Marcos is a

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and

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masculine given name of

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

origin derived from the name

Marcus Marcus, Markus, Márkus or Mărcuș may refer to: * Marcus (name), a masculine given name * Marcus (praenomen), a Roman personal name Places * Marcus, a main belt asteroid, also known as (369088) Marcus 2008 GG44 * Mărcuş, a village in Dobârl� ...

. Markos is the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

equivalent, while Marco is the

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equivalent. Marcos or Markos may refer to:

Sports

Marcos Ambrose Marcos Ambrose (born 1 September 1976) is an Australian former racing driver and current Garry Rogers Motorsport competition director. He won the Australian V8 Supercar series' championship in 2003 and 2004. In 2006, Ambrose relocated to the U ...

, Australian racing driver *

Marcos Armas Marcos Rafael Armas Ruiz (born August 5, 1969) is a Venezuelan former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics during the 1993 season. He was listed at 6' 5" (1.95 m) and 190 lb. (86 kg). He is the ha ...

, Venezuela-born American baseball player *

Marcos Assunção Marcos dos Santos Assunção (born 25 July 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A central midfielder, he was renowned as a world-class free kick specialist. Assunção played for clubs in four countries; he is best known for his ...

, Brazilian football player *

Marcos Baghdatis Marcos Baghdatis ( el, Μάρκος Παγδατής, ar, ماركوس بغداتيس; ; born 17 June 1985) is a Cypriot former professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbled ...

, Cypriot tennis player and 2006 Australian Open finalist *

Marcos Carvajal Marcos José Carvajal (; August 19, 1984 – January 24, 2018) was a Venezuelan relief pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 4", , 175 lb. , Carvajal batted and threw right-hand ...

, Venezuela-born American baseball player *

Marcos Daniel Marcos Diniz Daniel (born July 4, 1978 in Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul) is a retired professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 56 in Septembe ...

, Brazilian tennis player *

Marcos Evangelista de Moraes Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank, he is regarded as one of the gr ...

, Brazilian football player better known as Cafu *

Marcos Giron Marcos Andres Giron (born July 24, 1993; ) is an American professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 49 on 16 May 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 194 on August 1, 2022. He won the boys' singles in the Ojai Te ...

, American tennis player *

Marcos Llorente Marcos Llorente Moreno (born 30 January 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or a right-back for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team. Developed at Real Madrid, he appeared in 39 competitiv ...

, Spanish football player *

Marcos Martinez Ucha Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...

, Spanish racing car driver *

Marcos Maidana Marcos René Maidana (born 17 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBA (Regular) super lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, and the W ...

, Argentine professional boxer *

Marcos Milinkovic Marcos Antonio Milinkovic (born December 22, 1971 in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine volleyball player. Milinković is 203 cm tall and weighs 100 kg. Milinkovic started playing the sport at age 17, a relatively late age ...

, Argentine volleyball player *

Marcos Ondruska Marcos Ondruska (born 18 December 1972) is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in ...

, South African tennis player *

Marcos Painter Marcos David Painter (born 17 August 1986) is a former professional footballer who played predominantly as a left back. Painter started his professional career with Birmingham City in 2005, having progressed through the youth ranks at the club. ...

, Irish football player *

Marcos Paquetá Marcos César Dias de Castro (born 27 August 1958), known as Marcos Paquetá, is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a central midfielder and a current manager. Career Born in Rio de Janeiro but raised in the Paquetá Island, he starte ...

, Brazilian football player *

Marcos Pizzelli Marcos Pinheiro Pizzelli (; hy, Մարկոս Պինեյրո Պիզզելլի; born 3 October 1984), commonly known as Marcos, is a former professional footballer. Born in Brazil, Marcos represented Armenia internationally between 2008 and 201 ...

, Brazilian-Armenian footballer *

Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis (born 4 August 1973), known as Marcos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent his entire professional career at Palmeiras, of the Série A, from 1992 until his retirement ...

, a Brazilian goalkeeper from Palmeiras. *

Marcos Senna Marcos Antônio Senna da Silva (born 17 July 1976), known as Senna, is a retired professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He was mainly known for his passing range and long-range shooting and was also a penalty specialist. ...

, Spanish-Brazilian football player *

Marcos-Antonio Serrano Marcos-Antonio Serrano Rodríguez (born 8 September 1972 in Redondela, Province of Pontevedra) is a professional cyclist from Galicia, Spain. Turning professional in 1993, he joined the Kelme team and then in 1999 the lottery-sponsored '' Organiz ...

, Spanish cyclist

Radio

Marcos A. Rodriguez Marcos A. Rodriguez (born 22 July 1958) is a Cuban-American entrepreneur, movie producer, businessperson and investor. He is the founder and CEO of numerous American media outlets including KLTY, KUUR, an FM radio station serving the Carbondale, ...

, Cuban-American businessman

Politics

Markos Drakos (EOKA fighter) Markos Drakos ( el, Μάρκος Δράκος) was a Cypriot guerrilla fighter who was killed in the EOKA struggle (1955–1959) against the British. His ''nom de guerre'' was ''Lykourgos''. He was born in Nicosia District, on 24 September 1932 a ...

