Mars is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Mademoiselle Mars Mademoiselle Mars (pseudonym of Anne Françoise Hyppolyte Boutet Salvetat; 9 February 1779 – 20 March 1847), French actress, was born in Paris, the natural daughter of the actor-author named Monvel (Jacques Marie Boutet) (1745–1812) and Jean ...

, stage name of French actress Anne Salvetat (1779–1847) * Adam Mars (born 1981), American artist *

Alastair Mars Lieutenant Commander Alastair Campbell Gillespie Mars, DSO, DSC and Bar (1 January 1915 – 12 March 1985) was a Royal Navy World War II submarine commander. In 1952, he was court martialled and dismissed from the service under controversia ...

(1915–1985), British World War II submarine commander and author *

Alexandre Mars Alexandre Mars is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author. He is an ambassador and board member of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Biography Education Alexandre Mars attended the lycée Florent Schmitt, before continuing his universit ...

(born 1976), French businessman and philanthropist *

Betty Mars Betty Mars (born Yvette Baheux, 30 July 1944 – 20 February 1989) was a French singer and actress, best known for her participation in the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest. Early life Mars was the youngest of ten children and from an early age s ...

(1944–1989), French singer and actress *

Bruno Mars Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is known for his three-octave tenor vocal range, live performances, R ...

(born 1985), American singer-songwriter *

Chris Mars Chris Mars (born April 26, 1961) is an American painter and musician. He was the drummer for the seminal Minneapolis-based alternative rock band The Replacements (band), the Replacements from 1979 to 1990; he later joined the informal supergroup ...

, American musician and painter * Dwayne Mars (born 1989), Barbadian footballer * Ed Mars (1866–1941), American baseball player * Ethel V. Mars (1884–1945), American businesswoman and racehorse owner * Florence Mars (1923–2006), American civil rights activist and author * Forrest Mars, Sr. (1904–1999), American confectionery magnate * Forrest Mars, Jr. (1931–2016), American confectionery magnate, son of the above and grandson of the below * Franklin Clarence Mars (1883–1934), American confectionery magnate * Gerald Mars (born 1933), British social anthropologist * Hans-Joachim Mars (born 1926), German sports shooter * Jacqueline Mars (born 1939), American confectionery magnate *

James Mars James Mars (March 3, 1790 – May 27, 1880) was an American slave narrative author and political activist. Born into slavery in Canaan, Connecticut, he gained his freedom in 1811. In 1864, he published his memoir ''A Life of James Mars, a Slave ...

(1790–1880), American slave narrative author * James C. Mars (1876–1944), American aviation pioneer * John Mars, Canadian singer, songwriter, and percussionist *

John Franklyn Mars John Franklyn Mars (born October 15, 1935) is an American businessman and heir. He is the chairman of Mars, Inc. As of May 2025, '' Bloomberg Billionaires Index'' estimated his net worth at US$44.6 billion, ranking him the 33rd-richest person in ...

(born 1935), American confectionery magnate *

Johnny Mars Johnny Mars (born December 7, 1942) is an American electric blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. Over a long career, he has worked with Magic Sam, Earl Hooker, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Jesse Fuller, Spencer Davis, Ian Gillan, Do-Re-M ...

(born 1942), American harmonica player, singer, and songwriter *

Kenneth Mars Kenneth Mars (April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011) was an American actor. He appeared in two Mel Brooks films: as the deranged Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in '' The Producers'' (1967) and Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Friedrich Kemp in '' Youn ...

(1935–2011), American actor *

Kettly Mars Kettly Mars is a Haitian poet and novelist. She writes in French language, French, and her books have been translated into Kreyòl, English language, English, Italian language, Italian, Dutch language, Dutch, Danish language, Danish, and Japanese ...

(born 1958), Haitian poet and novelist *

Marijke Mars Marijke Elizabeth Mars (born 1965) is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. In March 2018 ''Forbes'' estimated her wealth to be $5.9 billion. She was ranked as the 30th-richest woman in the world, a position shared with her three si ...

(born 1965), American billionaire heiress and businesswoman *

Melissa Mars Melissa Mars is a French singer, songwriter, and actress who rose to prominence in the early 2000s for her performances on stage. Hailing from Marseille, France, Melissa Mars displayed an early interest in the performing arts. She embarked on ...

(born 1979), French singer and actress *

Mick Mars Robert Alan Deal (born May 4, 1951), known professionally as Mick Mars, is an American musician best known as the former lead guitarist and co-founder of the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, being the oldest of the four origin ...

, American lead guitarist for Mötley Crüe *

Roman Mars Roman Mars is an American radio producer. He is the host and producer of ''99% Invisible'', a KALW radio show and podcast, and a founder of the podcast collective Radiotopia, which he describes as efforts "to broaden the radio landscape ndmake ...

, American podcaster

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