Mark

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

Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria: 8 popes

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 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 Sloan 1987; 1993 Jake and the Fatman; Diagnosis: Murder

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) 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

(bronze/gold) Mark Huizinga 1996; 2000; 2004 judo

(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