Marx (surname)
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Marx is a surname, and may refer to:
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In politics:
- Karl MarxKarl MarxKarl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
, German philosopher- Eleanor MarxEleanor MarxJenny Julia Eleanor "Tussy" Marx , also known as Eleanor Marx Aveling, was the English-born youngest daughter of Karl Marx. She was herself a socialist activist, who sometimes worked as a literary translator...
, politically active daughter of Karl Marx - Laura MarxLaura MarxJenny Laura Marx was the second daughter of Karl Marx and Jenny von Westphalen. In 1868 she married Paul Lafargue. As an elderly couple, the two committed suicide together in 1911....
, daughter of Karl Marx and wife of Paul Lafargue
- Eleanor Marx
- Wilhelm MarxWilhelm MarxWilhelm Marx was a German lawyer, Catholic politician and a member of the Centre Party. He was Chancellor of the German Reich twice, from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1926 to 1928, and also served briefly as minister president of Prussia in 1925, during the Weimar Republic.-Life:Born in Cologne to...
, German politician and Chancellor - Marx DormoyMarx DormoyMarx Dormoy was a French socialist politician, noted for his opposition to the far right.-Early career:Born in Montluçon, he was elected mayor of his native town in 1926, and representative of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière to the French National Assembly in 1931 for the Allier...
, French socialist - Charles MarxCharles MarxLouis Charles Marx was a Luxembourgian politician for the Communist Party of Luxembourg. He was a physician by profession, and fought for the French Resistance during the Second World War....
, Luxembourgian doctor, political militant and minister
In television and film:
- Marx BrothersMarx BrothersThe Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act, originally from New York City, that enjoyed success in Vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early 1900s to around 1950...
, a team of sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television- Barbara Marx, wife of Zeppo Marx
- Chico MarxChico MarxLeonard "Chico" Marx was an American comedian and film star as part of the Marx Brothers. His persona in the act was that of a dim-witted albeit crafty con artist, seemingly of rural Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes, and sported a curly-haired wig and Tyrolean hat.As the first-born of the...
, American actor, comedian and musician - Groucho MarxGroucho MarxJulius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born...
, American actor and comedian - Gummo MarxGummo MarxMilton "Gummo" Marx was an American vaudeville performer and theatrical agent. He was the fourth-born of the Marx Brothers. Born in New York City, he worked with his brothers on the vaudeville circuit, but left acting when he was drafted into the U.S...
, the only Marx Brother to have served in the military - Harpo MarxHarpo MarxAdolph "Harpo" Marx was an American comedian and film star. He was the second oldest of the Marx Brothers. His comic style was influenced by clown and pantomime traditions. He wore a curly reddish wig, and never spoke during performances...
, American actor, comedian and musician - Minnie MarxMinnie MarxMiene Schönberg Marx was the mother and manager of the Marx Brothers, wife of Sam Marx, and the sister of vaudeville star Al Shean...
, the mother and manager for the Marx Brothers and the sister of Al Shean - Sam MarxSam MarxSamuel Marx, born Simon Marx , was the husband of Minnie Marx, and father of the Marx Brothers.He was born in Mertzwiller, Alsace, France in 1859, and he died on May 10, 1933 in Los Angeles, California. He met Minnie in New York where he was working as a dance teacher. They married in 1884 and had...
, the father of the Marx Brothers - Zeppo MarxZeppo MarxHerbert Manfred "Zeppo" Marx was an American film star, musician, engineer, theatrical agent and businessman. He was the youngest of the five Marx Brothers. He appeared in the first five Marx Brothers feature films, from 1929 to 1933, but then left the act to start his second career as an...
, American actor and comedian
- Christy MarxChristy MarxChristy Marx grew up in Danville, Illinois and is an American writer and a photographer. She has written scripts for various episodes of TV-series, mainly for kids' shows, including Jem, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Conan the Adventurer, G.I. Joe, Hypernauts, Captain Power and others...
, TV series writer - Paul Marx (screenwriter), British television screenwriter
- Samuel MarxSamuel MarxSamuel Marx was an American film producer, screenwriter and book author.-Life:...
, MGM story editor, film producer, and author
In music:
- Adolf Bernhard MarxAdolf Bernhard MarxFriedrich Heinrich Adolf Bernhard Marx was a German composer, musical theorist and critic.-Life:...
