Marcel (given name)

Marcel (French: [maʁsɛl], Catalan: [mərˈsɛɫ, maɾˈsɛɫ], Occitan: [marˈsɛl]) is an Ancient Roman roots origin male given name, means "Belonged to Mars", used predominantly in France, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium. Is a French, Occitan and Catalan form of Marcellus and may refer to:

The arts

• Marcel (singer) (Marcel Francois Chagnon) (b. 1975), American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name, Marcel
• Marcel Broodthaers (1924–1976), Belgian poet, artist and filmmaker
• Marcel Budală (1925–1989), Romanian accordionist
• Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), French-American artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements
• Marcel Dupré (1886–1971), French organist, pianist, composer and pedagogue.
• Marcel Dzama (b. 1974), Canadian artist known for small-scale ink and watercolor drawings
• Marcel Iureș (b. 1951), Romanian actor
• Marcel Janco (1895–1984), Israeli painter and architect
• Marcel Olinescu (1896-1992), Romanian engraver
• Marcel Pagnol (1895-1975), French novelist, playwright and filmmaker
• Marcel Khalife (b. 1950), Lebanese-French composer, singer and oud player.
• Marcel Marceau (1923–2007), French mime artist and actor
• Marcel Martí (b. 1925), Argentine-born sculptor of Catalan descent
• Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist, essayist, and critic
• Marcel Rodríguez-López (b. 1984), member of The Mars Volta and younger brother of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
• Marcel Romanescu (1897-1956), Romanian poet
• Marcel Vaid, (b. 1967) Swiss film composer

In sports

• Marcel Cerdan (1916–1949), French pied noir world boxing champion
• Marcel Coraș (b. 1959), Romanian footballer
• Marcell Dareus (b. 1990), NFL defensive tackle
• Marcel Desailly (b. 1968), French former footballer
• Marcel Dost (b. 1969), retired decathlete from the Netherlands
• Marcel Felder (b. 1984), Uruguayan tennis player
• Marcel Goc (b. 1983), German professional ice hockey player
• Marcel Hirscher (b. 1989), Austrian alpine skier
• Marcel Hossa (b. 1981), Slovak professional ice hockey player
• Marcell Jansen (b. 1985), German footballer
• Marcel Nguyen (b. 1987), Vietnamese-German gymnast
• Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian football player
• Marcel Schmelzer (b. 1988), German footballer
• Marcel Seip (b. 1982), Dutch footballer
• Marcel Wouda (b. 1972), former world champion Dutch swimmer
• Marcel Wyss (b. 1986), Swiss road cyclist

In other fields

• Marcel Alessandri (1895–1968), French Army general
• Marcel Berlins (b. 1941), Anglo-French lawyer, legal commentator, broadcaster, and columnist
• Marcel Bigeard (1916–2010), French Army general
• Marcel Bouyer (1920-2000), French politician
• Marcel Dinu (b. 1935), Romanian diplomat
• Marcel Carpentier (1895–1977), French Army general
• Marcel Grateau (c. 1852–1936), French hairdresser who pioneered the use of hair irons
• Marcel Pauker (1896-1938), Romanian communist militant
• Marcel Peyrouton (1887-1983), French diplomat and politician.
• Marcel Rayman (1923−1944), Polish Jew in the FTP-MOI group of French resistance fighters during World War II
• Marcel Renault (1871 or 1872–1903), French racing car driver and industrialist
• Marcel Vigneron (b. 1980), American chef and television personality
• Marcel Vonk, Dutch poker player, physicist

In fiction

• Marcel, a villain in the television series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Marcel, Ross Geller's pet monkey in the television series Friends
• Marcel, a fictional marketer in the music video of Best Song Ever (One Direction)

See also

• All pages beginning with "Marcel"