Martin (name)

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Martin

Statue of Mars, 1st century, found in the Forum of Nerva (Capitoline Museums, Rome)
Pronunciation	English: /ˈmɑːrtɪn, -tən/ Czech: [ˈmartɪn] Finnish: [ˈmɑrtin] French: [maʁtɛ̃] German: [ˈmaʁtiːn] Norwegian: [ˈmɑ̀ʈːɪn] Serbo-Croatian: [mǎrtin] Spanish: [maɾˈtin] Swedish: [ˈmǎʈːɪn]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	Of Mars, warlike, warrior
Region of origin	Roman Empire
Other names
Related names	Martyn, Martti, Morten, Marten, Maarten, Martino, Mark (can also be used as a nickname)

Saint Martin of Tours.

Saint Martin of Tours, the patron saint of soldiers, leaves the Roman army. St Martin is one of the most familiar and recognizable Roman Catholic saints.

Martin may either be a given name or surname. Martin is a common masculine given name and family name in many languages and cultures. It comes from the Latin name Martinus, which is a late derived form of the name of the Roman god Mars, the protective godhead of the Latins, and therefore the god of war.^[1] The meaning is usually rendered in reference to the god as "of Mars", or "of war/warlike" ("martial").

It has remained a popular given name in Christian times, in honor of Saint Martin of Tours. Along with its historic Catholic popularity, it has also been popular among Protestants due to Martin Luther. In addition, African American children are often given the name in honor of Martin Luther King Jr..

Martin, along with a range of variant forms mostly of patronymic origin, borne by families descended from someone with the given name of Martin, are seen throughout Europe, though in some instances the Martin surname in England are instead of toponymic origin, coming from one of numerous places called Merton. Martin is the most common French surname and also frequent in Belgium.

The name Martin in different regions[]

United States[]

Martin was the sixteenth most frequently reported surname in the 1990 United States Census, accounting for 0.27% of the population.

Europe[]

The name is often read as Martin (with `on the i) in most slavic nations. Nicknames for Martin can be Marti, Marto, Martine, Maťo, Maťko, Martinko.

Britain[]

England

Arms of FitzMartin, later simply Martin, feudal barons of Barnstaple in Devon and Lords of Cemais in Wales: Argent, two bars gules

Before the Normans arrived in the 11th century, 'Martin' was rare in England. See feudal barony of Barnstaple for the post-Conquest Anglo-Norman family. The surname became common south of the Thames.

Scotland

There are several groups of Martins or Macmartins in Scotland. The MacMartins of Letterfinlay appear to have allied themselves to the Clan Cameron in the late 14th century and finally merged with the Camerons after the Battle of Lochaber in 1429. The MacMartins, who became a sept of Clan Cameron, is said to have been amongst the most loyal and valuable followers of Cameron of Lochiel. In the Jacobite rising of 1745, the MacMartins were "out with" Lochiel's regiment.^[2] According to the Oxford Companion to Scottish History, the MacMartins of Letterfinlay who were a sept of the Clan Cameron would have seen themselves as distinct within their own lands, but would have also seen themselves as Camerons if operating elsewhere outside of Lochaber.^[3]

There is a branch of MacMartins from Strathclyde. The Martins in Skye are traditionally associated with Clan Donald, and the Lothians were home to a powerful 'de St Martin' family from the 12th century.

Wales

An Anglo-Norman knight named , born in the late 11th century, settled in England's West Country, on lands inherited from a grandfather, and later participated in the invasions of Wales, where he was awarded the barony of Cemaes, located between Fishguard and Cardigan. Robert fitz Martin established the caput of his barony at Nanhyfer or Nevern. Robert's son William Fitz Robert Fitz Martin (born c. 1155) inherited the family's property and re-established family control over Cemaes, which had been lost to the Welsh. The senior line became extinct in 1326, but cadet lines still flourish in Wales and England.

France[]

With over 230,000 people holding the surname Martin in France, it is the most common French surname.^[4] The origins of its frequency can be attributed to Saint Martin of Tours, who was the most popular French saint, but the reason is not clear.^[5]

Martin was never a common given name (Christian name) in the Middle Ages, unlike Bernard or Thomas (which were later officialized and became common surnames, nowadays ranking second and third respectively). Onomastics have tried to find other reasons for Martin's popularity, by examining, for example, the repartition of place names, but this explanation also lacks empirical support.^[5]

It can be a late surname connected with children of orphanages, like Alexandre, which was never a common first name in the Middle Ages but now appears quite frequently as a surname. Martin can represent charity towards orphans.

However, this list hides strong regional differences in France and the increasing number of foreign names among the French citizens. Table based on births between 1966 and 1990:^[8]

Estonia[]

Martin is a common male name in Estonia - it was the most popular male given name throughout the 1990s. The name currently remains as the second most popular male name in Estonia.^[9]

Martin is also a surname – in the variations of Martin, Martinsen, Martinson.

Hungary[]

Márton, the Hungarian form of the name, is commonly used as both a first name and surname.

