# Marvin (given name)

Marvin is a male given name, derived from the Welsh name Mervyn, an Anglicized form of Merfyn. The name Merfyn contains the Old Welsh elements mer, probably meaning "marrow", and myn, meaning "eminent".

## People

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* Fictional characters
* References

### A

* Marvin Abney (born 1949), American politician
* Marvin Adams, American nuclear engineer
* Marvin Lee Aday (1948–2022), American singer
* Marvin Agustin (born 1979), Filipino actor
* Marvin Akahomen (born 2007), Swiss footballer
* Marvin Albert (1924–1996), American writer
* Marvin C. Alkin (born 1934), American professor
* Marvin Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Ammori, American activist
* Marvin Anderson (born 1982), Jamaican athlete
* Marvin Harold Anderson (1918–1998), American businessman
* Marvin Andrews (born 1975), Trinidadian footballer
* Marvin Anieboh (born 1997), Equatorial Guinean footballer
* Marvin Stuart Antelman (1933–2013), Israeli-American chemist
* Marvin Arneson (born 1943), Canadian boxer
* Marvin S. Arrington Sr. (born 1941), American judge
* Marvin Ash (1914–1974), American pianist
* Marvin J. Ashton (1915–1994), American author and religious figure
* Marvin Aspen (born 1934), American judge
* Marvan Atapattu (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricket coach
* Marvin Austin (born 1989), American football player
* Marvin Ávila (born 1985), Guatemalan footballer

### B

* Marvin Bagley III (born 1999), American basketball player
* Marvin Bakalorz (born 1989), German footballer
* Marvin Bam (born 1977), South African field hockey player
* Marvin Barker (1912–??), American baseball player
* Marvin Barkis (born 1943), American politician
* Marvin Barnes (1952–2014), American basketball player
* Marvin Bartley (born 1986), English footballer
* Marvin Bass (1919–2010), American football player
* Marvin R. Baxter (born 1940), American judge
* Marvin Bejarano (born 1988), Bolivian footballer
* Marvin Bell (1937–2020), American poet
* Marvin Benard (born 1970), American baseball player
* Marvin Bernárdez (born 1995), Honduran footballer
* Marvin A. Blyden (born 1962), Virgin Island politician
* Marvin Booker (born 1990), American football player
* Marvin Bower (1903–2003), American businessman
* Marvin Bracy (born 1993), American football player
* Marvin Brown (born 1983), English footballer
* Marvin Brown (Honduran footballer) (born 1974), Honduran footballer
* Marvin Burke (1918–1994), American race car driver
* Marvin W. Bursch (1913–2000), American businessman and politician
* Marvin Burton (1885–1970), American law enforcement officer
* Marvin Bush (born 1956), American businessman

### C

* Marvin Cabrera (born 1980), Mexican footballer
* Marvin Camel (born 1951), American boxer
* Marvin Felix Camillo (1937–1988), American theatre director
* Marvin Campbell (born 1961), British gymnast
* Marvin Campbell (politician) (1849–1930), American politician
* Marvin Casey (born 1981), Israeli-American dancer
* Marvin Ceballos (born 1992), Guatemalan footballer
* Marvin Chávez (born 1983), Honduran footballer
* Marvin Chirelstein (1928–2015), American professor
* Marvin Chodorow (1913–2005), American physicist
* Marvin J. Chomsky (1929–2022), American director
* Marvin Cobb (born 1953), American football player
* Marvin Cohen (American writer) (born 1931), American novelist
* Marvin L. Cohen (born 1935), American physicist
* Marvin Coleman (born 1972), American football player
* Marvin Cone (1891–1965), American painter
* Marvin Rodríguez Cordero (born 1960), Costa Rican politician
* Marvin R. Couch, American politician
* Marvin Crawford (1932–2004), American skier
* Marvin Creamer (1916–2020), American sailor and professor
* Marvin Crenshaw (born 1952), America football player
* Marvin Cruz (born 1985), Filipino basketball player
* Marvin T. Culpepper (1908–1970), American politician
* Marvin Çuni (born 2001), Albanian footballer
* Marvin Cupper (born 1994), German ice hockey player

### D

* Marvin Dana (1867–1926), American author
* Marvin Dauner (1927–2010), American farmer and politician
* Marvin Davis (1925–2004), American industrialist
* Marvin Davis (Canadian football) (born 1952), American football player
* Marvin R. Dee (1917–1977), American lawyer and politician
* Marvin Degon (born 1983), American ice hockey player
* Marvin Dekil, Nigerian environmental scientist
* Marvin De Lima (born 2004), French footballer
* Marvin Delph (born 1956), American basketball player
* Marvin Dienst (born 1997), German racing driver
* Marvin Dixon (born 1983), Jamaican bobsledder

