Marek

Marek is a Czech, Polish and Slovak given name, the equivalent of Mark in English.

Some people with the given name Marek:

  • Marek Belka, Polish economist and politician.
  • Marek Bílek, Czech discus thrower
  • Marek Borowski, Polish politician, the former leader of Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej and the former Speaker of the Sejm
  • Marek Edelman, Jewish-Polish political and social activist, cardiologist, and the longest living leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
  • Marek Gazdzicki, Polish nuclear physicist, the initiator and spokesperson of the NA61 Shine Experiment
  • Marek Grechuta, Polish musician and songwriter.
  • Marek Kaleta, Estonian javelin thrower
  • Marek Kolbowicz, Polish rower
  • Marek Krawczyk, Polish breaststroke swimmer
  • Stanke Dimitrov, known under the pseudonym "Marek", Bulgarian communist


Additionally, several renowned footballers bear the given name Marek:

  • Marek Čech, Slovak footballer
  • Marek Čech, Czech footballer
  • Marek Heinz, Czech football striker
  • Marek Hamšík (1987–), Slovak footballer
  • Marek Jankulovski, Czech football left-back of Macedonian origin
  • Marek Saganowski, Polish football player

Marek is also featured in the name of a football team:

  • PFC Marek Dupnitsa, a Bulgarian football team