Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Maya 2014 Maya The Psychic 
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Maya Gallo 1997 Just Shoot Me!
Maya Fisher 2001 Six Feet Under
Maya Herrera 2006 Heroes
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors, 1 dancer, 1 presenter
Maya Plisetskaya 1925-2015
Erika Eleniak (a.k.a. Maya) 1969-
Maya Rudolph 1972-
Maya Maron 1980-
Maya Jama 1994-
Maya Hawke 1998-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 swimming
(basketball) Maya Moore 1989-
(swimming) Maya DiRado 1993-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam 1975-
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Maya Angelou 1928-2014
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold, 1 silver/bronze/gold
(bronze/silver) Maya Usova 1992; 1994 figure skating
(bronze) Maya Lawrence 2012 fencing
(gold) Maya Moore 2012; 2016 basketball
(silver/bronze/gold) Maya DiRado 2016 swimming