Royalty •
Maria I of Portugal (1734–1816), Queen of Portugal •
Maria II of Portugal (1818–1853), Queen of Portugal •
María de la Cerda (1319–1375), countess of Étampes •
Maria Brignole Sale De Ferrari (1811–1888), Italian duchess •
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847–1876), queen consort of Spain (1870–1873) •
María de la Consolación Azlor (1775–1814), the countess of Bureta •
Maria Margarida de Lorena, 2nd Duchess of Abrantes (1713–1780) •
Maria de' Medici (1575–1642), Queen of France •
Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632), Italian princess •
Maria Maddalena de' Medici (1600–1633), Tuscan Royal •
Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta (1866–1926) •
Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya (died 1626), Tsaritsa of all Russia •
Maria Maddalena Capece Galeota, duchess of Regina •
Maria Angela Caterina d'Este (1656–1722), Princess of Carignano •
Maria Caterina Farnese (1615–1646), Duchess of Moderna and Reggio •
Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) (1796–1801) •
Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra (born 1997) •
Maria Haraldsdotter (1045–1066), Norwegian princess •
Maria Laskarina (c. 1206–1270), Queen consort of Hungary •
Maria Nagaya (1553–1608), Russian tsaritsa •
Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1786–1859) •
María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna (1752–1834), Spanish Salonnière •
María de Jesús de Iturbide (1818–1849), Mexican princess •
Maria Sanudo (died 1426), lady of the island of Andros in the Duchy of the Archipelago •
Maria Skuratova-Belskaya (1552–1605), Tsaritsa of Russia •
Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702–1735), consort of the Jacobite pretender •
Maria Karolina Sobieska (1697–1740), Duchess of Bouillon •
Maria Temryukovna, Tsaritsa of Russia (1561–1569) •
Maria Tescanu Rosetti (1879–1968), Romanian princess •
Maria Voichița (1457–1511), Moldovan princess •
Maria Walpole (1736–1807), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh •
Maria Wirtemberska (1768–1854), Duchess Louis of Württenberg •
Maria Zaccaria, princess of Achaea
Servants and mistresses of Royalty •
Maria Gustavna Tutelberg, maid in the Russian Imperial Household •
Maria Fitzherbert (1756–1837), Royal mistress •
Maria Antonia Branconi (1746–1793), German royal mistress
Nobility •
Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt (1755–1810), German-born aristocrat and Danish composer •
Maria Beccadelli di Bologna (1848–1929), Italian aristocrat •
Maria Helena de Albuquerque, 1st Baroness of Oliveira Lima, Portuguese noble •
Maria de Cardona (1509–1563), Italian noblewoman •
Maria Cantemir (1700–1754), Russian noblewoman •
Maria Cederschiöld (1815–1892), Swedish noble deaconess and nurse •
Maria Choglokova (1723–1756), Russian lady-in-waiting and noble •
Maria Zofia Czartoryska (1699–1771), Polish noblewoman •
Maria de Ergadia (died 1302), Scottish noblewoman •
Maria Josepha Hermengilde Esterházy (1768–1845), German noblewoman •
Maria Golitzyna (1834–1910), Russian noble, courtier and philanthropist •
María de Salinas (1490–1539), Spanish noblewoman •
Maria Sofia De la Gardie (1627–1694), Swedish noble and industrialist •
María Ramírez de Medrano, 12th century noblewoman of León and Castile •
María de Toledo (1490–1549), Spanish noblewoman •
Maria Fadrique, Lady of the Lordship of Salona (1382–1394) •
Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat (1609–1660), regent of Mantua •
Maria Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, English Catholic noblewoman •
Maria Klara of Dietrichstein, German noblewoman •
Maria Ivanovna Khlopova (died 1633), Russian noble •
Maria Ludwika Krasińska (1883–1958), Polish noblewoman •
Maria Lanckorońska (1737–1826), Polish noblewoman •
