Namesakes
American Presidents:
1 president
Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
3 popes
Martin I 649-653
Martin IV 1281-1285
Martin V 1417-1431
Canadian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Brian Mulroney (a.k.a. Martin) 1984-1993
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Martin Lee 1976 United Kingdom
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Martin Chuzzlewit 1844 Martin Chuzzlewit
Fictional Characters from Movies:
3 characters, 1 hero
Martin Brody 1975 Jaws
Marty McFly 1985 Back to the Future
Martin Riggs 1987 Lethal Weapon
Martin Blank 1997 Grosse Pointe Blank
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
3 characters
(character) Martin 1968 Abraham, Martin and John
(character) Martin Eden 2003 Martin Eden
(character) Martin 2010 Martin
Fictional Characters from Television:
10 characters
Martin King 1961 The Avengers
Marty Castillo 1984 Miami Vice
Martin Kendall 1984; 1987 The Cosby Show; A Different World
Marty Lewis 1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Marty Taylor 1991 Home Improvement
Martin Crane 1993 Frasier
Gerald Johanssen (middle name Martin) 1996 Hey Arnold!
Martin Brewer 1996 7th Heaven
Martin Fitzgerald 2002 Without a Trace
Martin Keamy 2004 Lost
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Bernhard von Bülow (middle name Martin) 1900-1909
Hall-of-Famers:
4 ice hockey, 1 baseball, 1 basketball
(ice hockey) Marty Walsh 1962
(ice hockey) Marty Barry 1965
(baseball) Martín Dihigo 1977
(basketball) C. M. Newton (middle name Martin) 2000
(ice hockey) Martin Brodeur 2018
(ice hockey) Martin St. Louis 2018
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane
Hurricane Martin 2022
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Marty Marion 1944 baseball
Martin St. Louis 2004 ice hockey
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 chemistry, 3 medicine, 2 physics, 1 peace
(chemistry) Richard Willstätter (middle name Martin) 1915
(peace) Martin Luther King Jr. 1964
(physics) Martin Ryle 1974
(medicine) Howard Martin Temin 1975
(medicine) Martin Rodbell 1994
(physics) Martin Lewis Perl 1995
(medicine) Martin Evans 2007
(chemistry) Martin Chalfie 2008
(chemistry) Martin Karplus 2013
Norwegian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Trygve Bratteli (middle name Martin) 1971-1972; 1973-1976
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
2 activists
(activist) Martin Niemöller 1892-1984
(activist) Martin Luther King Jr. 1929-1968
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
26 actors, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor
Fred MacMurray (middle name Martin) 1908-1991
Martin Balsam 1919-1996
Pat Hingle (a.k.a. Martin) 1924-2009
Martin Landau 1928-2017
Clu Gulager (middle name Martin) 1928-2022
Robert Culp (middle name Martin) 1930-2010
Larry Hagman (middle name Martin) 1931-2012
Marty Feldman 1934-1982
Michael Callan (a.k.a. Martin) 1935-2022
Martin Sheen 1940-
Martin Mull 1943-2024
Martin Shaw 1945-
Martin Kove 1946-
Martin Short 1950-
Don Stark (middle name Martin) 1954-
Pierre Bokma (middle name Martin) 1955-
Martin Donovan 1957-
Ted McGinley (middle name Martin) 1958-
Richard Tyson (middle name Martin) 1961-
Martin Clunes 1961-
Martin Lawrence 1965-
Martin Freeman 1971-
Frankie Boyle (middle name Martin) 1972-
Martin Henderson 1974-
Martin Starr 1982-
Martin McCann 1983-
Martin Sensmeier 1985-
James Lafferty (middle name Martin) 1985-
Notable Artists:
1 conceptual artist
Martin Kippenberger 1953-1997
Notable Athletes:
9 soccer, 3 ice hockey, 3 rugby, 3 tennis, 1 driving, 1 skiing
(ice hockey) Marty Barry 1905-1969
(ice hockey) Martin Brodeur 1972-
(ice hockey) Martin St. Louis 1975-
(tennis) Martin Verkerk 1978-
(soccer) Martín Demichelis 1980-
(rugby) Martín Castrogiovanni 1981-
(rugby) Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe 1981-
(soccer) Rodrigo Muñoz (middle name Martín) 1982-
(rugby) Juan Martín Hernández 1982-
