Namesakes
Argentine Presidents:
2 presidents
Roberto María Ortiz 1938-1942 
José María Guido 1962-1963
Austrian Dukes and Emperors:
1 archduchess, 1 emperor
Archduchess Maria Theresia 1740-1780
Emperor Karl I (middle name Maria) 1916-1918
Belgian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Aloys Van de Vyvere (middle name Maria) 1925
Mark Eyskens (middle name Maria) 1981
Bohemian Kings:
1 king, 1 queen
Queen Marie Terezie (a.k.a. Maria) 1740-1741; 1743-1780
King Karel III (middle name Maria) 1916-1918
Dutch Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers
Louis Beel (middle name Maria) 1946-1948; 1958-1959
Jo Cals (middle name Maria) 1965-1966
Dries van Agt (middle name Maria) 1977-1982
Dick Schoof (middle name Maria) 2024-
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
7 winners
Corry Brokken (middle name Maria) 1957 Netherlands
Massiel (a.k.a. María) 1968 Spain
Salomé (a.k.a. Maria) 1969 Spain
Nicky Stevens (middle name Maria) 1976 United Kingdom
Cheryl Baker (middle name Maria) 1981 United Kingdom
Carola (middle name Maria) 1991 Sweden
Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa 2006 Finland
Fictional Characters from Books:
3 characters
Maria Bertram 1814 Mansfield Park
Mariya Bolkonskaya (a.k.a. Maria) 1869 War and Peace
Maria DeLuca 1998 Roswell High
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character
Maria 1956 West Side Story
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
8 characters
(character) Maria 1969 Take a Letter Maria
(character) Maria 1973 My Maria
(character) Maria 1999 Maria
(character) Maria 1999 Maria
(character) Maria 1999 Maria Maria
(character) Maria 2012 Maria
(character) Maria 2012 Maria
(character) Maria 2013 Michael and Maria
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Carla Tortelli (middle name Maria) 1982 Cheers
Maria Recamier 1982 'Allo 'Allo!
Maria DeLuca 1999 Roswell
Kate Manfredi (middle name Maria) 2001 McLeod's Daughters
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Franz von Papen (middle name Maria) 1932
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist/record of the year/album of the year
(best new artist/record of the year/album of the year) Natalie Cole (middle name Maria) 1976; 1992 ; Unforgettable; Unforgettable... with Love
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Hortência Marcari (middle name Maria) 2005
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
2 queens, 1 king
Queen Mária 1382-1395
Queen Mária Terézia 1740-1780
King Károly IV (middle name Maria) 1916-1918
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
3 hurricanes
Hurricane Maria 2005
Hurricane Maria 2011
Hurricane Maria 2017
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 peace, 1 physics
(physics) Maria Goeppert-Mayer 1963
(peace) Maria Ressa 2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
65 actors, 5 presenters, 1 actor/presenter, 1 comedian, 1 model
Maria Zankovetska 1854-1934
Maria Ouspenskaya 1876-1949
Dolores del Río (a.k.a. María) 1904-1983
Lupe Vélez (a.k.a. María) 1908-1944
Magda Schneider (middle name Maria) 1909-1996
Imperio Argentina (a.k.a. María) 1910-2003
Vilma Degischer (middle name Maria) 1911-1992
Maria Montez 1912-1951
María Félix 1914-2002
Movita Castaneda (a.k.a. Maria) 1916-2015
Melina Mercouri (a.k.a. Maria) 1920-1994
Alida Valli (middle name Maria) 1921-2006
Lola Flores (a.k.a. María) 1923-1995
Katy Jurado (a.k.a. María) 1924-2002
Maria Riva 1924-
Maria Schell 1926-2005
Katie Boyle (middle name Maria) 1926-2018
Sara Montiel (a.k.a. María) 1928-2013
Pier Angeli (middle name Maria) 1932-1971
Marisa Pavan (a.k.a. Maria) 1932-2023
Mimi Kok 1934-2014
María Rubio 1934-2018
Sonja Barend (middle name Maria) 1940-
Peer Mascini (middle name Maria) 1941-2019
Bibi Besch (middle name Maria) 1942-1996
