific writer, Martin illuminated some of the most difficult topics and set a high standard for the study of the postage stamps and postal history of India and...
(before 1920–1970), British officer of the Royal Engineers, philatelist - Dick Martin (artist)Dick Martin (artist)Dickinson P. Martin was an artist from Chicago who illustrated a number of books related to The Oz books series, most notably, Merry Go Round in Oz , the 40th and final title in the regular series, as well as many other children's books. He wrote and illustrated The Ozmapolitan of Oz, published...
(1927–1990), American artist - Dick Martin (comedian)Dick Martin (comedian)Thomas Richard "Dick" Martin was an American comedian and director, best known for his role as the cohost of the sketch comedy program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Early life and career:...
(1922–2008), American comedian - Don Martin (cartoonist) (1931–2000), American cartoonist, MAD Magazine
- Donald A. MartinDonald A. MartinDonald A. Martin is a set theorist and philosopher of mathematics at UCLA, where he is a member of the faculty of mathematics and philosophy....
(born 1940), set theorist (mathematician) at UCLA - Eugene J. MartinEugene J. MartinEugene James Martin was a prolific African American visual artist.-Art:Eugene J...
(1938–2005), American painter - F. X. MartinF. X. MartinF.X. Martin O.S.A. , was an Irish cleric, historian and activist.Born in County Kerry , Martin was raised in Dublin and later joined the Augustinian Order...
(1922-2000), Irish priest - Frank Martin (ice hockey)Frank Martin (ice hockey)Francis William Martin was a professional ice hockey player who played 282 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks...
(born 1933), Canadian professional ice hockey player - Gene MartinGene MartinThomas Eugene Martin is a former Major League Baseball left fielder. He was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 3rd round of the 1965 Major League Baseball Draft, and he played in nine games for them in ....
(born 1947), American baseball player - George MartinGeorge MartinSir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums...
(born 1926), English producer of The Beatles' records ("5th Beatle") - George R. R. MartinGeorge R. R. MartinGeorge Raymond Richard Martin , sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for their dramatic pay-cable series Game of...
(born 1948), American science fiction and fantasy writer - J. C. MartinJ. C. MartinJoseph Clifton Martin is a former Major League Baseball player. The left-handed hitting, right-handed throwing Martin played for the Chicago White Sox from 1959-1967, New York Mets in 1968 and 1969 and Chicago Cubs from 1970-1972.Martin was scouted by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1956...
(born 1936), American baseball player - Jacques Martin (comics) (born 1921), French comics creator
- James G. MartinJames G. MartinJames Grubbs "Jim" Martin is the 70th Governor of the state of North Carolina. He served from 1985 to 1993. He was the second Republican elected to the office after Reconstruction, and the fifth overall. He is also the only Republican to serve two full terms as governor.-Early Life &...
(born 1935), former Governor of North Carolina - James Martin (author)James Martin (author)James Martin is a British Information Technology consultant and author, who was nominated for a Pulitzer prize for his book, The Wired Society: A Challenge for Tomorrow .- Biography :...
(born before 1950), computer systems design author - Jerome Martin (Wisconsin politician)Jerome Martin (Wisconsin politician)Jerome Martin was a Wisconsin politician and legislator. Born in Rockland, Brown County, Wisconsin, Martin was a businessman. From 1971 until his death, Martin served in the Wisconsin State Senate....
(1908-1977), Wisconsin politician - John Martin (dance critic)John Martin (dance critic)John Martin became America’s first major dance critic in 1927. Focusing his efforts on propelling the modern dance movement, he greatly influenced the careers of dancers such as Martha Graham...
, New York Times, active from 1927 - Judith MartinJudith MartinJudith Martin , better known by the pen name Miss Manners, is an American journalist, author, and etiquette authority. Martin's uncle was economist and labor historian Selig Perlman.- Early life and career :...
(born 1938), American journalist and etiquette writer ("Miss Manners") - Knox MartinKnox MartinKnox Martin is an American painter, sculptor and muralist.Born in 1923 in Barranquilla, Colombia, he studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1946 till 1950. He is one of the leading members of New York School - a group of artists and writers. He lives and works in New York City."Art is...
(born 1923), American abstract expressionist artist, New York City - Malachi MartinMalachi MartinMalachi Brendan Martin Ph.D. was a Catholic priest, theologian, writer on the Catholic Church, and professor at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute. He held three doctorates and was the sole author of sixteen books covering religious and geopolitical topics, which were published in eight...
(1921–1999), Irish Roman Catholic priest and religious author - Mary MartinMary MartinMary Virginia Martin was an American actress and singer. She originated many roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989...
(1913–1990), American actress and singer - Michael Martin (philosopher)Michael Martin (philosopher)Michael L. Martin is an American philosopher and professor emeritus at Boston University. He obtained his PhD from Harvard University in 1962....
(born 1932), professor emeritus of philosophy at Boston University - Michael Martin (politician)Michael Martin (politician)Michael John Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, PC is a British politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Glasgow Springburn from 1979 to 2005, and then for Glasgow North East until 2009...
(born 1945), Speaker of the House of Commons - Millicent MartinMillicent MartinMillicent Mary Lillian Martin is an English actress, singer and comedienne.Martin was born in Romford, England. She made her Broadway debut opposite Julie Andrews in The Boy Friend in 1954...
(born 1934), English actress and singer - Paul MartinPaul MartinPaul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....
(born 1938), former Prime Minister of Canada - Paul Joseph James MartinPaul Joseph James MartinJoseph James Guillaume Paul Martin, PC, CC, QC , often referred to as Paul Martin, Sr, was a noted Canadian politician. He was the father of Paul Martin , who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 - 2006.-Early life:Martin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Lumina and Joseph...
