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'', the popularity of Marlon Brando led to general awareness of the name (his father was also named Marlon), though the origin of the name is not known. Speculation places the name's origin in France as a derivative of

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. The name may refer to:

Given name or nickname

Arts and entertainment

* Marlon Brando (1924–2004), American actor *

Marlon Jackson Marlon David Jackson (born March 12, 1957) is an American entertainer, singer and dancer best known as a member of the Jackson 5. He is the sixth child of the Jackson family. Marlon now runs Study Peace Foundation to promote peace and unity wo ...

(born 1957), American singer, a member of ''

The Jackson 5 The Jackson 5 (sometimes stylized as the Jackson 5ive, also known as the Jacksons) are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most ...

'' *

Marlon Klein Marlon Klein (born 13 December 1957 in Herford, Germany) is a musician and producer in the World Music and Fusion genres. He is a co-founder of the German group Dissidenten. Career Klein's musical career started with studies of classical percuss ...

(born 1957), German music producer *

Marlon Riggs Marlon Troy Riggs (February 3, 1957 – April 5, 1994) was a Black gay filmmaker, educator, poet, and activist. He produced, wrote, and directed several documentary films, including ''Ethnic Notions'', '' Tongues Untied'', ''Color Adjustment'', ...

(1957–1994), American filmmaker, educator, poet and gay rights activist *

Marley Marl Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects ...

(born 1962), American rapper *

Marlon Mullen Marlon Mullen (born 1963) is a painter who lives and works in Contra Costa County, California, maintaining a studio practice at NIAD Art Center. Life Born in 1963 in Richmond, California, Mullen is autistic and is primarily nonverbal. Artist ...

(born 1964), American painter *

Marlon James (novelist) Marlon James (born 24 November 1970) is a Jamaican writer. He is the author of five novels: '' John Crow's Devil'' (2005), '' The Book of Night Women'' (2009), '' A Brief History of Seven Killings'' (2014), which won him the 2015 Man Booker Pr ...

(born 1970), Jamaican writer, winner of the 2015

Man Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...

Marlon Jordan Marlon Jordan (born August 21, 1970) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader. Early life Born Marlon Jordan, one of six performers of a family of New Orleans musicians. He is the son of saxophonist Edward "Kidd" Jordan and cl ...

(born 1970), American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader * Marlon Fletcher (1971–2003), American rapper and hip hopper known by his stage name

Big DS Marlon G. Fletcher (July 29, 1971 – May 22, 2003), better known under his stage name Big DS, was an American hardcore rapper and record producer from Queens, New York. He was co-founder of the hardcore rap group Onyx. As a part of Onyx Big ...

Marlon Wayans Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Wayans began his career portraying a pedestrian in ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' (1988). He went on to regularly collaborate with his brother Shawn W ...

(born 1972), American actor and writer *

Marlon Abela Marlon Abela (born 1975) is a Lebanese-British restaurateur, businessman and columnist. He is the founder and chairman of the Marlon Abela Restaurant Corporation (MARC), a privately owned international hospitality company based in Mayfair, London ...

(born 1975), Lebanese restaurateur *

Marlon Forrester Marlon Forrester (born 1976, Georgetown, Guyana, South America) is a painter, artist, and educator raised in Boston, MA. He is a graduate of School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, B.A. 2008 and Yale School of Art The Yale School of Art is th ...

(born 1976), Guyanese painter * Marlon Fernández (born 1977), Cuban salsa singer, winner of the third season of ''

Objetivo Fama ''Objetivo Fama'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''OF'', Spanish for ''Target: Fame'') is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that aired for over six years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United Stat ...

'' * Marlon Kittel (born 1983), German actor * Marlon Davis (comedian) (born 1983), British stand-up comedian *

Marlon Roudette Marlon Roudette is a British singer, songwriter and producer. He is the former front man for the duo Mattafix, who had their first number 1, " Big City Life", in 2006. After the group split, Roudette embarked on a solo career with two number o ...