Cilla Black (middle name Maria) 1943-2015
Raffaella Carrà (middle name Maria) 1943-2021
Klaus Maria Brandauer 1943-
Marisa Porcel (a.k.a. María) 1943-2018
Mia Farrow 1945-
Sônia Braga (middle name Maria) 1950-
Monique van de Ven (middle name Maria) 1952-
Sylvia Kristel (middle name Maria) 1952-2012
Youp van 't Hek (middle name Maria) 1954-
Lena Olin (middle name Maria) 1955-
Kate Mulgrew (middle name Maria) 1955-
Sylvia Millecam (middle name Maria) 1956-2001
Lucélia Santos (a.k.a. Maria) 1957-
Assumpta Serna (a.k.a. Maria) 1957-
Adelheid Roosen (middle name Maria) 1958-
Rena Owen (a.k.a. Maria) 1962-
Yeardley Smith (middle name Maria) 1964-
Rosie Perez (middle name Maria) 1964-
Maria Doyle Kennedy 1964-
Veronica Ferres (middle name Maria) 1965-
Maria de Medeiros 1965-
Monic Hendrickx (middle name Maria) 1966-
Eva LaRue (middle name Maria) 1966-
Maria Bello 1967-
Maria Grazia Cucinotta 1968-
Kelly Ripa (middle name Maria) 1970-
Tamzin Outhwaite (middle name Maria) 1970-
Shannen Doherty (middle name Maria) 1971-2024
Frank Lammers (middle name Maria) 1972-
Johanna Sällström (middle name Maria) 1974-2007
Asia Argento (middle name Maria) 1975-
Maria Thayer 1975-
Violante Placido (a.k.a. Maria) 1976-
Bianca Kajlich (middle name Maria) 1977-
Lana Parrilla (middle name María) 1977-
Malin Akerman (middle name Maria) 1978-
Maria Menounos 1978-
Alexandra Maria Lara 1978-
Coté de Pablo (a.k.a. María) 1979-
Anna Chlumsky (middle name Maria) 1980-
Majandra Delfino (a.k.a. María) 1981-
Rebecca Hall (middle name Maria) 1982-
Iza Calzado (a.k.a. Maria) 1982-
Naturi Naughton (middle name Maria) 1984-
Dulce María Espinosa 1985-
Monique Smit (middle name Maria) 1989-
Adwoa Aboah (middle name Maria) 1992-
Maria Bakalova 1996-
Notable Artists:
4 painters, 1 architect, 1 cartoonist, 1 fashion designer
Angelica Kauffman (a.k.a. Maria) 1741-1807
Adolf Loos (middle name Maria) 1870-1933
Kees van Dongen (middle name Maria) 1877-1968
María Blanchard 1881-1932
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva 1908-1992
Willy Vandersteen (middle name Maria) 1913-1990
Gianni Versace (middle name Maria) 1946-1997
Notable Athletes:
7 soccer, 6 tennis, 1 badminton, 1 basketball, 1 driving, 1 skating, 1 skiing, 1 swimming, 1 track
(soccer) Tinus van Beurden (middle name Maria) 1893-1950
(driving) Enzo Ferrari (middle name Maria) 1898-1988
(swimming) Cocky Gastelaars (middle name Maria) 1938-
(soccer) Ruud Geels (middle name Maria) 1948-2023
(soccer) Louis van Gaal (middle name Maria) 1951-
(basketball) Hortência Marcari (middle name Maria) 1959-
(tennis) Steffi Graf (middle name Maria) 1969-
(tennis) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (middle name María) 1971-
(track) Maria de Lurdes Mutola 1972-
(skating) Paulien van Deutekom (middle name Maria) 1981-2019
(tennis) María José Martínez Sánchez 1982-
(soccer) José María Basanta 1984-
(skiing) Maria Höfl-Riesch 1984-
(soccer) Manon Melis 1986-
(tennis) Maria Kirilenko 1987-
(tennis) Maria Sharapova 1987-
(badminton) Carolina Marín (middle name María) 1993-
(soccer) José Giménez (middle name María) 1995-
(tennis) Maria Sakkari 1995-
(soccer) Joey Veerman (middle name Maria) 1998-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Enzo Ferrari (middle name Maria) 1898-1988
Notable Filmmakers:
2 directors, 1 director/screenwriter
Alex van Warmerdam (middle name Maria) 1952-
Maria de Medeiros 1965-
Asia Argento (middle name Maria) 1975-
Notable Musicians:
35 singers, 2 musicians, 1 composer
Carl Maria von Weber 1786-1826
Maria Malibran 1808-1836
Maria von Trapp 1905-1987
Imperio Argentina (a.k.a. María) 1910-2003
Lola Flores (a.k.a. María) 1923-1995
Celeste Rodrigues (a.k.a. Maria) 1923-2018
Maria Callas 1923-1977
Sara Montiel (a.k.a. María) 1928-2013
Lola Beltrán (a.k.a. María) 1932-1996
