Martin (name)

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Martin Given Name
Gender	Male
Meaning	Of Mars, Warlike
Origin	Roman
Related names	Martyn, Marta
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Martin

Martin is a common given and family name in most European and Hispanic (Latin) languages. It derives from the Latin name Martinus, which is a diminutive form of Mart-, the stem of the word for "war" and also the Roman god Mars. The meaning is usually rendered "Of War", "Warlike", or in reference to the god as "Of Mars." One well-known Irish family are called Martyn. It has also been popular among Protestants due to Martin Luther. In addition, Black American children are often given the name in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr..

Contents 1 Surname 1.1 Born after 1600 1.2 Born after 1700 1.3 Born after 1800 1.4 Born after 1900 1.5 Born after 1950 1.6 Living but with unknown birth year 1.7 Unknown living or dead with unknown birth year 2 Derived surnames 3 Given name

[edit] Surname

Notable people sharing the surname "Martin" include:

[edit] Born after 1600

• Richard Martin fitz Oliver (c.1602–48), Irish Confederate
• Martin Martin (1660 - 1718), explorer of the Hebrides

[edit] Born after 1700

• Claude Martin (1735-1800), adventurer, soldier, and founder of three schools: La Martiniere Calcutta, La Martiniere Lucknow and La Martiniere Lyon
• Alexander Martin (1740 - 1807), American politician
• Luther Martin (1748 - 1826), American politician
• Richard Martin ("Humanity Dick") (1754 - 1834), founder of the RSPCA
• John Martin (1789 - 1854), English painter
• Claude Martin Wade (1794–1861), a colonel named after the French adventurer Claude Martin
• Christian Frederick Martin (1796 - 1873), German guitar builder, founder of C.F. Martin & Company
• Joshua L. Martin (1799 - 1856), American politician, Governor of Alabama

[edit] Born after 1800

• William Alexander Parsons Martin (1827 - 1916), a Protestant missionary in China
• William Martin (architect) (1829 - 1900), a Birmingham architect and partner in Martin & Chamberlain
• Alphonse Case "Phonney" Martin (1845 - 1933), a 19th century professional baseball player
• Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) (1852 - 1923), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Arthur Martin-Leake (1874 - 1953), English physician, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William M. Martin (1876 - 1970), Canadian politician
• J. P. Martin (1880 - 1966), English Methodist minister and writer
• John W. Martin (1884 - 1958), American politician, Governor of Florida
• 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
• Glenn Luther Martin (1886 - 1955), American aviation pioneer, founder of Glenn L. Martin Company
• Peter E. Martin (1888 - 1944), Automobile pioneer (Ford Motor Company)
• Frank Martin (composer) (1890 - 1974), Swiss composer
• Bob Martin (boxer) (1897 - 1978), American boxer
• Jesse M. Martin (born before 1900), former Governor of Arkansas

[edit] Born after 1900

• Paul Joseph James Martin (1903 - 1992), Canadian politician
• Pepper Martin (1904 - 1965), American baseball player
• William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906 - 1998), Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
• Alberta Martin (1906 - 2004), Confederate widow
• Agnes Martin (born 1912), Canadian painter
• Tony Martin (entertainer) (born 1913), American actor and singer
• Charlie Martin (1913 - 1998), English auto driver
• Mary Martin (1913 - 1990), American actress and singer
• David Martin (poet) (1915 - 1997), Australian poet
• Dean Martin (1917 - 1995), American singer and actor
• Strother Martin (1919 - 1980), American actor
• Denys R. Martin (before 1920 - 1970), British officer of the Royal Engineers, philatelist
• Jacques Martin (comics) (born 1921), French comics creator
• Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon (born 1921 and 1924), American feminists and gay-rights activists
• Malachi Martin (1921 - 1999), Irish Roman Catholic priest and religious author
• Dick Martin (born 1922), American comedian
• Quinn Martin (1922 - 1987), American television producer
• Barney Martin (1923 - 2005), American actor
• Samuel Martin (linguist) (born 1924), Professor at Harvard (Korean and Japanese)
• George Martin (born 1926), English producer of The Beatles' records ("5th Beatle")
• Billy Martin (1928 - 1989), American baseball player and manager
• Don Martin (1931 - 2000), American cartoonist, MAD Magazine
• Michael Martin (philosopher) (born 1932), professor emeritus of philosophy at Boston University
• Frank Martin (ice hockey) (born 1933), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Millicent Martin (born 1934), English actress and singer
• James G. Martin (born 1935), former Governor of North Carolina
• Philip Martin (screenwriter) (born 1938), British screenwriter
• Eugene J. Martin (1938 - 2005), American painter
• Judith Martin (born 1938), American journalist and etiquette writer ("Miss Manners")
• Paul Martin (born 1938), former Prime Minister of Canada
• Donald A. Martin (born 1940), a set theorist at UCLA
• Anders Martin-Löf (born 1940), Swedish mathematician
• Tony Martin (professor) (born 1942), professor at Wellesley College
• Sheila Martin (born 1943), wife of former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin
• Tony Martin (farmer) (born 1944), English farmer who shot a burglar
• Steve Martin (born 1945), American actor, comedian and author
• Michael Martin (politician) (born 1945), Speaker of the House of Commons
• Christopher Martin-Jenkins (born 1945), British cricket journalist
• Andrea Martin (born 1947), Canadian actress and comedienne
• Gene Martin (born 1947), American baseball player
• Philip Martin (pianist) (born 1947), Irish pianist and composer with Aosdána
• Tony Martin (politician) (born 1948), Canadian politician
• Valerie Martin (born 1948), American novelist
• George R. R. Martin (born 1948), American science fiction and fantasy writer
• James Martin (author) (born before 1950), computer systems design author

