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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1916-1918  
Belgian Prime Ministers: 2 prime ministers
Aloys Van de Vyvere (a.k.a. Maria)   1925  
Mark Eyskens (a.k.a. Maria)   1981  
Bohemian Kings: 1 king, 1 queen
Queen Marie Terezie (a.k.a. Maria)   1740-1741; 1743-1780  
King Karel III (a.k.a. Maria)   1916-1918  
Dutch Prime Ministers: 4 prime ministers
Louis Beel (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-1948; 1958-1959  
Jo Cals (a.k.a. Maria)   1965-1966  
Dries van Agt (a.k.a. Maria)   1977-1982  
Dick Schoof (a.k.a. Maria)   2024-  
Eurovision Song Contest Winners: 7 winners
Corry Brokken (a.k.a. Maria)   1957   Netherlands  
Massiel (a.k.a. María)   1968   Spain  
Salomé (a.k.a. Maria)   1969   Spain  
Nicky Stevens (a.k.a. Maria)   1976   United Kingdom  
Cheryl Baker (a.k.a. Maria)   1981   United Kingdom  
Carola (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1982   Cheers  
Maria Recamier   1982   'Allo 'Allo!  
Maria DeLuca   1999   Roswell  
Kate Manfredi (a.k.a. Maria)   2001   McLeod's Daughters  
German Chancellors and Presidents: 1 chancellor
(chancellor) Franz von Papen (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1976; 1992   ; Unforgettable; Unforgettable... with Love  
Hall-of-Famers: 1 basketball
(basketball) Hortência Marcari (a.k.a. Maria)   2005  
Hungarian Kings and Queens: 2 queens, 1 king
Queen Mária   1382-1395  
Queen Mária Terézia   1740-1780  
King Károly IV (a.k.a. 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: 64 actors, 5 presenters, 1 actor/presenter, 1 comedian, 1 model
Maria Ouspenskaya   1876-1949  
Dolores del Río (a.k.a. María)   1904-1983  
Lupe Vélez (a.k.a. María)   1908-1944  
Magda Schneider (a.k.a. Maria)   1909-1996  
Imperio Argentina (a.k.a. María)   1910-2003  
Vilma Degischer (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1926-2018  
Sara Montiel (a.k.a. María)   1928-2013  
Pier Angeli (a.k.a. Maria)   1932-1971  
Marisa Pavan (a.k.a. Maria)   1932-2023  
Mimi Kok   1934-2014  
María Rubio   1934-2018  
Sonja Barend (a.k.a. Maria)   1940-  
Peer Mascini (a.k.a. Maria)   1941-2019  
Bibi Besch (a.k.a. Maria)   1942-1996  
Cilla Black (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-2015  
Raffaella Carrà (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-2021  
Klaus Maria Brandauer   1943-  
Marisa Porcel (a.k.a. María)   1943-2018  
Mia Farrow   1945-  
Sônia Braga (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-  
Monique van de Ven (a.k.a. Maria)   1952-  
Sylvia Kristel (a.k.a. Maria)   1952-2012  
Youp van 't Hek (a.k.a. Maria)   1954-  
Lena Olin (a.k.a. Maria)   1955-  
Kate Mulgrew (a.k.a. Maria)   1955-  
Sylvia Millecam (a.k.a. Maria)   1956-2001  
Lucélia Santos (a.k.a. Maria)   1957-  
Assumpta Serna (a.k.a. Maria)   1957-  
Adelheid Roosen (a.k.a. Maria)   1958-  
Rena Owen (a.k.a. Maria)   1962-  
Yeardley Smith (a.k.a. Maria)   1964-  
Rosie Perez (a.k.a. Maria)   1964-  
Maria Doyle Kennedy   1964-  
Veronica Ferres (a.k.a. Maria)   1965-  
Maria de Medeiros   1965-  
Monic Hendrickx (a.k.a. Maria)   1966-  
Eva LaRue (a.k.a. Maria)   1966-  
Maria Bello   1967-  
Maria Grazia Cucinotta   1968-  
Kelly Ripa (a.k.a. Maria)   1970-  
Tamzin Outhwaite (a.k.a. Maria)   1970-  
Shannen Doherty (a.k.a. Maria)   1971-2024  
Frank Lammers (a.k.a. Maria)   1972-  
Johanna Sällström (a.k.a. Maria)   1974-2007  
Asia Argento (a.k.a. Maria)   1975-  
Maria Thayer   1975-  
Violante Placido (a.k.a. Maria)   1976-  
Bianca Kajlich (a.k.a. Maria)   1977-  
Lana Parrilla (a.k.a. María)   1977-  
Malin Akerman (a.k.a. Maria)   1978-  
Maria Menounos   1978-  
Alexandra Maria Lara   1978-  
Coté de Pablo (a.k.a. María)   1979-  
Anna Chlumsky (a.k.a. Maria)   1980-  
Majandra Delfino (a.k.a. María)   1981-  
Rebecca Hall (a.k.a. Maria)   1982-  
Iza Calzado (a.k.a. Maria)   1982-  
Naturi Naughton (a.k.a. Maria)   1984-  
Dulce María Espinosa   1985-  
Monique Smit (a.k.a. Maria)   1989-  
Adwoa Aboah (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1870-1933  
Kees van Dongen (a.k.a. Maria)   1877-1968  
María Blanchard   1881-1932  
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva   1908-1992  
Willy Vandersteen (a.k.a. Maria)   1913-1990  
Gianni Versace (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1893-1950  
(driving) Enzo Ferrari (a.k.a. Maria)   1898-1988  
(swimming) Cocky Gastelaars (a.k.a. Maria)   1938-  
(soccer) Ruud Geels (a.k.a. Maria)   1948-2023  
(soccer) Louis van Gaal (a.k.a. Maria)   1951-  