Maria Menshikova (1711–1729), Russian noble •
Maria Meshcherskaya (1844–1868), Russian lady-in-waiting •
Maria Molyneux, Countess of Sefton (1769–1851), British noblewoman •
Maria Naryshkina (1779–1854), Polish noblewoman •
Maria Nesselrode (1786–1849), courtier of the Russian Imperial Court •
Maria Nirod (1879–1965), Russian countess and nurse •
Maria Razumovskaya (1772–1868), Russian noblewoman •
Maria Salviati (1499–1543), Florentine noblewoman •
Maria Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of Hertford (1771–1856), London society hostess •
Maria Skobtsova (1891–1945), Russian noblewoman and resistance fighter •
Maria Skytte (died 1703), Swedish noble •
Maria Chiara Spinucci (1741–1792), Italian aristocrat •
Maria Stanley, Baroness Stanley of Alderley (1771–1863), British letter writer and liberal advocate •
Maria Arkadyevna Stolypina, Russian courtier •
Maria van Beckum (died 1544), Dutch noblewoman and Anabaptist burned at the skate for heresy •
Maria Van den Bergh, Dutch noblewoman •
Maria von Maltzan (1909–1997), German resistance member and aristocrat •
Maria Follia (died 1358), Hungarian noblewoman •
Maria Rumyantseva (1699–1788), Russian lady-in-waiting
Politicians •
Maria Ângela Carrascalão, East Timorese politician •
Maria Fernanda Lay, East Timorese politician •
Maria Aasen-Svensrud, Norwegian politician •
María Laura Leguizamón (born 1965), Argentine politician •
Maria Abrahamsson (born 1963), Swedish lawyer, journalist and politician •
Maria Fe Abunda (born 1957), Filipino politician •
María Urciel Castañeda (born 1959), Mexican politician •
Maria Caraher (born 1968), politician from Northern Ireland •
Maria Carrilho (1943–2022), Portuguese politician •
María Caviglia (1895–1985), Argentine politician •
María Corona Nakamura (born 1964), Mexican politician •
Maria Chiara Acciarini (born 1943), Italian politician •
Maria Chin Abdullah, Malaysian politician •
Maria Cervania, American politician from North Carolina •
María Alanoca (born 1960), Bolivian politician •
Maria Soave Alemanno (born 1972), Italian politician •
María Julia Alsogaray (1942–2017), Argentine politician and civil servant •
María Antonieta Alva (born 1985), Peruvian politician •
Maria Ansorge (1880–1955), German politician •
Maria-Ivanna Hrushevska (1868–1948), spouse of Ukrainian political leader
Mykhailo Hrushevsky •
María Elvia Amaya Araujo (1954–2012), Mexican politician •
Maria Arbatova (born 1957), Russian and Soviet writer, politician and feminist •
Maria Rachel Arenas (born 1971), chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board and politician •
María Argüelles Arellano (born 1963), Mexican politician •
Maria Arnholm (born 1958), Swedish politician •
Maria Koszutska (1876–1939), Polish communist leader and theoretician •
María Teodora Arrieta (born 1955), Mexican politician •
Maria Arruvaia, Mozambican politician •
María Gatica Gajardo, Chilean politician •
Maria Augimeri, Canadian politician •
María Fernanda Astudillo, Ecuadorian politician •
Maria Corrigan, Irish politician •
María Angélica Cristi (born 1941), Chilean politician •
Maria Crowby (died 2020), Ni-Vanuatu politician •
María Ávila Serna (born 1973), Mexican politician and lawyer •
Maria Backenecker (1893–1931), German politician •
Maria Badia i Cutchet (born 1947), Spanish politician •
Maria Leavey (1954–2006), American political consultant •
Maria Baers (1893–1959), Belgian politician and feminist •
Maria Baez, American politician •
Maria Bailey (born 1975), Irish politician •
Maria Baldó i Massanet (1884–1964), Spanish teacher, feminist, folklorist and liberal politician •
María Balta (born 1955), Peruvian politician •
Maria Barrados, Canadian government official •
Maria Victoria Barros (born 1992), Brazilian politician •
Maria Barroso (1925–2015), Portuguese politician •
