Markham (surname)
Markham is a surname with strong associations with County Clare, Ireland, where it is an anglicisation of Ó Marcacháin. Notable people with the surname include:
- Sir Albert Hastings Markham, a British explorer, author, and naval officer
- Algernon Augustus Markham, an Anglican bishop
- Sir Arthur Markham, 1st Baronet, British industrialist and MP
- Arthur Markham (cyclist), winner of the first formal cycle race held in Britain
- Bernard Markham, an Anglican Bishop in the third quarter of the 20th Century
- Beryl Markham, a British-born Kenyan writer, pilot and horse trainer
- Bridget Markham, a British courtier
- Sir Clements Markham, a President of the Royal Geographical Society
- Col Markham, an Australian politician
- Curtis Markham, an American NASCAR driver in all three top series
- Dale Markham, a National Football League player
- David Markham, a British actor
- E. A. Markham, a poet and writer, born in Harris, Montserrat
- Edward Murphy Markham, a United States Army general
- Edwin Markham, an American poet
- Felix Markham, a British historian and Napoleon Bonaparte biographer
- Fish Markham, a South African cricketer
- Frank Markham, a British politician
- Fred L. Markham, an American architect in the early 20th century
- George H. Markham, American politician
- Gervase Markham, an English poet and writer
- Griffin Markham, an English soldier
- Harry Markham, an English rugby league footballer of the 1950s
- Henry Markham, a United States Representative and 18th Governor of California
- Henry Vaughan Markham, British civil servant
- Ian Markham, an American academic
- J. David Markham, American educator and historian
- James Markham Marshall, a United States federal judge
- Jerry Markham, a leading scholar on business organizations and securities regulation in the United States
- John Markham (judge), an English judge and Chief Justice
- John Markham (Royal Navy officer), a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars
- June Markham, a British ice dancer
- Kika Markham, a British actress
- Mansfield Markham, a British film producer and director
- Monte Markham, an American actor
- Paul Markham, an American lawyer
- Pauline Markham, a singer and burlesque dancer during the period of Civil War in the United States
- Petra Markham, a British actress
- Pigmeat Markham, an African-American entertainer
- Ray Markham, a professional ice hockey player
- Reuben H. Markham, an American journalist
- Richard Markham, an English pianist
- Robert Markham (disambiguation), multiple people
- Rory Markham, an American professional mixed martial arts fighter
- Thomas Francis Markham, American Roman Catholic bishop
- Violet Markham, a writer, social reformer and administrator
- William Markham (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters
- Markham (Stargate), a USMC non-commissioned officer played by Joseph May in Stargate Atlantis
- Ben and Stephanie Markham, two characters in the All Saints Australian medical drama series
- Cylla Markham, in the Skullbuster comics series
- Grant Markham, in the Doctor Who novels
- Dame Sally Markham, in British television and radio sketch series Little Britain
- Lieutenant Markham, in Gunga Din
- Ulf Reichstein-Markham, a recurring character from the Man-Kzin Wars series of books