Namesakes

Austrian Dukes and Emperors: 1 archduchess
Archduchess Maria Theresia   1740-1780  
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 queen
Queen Marie Terezie (a.k.a. Maria)   1740-1741; 1743-1780  
Dutch Prime Ministers: 3 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  
Fictional Characters from Books: 3 characters
Maria Bertram   1814   Mansfield Park  
Princess Mariya Bolkonskaya (a.k.a. Maria)   1869   War and Peace  
Maria DeLuca   1998   Roswell High  
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  
Hungarian Kings and Queens: 2 queens
Queen Mária   1382-1395  
Queen Mária Terézia   1740-1780  
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 Actresses: 48 actresses, 7 actors, 3 comedians, 2 comedian/actresses, 1 model
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  
Lola Flores (a.k.a. María)   1923-1995  
Katie Boyle (a.k.a. Maria)   1926-2018  
Sara Montiel (a.k.a. María)   1928-2013  
Adèle Bloemendaal (a.k.a. Maria)   1933-2017  
Mimi Kok   1934-2014  
María Rubio   1934-2018  
Enzi Fuchs (a.k.a. Maria)   1937-  
Anne Wil Blankers (a.k.a. Maria)   1940-  
Peer Mascini (a.k.a. Maria)   1941-2019  
Bibi Besch (a.k.a. Maria)   1942-1996  
Edwin Rutten (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-  
Hugo Metsers (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-  
Raffaella Carrà (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-2021  
Klaus Maria Brandauer   1943-  
Marisa Porcel (a.k.a. María)   1943-2018  
Martine Bijl (a.k.a. Maria)   1948-2019  
Sônia Braga (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-  
Maria Thayer   19xx-  
Joke Bruijs (a.k.a. Maria)   1952-  
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-  
Tanneke Hartzuiker (a.k.a. Maria)   1955-  
Sylvia Millecam (a.k.a. Maria)   1956-2001  
Lucélia Santos (a.k.a. Maria)   1957-  
Cilly Dartell (a.k.a. Maria)   1957-  
Adelheid Roosen (a.k.a. Maria)   1958-  
Joep Sertons (a.k.a. Maria)   1959-  
Bart Peeters (a.k.a. Maria)   1959-  
Brigitte Kaandorp (a.k.a. Maria)   1962-  
Rena Owen (a.k.a. Maria)   1962-  
Yeardley Smith (a.k.a. Maria)   1964-  
Maria Doyle Kennedy   1964-  
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-  
Frank Lammers (a.k.a. Maria)   1972-  
Froukje de Both (a.k.a. Maria)   1972-  
Tijl Beckand (a.k.a. Maria)   1974-  
Johanna Sällström (a.k.a. Maria)   1974-2007  
Violante Placido (a.k.a. Maria)   1976-  
Lana Parrilla (a.k.a. María)   1977-  
Malin Akerman (a.k.a. Maria)   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-  
Dulce María Espinosa   1985-  
Adwoa Aboah (a.k.a. Maria)   1992-  
Maria Bakalova   1996-  
Notable Artists: 4 painters, 2 fashion designers, 1 architect, 1 cartoonist
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  
Mila Schön (a.k.a. Maria)   1916-2008  
Gianni Versace (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-1997  
Notable Athletes: 7 soccer, 6 tennis, 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) Louis van Gaal (a.k.a. Maria)   1951-  
(tennis) Steffi Graf (a.k.a. Maria)   1969-  
(tennis) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (a.k.a. María)   1971-  
(track) Dulce María Rodríguez   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-  
(soccer) José Giménez (a.k.a. María)   1995-  
(tennis) Maria Sakkari   1995-  
(soccer) Joey Veerman (a.k.a. Maria)   1998-  
(soccer) Wieke Kaptein (a.k.a. Maria)   2005-  
Notable Businesspeople: 1 businessperson
Enzo Ferrari (a.k.a. Maria)   1898-1988  
Notable Filmmakers: 1 director/screenwriter, 1 screenwriter/director
Alex van Warmerdam (a.k.a. Maria)   1952-  
Maria Peters   1958-  
Notable Hosts and Presenters: 19 television, 3 radio/television, 3 television/radio
(television) Lous Haasdijk (a.k.a. Maria)   1938-2010  
(television) Sonja Barend (a.k.a. Maria)   1940-  
(television) Willibrord Frequin (a.k.a. Maria)   1941-2022  
(radio/television) Edwin Rutten (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-  
(television) Raffaella Carrà (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-2021  
(television) Tineke de Groot (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-  