[edit] Born after 1950

• Jacques Martin (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey coach
• Clare Martin (born 1952), Australian politician
• Pamela Martin (born 1953), American-born Canadian news anchor
• David Martin (Scottish politician) (born 1954), Scottish politician, MEP
• Pamela Sue Martin (born 1954), American actress
• Marilyn Martin (born 1954), American singer
• Fergus Martin (born 1955), Irish artist
• Pat Martin (born 1955), Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament
• Ann M. Martin (born 1955), American author of The Baby-sitters Club series
• Roger Martin (born 1956), Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
• Hans-Peter Martin (born 1957), Austrian journalist and MEP
• Paul Merton (born 1957, as Paul Martin), British actor and comedian
• Craig Martin (born 1957), Canadian football (soccer) player
• Mark Martin (NASCAR) (born 1959), American stock car racing driver
• Noël Martin (born 1959), Jamaican-English paraplegic, victim of Neo-Nazi attack
• Eric Martin (singer) (born 1960), American musician (Mr. Big)
• Keith Martin (born 1960), Canadian physician and politician
• Micheál Martin (born 1960), Irish politician
• José Miguel González Martín (born 1963), Spanish football player
• Mark Martin (judge) (born 1963), American judge
• Tony Martin (comedian) (born 1964), Australian comedian
• Michelle Martin (born 1967), Australian squash player
• Tisha Campbell (born 1968), American actress also known as Tisha Cambell Martin
• Roland S. Martin (born 1968), American journalist
• Christy Martin (born 1968), world champion woman boxer
• Lee A. Martin (born 5 February 1968 in Hyde), former Manchester United footballer and scorer of the winning goal in the 1990 FA Cup final replay
• Lee B. Martin (born in Huddersfield in 1968), former Huddersfield Town and Rochdale footballer
• Lucas Martin (born 1968), Soccer player
• Paul Kawika Martin (born 1969), political director, Peace Action
• Duane Martin (born 1970), American actor
• Jamie Martin (football player) (born 1970), American Football player
• Todd Martin (born 1970), American tennis player
• Max Martin (born 1971), Swedish musician and producer
• Ricky Martin (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer for Menudo
• Demetri Martin (born 1973), American comedian
• Curtis Martin (born 1973), American football player
• Camilla Martin (born 1974), retired Danish badminton player, now TV presenter
• Kellie Martin (born 1975), American actress
• Andrew Martin (born 1975), professional wrestler known as Test
• Markko Märtin (born 1975), Estonian WRC driver
• Kenyon Martin (born 1977), American basketball player
• Chris Martin (born 1977), English singer and composer for the band Coldplay
• Tee Martin (born 1978), American football player
• Jesse Martin (born 1981), Australian yachtsman
• William Dean Martin (born 1981), American guitarist with the band Good Charlotte
• Russell Martin (born 1983), American Major League Baseball player, current catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Kevin Martin (born 1983), American basketball player
• Kim Martin (born 1986), Swedish female ice hockey goalkeeper
• Lee R. Martin (born 9 February 1987 in Taunton), current Manchester United footballer.
• Martin Hoberg Hedegaard (born 9 October 1992), Danish singer

