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Marcus, Markus, or Márkus is a common given name

Given name

A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...

and a family name

Family name

A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...

. See Marcus (name)

Marcus (name)

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived probably from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning, or referring to the mythological figure Mars...

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Marcus may also refer to:

In places

Marcus, Iowa
Marcus, Iowa
Marcus is a city in Cherokee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,139 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marcus is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

, United States
Marcus, Washington
Marcus, Washington
Marcus is a town in Stevens County, Washington, United States. The population was 117 at the 2000 census and 183 at the 2010 census, a 56.4% increase over the 2000 census.-History:Marcus was named for Marcus Oppenheimer who settled in the area in 1863....

, United States
Marcus Island, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, also known as Minami Torishima
Mărcuş, a village in Dobârlău
Dobârlau
Dobârlău is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dobârlău, Lunca Mărcuşului, Mărcuş and Valea Dobârlăului. Ethnic Romanians represent the majority of the population....

Commune, Covasna County, Romania

In people

Marcus (comedian), finalist on Last Comic Standing season 6
Marcus (Marcosian)
Marcus (Marcosian)
Marcus was the founder of the Marcosian Gnostic sect in the 2nd century AD. He was a disciple of Valentinus, with whom his system mainly agrees. His doctrines are almost exclusively known to us through a long polemic in Adversus Haereses, in which Irenaeus gives an account of his teaching and his...

, founder of the Marcosian Christian heretic sect
Marcus (Manichean)
Marcus (Manichean)
Marcus was an influential Manichean missionary in Spain in the fourth Century AD....

, Manichean missionary in Spain
Marcus (usurper)
Marcus (usurper)
-Career:He was a soldier in Roman Britain who was proclaimed emperor by the army there some time in 406. He may have risen to power as a reaction to the increasing raids from abroad at a time when the Empire was withdrawing troops from its distant provinces like Britain to protect its heartland...

(died 407), Roman usurper emperor in Britain, 406–407
Marcus Dillistone
Marcus Dillistone
Marcus Dillistone is an award-winning and Royal Premiered British film director. A close friend of Sir John Mills, he directed the film of Sir John's life Sir John Mills' Moving Memories. Dillistone and Sir John first collaborated on Dillistone's film "The Troop", which was first screened at BAFTA...

, Royal Premiered British Film Director.
Marcus Allen
Marcus Allen
Marcus LeMarr Allen is a former American football player and, until recently, was affiliated with CBS as a game analyst. As a professional, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997...

, Hall-of-Fame, former NFL running back for the Raiders and the Chiefs

In music

Marcus (album)
Marcus (album)
Marcus is an album by Jazz bassist Marcus Miller. It was released in 2008.This is the US version of Marcus' previously released album Free...

, 2008 album by Marcus Miller

See also