(born 1983), British Vincentian singer, songwriter and rapper *

Marlon Knauer Marlon Knauer (born August 19, 1987 in East Berlin) is a German singer, identified on album covers, concert advertisements, and other media only by his first name. At the age of 14, he was "discovered" by Rolf Brendel, formerly the drummer for ...

(born 1987), German singer, known professional as Marlon *

Marlon Blue Marlon Blue Babic (born 19 May 1988) is an Austrian-English raised actor and model. He has appeared in films such as ''Lion'', '' The Royals'', ''Episodes'', '' Fury'' and '' Goitaca''. Early life Marlon Blue was born in Vienna, Austria. Care ...

(born 1988), Austrian actor *

Marlon Chaplin Marlon Chaplin is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto, Ontario. He is known for playing with ''Broken Bricks'', '' Freeman Dre and the Kitchen Party'', '' Suitcase Sam'' and ''Ada Dahli''. He currently records and ...

(born 1989), Canadian musician *

Marlon Motlop Marlon Motlop is an Indigenous Australian former Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL. His final season was with Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL ...

(born 1990), musician, aka MARLON (former AFL footballer) *

Marlon Williams (musician) Marlon Williams (born 31 December 1990) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor based in Melbourne, Australia. Primarily known as a solo artist, he works and tours with his backing band The Yarra Benders and first came to attent ...

(born 1990), New Zealand musician *

Marlon Teixeira Marlon Luiz Teixeira (born September 16, 1991) is a Brazilian fashion model. Career He started his career when his grandmother introduced him to Anderson Baumgartner, owner of Way Model Management and friend of the family. He has walked for nu ...

(born 1991), Brazilian model *

Marlon Craft Marlon Craft is an American rapper and songwriter from Manhattan, New York. He released his debut studio album, ''Funhouse Mirror'', in June 2019. He had also previously released numerous EPs and mixtapes. Early life and education Marlon Craft ...

(born 1993), American rapper *

Marlon Asher Marlon Asher is a Trinidadian reggae singer from Enterprise, Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago. His first hit was "Ganja Farmer." He later went on to release more reggae songs, one being "Fit and Strong." Marlon Asher grew up in Enterprise Street ...

(), Trinidadian reggae singer *

Marlon Saunders Marlon Derrick Saunders is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. A "Professor of Voice" at Berklee College of Music, he is perhaps best known for his work on the video games ''Sonic Adventure'' (1998) and ''Sonic Adventure 2'' (2 ...

, American 21st century singer, songwriter and record producer *

Marlon Ramos Marlon Sandino de Ramos Rodrigues, known professionally as Marlon Ramos is a Brazilian internet personality, music video producer and record producer. Biography Marlon Ramos was born in Apiai and raised in Guapiara. Later moved to Curitiba, ...

, Brazilian music producer * Marlon Williams (guitarist), American hip-hop guitarist *

Marlon Daniel American conductor Marlon Daniel is one of the foremost exponents of music by composers of African and African American descent in the world. He has been described as "one of the youngest and most prominent pianist/conductors in New York today" (' ...

, American conductor * Marlon Mave ( born 1987), Gabonese Actor

Politics

* Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana (born 1966), Honduran politician * Marlon Tábora Muñoz (born 1969), Honduran politician * Marlon Reis (born 1981), American animal rights activist * Marlon Kimpson, American politician elected to the South Carolina Senate in 2013 *

Marlon Pascua Marlon Pascua Cerrato served as the Defense Minister of Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salva ...

, Honduran defense minister

Sports

Association football

* Marlon Brandão (born 1963), Brazilian retired footballer *

Marlon Maro Marlon Maro (born June 21, 1965) is a Filipino football coach and former international football player. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national football team in 2021. Club career Maro played as a player for Philippine Navy. ...

(born 1965), Filipino footballer * Marlon Menjívar (born 1965), Salvadoran footballer *

Marlon Beresford Marlon Beresford (born 2 September 1969) is an English former association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He formerly also worked as an accountancy tutor and sports commentator after retiring f ...

