Namesakes
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Betty White (a.k.a. Marion) 1986 The Golden Girls 
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Marion Zeke Crumb 1996 Early Edition
Alex Ryan (a.k.a. Marion) 2001 McLeod's Daughters
Hall-of-Famers:
1 football
(football) Marion Motley 1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
11 actors
Marion Davies 1897-1961
John Wayne (a.k.a. Marion) 1907-1979
Frances Dee (a.k.a. Marion) 1909-2004
Paulette Goddard (a.k.a. Marion) 1910-1990
Betty White (a.k.a. Marion) 1922-2021
Fenella Fielding (a.k.a. Marion) 1927-2018
Marion Ross 1928-
Marion Bailey 1951-
Julie Depardieu (a.k.a. Marion) 1973-
Marion Cotillard 1975-
Alison Lohman (a.k.a. Marion) 1979-
Notable Athletes:
1 tennis
(tennis) Marion Bartoli 1984-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet
Kenneth Rexroth (a.k.a. Marion) 1905-1982
Marion Zimmer Bradley 1930-1999
Olympic Medalists:
5 bronze, 2 gold, 2 silver
(bronze) Marion Jones Farquhar 1900 tennis
(bronze) Lawrence Shields (a.k.a. Marion) 1920 1500 m
(gold) Harold Osborn (a.k.a. Marion) 1924 decathlon; high jump
(bronze) Marion Dale Roper 1932 diving - platform
(gold) Bill Hougland (a.k.a. Marion) 1952; 1956 basketball
(bronze) Marion Lay 1968 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Marion Becker 1976 javelin throw
(bronze) Marion Greig 1976 rowing
(silver) Marion Laborde 2012 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 actress
(actor) John Wayne (a.k.a. Marion) 1970 True Grit
(actress) Marion Cotillard 2008 La Vie en Rose
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Russell M. Nelson (a.k.a. Marion) 2018- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints