The surname Marais (Marsh in French) may refer to:
"Marais" from France:
Jean Marais (1913–1998), a French actor Marin Marais (1656–1728), a French Baroque music composer Matthieu Marais (1664–1737), a French jurist and writer Paul Godet des Marais (1647–1709), a French Bishop of Chartres Roland Marais (c. 1685 – c. 1750), a French Baroque composer
"Marais" from the UK: Richard Marais, an oncologist
"Marais" from the United States:
Anthony Marais (born 1966), an American writer
"Marais" from South Africa: Ben Marais (1909–1999), theologian and ecumenist Eloise Marais, South African atmospheric scientist Erik Marais (living), a South African politician Eugène Marais (1871–1936), a South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer Hannes Marais (born 1941), a South African international rugby union player and captain Jaap Marais (1923–2000), an Afrikaner nationalist and the leader of the far-right South African political party, the Herstigte Nasionale Party Jan S. Marais (1919–2009), South African banker and politician Jean Marais (born 1992), South African cricketer Jessica Marais (born 1985), a South African-born Australian actress Josef Marais (1905–1978), a South African singer Kobus Marais (living), a South African politician Lejeanne Marais (born 1989), a South African figure skater Nic Marais (born 1980), a South African radio personality Peter Marais (born 1948), a South African politician SP Marais (born 1989), a South African rugby union player Stephanus Le Roux Marais (1896–1979), a South African composer Wessel Marais (1929–2013), a South African botanist Willie Marais (1928–2007), an Afrikaner nationalist and the leader of the Herstigte Nasionale Party
See also Marais (disambiguation) Sarie Marais