(born 1969), English former football goalkeeper * Marlon Ayoví (born 1971), Ecuadorian retired footballer * Marlon Piñero (born 1972), Filipino footballer *

Marlon Escalante Marlon Escalante (born February 19, 1974) is a Venezuelan football referee. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2009. See also *Football in Venezuela Football is a widely practiced and popular sport in Venezuela, although the spo ...

(born 1974), Venezuelan football referee * Marlon James (footballer) (born 1976), Vincentian retired footballer *

Marlon de Souza Lopes Marlon de Souza Lopes (born September 5, 1976) is a Brazilian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of ...

(born 1976), Brazilian footballer *

Marlon LeBlanc Marlon LeBlanc (born October 6, 1976) is an American soccer coach who is currently head coach of Philadelphia Union II. Career Raised in East Windsor, New Jersey, LeBlanc played prep soccer at Hightstown High School before playing for the Penn ...

(born 1976), American soccer coach *

Marlon Broomes Marlon Charles Broomes (born 28 November 1977) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back from 1994 to 2012. He also played as a sweeper (leading to his nickname of "Broomes, the sweeper"), although he could pla ...

(born 1977), English former footballer *

Marlon Felter Marlon Felter (born 21 July 1978) is a Surinamese former footballer who played as a defender. Career Felter played club football for Inter Moengotapoe, FCS Nacional, and WBC. He earned 44 caps for Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre ...

(born 1978), Surinamese footballer *

Marlon Harewood Marlon Anderson Harewood (born 25 August 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before ...

(born 1979), English footballer *

Marlon Rojas Marlon Rojas (born November 11, 1979, in Arima) is a Trinidadian footballer who currently is a player/coach at Bermudian side Somerset Eagles. Career College Rojas came to the United States to play college soccer, first with St. John's Unive ...

(born 1979), Trinidadian football player and coach * Marlon King (born 1980), English footballer *

Marlon Patterson Marlon Anthony Patterson (born 24 June 1983) is an English association football, footballer who plays for Southern Counties East side Beckenham Town F.C., Beckenham Town. He plays primarily as a left-back Career Born in London, Patterson playe ...

(born 1983), English footballer * Marlon Campbell (born 1983), Montserratian footballer *

Marlon Rogerio Schwantes Marlon Rogério Schwantes (born 27 March 1984) is a Brazilian football defender currently playing for NK Konavljanin in Treća HNL Jug. After starting his career in his home country, playing for a number of local clubs, including SER Panambi ...

(born 1984), Brazilian footballer *

Marlon Piedrahita Marlon Javier Piedrahita Londoño (born 13 June 1985) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Once Caldas. He can also play as a defensive midfielder. He was a member of Colombia U-20 in 2002 and 2003. Honours C ...

(born 1985), Colombian footballer *

Marlon Farias Castelo Branco Marlon Farias Castelo Branco (born 14 September 1985 in Belém), or simply Marlon, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer. He currently plays for Tuna Luso Brasileira, Tuna Luso. Honours ;Remo *Campeonato Paraense: 2008, 2022 Campeona ...

(born 1985), Brazilian footballer known as Marlon * Marlon Antonio Fernández (born 1986), Venezuelan footballer *

Marlon Barrios Marlon Barrios (born 12 December 1986) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays in Nicaraguan club Walter Ferreri. Honours Individual * Primera División top goalscorer: 2014 Apertura References {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrios, Marlon 1986 bir ...

(born 1986), Colombian footballer * Marlon Ventura Rodrigues (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Marlon (footballer, born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Marlon Araújo Marlon Oliveira Araújo (born 28 December 1987) is a Brazilian futsal player who plays as a defender for ElPozo Murcia ElPozo Murcia Fútbol Sala is a futsal club based in Murcia, city in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia. The cl ...

(born 1987), Brazilian

futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is t ...

player *

Marlon Pereira Freire Marlon Pereira Freire (born 26 March 1987) is an Aruban former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back. Born in the Netherlands, Pereira represented the Aruba national foot ...