, Cypriot guerrilla fighter *

Marcos Kyprianou Markos Kyprianou ( el, Μάρκος Κυπριανού ; born 22 January 1960) is a Cypriot politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation on 19 July 2011, following the events of the Evangelos Florakis Nava ...

, Cypriot lawyer and politician *

Marcos Morínigo Marcos Antonio Morínigo Fleytas (8 October 1848 – 13 July 1901) was a Paraguayan politician who served as President of Paraguay in 1894. He was born in 1848 in Quyquyho (Paraguarí department). In 1881, he was elected for his first term in t ...

, Paraguayan politician and former president *

Markos Natsinas Markos Natsinas (1925 - 23 April 2001) was a Greek politician. Born in Siatista, he grew up in Kozani, Greece. He studied law at the University of Thessaloniki and practised until he was elected as an MP for PASOK in 1977. He was elected overall ...

, Greek politician *

Marcos Pérez Jiménez Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez (25 April 1914 – 20 September 2001) was a Venezuelan military and general officer of the Army of Venezuela and the dictator of Venezuela from 1950 to 1958, ruling as member of the military junta from 195 ...

, Venezuelan politician *

Markos Vafiadis Markos Vafeiadis (also spelled as Vafiadis and Vafiades; el, Μάρκος Βαφειάδης; Tosya, – Athens, ) was a leading figure of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) during the Greek Resistance and the Greek Civil War. Pre-war life V ...

, leading cadre of the Communist Party of Greece

Military

Markos Botsaris Markos Botsaris ( el, Μάρκος Μπότσαρης c. 1788 – 21 August 1823) was a chieftain of the Souliotes and hero of the Greek War of Independence, and general of the Greek army.Brigands with a Cause, Brigandage and Irredentism ...

, Greek military leader *

Markos Drakos (general) Markos Drakos ( el, Μάρκος Δράκος, 1888–1975) was a member of the Drakos family and a Lieutenant General of the Hellenic Army most notable for his leadership during the Greco-Italian War of 1940–41, as commander of the Eastern Mace ...

, Greek army general

Television and film

Marcos Ferraez Marcos Antonio Humberto Ferraez IV (born ) is an American actor best known for his work on the mid-1990s television drama, ''Pacific Blue (TV series), Pacific Blue''. He played Ground Rush in the 2000 movie ''Cutaway (2000 film), Cutaway''. He ...

, American actor *

Marcos Siega Marcos Siega (born June 8, 1969, in New York City) is a film, television, commercial and music video director. He has also worked as a producer, a musician and an artist. In the late 1980s, he helped to form the New York-based punk band Bad Trip, ...

, American film and music director *

, American Media and Film Executive

Music

Marcos Curiel Marcos Curiel (born September 9, 1974) is the lead guitarist of rock bands P.O.D., The Accident Experiment and Daylight Division. Curiel was born in San Diego, California, in 1974 and is of Mexican descent. He grew up in the neighboring city of ...

, American guitarist and a member of ''

P.O.D. P.O.D., an initialism for Payable on Death, is an American Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, California. The band's line-up consists of drummer and rhythm guitarist Wuv Bernardo, vocalist Sonny Sandoval, bassist ...

'' *

Marcos Escoriza Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' * Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portug ...

, lead vocalist of the punk rock band ''No Children'' *

Marcos Hernandez (singer) Marcos Hernandez (born 1982) is an American pop singer. Biography Hernandez was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1982 and raised in Dallas, Texas. He worked at the Lewisville YMCA in Flower Mound, Texas as a lifeguard. Hernandez was discovered ...

, American pop singer *

Marcos Mundstock Marcos Mundstock (May 25, 1942 – April 22, 2020) was an Argentine musician, writer, comedian, actor, broadcaster and copywriter. He had dual nationality of Argentina and Spain, having obtained the latter in 2012. Born in Santa Fe, Argentina ...

, Argentine classic musician *

Marcos Nadir Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...

, Famous songwriter, singer and a rapper *

Marcos Portugal Marcos António da Fonseca Portugal (24 March 1762 – 17 February 1830), known as Marcos Portugal, or Marco Portogallo, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian classical composer, who achieved great international fame for his operas. Biography Marco ...

, Portuguese classical composer *

Marcos Suzano Marcos Suzano (born 1963) is a Brazilian percussionist, famous for playing with many Brazilian and international musicians, such as Gilberto Gil, Nando Reis and Titãs. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Originally a rock fan, he experienced a carna ...

, Brazilian percussionist *

Marcos Valle Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portug ...

, Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer *

Markos Vamvakaris Márkos Vamvakáris ( el, Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης; 10 May 1905 – 8 February 1972), was a ''rebetiko'' musician. He is universally referred to by ''rebetiko'' writers and fans simply by his first name, Márkos. The great significance ...

, Greek songwriter and musician * Marcos Witt, American pastor and musician *

Marcos Tang Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' * Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portug ...