(1903–1992), Canadian politician - Paul S. MartinPaul S. MartinPaul S. Martin was a geoscientist at the University of Arizona who developed the theory that the Pleistocene extinction of large mammals worldwide was caused by overhunting by humans...
(died 2010), American geoscientist - Pepper MartinPepper MartinJohnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was known as the Wild Horse of the Osage because of his daring, aggressive baserunning abilities. Martin played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman and an outfielder for the St...
(1904–1965), American baseball player - Philip Martin (pianist)Philip Martin (pianist)Philip Martin is an Irish pianist and composer.Philip Martin was born in Dublin and won an Associated Board scholarship to the Royal Academy of music in London where he studied with Franz Reizenstein, Whilst there, he won many prestigious awards and prizes...
(born 1947), Irish pianist and composer with Aosdána - Philip Martin (screenwriter)Philip Martin (screenwriter)Philip Martin is an English television screenwriter.His early work included regular series such as Z-Cars in the late 1960s/early 70s, but his most famous work is the postmodern television series Gangsters. This was an examination of race seen through an increasingly surreal vision of...
(born 1938), British screenwriter - Pierre Martin (politician) (born 1943), French politician
- Quinn MartinQuinn MartinQuinn Martin was one of the most successful American television producers. He had at least one television series running in prime time for 21 straight years , an industry record.-Early life:...
(1922–1987), American television producer - Samuel Martin (linguist) (1924–2009), linguist (Korean and Japanese) and designer of the Yale Romanization for Korean
- Sheila MartinSheila MartinSheila Ann Martin née Cowan is the wife of Paul Martin, who served as the 21st Prime Minister of Canada from December 12, 2003 to February 6, 2006....
(born 1943), wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin - Steve MartinSteve MartinStephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
(born 1945), American actor, comedian and author - Strother MartinStrother MartinStrother Martin was an American actor in numerous films and television programs. Martin is perhaps best known as the prison "captain" in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, where he uttered the line, "What we've got here is...failure to communicate."-Early life:Strother Martin Jr. was born in Kokomo,...
(1919–1980), American actor - Sylvia Wene Martin (born 1930), American bowler
- Tom Martin (Texas politician)Tom Martin (Texas politician)Thomas Allen Martin is mayor of Lubbock, Texas, having served in that position since 2008. He was a member of the Lubbock City Council from 2002 to 2006. Prior to seeking elected office, he had a career in law enforcement in Lubbock, Grapevine, and San Marcos, Texas...
(born 1949), mayor of Lubbock, TexasLubbock, TexasLubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University... - Tony Martin (entertainer)Tony Martin (entertainer)Tony Martin is an American actor and singer.-Career:Tony Martin was born on Christmas Day, 1913 as Alvin Morris in San Francisco, California to Jewish immigrant parents. He received a saxophone as a gift from his grandmother at the age of ten. In his grammar school glee club, he became an...
(born 1913), American actor and singer - Tony Martin (farmer)Tony Martin (farmer)Anthony Edward "Tony" Martin is a farmer from Norfolk, England, who in 1999 killed one burglar and wounded another who had both entered his home...
(born 1944), English farmer who shot a burglar - Tony Martin (politician)Tony Martin (politician)Anthony A. "Tony" Martin is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2003, representing the riding of Sault Ste. Marie for the Ontario New Democratic Party . He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the federal NDP in 2004, again...
(born 1948), Canadian politician - Tony Martin (professor)Tony Martin (professor)Tony Martin was an American professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College who retired in June 2007 as professor emeritus after 34 years teaching at the Africana Studies Department where he was a founding member...
(born 1942), professor at Wellesley College - Tyrone G. MartinTyrone G. MartinTyrone Gabriel Martin is a retired United States Navy Commander, and a naval historian, most notable as an authority on the USS Constitution , of which he was the 58th Commanding Officer. Martin was born in Greenwich, Connecticut 5 June 1930 and commissioned an officer through the NROTC in 1952...
(born 1930), American naval historian - Valerie MartinValerie MartinValerie Martin is an American novelist and short story writer. She has also taught at Mount Holyoke College, Loyola University New Orleans, The University of New Orleans, The University of Alabama, and Sarah Lawrence College, among other institutions. She is a graduate of the MFA Program for...
(born 1948), American novelist - William H. Martin, American cryptologist, part of the Martin and Mitchell DefectionMartin and Mitchell DefectionThe Martin and Mitchell Defection occurred in September 1960 when two National Security Agency cryptologists, William Hamilton Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell, defected to the Soviet Union...
- William McChesney Martin, Jr.William McChesney Martin, Jr.William McChesney Martin, Jr. was the ninth and longest-serving Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, serving from April 2, 1951 to January 31, 1970 under five Presidents...
(1906–1998), Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
Born after 1950
- Alberto MartínAlberto Martín----Alberto Martín Magret is a retired tennis player from Spain. He turned professional in 1995.Martin's best Grand Slam performance was reaching the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2006. En route to this performance, Martín's first round win was his first victory over former World number 1 Andy...
(born 1978), Spaniard former tennis player - Andrew Martin (born 1975), professional wrestler known as Test
- Ann M. Martin (born 1955), American author of The Baby-sitters Club series
- Bent MartinBent MartinBent Martin is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He played in Sønderborg Boldklub as a youth player. When serving conscription he moved to Aarhus and joined the local side AGF Aarhus. He won the 1960 Danish championship and 1965 Danish Cup with AGF. When AGF met...
(born 1943), Danish former footballer and also he is a father of CamillaCamilla MartinCamilla Martin Nygaard née Martin is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All-England and World singles titles.... - Billy Martin (guitarist)Billy Martin (guitarist)William Dean "Billy" Martin is an American musician best known as the guitarist and keyboardist of the pop punk band Good Charlotte.-Life and career:...