(born 1987), Aruban footballer *

Marlon Trejo Marlon Hermenson Trejo García (born December 31, 1988 in Usulután, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Honours Player Club ;C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo * Primera División ** Champion: Clausura 2013 ...

(born 1988), Salvadoran footballer *

Marlon da Silva Marlon da Silva de Moura (born 5 February 1990, in Belford Roxo) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays as a forward. Career Club career On 22 April 2020 it was confirmed, that Marlon would join Águila in El Salvador El Sal ...

(born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Marlon Bastardo (born 1990), Venezuelan footballer *

Marlon Jackson (footballer) Marlon Michael Jackson (born 6 December 1990) is an English professional footballer. Career Born in Bristol, Jackson joined League Two club Hereford United on an initial one-month loan on 21 August 2009, alongside his clubmate and fellow youn ...

(born 1990), English footballer * Marlon Krause (born 1990), German footballer *

Marlon (footballer, born 1990) Marlon Adriano Prezotti (born 26 February 1990), simply known as Marlon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Novorizontino. Club career Born in Curitiba, Paraná, Marlon left his hometown at the age of 16 an ...

, Brazilian footballer * Marlon Ganchozo (born 1991), Ecuadorian footballer *

Marlon de Jesús Marlon Jonathan de Jesús Pavón (born 4 September 1991) is an Ecuadorian football striker currently playing for club Unión Comercio. Club career El Nacional 2009–2010 De Jesús came out of the youth divisions of Nacional. Interest rose fro ...

(born 1991), Ecuadorian footballer *

Marlon Pack Marlon Pack (born 25 March 1991) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth. He formerly played for Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City and C ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Marlon López Marlon Andrés López Moreno (born 2 November 1992) is a Nicaraguan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga Primera club Real Estelí Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republi ...

(born 1992), Nicaraguan footballer *

Marlon Duran Marlon Bryan Duran Lopez (born January 25, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Dallas City FC. Career Duran made his professional debut for Aguila on September 25, 2012, coming on as a sub in the 60th minute in a 3-0 loss ...

(born 1992), American soccer player *

Marlon Bruno Mariano de Souza Marlon Bruno Mariano de Souza (born May 5, 1993 in Rio de Janeiro), known as just Marlon, is a Brazilian football left-back who currently plays for ABC Futebol Clube ABC Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as ABC, is a Brazilian professi ...

(born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Marlón Cornejo (born 1993), Salvadoran footballer * Marlon Sequen (born 1993), Guatemalan footballer *

Marlon Ramírez Marlon Ramirez (born 17 April 1994) is a Honduran footballer. Besides Honduras, he has played in Egypt and the United States. Career Ramirez started his senior career with C.D.S. Vida. In 2013, he signed for Whitecaps 2 in the American USL ...

(born 1993), Honduran footballer *

Marlinho Marlon Matheus da Silva (born 24 March 1994), known as Marlinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Club On 17 August 2015, Marlinho moved to Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK on loan for the remai ...

(born 1994), Brazilian footballer *

Marlon Ritter Marlon Ritter (born 15 October 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for side 1. FC Kaiserslautern. References External links * * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Essen Men's association f ...

(born 1994), German footballer *

Marlon Sierra Marlon Ricardo Sierra Zamora (born 21 September 1994) is a Colombian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, America ...

(born 1994), Colombian footballer * Marlon Hairston (born 1994), American professional soccer player *

Marlon (footballer, born April 1995) Marlon dos Santos Prazeres (born 29 April 1995), known as Marlon or Marlon Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward or a left winger for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Israeli Premier League. Career Early career Marlon joined Nov ...

, Brazilian footballer * Marlon (footballer, born September 1995), Brazilian footballer *

Marlon Costa Marlon Rezende Emídio Costa (born 20 January 1995) is a Guinea-Bissau, Bissau-Guinean Association football, footballer playing in Portugal's Liga 3 (Portugal), Liga 3 who plays for Oriental Dragon FC as a Midfielder (association football), midfi ...