Maria Begonha (born 1989), Portuguese politician •
Maria Belo (born 1938), Portuguese psychoanalyst and former Member of the European Parliament •
Maria Berger (born 1956), Austrian politician •
Maria Berny (1932–2021), Polish politician •
Maria Antonia Berrios (born 1977), American politician •
Maria Bertolini (1931–2022), Italian politician •
María Eugenia Bielsa (born 1958), Argentine politician •
Maria Bird-Browne (born 1991), Member of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda •
Maria Blum (1890–1965), German politician and journalist •
Maria Böhmer (born 1950), German politician •
Maria Bohuszewiczówna (1865–1887), Polish revolutionary •
María Bolívar (born 1975), Venezuelan politician •
Maria Bolshakova, Russian politician •
Maria Antonieta de Brito (born 1969), Brazilian politician •
Maria Camilleri (born 1952), Maltese politician •
Maria Cammarata, Italian politician •
María Cristina Brítez, Argentine politician and lawyer •
Maria do Céu Monteiro, president of the Supreme Court of Guinea-Bissau •
Maria do Céu Sarmento, East Timorese politician •
Maria De Unterrichter Jervolino, Italian politician •
Maria Deguara (born 1949), Maltese politician •
Maria Deku (1901–1983), German politician •
María Victoria Brusquetti, Paraguayan activist and politician •
Maria Pilar Busquets (1937–2016), Spanish Aranese politician and writer •
Maria Byrne (born 1967), Irish politician •
María Fernanda Cabal (born 1964), Colombian politician •
María Cabrera Muñoz (born 1952), Mexican politician •
María Fernanda Campo Saavedra, Colombian politician •
María Eugenia Campos Galván (born 1975), Mexican politician •
Maria Cantwell (born 1958), American Senator •
Maria Cardona (born 1966), American-Colombian consultant and political strategist •
María Eugenia Casar, UN official •
Maria Donatucci, American politician •
Maria Downey (1836–1883), First Lady of California (1860–62) •
Maria Drobot, Russian politician •
María René Duchén (born 1965), Bolivian journalist, TV presenter and politician •
Maria Domenica Castellone, Italian politician •
María Eugenia Duré, Argentine politician •
Maria Durhuus (born 1977), Danish politician •
Maria Caulfield (born 1973), British politician •
Maria Cavaco Silva (born 1938), First Lady of Portugal •
María Ceseñas Chapa (born 1952), Mexican politician •
Maria Chappelle-Nadal (born 1974), American politician •
Maria Chaput (born 1942), Canadian politician •
María Milagros Charbonier (born 1963), Puerto Rican politician •
María Izaguirre (1891–1979), Mexican politician •
María Izaguirre Francos (born 1952), Mexican politician •
María Gabriela Chávez, Venezuelan diplomat, daughter of president Hugo Chávez •
María Eugenia Catalfamo (born 1987), Argentine politician •
Maria Cimini (born 1976), American politician •
Maria Lisa Cinciari Rodano (1921–2023), Italian politician •
Maria Cino (born 1957), American civil servant and politician •
Maria Collett (born 1974), American politician •
Maria Chiara Carrozza (born 1965), Italian engineer and politician •
Maria Zeneida Collinson, Filipina ambassador •
María Colón Sánchez (1926–1989), Puerto Rican politician •
Maria Contreras-Sweet (born 1955), American politician •
Maria Damanaki (born 1952), Greek politician •
Maria Dantas (born 1969), Brazilian-Spanish activist and politician •
Maria Angela Danzì (born 1957), Italian politician •
María Jaspeado (born 1967), Mexican politician •
María Leticia Jasso (born 1948), Mexican politician •
Maria das Neves, Santomese politician and first female prime minister •
María Alicia de la Rosa López (born 1963), Mexican politician •
María Estela de la Fuente (born 1966), Mexican politician •
María de las Nieves García (born 1955), Mexican politician •
Maria Desylla-Kapodistria (1898–1980), Greek politician •
Maria Deutsch (1882–1969), Czechoslovak politician •