(born 1981), American guitarist with the band Good Charlotte - Camilla MartinCamilla MartinCamilla Martin Nygaard née Martin is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All-England and World singles titles....
(born 1974), retired Danish badminton player, now TV presenter - Chris MartinChris MartinChristopher Anthony John "Chris" Martin is an English song-writer, who is the lead vocalist, pianist and rhythm guitarist of the band Coldplay. He is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow.-Early life:...
(born 1977), English singer and composer for the band Coldplay - Chris Martin (footballer born 1990) (born 1990), English footballer
- Christy Martin (boxer) (born 1968), world champion woman boxer
- Clare MartinClare MartinClare Majella Martin is a former Australian politician. She is the current CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service . A former journalist, she was elected to the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in a shock by-election win in 1995...
(born 1952), Australian politician - Craig Martin (soccer) (born 1957), Canadian football (soccer) player
- Curtis MartinCurtis MartinCurtis James Martin, Jr. is a former American football running back. He is an alumnus of Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh...
(born 1973), American football player - David Martin (Scottish politician)David Martin (Scottish politician)David Martin is a British Labour Party politician, and member of the European Parliament for Scotland.He was educated outside of Edinburgh at Liberton High School. He was first elected as a councillor in 1982, and won the Lothians seat in the 1984 European Parliament elections...
(born 1954), Scottish politician, MEP - Demetri MartinDemetri MartinDemetri Martin is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian, contributor on The Daily Show and for his Comedy Central show Important Things with Demetri Martin.- Early life :Demetri Martin was born to a Greek...
(born 1973), American comedian - Duane MartinDuane MartinDuane Martin is an American film and television actor.-Personal life:Martin was born in Dayton OH, and went to Dunbar High school and failed the 9th grade freshman year.Then met Tisha Campbell at the New York Liberty City Awards for the World records by doing backflips.-Career:Martin had a short...
(born 1970), American actor - Eric Martin (singer) (born 1960), American musician (Mr. Big)
- Fergus MartinFergus MartinFergus Martin . He studied at Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology and was elected a member of Aosdána....
(born 1955), Irish artist - Hans-Peter MartinHans-Peter MartinHans-Peter Martin is an Austrian journalist and politician who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999.Born in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Martin worked for the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel...
(born 1957), Austrian journalist and MEP - Jacques Martin (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey coach
- Jamie Martin (American football) (born 1970), American Football player
- Javier Martín de VillaJavier Martín de VillaJavier Martín de Villa is a Spanish ski mountaineer.Martín was born in Madrid. He started ski mountaineering in 1998, competed first in the Trofeo Altos Pirineos race and became member of the national team in the same year...
(born 1981), Spanish ski mountaineer - Jennifer MartinJennifer MartinJennifer Martin is an American voice actress, who is best known for her deep sexy voice.She provides the voice of Ms. Sara Bellum, who is the Mayor of Townsville's assistant, in the Cartoon Network-Hanna Barbera animated television series The Powerpuff Girls, as well as in the movie and in all the...
(born 1965), American voice actress - Jesse MartinJesse MartinJesse Martin is an Australian sailor who in 1999 became the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted, taking the record from David Dicks, who was 24 days younger when he completed his circumnavigation, but had obtained assistance. Martin's journey in the S&S 34...
(born 1981), Australian yachtsman - Jessica Martin (actor and comedian) (born 1962), British actor and comedian
- José Miguel González MartínJosé Miguel González MartínJosé Miguel González Martín del Campo, aka Míchel , is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right midfielder.He was most noted for his stellar crossing ability, also contributing with a fair share of goals...
(born 1963), Spanish football player - Keith Martin (politician) (born 1960), Canadian physician and politician
- Kellie MartinKellie MartinKellie Noelle Martin is an American television actress who is known for her roles as Rebecca Thacher on Life Goes On, Christy Huddleston on Christy, Lucy Knight on ER, and Samantha Kinsey on Mystery Woman.-Early life:...
(born 1975), American actress - Ken MartinKen MartinKen Martin is a former American long-distance runner who is a two-time United States national champion in the marathon. At the 1984 California International Marathon, Martin set a course record with a time of 2:11:24.-Achievements:...
(born 1958), American former long-distance runner - Kenyon MartinKenyon MartinKenyon Lee Martin is an American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "K-Mart", he plays for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in China. He was selected first overall in the 2000 NBA Draft, and has played in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets and Denver Nuggets...
(born 1977), American basketball player - Kevin Martin (basketball)Kevin Martin (basketball)Kevin Dallas Martin, Jr. , is an American professional basketball player currently with the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is known for his knack for scoring, deceptive quickness and unorthodox style of shooting.-High school and college:...
(born 1983), American basketball player - Kim MartinKim MartinKim Kristine Martin is a goaltender for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team. She plays her club hockey with AIK's women's team and has also played with Hammarby IF's junior men's team...
(born 1986), Swedish female ice hockey goalkeeper - Lee Martin (footballer born February 1968), former Manchester United and Celtic footballer
- Lee Martin (footballer born September 1968), former Huddersfield Town and Rochdale footballer
- Lee Martin (footballer born 1987), former Manchester United and Rangers footballer
- Lucas MartinLucas MartinLucas Martin is a former U.S. soccer forward. Martin played three seasons in the Western Soccer Alliance and one in the American Professional Soccer League. He also earned two caps with the U.S. national team. He is now the co-owner and head chef of K&L Bistro in Sebastopol,...
