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Mark Pauline Mark Pauline (born Dec 14, 1953) is an American Performance Artist and Inventor, best known as founder and director of Survival Research Labs, a performance group whose installations are typically composed of machines and robots creating as much mayhem as the safety of onlookers permits. Pauline founded the group in 1978 and it is considered the main forebear of practitioners of "industrial performing arts" and of popular competitions pitting remote-controlled robots and machines against each other (see BattleBots and Robot Wars).
Mark Peel Mark Andrew Peel (born October 17, 1959), Australian historian and academic, is the Associate Dean (Teaching) of the Faculty of Arts, Monash University. Associate Professor Peel is a member of the School of Historical Studies.
Mark Pellington Mark Pellington (born March 17 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American film director. He directed The Mothman Prophecies, a 2002 film starring Richard Gere dealing with mysterious deaths foretold by a strange red-eyed flying creature, Mothman, as well as Arlington Road in 1999 starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges.
Mark Pender Mark Pender (born Kansas City, Missouri, August 18, 1957) is a trumpet player and vocalist best known for his work with Southside Johnny, Little Steven and Bruce Springsteen. Since 1993 he has played on Late Night With Conan O'Brien as a member of The Max Weinberg 7.
Mark Perry (academic) Dr Mark Perry is a user studies and interdisciplinary researcher who has been involved in a number of research projects. He currently works at Brunel University, where he is involved in a variety of research projects examining Mobile work, Mobile technology, Domestic technology, CSCW, Ubiquitous Computing, Interaction design and broader issues relating to Social Usability with his colleagues Kenton O'Hara, Barry Brown, Eric Laurier, Alex Taylor amongst others.
Mark Pesce Mark Pesce, (December 8, 1962, in Everett, Massachusetts) one of the early pioneers in Virtual Reality is a writer, researcher and teacher. The co-inventor of VRML, he is the author of five books and numerous papers on the future of technology.
Mark Phillips (author) Mark Phillips was the joint pseudonym used by science fiction writers Lawrence Mark Janifer and Randall Philip Garrett in the early 1960s. Together they authored several humorous short novels in the so-called "Psi-Power" series: Brain Twister (1962), The Impossibles (1963), and Supermind (1963).
Mark Pickerel Mark Pickerel was the original drummer for the Screaming Trees, a rock group from Ellensburg, WA, that formed in 1985. Other members of the band included the versatile singer Mark Lanegan and the Conner brothers.
Mark Pivarunas Mark Anthony Pivarunas, CMRI (born October 31 1958) is a Traditionalist Catholic bishop and Superior General of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen. He is a proponent of Sedevacantism, a position that holds the papacy is vacant.
Mark Plati Mark Plati is a New York-based musician, record producer, and songwriter, widely acclaimed for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie. An in-demand producer, Plati also has worked with The Cure, Duncan Sheik, Hooverphonic, Robbie Williams, Joe McIntyre, and Natalie Imbruglia.
Mark Pope Mark Edward Pope (born September 11 1972 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played for the Indiana Pacers, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Denver Nuggets and enjoyed his best season in 2000-2001 when he averaged 2.
Mark Porter (designer) Mark Porter (born 1960, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a British publication designer and art director, and creative director of The Guardian. Formerly art director of ES, the Evening Standard magazine, the UK edition of Wired magazine, and Colors magazine.
Mark Porter (doctor) Dr Mark Porter MB BS DA DCH (born September 1962, Stroud) is a medical doctor who appears on UK television and radio to advise on medical problems. He also has a weekly programme on Radio 4 called Case Notes, where individual medical conditions are discussed for the whole programme and acts a health consultant for Jeremy Vine's programme on Radio 2.
Mark Prator Mark Prator American born drummer, Recording engineer/producer, and studio owner, most famous for producing a long list of Florida Death Metal bands including Obituary. He has also played on several discs including Iced Earth, Wes Dearth (aka John Wesley), KMFDM (remix), and Robert Wegmann.
Mark Price William Mark Price (born February 15, 1964 in Enid, Oklahoma) is a former NBA basketball player. He most recently served as the inaugural head coach of the South Dragons in Australia's National Basketball League.