Ireland[]

Surnames in Ireland are attested from the mid-10th century. Several distinct families featured the name as a surname element. They included Mac Giolla Mhártain, Ó Maol Mhartain, Ó Martain, Ó Máirtín, Mac Máirtín, Mac Máel Martain. Individuals included Echmílid mac Máel Martain (Bishop of Down to 1202), Giolla Ernain Ó Martain (Irish poet and Chief Ollam of Ireland, died 1218), and Fearghal Ó Martain, O.E.S.A. (Bishop of Killala from 1425 to 1432).

After the Norman invasion of Ireland in 1169, numerous unrelated bearers of the name settled in Ireland. Among the most well-known of the name were one of the Tribes of Galway.

Italy[]

In Italy, Martin (pronounced [marˈtiŋ]) is a rather common surname in Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Piedmont.

Poland[]

In Poland, the name is written as "Marcin".

Portugal[]

In Portugal, Martin is written "Martim" or Martinho. One famous Martin from Portuguese history is Martim Moniz.

Scandinavia[]

Martin is common as a given name in all three Scandinavian countries, and is a typically a top-ranking name in popularity, on any given year. Also it is seen in derivative surnames following Scandinavian naming tradition, such as Martinsen (in Norway and Denmark) and Martinsson (in Sweden). Morten is a Scandinavian version of Martin.

Spain[]

Martín (pronounced [maɾˈtin]) is a common given name and is also among the most common surnames in Spain. Its Catalan variant is Martí and in Galician is Martiño. Jewish families in medieval Spain (Sephardic) Jews who remained in Spain and agreed to accept Christianity were asked to change their surnames. One of the names taken up by these Jewish conversos (originally known in Spain as Marranos, but preferred term is 'anusim' which is Hebrew for "forced") was "Martí" (also spelt "Marty"). Sephardic Jews also used Martín or Martínez, as a variation from the Hebrew name Mordecai.^[10]

Geographical distribution[]

As of 2014, 32.6% of all known bearers of the surname Martin were residents of the United States (frequency 1:424), 19.2% of Spain (1:93), 12.0% of France (1:211), 4.7% of England (1:449), 3.5% of Canada (1:401), 2.9% of Germany (1:1,054), 2.3% of Argentina (1:719), 2.2% of the Philippines (1:1,731), 2.2% of Mexico (1:2,179), 2.1% of Tanzania (1:955), 2.0% of Australia (1:453), 1.5% of Cuba (1:303) and 1.3% of South Africa (1:1,617).

In Spain, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:93) in the following autonomous communities:

1. Castile and León (1:35)
2. Canary Islands (1:45)
3. Extremadura (1:56)
4. Community of Madrid (1:63)
5. Andalusia (1:74)
6. Castilla-La Mancha (1:79)

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:211) in the following regions:^[11]

1. Collectivity of Saint Martin (1:37)
2. Saint Barthélemy (1:143)
3. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:152)
4. Centre-Val de Loire (1:168)
5. Pays de la Loire (1:171)
6. Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1:183)
7. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (1:184)
8. Grand Est (1:193)
9. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (1:196)
10. Normandy (1:200)

Surname[]

Notable people sharing the surname "Martin" include:

Born before 1700[]

• Francis Martin (priest) (1652–1722), Irish Augustinian
• John Martin (1692–1767), British Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1741–1747
• Martin Martin (1660–1718), Scottish writer and explorer of the Hebrides
• Peter Martin (STP) (died 1645), Master of Sacred Theology
• Richard Martin fitz Oliver (c. 1602–48), Irish Confederate
• Robert fitz Martin (c. 1095 – c. 1159), Anglo-Norman knight, first Lord of Cemais, Wales
• Giolla Ernain Ó Martain (died 1218), chief brehon of law in Ireland
• Saint Richard Martin (died 1588), English martyr
• Richard Martin (Lord Mayor of London) (died 1617), Master of the Mint and Lord Mayor of London
• Richard Martin (Recorder of London) (1570–1618), lawyer and Recorder of London
• Richard Óge Martyn (1602–1648) leading member of Confederate Ireland
• Robert Martin (disambiguation), several people
• William Martin (disambiguation), several people
• Martin Baronets:
  • Sir Roger Martin, 1st Baronet (1639–1712), 1st Martin Baronet of Long Melford
• Sir Roger Martin, 2nd Baronet (1667–1742), 2nd Martin Baronet of Long Melford
  • Sir Roger Martin, 3rd Baronet (1689–1762), 3rd Martin Baronet of Long Melford

Born 1700–1799[]

• Alexander Martin (1740–1807), American politician
• Christian Frederick Martin (1796–1873), German guitar builder, founder of C.F. Martin & Company
• Claude Martin (1735–1800), French adventurer, soldier, and founder of three schools
• Claude Martin Wade (1794–1861), British colonel named after the French adventurer Claude Martin
• George Martin (Royal Navy officer) (1764–1847), Royal Navy admiral of the fleet
• James Martin (1738-1810), British banker and politician
• John Martin (1724–1794), British Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury, 1754–1761
• John Martin (painter) (1789–1854), English painter
• Joseph Martin (1726–1776), British banker and politician
• Joseph Martin (general) (1740–1808), American Revolutionary War officer, explorer, Indian agent, planter
• Joseph Plumb Martin (1760–1850), American Revolutionary War soldier, diarist
• Joshua L. Martin (1799–1856), American politician, Governor of Alabama
• Josiah Martin (1737–1786), ninth and last British governor of North Carolina from 1771 to 1776
• Luther Martin (1748–1826), American politician
• Sir Mordaunt Martin, 4th Baronet (1740–1815), 4th Martin Baronet of Long Melford
• Pierre Martin (French Navy officer) (1752–1820), French naval officer and admiral
• Richard Martin (Irish politician) (1754–1834), Irish politician and founder of the RSPCA
• Richard Martin (cricketer) (born 1789, date of death unknown), English cricketer
• Robert N. Martin (1798–1870), American judge
• Sir Roger Martin, 5th Baronet (1778–1815), 5th Martin Baronet of Long Melford
• William Martin (disambiguation), several people, including
  • William Martin (naturalist) (1767–1810), English naturalist and palaeontologist
  • William Charles Linnaeus Martin (1798–1864), English naturalist

