Marcellus (name)
Marcellus is a masculine given name and a surname, which comes from the Roman god of war Mars. Given name Notable people with the name include: Marcellus, character in William Shakespeare's tragic play Hamlet Marcus Claudius Marcellus (42–23 B.C.), nephew of Augustus Marcus Claudius Marcellus (fl. 3rd century B.C.), Roman consul and military leader Claudii Marcelli, any men from his clan branch of gens Claudia Marcellus (magister equitum) (4th century), General in Gaul appointed by Constantuis II Marcellus (brother of Justin II) (fl. late 6th century), Byzantine aristocrat and general Marcellus (comes excubitorum) (fl. 6th century), commander of the Excubitors Marcellus (general under Justinian I) (fl. 530s), Byzantine general Marcellus (usurper) (died 366), Roman general Marcellus (prefect of Judea) (fl. 30s), mentioned in Josephus Marcellus of Ancyra (died c. 374), bishop Marcellus Bailey (1840–1921), American patent attorney Marcellus Flemming Berry, inventor Marcellus Boss (1901–1967), Governor of Guam Marcellus Bowman (born 1988), Canadian football player Frank Marcellus Boyce (1851–1931), American physician Marcellus of Capua (fl. 3rd or 4th century), martyr Alonzo Marcellus Carroll (1894–1962), American football player Marcellus H. Chiles (1895–1918), American Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Cassius Marcellus Clay (disambiguation) Marcellus Jerome Clarke (1844–1865), American Civil War soldier