Marcel (given name)
Encyclopedia
Marcel is a male given name, the French and Catalan form of Marcellus
and may refer to:
Marcellus
-In Christianity:* Marcellus of Ancyra , bishop* Pope Marcellus I, saint* Pope Marcellus II, Italian pope* Marcellus of Tangier , martyr* Pseudo-Marcellus, author of the Passio sanctorum Petri et Pauli...
and may refer to:
The arts
- Marcel (singer)Marcel (singer)Marcel Francois Chagnon is an American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name Marcel. Signed to Mercury Nashville Records in 2003, he released his debut album You, Me, and the Windshield that year and charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts with the single "Country...
(Marcel Francois Chagnon) (c. 1975), American country music singer and songwriter known by the singular name, Marcel - Marcel BroodthaersMarcel BroodthaersMarcel Broodthaers was a Belgian poet, filmmaker and artist with a highly literate and often witty approach to creating art works....
(1924–1976), Belgian poet, artist, and filmmaker - Marcel DuchampMarcel DuchampMarcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
(1887–1968), French-American artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements - Marcel Dupr%C3%A9 (1886-1971), French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue.
- Marcel DzamaMarcel DzamaMarcel Dzama is a contemporary artist who lives and works in New York. His work has been exhibited internationally, in particular his ink and watercolor drawings.-Range of practice:...
(b. 1974), Canadian artist known for small-scale ink and watercolor drawings - Marcel JancoMarcel JancoMarcel Janco was a Romanian and Israeli visual artist, architect, art theorist and cultural promoter, known as the co-inventor of Dadaism and a leading exponent of Constructivism in Eastern Europe. His first contribution came in the 1910s, when he joined up with poets Tristan Tzara and Ion Vinea...
(1895–1984), Israeli painter and architect - Marcel MarceauMarcel MarceauMarcel Marceau was an internationally acclaimed French actor and mime most famous for his persona as Bip the Clown.-Early years:...
(1923–2007), French mime artist and actor - Marcel MartíMarcel MartíMarcel Martí is an Argentine-born sculptor of Catalan descent. At the age of three, he returned with his parents to Spain, where the family became established in Barcelona. His father was imprisoned during the Spanish Civil War for activities related to his membership in Acció Catòlica. Martí...
(b. 1925), Argentine-born sculptor of Catalan descent - Marcel ProustMarcel ProustValentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust was a French novelist, critic, and essayist best known for his monumental À la recherche du temps perdu...
(1871–1922), French novelist, essayist, and critic - Marcel Rodriguez-LopezMarcel Rodriguez-LopezMarcellus Rodriguez-Lopez is a multi-instrumentalist musician and younger brother of Omar Rodríguez-López.- Biography :He has been noted as to playing the bongos, congas, Drums, cymbals, Maracas, keyboards and Shekere....
(c. 1984), member of The Mars Volta and younger brother of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
In sports
- Marcel CerdanMarcel CerdanMarcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French pied noir world boxing champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa...
(1916–1949), French pied noir world boxing champion - Marcel DesaillyMarcel DesaillyMarcel Desailly is a retired Ghanaian born French footballer and star of the France national football team squad, with whom he won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...
(b. 1968), former French footballer and star of the France national football team squad - Marcel DostMarcel DostHenk Marcel Dost is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he finished in 18th place in the men's decathlon competition, earning a total number of 8.111 points...
(b. 1969), retired decathlete from the Netherlands - Marcel GocMarcel GocMarcel Goc is a German professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(b. 1983), German professional ice hockey player - Marcel HossaMarcel HossaMarcel Hossa is a Slovak professional ice hockey player currently playing for Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League . His older brother Marián plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(b. 1981), Slovak professional ice hockey player - Marcell JansenMarcell JansenMarcell Jansen is a German footballer who plays as a left winger or left wingback for Hamburger SV and the German national team. He is well known for his accurate crossing and pace, despite his tall stature. Jansen has represented his country on 35 occasions so far, scoring three times showing up...
(b. 1985), German footballer - Marcel WoudaMarcel WoudaMarcel Reinier Wouda is a former Dutch swimmer, who became Holland's first world champion when he won the world title in the 200 m individual medley at the FINA 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia...
(b. 1972), former world champion Dutch swimmer
In other fields
- Marcel AlessandriMarcel AlessandriMarcel Alessandri was a French army officer who served in the World War I, World War II, and the First Indochina War. During World War II, he was stationed in French Indochina where he ultimately assumed supreme command of the French forces in China, in addition to assuming responsibility for the...
(1895–1968), French Army general - Marcel BerlinsMarcel BerlinsMarcel Berlins is a lawyer, legal commentator, broadcaster, and columnist. He writes for British newspapers The Guardian and The Times, presented BBC Radio 4's legal programme Law in Action for 15 years and is currently a Visiting Professor at City University London in the department.He was born...
(b. 1941), Anglo-French lawyer, legal commentator, broadcaster, and columnist - Marcel BigeardMarcel BigeardMarcel "Bruno" Bigeard was a French military officer who fought in World War II, Indochina and Algeria. He was one of the commanders in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and is thought by many to have been a dominating influence on French 'unconventional' warfare thinking from that time onwards...
(1916-2010), French Army general - Marcel Carpentier (1895–1977), French Army general
- Marcel Grateau (c. 1852-1936), French hairdresser who pioneered the use of hair ironHair ironA hair iron or hair tong is a tool used to change the structure of the hair using heat. There are three general kinds: curling irons, used to make the hair curly, straightening irons, commonly called straighteners or flat irons, used to straighten the hair, and crimping irons, used to create crimps...
s - Marcel RenaultMarcel RenaultMarcel Renault was a French racing car driver and industrialist, co-founder of the car maker Renault, and the brother of Louis and Fernand Renault....
(1871 or 1872–1903), French racing car driver and industrialist - Marcel VigneronMarcel VigneronMarcel Vigneron is an American chef best known as the runner-up of the second season of Top Chef, placing behind Ilan Hall...
(b. 1980), American chef and television personality - Marcel VonkMarcel VonkMarcel Vonk is a poker player and the first Dutch person to win a World Series of Poker bracelet in No Limit Hold'em . On July 5, 2010, he beat out 3843 opponents to capture the gold bracelet in event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, taking home $570,960 USD for the victory.In 2008, Rob Hollink...
, Dutch poker player, physicist
In fiction
- Marcel, a villain in the television series Yu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
- Marcel, Ross GellerRoss GellerRoss Eustace Geller, Ph.D. is a fictional character on the popular U.S. television series Friends, portrayed by David Schwimmer. The character is noted for his geeky, lovable demeanor.- Origin :...
's pet monkey in the television series FriendsFriendsFriends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television...