(born 1968), soccer player - Marilyn MartinMarilyn MartinMarilyn Martin is an American singer best known for her 1985 hit duet with Phil Collins, "Separate Lives."Born in Tennessee but raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Martin gained notice as a back-up singer for such artists as Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Don Henley, Tom Petty and Kenny Loggins, touring...
(born 1954), American singer - Mark MartinMark MartinMark Martin may refer to:* Mark Martin , American racecar driver* Mark Martin , American cartoonist* Mark Martin , American judge* Mark Martin , British murderer...
(born 1959), American stock car racing driver - Mark Martin (cartoonist)Mark Martin (cartoonist)Mark Martin is an American cartoonist known for lighthearted humor and satire.-Career:Martin's first major work in the 1980s was Gnatrat, a parody of Batman, featuring a rat who dresses as a gnat to fight crime...
(born 1956), American cartoonist - Mark Martin (judge)Mark Martin (judge)Mark D. Martin is the Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. With over fifteen years of service in the North Carolina judiciary, Martin is the only active member of the state judiciary with experience on the Supreme Court of North Carolina, the North Carolina Court of...
(born 1963), American judge - Markko MärtinMarkko MärtinMarkko Märtin is a rally driver from Estonia, who competed in the World Rally Championship from 2000 until 2005.-Career:...
(born 1975), Estonian rally driver - Max MartinMax MartinMartin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
(born 1971), Swedish musician and producer - Micheál MartinMicheál MartinMicheál Martin is an Irish politician who has been leader of Fianna Fáil since January 2011. He is a Teachta Dála for the Cork South Central constituency...
(born 1960), Irish politician - Michelle MartinMichelle MartinMichelle Martin is a former professional squash player from Australia who was one of the game's leading players in the 1990s. During her career, she won three World Open titles and six British Open titles...
(born 1967), Australian squash player - Noël MartinNoël MartinNoël Martin , is a prominent Neo-Nazi victim who was attacked by German Neo-Nazis in 1996. He lives in Birmingham, England. At the time he was attacked he was one of the many British and Irish construction workers working in Germany.On 16 June 1996 in Brandenburg, the former East Germany, he was...
(born 1959), Jamaican-English paraplegic, victim of Neo-Nazi attack - Pamela MartinPamela MartinPamela Martin is an American-born television reporter on Canadian TV. She formerly co-anchored the weekday 6pm newscasts on CTV British Columbia alongside Bill Good....
(born 1953), American-born Canadian news anchor - Pamela Sue MartinPamela Sue MartinPamela Sue Martin is an American actress best known for playing Nancy Drew on The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries TV series and Fallon Carrington Colby on the ABC nighttime soap opera Dynasty.-Biography:...
(born 1954), American actress - Pat MartinPat MartinPatrick "Pat" Martin is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1997, representing the riding of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party.-Career:...
(born 1955), Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament - Paul MertonPaul MertonPaul Merton is a British comedian, writer, actor and television presenter. Known for his improvisation skill, his humour is rooted in deadpan, surreal and sometimes dark comedy...
(born 1957 as Paul Martin), British actor and comedian - Ricky MartinRicky MartinEnrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
(born 1971), Puerto Rican singer for Menudo - Rita Martin (born 1963), Cuban writer living in USA since 1994
- Roger MartinRoger MartinRoger Martin is Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and an author of several business books. Martin has originated several important business concepts in use today, including integrative thinking...
(born 1956), Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto - Roland S. MartinRoland S. MartinRoland Sebastian Martin is an American journalist and syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate and author of Speak, Brother! A Black Man's View of America, Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith and The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House as originally...
(born 1968), American journalist - Russell MartinRussell MartinRussell Nathan Jeanson Coltrane Martin, Jr is a Canadian Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Yankees.Martin became the everyday catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers immediately upon his Major League debut, and continued in that role for nearly 5 years...
(born 1983), American Major League Baseball player, current catcher for the New York Yankees - Tee MartinTee MartinTamaurice Nigel "Tee" Martin is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League and Canadian Football League...
(born 1978), American football player - Tisha Campbell-MartinTisha Campbell-MartinTisha Michelle Campbell-Martin is an American actress and singer, known for her starring roles in television series Martin and My Wife and Kids and now is starring in the new television series The Protector...
(born 1968), American actress - Todd MartinTodd Martin----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...
(born 1970), American former tennis player - Tony Martin (comedian)Tony Martin (comedian)Tony Francis Martin is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.- Career :...
(born 1964), Australian comedian
Living with unknown birth year
- Billy Martin (percussionist)Billy Martin (percussionist)Billy Martin is an American jazz drummer, best known as a member of jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood.-Biography:Before becoming part of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Martin was part of the New York City Brazilian scene in the 1980s. He performed regularly with Pe De Boi, Batucada and several Bob...
, American jazz drummer with the band Medeski Martin & Wood - Gregory Martin (politician)Gregory Martin (politician)Gregory Martin is a Canadian politician. He is a city councillor in the city of Brantford, Ontario, and was the Conservative Party of Canada candidate for the riding of Brant in the 2004 federal election....
, Canadian politician - Jerry Martin (musician)Jerry Martin (musician)Jerry Martin is a jazz and New Age composer, famous for composing songs for television commercials, and for The Sims and SimCity series.- Biography :...
, American jazz, New Age and video game composer - María Alejandra MartínMaría Alejandra MartínMaríalejandra Martín Castillo is a Venezuelan actress. She is internationally known from her role of Ana María Pérez, sentimental mother of Juana Pérez , in the Coral International telenovela Juana la Virgen...
(living), Venezuelan actress - Ronnie MartinRonnie MartinRonnie Martin is an American musician best known as the sole member of the synth-pop outfit Joy Electric, one of the few remaining major bands to model its music after classic electro-pop...