Mark Price (musician) Mark Price (10th august 1959, Burnley, Lancashire) is a British drummer, who is principally famous either for being the first full time drummer for All About Eve or for being the drummer of Del Amitri between 1997 and 2002. He is the ex-husband of Lise Regan and father of three, Joe Price (1990), Maddie Price (2002) and Isaac Price (2005).
Mark Priestley Mark Priestley (born August 9, 1976) in Perth, Western Australia, Australia) is an actor. He graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (acting) in 1999.
Mark Radford Mark Jeffrey Radford (born July 5, 1959) is a former National Basketball Association player who played from 1981–1983. He played in college for Oregon State University, and was drafted in the third round (53rd overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.
Mark Raffety Mark Raffety (born in Portsmouth, England) is an Australian actor who played dastardly Doctor Darcy Tyler in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 2000 to 2003. He reprised the role for several episodes in 2004 and returned again in 2005.
Mark Randall (basketball) Mark Christopher Randall (born September 30 1967, in Edina, Minnesota) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (26th overall) in the 1991 NBA Draft. Randall played in 4 NBA seasons for the Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Denver Nuggets, averaging 2.
Mark Rappaport Mark Rappaport is an American independent/underground film director who has been working sporadically since the early 1970s. His films are often marked by high camp, melodrama, deadpan humour, ennui, and a rather cavalier attitude towards copyright law and intellectual property, often using music, archival footage, and excerpts from Hollywood films without seeking permission.
Mark Recchi Mark Recchi (born February 1, 1968 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada) is an ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League. He plays right wing, is a seven-time All Star selection, and has scored over 1200 career points.
Mark Reeder Mark Reeder was born in Manchester, England on January 5th 1958, he lives in Berlin, Germany. He is well known for his pioneering work in the music business (for playing in 80's dark-wave band "Die Unbekannten" and electronic-rock band "Shark Vegas" and for his record label's MFS and Flesh, for discovering and building the careers of artists such as Paul van Dyk, Corvin Dalek, Cosmic Baby, and designing the sound of the early foundations for Trance and more recently for creating "Wet&Hard").
Mark Regev Mark Regev is the Spokesman of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Prior to occupying his current post, he has served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the Consulate General in Hong Kong, Spokesman at the Embassy in Beijing and at the Jordan Division at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Jerusalem, and as a professor of International Relations and Strategy at the Israel Defense Forces' Staff College.
Mark Rein·Hagen Mark Rein·Hagen (often written Rein-Hagen) is a tabletop game designer, best known as the creator of the roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade. Rein·Hagen is also one of the original developers of Ars Magica.
Mark Reizen Mark Osipovich Reizen, also Reisen or Reyzen (Russian: Марк Осипович Рейзен, born Zaitsevo village, near Lugansk, Ukraine July 3, [OS June 21] 1895 – died November 25, 1992 Moscow) was a Russian and Ukrainian opera singer, lyrical bass.
Mark Rezyka Mark Rezyka is a top director of heavy metal videos in the 1980's and 1990's. With partners Marcelo Epstein and Dominic Orlando, he founded Pendulum Productions in 1982, and directed over 300 music videos over the next 15 years.
Mark Riddell Mark Robert Riddell (born December 9, 1981 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League competition, he also previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons. His position of choice is at hooker, though he can also play in the second-row.
Mark Ridley (physician) Mark Ridley was sent to Russia by Elizabeth I as a personal physician to the Tsar. While there, he compiled a Russian-English, English-Russian dictionary, which is now to be found in the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
Mark Richard Zubro Mark Richard Zubro is a gay American mystery novelist and junior high school teacher. He lives in Mokena, Illinois, a town in the northeastern section of the state, and teaches 8th grade English at Summit Hill Jr.
Mark Ring Mark Gerarde Ring (born 15 October, 1962) played rugby union for Cardiff RFC, Pontypool RFC and Wales between 1982 and 1996. He was regarded as among the most gifted players of his generation but his career was hampered by serious injury.
Mark Risley Mark Risley is a writer, producer and Emmy winning director specializing in children's television]. His work includes various films and commercials as well as episodes of the television series [[Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger and DreamWorks' Father of the Pride.
