Martin


Gender:
Origin: Latin
9965 famous people named Martin found on Wikipedia.
307589 male, 1476 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 272-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 45-th in year 1880
Used in: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish

Meanings

A male given name: from the name of the Roman god Mars.

Martin may either be a surname or given name.
Martin is a common given and family name in many languages. 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. 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; it is also the most common French surname. 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.. Additionally, many Black Americans have the name Martin as a family name.

Kind of swallow-like bird (Chelidon urbica), 1580s, from Scot. martoune (mid-15c.), from Middle French martin, from the masc. proper name in some sense. Writers in 17c. said it was named for St. Martin of Tours (d. 397 C.E.), whose festival day (Martinmas) is Nov. 11, about the time the birds depart.

From the god Mars, Roman God of war, warrior, war-like.

Famous People: 9965 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Martin Shkreli 1983 American businessman
2 Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929 American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
3 Martin Sheen 1940 American actor
4 Martin Scorsese 1942 American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor
5 George R. R. Martin 1948 American writer, screenwriter and television producer
6 Dean Martin 1917 American singer, actor, comedian and film producer
7 Martin Freeman 1971 English actor
8 Steve Martin 1945 American actor, comedian, musician, author, playwright, and producer
9 Ricky Martin 1971 Singer from Puerto Rico
10 Martin Lawrence 1965 American actor and director
11 Martin Garrix 1996 Dutch DJ
12 Martin Van Buren 1782 American politician, 8th president of the United States (in office from 1837 to 1841)
13 Martin Landau 1928 American actor and acting coach
14 Max Martin 1971 Swedish music producer and songwriter
15 Martin O'Malley 1963 American politician
16 Martin Short 1950 Canadian-American actor, comic, writer
17 George Martin 1926 English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician
18 Martin Bormann 1900 Nazi leader and private secretary to Adolf Hitler
19 Guy Martin 1981 British motorcycle racer
20 Martin Starr 1982 American actor
21 Martin Henderson 1974 Actor
22 Trayvon Martin 1995 African American high school student whose death in 2012 provoked nationwide protests
23 Martin Ødegaard .l. 1998 Norwegian footballer
24 Martin Heidegger 1889 German philosopher
25 Martin McGuinness 1950 Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician
26 Kellie Martin 1975 American actress
27 Martin Bryant 1967 Australian spree killer
28 Martin Clunes 1961 Actor
29 Jesse L. Martin 1969 American stage, musical theatre, film and television actor
30 Alex Martin 1973 Actress
31 Andrea Martin 1947 American and Canadian actress
32 Martin Kemp 1961 Actor and musician, bassist for Spandau Ballet
33 Martin Luther King III 1957 Civil right activist
34 Martin Cooper 1928 American businessman
35 Demetri Martin 1973 American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer, and humorist
36 Martin Wallström 1983 Swedish actor
37 Martin Milner 1931 American actor
38 Martin Shaw 1945 British actor
39 Stacy Martin 1991 French British actress
40 Duane Martin 1965 American actor
41 Dean Paul Martin 1951 American actor and singer
42 Martin Compston 1984 Scottish actor and football player
43 Martin Baron 1954 American journalist
44 Kenyon Martin 1977 American basketball player
45 Coco Martin 1981 Filipino actor
46 Martin Roberts 1963 British television presenter
47 Martin Schulz 1955 German politician
48 Martin O'Neill 1952 Northern Irish footballer and manager
49 Martin Škrtel 1984 Slovak footballer
50 Martin Balsam 1919 Actor from the United States
51 Meaghan Jette Martin 1992 American musician and actor
52 Martin Brodeur 1972 Ice hockey player
53 Martin Gore 1961 British musician
54 Martin Mull 1943 American actor
55 Anna Maxwell Martin 1977 British actress
56 Martin Sensmeier 1985
57 Martin Crowe 1962 New Zealand cricketer
58 Prayaga Martin 1995 Indian actress
59 Abby Martin 1984 American journalist
60 Angela Martin
61 Dick Martin 1922 Television personality
62 Martin Amis 1949 Welsh novelist
63 Martin Kenzie 1956 British cinematographer
64 Strother Martin 1919 American actor
65 Madeleine Martin 1993 American actress
66 Christopher Martin 1962 American rapper and actor
67 Curtis Martin 1973 American football running back
68 Kevin Martin 1983 American basketball player
69 Martin Dempsey 1952 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
70 Martin Keown 1966 English footballer
71 Mary Martin 1913 Actress
72 Martin McDonagh 1970 Irish film director and playwright
73 Martin Sixsmith 1954 British author
74 Ross Martin 1920 Polish-born American radio, stage, film and television actor
75 Martin Pistorius 1975 South African author and web developer
76 Martin Niemöller 1892 German anti-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
77 Charles Martin British television director (21th century)
78 Martin Olsson 1988 Swedish footballer
79 Martin Bayerle 1951 American treasure hunter
80 Pamela Sue Martin 1953 Actress
81 Martin A. Armstrong 1949 American economist
82 Martin Murray 1982 British boxer
83 Martin Donovan 1957 American actor
84 Martin Kratt 1965 American educational nature show host
85 Martin Bayfield 1966 English rugby union player
86 Graham Patrick Martin 1991 American actor
