Martin (given name)

Following is a list of people with the given name Martin:

Contents

• Religious figures
• Kings and generals
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• V
• W
• Z

• Fictional characters

Religious figures

• Pope Marinus I (also known as Pope Martin II), Pope (882–884)
• Pope Marinus II (also known as Pope Martin III) (died 946), Pope (942–946)
• Pope Martin I (died 655), saint and Pope (649–655)
• Pope Martin IV (c. 1210–1285), Pope (1281–1285), born Simon de Brion
• Pope Martin V (c. 1368–1431), Pope (1417–1431), born Odo Colona
• Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Braga
• Martin of Leon (c. 1130–1203), Spanish saint and Augustinian canon
• Saint Marinus (also known as Martin) (died c. 366), namesake of San Marino

Kings and generals

• Martin I of Sicily (c. 1374–1409), King of Sicily, ruled 1390–1409
• Martin of Aragon (1356–1410), King of Sicily, ruled 1396–1410, also known as Martin II of Sicily, 1409–1410
• Martin (magister militum per Armeniam) (fl. 531–556), Byzantine Empire general

A

• Martin Aagaard (1863–1913), Norwegian painter
• Martin Ahlgren (born 1975), Swedish cinematographer
• Martín de Álzaga (1755–1812), Spanish merchant and politician
• Martín de Álzaga (racing driver) (1901–1982), Argentine racing driver
• Martin Akakia (1497–1551), physician of King Francis I of France
• Martin Amlin (born 1953), American composer and pianist
• Martin Andanar (born 1974), Filipino news anchor, radio commentator and voice-over artist
• Martin Armiger (1949–2019), Australian musician, member of the rock band The Sports
• Martin Atkins (born 1959), English drummer
• Martin Axenrot (born 1979), drummer for Opeth

B

• Martin Balasus (born 1986), German politician
• Martin Bartenstein (born 1953), Austrian businessman and politician
• Martín Begiristain (born 1965), Spanish footballer
• Martin Bieber (1900–1974), German general and Knight's Cross recipient
• Martin Birrane (1935–2018), Irish businessman and racing driver
• Martin Bobb-Semple (born 1998), English actor
• Martin Bonnet (born 1968), German engineer
• Martin Bormann (1900–1945), Nazi official, head of the Parteikanzlei
• Martin Bourboulon (born 1979), French film director and screenwriter
• Martin Breunig (born 1992), German basketball player
• Martin Bridson (born 1964), Manx mathematician
• Martin Brodeur (1972), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Martin Brudermüller (born 1961), German businessman, CEO of BASF
• Martin A. Brumbaugh (fl. 1940s), American statistician
• Martin Brundle (born 1959), British racing driver and commentator
• Martin Bryant (born 1967), Australian perpetrator of the 1996 Port Arthur massacre
• Martin Buber (1878–1965), Israeli philosopher, translator and educator
• Martin Bucer (1491–1551), Protestant reformer
• Martin Buehler, American electrical engineer

C

• Martín Cáceres (born 1987), Uruguayan footballer
• Martin Cao (born 1993), Chinese racing driver
• Martin Cattalini (born 1973), Australian basketballer
• Martin Chivers (1945–2026), English footballer
• Martin Clark (disambiguation)
• Martin Clarke (footballer) (born 1987), Gaelic and Australian rules footballer
• Martin Clarke (journalist) (born 1964 or 1965), British journalist
• Marty Clarke (basketball) (born 1967), Australian basketball player and coach
• Martin Clunes (born 1961), British actor
• Martin L. Cody (born 1941), American ecologist
• Martin Compston (born 1984), Scottish actor and professional footballer
• Martin Cooper (disambiguation)
• Martin Conway (disambiguation)
• Martín Cortés (son of Malinche) (c. 1523–1595), first recorded Mexican Mestizo, son of Hernán Cortés and La Malinche

D

• Martin Damm (born 1972), Czech tennis player
• Martin Davies (disambiguation)
• Martin Davis (disambiguation)
• Martín de Porres (1579–1639), Catholic patron saint of people of mixed race
• Martin del Rosario (1991), Filipino model and actor
• Martin Delavallée (born 2004), Belgian footballer
• Martin Chester Deming (1789–1851), American businessman and politician
• Martín Dihigo (1906–1971), Cuban baseball player
• Martin Donnelly (racing driver) (born 1964), British racing driver
• Martin Dunbar-Nasmith (1883–1965), English Royal Navy officer
• Martin Dzúr (1919–1985), Czechoslovak army general and defense minister (1968–1985)