Maria Dietz (1894–1980), German politician •
Maria do Carmo Seabra (born 1955), Portuguese politician •
Maria do Céu Antunes (born 1970), Portuguese politician •
Maria Dziuba (born 1945), Polish politician •
Maria Eagle (born 1961), British Labour politician •
Maria Echaveste (born 1954), White House Deputy Chief of Staff •
Maria Eckertz (1899–1969), German activist and politician •
María Fernanda Espinosa (born 1964), Ecuadorian politician •
Maria Emhart (1901–1981), Austrian resistance activist and politician •
Maria Angelina Dique Enoque (born 1953), Mozambican politician •
María Ester Feres (1943–2021), Chilean politician •
Maria Edileuza Fontenele Reis (born 1954), Brazilian ambassador •
Maria Eichhorn (born 1948), German politician •
Maria Aida Episcopo (born 1963), Italian politician •
Maria Fekter (born 1956), Austrian politician •
Maria Fitzpatrick (born 1949), Canadian politician •
Maria Fatima, Pakistani politician •
Maria Flachsbarth (born 1963), German politician •
Maria Engracia Freyer (1888–1969), American First Lady of Guam •
María Sanjuana Cerda Franco (born 1951), Mexican politician •
Maria Fyfe (1938–2020), Scottish politician •
Maria Gaidar (born 1982), Ukrainian politician •
Maria Gardfjell (born 1965), Swedish politician •
María Esther Garza Moreno (born 1948), Mexican politician •
Maria Grapini (born 1954), Romanian politician •
Maria Gabriela Fonseca, Portuguese politician •
Maria Gates-Meltel, Palauan politician and civil servant •
María Pariente Gavito (born 1955), Mexican politician •
Maria Giannakaki (born 1969), Greek politician •
Maria Reumert Gjerding (born 1976), Danish politician •
Maria Gordon (1864–1939), Scottish geologist, paleontologist and politician •
Maria Cecilia Guerra (born 1957), Italian politician and economist •
María Paula Acevedo Guzmán (1932–2021), Dominican activist and First Lady of the Dominican Republic •
María Guzmán Lozano (born 1961), Mexican politician •
Maria Hadden (born 1981), American politician •
Maria Haller (1923–2006), Angolan diplomat, journalist, teacher and writer •
María Ángela Holguín (born 1963), Colombian politician and diplomat •
Maria Horn, American attorney and politician •
María Hurtado de Gómez, First Lady of Colombia (1950–1953) •
Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim, Angolan politician •
Maria Kurnatowska (1945–2009), Polish politician •
Maria Kurowska (born 1954), Polish politician •
María Esther Jiménez Ramos (born 1963), Mexican politician •
María Eugenia Jiménez Valenzuela (born 1940), Mexican politician •
Maria Hassan (born 1952), Swedish politician •
Maria Heather (died 2003), New Zealand politician •
Maria Heubuch (born 1958), German politician •
María de Jesús Huerta (born 1951), Mexican politician •
Maria Humeniuk (born 1948), Ukrainian politician and writer •
Maria Ilnicka-Mądry (1946–2023), Polish politician •
Maria Ibeshi Hewa (born 1950), Tanzanian politician •
Maria Janyska, Polish economist and politician •
Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski (born 1979), Estonian politician •
Maria Beckley Kahea (1847–1909), Hawaiian chiefess •
Maria Kaczyńska (1942–2010), First Lady of Poland •
Maria Kalaw Katigbak (1912–1992), Filipino politician and former beauty queen •
Maria Kamm (born 1937), Tanzanian educator, politician and philanthropist •
Maria Karapetyan, Armenian politician •
Maria Kiwanuka (born 1955), Ugandan economist, businesswoman and politician •
Maria Semyonovna Kikh (1914–1979), Ukrainian Soviet politician •
Maria Klein-Schmeink (born 1958), German politician •
Mária Kolíková (born 1974), Slovak politician •
Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha, Greek politician •
Maria Kornevik-Jakobsson (born 1953), Swedish politician •
Maria Koc, Polish politician •
Maria Kovacic, Australian politician •