87 Martin Bashir 1963 British journalist
88 Martin Kove 1946 American actor
89 Martin St. Louis 1975 Canadian ice hockey player
90 Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield 1913 Courtier of Queen Elizabeth II
91 Martin Campbell 1943 New Zealand film and television director
92 Martin Winterkorn 1947 Chairman of Volkswagen AG
93 Martin Eberhard 1960 American businessman
94 Martin Heinrich 1971 Politician
95 Martin of Tours 0316 Christian saint
96 Malachi Martin 1921 Irish Catholic priest and writer on the Catholic Church
97 Martin Tyler 1945 British sportswriter
98 Martin Buber 1878 German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian
99 Martin Brundle 1959 British racecar driver
100 Martin Beck Fictional Swedish police detective
101 Martin Solveig 1976 French electro-house DJ and producer
102 Martin Guptill 1986 New Zealand cricketer
103 Martin Sorrell 1945 British businessman
104 Paul Martin 1959 Presenter of BBC antiques programme Flog It!
105 Martin Seligman 1942 American psychologist and writer
106 Doug Martin 1989 American football player, running back
107 Martin Fry 1958 British singer
108 Martin Klebba 1969 American actor
109 Martin de Porres 1579 Dominican lay brother and saint
110 Martin Riggs 1950 Lethal Weapon character
111 Martin Kaymer 1984 German professional golfer
112 Mark Martin 1959 American racecar driver
113 Martin Klempnow 1973 German actor and voice actor
114 Deana Martin 1948 Singer and actor from the United States
115 Martin Samuelsen 1997 Norwegian association football player
116 Martin Truex, Jr. 1980 American racing driver
117 Martin Jol 1956 Dutch football player and manager
118 Chris Martin 1988 Footballer
119 Jonathan Martin 1989 American football offensive tackle
120 Millicent Martin 1934 English actress
121 Martin Luther King, Sr. 1899 Father of Martin Luther King, Jr.; Baptist pastor, early leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
122 Helen Martin 1909 American actress
123 Riley Martin 1946 American radio personality
124 Terrace Martin 1985 American musician
125 Zack Martin 1990 American football player
126 Martin Jones 1990 Canadian ice hockey goaltender
127 Martin Gardner 1914 Recreational mathematician and philosopher
128 Cuonzo Martin 1971 American basketball player-coach
129 Martin Gabel 1912 American actor
130 Martin Margiela 1957 Belgian fashion designer
131 Martin Lewis 1972 Financial journalist
132 Martin D. Ginsburg 1932 American legal scholar
133 Martin Braithwaite 1991 Danish footballer
134 Martin Kessler 1960 German actor and voice actor
135 Martin Goodman 1908 Publisher; founder of Marvel Comics
136 Martin Kelly 1990 English footballer
137 Martin Rütter 1970 German author
138 Daniel Martin 1986 Irish racing cyclist
139 Martin Adams 1956 World darts champion
140 Tee Martin 1978 American football player
141 Agnes Martin 1912 American artist
142 Martin Fowler 1963 British programmer
143 Martin Peters 1943 English footballer and manager
144 Martin Lüttge 1943 German actor
145 Martin Jarvis 1941 British actor
146 Tim Martin 1955
147 Robert Cecil Martin 2000 American software consultant
148 Martin Atkinson 1971 English professional football referee
149 Martin Brest 1951 American film director and editor
150 Roland Martin 1968 American journalist
151 Martin Cahill 1949 Irish mob boss
152 Eric Martin 1960 American musician
153 Anne-Marie Martin 1957 Canadian actress
154 Martin Spanjers 1987 American actor
155 Martin Kampmann 1982 Danish martial artist
156 Martin Yan 1948 Chinese-born American chef and the host of the US cooking show Yan Can Cook.
157 Martin Frobisher 1535 English explorer
158 Christy Martin 1968 American boxer
159 Kiel Martin 1944 American actor
160 Frank Martin Fictional character
161 Martin Melcher 1915 American film producer
162 Martin Feifel 1964 German actor
163 Tony Martin 1944 Farmer from Norfolk, England
164 Martin Fourcade 1988 French biathlete
165 Martin Donnelly 1964 Racecar driver
166 Martin Gruber 1970 German actor
167 Dewey Martin 1923 American actor
168 Martin McCann 1983 Irish actor
169 Martin Marquez 1963 Actor
170 Matt Martin 1989 Canadian ice hockey player
171 Martin Van Buren Bates 1839 American giant
172 Martin Ferrero 1947 American actor
173 Martin Casaus 1985 American professional wrestler
174 Martin Barre 1946 British guitarist
175 Martin Hannett 1948 English musician and record producer
176 Martin Cummins 1969 Canadian actor
177 Barney Martin 1923 American actor
178 Kelvin Darnell Martin 1964 American criminal
179 Martin O'Donnell 1955 American video game composer
180 Lee Roy Martin 1938 American serial killer
181 Sally Martin 1985 New Zealand actress
182 Jim Martin 1961 American musician
183 Martin Crane Fictional character in Frasier
184 Dolly Martin 1944 Playboy Playmate, actress
185 Catherine Martin 1965 Australian costume designer
186 Russell Martin 1986 Footballer
187 Martin Johnson 1985 American singer-songwriter and record producer
188 Keshawn Martin 1990 American football player
189 Dustin Martin 1991 Australian rules footballer
190 John Martin 1980 Singer-songwriter from Sweden
191 Martin Adolf Bormann 1930 Nazi youth, later Roman Catholic priest and missionary, lay theologian
192 Martin Offiah 1966 English rugby union player
193 Martin Delany 1812 United States Army officer and physician
194 Martin Wuttke 1962 German actor
195 Martin Kind 1944
196 Martin Hewitt 1958 American actor
197 Martin Stone 1981 Professional wrestler
198 Martin Kližan 1989 Slovak professional tennis player
199 Martin E. Brooks 1925 American actor
200 Martin Rees 1942 Cosmologist, astrophysicist, Astronomer Royal, Master of Trinity College, President of the Royal Society