(soccer) Martín Silva 1983-
(soccer) Martin Škrtel 1984-
(soccer) Martín Cáceres 1987-
(soccer) Martin Harnik 1987-
(driving) Martin Järveoja 1987-
(soccer) Martin Olsson 1988-
(skiing) Martin Fourcade 1988-
(tennis) Juan Martín del Potro 1988-
(tennis) Martin Kližan 1989-
(soccer) Miiko Albornoz (middle name Martín) 1990-
(soccer) Martin Hinteregger 1992-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Martin Behaim 1459-1507
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director, 1 screenwriter/director
Martin Scorsese 1942-
Martin Koolhoven 1969-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 1 singer
Adolf von Henselt (middle name Martin) 1814-1889
"Slick" Rick (middle name Martin) 1965-
Tchami (a.k.a. Martin) 1985-
Martin Garrix 1996-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher, 1 theologian
Martin Luther 1483-1546
Martin Heidegger 1889-1976
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Martin Schulz 1955-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists, 1 chemist, 1 inventor, 1 physician
Jean-Martin Charcot 1825-1893
Richard Willstätter (middle name Martin) 1872-1942
Martin Ryle 1918-1984
Martin Lewis Perl 1927-2014
Martin Cooper 1928-
Notable Writers:
4 authors
Stan Lee (middle name Martin) 1922-2018
Martin Walser 1927-2023
Martin Caidin 1927-1997
Martin Amis 1949-2023
Olympic Medalists:
8 bronze, 6 gold, 3 gold/bronze, 3 silver, 2 silver/bronze, 1 gold/silver
(gold/bronze) Martin Sheridan 1904; 1908 discus throw; discus throw - ancient style; long jump - standing
(bronze) Edvard Larsen (a.k.a. Martin) 1908 triple jump
(bronze) Martin Hawkins 1912 110 m hurdles
(gold) Emmett Toppino (a.k.a. Martin) 1932 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Martín Acosta y Lara 1952 basketball
(gold) Martin Lauer 1960 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Martin Jellinghaus 1968 4x400 m relay
(silver) Martin Reynolds 1972 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Martin Smith 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Craig Wilson (middle name Martin) 1984; 1988 water polo
(gold) Martín López-Zubero 1992 swimming - 200 m backstroke
(gold/bronze) Leonardo Gutiérrez (middle name Martín) 2004; 2008 basketball
(bronze) Kevin Jepsen (middle name Martin) 2008 baseball
(gold/bronze) Martin Hollstein 2008; 2012 canoe sprint
(gold) Martin Sauer 2012 rowing
(gold) Martin Häner 2012 field hockey
(bronze) Juan Martín del Potro 2012 tennis
(silver) Martin Sinković 2012 rowing
(gold) Martin St. Louis 2014 ice hockey
(silver/bronze) Martin Johnsrud Sundby 2010; 2014 cross-country skiing
(silver/bronze) Benjamin Karl (middle name Martin) 2010; 2014 snowboarding
(gold/silver) Martin Fourcade 2010; 2014 biathlon
(bronze) Martin Zwicker 2016 field hockey
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors, 1 director
(actor) Martin Balsam 1966 A Thousand Clowns
(actor) Martin Landau 1995 Ed Wood
(director) Martin Scorsese 2007 The Departed
Other Leaders:
1 chairman, 1 president, 1 prime minister
Prime Minister Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland (middle name Martin) 1927-1932 Malta
Chairman Martin Raguž 2000-2001 Bosnia and Herzegovina
President Martín Torrijos 2004-2009 Panama
Other Notables:
1 person
Martin Guerre 1524-15xx victim of imposture
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Martin Flavin 1944 Journey in the Dark
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Martin Chambers 2005 The Pretenders
Martin Gore 2020 Depeche Mode
Saints:
4 saints, 2 blessed
Saint Martin of Tours 316-397
Saint Martin I ?-655
Saint Martín de Porres 1579-1639
Saint Martín Loynaz of the Ascension ?-1597
Blessed Martín Gómez ?-1627
Blessed Martin Lumbreras ?-1632
Spanish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Martín the Kind 1396-1410 Aragon
Swiss Presidents:
2 presidents
Josef Munzinger (a.k.a. Martin) 1851
Melchior Josef Martin Knüsel 1861; 1866