- Marlowe, Christopher Marlowe - English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
--1 is a kind of dramatist, playwright; poet
- Marlowe, Philip Marlowe - tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler
--2 is a kind of fictional character, fictitious character, character