Famous People with Name Martin

Martin Shubik            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martin Shubik: the Seymour H. Knox Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Institutional Economics at Yale University. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Princeton University. On the Yale faculty since 1963, Prof. Shubik specializes in strategic analysis, the study of financial institutions, and the economics of corporate competition, and is a well-known figure in game theory. He has written a number of books and essays, including Political Economy, Oligopoly and Experimental Games (Edward Elgar, 1999) and The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions (MIT Press, 1999).

Martin Henry Dawson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martin Henry Dawson: was a Canadian-born researcher who made important contributions in the fields of infectious diseases.and educated at Dalhousie University and McGill University. His research included studies on the transmutation[citation needed] of strains of pneumococci and on the biological variants of the streptococcus and other microorganisms. Dawson's studies on the nature and treatment of arthritis made him a recognized authority in this disorder. He was a pioneer in penicillin therapy, and was the first in the world to prepare it and use it in human disease. This included the successful treatment of bacterial endocarditis with penicillin, and the use of gold salts in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Martin Puryear            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martin Puryear: an African American sculptor. He is considered one of the foremost sculptors of the present day,[1] and the leading African American sculptor.[2] He works in media such as wood, stone, tar, and wire,[1] and his work is a union of minimalism and traditional crafts.Martin Puryear’s work is the product of much thought, assembled in a minimalist, simple design. Two of his main works are Sanctuary and Box and Pole. The latter’s simplicity is evident just by analyzing its simple title. Box and Pole comprises a box on the ground with a hundred foot pole jutting upwards to the sky, therefore symbolizing our position on earth[citation needed]. We are superior to some things (the box), yet inferior to others (God)[who?]. He is clearly a modern sculptor, but in works such as Sanctuary he uses primitive techniques to create his final work.

Martín Espada            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martín Espada: is a poet and professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he teaches creative writing and Latino poetry. Puerto Rico has frequently been featured as a theme in his poems.

Martin Johnson Heade            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Martin Johnson Heade: was a prolific American painter known for his salt marsh landscapes, seascapes, portraits of tropical birds, and still lifes. His painting style and subject matter, while derived from the romanticism of the time, is regarded by art historians as a signifi

Hubert Jacques "Pit" Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hubert Jacques "Pit" Martin: was Canadian professional ice hockey centre who served as captain for the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1975 to 1977.

Kevin Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kevin Martin: a Canadian curler from Edmonton. He is the current World Champion and Brier champion skip.Martin is one of the most successful curlers in the world, especially in the World Curling Tour, where his teams have won almost $2 million in his career. Martin fir

Janis Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Janis Martin: was an American rockabilly and country music singer. Janis Martin was one of the few female rock & roll artists to make records, proving to the male-dominated rock & roll industry that women too could sell a large amount of records and score rock & roll h

Marilyn Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marilyn Martin: an American singer from Tennessee.Marilyn Martin first began her music career as a back-up singer. Married to her music producer Greg, she gained her first exposure in 1983 singing for Stevie Nicks and Joe Walsh during Nicks' The Wild Heart tour, and also

Mary Virginia Martin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Virginia Martin: was an Tony Award and Emmy Award winning actress. She originated many roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989.Martin's life as a child, as Martin descr