Mark is the name this time around in our series First Names First! A very common male name, and a form of the name Marcus (click here for that name). It is related to the Latin word Mars, meaning “consecrated to the god Mars”, and also may mean “God of war” or “to be warlike”. Below is a chronological list of some of them. Pick one name, then follow the Wikipedia link to read about the person, and see what if anything he could contribute your life with. Give a couple of minutes of your life to this. Lives lived all have something to tell us – let them!

Mark Alexander Boyd* poet/soldier of fortune – Ayrshire, Scotland (1562)

Mark Twain* (b Samuel Langhorne Clemens) stand-up comedian/writer/lecturer – Florida, MO USA (1835)

Mark Taimanov* chess Grandmaster/chess author – Kharkiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union (1926)

Mark Phillips* equestrian(OG)/ex-husband of Princess Anne – Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England (1948)

Mark Spitz* athlete/swimmer – Modesto, CA USA (1950)
Mark Blum* actor – Newark, NJ USA (1950)
Mark Hamill* actor (Luke Skywalker) – Concord, CA USA (1951)
Mark David Chapman* murderer of John Lennon – Fort Worth, TX USA (1955)
Mark Todd* equestrian – Cambridge, New Zealand (1956)
Mark Cuban* businessman/ Shark Tank investor – Pittsburgh, PA USA (1958)

Mark Messier* hockey player (NHL 100)/coah/philanthropist  – Edmonton, AB Canada (1961)
Mark Shepherd* fantasy novelist/musician – Tampa, FL USA (1961)
Mark Strong* (b Marco Salussolia) actor – Islington, London, England (1963)
Mark Ruffalo* actor – Kenosha, WI USA (1967)
Mark Recchi* hockey player/coach – Kamloops, BC Canada (1968)
Mark Tewksbury* swimmer/OG – Calgary, AB Canada (1968)

Mark Wahlberg* actor/producer/restaurateur – Boston, MA USA (1971)
Mark Owen* singer/ songwriter (Take That) – Oldham, Lancashire, England (1972)
Mark Webber* racing driver – Queanbeyan, NSW Australia (1976)

Mark Stone* hockey player – Winnipeg, MB Canada (1992)

Updated 10.2.2023