(television) Martine Bijl (a.k.a. Maria)   1948-2019  
(television) Menno Buch (a.k.a. Maria)   1951-2014  
(television) Fons de Poel (a.k.a. Maria)   1955-  
(television) Sylvia Millecam (a.k.a. Maria)   1956-2001  
(television) Tineke Verburg (a.k.a. Maria)   1956-2020  
(television) Cilly Dartell (a.k.a. Maria)   1957-  
(television) Astrid Joosten (a.k.a. Maria)   1958-  
(television/radio) Bart Peeters (a.k.a. Maria)   1959-  
(radio/television) Goedele Liekens (a.k.a. Maria)   1963-  
(television) Antoinette Hertsenberg (a.k.a. Maria)   1964-  
(television) Koen Wauters (a.k.a. Maria)   1967-  
(television) Antje Monteiro (a.k.a. Maria)   1969-  
(television) Kelly Ripa (a.k.a. Maria)   1970-  
(radio/television) Katja Retsin (a.k.a. Maria)   1972-  
(television/radio) Isabelle Brinkman (a.k.a. Maria)   1972-  
(television/radio) Froukje de Both (a.k.a. Maria)   1972-  
(television) Tijl Beckand (a.k.a. Maria)   1974-  
(television) Nick Schilder (a.k.a. Maria)   1983-  
(television) Monique Smit (a.k.a. Maria)   1989-  
Notable Journalists: 2 television
(television) Willibrord Frequin (a.k.a. Maria)   1941-2022  
(television) Fons de Poel (a.k.a. Maria)   1955-  
Notable Musicians: 41 singers, 1 composer
Carl Maria von Weber   1786-1826   classical, opera  
Maria von Trapp   1905-1987   choir  
Imperio Argentina (a.k.a. María)   1910-2003     
Lola Flores (a.k.a. María)   1923-1995   flamenco  
Celeste Rodrigues (a.k.a. Maria)   1923-2018   fado  
Maria Callas   1923-1977   opera  
Sara Montiel (a.k.a. María)   1928-2013     
Lola Beltrán (a.k.a. María)   1932-1996     
Sjef Diederen (a.k.a. Maria)   1932-2012     
Mieke Telkamp (a.k.a. Maria)   1934-2016     
Connie Francis (a.k.a. Maria)   1937-   pop  
Mina (a.k.a. Maria)   1940-     
Ewa Demarczyk (a.k.a. Maria)   1941-2020     
Alide Maria Salvetta   1941-1991   opera  
Raffaella Carrà (a.k.a. Maria)   1943-2021     
Gladys Knight (a.k.a. Maria)   1944-   R&B, soul  
Linda Ronstadt (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-     
José Carreras (a.k.a. Maria)   1946-   opera  
Mariska Veres (a.k.a. Maria)   1947-2006   rock, pop, jazz  
Martine Bijl (a.k.a. Maria)   1948-2019     
Natalie Cole (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-2015     
Joke Bruijs (a.k.a. Maria)   1952-     
María Mendiola   1952-2021   pop  
Gloria Estefan (a.k.a. María)   1957-   pop  
Frank Boeijen (a.k.a. Maria)   1957-     
Bart Peeters (a.k.a. Maria)   1959-     
Maria Doyle Kennedy   1964-   folk  
Koen Wauters (a.k.a. Maria)   1967-   pop  
Antje Monteiro (a.k.a. Maria)   1969-     
Anna Maria Jopek   1970-   jazz  
Sinéad O'Carroll (a.k.a. Maria)   1973-     
Fey (a.k.a. María)   1973-   pop  
Karen Damen (a.k.a. Maria)   1974-   pop  
Belle Pérez (a.k.a. María)   1976-     
Violante Placido (a.k.a. Maria)   1976-     
Kathleen Aerts (a.k.a. Maria)   1978-   pop  
Sita (a.k.a. Maria)   1980-   pop  
Nick Schilder (a.k.a. Maria)   1983-     
Dulce María Espinosa   1985-     
Charlotte Church (a.k.a. Maria)   1986-   classical, pop  
Monika Brodka (a.k.a. Maria)   1988-   pop, rock  
Monique Smit (a.k.a. Maria)   1989-     
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 34 politicians, 1 politician/leader's spouse
Gerardus Huysmans (a.k.a. Maria)   1902-1948  
Frans-Jozef van Thiel (a.k.a. Maria)   1906-1993  
Joseph Luns (a.k.a. Maria)   1911-2002  
Marga Klompé (a.k.a. Maria)   1912-1986  
Jan van den Brink (a.k.a. Maria)   1915-2006  
Eva Perón (a.k.a. María)   1919-1952  
Pieter Bogaers (a.k.a. Maria)   1924-2008  
Til Gardeniers-Berendsen (a.k.a. Maria)   1925-2019  
Ton van Trier (a.k.a. Maria)   1926-1983  
Rinus Peijnenburg (a.k.a. Maria)   1928-1979  
Fons van der Stee (a.k.a. Maria)   1928-1999  
Hans van Mierlo (a.k.a. Maria)   1931-2010  
Gerrit Braks (a.k.a. Maria)   1933-2017  
Sybilla Dekker (a.k.a. Maria)   1942-  
Karla Peijs (a.k.a. Maria)   1944-  
Jo Ritzen (a.k.a. Maria)   1945-  
Maria van der Hoeven   1949-  
Agnes van Ardenne (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-  