(born 1995), Portuguese footballer *

Marlon Freitas Marlon Rodrigues de Freitas (born 27 March 1995), known as Marlon Freitas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Botafogo. Club career Fluminense Marlon was born in Magé, Rio de Janeiro, and joined Fluminense's ...

(born 1995), Brazilian footballer * Marlon Frey (born 1996), German footballer * Marlon Rangel (born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Marlon Xavier Marlon Rodrigues Xavier (born 20 May 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruzeiro. Professional career Marlon made his professional debut for Criciúma in a 1-0 Campeon ...

(born 1997), Brazilian footballer *

Marlon Evans Marlon Uchiyama Evans (born 3 August 1997) is a Guamanian international footballer. He previously played for Wings F.C. in the Guam Men's Soccer League, Detroit City FC, and captained the North Greenville Crusaders. Career Beginning in 2013, ...

(born 1997), Guamanian footballer *

Marlon Versteeg Marlon Versteeg (born 29 July 1997) is a Dutch footballer who plays for De Treffers. Club career He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for De Graafschap on 5 August 2016 in a game against FC Eindhoven. After loans to FC Lienden a ...

(born 1997), Dutch footballer * Marlon Vargas (born 2001), American soccer player

Other sports

Marlon Redmond Marlon Bernard Redmond (born April 15, 1955 in San Francisco, California) is a retired professional basketball shooting guard who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers (1978–79) a ...

(born 1955), American former National Basketball Association player *

Marlon Williams (athlete) Marlon Williams (born September 9, 1956) is a long-distance runner who represents the United States Virgin Islands. He competed in the marathon at the 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full indepe ...

(born 1956), US Virgin Islands long-distance runner *

Marlon Starling Marlon Starling (born August 29, 1959) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1979 to 1990. He held the WBA welterweight title from 1987 to 1988 and the WBC welterweight title from 1989 to 1990. Professional boxing career ...

(born 1959), American retired world champion professional boxer *

Marlon Singh Marlon Singh (born 11 June 1963) is a sailor from United States Virgin Islands, who represented his country at the Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Soling, 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States as crew member in the Soling. W ...

(born 1963), US Virgin Islands sailor * Marlon Fluonia (born 1964), Dutch baseball player *

Marlon Vonhagt Dudley Marlon Von Hagt (born 31 March 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played one One Day International in 1985. He currently lives in Victoria, Australia. International career Von Hagt was part of the Sri Lanka squad that toured Engl ...

(born 1965), Sri Lankan former cricketer * Marlon Mallawarachchi (born 1966), Sri Lankan former cricketer *

Marlon Maxey Marlon Lee Maxey (born February 19, 1969) is a former American professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 6'8 " (2.05 m) tall, and a weight of 250 lbs. (113 kg), Maxey, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, ...

(born 1969), American former National Basketball Association player * Marlon Forbes (born 1971), American former National Football League player *

Marlon St. Julien Marlon St. Julien (born February 13, 1972, in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American equestrian professional in Thoroughbred horse racing. In 2000, he became the first African-American jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 79 years, when he rode ...

(born 1972), American equestrian *

Marlon Kerner Marlon Lavalle Kerner (born March 18, 1973) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football College footba ...

(born 1973), American former National Football League player * Marlon Anderson (born 1974), American former Major League Baseball player * Márlon Paniagua (born 1974), Guatemalan cyclist * Marlon Ramsey (born 1974), American sprinter *

Marlon Manalo Marlon Manalo (born November 27, 1975, in Mandaluyong, Philippines) is a former Filipino professional pool player from Mandaluyong, Philippines. He became the League of Barangays of the Philippines Press Relation Officer and ABC president. Caree ...

(born 1975), Filipino former pool player *

Marlon Black Marlon Ian Black (born 7 June 1975, Trinidad and Tobago) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests and five ODIs, debuting in 2000. He played his last international in 2002 due largely to an incident where he was attacked and bad ...