### E

* Marvin Eastman (born 1971), American mixed martial artist
* Marvin Egho (born 1994), Austrian footballer
* Marvin Ekpiteta (born 1995), English footballer
* Marvin Emnes (born 1988), Dutch footballer
* Marvin Esser (born 1994), German footballer
* Marvin Etzioni, American singer

### F

* Marvin Filipo (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Marvin Fletes (born 1997), Nicaraguan footballer
* Marvin Francis (1955–2005), Native Canadian poet
* Marvin Franklin, American football coach
* Marvin Freeman (born 1963), American baseball player
* Marvin Friedrich (born 1995), German footballer
* Marvin D. Fuller (1921–2007), American general

### G

* Marvin Gabrion (born 1953), American murderer
* Marvin Gakpa (born 1993), French footballer
* Marvin Gamez (born 2003), American soccer player
* Marvin K. Gardner (born 1952), American hymn writer
* Marvin Garrett (born 1963), American horseback rider
* Marvin Gauci, Maltese chef
* Marvin Gay Sr. (1914–1998), American minister
* Marvin Gaye (1939–1984), American singer-songwriter
* Marvin Gettleman (1933–2017), American professor
* Marvin Girouard (1939–2020), American business executive
* Marvin Goldfried (born 1936), American psychologist
* Marvin Goldman (born 1928), American biologist
* Marvin Goldstein (born 1950), Israeli-American pianist
* Marvin Goodfriend (1950–2019), American economist
* Marvin Graves (born 1971), American football player
* Marvin Gray (1954–2013), American serial killer
* Marvin Greenberg (1935–2017), American mathematician
* Marvin Griffin (1907–1982), American politician

### H

* Marvin Hagler (1954–2021), American boxer
* Marvin Hall (born 1993), American football player
* Marvin Hamlisch (1944–2012), American composer
* Marvin Hammond (1926–2003), Canadian rower
* Marvin Harada (born 1953), Canadian-American bishop
* Marvin Harris (1927–2001), American anthropologist
* Marvin Harrison (born 1972), American football player
* Marvin Harrison Jr. (born 2002), American football player
* Marvin Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Hayes (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Heemeyer (1951–2004), American welder, businessman and vandal
* Marvin C. Helling (1923–2014), American football player
* Marvin Hemmings (born 1979), American songwriter
* Marvin Hershkowitz (1931–2020), American basketball player
* Marvin Hewitt (1922–1991), American imposter
* Marvin Hier (born 1939), American film producer
* Marvin S. Hill (1928–2016), American professor
* Marvin Hinton (born 1940), English footballer
* Marvin Hoffenberg (1914–2013), American economist and political scientist
* Marvin E. Holmes Jr. (born 1948), American politician
* Marvin Hudson (born 1964), American baseball umpire
* Marvin Hughitt (1837–1928), American businessman
* Marvin Humes (born 1985), English singer
* Marvin Hunt (born 1951), Canadian politician

### I

* Marvin P. Iannone, American police officer
* Marvin Iraheta (born 1992), Salvadoran footballer
* Marvin Irvin (born 1949), American serial killer
* Marvin Isley (1953–2010), American guitarist
* Marvin Israel (1924–1984), American artist

### J

* Marvin James (born 1989), Swiss snowboarder
* Marvin Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Josephson (1927–2022), American executive
* Marvin Jouno (born 1984), French musician

### K

* Marvin Kalb (born 1930), American journalist
* Marvin Kaplan (1927–2016), American actor
* Marvin Kaplan (lawyer), American lawyer and politician
* Marvin Karlins (born 1941), American professor
* Marvin Kaye (1938–2021), American author
* Marvin Kent (1816–1908), American politician
* Marvin Kimble (born 1995), American artistic gymnast
* Marvin Kirchhöfer (born 1994), German racing driver
* Marvin Kitman (1929–2023), American critic
* Marvin Kleihs (born 1994), German footballer
* Marvin Knoll (born 1990), German footballer
* Marvin Kokos (born 2000), French footballer
* Marvin Koner (1921–1983), American photographer
* Marvin Kratter (1915–1999), American real estate developer
* Marvin Kren (born 1980), Austrian director
* Marvin Krislov (born 1960), American academic administrator
* Marvin Kristynik, American football player
* Marvin Krohn (born 1947), American criminologist

### L

* Marvin Lamb (born 1946), American composer
* Marvin Lane (born 1950), American baseball player
* Marvin Lazarus (born 1985), South African cricketer
* Marvin Levy (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Lewellyn (1919–2010), American football coach
* Marvin Lewis (born 1958), American football coach
* Marvin Lier (born 1992), Swiss handball player
* Marvin Lim (born 1984), Filipino-American politician
* Marvin Lipofsky (1938–2016), American artist
* Marvin Loback (1896–1938), American actor
* Marvin Loría (born 1997), Costa Rican footballer

