Marx (surname)

Notable people with the surname

Politics

• Jenny Marx, a German socialist and the wife of Karl Marx
• Karl Marx, 19th-century philosopher
• * Eleanor Marx, politically active daughter of Karl Marx
• * Laura Marx, daughter of Karl Marx and wife of Paul Lafargue
• * Heinrich Marx, German lawyer and father of Karl Marx
• * Henriette Marx , mother of Karl Marx
• Wilhelm Marx, German politician and Chancellor
• Marx Dormoy, French socialist
• Charles Marx, Luxembourgian doctor, political militant and minister
• Daniel Marx, Argentine economist, former Secretary of Finance of Argentina
• Arndt-Heinz Marx, German neo-Nazi

  Television and film

• Marx Brothers, a team of American sibling comedians that appeared in vaudeville, stage plays, film and television
• * The brothers:
• ** Chico Marx, also a musician
• ** Harpo Marx, also a musician
• ** Groucho Marx
• ** Gummo Marx
• ** Zeppo Marx
• * Other family members:
• ** Arthur Marx, son of Grouch Marx, writer
• ** Barbara Marx, wife of Zeppo Marx who later became the final wife of Frank Sinatra
• ** Brett Marx, grandson of Milton "Gummo" Marx, great-nephew of Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx, movie and television actor and producer
• ** Gregg Marx, grandson of Milton "Gummo" Marx, great-nephew of Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo Marx, actor known mainly for his work on daytime soap operas
• ** Melinda Marx, daughter of Groucho Marx, writer
• ** Minnie Marx, mother and manager for the Marx Brothers, sister of Al Shean
• ** Miriam Marx, daughter of Groucho Marx, writer
• ** Sam Marx, father of the Marx Brothers
• Carey Marx, British comedian
• Christy Marx, TV series writer
• Frederick Marx, film producer, editor, writer and director
• Paul Marx, British television screenwriter
• Samuel Marx, MGM story editor, film producer, and author

  Music

• Adolf Bernhard Marx, musicologue
• Bill Marx, American pianist, arranger, and composer
• Gary Marx, rock musician
• Jeff Marx, American composer of musicals
• Joseph Marx, Austrian composer
• Karl Marx , German composer
• Richard Marx, American pop singer

  Sports

• Eric Marx, South African cricketer
• Franz Marx, Austrian wrestler
• Greg Marx, American football player
• Jack Marx , British bridge player
• Malcolm Marx, South African rugby union player
• Michael Marx, American fencer
• Robert Marx , American fencer
• Thorben Marx, German footballer
• Travis Marx, American mixed martial artist

  In other fields

• Adolph Marx , American Roman Catholic bishop
• Anthony Marx, President and CEO of New York Public Library
• Bill Marx, American theater and arts critic
• Ellen Marx, German artist and author
• Enid Marx, English painter and designer
• Erwin Otto Marx, German engineer and inventor
• Friedrich Marx, German classical philologist
• , Austrian poet and officer
• George Marx, German-born American arachnologist, scientific illustrator, and physician
• György Marx, Hungarian physicist, astrophysicist, science historian, and professor
• Hellmuth Marx, Austrian sculptor
• Herbert Marx , Canadian lawyer, university law professor, politician, and judge
• Jack Marx, Australian journalist and author
• Karl Marx, German doctor
• Karl Friedrich Heinrich Marx, German physician and lecturer
• Leo Marx, professor at MIT
• Louis Marx, American toy maker and businessman
• Paul Marx , American Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, pro-life activist, and writer
• Paul John Marx, French Roman Catholic bishop
• Philipp Marx, retired German tennis player
• Reinhard Marx, Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising
• Robert F. Marx, American underwater archaeologist
• Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian landscape designer
• Thierry Marx, French chef

  Other media

• Bernard Marx, one of the main characters in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• Carlo Marx, character in the novel On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• Skidd McMarxx, minor character in the game Ratchet and Clank, whose name is primarily a play on words