[edit] Living but with unknown birth year

• Jennifer Martin (living), American voice actress
• María Alejandra Martín (living), Venezuelan actress
• Mark Martin (cartoonist) (living), American cartoonist
• Billy Martin (percussionist), American jazz drummer with the band Medeski Martin & Wood
• Bob Martin (singer), Austrian singer
• Ronnie Martin, American musician, records as Joy Electric
• Ryan Martin, bassist for the band Smile Empty Soul
• Gregory Martin (politician), Canadian politician
• Tyrone G. Martin (living), American naval historian
• Jerry Martin (musician), American Jazz, New Age and video game composer

[edit] Unknown living or dead with unknown birth year

• Martha Evans Martin, American author of The Friendly Stars (1907)

[edit] Derived surnames

They generally mean "descendant of Martin".

• Martínez in Spanish
• Martins in Portuguese
• Martini in Italian and Latin
• Maartens in Dutch
• Martens in German and Dutch
• Martinsson in Swedish
• Martinssen in Danish and Norwegian
• Martinescu in Romanian
• Martinic in Croatian
• Martinev in Russian, Bulgarian
• Martinski in several Slavic languages
• McMartin or Mac Martin in Scottish
• Martyn in most English-speaking countries

[edit] Given name

Those people who are known primarily by the name "Martin" are listed below. Other notable people sharing this given name can be found through consulting all pages that begin with the prefix "Martin".

• Martín, nom de guerre of Gaspar García Laviana (1941 – 1978)
• Saint Marinus (also known as Martin) (unknown – c.366), the namesake of San Marino
• St. Martin of Tours (316/317 – 397)
• St. Martin de Porres (1579 – 1639), a Peruvian saint
• Martin of Braga (c.520 – 580), archbishop of Braga
• Martin of Leon (c.1130 – 1203), Spanish saint and Augustinian canon
• Pope Martin I (unknown - 655), Saint and Pope (649 – 655)
• Pope Marinus I (also known as Pope Martin II) (unknown - 884), Pope (882 – 884)
• Pope Marinus II (also known as Pope Martin III) (unknown - 946), Pope (942 – 946)
• 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
• Martin I of Aragon (1356 – 1410), ruled 1396 – 1410, also Martin II of Sicily, 1409 – 1410
• Martin I of Sicily (c. 1374 — 1409), ruled 1390 – 1409
• Martin Brodeur (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player and Olympic Gold Medal winner
• Martin Brundle (born 1959), English auto racing driver and commentator
• Martin Clunes (born 1961), British actor
• Martin Cooper (born 1928), American inventor of the mobile phone
• Martin Eriksson (born 1965), Swedish musician known as E-Type
• Martin Eriksson (born 1971), Swedish pole vaulter
• Martin Ferguson (born 1953), Australian politician
• Martin Gore (born 1961), British singer and songwriter (Depeche Mode)
• Martin Heidegger (1889 - 1976), German philosopher
• Martin van der Horst (born 1965), Dutch volleyball player
• Martin Johnson (born 1970), English rugby union player
• Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968), American civil rights campaigner
• Martin Kippenberger (1953 - 1997), German painter
• Martin Lang, Australian rugby league footballer
• Martin Lawrence (born 1965), American television and movie actor
• Martin Luther (1483 - 1546), the founder of Protestant Christianity
• Martin Meehan (Irish republican), Sinn Féin politician and former member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Martín Mondragón (born 1953), Mexican long-distance runner
• Martin Müürsepp (born 1974), Estonian basketball player
• Martin Offiah, British rugby league footballer
• Martin O'Hagan (1950 - 2001), Irish journalist.
• Martin O'Malley (born 1963), Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland
• Martin Reim (born 1971), Estonian football player
• Martin St. Louis (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
• Martin Sastre (born 1976), Uruguayan artist
• Martin Scorsese (born 1942), American filmmaker
• Martin Sheen (born 1940), American actor
• Martin Silva (born 1952), Canadian politician and radio personality
• Martin Škrtel (born 1984), Slovakian football defender
• Martin Steele (born 1962), British middle distance runner
• Martin Strel (born 1954), Slovenian marathon swimmer
• Martin Teffer (born 1965), Dutch volleyball player and coach
• Martin Van Buren (1782 – 1862), 8th president of the United States of America
• Martin Walsh (born 1955), Academy Award-winning film editor