### M

* Marvin Makinen (born 1939), American professor
* Marvin Mandel (1920–2015), American politician
* Marvin L. Maple (1936–2016), American criminal
* Marvin Mariche (born 2004), American soccer player
* Marvin Márquez (born 1998), Salvadoran footballer
* Marvin Martin (born 1988), French footballer
* Marvin Martinez, Salvadoran-American academic administrator
* Marvin Matip (born 1985), German footballer
* Marvin H. McIntyre (1878–1943), American journalist
* Marvin McNutt (born 1989), American football player
* Marvin McQuitty (1966–2012), American drummer
* Marvin Mehlem (born 1997), German footballer
* Marvin Melville (born 1935), American skier
* Marvin Menzies (born 1961), American basketball coach
* Marvin Merritt IV (born 1998), American actor
* Marvin Meyer (1948–2012), American scholar
* Marvin Milkes (1923–1982), American sports executive
* Marvin Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Mims (born 2002), American football player
* Marvin Minoff (1931–2009), American producer
* Marvin Minsky (1927–2016), American cognitive scientist
* Marvin Mirisch (1918–2002), American producer
* Marvin Mitchell (born 1984), American football player
* Marvin Mitchelson (1928–2004), American lawyer
* Marvin E. Moate (1910–1984), American politician
* Marvin Möller (born 1999), German tennis player
* Marvin Monterrosa (born 1991), Salvadoran footballer
* Marvin Calvo Montoya (born 1961), Costa Rican biologist and politician
* Marvin Moore (born 1938), Canadian politician
* Marvin Morgan (born 1983), English footballer
* Marvin Morgan Jr. (born 1992), Jamaican footballer
* Marvin Mudrick (1921–1986), American professor
* Marvin Musquin (born 1989), French motocross racer

### N

* Marvin Nash (1953–2023), Canadian sprinter
* Marvin Nelson (born 1958), American politician
* Marvin E. Newman (born 1927), American photographer

### O

* Marvin Obando (born 1960), Costa Rican footballer
* Marvin Obuz (born 2002), German footballer
* Marvin O'Connor (born 1991), French rugby union footballer
* Marvin O'Connor (basketball) (born 1978), American basketball player
* Marvin Ogunjimi (born 1987), Belgian-Nigerian footballer
* Marvin Ogunsipe (born 1996), Austrian basketball player
* Marvin Olasky (born 1950), American magazine editor
* Marvin Oliver (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Omondi (born 1996), Kenyan footballer
* Marvin Opler (1914–1981), American anthropologist
* Marvin Orie (born 1993), South African rugby union footballer
* Marvin Owusu (born 2003), Ghanaian footballer

### P

* Marvin Panch (1926–2015), American stock car racing driver
* Marvin Park (born 2000), Spanish footballer
* Marvin Peersman (born 1991), Belgian footballer
* Marvin R. Pendarvis (born 1989), American politician
* Marvin Perkins, American music producer
* Marvin Perrett (1925–2007), American sailor
* Marvin Banks Perry Jr. (1918–1994), American academic administrator
* Marvin Philip (born 1982), American football player
* Marvin Phillips (born 1983), American basketball player
* Marvin Pierce (1893–1969), American publisher
* Marvin Pieringer (born 1999), German footballer
* Marvin Piñón (born 1991), Mexican footballer
* Marvin Pipkin (1889–1977), American chemist
* Marvin Plattenhardt (born 1992), German footballer
* Marvin Ponce, Honduran politician
* Marvin Pope (born 1969), American football player
* Marvin Potzmann (born 1993), Austrian footballer
* Marvin Pourié (born 1991), German footballer
* Marvin Powell (1955–2022), American football player
* Marvin Priest (born 1981), British-Australian singer-songwriter

### Q

* Marvin Quijano (born 1979), Salvadoran footballer

### R

* Marvin Raeburn (born 1975), Trinidadian footballer
* Marvin Rainwater (1925–2013), American singer-songwriter
* Marvin Ramirez (born 1989), Colombian basketball player
* Marvin Rees (born 1972), British politician
* Marvin Rettenmaier (born 1986), German poker player
* Marvin Rick (1901–1999), American runner
* Marvin Rittmüller (born 1999), German footballer
* Marvin Robinson (born 1980), English footballer
* Marvin Robinson (politician), American politician
* Marvin Ronning (1961–2022), American community advocate
* Marvin Ross (born 1990), American football player
* Marvin Travis Runyon (1924–2004), American business executive