Ed Nijpels (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-  
Henk Krol (a.k.a. Maria)   1950-  
Gerd Leers (a.k.a. Maria)   1951-  
Hans Alders (a.k.a. Maria)   1952-  
Roger van Boxtel (a.k.a. Maria)   1954-  
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-  
Micky Adriaansens (a.k.a. Maria)   1964-  
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 Writers: 10 authors, 2 author/poets, 1 author/playwright
Prudens van Duyse (a.k.a. Maria)   1804-1859  
María Nestora Téllez   1828-1890  
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-  
Nelleke Noordervliet (a.k.a. Maria)   1945-  
Connie Palmen (a.k.a. Maria)   1955-  
Almudena Grandes (a.k.a. María)   1960-2021  
Goedele Liekens (a.k.a. Maria)   1963-  
M. J. Hyland (a.k.a. Maria)   1968-  
Olympic Medalists: 21 silver, 15 bronze, 8 gold, 4 bronze/silver, 3 gold/bronze, 2 bronze/gold, 2 bronze/gold/silver, 2 silver/bronze, 1 gold/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  
(bronze/silver) Hannie Termeulen (a.k.a. Maria)   1948; 1952   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m freestyle  
(silver/bronze) Maria Sander   1952   4x100 m relay; 80 m hurdles  
(silver) Mariya Golubnichaya (a.k.a. Maria)   1952   80 m hurdles  
(bronze) Eva-Maria ten Elsen   1956   swimming - 200 m breaststroke  
(bronze) María Teresa Ramírez   1968   swimming - 800 m freestyle  
(bronze) Mia Gommers   1968   800 m  
(bronze) Enith Brigitha (a.k.a. Maria)   1976   swimming  
(gold) María Caridad Colón   1980   javelin throw  
(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  
(gold/bronze) Marjolein Eijsvogel (a.k.a. Maria)   1984; 1988   field hockey  
(gold/bronze) Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (a.k.a. Maria)   1984; 1988   field hockey  
(bronze/gold/silver) Steffi Graf (a.k.a. Maria)   1988; 1992   tennis  
(silver) Tineke Bartels (a.k.a. Maria)   1992; 1996   equestrian  
(silver) Maria Paula Silva   1996   basketball  
(silver) Maria Angélica   1996   basketball  
(silver) Cláudia Maria Pastor   1996   basketball  
(gold) Josep Maria Abarca   1996   water polo  
(bronze) Liisa-Maria Sneck   1998   ice hockey  
(silver) Coby van Baalen (a.k.a. Maria)   2000   equestrian  
(bronze/gold) Maria Mutola   1996; 2000   800 m  
(bronze) Maria Koroleva   2000   water polo  
(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) Dulce Téllez (a.k.a. María)   2004   volleyball  
(bronze) Maria Stepanova   2004; 2008   basketball  
(bronze) Maria Kristin Yulianti   2008   badminton singles  
(bronze) Belén Succi (a.k.a. María)   2008   field hockey  
(silver/bronze) Alba María Cabello   2008; 2012   synchronized swimming  
(gold/silver) Femke Heemskerk (a.k.a. Maria)   2008; 2012   swimming  
(bronze/gold/silver) Marleen Veldhuis (a.k.a. Maria)   2004; 2008; 2012   swimming  
(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  
(bronze) Maria Kirilenko   2012   tennis  
(silver) Maria Sharapova   2012   tennis  
(gold/bronze) María Espinoza   2008; 2012   taekwondo  
(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  
Other Notables: 1 person
Maria Montessori   1870-1952   education  
Other Royalty: 19 princes, 10 princesses, 4 princess consorts, 1 king, 1 queen, 1 queen 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  
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Maria)   1890-1948   Netherlands  
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: 78 blessed, 31 saints
Saint Mary (a.k.a. Maria)   ?-851  
Blessed Marie of Oignies (a.k.a. Maria)   1180-1213  
Saint Mary of Succor (a.k.a. Maria)   1231-1281  
Saint Mary of Cerevellon (a.k.a. Maria)   ?-1290  
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 Maria Theresia of Jesus Gerhardinger   1797-1879  
Saint Francesco Maria da Camporosso   1804-1866  
Saint Maria de Mattias   1805-1866  
Saint Antoni Maria Claret   1807-1870  
Blessed Maria Repetto   1807-1890  
Saint Maria Michaela Desmaisieres   1809-1865  
Saint Maria Giuseppe Rosello   1811-1886  
Saint Maria Crocifissa di Rosa   1813-1885  
Blessed Maria Caterina of Saint Rose   1813-1887  
Saint María Rosa Molas y Vallve   1815-1876  