Corry Brokken (middle name Maria) 1932-2016
Mieke Telkamp (a.k.a. Maria) 1934-2016
Connie Francis (middle name Maria) 1937-
Salomé (a.k.a. Maria) 1939-
Mina (middle name Maria) 1940-
Ewa Demarczyk (middle name Maria) 1941-2020
Cilla Black (middle name Maria) 1943-2015
Raffaella Carrà (middle name Maria) 1943-2021
Gladys Knight (middle name Maria) 1944-
Linda Ronstadt (middle name Maria) 1946-
José Carreras (middle name Maria) 1946-
Massiel (a.k.a. María) 1947-
Mariska Veres (a.k.a. Maria) 1947-2006
Natalie Cole (middle name Maria) 1950-2015
Gloria Estefan (middle name María) 1957-
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean 1960-
Maria Doyle Kennedy 1964-
Maria de Medeiros 1965-
Carola (middle name Maria) 1966-
Anna Maria Jopek 1970-
Fey (a.k.a. María) 1973-
Belle Pérez (a.k.a. María) 1976-
Violante Placido (a.k.a. Maria) 1976-
Kathleen Aerts (middle name Maria) 1978-
Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa 1979-
Naturi Naughton (middle name Maria) 1984-
Dulce María Espinosa 1985-
Charlotte Church (middle name Maria) 1986-
Monika Brodka (middle name Maria) 1988-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician
Maria Gaetana Agnesi 1718-1799
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
20 politicians, 1 leader's spouse/politician
Joseph Luns (middle name Maria) 1911-2002
Marga Klompé (middle name Maria) 1912-1986
Eva Perón (a.k.a. María) 1919-1952
Melina Mercouri (a.k.a. Maria) 1920-1994
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (middle name Maria) 1925-2019
Hans van Mierlo (middle name Maria) 1931-2010
Ignazio La Russa (middle name Maria) 1947-
Maria van der Hoeven 1949-
Agnes van Ardenne (middle name Maria) 1950-
Henk Krol (middle name Maria) 1950-
Rita Verdonk (a.k.a. Maria) 1955-
Frans Timmermans (middle name Maria) 1961-
Sigrid Kaag (middle name Maria) 1961-
Lilianne Ploumen (middle name Maria) 1962-
Emile Roemer (middle name Maria) 1962-
Jolande Sap (middle name Maria) 1963-
Caroline van der Plas (middle name Maria) 1967-
Mona Keijzer (a.k.a. Maria) 1968-
Klaas Dijkhoff (middle name Maria) 1981-
Maria Ohisalo 1985-
Laurens Dassen (middle name Maria) 1985-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 naturalist, 1 physician, 1 physicist
Maria Sibylla Merian 1647-1717
Antonio Maria Valsalva 1666-1723
Maria Goeppert-Mayer 1906-1972
Notable Writers:
7 authors, 2 author/poets, 1 author/playwright
Prudens van Duyse (middle name Maria) 1804-1859
Baroness Orczy (middle name Mária) 1865-1947
Rainer Maria Rilke 1875-1926
Erich Maria Remarque 1898-1970
Annie M. G. Schmidt (middle name Maria) 1911-1995
Willy Vandersteen (middle name Maria) 1913-1990
Cremilda de Lima (a.k.a. Maria) 1940-
Connie Palmen (middle name Maria) 1955-
Almudena Grandes (a.k.a. María) 1960-2021
M. J. Hyland (a.k.a. Maria) 1968-
Olympic Medalists:
26 silver, 18 bronze, 11 gold, 4 bronze/silver, 4 gold/bronze, 3 bronze/gold, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(silver/gold) Marie Braun (a.k.a. Maria) 1928 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 100 m backstroke
(silver) Maria Vierdag 1932 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Puck Oversloot (a.k.a. Maria) 1932 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Maria Kwaśniewska-Maleszewska 1936 javelin throw
(silver) Leni Lohmar (a.k.a. Maria) 1936 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Netti Witziers-Timmer (middle name Maria) 1948 4x100 m relay
(silver) Mariya Golubnichaya (a.k.a. Maria) 1952 80 m hurdles
(silver/bronze) Maria Sander 1952 4x100 m relay; 80 m hurdles
(bronze/silver) Hannie Termeulen (middle name Maria) 1948; 1952 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m freestyle
