Francis Marion "The Swamp Fox" was a General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was a popular namesake after that. My great great great grandfather was named Francis Marion Rakestraw in honor of Francis Marion.Also, Mel Gibson's character in 'The Patriot' was modeled after Francis Marion.
A famous male bearer is Marion Hossa, a hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks.
― Anonymous User 6/25/2013
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The tragic heroine in Hubert Selby jr.'s novel and Darren Aronofsky's film Requiem for a Dream. In the book her name is Marion Kleinmietz, but in the movie she is Marion Silver.
― Anonymous User 9/29/2009
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Marion Lee, a fashion designer from Project Runway: Season 4, bears this name. I rather like it on a guy.
― Anonymous User 9/16/2008
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A famous bearer was John Wayne, whose birth name was Marion Michael Morrison. Guess that Marion wasn't masculine enough for a tough actor, whose characters were mostly cowboys, so surely he changed his name to the more masculine John Wayne for the silver screen.