Mark Ritchie (trader) Mark Andrew Ritchie is a Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange commodities trader. A twenty- year veteran of the financial industry, Mark is one of the original founding partners of Chicago Reasearch and Trading (CRT) (the other his brother Joe Ritchie) once the largest options firm in the industry.
Mark Rivera Mark Rivera is a musician, musical director and corporate entertainment provider. In addition to playing soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, Rivera's musical talents encompass vocals, guitar, percussion and keyboards.
Mark Roberts (Australia) Mark Roberts played over 200th games of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. Nicknamed the "Fridge", he played 18 games in 2 seasons with Sydney Swans, 58 games in 4 seasons with Brisbane Lions, and the remainder with the North Melbourne Kangaroos.
Mark Roberts (singer) Mark Roberts (born 3 November 1969 in Llanrwst, Wales, UK) sang and played the guitar during his teenage years in the local Welsh band, Y Cyrff. He then met Cerys Matthews and formed Catatonia along with Paul Jones.
Mark Robertson Mark Robertson (born April 6, 1977 in Australia) ) is a football (soccer) player. He last played as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory before being released at the end of the season by coach Ron Smith.
Mark Robinson (cricketer) Mark Andrew Robinson (born 23 November 1966 in Hull, Yorkshire) was an English cricketer: a right-arm fast-medium bowler who also batted right-handed. He was renowned for being one of the worst batsmen in the modern professional game, finishing with a career first-class batting average of 4.
Mark Rockefeller Mark Fitler Rockefeller (born 1967) is the youngest son of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908–1979), the 41st Vice President of the United States of America and Governor of New York, and his second wife, Margaretta "Happy" Murphy. He is a fourth-generation member of the Rockefeller family.
Mark Roman Mark Emery Roman (born on March 16, 1977) is currently a defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted out of LSU in the 2000 NFL Draft in the second round (34th overall) by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Mark Rosewater Mark Rosewater is a prolific Magic: The Gathering card designer for Wizards of the Coast and a former comedy writer for the sitcom Roseanne. With the title of Head Designer for Magic, he oversees the design of new expansion sets.
Mark Roth Mark Roth (born April 10, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is a member of the Professional Bowlers Association and current member of the Generations Bowling Tour. His 34 PBA titles are third on the all-time tournament winners list, behind Walter Ray Williams and Earl Anthony.
Mark Rothko Mark Rothko born Marcus Rothkowitz (September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970) was a Latvian-born American painter who is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he rejected not only the label but even being an abstract painter.
Mark Rowlands Mark Rowlands is the Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire. He is known for his popular books on philosophy, for his work on the moral status of animals, and as one of the principal architects of the view of the mind known as 'vehicle externalism' or 'the extended mind'.
Mark Rudan Mark Rudan (born August 27, 1975 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a central defender for Sydney FC. He was also the inaugural club captain for Sydney FC; however, due to poor form and limited on-field time throughout the season, he has had few opportunities to exercise his role as captain.
Mark Rudkin Captain Mark Rudkin a member of the British Army stationed at St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada and the last person to duel in Newfoundland that caused the loss of life to Ensign John Philpot of the Royal Veteran Companies also stationed at St.
Mark Ruskell Mark Ruskell, born May 14, 1972 in Wisbech, England is a Green Member of the Scottish Parliament. Elected to represent Mid Scotland and Fife in 2003, he currently sits on the Scottish Parliament Environment and Rural Development Committee and serves as its deputy convenor.
Mark Russinovich Mark Russinovich is a software engineer and author who works for Microsoft as a Technical Fellow. He is a regular contributor to TechNet Magazine and Windows IT Pro magazine (previously called Windows NT Magazine) on the subject of the Architecture of Windows 2000 and was co-author of Inside Windows 2000 (4th edition).
Mark Rutte Mark Rutte (born The Hague, February 14, 1967) is a Dutch People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) politician and parliamentary leader for that party in the Dutch Parliament. He has been elected lijsttrekker for the VVD in the Dutch general election, 2006.
Mark system MARK SYSTEM: The name given to a social organization which rests on the common tenure and common cultivation of the land by small groups of freemen. Both politically and economically the mark was an independent community, and its earliest members were doubtless blood relatives.