(bronze) Eva-Maria ten Elsen 1956 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold/silver) Elżbieta Krzesińska (middle name Maria) 1956; 1960 long jump
(bronze) María Teresa Ramírez 1968 swimming - 800 m freestyle
(bronze) Mia Gommers 1968 800 m
(bronze) Ilona Gusenbauer (middle name Maria) 1972 high jump
(bronze) Enith Brigitha (middle name Maria) 1976 swimming
(gold) María Caridad Colón 1980 javelin throw
(silver) Gerard Nijboer (middle name Maria) 1980 marathon
(gold) Lisette Sevens (middle name Maria) 1984 field hockey
(silver) Josep Maria Margall 1984 basketball
(gold) Fieke Boekhorst (middle name Maria) 1984 field hockey
(silver) Juanma López Iturriaga (middle name Maria) 1984 basketball
(gold) Elsemieke Hillen (middle name Maria) 1984 field hockey
(gold) Ria Stalman 1984 discus throw
(bronze/gold) Rosa Mota (middle name Maria) 1984; 1988 marathon
(gold/bronze) Marjolein Eijsvogel (a.k.a. Maria) 1984; 1988 field hockey
(gold/bronze) Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (middle name Maria) 1984; 1988 field hockey
(gold) Ellen van Langen (middle name Maria) 1992 800 m
(bronze/gold/silver) Steffi Graf (middle name Maria) 1988; 1992 tennis
(silver) Tineke Bartels (middle name Maria) 1992; 1996 equestrian
(silver) Hortência Marcari (middle name Maria) 1996 basketball
(silver) Maria Paula Silva 1996 basketball
(silver) Maria Angélica 1996 basketball
(silver) Cláudia Maria Pastor 1996 basketball
(bronze/gold) Maria de Lurdes Mutola 1996; 2000 800 m
(gold) Josep Maria Abarca 1996 water polo
(bronze) Liisa-Maria Sneck 1998 ice hockey
(silver) Coby van Baalen (middle name Maria) 2000 equestrian
(gold/bronze) Fernanda Ribeiro (a.k.a. Maria) 1996; 2000 10000 m
(bronze) Maria Koroleva 2000 water polo
(bronze) Cláudia das Neves (middle name Maria) 2000 basketball
(bronze) María Vasco 2000 20 km walk
(bronze/silver) Mijntje Donners (middle name Maria) 1996; 2000; 2004 field hockey
(bronze) Maria Cioncan 2004 1500 m
(bronze) Maria Kalmykova 2004 basketball
(bronze) Dulce Téllez (middle name María) 2004 volleyball
(bronze) Rosemar Coelho Neto (middle name Maria) 2008 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Maria Stepanova 2004; 2008 basketball
(bronze) Maria Kristin Yulianti 2008 badminton singles
(bronze) Belén Succi (a.k.a. María) 2008 field hockey
(silver) Floris Evers (middle name Maria) 2004; 2012 field hockey
(bronze/silver) Noel Barrionuevo (a.k.a. María) 2008; 2012 field hockey
(silver) Florencia Mutio (a.k.a. María) 2012 field hockey
(silver) María del Pilar Peña 2012 water polo
(silver/bronze) Alba María Cabello 2008; 2012 synchronized swimming - team
(bronze) Maria Kirilenko 2012 tennis
(silver) Maria Sharapova 2012 tennis
(gold/silver) Femke Heemskerk (middle name Maria) 2008; 2012 swimming
(gold/bronze) María Espinoza 2008; 2012 taekwondo
(silver) Rocío Sánchez Moccia (middle name María) 2012 field hockey
(silver) Josefina Sruoga (a.k.a. María) 2012 field hockey
(silver) Maica García Godoy (a.k.a. María) 2012 water polo
(bronze/silver) Maria Paseka 2012 artistic gymnastics
(gold/silver/bronze) Marleen Veldhuis (middle name Maria) 2004; 2008; 2012 swimming
(silver) Maria Prytz 2014 curling
(gold) Maria Höfl-Riesch 2010; 2014 alpine skiing
(silver) Maria Wennerström 2014 curling
(bronze/gold) Ida Ingemarsdotter (middle name Maria) 2014 cross-country skiing
(silver) Anne Kyllönen (middle name Maria) 2014 cross-country skiing
(silver) Lucila Pascua (a.k.a. Maria) 2016 basketball
(silver) María Lupita González Romero 2016 20 km walk
(gold) Carolina Marín (middle name María) 2016 badminton singles
(gold) Maria Shurochkina 2016; 2020 synchronized swimming - team
(silver) Maria Andrejczyk 2020 javelin throw
Other Leaders:
2 presidents
President Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera (middle name María) 1863-1864; 1866-1867 Colombia