(basketball) Hortência Marcari (a.k.a. Maria)   1959-  
(tennis) Steffi Graf (a.k.a. Maria)   1969-  
(tennis) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (a.k.a. María)   1971-  
(track) Maria de Lurdes Mutola   1972-  
(skating) Paulien van Deutekom (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. María)   1993-  
(soccer) José Giménez (a.k.a. María)   1995-  
(tennis) Maria Sakkari   1995-  
(soccer) Joey Veerman (a.k.a. Maria)   1998-  
Notable Businesspeople: 1 businessperson
Enzo Ferrari (a.k.a. Maria)   1898-1988  
Notable Filmmakers: 2 directors, 1 screenwriter/director
Alex van Warmerdam (a.k.a. Maria)   1952-  
Maria de Medeiros   1965-  
Asia Argento (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1932-2016  
Mieke Telkamp (a.k.a. Maria)   1934-2016  
Connie Francis (a.k.a. Maria)   1937-  
Salomé (a.k.a. Maria)   1939-  
Mina (a.k.a. Maria)   1940-  
Ewa Demarczyk (a.k.a. Maria)   1941-2020  
Cilla Black (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-2015  
Raffaella Carrà (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-2021  
Gladys Knight (a.k.a. Maria)   1944-  
Linda Ronstadt (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-  
José Carreras (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-  
Massiel (a.k.a. María)   1947-  
Mariska Veres (a.k.a. Maria)   1947-2006  
Natalie Cole (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-2015  
Gloria Estefan (a.k.a. María)   1957-  
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean   1960-  
Maria Doyle Kennedy   1964-  
Maria de Medeiros   1965-  
Carola (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1978-  
Leena Maria "Awa" Peisa   1979-  
Naturi Naughton (a.k.a. Maria)   1984-  
Dulce María Espinosa   1985-  
Charlotte Church (a.k.a. Maria)   1986-  
Monika Brodka (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1911-2002  
Marga Klompé (a.k.a. Maria)   1912-1986  
Eva Perón (a.k.a. María)   1919-1952  
Melina Mercouri (a.k.a. Maria)   1920-1994  
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (a.k.a. Maria)   1925-2019  
Hans van Mierlo (a.k.a. Maria)   1931-2010  
Ignazio La Russa (a.k.a. Maria)   1947-  
Maria van der Hoeven   1949-  
Agnes van Ardenne (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-  
Henk Krol (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-  
Rita Verdonk (a.k.a. Maria)   1955-  
Frans Timmermans (a.k.a. Maria)   1961-  
Sigrid Kaag (a.k.a. Maria)   1961-  
Lilianne Ploumen (a.k.a. Maria)   1962-  
Emile Roemer (a.k.a. Maria)   1962-  
Jolande Sap (a.k.a. Maria)   1963-  
Caroline van der Plas (a.k.a. Maria)   1967-  
Mona Keijzer (a.k.a. Maria)   1968-  
Klaas Dijkhoff (a.k.a. Maria)   1981-  
Maria Ohisalo   1985-  
Laurens Dassen (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1804-1859  
Baroness Orczy (a.k.a. Mária)   1865-1947  
Rainer Maria Rilke   1875-1926  
Erich Maria Remarque   1898-1970  
Annie M. G. Schmidt (a.k.a. Maria)   1911-1995  
Willy Vandersteen (a.k.a. Maria)   1913-1990  
Cremilda de Lima (a.k.a. Maria)   1940-  
Connie Palmen (a.k.a. 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/bronze/silver, 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1956; 1960   long jump  
(bronze) María Teresa Ramírez   1968   swimming - 800 m freestyle  
(bronze) Mia Gommers   1968   800 m  
(bronze) Ilona Gusenbauer (a.k.a. Maria)   1972   high jump  
(bronze) Enith Brigitha (a.k.a. Maria)   1976   swimming  
(gold) María Caridad Colón   1980   javelin throw  
(silver) Gerard Nijboer (a.k.a. Maria)   1980   marathon  
(gold) Lisette Sevens (a.k.a. Maria)   1984   field hockey  
(silver) Josep Maria Margall   1984   basketball  
(gold) Fieke Boekhorst (a.k.a. Maria)   1984   field hockey  
(silver) Juanma López Iturriaga (a.k.a. Maria)   1984   basketball  
(gold) Elsemieke Hillen (a.k.a. Maria)   1984   field hockey  
(gold) Ria Stalman   1984   discus throw  
(bronze/gold) Rosa Mota (a.k.a. Maria)   1984; 1988   marathon  
(gold/bronze) Marjolein Eijsvogel (a.k.a. Maria)   1984; 1988   field hockey  
(gold/bronze) Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (a.k.a. Maria)   1984; 1988   field hockey  
(gold) Ellen van Langen (a.k.a. Maria)   1992   800 m  
(gold/bronze/silver) Steffi Graf (a.k.a. Maria)   1988; 1992   tennis  
(silver) Tineke Bartels (a.k.a. Maria)   1992; 1996   equestrian  
(silver) Hortência Marcari (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   2000   basketball  
(bronze) María Vasco   2000   20 km walk  
(bronze/silver) Mijntje Donners (a.k.a. Maria)   1996; 2000; 2004   field hockey  
