Marks (surname)

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Marks is a surname originating from Cornwall and Devon, and also a German or Jewish name. Individuals with this surname include:

  • Adolf Marks (1838–1904), Russian publisher
  • Alfred Marks (1921–1996), British comic actor and comedian
  • Ann Marks (1941–2016), British physicist and science communicator
  • Bob Marks (born 1932), American politician
  • Bruce Marks (born 1957), American politician
  • C. Hardaway Marks (1920–2004), American politician
  • Caren Marks (born 1963), German politician
  • David Marks (disambiguation)
  • Dennis Marks (screenwriter), (1932–2006), American television writer in animation including Batfink and The Beatles
  • Gloria Marks (born 1923), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  • Harry Marks (disambiguation)
  • Heather Marks (born 1988), Canadian model
  • Howard Marks (1945–2016), British drug dealer and author
  • Howard Marks (investor) (born 1946), one of the founders of private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management
  • Jack Marks (ice hockey) (1882–1945), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Justin Marks (born 1981), American race car driver
  • Kenny Marks (1950–2018), American singer
  • Laurence Marks (British writer) (born 1948) British TV writer who usually wrote with Maurice Gran, mainly known for sitcoms such as The New Statesman and Birds of a Feather
  • Laurence Marks (American writer) (1915–1993), American writer for radio and television shows including M*A*S*H
  • Laurence Marks (journalist), (1928–1996), British journalist who wrote for many years for The Observer and The Sunday Times
  • Laurie J. Marks (born 1957), American fantasy writer
  • Leo Marks (1920–2001), British cryptographer and writer
  • Louis Marks (1928–2010), British television writer and script editor
  • Luba Marks, American fashion designer of French-Russian descent, former ballet dancer
  • Marc L. Marks (1927–2018), American politician and lawyer
  • Michael Marks (1859–1907), retailer, co-founder of the retail chain Marks & Spencer
  • Morris Lyon Marks (1824–1893) politician in South Australia
  • Pheobe Sarah Marks (1854–1923) later Pheobe 'Hertha' Ayrton, female engineer, mathematician, inventor and first women to speak in the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
  • Ryan Marks, American men's college basketball coach
  • Sammy Marks a Lithuanian-born South African industrialist and financier
  • Vic Marks (born 1955) Somerset and England cricketer and sports writer
  • Walter Marks (composer) (born 1934), musical theatre and film composer
  • Walter E. Marks (1905–1992), American college sports coach, administrator, and university instructor

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