President Santos Acosta (middle name María) 1867-1868 Colombia
Other Notables:
1 person
Maria Montessori 1870-1952 education
Other Royalty:
23 princes, 12 princesses, 4 archduchesses, 4 archdukes, 4 princess consorts, 3 kings, 2 queen consorts, 1 archduke/emperor, 1 grand duchess, 1 princess/empress consort, 1 princess/queen consort, 1 queen, 1 queen consort/empress consort
Erdmuthe, Princess of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1684-1712 Liechtenstein
Anna Maria of Liechtenstein 1732-1745; 1748-1753 Liechtenstein
Leopoldine, Princess of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria) 1772-1781 Liechtenstein
Josepha, Princess of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria) 1805-1836 Liechtenstein
Maximilian I of Mexico (middle name Maria) 1832-1867; 1864-1867 Austria-Hungary; Mexico
Maria Anna of Austria 1835-1840 Austria-Hungary
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1836-1858 Liechtenstein
Philippe of Belgium (middle name Maria) 1837-1905 Belgium
Charlotte of Belgium (a.k.a. Maria) 1840-1927; 1864-1867 Belgium; Mexico
Sophie of Austria (middle name Maria) 1855-1857 Austria-Hungary
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1858-1929 Liechtenstein
Maria Sophie of Bavaria 1859-1861 Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Leopold of Belgium (middle name Maria) 1859-1869 Belgium
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (a.k.a. Maria) 1861-1888; 1871-1888 Prussia; German Empire
Franz Ferdinand of Austria (middle name Maria) 1863-1914 Austria-Hungary
Otto Franz Joseph of Austria (middle name Maria) 1865-1906 Austria-Hungary
Leopold II (middle name Maria) 1865-1909 Belgium
Ferdinand Karl of Austria (middle name Maria) 1868-1911 Austria-Hungary
Henriette of Belgium (middle name Maria) 1870-1948 Belgium
Clémentine of Belgium (middle name Maria) 1872-1955 Belgium
Maria Annunziata of Austria 1876-1919 Austria-Hungary
Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (middle name Maria) 1878-1919 Austria-Hungary
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (middle name Maria) 1890-1948 Netherlands
Maximilian Eugen of Austria (middle name Maria) 1895-1919 Austria-Hungary
Maria Nikolaevna of Russia 1899-1918 Russia
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1929-1938 Liechtenstein
Leopold III (middle name Maria) 1934-1951 Belgium
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1938-1989 Liechtenstein
Alexandre of Belgium (middle name Maria) 1942-2009 Belgium
Philipp of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1946- Liechtenstein
Anne-Marie of Greece (middle name Maria) 1946-1964; 1964-1973 Denmark; Greece
Christina of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Maria) 1947-2019 Netherlands
Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1947- Liechtenstein
Nora of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1950- Liechtenstein
Wenzel of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1962-1991 Liechtenstein
Laurent of Belgium (middle name Maria) 1963- Belgium
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1968- Liechtenstein
Maximilian of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1969- Liechtenstein
Constantin of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1972- Liechtenstein
Tatjana of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1973- Liechtenstein
Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein 1985- Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1989- Liechtenstein
Paola of Belgium (middle name Maria) 1993-2013 Belgium
Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1995- Liechtenstein
Margarita of Bourbon-Parma (middle name Maria) 1996- Netherlands
Carolina of Bourbon-Parma (a.k.a. Maria) 1996- Netherlands