Mark S. Miller Mark S. Miller was one of the participants in the 1979 hypertext project known as Project Xanadu, the inventor of Miller Columns, co-creator of the Agoric Paradigm of Market-based distributed secure computing, and the open-source coordinator of the E programming language.
Mark Salzman Mark Salzman (born December 3, 1959 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American writer. Salzman is best known for his 1986 memoir Iron & Silk, which describes his experiences living in China as an English teacher in the early 1980s.
Mark Sargeant Mark Sargeant first worked with Gordon Ramsay at Aubergine in 1998 before spending three years as Sous Chef at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea from 1998 to 2001. He left there to open the highly acclaimed Gordon Ramsay at [[Claridge’s]] where he has been Head Chef since 2001 earning a Michelin star in 2002.
Mark Savage Mark Savage (born September 17, 1962) is an Australian film and television screenwriter and film director, specializing in independent horror, cult, action and exploitation-themed films. He is influenced by European and Asian genre cinema, and has written critical reviews and articles for the Herald-Sun, Asian Cult Cinema, Filmnet and Fatal Visions.
Mark Setlock Mark Setlock was born on June 26, 1968 in Cleveland, Ohio the youngest of an Italian-Polish family. Some notable roles of his include Rent and Smokey in New Suit he also co-wrote Fully Committed, which has played all over the United States and overseas.
Mark Setteducati Mark Setteducati has been featured in numerous magic periodicals including Genii, Magic and M-U-M, along with The Linking Ring (where he appeared on the cover of the June 2003 issue). He was awarded the Leslie Guest Award for Creativity by the Society of American Magicians.
Mark Sever Bell Mark Sever Bell VC CB (15 May 1843–26 June 1906) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in New South Wales, Australia, his family travelled to England when he was an infant.
Mark Shainblum Mark Shainblum (born 1963, the son of Max and Eva Shainblum) is a Canadian writer who lives in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Though he has worked as a journalist and editor, Shainblum is best-known as a science fiction and comic book writer.
Mark Shapiro Mark Shapiro (IPA: ) is currently the General Manager of the Cleveland Indians. Shapiro has been in the Cleveland Indians organization since 1992, and officially became the general manager in 2001 when John Hart left.
Mark Shasha Mark Shasha is the author and illustrator of Night of the Moonjellies (ISBN 1-930900-16-3), which was selected by Smithsonian Magazine as a 2002 Notable Book. It is primarily a story about 7 year old boy and a day at his family hot dog stand but it also features a jelly-like creature found in the North Atlantic called a ctenophore (pronounced 'tee ne for').
Mark Shelley Mark Shelley is the Senior Series Producer for National Geographic Television & Film. He is also the founder and the Executive Director of Sea Studios Foundation, a team of film-makers, environmentalists and scientists who seek to raise public awareness of major issues facing our planet's health.
Mark Shucksmith Mark Shucksmith is Professor of Town Planning at Newcastle University, advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation "Action in Rural Areas" programme, a board member of the Countryside Agency, and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Rural Research at the University of Trondheim. He was previously Professor of Land Economy at the University of Aberdeen.
Mark Shuttleworth Mark Richard Shuttleworth (born 17 September 1973) is a South African entrepreneur, made famous for being the second space tourist and first African national in space.Shuttleworth is the first citizen of an independent African country to be in space, but another astronaut was also born in Africa.
Mark Schmitt Mark Schmitt is an American political scientist and author, who focuses upon tax and budget policies and the history and role of ideas in politics. He primarily writes, amongst other numerous articles for popular newspapers, a column called 'The Out Years' and is the author of The Decembrist weblog.
Mark Scholefield Mark Scholefield (16 April 1828-15 February 1858) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Mark Schubert Mark Schubert is the head coach for both the University of Southern California men's and women's swim teams. He previously coached at the University of Texas from 1989 to 1992 where he coached NCAA champions such as Lee Ann Fetter and Whitney Hedgepeth http://www.
Mark Schwiebert Mark William Schwiebert (born August 2 1950) has been the Republican Mayor of the City of Rock Island, Illinois since May 1989. Prior to his election as Rock Island Mayor, Schwiebert served the people of his City as an attorney and City Councilman since the mid 1970's.