María Cristina Kronfle (born 1985), Ecuadorian lawyer and politician •
María Josefa Lastiri (1792–1846), First Lady of the Federal Republic of Central America •
Maria Laice, Mozambican politician •
Maria Carmela Lanzetta (born 1955), Italian politician •
Maria Aracely Leiva (born 1967), Honduran politician •
Maria Alzira Lemos (1919–2005), Portuguese feminist and parliamentary deputy •
Maria Letonmäki (1882–1937), Finnish politician •
Maria Benvinda Levy (born 1969), Mozambican politician and former judge •
Maria Angelina Lopes Sarmento (born 1978), East Timorese politician •
Maria Lopes, American politician and activist •
Maria Lohela (born 1978), Finnish politician •
Maria Rita Lorenzetti (born 1953), Italian politician •
María Libertad Gómez Garriga (1889–1961), Puerto Rican educator and politician •
Maria Limardo (born 1960), Italian politician •
María Lucero Saldaña (born 1957), Mexican politician •
Maria Lundqvist-Brömster, Swedish politician •
Maria Lvova-Belova (born 1984), Russian politician •
Maria Malmer Stenergard (born 1981), Swedish politician •
Maria Matsouka (born 1974), Greek politician •
Maria Martens (born 1955), Dutch politician •
Maria Cristina Messa (born 1961), Italian doctor, academic and politician •
María Ofelia Navarrete, Salvadoran politician •
María Angélica Magaña Zepeda (born 1975), Mexican politician •
Maria Magnani Noya (1931–2011), Italian politician •
María de Jesús Aguirre Maldonado (born 1961), Mexican lawyer and politician •
Maria Mambo Café (1945–2013), Angolan economist and politician •
María Marcano de León, Puerto Rican government official •
María Martorell (born 1942), Spanish politician •
María Meléndez (born 1951), Puerto Rican politician •
María Emma Mejía Vélez (born 1953), Colombian politician and journalist •
María Mendoza Sánchez (born 1970), Mexican politician •
María Leticia Mendoza Curiel (born 1956), Mexican politician •
Maria Antonietta Macciocchi (1922–2007), Italian politician and journalist •
Maria Rosaria Manieri (born 1943), Italian academic and socialist politician •
Maria Mezentseva (born 1989), Ukrainian politician •
Maria Vittoria Mezza (1926–2005), Italian politician •
Maria Michalk (born 1949), German politician •
Maria Domenica Michelotti (born 1952), Sammarinese politician •
María Michelsen de López, First Lady of Colombia (1934–1938, 1942–1945) •
Maria Miller (born 1964), British politician •
María Juan Millet (born 1953), Spanish politician •
Maria Milczarek (1929–2011), Polish politician •
Maria Minna (born 1948), Canadian politician •
María Guadalupe Moctezuma (born 1983), Mexican politician •
Maria Goia (1878–1924), Italian politician, feminist and trade unionist •
María Caro Más, Cuban politician •
Maria Moczydłowska (1886–1969), Polish educator and politician •
María Esperanza Morelos Borja (born 1953), Mexican politician •
Maria Fida Moro (1946–2024), Italian politician •
María Guadalupe Mondragón (born 1958), Mexican politician •
María Jesús Montero (born 1966), Spanish politician •
María Muñiz de Urquiza (born 1962), Spanish politician •
Maria Mourani (born 1969), Canadian politician •
Maria Mutagamba (1952–2017), Ugandan politician and economist •
Maria Nasu (born 1956), member of the Moldovan Parliament •
Maria Nedina, Bulgarian politician •
Maria Alda Nogueira (1923–1998), Portuguese communist, feminist, anti-fascist activist and politician •
María Nsué Angüe (1945–2017), Equatoguinean writer and politician •
Maria Nicotra (1913–2007), Italian politician •
Maria Niggemeyer (1888–1968), German politician •
Maria Nikiforova (1885–1919), Ukrainian anarchist partisan •
Maria Nilsson (born 1979), Swedish politician •
María Beatriz Nofal (born 1952), Argentine economist and civil servant •
Maria Noichl (born 1967), German politician •
Maria Ntuli (born 1953), South African politician •