Georg of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 1999- Liechtenstein
Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 2000- Liechtenstein
Élisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (middle name Maria) 2001- Belgium
Alfons of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 2001- Liechtenstein
Gabriel of Belgium (middle name Maria) 2003- Belgium
Moritz of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 2003- Liechtenstein
Emmanuel of Belgium (middle name Maria) 2005- Belgium
Georgina of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 2005- Liechtenstein
Eléonore of Belgium (middle name Maria) 2008- Belgium
Benedikt of Liechtenstein (middle name Maria) 2008- Liechtenstein
Philippe (middle name Maria) 2013- Belgium
Leonore of Sweden (middle name Maria) 2014- Sweden
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 president, 1 prime minister
(president) Bronisław Komorowski (middle name Maria) 2010-2015
(prime minister) Beata Szydło (middle name Maria) 2015-2017
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
2 queens
Queen Maria I 1777-1816
Queen Maria II 1826-1828; 1834-1853
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers:
6 prime ministers
(prime minister) Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho 1835
(prime minister) Fontes Pereira de Melo (middle name Maria) 1871-1877; 1878-1879; 1881-1886
(prime minister) António Maria Baptista 1920
(prime minister) Manuel Maria Coelho 1921
(prime minister) António Maria da Silva 1920; 1922-1923; 1925; 1925-1926
(prime minister) Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo 1979-1980
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Gladys Knight (middle name Maria) 1996 Gladys Knight & the Pips
Linda Ronstadt (middle name Maria) 2014
Saints:
74 blessed, 42 saints
Saint Mary (a.k.a. Maria) ?-851
Blessed Marie of Oignies (a.k.a. Maria) 1180-1213
Saint Mary of Cerevellon (a.k.a. Maria) 1230-1290
Saint Mary of Succor (a.k.a. Maria) 1231-1281
Blessed Maria Mancini of Pisa 1350-1431
Saint Antonio Maria Zaccaria 1502-1539
Blessed Maria Bartolomea Bagnesi 1514-1577
Blessed Maria Lopez of Jesus 1560-1640
Saint Maria Magdalena de Pazzi 1566-1607
Blessed Maria Angela Astorch 1592-1665
Saint Giuseppe Maria Tomasi 1649-1713
Blessed Maria of Turin 1661-1717
Blessed Maria Maddalena Martinengo da Barco 1687-1737
Blessed Gennaro Maria Sarnelli 1702-1744
Saint Pompilio Maria Pirotti 1710-1766
Saint Maria Francesca of the Five Wounds of Jesus 1715-1791
Saint Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart (middle name Maria) 1747-1770
Saint Clemens Maria Hofbauer 1751-1820
Blessed Anna Maria Taigi 1769-1837
Blessed Maria Rafols 1781-1853
Blessed Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier 1782-1856
Saint Antonio Maria Gianelli 1789-1846
Blessed Maria Domenica Brun Barbantini 1789-1868
Blessed Karolina Gerhardinger (a.k.a. Maria) 1797-1879
Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso 1804-1866
Saint Maria De Mattias 1805-1866
Blessed Maria Repetto 1807-1890
Saint Antoni Maria Claret 1807-1870
Saint María Micaela Desmaisières 1809-1865
Saint Maria Giuseppa Rosello 1811-1886
Blessed Maria Caterina Troiani 1813-1887
Saint Maria Crocifissa Di Rosa 1813-1855
Saint María Rosa Molas y Vallve 1815-1876
Saint Antonio Maria Pucci 1819-1892
Blessed María de la Encarnación Rosal (a.k.a. María) 1820-1886
Blessed Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri 1821-1893
Blessed María del Tránsito Cabanillas (a.k.a. María) 1821-1885
Blessed Luigi Maria Monti 1825-1900
Blessed Maria Theresia Scherer 1825-1888
Saint Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta 1826-1887
Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti 1827-1922
Blessed Anna Rosa Gattorno (middle name Maria) 1831-1900