(1799-1866), musicologue - Gary MarxGary MarxGary Marx is a founding member of British rock band The Sisters of Mercy and its lead-guitarist and songwriter from 1979 to 1985....
, rock musician - Jeff MarxJeff MarxJeff Marx is a composer and lyricist of musicals. He is best known for creating the Broadway musical Avenue Q with collaborator Robert Lopez.- Early life :...
, American composer of musicals - Joseph MarxJoseph MarxJoseph Rupert Rudolf Marx was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.-Life and career:Marx pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate in 1909. He began composing seriously in 1908 and over the next four...
, Austrian composer - Karl Marx (composer)Karl Marx (composer)Karl Marx was a German composer, conductor, and educator.Marx was born in Munich. He first studied natural sciences but, after having met Carl Orff, decided to make music his career, and studied musical composition with Orff, Siegmund von Hausegger, and Anton Beer-Waldbrunn among others...
, German composer - Richard MarxRichard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
, American pop singer
In business:
- Louis MarxLouis MarxLouis Marx was an American toy maker and businessman whose company, Louis Marx and Company was the largest toy company in the world in the 1950s...
, American toy maker and businessman
In sports:
- Franz MarxFranz MarxFranz Marx is an Austrian sport wrestler.He was born in Innsbruck.Together with Anton Marchl he was one of the Austrian wrestlers, who qualified last for the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona 1992.-Successes:...
, Austrian wrestler - Michael MarxMichael MarxMichael Marx is an American foil and epee fencer and fencing master. He is the brother of Robert Marx, who has also represented the U.S. in multiple Olympic fencing events...
, American fencer - Thorben MarxThorben MarxThorben Marx is a German footballer who plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach.- External links :...
, German footballer
In other media:
- Bernard Marx, one of the main characters in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- Carlo Marx, character in the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac
- Skidd McMarxx, minor character in the game Ratchet and Clank, whose name is primarily a play on words (he plays a sport similar to Slalom snowboarding)
In other fields:
- Adolph Marx (bishop)Adolph Marx (bishop)Adolph Marx was the first Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville, in Brownsville, Texas....
, American Roman Catholic bishop - Anthony MarxAnthony MarxAnthony W. Marx is the current president and CEO of the New York Public Library in July 2011, succeeding Paul LeClerc. Marx is the former president of Amherst College, in Amherst, Massachusetts....
, President of Amherst College - Erwin Otto MarxErwin Otto MarxErwin Otto Marx was a German electrical engineer who invented the Marx generator, a device for producing high voltage electrical pulses.He worked as an engineering scientist in Braunschweig from 1918 to 1950 where he performed research and development for electrical power distribution via long...
, German engineer and inventor - Gary T. MarxGary T. Marx]Gary T. Marx is Professor Emeritus of sociology from M.I.T.. He previously held professorships at Harvard University and the University of Colorado...
, sociologist - Leo MarxLeo MarxLeo Marx is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an author known for his works in the field of American studies. Marx's work in American studies examines the relationship between technology and culture in 19th and 20th century America. He graduated from Harvard University...
, professor at MIT - Paul Marx (priest)Paul Marx (priest)Paul Benno Marx, OSB was Catholic priest and Benedictine monk, pro-life author and founder of Human Life Center at St. John's University , Human Life International and Population Research Institute ....
- Robert F. MarxRobert F. MarxRobert F. Marx is one of the pioneer American scuba divers and is best known for his work with shipwrecks and sunken treasure. Although he is considered controversial for his frequent and successful forays into treasure hunting, fellow treasure hunter E...
, American underwater archaeologist - Roberto Burle MarxRoberto Burle MarxRoberto Burle Marx was a Brazilian landscape architect whose designs of parks and gardens made him world famous. He is accredited with having introduced modernist landscape architecture to Brazil...
, Brazilian landscape designer - Reinhard MarxReinhard MarxReinhard Marx is a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as the incumbent Cardinal archbishop of Munich and Freising. Pope Benedict XVI elevated Cardinal Marx to the cardinalate in a consistory on 20 November 2010...
, Archbishop of Munich
See also
- Marcks (disambiguation)
- Marks (disambiguation)
- Marx (disambiguation)Marx (disambiguation)Marx may refer to:People:*Marx Locations:* Chemnitz, a German city named Karl-Marx-Stadt from 1953 to 1990* Karl-Marx-Allee, a monumental boulevard in Berlin* Karl-Marx-Hof, a large residential building in Vienna, Austria...