Namesakes
Belgian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Mark Eyskens 1981 
Biblical Characters:
2 characters
John Mark (m) Acts 12:12
Mark (m) Col. 4:10
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
1 pope
Mark 336
Mark the Evangelist c. 30-c. 61
Mark II 799-819
Mark III 1166-1189
Mark IV 1348-1363
Mark V 1603-1619
Mark VI 1646-1656
Mark VII 1745-1769
Mark VIII 1796-1809
Dutch Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Mark Rutte 2010-2024
Fictional Characters from Television:
11 characters
Mark Sloan 1987; 1993 Jake and the Fatman; Diagnosis: Murder
Mark Healy 1988 Roseanne
Mark Healy II 1988; 2018 Roseanne; The Conners
Mark Foster 1991 Step by Step
Mark Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Mark Devanow 1992 Mad About You
Mark Greene 1994 ER
Mark Albert 1997 Ally McBeal
Mark Sloan 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Mark Boudreau 2014 24: Live Another Day
Mark Jennings 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Hall-of-Famers:
3 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Mark Messier 2007
(ice hockey) Mark Howe 2011
(ice hockey) Mark Recchi 2017
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Mark Moseley 1982 football
Mark Messier 1990; 1992 ice hockey
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Christopher Luxon (middle name Mark) 2023-
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
30 actors, 1 youtuber
Mark Margolis 1939-2023
Mark Baker 1946-2018
Mark Harmon 1951-
Mark Hamill 1951-
Mark Moses 1958-
Mark Lester 1958-
Sean Bean (middle name Mark) 1959-
Mark Rylance 1960-
Mark Strong 1963-
Mark Addy 1964-
Mark Sheppard 1964-
James Purefoy (middle name Mark) 1964-
Mark Lewis Jones 1964-
Mark Valley 1964-
Mark Pellegrino 1965-
Vin Diesel (a.k.a. Mark) 1967-
Mark Ruffalo 1967-
Norman Reedus (middle name Mark) 1969-
Dallas Roberts (middle name Mark) 1970-
Mark Consuelos 1971-
Mark Wahlberg 1971-
Mark Feuerstein 1971-
Mark-Paul Gosselaar 1974-
Johnny Galecki (middle name Mark) 1975-
Mark Priestley 1976-2008
Jake Johnson (a.k.a. Mark) 1978-
Danny Pudi (middle name Mark) 1979-
Mark Salling 1982-2018
Mark Saul 1985-
Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach 1989-
Carter Jenkins (middle name Mark) 1991-
Notable Artists:
1 painter
Mark Rothko 1903-1970
Notable Athletes:
5 soccer, 3 ice hockey, 3 tennis, 1 billiards, 1 cricket, 1 rugby, 1 swimming, 1 wrestling
(swimming) Mark Spitz 1950-
(ice hockey) Mark Howe 1955-
(ice hockey) Mark Messier 1961-
(wrestling) Mark William "The Undertaker" Calaway 1965-
(tennis) Mark Woodforde 1965-
(ice hockey) Mark Recchi 1968-
(tennis) Daniel Nestor (middle name Mark) 1972-
(tennis) Mark Philippoussis 1976-
(soccer) Mark van Bommel 1977-
(soccer) Mark Bresciano 1980-
(billiards) Mark Selby 1983-
(cricket) Lendl Simmons (middle name Mark) 1985-
(soccer) Mark Milligan 1985-
(rugby) Mark Bennett 1993-
(soccer) Mark Flekken 1993-
(soccer) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (middle name Mark) 1993-
Notable Businesspeople:
2 businesspersons
Mark Shuttleworth 1973-
Mark Zuckerberg 1984-
Notable Evildoers:
1 murderer
Mark David Chapman 1955-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Aurel Stein (a.k.a. Márk) 1862-1943
Notable Filmmakers:
1 screenwriter
Mark Boal 1973-
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Marcus Antonius (a.k.a. Mark) 83-30 BC
Notable Musicians:
7 singers, 4 musicians, 2 composers
Mark Knopfler 1949-
Mark Isham 1951-
Mark E. Smith 1957-2018
Mark Mancina 1957-
Marc Almond (middle name Mark) 1957-
Mark Owen 1972-
Mark Hoppus 1972-
Mark Ronson 1975-
Shane Lynch (middle name Mark) 1976-
Jonny Buckland (middle name Mark) 1977-
Mark "Sisqó" Andrews 1978-
Mark Feehily 1980-
Mark Salling 1982-2018
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians, 1 statesperson
Marcus Antonius (a.k.a. Mark) 83-30 BC
Mark Kelly 1964-
Mark Harbers 1969-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Mark Twain 1835-1910
Olympic Medalists:
8 bronze, 7 gold, 5 silver, 4 gold/bronze, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver/bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(silver/bronze/gold) Mark Spitz 1968; 1972 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Mark Tonelli 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold/bronze) Mark Kerry 1980; 1984 swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/bronze) Mark Stockwell 1984 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Mark Rowland 1988 3000 m steeplechase
(gold) Mark McKoy 1992 110 m hurdles
(silver/gold/bronze) Mark Tewksbury 1988; 1992 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold/bronze) Mark Lenzi 1992; 1996 diving - springboard
(gold) Mark Henderson 1996 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Mark Warnecke 1996 swimming - 100 m breaststroke
(bronze) Mark Pinger 1992; 1996 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze/silver) Mark Richardson 1992; 1996 4x400 m relay
(bronze/gold) Mark Huizinga 1996; 2000; 2004 judo
(bronze) Mark Kotsay 1996 baseball
(silver) Mark Hylton 1996 4x400 m relay
(gold/bronze) Mark Todd 1984; 1988; 2000; 2012 equestrian
(gold/silver) Mark Woodforde 1996; 2000 tennis
(silver/bronze) Mark Crear 1996; 2000 110 m hurdles
(bronze) Mark van der Zijden 2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Adrian Burnside (middle name Mark) 2004 baseball
(silver) Mark Veens 2004 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Mark Lewis-Francis 2004 4x100 m relay
(silver) Mark Ormrod 2004 4x400 m relay
(gold) Mark Gangloff 2004; 2008 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Mark Tuitert 2010 speed skating
(gold/silver) Mark Hunter 2008; 2012 rowing
(gold) Tim Baillie (middle name Mark) 2012 canoe slalom
(bronze) Mark Oldershaw 2012 canoe sprint
(bronze) Mark de Jonge 2012 canoe sprint
(gold/bronze) Mark Knowles 2004; 2008; 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Mark McMorris 2014; 2018; 2022 snowboarding
(silver) Mark Kolozsvary 2020 baseball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Mark Rylance 2016 Bridge of Spies
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Mark Drakeford 2018-2024 Wales
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Levon Helm (a.k.a. Mark) 1994 The Band
Mark Naftalin 2015 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Mark Knopfler 2018 Dire Straits
Marc Bolan (a.k.a. Mark) 2020 T. Rex
Saints:
6 saints, 4 blessed
Saint Mark the Evangelist c. 5-68
Saint Mark of Apollonias ?-0xx
Saint Marcus (a.k.a. Mark) ?-286
Saint Mark ?-336
Blessed Marco Fantucci (a.k.a. Mark) 1405-1479
Blessed Marco of Marconi (a.k.a. Mark) 1480-1510
Blessed Marco of Modena (a.k.a. Mark) ?-1498
Blessed Mark Barkworth 1572-1601
Saint Marko Krizin (a.k.a. Mark) 1589-1619
Saint Mark Chong Ui-bae 1794-1866
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Mark Antony Antony and Cleopatra; Julius Caesar