Blessed Bernardo Maria of Jesus 1831-1911
Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco 1831-1891
Saint Maria Domenica Mazzarello 1837-1881
Saint Alfonso Maria Fusco 1839-1910
Saint María Josefa Sancho de Guerra 1842-1912
Blessed Maria of Jesus Siedliska 1842-1902
Blessed Maria Schininà 1844-1910
Blessed Eugenia Maria Ravasco 1845-1900
Saint Cándida María de Jesús 1845-1912
Saint Vincentia María López y Vicuña 1847-1896
Saint Maria Bernarda Bütler 1848-1924
Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo 1848-1913
Blessed María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña 1848-1918
Saint Rafaela María Porras y Ayllón 1850-1925
Saint Annibale Maria di Francia 1851-1927
Blessed Anton Maria Schwartz 1852-1929
Saint Maria Christina Brando 1856-1906
Blessed Maria Caridad of the Holy Spirit 1860-1943
Blessed Maria Raffaella Cimatti 1861-1945
Blessed Juana María Condesa Lluch 1862-1916
Blessed Maria Domenica Mantovani 1862-1934
Blessed Maria Teresa Ledóchowska 1863-1922
Blessed Maria Droste zu Vischering 1863-1899
Blessed Maria Anna Rosa Caiani 1863-1921
Saint José María Rubio y Peralta 1864-1929
Saint Guido Maria Conforti 1865-1931
Blessed Maria Karlowska 1865-1935
Saint Leopold Mandić (middle name Maria) 1866-1942
Saint Vicenta Chávez Orozco (a.k.a. María) 1867-1949
Blessed Maria Angela Picco 1867-1921
Saint María Natividad Venegas de la Torre 1868-1959
Saint María de San José 1875-1967
Blessed Maria Crocifissa Curcio 1877-1957
Blessed María Guadalupe García Zavala 1878-1963
Blessed Bernardyna Maria Jabłońska 1878-1940
Blessed Maria Ludovica De Angelis 1880-1962
Blessed Elvira Moragas Cantarero (a.k.a. María) 1881-1936
Blessed Maria Teresa Fasce 1881-1947
Blessed Maria Troncatti 1883-1969
Blessed Blandine of the Sacred Heart (a.k.a. Maria) 1883-1918
Blessed Maria Corsini Beltrame Quattrocchi 1884-1965
Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist 1884-1949
Saint John Maria Muzeyi ?-1886
Blessed Karl of Austria (middle name Maria) 1887-1922
Blessed Maria Stella Mardosewicz 1888-1943
Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin 1888-1922
Saint Maria Goretti 1890-1902
Blessed María de las Maravillas de Jesús (a.k.a. María) 1891-1974
Blessed Marija Petković (a.k.a. Maria) 1892-1956
Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka 1894-1943
Blessed María Antonia Bandrés Elósegui 1898-1919
Saint Maria Nikolaevna of Russia 1899-1918
Blessed María Romero Meneses 1902-1977
Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa 1904-1955
Blessed María Pilar Izquierdo Albero 1906-1945
Blessed Gabriele Allegra (middle name Maria) 1907-1976
Blessed Maria Euthymia Uffing 1914-1955
Saint Dulce of the Poor (a.k.a. Maria) 1914-1992
Saint María de la Purísima of the Cross (a.k.a. María) 1926-1998
Saint José Maria Robles Hurtado ?-1927
Blessed Francisca Javier de Rafelbunyol (a.k.a. María) ?-1936
Blessed María Baldillou Bullit ?-1936
Blessed María Amparo Carbonell Muñoz ?-1936
Blessed María Gabriela de Hinojosa Naveros ?-1936
Blessed María Josefa del Río Messa ?-1936
Blessed María Teresa Ferragud Roig ?-1936
Blessed María Pilar Martinez ?-1936
Blessed María Jesús Masiá Ferragud ?-1936
Blessed María Verónica Masiá Ferragud ?-1936
Blessed María Felicidad Masiá Ferragud ?-1936
Blessed María de la Purificación Ximénez y Ximénez (a.k.a. María) ?-1936
Blessed María del Calvario Romero Clariana (a.k.a. María) ?-1936
Blessed María del Carmen Moreno Benítez (a.k.a. María) ?-1936
Blessed Leonella Sgorbati (middle name Maria) 1940-2006
Shakespearian Characters:
2 characters
Maria Love's Labour's Lost
Maria Twelfth Night
Spanish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
José María Aznar 1996-2004
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Karin Keller-Sutter (middle name Maria) 2025-