Born 1800–1899[]

• Allen Martin (1844 –1924), founder of Port Adelaide Grammar School
• Annie Montgomerie Martin (1841 –1918), educator in South Australia
• Arthur Martin-Leake (1874 –1953), English physician, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Augustus Pearl Martin (1835 –1902), American Civil War artillery officer and mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
• Bernard F. Martin (1845 –1914), New York politician
• Blakey Martin (1891–1940), English footballer
• Bob Martin (boxer) (1897 –1978), American boxer
• Celora E. Martin (1834 –1909), New York lawyer and politician
• Eamon Martin (1961 – ) Irish Bishop
• Frank Martin (composer) (1890 –1974), Swiss composer
• Frederick Townsend Martin (1849 –1914) American author
• Glenn L. Martin (1886 –1955), American aviation pioneer, founder of Glenn L. Martin Company
• Harley A. Martin (1880 -1951), American politician
• James Martin, II, American Medal of Honor recipient
• James Purdon Martin (1893–1984), British physician
• J. P. Martin (1880 –1966), English Methodist minister and writer
• Jesse M. Martin (born before 1900), Governor of Arkansas
• John W. Martin (1884 –1958), American politician, Governor of Florida
• Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) (1852 –1923), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884 –1968), American politician, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Karlheinz Martin (1886 –1948), German stage and film director
• Lewis J. Martin (1844 –1913), American Democratic Party politician
• Louis Honore Martin (1895 1920), First World War flying ace
• Mary Martin (missionary) (1892 –1975), Irish missionary nun and founder of Medical Missionaries of Mary–
• Myra Belle Martin (1861–?), American teacher, writer, financier
• Paul Sidney Martin (1898 or 1899 –1974), American archaeologist
• Peter Martin (Australian footballer) (1875–1918), Australian rules footballer
• Peter E. Martin (1882? 1888?–1944), Canadian/American auto industry executive (Ford Motor Co.)
• Peter Francis Martin (1867–1937), contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
• Peter Martin, pen-name of Christine Chaundler (1887–1972), British children's author
• Phonney Martin (1845 –1933), 19th-century American professional baseball player
• Sir Richard Martin, 1st Baronet, of Cappagh (1831 –1901), Anglo-Irish baronet and privy counsellor
• Sir Richard Martin, 1st Baronet, of Overbury Court (1838 –1916), English banker and Liberal Party politician
• Robert Martin (Canadian politician) (1858–aft 1924), Canadian Saskatchewan territory politician
• Robert Martin (Oklahoma governor) (1833–1897), acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory
• Selina Martin (1882 – after 1909), Women's Suffragette from England
• Whitmell P. Martin (1867 –1929), "Bull Moose" and Democratic U.S. representative from Louisiana
• William Alexander Parsons Martin (1827 –1916), Protestant missionary in China
• William Melville Martin (1876 –1970), Canadian politician
• William Martin (architect) (1829 –1900), Birmingham architect and partner in Martin & Chamberlain

Born 1900–1949[]