(born 1975), West Indian former cricketer *

Marlon Garnett Marlon Errol Garnett (born July 3, 1975) is an American-Belizean coach and former professional basketball player, currently an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA. Career Nicknamed "Money G", Garnett played collegiately for the ...

(born 1975), Belizean basketball player *

Marlon Grings Marlon Almiro Grings (born July 16, 1976) is a Brazilian whitewater slalom, slalom canoer who competed in the early-to-mid 1990s. He finished 30th in the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1, K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympi ...

(born 1975), Brazilian slalom canoer *

Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, (born 1 June 1976) is an English former sprinter who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres. A prodigious relay runner with particular strength as a 'bend' runner, Devonish ran the third leg for the Great Britain qu ...

(born 1976), English former sprinter *

Marlon Barnes Marlon Barnes (born March 13, 1976, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former American football running back for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He attended the University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universiti ...

(born 1976), American former National Football League player * Marlon Pérez Arango (born 1976), Colombian cyclist *

Marlon Byrd Marlon Jerrard Byrd (born August 30, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New Y ...

(born 1977), American former Major League Baseball player *

Marlon McCree Marlon Tarron McCree (born March 17, 1977) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kentucky. McCree also played for the Houston Texans, Caroli ...

(born 1977), American former National Football League player *

Marlon Muraguti Yared Marlon Muraguti Yared (born 27 July 1977) is a Brazilian male volleyball player. He was part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Italy. He played for RJX. Sporting achievements In ...

(born 1977), Brazilian volleyball player *

Marlon Jansen Marlon Jansen (born 16 May 1980) is a South African cricket umpire. He has stood in matches in the 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup and the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge The 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge was a List A cric ...

(born 1980), South African cricket umpire *

Marlon Brutus Marlon Chenjeria Brutus (born 10 October 1980) is a Sint Maartener cricketer. A right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman and left-arm Seam bowling, fast-medium bowler, Brutus was selected in Sint Maarten national cricket team, Sint Maarten's squa ...

(born 1980), Sint Maartener cricketer * Marlon Parmer (born 1980), American basketball player *

Marlon Samuels Marlon Nathaniel Samuels (born 5 February 1981) is a former Jamaican cricketer who played internationally for the West Indies in all three formats, and a former ODI captain. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and an off-spinner. He was a ...

(born 1981), Jamaican cricketer *

Marlon Reid Marlon Reid (born 17 April 1982) is a British professional boxer who was born in Swindon and currently lives in Bath. After reaching the ABA final against George Groves as an amateur Reid boxed for England and made his debut as a professiona ...

(born 1982), English boxer *

Marlon Acácio Marlon Acácio, previously known as Marlon August, (born July 9, 1982) is a judoka. Competing for South Africa in the 73 kg division he won a bronze medal at the 2008 African Championships and reached quarterfinals at the 2008 Olympics. At ...

(born 1982), Mozambican judoka * Marlon Medina (born 1985), Nicaraguan footballer *

Marlon Favorite Marlon Dominique Favorite (born June 22, 1986) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU). Favorit ...

(born 1986), American former National Football League player * Marlon Bryan (born 1986), Caymanese cricketer * Marlon Davis (born 1986), American former National Football League player *

Marlon Lucky Marlon Lucky (born February 28, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Nebraska. Early years Lucky lived in Dallas, Texas t ...

(born 1986), American former National Football League player * Marlon Lewis (born 1987), South African rugby union player *

Marlon Moore Marlon Moore (born September 3, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. Moore was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2010. Moore has also played for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at F ...

(born 1987), American National Football League player *

Marlon Moraes Marlon Luiz Moraes (born April 26, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Featherweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He previously competed in the bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champi ...

(born 1988), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Marlon Richards Marlon Kevin Alexander Richards (born 10 January 1989) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. Richards was ...

(born 1989), Trinidadian cricketer *

Marlon González Marlon Alberto González (born July 17, 1989) is a Colombian footballer who most recently played for Deportes Palmira in Colombia. He can play as Striker and was a runner-up of the Copa Mustang in 2006 with Deportivo Cali. He also played for C ...

