List of Famous people named Mark
Mark Eaton
Mark E. Eaton is an American former professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA), with one NBA All-Star selection in 1989, and two NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1985 and 1989. Though limited offensively, Eaton's 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) height helped him become one of the best defensive centers in NBA history. Eaton holds the NBA record for most blocks in a season (456) and career average blocked shots per game (3.50).
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He became known as the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a solo career after leaving the band in 1987. Dire Straits reunited in early 1991, but dissolved again in 1995. He is now an independent solo artist.
Mark Brunell
Mark Allen Brunell is a former American football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons. He is best known for his nine seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, whom he led to the franchise's first playoff appearances between 1996 and 1999. For his accomplishments in Jacksonville, he was inducted to the Pride of the Jaguars in 2013.
Mark Appel
Mark Stewart Appel is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies organizations.
Mark Kerr
Mark Kerr, is an American champion collegiate wrestler and retired mixed martial artist. During his MMA career he was regarded by many as the best fighter in the world, and was a World Vale Tudo Championship tournament winner, a two-time UFC heavyweight tournament winner, and a PRIDE FC competitor.
Mark Nzeocha
Mark Nzeocha is a German professional American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at the University of Wyoming.
Mark LoMonaco
Mark LoMonaco is an American professional wrestler and radio show host. He is best known for his tenures with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/WWE) under the ring name Bubba Ray Dudley, and his appearances with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) under the ring names Brother Ray and Bully Ray.
Mark Hoppus
Mark Allan Hoppus is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and former television personality best known as the bassist and co-lead vocalist of the rock band Blink-182, as well as part of pop rock duo Simple Creatures with All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth.
Mark Rober
Mark B. Rober is an American YouTuber, engineer and inventor. He is known for his YouTube videos on popular science, do-it-yourself gadgets and creative ideas. Several of his videos have gone viral, including one where he made a digital Halloween costume and one where a trap for package thieves that releases a fountain of ultra-fine glitter was constructed. Before YouTube, Rober was an engineer with NASA for 9 years where he spent seven of those years working on the Curiosity rover at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He later worked for four years at Apple Inc. as a product designer in their Special Projects Group, where he authored patents involving virtual reality in self-driving cars. In October 2019, Rober and fellow YouTuber MrBeast launched the #teamtrees environmental fundraiser where they planted over 2 million trees.
Mark Clattenburg
Mark Clattenburg is an English professional football referee.