• Agnes Martin (1912–2004), Canadian painter
• Alberta Martin (1906–2004), Confederate widow
• Anders Martin-Löf (born 1940), Swedish mathematician
• Andrea Martin (born 1947), Armenian-American-Canadian actress and comedian
• Barney Martin (1923–2005), American actor
• Bernice Fenwick Martin (1902–1999), Canadian painter and printmaker
• Billy Martin (1928–1989), American baseball player and manager
• Bob Martin (singer) (1922–1998), Austrian singer
• Bobbi Martin (1943–2000), American musician
• Bobby Martin (musician) (1903–1983), American jazz trumpeter
• Bobby Martin (producer) (1930–2013), American music producer, arranger and songwriter
• Bunsom Martin (1922–2008), Thai medical professional
• Caleb Martin (American football) (1924–1994), American football player
• Charles A. Martin, Southern-African scout leader
• Charlie Martin (1913–1998), English auto driver
• Christopher Martin-Jenkins (1945–2013), British cricket journalist
• David Martin (poet) (1915–1997), Australian poet
• Dean Martin (1917–1995), American singer and actor
• Dee Martin (born 1949), American football player
• Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon (1921–2008 and 1924–2020), American feminists and gay-rights activists
• Denys R. Martin (before 1920–1970), British officer of the Royal Engineers, philatelist
• Dewey Martin (musician) (1940–2009), Canadian rock drummer
• Dick Martin (artist) (1927–1990), American artist
• Dick Martin (comedian) (1922–2008), American comedian
• Don Martin (cartoonist) (1931–2000), American cartoonist, MAD Magazine
• Donald A. Martin (born 1940), set theorist (mathematician) at UCLA
• Dottie Martin (born 1937), First Lady of North Carolina
• Ernest Martin (theatre director and manager) (born 1932), American theatre director and manager
• Eugene J. Martin (1938–2005), American painter
• F. X. Martin (1922–2000), Irish priest and historian
• Frank Martin (ice hockey) (born 1933), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Gene Martin (born 1947), American baseball player
• Sir George Martin (1926–2016), English producer of The Beatles' records; referred to as the fifth Beatle
• George R. R. Martin (born 1948), American science fiction and fantasy writer
• Glenn Martin (coach) (1906–1997), American college sports coach
• Gordon Eugene Martin (born 1925), American physicist and author
• Harry S. Martin (born 1943), American librarian and legal scholar
• Henno Martin (1910–1998), German geologist
• Illa Martin (1900–1988), German dendrologist, botanist, conservationist, and dentist
• J. C. Martin (born 1936), American baseball player
• Jacques Martin (comics) (1921–2010), French comics creator
• James Douglas Martin (born 1918), U.S. representative from Alabama
• James G. Martin (born 1935), Governor of North Carolina
• James Martin (author) (born before 1950), computer systems design author
• Janis Martin (soprano) (1939–2014), American soprano
• Jerome Martin (Wisconsin politician) (1908–1977), Wisconsin politician
• Jill Martin (actress) (1938–2016), English musical theatre actress
• Joan Martin [?], All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (1951 season)
• John Martin (dance critic), New York Times, active from 1927
• Judith Martin (born 1938), American journalist and etiquette writer ("Miss Manners")
• Knox Martin (born 1923), American abstract expressionist artist, New York City
• Leslie H. Martin (1900–1983), Australian physicist and academic
• Malachi Martin (1921–1999), Irish Roman Catholic priest and religious author
• Mardik Martin (1936–2019), American screenwriter of Armenian descent
• Martin A. Martin (1910–1963), American criminal and civil rights attorney
• Mary Martin (1913–1990), American actress and singer
• Michael Martin (philosopher) (born 1932), professor emeritus of philosophy at Boston University
• Michael Martin (politician) (1945–2018), Speaker of the House of Commons
• Mike Martin (baseball coach) (born 1944), American college baseball coach
• Millicent Martin (born 1934), English actress and singer
• Moon Martin (1945–2020), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Paul Martin (born 1938), Canadian politician and Prime Minister of Canada 2003–2006
• Paul Martin Sr. (1903–1992), Canadian politician and father of Prime Minister Paul Martin
• Paul S. Martin (1928–2010), American geoscientist
• Pauline Martin (born 1952), Canadian film actress
• Pauline Martin (baseball) [?], All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player (1946 season)
• Peggy Smith Martin (1931–2012), American politician
• Pepper Martin (1904–1965), American baseball player
• Percy Martin (artist), American printmaker
• Peter Martin (disambiguation): several people including:
  • Peter Martin (actor) (born 1934), British actor
  • Peter Martin (Canadian football) (born c. 1920)
  • Peter Martin (professor) (born 1940), American professor of English and author
  • Peter B. Martin (1915–1992), American photographer and publisher
  • Peter D. Martin (1919–1988), professor and publisher
• Philip Martin (pianist) (born 1947), Irish pianist and composer with Aosdána
• Philip Martin (screenwriter) (born 1938), British screenwriter
• Pierre Martin (politician) (born 1943), French politician
• Quinn Martin (1922–1987), American television producer
• Richard Milton Martin (1916–1985), American logician and philosopher
• Richard Martin (RKO actor) (1917–1994) American actor
• Richard Frewen Martin (1918–2006), British test pilot
• Richard Martin (British director) (born 1930), British television director
• Richard Martin (curator) (1947–1999), fashion historian, author, and curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute
• Robert Martin (New Jersey politician) (born 1947), American New Jersey state politician
• Rodolfo Martín Villa (born 1934), Spanish politician
• Samuel Martin (linguist) (1924–2009), linguist (Korean and Japanese) and designer of the Yale Romanization for Korean
• Sheila Martin (born 1943), wife of Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin
• Steve Martin (born 1945), American actor, comedian, musician, and author
• Strother Martin (1919–1980), American actor
• Sylvia Wene Martin (born 1930), American bowler
• Tom Martin (Texas politician) (born 1949), mayor of Lubbock, Texas
• Tony Martin (American singer) (1913–2012), American actor and singer
• Tony Martin (farmer) (born 1944), English farmer who shot a burglar
• Tony Martin (politician) (born 1948), Canadian politician
• Tony Martin (professor) (born 1942), professor at Wellesley College
• Tyrone G. Martin (born 1930), American naval historian
• Valerie Martin (born 1948), American novelist
• Vince Martin (singer) (1937–2018), American singer
• William Martin (disambiguation), many people, including
  • William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906–1998), Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
  • William Martin (mathematician) (1911–2004), American mathematician

Born 1950–1999[]

