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Marcel (given name)

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Marcel ([maʁsɛl], [mərˈsɛɫ, maɾˈsɛɫ], [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:

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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 Trillat (born 1940), French journalist and documentary filmmaker
  • 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)

    • References

    Marcel (given name) Wikipedia
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