Marcin (Polish pronunciation: ) is a male

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. It is the Polish equivalent of the English name

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; the female version is Martyna. Notable people with the name Marcin include: Given name * Marcin Adamski (born 1975), Polish footballer * Marcin Awiżeń (born 1985), Polish Paralympian middle distance runner * Marcin Budkowski (born 1977), Polish

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Marcin Dorociński Marcin Grzegorz Dorociński (Polish: ; born 22 June 1973) is a Polish film, television and stage actor. He is known for playing roles in such films as '' Pitbull'' (2005), '' Reverse'' (2009), ''Rose'' (2011), '' Jack Strong'' (2014), ''Hurricane' ...

(born 1973), Polish actor *

Marcin Gortat Marcin Janusz Gortat (; born February 17, 1984) also known as "The Polish Hammer" is a Polish former professional basketball player, and current player development and assistant coach at the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Associat ...

(born 1984), Polish basketball player *

Marcin Held Marcin Held (born January 18, 1992) is a Polish mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He is currently ranked #5 in the Konfrontacj ...

(born 1992), Polish mixed martial artist * Marcin Jakubowski founded Open Source Ecology (OSE) in 2003 *

Marcin Kaczmarek (disambiguation) Marcin Kaczmarek may refer to: * Marcin Kaczmarek (swimmer) (born 1977), retired butterfly swimmer from Poland * Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer, born 1979) Marcin Kaczmarek (born 3 December 1979) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as ...

, several people ** Marcin Kaczmarek (footballer) (born 1979), Polish footballer **

Marcin Kaczmarek (swimmer) Marcin Kaczmarek (born 25 June 1977 in Pisz, Warmińsko-Mazurskie) is a retired butterfly swimmer from Poland, who competed for his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city of the state o ...

(born 1977), Polish butterfly swimmer *

Marcin Kalinowski Marcin Kalinowski ( 1605 – 1652) was a Polish magnate and nobleman (szlachcic), Kalinowa coat of arms, Field Crown Hetman. He was the son of Walenty Aleksander Kalinowski who fell at the Battle of Cecora (1620). He began his studies in Pola ...

(1605–1652), Polish nobleman * Marcin Kleczynski (born 1989), co-founder and CEO of Malwarebytes Inc. *

Marcin Kromer Marcin Kromer (Latin: ''Martinus Cromerus''; 11 November 1512 – 23 March 1589) was Prince-Bishop of Warmia (Ermland), a Polish cartographer, diplomat and historian in the Kingdom of Poland and later in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He w ...

(1512–1583), Polish historian and chronicler, royal secretary, bishop of Warmia *

Marcin Lewandowski Marcin Przemysław Lewandowski (Polish pronunciation: ; born 13 June 1987) is a Polish retired middle-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and silver in the same event at the 201 ...

(born 1987), Polish 800m runner *

Marcin Matkowski Marcin Matkowski (; born 15 January 1981) is a Polish former professional tennis player whose speciality is in doubles. He played college tennis at UCLA, where Jean-Julien Rojer Jean-Julien Rojer ( "John Julian" , ; born 25 August 1981) is a ...

(born 1981), Polish tennis player * Marcin Mazurek (born 1998), Polish film music composer * Marcin Mroziński (born 1981), Polish-English actor, singer and television presenter *

Marcin Nowak (disambiguation) Marcin Nowak is the name of: * Marcin Nowak (musician) (called "Novy"; born 1975), Polish death metal musician * Marcin Nowak (volleyball) (born 1975), Polish volleyballer * Marcin Nowak (sprinter) (born 1977), Polish sprinter * Marcin Nowak (f ...

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Marcin Patrzalek Marcin Patrzałek (; born October 6, 2000), known mononymously as Marcin, is a Polish percussive fingerstyle guitarist, composer, and producer. He is known for combining fingerstyle, percussive guitar techniques with modern electronic and orche ...

(born 2000), Polish guitarist who performs under the name Marcin *

Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt Marcin Odlanicki Poczobutt (; 30 October 1728 near Grodno, Grodno – 7 February 1810 in Daugavpils) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian Jesuit, astronomer and mathematician. He was professor of Vilnius University f ...

(1728–1810), Polish-Lithuanian Jesuit astronomer and mathematician *

Marcin Rożek Marcin Rożek (8 November 1885 – 19 May 1944) was a Polish sculptor and painter and co-founder and professor at the School of Decorative Arts in Poznań. Rożek is most closely associated with the region of Greater Poland and the city of Pozna� ...

(1885–1944), Polish sculptor and painter *

Marcin Święcicki Marcin Święcicki (born 17 April 1947) is a Polish politician and economist. He is a former deputy minister of economy, former minister for foreign economic relations as well as a former city mayor of Warsaw. Early life and education Święcic ...

(born 1947), Polish politician and economist *

Marcin Świetlicki Marcin Świetlicki (born 24 December 1961) is a Polish poet, writer, and musician. He lives and works in Kraków, Poland. Świetlicki was born in Piaski, near Lublin, Polish literature">Polish Literature at the Jagiellonian University in Krak� ...

(born 1961), Polish poet, writer, musician * Marcin Tobiszewski (born 1981), Polish Paragliding Champion *

Marcin of Urzędów Marcin of Urzędów (, ; ca. 1500–1573) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest, physician, pharmacist and botanist known especially for his ''Herbarz polski'' ("Polish Herbal"). Marcin, son of Szymon, was born in Urzędów, Lublin Voivodeshi ...

(1500–1573), Polish priest, physician, botanist *

Marcin Wicha Marcin Wicha (1972 – 24 January 2025) was a Polish graphic designer, children's author, and essayist. Background Wicha was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1972, to a family of Jewish origin. He was the son of Piotr Wicha (1946–2006), an architec ...

(1972–2025), Polish graphic designer, children's author, and essayist *

Marcin Wolski Marcin Wolski (born 22 July 1947 in Łódź) is a Polish writer, journalist and satirist. Member of the communist PZPR party from 1975 to 1981. As a journalist, he writes for '' Wprost'', '' Gazeta Polska''Waldemar Kumór, "Czy musiało do te ...

(born 1947), Polish writer and satirist *

Marcin of Wrocimowice Marcin of Wrocimowice (, ; died 1442) was a Polish knight and diplomat from the Półkozic clan. He served as Starosta (prefect) of Łowicz and as Standard-Bearer of the Territory of Kraków. In the latter capacity, he carried the banner of th ...

(died 1442), Polish knight and diplomat Surname *

Max Marcin Max Marcin (5 May 1879 – 30 March 1948) was a Polish-born American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and film director. He wrote for 47 films between 1916 and 1949. He also directed six films between 1931 and 1936. His stage work inclu ...

(1879–1949), Polish screenwriter and film director * Matúš Marcin (born 1994), Slovak professional footballer

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