Mark Siegel Mark Siegel (born June 2, 1967 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is known both as a book illustrator and as the editorial director of First Second Books, which publishes graphic novels for all ages. His books in print to date are Seadogs, An Epic Ocean Operetta (on a script by children's author Lisa Wheeler), Long Night Moon (on a script by author Cynthia Rylant) and To Dance, A Ballerina's Graphic Novel (on a script by his wife Siena Cherson Siegel).
Mark Simmonds Mark Jonathon Mortlock Simmonds (born 12 April 1964, Worksop) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire, and was first elected in 2001, succeeding Richard Body.
Mark Simpkin Mark is the popular presenter of ITV1's highly rated show I Want That House, about buying property abroad (Mark’s background is in Estate Agency and Property Development) he’s presented over 100 shows including 15 live shows from Florida. He moved on from presenting GMTV's Fashion Police and LK Today to ITV’s This Morning, where he presented a property strand called Property Police, hijacking homes with bad taste.
Mark Simpson (clarinetist) Mark Simpson is a 17 year old clarinetist who won the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006 title on 20th May 2006 playing Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto with the Northern Sinfonia and Yan Pascal Tortelier at the Sage Gateshead.
Mark Simpson (journalist) Mark Simpson is a British journalist and writer specialising in pop culture, media and masculinity. He has been described by one critic as 'the skinhead Oscar Wilde'Philip Hensher, The Independent: "Mark Simpson is a skinhead Oscar Wilde, his bon mots are both alarming and amusing, getting up people's noses and inside their trousers with equal aplomb.
Mark Slackmeyer Mark Slackmeyer is a character in the comic strip Doonesbury. Mark starts out as a radical liberal at Walden College, and leads several peace rallies (in his first appearance, he referred to himself as "'Megaphone' Mark Slackmeyer").
Mark Slade (porn star) Mark Slade (also known as Frank Towers and Ted Hunter) (born June 15, 1968) is a pornographic actor (porn star) from the United States. Frank Towers/Mark Slade got his start originally in the heterosexual porn industry.
Mark Slaughter Mark Slaughter (born July 4, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is the [singer and guitarist] of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal band Slaughter. Before that, he was in Vinnie Vincent Invasion together with fellow bandmate, Dana Strum.
Mark Slavin Mark Slavin (born January 31, 1954 Minsk, USSR, died September 6, 1972, near Munich, West Germany) was an Israeli Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and victim of the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was taken hostage with several other Israeli athletes.
Mark Smith (auto racer) Mark Smith (born April 10, 1967) is an American former race car driver born in McMinnville, Oregon. The son of Evergreen International Aviation founder Del Smith, Mark raced in Indy Lights from 1990 to 1992, finishing 3rd in series points his rookie year and 2nd in 1991, capturing 3 wins along the way.
Mark Smyth Mark Smyth, (born 9 January 1985 in Liverpool) is an English football midfield player who started his career playing for Liverpool. Smyth made 1 appearance for Liverpool, coming on as a substitute in a Carling Cup quarter final win at Tottenham in December 2004.
Mark Souder Mark Edward Souder (born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who is serving his sixth term in the United States House of Representatives (map), currently representing Indiana's Third Congressional District. The Third District lies in northeast and north central Indiana and includes all of DeKalb, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties as well as major portions of Allen and Elkhart counties.
Mark Spicoluk Mark London Spicoluk played bass for the band Closet Monster until their final show on December 8, 2005, and has previously played with Avril Lavigne and Sum 41. He appeared in the music videos for Avril's hit singles 'Sk8er Boi' and 'Complicated'.
Mark Starks' Martian Mark Starks' Martian is a fictional comic book and eComic created by writer Mark Starks. It is the first comic book series to invite readers to guest-star in an issue as a hero, heroine or villain with their likeness drawn by a portrait artist.
Mark Steiner Mark Steiner is a professor of philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he specializes in the philosophy of mathematics and physics. He is best known for his book The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem, in which he attempted to explain the historical utility of mathematics in physics.
Mark Stepnoski Mark Stepnoski (born January 20, 1967 in Pittsburgh) is a former American Football offensive lineman. He attended Erie Cathedral Prep in Erie, Pennsylvania, and went on to star at the University of Pittsburgh.
Mark Stewart (musician) Mark Stewart (born South Shields, Tyne & Wear) is a British musician and founding member of The Pop Group. He makes polemical noise-funk with a hip-hop reggae dub feel and has recorded for On-U Sound Records and Mute Records.
Mark Stockwell Mark Stockwell (born July 5, 1963) is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer, Stockwell won three medals in freestyle swimming at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He currently lives in Brisbane, Australia with his wife, the American triple Olympic swimming champion Tracy Caulkins.
Mark Streit Mark Streit (born December 11, 1977 in Englisberg, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player, and captain of Swiss National Hockey Team. He plays defence for the Montreal Canadiens, and until recently was the only skater in the NHL from Switzerland.
Mark Strong Mark Strong (born Marco Giuseppe Salussolia, August 1963) is an English actor of Italian / Austrian parentage. His English name is not a stage name, but one chosen by his Austrian mother when she decided to change his name by deed poll when he was a child, hoping that it would help him to fit in better with his peers.
Mark Strudal Mark Agner Strudal Petersen (born April 29, 1968) is a Danish former footballer who played as a striker and scored three goals in nine games for the Danish national team. He became known for his extravagant lifestyle, but in later years he reentered the minds of the Danish public as the manager of FC Zulu.
Mark Stuart (ice hockey) Mark Stuart (April 27, 1984 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays defense for the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins. He was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Mark Sudack Mark Sudack (born 1976) is a member of the management team of singer Mariah Carey. He is of Jewish descent and served as an official meet-and-greet photographer during Carey's Charmbracelet World Tour in 2004, before becoming the director of marketing for MonarC Entertainment, Carey's record label.
Mark Sykes Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician and diplomatic advisor, particularly about matters respecting the Middle East at the time of World War I. He will always be associated with the Sykes-Picot Agreement, drawn up while the war was in progress, regarding the apportionment of postwar spheres of interest in the Ottoman Empire to Britain, France and Russia.
Mark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist (מרקוס, Greek: Μάρκος) (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark and a companion of Peter. He also accompanied Paul and Barnabas in Paul's first journey.
Mark to market In finance and accounting, mark to market is the act of assigning a value to a position held in a financial instrument based on the current market price for that instrument or similar instruments. For example, the final value of a futures contract that expires in 9 months will not be known until it expires.
Mark tree A mark tree (also known as a chime tree or set of bar chimes) is a percussion instrument used primarily for musical color. It consists of many small chimes – typically cylinders of solid metal approximately 6 mm (one-quarter inch) in diameter – of varying lengths mounted hanging from a bar.
Mark Talbott Mark Talbott is a squash coach and former professional squash player from the United States. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time great players of hardball squash (a North American variant of squash played with a faster-moving ball and on slightly smaller courts than the international "softball" squash game).
Mark Tami Mark Richard Tami (born 3 October 1962) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for Alyn and Deeside (consisting of part of the county of Flintshire), and was first elected in 2001.
Mark Tanner Mark James Tanner is a New Zealand born adventurer and journalist best known for his successful descent of the Blue Nile River. Along with Canadian teammate Les Jickling, the two became the first in history to navigate the river from its source in the Ethiopian highlands all the way to the Mediterranean Sea using nothing more than human power.
Mark Tansey Mark Tansey (born 1949- in San Jose, California) is an American postmodern painter best known for monochromatic works which include commentary in their title, for example The Triumph of the New York School from 1984.
Mark Taylor (cricketer) Mark Anthony Taylor (born 27 October, 1964 in Leeton, New South Wales; nicknamed "Tubby" or "Tubs") was an Australian cricket player and Test opening batsman from 1988–1999, as well as captain from 1994–1999, succeeding Allan Border. He was widely regarded as an instrumental component in Australia's rise to Test cricket dominance, and his captaincy was regarded as adventurous and highly effective.
Mark Taylor (driver) Mark Taylor (born December 16, 1977 in Wimbledon, England) is a racing driver who drove in the Indy Racing League. He drove the entire 2004 season for two different teams, but could not find a seat for the 2005 season.

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