, American musician, records as Joy Electric - Ryan Martin, bassist for the band Smile Empty SoulSmile Empty SoulSmile Empty Soul is an American post-grunge band from Santa Clarita, California.-History:Smile Empty Soul formed in 1998, while its original members were attending different high schools in the Santa Clarita area...
Unknown living or dead with unknown birth year
- Barrie MartinBarrie MartinBarrie Martin was an English professional footballer. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the 1950s and 1960s, making almost 200 Football League appearances for the club.-Blackpool:...
(living), English footballer
Derived surnames
They generally mean "descendant of Martin".- MarcinMarcinMarcin is a male given name or surname. It is the Polish language equivalent of the English name Martin; the female version is Martyna.Notable people with the name Marcin include:Given name...
in Polish - Martí in Catalan
- Martínez, Martín in Spanish
- Martins in Portuguese
- MartiniMartiniMartini may refer to:* Martini , a popular cocktail* Martini , a brand of vermouth* Martini , a Swiss automobile company* Martini , a French manufacturer of racing cars...
, Martino, MartinMartinMartin may refer to:-In Europe:Croatia* Martin, Croatia, a village in SlavoniaSlovakia*Martin, SlovakiaSpain*Martín, a tributary of the Ebro river*Martín del Río, a town in Aragón, SpainSwitzerland*Martin , a town in Val Poschiavo...
, Martinis, De Martini and De Martino in Italian - Maartens and Martijn in Dutch
- MartensMartens (disambiguation)Martens is the surname of:* Adolf Martens , German metallurgist* Bob Martens* Conrad Martens , English born artist active in Australia* Eduard von Martens aka Carl or Karl Eduard von Martens, German zoologist...
in German and Dutch - Martinsson in Swedish
- Martinssen in Danish and Norwegian
- Mārtiņsons in Latvian
- MartinescuMartinescuMartinescu is a Romanian surname which may refer to:*Pericle Martinescu, writer*Nicolae Martinescu, Heavyweight Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling...
, Marin, Marian in Romanian - Martinčič in Slovenian
- Martinić and Martinčić in Croatian
- MartiniMartiniMartini may refer to:* Martini , a popular cocktail* Martini , a brand of vermouth* Martini , a Swiss automobile company* Martini , a French manufacturer of racing cars...
and Martinaj in Albania and Kossovo - MartinovićMartinovicMartinović is a common surname in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia. It may refer to:* Alexandre Martinović* Anica Kovač, née Martinović, Miss Croatia and Miss World runner up...
in Serbian and Croatian - Martinec in Czech and Croatian
- Martínek in Czech
- Martinev in Russian and Bulgarian
- Martinov in Bulgarian
- Márton in Hungarian
- Martinski in several Slavic languages
- McMartin in Scottish
- MartynMartynMartyn, or Martin is the surname of one of The Tribes of Galway, Ireland.-Family history:The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen families of mixed Irish, English, Welsh, French and Norman descent who became the premier merchant and political families in the town of Galway during the late...
in most English-speaking countries, including one of the 'twelve tribes of Galway' (Ireland). - Mac Giolla Mhártain Gilmartin, Kilmartin or Martin: hereditary chiefs in the barony of Clogher, Co. Tyrone in Ireland and are a branch of the O'Neills
- Ó Mártain O'Martin or Martin: Irish clan.
Given name
Those people who are known primarily by the name "Martin" are listed below. Other notable people sharing this given name can be found through consulting all pages that begin with the prefix "Martin".First name
- Martín, nom de guerre of Gaspar García LavianaGaspar García LavianaFather Gaspar García Laviana was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest who took up arms to fight as soldier in Nicaragua with the Sandinista National Liberation Front in 1977.-Early life:...
(1941–1978) - Martin AkakiaMartin AkakiaMartin Akakia was a physician of King Francis I of France. He was born at Châlons-en-Champagne, his real name being Aquaqia....
(1500-1551), physician of King Francis I of FranceFrancis I of FranceFrancis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch... - Martin AtkinsMartin AtkinsMartin Clive Atkins is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd., Ministry, Pigface, and Killing Joke...
(born 1959), English drummer - Martin AxenrotMartin AxenrotErik Martin "Axe" Axenrot is the drummer for the bands Opeth, Bloodbath and Witchery. Axenrot played with Opeth on their last five tours, filling in for then drummer Martin Lopez. On May 12, 2006, he officially joined the band as Lopez left permanently...
(born 1979), current drummer for Opeth - Martin BrodeurMartin BrodeurMartin Pierre Brodeur is a French-Canadian ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire National Hockey League career with the New Jersey Devils. In his 19-year tenure with the Devils, he has won three Stanley Cup championships and has been in the playoffs every year but two...
(born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player and Olympic Gold Medal winner - Martin BrundleMartin BrundleMartin John Brundle is a British racing driver from England, known as a Formula One driver and as an F1 commentator for ITV Sport from 1997 to 2008, the BBC from 2009 to 2011 and Sky Sports from 2012....
(born 1959), English auto racing driver and commentator - Martin BuberMartin BuberMartin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and the I-It relationship....
(1878–1965), Israeli philosopher, translator, and educator - Martín CáceresMartín CáceresJosé Martín Cáceres Silva is an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays for Sevilla FC in La Liga.His primary position is central defender, but he can also operate at right or left back.-Early years:...
(born 1987), Uruguayan footballer currently playing for FC BarcelonaFC BarcelonaFutbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... - Martin ClunesMartin ClunesAlexander Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian. Clunes is perhaps best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly, Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin and the title character in Reggie Perrin....
(born 1961), British actor - Martin Cooper (inventor) (born 1928), American inventor of the mobile phone
- Martin Eriksson (born 1965), Swedish musician known as E-TypeE-type (musician)Bo Martin Erik Eriksson , better known by his stage name E-Type, is a Swedish Eurodance musician.-Early years:...