(bronze) Maria Cioncan   2004   1500 m  
(bronze) Maria Kalmykova   2004   basketball  
(bronze) Maria Stepanova   2004; 2008   basketball  
(bronze/gold/silver) Marleen Veldhuis (a.k.a. Maria)   2004; 2008; 2012   swimming  
(bronze) Dulce Téllez (a.k.a. María)   2004   volleyball  
(bronze) Rosemar Coelho Neto (a.k.a. Maria)   2008   4x100 m relay  
(bronze) Maria Kristin Yulianti   2008   badminton singles  
(bronze) Belén Succi (a.k.a. María)   2008   field hockey  
(gold/bronze) María Espinoza   2008; 2012   taekwondo  
(silver) Floris Evers (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   2008; 2012   swimming  
(silver) Rocío Sánchez Moccia (a.k.a. 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  
(silver) Maria Prytz   2014   curling  
(gold) Maria Höfl-Riesch   2010; 2014   alpine skiing  
(silver) Maria Wennerström   2014   curling  
(bronze/gold) Ida Ingemarsdotter (a.k.a. Maria)   2014   cross-country skiing  
(silver) Anne Kyllönen (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. María)   2016   badminton singles  
(gold) Maria Shurochkina   2016; 2020   synchronized swimming - team  
(silver) Maria Andrejczyk   2020   javelin throw  
Other Notables: 1 person
Maria Montessori   1870-1952   education  
Other Royalty: 19 princes, 10 princesses, 4 princess consorts, 1 grand duchess, 1 king, 1 queen, 1 queen consort, 1 queen consort/empress consort
Erdmuthe, Princess of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. 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  
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1836-1858   Liechtenstein  
Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1858-1929   Liechtenstein  
Maria Sophie of Bavaria   1859-1861   Kingdom of the Two Sicilies  
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (a.k.a. Maria)   1861-1888; 1871-1888   Prussia; German Empire  
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Maria)   1890-1948   Netherlands  
Maria Nikolaevna of Russia   1899-1918   Russia  
Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1929-1938   Liechtenstein  
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1938-1989   Liechtenstein  
Philipp of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-   Liechtenstein  
Christina of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Maria)   1947-2019   Netherlands  
Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1947-   Liechtenstein  
Nora of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-   Liechtenstein  
Wenzel of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1962-1991   Liechtenstein  
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1968-   Liechtenstein  
Maximilian of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1969-   Liechtenstein  
Constantin of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1972-   Liechtenstein  
Tatjana of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1973-   Liechtenstein  
Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein   1985-   Liechtenstein  
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1989-   Liechtenstein  
Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1995-   Liechtenstein  
Margarita of Bourbon-Parma (a.k.a. Maria)   1996-   Netherlands  
Carolina of Bourbon-Parma (a.k.a. Maria)   1996-   Netherlands  
Georg of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   1999-   Liechtenstein  
Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   2000-   Liechtenstein  
Élisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (a.k.a. Maria)   2001-   Belgium  
Alfons of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   2001-   Liechtenstein  
Gabriel of Belgium (a.k.a. Maria)   2003-   Belgium  
Moritz of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   2003-   Liechtenstein  
Emmanuel of Belgium (a.k.a. Maria)   2005-   Belgium  
Georgina of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   2005-   Liechtenstein  
Eléonore of Belgium (a.k.a. Maria)   2008-   Belgium  
Benedikt of Liechtenstein (a.k.a. Maria)   2008-   Liechtenstein  
Philippe (a.k.a. Maria)   2013-   Belgium  
Leonore of Sweden (a.k.a. Maria)   2014-   Sweden  
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers: 1 president, 1 prime minister
(president) Bronisław Komorowski (a.k.a. Maria)   2010-2015  
(prime minister) Beata Szydło (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Maria)   1996   Gladys Knight & the Pips  
Linda Ronstadt (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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