• Alia Martin (born 1998), American soccer player
• Andrej Martin (born 1989), Slovak tennis player
• Alberto Martín (born 1978), Spanish tennis player
• Andrew Martin (1975–2009), professional wrestler known as Test (wrestler)
• Ann M. Martin (born 1955), American author of The Baby-sitters Club series
• Bent Martin (born 1943), Danish footballer, father of Camilla Martin
• Billy Martin (guitarist) (born 1981), American guitarist with the band Good Charlotte
• Billy Martin (percussionist) (born 1963), American jazz drummer with the band Medeski Martin & Wood
• Bobby Martin (American football) (1987–2020), American football player
• Caleb Martin (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player and twin brother of Cody Martin
• Camilla Martin (born 1974), retired Danish badminton player, now TV presenter
• Carmi Martin (born 1963), Filipino actress
• Charles Martin (American football) (born 1959–2005), professional American football player
• Charles Martin (author) (born 1969), author from the Southern United States
• Chris Martin (born 1977), English singer and composer for the band Coldplay
• Chris Martin (baseball) (born 1986), American baseball player
• Chris Martin (footballer born 1990) (born 1990), English footballer
• Christy Martin (boxer) (born 1968), world champion woman boxer
• Clare Martin (born 1952), Australian politician
• Coco Martin (born 1981), Filipino actor, director, and film producer
• Cody Martin (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player and twin brother of fellow player Caleb Martin
• Craig Martin (Canadian soccer) (born 1957), Canadian football (soccer) player
• Craig Martin (South African soccer) (born 1993), South African soccer player
• Curtis Martin (born 1973), American football player
• Damian Martin (born 1984), Australian basketballer
• Dan Martin (cyclist) (born 1986), Irish road bicycle racer
• Darrick Martin (born 1971), American basketball player and coach
• David Martin (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Scottish politician, MEP
• Demetri Martin (born 1973), Greek-American comedian
• Duane Martin (born 1965), American actor
• Dustin Martin (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• Eric Martin (singer) (born 1960), American musician (Mr. Big)
• Fergus Martin (born 1955), Irish artist
• Hans-Peter Martin (born 1957), Austrian journalist and MEP
• Jacob Martin (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Jacques Martin (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey coach
• James Martin (chef) (born 1972), British celebrity chef
• Jamie Martin (American football) (born 1970), American Football player
• Jan Martín (born 1984), German-Israeli-Spanish basketball player
• Javier Martín de Villa (born 1981), Spanish ski mountaineer
• Jenna Martin (born 1988), Canadian track and field athlete
• Jenna Martin (curler) (born 1993 as Jenna Haag), American female curler
• Jesse Martin (born 1981), Australian yachtsman
• Jessica Martin (actor and comedian) (born 1962), British actor and comedian
• José Miguel González Martín (born 1963), Spanish football player
• Josie Martin (born 1988), American music producer
• Kamal Martin (born 1998), American football player
• Keith Martin (politician) (born 1960), Canadian physician and politician
• Kelan Martin (born 1995), American basketball player
• Kellie Martin (born 1975), American actress
• Ken Martin (athlete) (born 1958), American long-distance runner
• Ken Martin (Australian sculptor) (born 1952) South Australian sculptor, noted for bronze statues
• Kenyon Martin (born 1977), American basketball player
• Kevin Martin (basketball, born 1983) (born 1983), American basketball player
• Kim Martin (born 1986), Swedish female ice hockey goalkeeper
• Koda Martin (born 1995), American football player
• Lee Martin (footballer, born February 1968), Manchester United and Celtic footballer
• Lee Martin (footballer, born September 1968), Huddersfield Town and Rochdale footballer
• Lee Martin (footballer, born 1987), Manchester United and Rangers footballer
• Leonys Martín (born 1988), Cuban-American professional baseball player
• Lucas Martin (born 1968), soccer player
• Luke Martin (born 1981), Australian professional basketball player
• Madeleine Martin (born 1993), American actress
• Margaret Martin (bodybuilder) (born 1979), American professional bodybuilder
• María Ángeles Martín Prats (born 1971), Spanish engineer and entrepreneur
• Marialejandra Martín (born 1964), Venezuelan actress
• Marilyn Martin (born 1954), American singer
• Mark Martin (born 1959), American stock car racing driver
• Mark Martin (cartoonist) (born 1956), American cartoonist
• Mark Martin (judge) (born 1963), American judge
• Markko Märtin (born 1975), Estonian rally driver
• Max Martin (born 1971), Swedish musician and producer
• Micheál Martin (born 1960), Irish politician
• Michelle Martin (born 1967), Australian squash player
• Mike Martin (politician) (born 1952), Texas politician
• Noël Martin (1959–2020), Jamaican-English paraplegic, victim of Neo-Nazi attack
• Pamela Martin (television reporter) (born 1953), American-born Canadian news anchor
• Pamela Sue Martin (born 1954), American actress
• Pat Martin (born 1955), Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament
• Pat Martin (born 1957), American radio broadcaster
• Patrick Martin (born 1983), American professional wrestler better known as Alex Shelley
• Paul Merton (born 1957 as Paul Martin), British actor and comedian
• Peter Martin (disambiguation): several people including:
  • Peter Martin (athlete) (born 1962), Paralympian athlete from New Zealand
  • Peter Martin (cricketer) (born 1968), English cricketer
  • Peter Martin (darts player) (born 1975), Slovak darts player
  • Peter Martin (economist) (born c. 1980), Australian commentator on economics
  • Peter Martin (English footballer) (born 1950), English footballer with Darlington and Barnsley
  • Peter Martin (jazz pianist) (born 1970), American jazz pianist
  • Peter Martin (photographer) (born c. 1960), Canadian photographer
• Richard Martin (Canadian director) (born 1956), Canadian film director
• Richard Martin (footballer, born 1962), French football player
• Richard Martin (footballer, born 1987), English football player
• Rick Martin (1951–2011) born Richard Martin, Canadian ice-hockey player
• Ricky Martin (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer
• Robert Martin (disambiguation), several people, including
  • Roger Martin (professor) (born 1956), Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
• Roland S. Martin (born 1968), American journalist
• Russell Martin (born 1983), Canadian professional baseball catcher
• Sandor Martin (born 1993), Spanish boxer
• Tee Martin (born 1978), American football player and coach
• Stefan Martin (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
• Tisha Campbell-Martin (born 1968), American actress
• Todd Martin (born 1970), American tennis player
• Tony Martin (Australian actor) (born 1953), best known for Wildside TV series
• Tony Martin (comedian) (born 1964), Australian comedian
• Tony Martin (cyclist) (born 1985), German road bicycle racer
• Trayvon Martin (1995–2012), American high school student killed in Florida
• Vincent Martin (born 1960), birth name of Vince Clarke, English musician, songwriter, Erasure
• Wes Martin (born 1996), American football player
• William Martin (disambiguation), several people