E

• Martin Eberts (born 1957), German diplomat
• Martin Ebner (born 1945), Swiss billionaire businessman
• Martin Erat (born 1981), Czech ice hockey player
• Martin Eriksson (born 1965), stage name E-Type (musician), Swedish musician
• Martin Eriksson (athlete) (born 1971), Swedish pole vaulter

F

• Martin Fiennes, 22nd Baron Saye and Sele (born 1961), British venture capitalist and peer
• Martin Filipovski (born 1986), guitarist for the Macedonian rock band Next Time
• Martin Fillo (born 1986), Czech footballer
• Martin Fitzgerald (hurler) (born 1991), Irish hurler
• Martin Fitzgerald (politician) (1867–1927), Irish senator
• Martin Fourcade (born 1988), French biathlete
• Martin S. Fox (1924–2020), American publisher
• Martin Freeman (born 1971), English actor
• Marty Friedman (born 1962), American guitarist
• Martin Frobisher (c. 1535–1594), English privateer, explorer and admiral

G

• Martín García (disambiguation)
• Martin Gardner (1914–2010), American writer on mathematics, magic, science and puzzles
• Martin Garrix (born 1996), Dutch musician, DJ and record producer
• Marty Glickman (1917–2001), American athlete and radio announcer
• Martin Goodman (disambiguation)
• Martin Gore (born 1961), British singer and songwriter with Depeche Mode
• Marty Grebb (1945–2020), American musician, member of The Buckinghams
• Martin Grohe (born 1967), German mathematician and computer scientist
• Martin Grossman (1965–2010), American murderer
• Martin Guerre (c. 1524–1560), French peasant who left his wife, child, and village and returned after an imposter had assumed his place

H

• Martin Haese (born 1965), Australian politician
• Martin Hanngren (1880–1945), Swedish Army lieutenant general
• Martin Hansen (disambiguation)
• Martin Harris (swimmer) (born 1969), English backstroke swimmer
• Martin Häusling (born 1961), German politician
• Martin Hoberg Hedegaard (born 1992), Danish singer
• Martin Heggelund (born 1983), Danish para-cyclist
• Martin Heidegger (1889–1976), German philosopher
• Martin Heinrich (born 1971), American politician
• Martin Hengel (1926–2009), German theologian
• Martin Hinteregger (born 1992), Austrian footballer
• Martin Horntveth (born 1977), Norwegian musician
• Martin Hurt (born 1984), Estonian footballer

J

• Martín Jaite (born 1964), Argentine tennis player
• Martin Jarmond (born 1980), American college sports administrator and basketball player
• Martin Jarvis (actor) (born 1941), British-American voice actor
• Martin Jarvis (conductor) (born 1951), Australian conductor and lecturer in music
• Martin Christopher Jarvis (born 1970), known as Chris Jarvis (presenter), English actor, presenter and writer
• Martin Jensen (disambiguation)
• Martin Johnson (rugby union) (born 1970), English rugby union player
• Martin Jonsterhaug (born 2000), Norwegian politician

K

• Martin Kaalma (born 1977), Estonian football goalkeeper
• Martin David Kahane (1932–1990), birth name of Jewish leader Rabbi Meir Kahane
• Martin Kastengren (1891–1972), Swedish diplomat
• Martin Klein (disambiguation)
• Martin Kennedy (disambiguation)
• Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), American civil rights activist
• Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997), German painter
• Martin J. Klein (1924–2009), American science historian
• Martin Kližan (born 1989), Slovak tennis player
• Martin Kohlroser (1905–1967), German Waffen-SS commander during World War II
• Martin Koopman (born 1956), Dutch footballer and football manager
• Martin Kratt (born 1965), American educational nature show host
• Martin Kukk (born 1987), Estonian politician
• Martin Kupper (born 1989), Estonian discus thrower
• Martin K.N. Kollie, is a Liberian civil-society activist and philanthropist