- Martin DammMartin DammMartin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...
(born 1972), Czech tennis player - Martin DavisMartin DavisMartin David Davis, is an American mathematician, known for his work on Hilbert's tenth problem . He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1950, where his adviser was Alonzo Church . He is Professor Emeritus at New York University. He is the co-inventor of the Davis-Putnam and the DPLL...
(born 1958), Blackman's American comparitot and former tennis player - Martin ErikssonMartin ErikssonMartin Eriksson is a retired Swedish pole vaulter.His personal best jump was 5.80 metres, achieved in March 2000 in Pietersburg. This places him third on the Swedish all-time list, behind Oscar Janson and Patrik Kristiansson and equal to Alhaji Jeng.-Achievements:-References:...
(born 1971), Swedish pole vaulter - Martin EratMartin EratMartin Erat is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League .-Career:Erat was selected 191st overall, in the 7th round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft...
(born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey player - Martin FergusonMartin FergusonMartin John Ferguson AM , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Batman, Victoria. He was born in Sydney, the son of Jack Ferguson, who was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 1976...
(born 1953), Australian politician - Martin FilloMartin FilloMartin Fillo is a Czech footballer striker currently playing for FC Viktoria Plzeň. After lengthy negotiations, where Serie A club Palermo and several Bundesliga teams were also interested, he signed a 5 year deal worth NOK10 mill with Norwegian club Viking from FC Viktoria Plzeň, and thus...
(born 1986), Czech professional footballer - Martin FilipovskiNext TimeNext Time is a rock duo from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The duo consists of twin brothers Martin and Stefan Filipovski. Stefan fronts the band as the lead singer, while Martin plays the guitar and sings back-up vocals...
(born 1986), guitarist for Macedonian rock band Next TimeNext TimeNext Time is a rock duo from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The duo consists of twin brothers Martin and Stefan Filipovski. Stefan fronts the band as the lead singer, while Martin plays the guitar and sings back-up vocals... - Martin GoreMartin GoreMartin Lee Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs...
(born 1961), British singer and songwriter (Depeche Mode) - Martin GrossmanMartin GrossmanMartin Edward Grossman was convicted of first degree murder for his part in the December 13, 1984, Florida killing of wildlife officer Peggy Park. He was executed by lethal injection...
(1965-2010), American murderer - Martin Harris (swimmer)Martin Harris (swimmer)Martin Clifford Harris is a former international backstroke swimmer from England. He represented Great Britain twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1992 and 1996.-References:*...
(born 1969), English backstroke swimmer - Martin Hoberg HedegaardMartin Hoberg HedegaardMartin Hoberg Hedegaard , also known simply as Martin, is a Danish singer who rose to fame as the winner of the first Danish series of the The X Factor. To date, he is the youngest winner of the competition anywhere in the world, taking the title at the age of fifteen...
(born 1992), Danish singer - Martin HeideggerMartin HeideggerMartin Heidegger was a German philosopher known for his existential and phenomenological explorations of the "question of Being."...
(1889–1976), German philosopher - Martin HengelMartin HengelMartin Hengel was a German historian of religion, focusing on the "Second Temple Period" or "Hellenistic Period" of early Judaism.-Biography:...
(1926-2009), German theologian - Martin van der HorstMartin van der HorstJohan Martin van der Horst is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two Summer Olympics . He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the silver medal in Barcelona, Spain .-References:...
(born 1965), Dutch volleyball player - Martin HurtMartin HurtMartin Hurt is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Hungarian club Nyíregyháza Spartacus. He plays the position of defender or midfielder and is 1.82 m tall and weighs 75 kg.-Club: FC Flora Tallinn...
(born 1984), Estonian football defender or midfielder - Martin I of SicilyMartin I of SicilyMartin I of Sicily , called "The Younger", was King of Sicily from 1390 to 1409.Martin's father was the future King Martin I of Aragon, and his grandparents were King Peter IV of Aragon and Eleanor of Sicily. In 1389/1390/February, 1392 he married Maria of Sicily, born in 1362/1363...
(c. 1374 — 1409), ruled 1390–1409 - Martín JaiteMartín JaiteMartín Jaite is an Argentine right-handed former top-10 professional tour tennis player.Jaite's ATP highest tour ranking was World # 10, which he achieved in the summer of 1990, and he won a total of 12 titles and $1,873,881 in tour prize money during his career.Jaite's playing style leveraged his...
(born 1964), Argentine former tennis player - Martin Johnson (rugby union) (born 1970), English rugby union player
- Martin KaalmaMartin KaalmaMartin Kaalma is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Estonian Meistriliiga, for Paide Linnameeskond. He plays the position of goalkeeper and has been capped in the Estonia national football team 35 times. He played in FC Flora Tallinn for years, before falling out of the club and...
(born 1977), Estonian football goalkeeper - Martin LaurendeauMartin LaurendeauMartin Laurendeau is a former touring professional tennis player, and present coach and captain of the Canadian Davis Cup team....
(born 1964), Canadian former tennis player - Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for being an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods following the...
(1929–1968), American civil rights campaigner - Martin KippenbergerMartin KippenbergerMartin Kippenberger was a German artist known for his extremely prolific output in a wide range of styles and media as well as his provocative, jocular and hard-drinking public persona....
(1953–1997), German painter - Martin KleinMartin Klein (wrestler)Martin Klein was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Russian Empire and took part in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal in the middleweight class...
(1884–1947), Estonian wrestler - Martin J. KleinMartin J. KleinMartin J. Klein was a science historian of 19th and 20th century physics. At Yale University, he was the Eugene Higgins emeritus professor of the history of physics and an emeritus professor of physics...
