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Mark Tobey

Mark Tobey (1890–1976) was an American abstract painter known for "white writing," a technique of dense calligraphic lines developed from his study of East Asian calligraphy.

Mark Todd (equestrian)

Sir Mark James Todd is a New Zealand equestrian who won consecutive Olympic eventing gold medals in 1984 and 1988 and six Olympic medals in total.

Mark Todd Peters

Mark Todd Peters is an American engineer who became the 10th president and CEO of MITRE Corporation in September 2024, after leading Idaho National Laboratory from 2015 to 2020.

Mark Tonelli

Mark Tonelli (born 1957, Ipswich, Queensland), Australian swimmer, dual Olympian (Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980), gold medallist in the 4x100m medley relay at Moscow 1980, later sports administrator and Sky News swimming commentator.

Mark Tremonti

Mark Tremonti, American rock guitarist and songwriter (born 1974, Detroit): founding member of Creed, guitarist of Alter Bridge, and leader of solo band Tremonti; Grammy-winning co-writer of "With Arms Wide Open," PRS signature artist known for alternate tunings.

Mark Tuan

Mark Tuan, born Mark Yien Tuan (段宜恩) in 1993, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and model, and a member of the South Korean boy band GOT7.

Mark Tuitert

Mark Tuitert (Mark Jan Hendrik Tuitert), born 1980 in Holten, is a retired Dutch speed skater who won the 2010 Olympic 1,500 meters in Vancouver.

Mark Turgeon

Mark Turgeon, American college basketball coach (476-275, .634) and former Kansas point guard; head coach at Jacksonville State, Wichita State, Texas A&M, Maryland (2011-21), and now Kansas City (UMKC) since 2026.

Mark Turnbull

Mark David Turnbull (born 1973, Hobart) is an Australian sailor, crew to Tom King, who won 470 class gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics; Australia's first 470 World Champion and 2000-01 Male Sailor of the Year.

Mark Twain

Mark Twain, pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), American humorist and novelist born in Florida, Missouri; author of Tom Sawyer (1876) and Huckleberry Finn (1884), licensed Mississippi riverboat pilot, Hartford resident 1874–1891, bankrupt investor.

Mark Twain bibliography

Mark Twain bibliography: the published works of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, over 30 lifetime books from Jumping Frog (1867) to Is Shakespeare Dead? (1909), posthumous works, and the Mark Twain Project critical editions.

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Annual lifetime-achievement comedy award of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., given since 1998 to honor contributions to American humor; first recipient Richard Pryor, most recent Bill Maher (27th, 2026). Broadcast on Comedy Central, PBS, CNN, and Netflix; Cosby's 2009 prize was rescinded in 2019.

Mark Twitchell

Mark Andrew Twitchell, Canadian Edmonton filmmaker and Dexter fan, convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for killing Johnny Altinger in a staged "kill room"; SK Confessions document, life sentence, 2026 leave denied.

Mark Udall

Mark Udall (born 1950, Tucson) is a Colorado Democrat, U.S. representative 1999-2009 and senator 2009-2015, son of Morris Udall; he disclosed the CIA Panetta Review on torture and lost the 2014 Senate race to Cory Gardner, 46.26% to 48.20%.

Mark V tank

The Mark V, or Tank Mk V, was a British heavy tank of the First World War, the mainstay of the Tank Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive of 1918.

Mark V. Hurwitz

Mark V. Hurwitz is an American experimental astrophysicist at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory who led NASA's CHIPS satellite, launched in 2003, and won a 1997 Presidential Early Career Award.

Mark V. Morkovin

Mark V. Morkovin, also known as Mark Vladimir Morkovin, was an aeronautical engineer and professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology known for the Morkovin hypothesis and receptivity.

Mark Valley

Mark Valley (born 1964, Ogdensburg, New York) is an American actor, West Point math graduate, and Army Desert Storm veteran known for Boston Legal's Brad Chase, Fringe's John Scott, and starring as Christopher Chance in Fox's Human Target.

Mark van Bommel

Mark van Bommel, Dutch midfielder and manager (born 1977, Maasbracht); 79 Netherlands caps, 2010 World Cup finalist; won the Champions League with Barcelona, captained Bayern Munich, coached Antwerp to the 2023 Belgian double, and leads Belgium from 2026.

Mark Van Doren

Mark Van Doren (1894–1972), American poet, critic, and Columbia professor; Pulitzer Prize for Poetry 1940 for Collected Poems; pioneer of the General Honors great books course and teacher of Merton, Ginsberg, Berryman, and Trilling.

Mark van Kleunen

Mark van Kleunen (born 1973) is a Dutch ecologist and professor of ecology at the University of Konstanz, Germany, known for research on plant invasions.

Mark van Ommeren

Mark van Ommeren (M. van Ommeren) is a Dutch public mental health researcher who has led the WHO's Mental Health and Substance Use Unit in Geneva since 2025.

Mark Veens

Mark Hermanus Maria Veens (born 1978, Venray) is a Dutch freestyle sprint swimmer who swam relays at the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics, winning 4x100 m freestyle relay silver at Athens 2004.

Mark Vicente

Mark Vicente (born 1965, Johannesburg) is a South African cinematographer and co-director of What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004), later a NXIVM executive-board member turned whistleblower who testified against Keith Raniere and starred in HBO's The Vow.

Mark Viduka

Mark Viduka, full name Mark Anthony Viduka, is an Australian former center-forward who captained Australia at the 2006 World Cup and scored 92 Premier League goals for Leeds, Middlesbrough, and Newcastle.

Mark Villanella

Mark Villanella is an American-Peruvian businessman and TikTok personality, known for his marriage to Peruvian politician Keiko Fujimori and for founding MVV Bienes y Raíces.

Mark Vogelsberger

Mark Vogelsberger is a German theoretical astrophysicist and Professor of Physics at MIT who works on galaxy formation and dark matter, and led the Illustris and IllustrisTNG universe simulations.

Mark Volman

Mark Volman (1947–2025), American singer and guitarist, co-founded the Turtles of "Happy Together" fame, performed as "Flo" of Flo & Eddie with Howard Kaylan, sang with Zappa's Mothers of Invention, and later taught music business at Belmont University.

Mark W. Bitensky

Mark W. Bitensky was an American molecular biologist and Yale-trained physician known for work on cyclic AMP signaling, adenylate cyclase regulation, and light-activated retinal enzymes.

Mark W. Clark

Mark W. Clark (1896-1984), U.S. Army four-star general, commanded the Fifth Army and 15th Army Group in Italy, captured Rome in 1944, signed the 1953 Korean armistice as UN Command chief, and led The Citadel 1954-1965.