L

• Martin Landau (1928-2017), American actor
• Martin Landaluce (born 2006), Spanish tennis player
• Martin Lang (disambiguation)
• Martin Laurendeau (born 1964), Canadian tennis player
• Martin Lawrence (born 1965), American television and movie actor
• Martin Lee (tennis) (born 1978), British tennis player
• Martin van Leeuwen (born 1981), Dutch footballer
• Martin Lewis (financial journalist) (born 1972), English financial journalist and broadcaster
• Martin C. Libicki (born 1952), American academic
• Martin Lipp (1854–1923), Estonian poet
• Martin Loo (born 1988), Estonian cross-country mountain biker
• Martin Lopez (born 1978), Swedish-Uruguayan drummer for the death metal band Opeth
• Martin Luther (1483–1546), founder of Protestantism

M

• Martin Magga (1953–2014), member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands
• Martin A. Maland (1846–1944), American businessman, farmer and politician
• Martin Mayhew (born 1965), American football player and executive
• Martin McGuinness (1950–2017), deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland and erstwhile member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Martin Meehan (Irish republican) (1945–2007), Sinn Féin politician and erstwhile member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army
• Martín Méndez (born 1978), bass player for band Opeth
• Martin A. Meyer (1879–1923), American rabbi
• Martin Miller (disambiguation)
• Martín Mondragón (born 1953), Mexican long-distance runner
• Martin Moss (businessman) (1923–2007), British managing director of the London department store Woollands
• Martin Moss (American football) (born 1958), American football player
• Martin Müürsepp (born 1974), Estonian professional basketball player
• Martin Siebenbrunner (born 1968), Austrian photographer and entrepreneur

N

• Martin Nathell (born 1995), Swedish canoeist
• Martin Ndtoungou (born 1958), Cameroonian football coach
• Martin Nievera (born 1962), Filipino singer
• Martin Nordqvist (born 2003), Swedish freestyle skier
• Martin Nürenbach (died 1780), German acrobat, stage actor, dancer and equilibrist

O

• Martin Ødegaard (born 1998), Norwegian footballer
• Martin Offiah (born 1966), British rugby league footballer
• Martin O'Hagan (1950–2001), Irish journalist
• Martin O'Malley (born 1963), Mayor of Baltimore and Governor of Maryland
• Martin O'Neill (disambiguation)
• Martín García Óñez de Loyola (1549–1598), Spanish Basque soldier and Royal Governor of Chile

P

• Martin Paasoja (born 1993), Estonian basketball player
• Martin Padar (born 1979), Estonian judoka
• Martin Parr (1952–2025), British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector
• Martin Patching (1958–2023), English footballer
• Martin Perscheid (1966–2021), German cartoonist
• Martin Petrov (born 1979), Bulgarian footballer
• Martin Plowman (born 1987), British racing driver
• Martin Prakkat, Indian film director

R

• Martin Reed (born 1978), English footballer
• Martin Reeves (born c. 1977), aka "Krafty Kuts", British musician
• Martin Reim (born 1971), Estonian football midfielder
• Martin Ritt (1914-1990), American director, producer, and actor
• Martin Ritter (1872-1947), Chairman of the Liechtenstein Provisional Executive Committee
• Martin Roach (born 1962), Canadian actor
• Marty Robbins (1925–1982), American singer-songwriter
• Martín Rodríguez (disambiguation)
• Martin Romualdez (born 1963), Filipino businessman, lawyer and politician
• Martin Roy (born 1974), Canadian racing driver
• Martin Ryle (1918–1984), English radio astronomer

S

• Martin W. Sandler (born 1933), American author, historian, and television producer
• Martín Sastre (born 1976), Uruguayan artist
• Martin Sayer (1987–2023), Hong Kong tennis player
• Martin Schanche (born 1945), Norwegian racing driver and politician
• Martin Scharlemann (born 1948), American mathematician
• Martin Schenkel (1968–2003), Swiss actor and musician
• Martin Scherber (1907–1974), German composer
• Martin Schulz (born 1955), German politician
• Martin Scorsese (born 1942), American filmmaker
• Martin Šebestyán (born 1973), Czech politician
• Martin Seidenberg (born 1973), German business executive
• Martin Seiferth (born 1990), German basketball player
• Martin Semmelrogge (born 1955), German actor
• Martin Sheen (born 1940), American actor
• Martin Shkreli (born 1983), American financial executive and convicted criminal
• Martin Short (born 1950), Canadian-American comedian
• Martin Šmilňák (born 1973), Slovak politician
• Martin Silva (born 1952), Canadian politician and radio personality
• Martin Sinner (born 1968), German tennis player
• Martin Škrtel (born 1984), Slovak football defender
• Martin Solveig (born 1976), French DJ and record producer
• Martin St. Louis (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
• Martin Steele (born 1962), British middle-distance runner
• Martin Strel (born 1954), Slovenian marathon swimmer
• Martin Johnsrud Sundby (born 1984), Norwegian cross-country skier

