Martyn is a
given name which may refer to:
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Martyn (musician) (born 1975), Dutch DJ
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Martyn Bennett
Martyn Bennett (17 February 1971 – 30 January 2005) was a Canadian-Scottish musician who was influential in the evolution of modern Celtic fusion, a blending of traditional Celtic and modern music. He was a piper, violinist, composer and pro ...
(1971 – 2005), Scottish musician
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Martyn Brabbins
Martyn Charles Brabbins (born 13 August 1959) is a British conductor. The fourth of five children in his family, he learned to play the euphonium, and then the trombone during his youth at Towcester Studio Brass Band. He later studied compositio ...
(born 1959), British conductor
*Martyn Buchwald (1942 – 2018), birth name of American singer-songwriter
Marty Balin
Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as the founder/leader and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and ...
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Martyn P. Casey (born 1960), English-born Australian bass guitarist
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Martyn Finlay
Allan "Martyn" Finlay (1 January 1912 – 20 January 1999) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Labour Party. He was an MP in two separate spells and a member of two different governments, including being a minister in the latter wh ...
(1912 – 1999), New Zealand politician
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Martyn Gough (chaplain)
Martyn John Gough (born 21 April 1966), a British Anglican priest, is National Chaplain to the Royal British Legion. He is a retired military chaplain who was Chaplain of the Fleet and Archdeacon for the Royal Navy from 2018 to 2021.
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(born 1966), British military chaplain
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Martyn Green
William Martin Green (22 April 1899 – 8 February 1975), known by his stage name, Martyn Green, was an English actor and singer. He is remembered for his performances and recordings as principal comedian of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, in t ...
(1899 – 1975), English actor and singer
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Martyn Jacques (born 1959), English musician, front man of
The Tiger Lillies
The Tiger Lillies are a cult British musical trio formed in 1989 by singer-songwriter Martyn Jacques. Described as the forefathers of Brechtian Punk Cabaret, the Tiger Lillies are well known for their unique sound and style which merges "th ...
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Martyn Joseph (born 1960), Welsh singer-songwriter
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Martyn Lewis
Sir Martyn John Dudley Lewis (born 7 April 1945) is a Welsh television news presenter and journalist. He was a presenter for BBC News television programmes between 1986 and 1999 and was known for his involvement in the coverage of the death of ...
(born 1945), Welsh TV presenter and journalist
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Martyn Lewis (badminton) (born 1982), Welsh badminton player
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Martyn Margetson (born 1971), Welsh professional footballer
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Martyn Moxon (born 1960), English cricketer
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Martyn Poliakoff
Sir Martyn Poliakoff (born 16 December 1947) is a British chemist, working on gaining insights into fundamental chemistry, and on developing environmentally acceptable processes and materials. The core themes of his work are supercritical fluid ...
(born 1947), British chemist
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Martyn Quick, British mathematician and professor of mathematics
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Martyn Rooney
Martyn Joseph Rooney (born 3 April 1987) is an English sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 4×400 metres relay. A mainstay on the anchor leg of the ...
(born 1987), English sprinter
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Martyn Smith (disambiguation), various people
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Martyn Waghorn
Martyn Thomas Waghorn (born 23 January 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on loan from Coventry City. He is a former England under-21 international.
Waghorn had be ...
(born 1990), English footballer
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Martyn Ware
Martyn Ware (born 19 May 1956) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer, and music programmer. As a founding member of both the Human League and Heaven 17, Ware was partly responsible for hit songs such as " Being Boiled" and ...
(born 1956), British musician and music producer
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Martyn Williams
Martyn Elwyn Williams, (born 1 September 1975) is a former Wales and British & Irish Lions international rugby union player. A flanker, he was Wales' most-capped forward with 100 caps until surpassed by Gethin Jenkins on 30 November 2013. H ...
(born 1975), Welsh international rugby union player
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Martyn Woolford
Martyn Paul Woolford (born 13 October 1985) is an English former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Frickley Athletic. He has played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, Bristol City, Millwall, Sheffield ...
(born 1985), English footballer
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Martyn (surname)
Martyn, variant of Martin, is a surname of Gaelic origin. In Scotland, Martyn is a sept of Clan Cameron in the West Highlands. In Ireland, it is one of the Tribes of Galway.
Family history
The Martyn family were one of a group of fourteen ...
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Martin (disambiguation) Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
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Martijn (given name) Martijn, occasionally written as Martyn, Martain or Martein () is Dutch given name. It is a cognate of Martin, and ultimately derived from the Roman Martinus.In Iceland the name is written as Marteinn. The feminine form is Martina.
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, a Dutch name sometimes written as Martyn
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