Saint Antonio Maria Pucci   1819-1892  
Blessed Maria Encarnacion Rosal   1820-1886  
Blessed María del Tránsito Cabanillas   1821-1885  
Blessed Ferdinando Maria Baccilieri   1821-1893  
Blessed Maria Theresia Scherer   1825-1888  
Saint Maria Soledad   1826-1887  
Blessed Maria Marcellina Darowska   1827-1911  
Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti   1827-1922  
Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco   1831-1891  
Blessed Maria Dominic Mazzarello   1837-1881  
Blessed Alfonso Maria Fusco   1839-1910  
Blessed Maria of Jesus Siedliska   1842-1902  
Blessed María Josefa of the Heart of Jesus Sancho de Guerra   1842-1912  
Blessed Maria Schininà   1844-1910  
Blessed Cándida María de Jesús Cipitria y Barriola   1845-1912  
Saint Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña   1847-1896  
Blessed María del Carmen Sallés y Barangueras   1848-1911  
Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo   1848-1913  
Saint Maria Bernarda Bütler   1848-1924  
Saint Raphaela Maria Porras y Ayllon   1850-1925  
Blessed Anton Maria Schwartz   1852-1929  
Blessed Maria Christina Brando   1856-1906  
Blessed Maria Raffaella Cimatti   1861-1945  
Blessed Juana María Condesa Lluch   1862-1916  
Blessed Maria Domenica Mantovani   1862-1934  
Blessed Maria Droste zu Vischering   1863-1899  
Blessed Maria Anna Caiani   1863-1921  
Blessed Maria Theresa Ledóchowska   1863-1922  
Blessed José María Rubio y Peralta   1864-1929  
Blessed Guido Maria Conforti   1865-1931  
Blessed Maria Karlowska   1865-1935  
Saint María Vicenta of Saint Dorothy Chavez Orozco   1867-1949  
Blessed María de Jesús Sacramentado Venegas   1868-1959  
Blessed María Alvarado Cardozo   1875-1967  
Saint María de San José   1875-1967  
Blessed Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan (a.k.a. Maria)   1876-1926  
Blessed Maria Crocifissa Curcio   1877-1957  
Blessed Maria Bernardina Jablonska   1878-1940  
Blessed María Guadalupe García Zavala   1878-1963  
Blessed Maria Ludovica de Angelis   1880-1962  
Blessed María Sagrario   1881-1936  
Blessed Maria Teresa Fasce   1881-1947  
Blessed Maria Troncatti   1883-1969  
Blessed Blandine Merten (a.k.a. Maria)   1883-1918  
Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist   1884-1949  
Blessed Maria Corsini Beltrame Quattrocchi   1884-1965  
Saint John Maria Muzeyi   ?-1886  
Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin   1888-1922  
Saint Maria Goretti   1890-1902  
Blessed María Maravillas de Jesús   1891-1974  
Blessed Marija Petković (a.k.a. Maria)   1892-1956  
Blessed María Ginard Marti   1894-1936  
Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka   1894-1943  
Blessed María Antonia Bandrés y Elósegui   1898-1919  
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   1926-1998  
Saint José Maria Robles Hurtado   ?-1927  
Blessed María del Calvario Romero Clariana   ?-1936  
Blessed María Gabriela de Hinojosa Naveros   ?-1936  
Blessed María Josefa del Río Messa   ?-1936  
Blessed María del Carmen Moreno Benítez   ?-1936  
Blessed María Baldillou Bullit   ?-1936  
Blessed María Amparo Carbonell Muñoz   ?-1936  
Blessed María Teresa Ferragud Roig   ?-1936  
Blessed María Jesús Masiá Ferragud   ?-1936  
Blessed María Verónica Masiá Ferragud   ?-1936  
Blessed María Felicidad Masiá Ferragud   ?-1936  
Blessed María Pilar Martinez   ?-1936  
Blessed María de la Purificación Ximénez y Ximénez   ?-1936  
Blessed Leonella Sgorbati (a.k.a. Maria)   1940-2006  
Blessed Maria Stella Mardosewicz   ?-1943  
Shakespearian Characters: 2 characters
Maria   Love's Labour's Lost  
Maria   Twelfth Night  
Spanish Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
José María Aznar   1996-2004  
Title Characters: 9 songs, 1 musical
(song) Maria   1956   Maria  
(song) Maria   1969   Take a Letter Maria  
(song) Maria   1973   My Maria  
(musical) Evita (a.k.a. María)   1978   Evita  
(song) Maria   1999   Maria  
(song) Maria   1999   Maria  
(song) Maria   1999   Maria Maria  
(song) Maria   2012   Maria  
(song) Maria   2012   Maria  
(song) Maria   2013   Michael and Maria