Born since 2000[]

• Kenyon Martin Jr. (born 2001), American basketball player

Birth year missing, possibly living[]

• Barrie Martin, English footballer
• Edith T. Martin, American artist and museum professional
• Jane Martin (public servant) (fl. 2021), British public servant
• Jeff Martin (tenor), American operatic tenor
• Jerry Martin (composer), American jazz, New Age and video game composer
• Saige Martin, American artist and politician
• Peter W. Martin, professor at Cornell Law School
• Ronnie Martin, American musician, records as Joy Electric
• Wednesday Martin, American writer

Derived surnames[]

They generally mean "descendant of Martin".

• Marcin, Marcinkiewicz in Polish
• Martí in Catalan
• Martínez, Martín in Spanish
• Martins in Portuguese and in Galician
• Martini, Martino, Martin, Martinis, De/Di Martini and De/Di Martino in Italian
• Martini and in Albanian
• Maarten and Martijn in Dutch
• Martens in German and Dutch
• Martinsson in Swedish
• Martinsen in Danish and Norwegian
• Martinescu, Marin, Marian in Romanian
• in Slovenian
• and in Croatian
• Martinović in Serbian and Croatian
• Martinec in Czech and Croatian
• in Czech
• in Russian and Bulgarian
• Martinov in Bulgarian
• Márton, Mártonfi and Mártonffy in Hungarian
• in several Slavic languages
• Martinsons in Latvian
• McMartin in Scottish
• Martyn, Marten and Martinson in English
• Martynenko, Martyniuk, and Martyniv in Ukrainian
• Martinavičius, Marcinkevičius, and Martynas in Lithuanian
• Mac Giolla Mhártain (Gilmartin, Kilmartin or Martin): hereditary chiefs in the barony of Clogher, Co. Tyrone in Ireland and are a branch of the O'Neills
• Ó Máirtín (Martin): Irish clan

Given/first name[]

Those people who are known primarily by the name "Martin" are listed below.