### S

* Marvin R. Sambur (born 1946), American engineer
* Marvin Sanders (born 1967), American football coach
* Marvin Sands (1924–1999), American businessman
* Marvin Santiago (1947–2004), Puerto Rican singer
* Marvin Sapp (born 1967), American singer-songwriter
* Marvin Schick (1934–2020), American professor
* Marvin Schieb (born 1996), Romanian footballer
* Marvin Schlegel (born 1998), German athlete
* Marvin C. Schumann (1906–1994), American businessman and politician
* Marvin John Schwartz (1928–1997), American producer
* Marvin Scott (born 1944), American politician
* Marvin Sease (1946–2011), American singer-songwriter
* Marvin Seidel (born 1995), German badminton player
* Marvin Senaya (born 2001), French footballer
* Marvin Senger (born 2000), German footballer
* Marvin Sewell, American guitarist
* Marvin Shanken (born 1943), American publisher
* Marvin Glenn Shields (1939–1965), American sailor
* Marvin Simon (1939–2007), American engineer
* Marvin Sims (born 1957), American football player
* Marvin Singleton (born 1939), American politician
* Marvin Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Sonsona (born 1990), Filipino boxer
* Marvin Sordell (born 1991), English footballer
* Marvin Spielmann (born 1996), Swiss footballer
* Marvin Stamm (born 1939), American trumpeter
* Marvin Stein (1925–2010), American comic book artist
* Marvin Stein (computer scientist) (1924–2015), American computer scientist
* Marvin J. Sternberg (1912–1994), justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court
* Marvin Stewart (1912–2009), American football player
* Marvin Stewart (basketball), American basketball player
* Marvin Stinson (born 1952), American boxer
* Marvin Stone (1842–1899), American inventor
* Marvin Stone (basketball) (1981–2008), American basketball player
* Marvin Stout (1915–1991), American basketball player
* Marvin A. Sweeney (born 1953), American professor
* Marvin Switzer (born 1954), American football player

### T

* Marvin Tate (born 1959), American singer-songwriter
* Marvin Terban (born 1940), American author
* Marvin Terrell (1938–2018), American football player
* Marvin Terrell (baseball), American baseball player
* Marvin Thiel (born 1995), German footballer
* Marvin Thiele (born 1998), German footballer
* Marvin Thompson (born 1977/1978), British writer
* Marvin Tile (born 1933), Canadian surgeon
* Marvin Tokayer (born 1936), American rabbi
* Marvin Townes (born 1980), American football player
* Marvin Townsend (1915–1999), American cartoonist
* Marvin Traub (1925–2012), American businessman
* Marvin Tshibuabua (born 2002), French footballer
* Marvin Turpin (1885–??), Guyanese cricketer

### U

* Marvin J. Udy (1892–1959), American scientist
* Marvin Upshaw (born 1946), American football player

### V

* Marvin Valdimarsson (born 1981), Icelandic basketball player
* Marvin Vettori (born 1993), Italian mixed martial artist
* Marvin Vincent (1834–1922), American minister
* Marvin Vogel (born 1985), Zimbabwean cricketer

### W

* Marvin L. Warner (1919–2002), American ambassador
* Marvin Washington (born 1965), American football player
* Marvin Weatherwax Jr., American politician
* Marvin Webster (1952–2009), American basketball player
* Marvin Weiss (born 1995), German footballer
* Marvin Westmore (1934–2020), American artist
* Marvin White (born 1983), American football player
* Marvin Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Marvin Winans (born 1958), American singer
* Marvin Wolfgang (1924–1998), American sociologist
* Marvin Worth (1925–1998), American producer

### X

* Marvin X (born 1944), American poet

### Y

* Marvin Yancy (1950–1985), American musician
* Marvin York (born 1932), American politician
* Marvin R. Young (1947–1968), American soldier

### Z

* Marvin Zelen (1927–2014), American professor
* Marvin Zelkowitz (born 1945), American computer scientist
* Marvin Zindler (1921–2007), American news reporter
* Marvin Zuckerman (1928–2018), American professor
* Marvin Zwickl (born 2004), Austrian footballer

## Fictional characters

* Marvin, a character in the 2006 American parody Scary Movie 4
* Marvin (horror host), 1950s Chicago area horror host
* Marvin Berry, a character from the movie Back to the Future
* Marvin the Martian, in the Looney Tunes cartoons
* Marvin, the Paranoid Android, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
* Marvin Redpost, the main character in the Marvin Redpost series by Louis Sachar
* Marvin Monroe, a The Simpsons character who apparently died during the sixth season
* Marvin Suggs, from The Muppet Show
* Marvin T. Milk, a character from The Boys television series known as "Mother's Milk" and "MM"
* Mouth McFadden, real name Marvin, a main character in One Tree Hill (TV series)
* Marvin Branagh, a Lieutenant at the Raccoon Police Department in Resident Evil 2
* Marvin Lesman, a character from the Success Mode part of the Power Pros baseball video game series
* Marvin Wilfred, one of the main protagonists of the Super Mario Logan series.