Marian (given name)

Marian is a given name, either derived from Marius (male) or Maria (female). In Slovak, and sometimes in Czech, the male name is accented Marián.

Male:

• Marian von Bardowick (died 782), German deacon and saint
• Marián Čalfa (born 1946), ethnic Slovak former Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
• Marian Cozma (1982–2009), Romanian handball player
• Marian Czura, Polish-German filmmaker
• Marian Foik (1933–2005), Polish sprinter
• Marián Gáborík (born 1982), Slovak professional ice hockey player
• Marian Gold (born 1954), German singer from the synth pop band Alphaville
• Marian Heitger (1927–2012), German educationalist
• Marián Hossa (born 1979), Slovak professional ice hockey player
• Marian Hristov (born 1973), Bulgarian footballer
• Marian Jaworski (born 1926), former Catholic archbishop
• Marián Kochanský (1955–2006), Slovak singer
• Marian Kudera (1923–1944), Polish resistance fighter against the Nazis
• Marián Labuda (born 1944), Slovak actor
• Marián Lapšanský (born 1947), Slovak pianist
• Marian Moszoro, (born 1974), Polish economist
• Marian Orzechowski, (born 1931), Polish economist and politician
• Marian Oprea (born 1982), Romanian triple jumper
• Marian Rejewski (1905–1980), Polish mathematician and cryptologist who solved the Nazi Enigma machine
• Marian Sârbu (born 1958), Romanian trade unionist and politician
• Marian Smoluchowski (1872–1917), Polish physicist
• Marian Spychalski (1906–1980), Polish military leader and politician
• Marian Tumler (1887–1987), Austrian theologian and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
• Marian Vanghelie (born 1968), Romanian politician
• Marián Varga (born 1947), Slovak musician

Female:

• Maid Marian, legendary companion of Robin Hood
• Marian Anderson (1897–1993), African-American contralto opera singer
• Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg (born 1965), Dutch scientist
• Marian Bell (economist) (born 1957), British economist
• Marian Bell (field hockey) (born 1958), former Australian field hockey player
• Marie Booth (1864–1937), third daughter of William and Catherine Booth, the founders of the Salvation Army; born Marian Billups Booth
• Marian Stamp Dawkins (born 1945), British biologist
• Marian Keyes (born 1963), Irish writer
• Marian Rivera (born 1984), Spanish born-Filipino actress and model
• Marian Shields Robinson (born 1937), mother of First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama