Marian (given name)
Marian is a unisex given name.
As a feminine given name, it is a variant spelling of Marion, a French diminutive form of Marie that has been used by English–speakers since the Middle Ages. It has also sometimes been considered a combination of the names Mary and Ann.
As a masculine given name, it is a form of Marius.
Female
- Marian Anderson, African-American contralto opera singer
- Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg, Dutch scientist
- Marian Beitialarrangoitia, Basque politician
- Marian Bell (economist), British economist
- Marian Bell (field hockey), former Australian field hockey player
- Marian Binkley, Canadian anthropologist
- Marie Booth, third daughter of William and Catherine Booth, the founders of the Salvation Army
- Marian Collier (actress), American film and television actress
- Marian Collier (painter), British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
- Marian Croak, American scientist
- Marian Dawkins, British biologist
- Marian Douglas, American poet and short story writer
- Marian Goodman, American art dealer and gallery owner
- Marian Rivera Gràcia, Spanish-born Filipino actress and model; better known simply as Marian Rivera
- Marian Hobson, British scholar of French
- Marian Kearns, Irish camogie player
- Marian Keyes, Irish writer
- Marian Mahler, British designer, commercial artist, and book illustrator
- Marian Sutton Marshall, English typist and trade unionist
- Marian Pour-El, American mathematician
- Marian Pritchard, British fashion writer and journalist
- Marian Pritzker, American philanthropist
- Marian Shields Robinson, mother of First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama
- Marian Scott (statistician), Scottish statistician and academic
- Marian Seldes, American actress
- Marian "Tyger" Trimiar, American pioneering women's boxer
Male
- Marian Bublewicz, Polish rally driver, 20x Polish Rally Championship winner
- Marián Čalfa, ethnic Slovak former Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia
- Marián Chovanec, Slovak Roman Catholic bishop
- Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player
- Marian Foik, Polish sprinter
- Marián Gáborík, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Marian Gold, German singer from the synth pop band Alphaville
- Marián Hossa, Slovak professional ice hockey player
- Marian Hristov, Bulgarian footballer
- Marian Jaworski, Catholic archbishop
- Marián Kočner, Slovak entrepreneur
- Marián Labuda, Slovak actor
- Marian Moszoro,, Polish economist
- Marian Orzechowski,, Polish economist and politician
- Marian Oprea, Romanian triple jumper
- Marian Panchyshyn, Ukrainian medical doctor and public figure
- Marian Rejewski, Polish mathematician and cryptologist who solved the Nazi Enigma machine
- Marian Sârbu, Romanian trade unionist and politician
- Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist
- Marian Spychalski, Polish military leader and politician
- Marián Studenič, Slovak ice hockey player
- Marian Tumler, Austrian theologian and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- Marian Turski, Polish historian
- Marian Vanghelie, Romanian politician
- Marián Varga, Slovak musician
- Marian Więckowski, Polish cyclist