T

• Martin Taupau (born 1990), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Martin Teffer (born 1965), Dutch volleyball player and coach
• Martin Tešovič (born 1974), Slovak weightlifter
• Martin Thaler, Austrian skeleton racer
• Martin Tomczyk (born 1981), German racing driver
• Martin Truex Jr. (born 1980), American racing driver
• Martin Truex Sr. (1958–2025), American racing driver
• Martin Tungevaag (born 1993), Norwegian DJ

V

• Martin Van Buren (1782–1862), 8th president of the United States
• Martin van der Horst (born 1965), Dutch volleyball player
• Martin van Drunen (born 1966), Dutch death metal vocalist/musician
• Martín Vassallo Argüello (born 1980), Argentine tennis player
• Martin Vengadesan (born 1973), Malaysian writer/musician
• Martin Venhart, Slovak nuclear physicist and President of the Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Martin Verkerk (born 1978), Dutch tennis player
• Martin Viiask (born 1983), Estonian basketball player
• Martin Vincentz (born 1986), German politician
• Martín Vizcarra (born 1963), Peruvian politician and President of Peru
• Martin Vunk (born 1984), Estonian football midfielder

W

• Martin Walsh (film editor) (born 1955), Academy Award-winning film editor
• Martin Gottfried Weiss (1905–1946), SS Commander of German concentration camps executed for war crimes
• Martin Weston (born 1959), English cricketer
• Martin Winterkorn (born 1947), German automobile manager
• Martin Wickramasinghe, MBE (1890-1976), Sri Lankan Author and Journalist.

Y

• Martin Yan (born 1948), Hong Kong-American chef and food writer

Z

• Martin Zijlstra (1944–2014), Dutch politician

Fictional characters

• Martin, in the miniseries V (1983 miniseries)
• Martin, also known as Martin the Warrior, from Redwall
• Martin, Mr. Grumpy's pet lizard from The Mr. Men Show
• Martin Blackwood, from the podcast The Magnus Archives
• Chief Martin Brody, Chief of Police in Jaws (franchise)
• Martin, from the 1759 Voltaire novel Candide
• Martin Chuzzlewit, from the novel by Charles Dickens
• Martin Crane, from the American sitcom Frasier
• Martín Fierro, Argentinian gaucho in epic of the same name
• Martin Fitzgerald, in the daytime drama Passions
• Martin Fitzgerald, in the crime drama Without a Trace
• Martin Fowler, from the English soap opera EastEnders
• Martin Goodman, in the British sitcom Friday Night Dinner
• Martin Grizzly, French name of Moose Roberts in the animated series Fireman Sam
• Martin Li, secret identity of Marvel Comics supervillain Mister Negative.
• Dr. Martin Heiss, in Ghostbusters (2016 film)
• Martin Kennedy, character in Retreat (film)
• Martin Mertens, a character who is Finn Mertens' biological father in the TV series Adventure Time
• Martin Prince, from the American animated television program The Simpsons
• Marty McFly—Martin "Marty" McFly, protagonist of the Back to the Future franchise
• Martin Mystery, eponymous protagonist of Martin Mystery
• Martin Payne, title character from the American sitcom Martin
• Sergeant Martin Riggs, in the 1987 American film Lethal Weapon
• Martin Septim, from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• Commander Martin Servaz, protagonist of the French The Frozen Dead (TV series)
• Martin Stein, from DC Comics
• Martin Tanley, in the 1997 American martial arts comedy film Beverly Hills Ninja
• Martin Walker, antagonist in the 2013 action film White House Down
• Captain Martin Walker, protagonist of Spec Ops: The Line
• Martin (2024 film) , a 2024 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by A. P. Arjun and starring Dhruja Saja, Vaibhavi Shandilya, and Anveshi Jain
• Martin, character in Danger Rangers, a American animated television series
• Marvin the Martian, in Looney Tunes cartoons