(born 1989), Colombian footballer * Marlon Smith (born 1989), American National Football League player *

(born 1990), former Australian rules footballer, now musician *

Marlon Stöckinger Marlon Alexander Stöckinger (born April 4, 1991) is a Filipino former racing driver, who raced for Status Grand Prix in the 2012 GP3 Series. He is the first Filipino to win a formula race in Europe. Stöckinger was the 2006 Asian Karting Cham ...

(born 1991), Filipino race car driver *

Marlon Brown Marlon D. Brown (born April 22, 1991) is a former American football wide receiver. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Georgia. Early career He attended Harding Academy of Memp ...

(born 1991), American National Football League player * Marlon Tapales (born 1992), Filipino boxer * Marlon Tuipulotu (born 1999), American football player *

Marlon Vera (fighter) Marlon Andres Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992) is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Vera first appeared on '' The Ultimate Fight ...

(born 1992), Ecuadorian mixed martial artist *

Marlon Humphrey Marlon N. Humphrey (born July 8, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He attended Hoover High School, where he was named to the USA Today All-USA high school football team in ...

(born 1996), American National Football League player *

Marlon Gaillard Marlon Gaillard (born 9 May 1996 in Chinon) is a French former cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2020 to 2021 for UCI ProTeam . Major results ;2016 : 8th Overall Tour de Gironde ;2018 : 4th Overall Ronde de l'Isard The Ronde de l' ...

(born 1996), French cyclist *

Marlon Mack Marlon Devon Mack (born March 7, 1996) is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth rou ...

(born 1996), American National Football League player * Marlon Davidson (born 1998), American football player

Other

Marlon Green Marlon Dewitt Green (June 6, 1929 – July 6, 2009) was an African-American pilot whose landmark United States Supreme Court decision in 1963 helped dismantle racial discrimination in the American passenger airline industry. The decision led ...

(1929–2009), American commercial pilot, first African-American pilot for a major airline *

Marlon Blackwell Marlon Blackwell (born November 7, 1956) is an American architect and university professor in Arkansas. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He is founder and principal at Marlon Blackwell Architects, a design firm establishe ...

(born 1956), American architect and professor * Marlon Jones (born 1970–1980), Jamaican criminal *

Marlon Dumas Marlon Gerardo Dumas Menjivar (born 22 August 1975) is a Honduran computer scientist, and Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Tartu in Estonia, known for his contributions in the field of Business Process Management. Born in ...

(born 1975), Honduran computer scientist *

Marlon Legere Marlon Legere (born October 10, 1975), a Trinidadian-American from New York, is the convicted murderer of NYPD detectives Robert Parker and Patrick Rafferty. The murder On September 10, 2004, Marlon Legere's mother Melva placed a call to the 67t ...

(born 1975), American cop killer *

Marlon Parker Marlon Parker is the founder oReconstructed Living Labs (RLabs)- a South African social entrepreneur who uses information communications technology (ICT) to empower communities, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and named by the Mail and ...

, South African entrepreneur *

Marlon Bailey Marlon M. Bailey is a professor of African American Studies and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and an affiliate professor of theater and drama at Washington University in St. Louis. He previously taught at Arizona State University Ari ...

, American professor

Fictional characters

Marlon Dingle Marlon Dingle is a fictional character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Mark Charnock. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 October 1996. Storylines Marlon comes to Emmerdale to stay wit ...

, on the British soap opera ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffa ...

'' *Marlon, aka Louis Coltrane, in the movie ''

The Truman Show ''The Truman Show'' is a 1998 American psychological satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol. The film stars Jim Carrey as Trum ...

Pets

Marlon Bundo Marlon Bundo (2012/2013 – January 15, 2022), also known as Bunny of the United States (BOTUS), was a rabbit belonging to the family of Mike Pence, the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Bundo was initially adopted fo ...

, a rabbit belonging to the family of Vice President of the United States

Mike Pence Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, ...

Television and film

* ''Marlon'' (TV series), American television series from 2017–18

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