(1924–2009), American science historian - Martin KližanMartin KližanMartin Kližan is a Slovak tennis player. In 2005 he won European Junior Championship in the Under 16 category, in both, singles and doubles...
(born 1989), Slovakian tennis player - Martin KoopmanMartin KoopmanMartin Koopman is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente and Cambuur Leeuwarden. He later on became a football manager.-References:...
(born 1956), Dutch footballer and football manager - Martin Lang, Australian rugby league footballer
- Martin LawrenceMartin LawrenceMartin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House...
(born 1965), American television and movie actor - Martin Lee (tennis) (born 1978), British former tennis player
- Martin van LeeuwenMartin van LeeuwenMartin van Leeuwen is a retired Dutch football defender. He made his debut in Dutch professional football on 2002-08-30 for Sparta Rotterdam in a competition match against FC Volendam .-References:**...
(born 1981), Dutch football (soccer) player - Martin LippMartin LippMartin Lipp was an Estonian poet. He is best known as the author of the poem "The Estonian Flag", which was set to the music of the then young composer Enn Võrk...
(1854–1923), Estonian poet - Martin LopezMartin LopezMartin Lopez is a drummer, known best for his nine years with the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth.Lopez was born in Sweden to Uruguayan settler parents, later moving to Uruguay, then back to Sweden.-With Soen :...
(born 1978), former drummer for Opeth - Martin LutherMartin LutherMartin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
(1483–1546), the founder of Protestant Christianity - Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
Current Deputy first minister of Northern Ireland and former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. - Martin Meehan (Irish republican)Martin Meehan (Irish republican)Martin Meehan was a Sinn Féin politician and former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army . Meehan was the first person to be convicted of membership of the Provisional IRA, and he spent eighteen years in prison during the Troubles.-Background and IRA activity:Meehan was born in 1945...
, Sinn Féin politician and former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army - Martin MendezMartin MendezMartín Méndez is the bass guitar player of progressive death metal band Opeth and second most constant member of the band, behind lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt....
(born 1978), bass player for progressive death metal band Opeth - Martín MondragónMartín MondragónMartín Mondragón is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the 1988 edition of the Los Angeles Marathon. Virtually unknown before the race, the 34 year old set the course record and his personal record at 2:10:19 after a battle with Mark Plaatjes, which positioned the L.A...
(born 1953), Mexican long-distance runner - Martin MossMartin MossMartin Grenville Moss, CBE, was managing director of now-demolished Knightsbridge department store Woollands for twelve years, turning Knightsbridge into a fashionable shopping location. He was educated at Lancing College, Sussex, and, after serving in the Second World War as a fighter pilot, he...
(1923-2007), retailing director - Martin MüürseppMartin MüürseppMartin Müürsepp is an Estonian retired professional basketball player and basketball coach.-Club career:...
(born 1974), Estonian professional basketball player - Martin NürenbachMartin NürenbachMartin Nürenbach, or Nurembach , was a German acrobat, actor, dancer, tight-rope-dancer and theatre director, active in Sweden, Norway and Finland...
(dead 1780), artist - Martin of Aragon (1356–1410), ruled 1396–1410, also Martin II of Sicily, 1409–1410
- Martin of BragaMartin of BragaSaint Martin of Braga was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Hispania , a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author...
(c.520–580), archbishop of BragaBragaBraga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World... - Martin of LeonMartin of LeonSaint Martin of Leon was a priest and canon regular of the Augustinian Order. Born at León, Martin, along with his father Juan, withdrew from the world to the canonry of St. Marcellinus in León after the death of his mother...
(c.1130–1203), Spanish saint and Augustinian canon - Martin OffiahMartin OffiahMartin Offiah MBE is an English former rugby league and rugby union footballer.He is known as "Chariots" Offiah after the film Chariots of Fire...
, British rugby league footballer - Martin O'HaganMartin O'HaganOwen Martin O'Hagan, was an Irish investigative journalist from Lurgan, Northern Ireland. He was the most prominent journalist to be killed as a consequence of the Troubles and the only one to be specifically assassinated as a result of his work.-Life:Martin O'Hagan's father served in the British...
(1950–2001), Irish journalist - Martin O'MalleyMartin O'MalleyMartin Joseph O'Malley is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as the 61st Governor of Maryland. Previously, he served as the mayor of Baltimore from 1999 to 2007. He is currently the chairman of the Democratic Governors Association.-Early life, education and career:O'Malley...
(born 1963), Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland - Martin PadarMartin Padar-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
(born 1979), Estonian judoka - Martin de PorresMartin de PorresMartin de Porres was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony.He was noted for work on behalf of the poor, establishing an...
(1579–1639), a Peruvian saint - Martin ReimMartin ReimMartin Reim is a former football midfielder, member of the Estonian national team and the current manager of FC Flora....
(born 1971), Estonian football midfielder - Martín SastreMartin SastreMartín Sastre is a film director and contemporary media artist working with film, video, sculpture, photography and drawing, considered one of the best known Latin American Artists of his generation.-Biography:...
(born 1976), Uruguayan artist - Martin ScorseseMartin ScorseseMartin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation...
(born 1942), American filmmaker - Martin SheenMartin SheenRamón Gerardo Antonio Estévez , better known by his stage name Martin Sheen, is an American film actor best known for his performances in the films Badlands and Apocalypse Now , and in the television series The West Wing from 1999 to 2006.He is considered one of the best actors never to be...
(born 1940), American actor - Martin SilvaMartin SilvaMartin Silva is a politician and radio personality in Toronto, Ontario.- Biography :Born in Sever do Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal, he emigrated to Canada in August 1968, where he gained popularity in the Portuguese community as a radio announcer on CHIN Radio...
