Marek (given name)

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Marek is a West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak) masculine given name, the equivalent of Mark in English. It is also the 46th most popular masculine given name in Estonian.^[1] Notable people bearing the name Marek include:

Sports

Association football

Marek Bakoš (born 1983), Slovak footballer
Marek Bęben (born 1958), Polish goalkeeper
Marek Čech (Slovak footballer) (born 1983), Slovak footballer
Marek Čech (Czech footballer) (born 1976), Czech footballer
Marek Heinz (born 1977), Czech football striker
Marek Hamšík (born 1987), Slovak footballer
Marek Hovorka (footballer) (born 1991), Czech footballer
Marek Jankulovski (born 1977), Czech footballer
Marek Kaljumäe (born 1991), Estonian footballer
Marek Lemsalu (born 1972), Estonian footballer
Marek Mintál (born 1977), Slovak footballer
Marek Nikl (born 1976), Czech footballer
Marek Saganowski (born 1978), Polish footballer
Marek Szmid (born 1982), English footballer
Marek Suchý (born 1988), Czech footballer
Marek Zając (born 1973), Polish footballer
Marek Zúbek (born 1975), Czech footballer

Ice hockey

Marek Alscher (born 2004), Czech ice hockey player
Marek Batkiewicz (born 1969), Polish ice hockey player
Marek Černošek (born 1976), Czech ice hockey player
Marek Cholewa (born 1963), Polish ice hockey player
Marek Hovorka (ice hockey) (born 1984), Slovak ice hockey player
Marek Langhamer (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player
Marek Marušiak (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey player
Marek Posmyk (born 1978), Czech ice hockey player
Marek Stebnicki (born 1965), Polish ice hockey player
Marek Svatoš (1982–2016), Slovak ice hockey player
Marek Vanacker (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player
Marek Viedenský (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey player
Marek Vorel (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player
Marek Zachar (born 1998), Czech ice hockey player
Marek Zagrapan (born 1986), Slovak ice hockey player
Marek Židlický (born 1977), Czech ice hockey player

Other sports

Marek Avamere (born 1970), Estonian rower
Marek Bajan (born 1956), Polish pentathlete
Marek Bílek (born 1973), Czech discus thrower
Marek Cieślak (born 1950), Polish speedway rider and coach
Marek Deska (born 1985), Polish-Canadian baseball player, pitcher and Leon's inventory
Marek Daćko (born 1991), Polish handball player
Marek Doronin (born 1983), Estonian basketball player
Marek Galiński (cyclist) (1974–2014), Polish mountain biker and road racing cyclist
Marek Garmulewicz (born 1968), Polish former wrestler
Marek Gniewkowski (born 1965), Polish fencer
Marek Gołąb (1940–2017), Polish weightlifter
Marek Houston (born 2004), American baseball player
Marek Jóźwik (born 1947), Polish hurdler
Marek Kaleta (born 1961), Estonian javelin thrower
Marek Karbarz (born 1950), Polish volleyball player
Marek Kolbowicz (born 1971), Polish rower
Marek Krawczyk (born 1976), Polish breaststroke swimmer
Marek Maslanka, Polish slalom canoeist
Marek Minařík (born 1993), Czech baseball pitcher
Marek Niit (born 1972), Estonian sprinter
Marek Noormets (born 1971), Estonian basketball player
Marek Piotrowski (born 1964), Polish heavyweight kickboxer and boxer
Marek Rutkiewicz (born 1981), Polish road racing cyclist
Marek Sikora (ice hockey) (born 1986), Czech ice hockey player
Marek Sitnik (born 1975), Polish Greco-Roman wrestler
Marek Stępień (born 1964), Polish fencer
Marek Švec (wrestler) (born 1973), Czech wrestler
Marek Ulrich (born 1997), German swimmer
Marek Uram (born 1974), Slovak ice hockey player
Marek Witkowski (born 1974), Polish sprint canoer
Marek Wrona (born 1966), Polish racing cyclist

Others

Marek Balt (born 1973), Polish politician, economist
Marek Biliński (born 1953), Polish composer of electronic music
Marek Beer (born 1988), Czech volleyball player.
Marek Borowski (born 1946), Polish politician
Marek Kac (1914–1984), Polish-American mathematician
Marek Całka (born 1966), Polish civil servant and career diplomat
Marek Jan Chodakiewicz (born 1962), Polish-American historian specializing in Central European history
Marek Djordjevic (born 1969), Serbian automobile designer
Marek Edelman (1919 or 1922–2009), Jewish-Polish political and social activist, cardiologist, and the longest living leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Marek Gazdzicki (born 1956), Polish nuclear physicist, the initiator and spokesperson of the NA61 Shine Experiment
Marek Gatty-Kostyal (1886–1965), Polish chemist and pharmacist
Marek Grechuta (1945–2006), Polish musician and songwriter
Marek Halter (born 1936), Polish-French writer and activist
Marek Hłasko (1934–1969), Polish author and screenwriter
Marek Huberath (born 1954), Polish professor of physics
Marek Jastrzębiec-Mosakowski (born 1962), Polish author
Marek Jiras (born 1976), Czech slalom canoeist
Marek Jürgenson (born 1977), Estonian politician
Marek Kalbus (born 1969), German opera and concert singer
Marek Kawa (born 1975), Polish politician
Marek Kohn, British science writer on evolution, biology and society
Marek Kondrat (born 1950), Polish actor and director
Marek Kukula (born 1969), British astronomer
Marek Larwood (born 1976), English comedian and actor
Marek Łatas (born 1960), Polish politician
Marek Napiórkowski (born 1969), Polish jazz guitarist and composer
Marek Olędzki born (1951), Polish archaeologist
Marek Opioła (born 1976), Polish politician
Marek Oramus (born 1952), Polish science fiction writer
Marek Pavelec (born 1989), Czech solo violinist
Marek Marian Piątek (born 1954), Polish-born bishop in the Catholic Church
Marek Potemski, French-Polish physicist
Marek Reinaas (born 1971), Estonian entrepreneur and politician
Marek Rosa (born 1979), Slovak video game producer and designer
Marek Sanak (born 1958), Polish geneticist and molecular biologist, professor of medical sciences
Marek Šindler (born 1992), Czech slalom canoeist
Marek Sikora (actor) (1959-1996), Polish film actor and theatre director
Marek Sikora (astronomer), Polish astronomer
Marek Strandberg (born 1965), Estonian materials scientist, businessman, caricaturist and politician
Marek Štryncl, Czech conductor, violoncellist, choirmaster and composer
Marek Surin, Slovak record producer, mixer, engineer, writer and musician
Marek Trojanowicz (born 1944), Polish chemist, professor of chemical sciences
Marek W. Urban, American professor, polymer and materials scientist
Marek Wielgus (1950–1996), Polish sports activist, photographer, and Sejm deputy
Marek Wolf (born 1957), Czech astronomer
Marek Zalewski (archbishop) (born 1963), Polish prelate of the Catholic Church
Marek Żukow-Karczewski (born 1961), Polish historian, journalist, and author
Marek Żuławski (1908–1985), London-based Polish painter, graphic artist and art historian
Marek Zvelebil (1952–2011), Czech-Dutch archaeologist and prehistorian

References

↑ "Nimede statistika". www.stat.ee. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22.

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[1] "Nimede statistika". www.stat.ee. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22.

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