• Martín, nom de guerre of Gaspar García Laviana (1941–1978)
• Martin Aagaard (1863–1913), Norwegian painter
• Martin Ahlgren, Swedish cinematographer
• Martin Akakia (1500–1551), physician of King Francis I of France
• Martin Andanar (born 1974), Filipino news anchor, radio commentator, and voice-over artist
• Martin Armiger (1949–2019), Australian musician, member of the rock band The Sports
• Martin Atkins (born 1959), English drummer
• Martin Axenrot (born 1979), drummer for Opeth
• Martin Bartenstein (born 1953), Austrian businessman and politician
• Martin Bieber (1900–1974), German General and Knight's Cross recipient
• Martin Bormann (1900–1945), a prominent official in Nazi Germany as head of the Parteikanzlei (Nazi Party Chancellery)
• Martin Breunig (born 1992), German basketball player
• Martin Bridson (born 1964), Manx mathematician
• Martin Brodeur (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player and Olympic Gold Medal winner
• Martin Brudermüller (born 1961), German businessman, CEO of BASF
• Martin Brundle (born 1959), English auto racing driver and commentator
• Martin Bryant (born 1967), Australian spree killer and perpetrator of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre
• Martin Buber (1878–1965), Israeli philosopher, translator, and educator
• Martin Bucer (1491–1551), Protestant reformer
• Martín Cáceres (born 1987), Uruguayan footballer
• Martin Cattalini (born 1973), retired Australian basketballer
• Martin Clunes (born 1961), British actor
• Martin Compston (born 1984), Scottish actor and professional footballer
• Martin Cooper (inventor) (born 1928), American inventor of the mobile phone
• Martin Damm (born 1972), Czech tennis player
• Martin Davis (born 1958), Blackman's American compatriot and tennis player
• Martin van Drunen (born 1966), Dutch death metal vocalist/musician
• Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, English Royal Navy officer
• Martin Dzúr (1919–1985), Czechoslovak army general and defense minister (1968–1985)
• Martin Eberts (born 1957), German diplomat
• Martin Ebner (born 1945), Swiss billionaire businessman
• Martin Erat (born 1981), Czech professional ice hockey player
• Martin Eriksson (born 1965), Swedish musician known as E-Type
• Martin Eriksson (born 1971), Swedish pole vaulter
• Martin Filipovski (born 1986), guitarist for Macedonian rock band Next Time
• Martin Fillo (born 1986), Czech professional footballer
• Martin Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martin S. Fox (1924–2020), American publisher
• Martin Freeman (born 1971), English actor
• Martin Frobisher (c. 1535 – 1594), English privateer, explorer and admiral
• Martín García (disambiguation), several people
• Martin Gardner (1914–2010), American writer on mathematics, magic, science and puzzles
• Martin Garrix (born 1996), Dutch musician
• Marty Glickman (1917–2001), American athlete and radio announcer
• Martin Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martin Gore (born 1961), British singer and songwriter (Depeche Mode)
• Martin Marty Grebb (1945–2020), American musician, member of The Buckinghams
• Martin Grohe (born 1967), German mathematician and computer scientist
• Martin Grossman (1965–2010), American murderer
• Martin Guerre (c. 1524 – after 1560), French peasant who left his wife, child, and village and returned after an imposter had assumed his place
• Martin Haese, Australian politician
• Martin Harris (born 1969), English backstroke swimmer
• Martin Häusling (born 1961), German politician
• Martin Hoberg Hedegaard (born 1992), Danish singer
• Martin Heidegger (1889–1976), German philosopher
• Martin Heinrich (born 1971), American politician and U.S. Senator from New Mexico since 2013
• Martin Hengel (1926–2009), German theologian
• Martin Horntveth (born 1977), Norwegian musician
• Martin van der Horst (born 1965), Dutch volleyball player
• Martin Hurt (born 1984), Estonian football defender or midfielder
• Martín Jaite (born 1964), Argentine tennis player
• Martin Jarmond (born 1980), American college sports administrator and former basketball player
• Martin Jarvis (actor) (born 1941), British-American voice actor
• Martin Johnson (rugby union) (born 1970), English rugby union player
• Martin Kaalma (born 1977), Estonian football goalkeeper
• Martin Kennedy (disambiguation), several people
• Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), American civil rights campaigner
• Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997), German painter
• Martin Klein (wrestler) (1884–1947), Estonian wrestler
• Martin J. Klein (1924–2009), American science historian
• Martin Kližan (born 1989), Slovak tennis player
• Martin Kohlroser (1905–1967), German Waffen-SS commander during World War II
• Martin Koopman (born 1956), Dutch footballer and football manager
• Martin Kratt (born 1965), American educational nature show host
• Martin Kukk (born 1987), Estonian politician
• Martin Kupper (born 1989), Estonian discus thrower
• Martin Lang (fencer) (born 1949), American Olympic fencer
• Martin Lang (rugby league) (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
• Martin Laurendeau (born 1964), Canadian tennis player
• Martin Lawrence (born 1965), American television and movie actor
• Martin Lee (tennis) (born 1978), British tennis player
• Martin van Leeuwen (born 1981), Dutch football (soccer) player
• Martin C. Libicki, American academic
• Martin Lipp (1854–1923), Estonian poet
• Martin Loo (born 1988), Estonian cross-country mountain biker
• Martin Lopez (born 1978), Swedish-Uruguayan drummer for death metal band Opeth
• Martin Luther (1483–1546), the founder of Protestant Christianity
• Martin Mayhew (born 1965), American football player and executive
• Martin McGuinness (1950–2017), deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and erstwhile member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Martin Meehan (Irish republican) (1945–2007), Sinn Féin politician and erstwhile member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Martín Méndez (born 1978), bass player for progressive death metal band Opeth
• Martin Miller (actor) (1899–1969), Czech actor
• Martin Miller (cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer
• Martin Miller (footballer) (born 1997), Estonian footballer
• Martín Mondragón (born 1953), Mexican long-distance runner
• Martin Moss (businessman), British managing director of London department store Woollands
• Martin Moss (American football), American football defensive end
• Martin Müürsepp (born 1974), Estonian professional basketball player
• Martin Nievera (born 1962), Filipino singer
• Martin Nürenbach (died 1780), artist
• Martin I of Sicily (c. 1374 – 1409), ruled 1390–1409
• Martin of Aragon (1356–1410), ruled 1396–1410, also Martin II of Sicily, 1409–1410
• Martin of Braga (c. 520 – 580), archbishop of Braga
• Martin of Leon (c. 1130 – 1203), Spanish saint and Augustinian canon
• Martin Ødegaard (born 1998), Norwegian football player
• Martin Offiah (born 1966), British rugby league footballer
• Martin O'Hagan (1950–2001), Irish journalist
• Martin O'Malley (born 1963), Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland
• Martin O'Neill (disambiguation)
• Martin Paasoja (born 1993), Estonian basketball player
• Martin Padar (born 1979), Estonian judoka
• Martin Patching (born 1958), English footballer
• N. Martin Perera (1904-1979), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist
• Martin Perscheid (1966–2021), German cartoonist
• Martin Petrov (born 1979), Bulgarian footballer
• Martin de Porres (1579–1639), a Peruvian saint
• Martin Reed (born 1978), English footballer
• Martin Reeves (born in the 1970s), British musician known as Krafty Kuts
• Martin Reim (born 1971), Estonian football midfielder
• Martin Robinson (1925–1982), birth name of American singer-songwriter Marty Robbins
• Martin Rodriguez (disambiguation), several people
• Martin del Rosario (born 1991), Filipino model and actor
• Martín Sastre (born 1976), Uruguayan artist
• Martin Scharlemann (born 1948), American mathematician
• Martin Schenkel (1968–2003), Swiss actor and musician
• Martin Scorsese (born 1942), American filmmaker
• Martin Seiferth (born 1990), German basketball player
• Martin Semmelrogge (born 1955), German actor
• Martin Sheen (born 1940), American actor
• Martin Shkreli (born 1983), American former financial executive and convicted criminal
• Martin Short (born 1950), Canadian-American comedian
• Martin Silva (born 1952), Canadian politician and radio personality
• Martin Sinner (born 1968), German tennis player
• Martin Škrtel (born 1984), Slovak football defender
• Martin St. Louis (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
• Martin Steele (born 1962), British middle-distance runner
• Martin Strel (born 1954), Slovenian marathon swimmer
• Martin Johnsrud Sundby (born 1984), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Martin Taupau (born 1990), New Zealand Rugby League player
• Martin Teffer (born 1965), Dutch volleyball player and coach
• Martin Tešovič (born 1974), Slovak weightlifter
• Martin Tungevaag (born 1993), Norwegian DJ
• Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), 8th president of the United States of America
• Martín Vassallo Argüello (born 1980), Argentine tennis player
• Martin Verkerk (born 1978), Dutch former tennis player
• Martin Viiask (born 1983), Estonian professional basketballer
• Martín Vizcarra (born 1963), Peruvian politician and former president of Peru
• Martin Vunk (born 1984), Estonian football midfielder
• Martin Walsh (film editor) (born 1955), Academy Award-winning film editor
• Martin Gottfried Weiss (1905–1946), SS Commander of German concentration camps executed for war crimes
• Martin Winterkorn (born 1947), German automobile manager
• Martin Zijlstra (1944–2014), Dutch politician
• Pope Marinus I (also known as Pope Martin II) (died 884), Pope (882–884)
• Pope Marinus II (also known as Pope Martin III) (died 946), Pope (942–946)
• Pope Martin I (died 655), Saint and Pope (649–655)
• Pope Martin IV (c. 1210 – 1285), Pope (1281–1285), born Simon de Brion
• Pope Martin V (c. 1368 – 1431), Pope (1417–31), born Odo Colona
• Saint Marinus (also known as Martin) (died c. 366), the namesake of San Marino
• Martinus, pen name for Martinus Thomsen (1890–1981)