(born 1952), Canadian politician and radio personality - Martin SinnerMartin SinnerMartin Sinner , is a professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 42 in 1995.He played professional tennis for 15 years and earned $896,974....
(born 1968), German former tennis player - Martin ŠkrtelMartin ŠkrtelMartin Škrtel is a Slovak footballer who plays in defence for Liverpool and the Slovakia national football team.-Biography:Škrtel was born in Handlová and raised in Ráztočno and began playing football at the age of six...
(born 1984), Slovakian football defender - Martin St. LouisMartin St. LouisMartin St. Louis is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player - Martin SteeleMartin SteeleMartin Steele is a former British middle distance runner who was ranked No.1 in the world at the time of the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart. He had won the 800m race at the Bislett Games in Oslo in 1:43.84 min. In Stuttgart, however, Steele went out before the final.-References:*...
(born 1962), British middle distance runner - Martin StrelMartin StrelMartin Strel in Mokronog, SFR Yugoslavia, is a legendary Slovenian long-distance swimmer, best known for swimming the entire length of various rivers. Strel holds successive Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube river, the Mississippi River, the Yangtze River, and the Amazon River....
(born 1954), Slovenian marathon swimmer - Martin TefferMartin TefferMartin Teffer is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He ended up in fifth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics, followed by the silver medal four years later in Barcelona. Teffer later became a...
(born 1965), Dutch volleyball player and coach - Martin TešovičMartin TešovičMartin Tešovič is a weightlifter from Slovakia who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004 . At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was supposed to compete, but he did not enter the event eventually...
(born 1974), Slovak weightlifter - Martin Thomsen (born 1961), Lieutenant Colonel and Sahana Software Foundation board member
- Martin ThulinMartin ThulinMartin Johannes Thulin also known as Menonita Rock, is the lead singer of the Mexican musical group Los Fancy-Free....
(born 1972), Mexican musician - Martin Van BurenMartin Van BurenMartin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States . Before his presidency, he was the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, under Andrew Jackson ....
(1782–1862), 8th president of the United States of America - Martín Vassallo ArgüelloMartín Vassallo ArgüelloMartin Miguel Vassallo Argüello is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #47 .He turned pro in 1999...
(born 1980), Argentine tennis player - Martin VerkerkMartin VerkerkMartin Willem Verkerk is a retired Dutch tennis player. As a relatively unknown player, he had a brilliant run at the French Open in 2003, reaching the final before losing to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero...
(born 1978), Dutch former tennis player - Martin ViiaskMartin ViiaskMartin Viiask is an Estonian professional basketballer. Viiask started his senior club career in 2000 in Ehitustööriist. In the next year signed with Tartu Ülikool/Rock and played there until 2007, when he signed with Estonian rival BC Kalev/Cramo. He has also played for TTÜ KK and Kuremaa SK....
(born 1983), Estonian professional basketballer - Martin VunkMartin VunkMartin Vunk is an Estonian professional footballer, who plays in Cyprus for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC. Vunk plays the position of midfielder and is 1.82 m tall.-Club career:...
(born 1984), Estonian football midfielder - Martin WalshMartin WalshMartin Walsh is a film editor with more than 30 film credits dating from 1985. Walsh won the Academy Award for Film Editing and the ACE Eddie Award for the film Chicago...
(born 1955), Academy Award-winning film editor - Pope Marinus IPope Marinus IPope Marinus I , Pope between December 16, 882 and May 15, 884. He succeeded John VIII in about the end of December 882.-Prior history:...
(also known as Pope Martin II) (unknown–884), Pope (882–884) - Pope Marinus IIPope Marinus IIPope Marinus II , born in Rome, was Pope from 942 to 946. He was elevated to the papacy through intervention of Alberic II of Spoleto and concentrated on administrative aspects of the papacy.-External links:*...
(also known as Pope Martin III) (unknown–946), Pope (942–946) - Pope Martin IPope Martin IPope Martin I, born near Todi, Umbria in the place now named after him , was pope from 649 to 653, succeeding Pope Theodore I in July 5, 649. The only pope during the Byzantine Papacy whose election was not approved by a iussio from Constantinople, Martin I was abducted by Constans II and died in...
(unknown–655), Saint and Pope (649–655) - Pope Martin IVPope Martin IVPope Martin IV, born Simon de Brion held the papacy from February 21, 1281 until his death....
(c.1210–1285), Pope (1281–1285), born Simon de Brion - Pope Martin VPope Martin VPope Martin V , born Odo Colonna, was Pope from 1417 to 1431. His election effectively ended the Western Schism .-Biography:...
(c.1368–1431), Pope (1417–31), born Odo Colona - Saint MarinusSaint MarinusSaint Marinus was the founder of the world's oldest surviving republic, San Marino, in 301. Tradition holds that he was a stonemason by trade who came from the island of Rab on the other side of the Adriatic Sea , fleeing persecution for his Christian beliefs in the Diocletianic Persecution...
(also known as Martin) (unknown–c.366), the namesake of San Marino - Martinus, pen name for Martinus ThomsenMartinus ThomsenMartinus Thomsen, referred to as Martinus was a Danish writer and mystic.Thomsen was born to a poor family and had a simple education. He worked as a dairyman....
Middle name
- Juan Martín del PotroJuan Martin Del PotroJuan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
(born 1988), Vassallo Argüello's Argentine compatriot and tennis player
See also
- Martín García (disambiguation)
- Martin Rodriguez (disambiguation)
- Bobby Martin (disambiguation)
- William Martin (disambiguation)
- Martina (given name)
- Martinez (surname)Martínez (surname)Martínez, often spelled without the acute accent on the "i", is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in Navarra, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín .It has originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son of...