As a first name, Marcus or Markus is of Roman origin. The name is popular in Italy and Germany, and increasingly, in the Netherlands. It is also popular in the English-speaking world, although there it is not as ubiquitous as the shortened 'Mark'. The latter is also the common English translation of the name of the Gospel writer 'Μάρκος', whose name is translated in other languages as 'Markus' (German) or 'Marcus' (Dutch). Biblical translation traditions likely influence name choices in different languages. Marcus originally referred to Mars. Since Mars was identified as the Roman god of War, the name 'Marcus' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon.
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Marcus, Markus, or Márkus may further refer to:
Military
- Marcus Licinius Crassus, Roman general and politician who suppressed the slave revolt led by Spartacus
- Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Roman statesman and general
Reform
- Markus Nissa Weiss, Hungarian advocate of reform
Television and film
- Markus Templer, played large role in feature film "Honey" with Jessica Alba. Was also voted "Best Lover In Real Life" by ex-girlfriends: Jessica Alba, Maria Sharpova, and Halle Berry.
- Markus Garrison, 41-year-old inventor from Florida who was a contestant on The Apprentice 4
- Marcus Tullius Cicero (character of Rome), historical figure who features as a character in the HBO/BBC2 original television series Rome
- Markus Haage, German director, producer and screenwriter from Schoeningen
- Marcus Burnett, fictional cop from the movie Bad Boys II
- Marcus Cole, fictional character on the American science-fiction television show Babylon 5.
- Marcus Daimon fiction character from Digimon Data Squad
- Marcus, the sometimes useful Jeigan character in Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword(known as just "Fire Emblem" outside of Japan)
- Marcus Foelicus, a fictional character and major villain in Tales of The Final World, reaching his most improtant role (and his death) in the Culture Shock arc. He has appeared in The Final Worldian Saga in a minor role, as the head of the Peacekeepers
Politics
- Marcus (usurper), a usurper emperor from Roman Britain in AD 406
- Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to his death
- Marcus Junius Brutus, Roman patrician of the late Roman Republic
- Markus Buchart, Manitoba politician
- Markus Drake, Finnish Green League politician who belongs to the Finland-Swedish community
- Markus Feldmann, Swiss politician
- Markus Ferber, German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Bavaria with the Christian Social Union in Bavaria
- Markus Pieper, German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia
Sports
- Marcus Allbäck, Swedish football player
- Marcus Allen, Hall of Fame football player that played for the USC Trojans from 1978-1981 and later played for the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs from 1982-1997
- Marcus Aurelio, Pride fighter
- Marcus Burt, Rugby Player Captained Under 19s Cyprus Squad in first Game
- Marcus Camby, American basketball player that plays for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association
- Marcus Grönholm, rally driver from Finland
- Marcus Horan, Ireland and Munster Rugby Player
- Marcus Trescothick, English Cricketer
- Marcus Williams, American basketball player that plays for the New Jersey Nets in the National Basketball Association
- Markus Babbel, German international footballer who plays as a defender
- Markus Beyer, German born boxer at super middleweight
- Markus Grünberger, goalkeeper currently playing for Bayern Munich reserve team
- Markus Heikkinen, Finnish footballer
- Markus Keller, athlete from Switzerland
- Markus Mattsson, one of the first goalies in the NHL from Finland
- Markus Merk, top-level German football referee
- Markus Näslund, professional Swedish ice hockey player currently playing for the Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
- Markus Neumayr, German football player
- Markus Oscarsson, Swedish flatwater canoer and reigning Olympic and world champion
- Markus Penz, Austrian male skeleton racer
- Markus Pröll, German goalkeeper who is playing for Eintracht Frankfurt
- Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer
- Markus Rosenberg, Swedish footballer
- Markus Weise, German field hockey player and coach
- Markus Weissenberger, Austrian football player
- Markus Winkelhock, German auto racing driver and the son of the late Manfred Winkelhock and thus a nephew of Joachim Winkelhock
- Marcus Vinicius De Morais, Brazilian footballer currently playing for the Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.
Music
- Markus Allan Hoppus, current bassist for the rock group +44
- Marcus Brosch, German songwriter, record producer and remixer
- Markus Grosskopf, bass player for the German power metal band Helloween
- Markus James, current bassist for the rock group Breaking Benjamin
- Markus Kaarlonen, Finnish musician, songwriter and producer
- Markus Löffel, disc jockey, musician and producer from Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Markus Schulz, German trance music DJ and producer who currently resides in Miami, Florida, USA
- Markus Stockhausen, German trumpeter and composer
- Markus Stopholese, American rock guitarist
- Marcus Ullmann,German singer (tenor)
- Markus Wolfe, Canadian guitar player
- Markus Palframan, Canadian trumpet player
Programming
- Markus Hess, computer prodigy and particularly effective hacker
- Markus Kuhn, German computer scientist
- Marcus Striplin, American singer-songwriter Pleasant Grove
- Marcus Cope - Williams, Australian trumpeter, composer and arsitocrat
Science
- Markus J. Buehler, German materials scientist working in the area of multi-scale modeling of deformation and fracture of materials
- Markus Luty, particle physicist
Other
- Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist leader during the early 20th century
- Markus Mosse, German physician
- Markus Rühl, German bodybuilder
- Marcus Schenkenberg, male supermodel
- Markus Wolf, former head of the General Reconnaissance Administration
- Marcus Meteer, True Player
- Marcus Fenix, protagonist in computer game Gears of War