Middle name[]

• Ejnar Martin Kjær (1893–1947), Danish politician
• Johann Martin Miller (1750–1814), German theologian and writer
• Juan Martín del Potro (born 1988), Vassallo Argüello's Argentine compatriot and tennis player

Fictional characters[]

• Captain Martin Walker, the protagonist of Spec Ops: The Line
• Martin, a character in the American TV miniseries V (1983 miniseries) and V The Final Battle
• Martin Blackwood, a fictional character from the podcast “The Magnus Archives”
• Martin (Candide), from the 1759 novel Candide by Voltaire
• Martin Chuzzlewit, from the novel by Charles Dickens
• Martin Crane, from the American situation comedy Frasier
• Martín Fierro, an Argentinian gaucho in the epic of the same name
• Martin Fowler (EastEnders), from the English soap opera Eastenders
• Dr. Martin Heiss, a character played by Bill Murray in the 2016 American supernatural comedy film Ghostbusters
• Martin Prince, from the American animated television program The Simpsons
• Zack Martin (Suite Life), Cody Martin, and Carey Martin are television series characters from the sitcom The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
• Martin family (All My Children), from the soap opera All My Children
• Marty McFly (Martin Seamus McFly), the protagonist of the Back to the Future trilogy
• Theo Martin, a character in the Power Rangers Jungle Fury
• Uncle Martin, title character from the American situation comedy My Favorite Martian
• Martin Mystery (Martin Mystère), eponymous protagonist of the Franco-Canadian Martin Mystery animated television series and Italian Martin Mystère comix
• Martin Payne, title character from the American situation comedy Martin (TV series)
• Commander Martin Servaz, the protagonist of the French crime thriller TV series, The Frozen Dead (TV series)
• Martin Septim, character from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Martin Tanley, a character in the 1997 American martial arts comedy movie Beverly Hills Ninja
• Martin Walker, a fictional character and antagonist in the 2013 action film White House Down
• Martin, also known as Martin the Warrior, a fictional character from Redwall
• Sergeant Martin Riggs, a character played by Mel Gibson in the 1987 American buddy cop action movie Lethal Weapon

See also[]

• Martina (given name)
• Martina (surname)
• Martínez (surname)
• All pages with titles containing Martin
• All pages with titles beginning with Martin

References[]

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