, Hong Kong teen violinist

Christianity

* St. Mark (Μαρκος) the Evangelist, writer of the Gospel of Mark and later first Bishop of Alexandria *

Mark of Lisbon :''Marcos da Silva leads here. For other people named Marcos da Silva, see Marcos da Silva (disambiguation)'' Mark of Lisbon (died 1622), properly Marcos da Silva, was a Portuguese Franciscan, historian, and the Bishop of Porto. While visiting t ...

(Marcos da Silva), Portuguese Franciscan friar and historian *

Marcos de Niza Marcos de Niza, OFM (or Marco da Nizza; 25 March 1558) was a Savoyard missionary and Franciscan friar from the County of Nice. He is credited with being the first European in what is now the State of Arizona in the United States. He is most kn ...

, Spanish Franciscan friar *

Marcos de Torres y Rueda Marcos de Torres y Rueda (April 25, 1591, Almazán, Spain – April 22, 1649, Mexico City) was bishop of Yucatan (1646–1649), interim viceroy of New Spain, and president of the Audiencia of New Spain. He served in office from May 13, 1648 t ...

, Spanish bishop of Yucatán and viceroy of New Spain *

Markus Barth Markus Barth (6 October 1915 – 1 July 1994) was a Swiss scholar of theology. He lived in Bern, Basel, Berlin, and Edinburgh and was the son of the seminal Protestant theologian Karl Barth. From 1940 to 1953 he was a Reformed Pastor in Bubendorf ...

(1915–1994), Swiss Theologian - son of Karl

Literature

Marcos Denevi Marco Denevi (May 12, 1922 – December 12, 1998) was an Argentine author of novels and short stories, as well as a lawyer and journalist. His work is characterized by its originality and depth, as well as a criticism of human incompetence. His ...

, Argentine writer and journalist *

Marcos Jiménez de la Espada Marcos Jiménez de la Espada (1831–1898) was a Spanish zoologist, herpetologist, explorer and writer, born in Cartagena, Spain, although he spent most of his life in Madrid, where he died. He is known for participating in the Pacific Scientif ...

, Spanish zoologist, explorer and writer *

Marcos Rey Edmundo Donato (1925-1999) was a popular Brazilian writer, whose pseudonym is Marcos Rey. He was born in São Paulo city, state of São Paulo, in 1925. His brother Mário Donato is also a writer. He started writing short stories when he was sixte ...

, Brazilian writer and playwright *

Markos Sklivaniotis Markos Sklivaniotis (Greek: Μάρκος Σκληβανιώτης) is a Greek writer and a poet. He was born in Patras, Greece, 1954. He studied chemical engineering in Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki and following that he was engaged in ...

, Greek writer and a poet *

Marcos Valério Marcos Valério Fernandes de Souza (born January 29, 1961) is a Brazilian businessman in the field of public relations. He is the owner of two communications firms: DNA and SMP&B. Because of his involvement in the Mensalão scandal, he was sente ...

, Brazilian publicist

Business

Marcos Prado Troyjo Marcos Troyjo is President of the New Development Bank (NDB). He was unanimously elected to lead the multilateral development bank for a five-year mandate (2020-2025) by the NDB's Board of Governors on May 27, 2020. Troyjo is a Brazilian politi ...

, Brazilian businessman

Other

Markos Mamalakis Markos Mamalakis ( Greek: Μάρκος Μαμαλάκης; born October 30, 1932) is a Greek economist specialising in development economics, particularly in Latin America. Born in Salonika, he graduated from the Experimental High School of the ...

, Greek economist *

Marcos Moshinsky Marcos Moshinsky Borodiansky (russian: Маркос Мошинский Бородянский; uk, Маркос Мошинскі; 1921–2009) was a Mexican physicist of Ukrainian- Jewish origin whose work in the field of elementary particles ...

, Mexican physicist *

Marcus Musurus Marcus Musurus ( el, Μάρκος Μουσοῦρος ''Markos Mousouros''; it, Marco Musuro; c. 1470 – 1517) was a Greek scholar and philosopher born in Candia, Venetian Crete (modern Heraklion, Crete). Life The son of a rich merchant, Musuru ...

, Greek scholar and philosopher *

Marcos Pontes Marcos Cesar Pontes (born 11 March 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, Agência Espacial Brasileira, AEB astronaut, politician and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he docked onto ...

, Brazilian astronaut *

Marcos Restrepo Marcos Restrepo (born 1961, Catarama, Ecuador) Restrepo is a Latin American painter who is a member of the artist group Artefactoría, founded by Xavier Patiño. Artefactoría was formed in 1982 by a group of painters from the School of Fine A ...

, Ecuatorian painter

Other uses

Marcos Alonso (disambiguation) Marcos Alonso may refer to any of the following Spanish footballers: * Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2012), also known as "Marquitos", defender * Marcos Alonso (footballer, born 1959) (1959–2023), his son, former winger and coach ...

Marcos Antunes Trigueiro Marcos Antunes Trigueiro, known as the ''Industrial Maniac'' and the '' Contagem Maniac ''(born in Brasília de Minas, Minas Gerais on May 29, 1978) is a former Brazilian driver accused of being a serial killer of women who operated in the Contage ...

(born 1978), former Brazilian driver