Maria Nyerere (born 1930), First Lady of Tanzania •
María Inés Obaldía (born 1959), Uruguayan television presenter, educator, producer, journalist and politician •
María Oltra (born 1963), Spanish politician •
Maria Osberg (1864–1940), Swedish politician and trade unionist •
Maria Otero (born 1950), Bolivian-American diplomat •
Maria Paaso-Laine (1868–1945), Finnish politician •
María Báez Padilla (born 1973), Mexican politician •
Maria Pańczyk-Pozdziej (1942–2022), Polish journalist, teacher and politician •
Maria Pallini (born 1984), Italian politician •
Maria Frica Pangelinan (born 1948), Northern Mariana Islander politician •
María Graciela Parola, Argentine politician •
María Parra Becerra (born 1967), Mexican politician •
Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born 1959), Polish politician •
María Perceval (born 1956), Argentine politician •
Maria Leissner (born 1956), Swedish politician •
Maria Manuel Leitão Marques (born 1952), Portuguese politician •
Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini (born 1954), Captain Regent of San Marino •
Maria Larsson (politician) (born 1956), Swedish politician •
María Pellicer (1950–2022), Spanish politician •
Maria Perveeva, Russian teacher and politician •
Maria Petre (born 1951), Romanian politician and economist •
María Inés Pilatti Vergara (born 1958), Argentine politician •
Maria Piłsudska (1865–1921), First Lady of Poland •
María Elva Pinckert (born 1961), Bolivian politician •
María Pineda Gochi (born 1955), Mexican politician •
Maria Plass (born 1953), Swedish politician •
María Elvira Pombo Holguín (born 1960), Colombian diplomat •
Maria Postoico (1950–2019), Moldovan politician •
Mária Pozsonec (1940–2017), Slovenian politician •
María Nela Prada (born 1981), Bolivian politician •
Maria Probst (1902–1967), German politician •
Maria Prusakova (born 1983), Russian communist politician •
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (born 1968), American politician •
María Elisa Quinteros (born 1981), president of the Chilean Constitutional Convention •
Maria Quisling (1900–1980), Norwegian politician •
Maria Qvist (1879–1958), Swedish politician •
Maria Rabaté (1900–1985), French legislator and politician •
Maria Rafael, Mozambican politician •
Maria de Belém Roseira (born 1949), Portuguese politician •
María Ramírez Diez (born 1961), Mexican politician •
María Angélica Ramírez Luna (born 1975), Mexican politician •
María Angels Ramón-Llin (born 1963), Spanish politician •
Maria Rantho (1953–2002), South African politician •
Maria Rauch-Kallat (born 1949), Austrian politician •
Maria Raunio (1872–1911), Finnish educator and politician •
María Regla Prío (1909–2005), Cuban politician •
María Teresa Rejas (born 1946), Spanish politician •
Maria Dolors Renau (1936–2019), Spanish politician •
María Reynoso Femat (born 1963), Mexican politician •
Maria Pilar Riba Font (born 1944), Andorran politician •
Maria Rizzotti (born 1953), Italian politician •
Maria Robinson (born 1987), Korean-American politician •
Maria Robsahm (born 1957), Swedish politician •
Maria Mercè Roca (born 1958), Spanish writer and politician •
María Rojo (born 1943), Mexican actress and politician •
Maria Fernanda Rollo (born 1965), Portuguese history professor and former government minister •
María Guadalupe Romero Castillo, Mexican politician •
María Fernanda Romero Lozano (born 1986), Mexican politician •
María Paula Romo (born 1979), Ecuadorian politician •
Maria da Luz Rosinha (born 1948), Portuguese politician •
Maria Rita Rossa (born 1966), Italian politician and mayor •
María Eugenia Roselló (born 1981), Uruguayan politician •
Maria Maddalena Rossi (1906–1995), Italian politician •
Maria Veronica Rossi (born 1988), Italian politician •
Maria Roth-Bernasconi (born 1955), Swiss politician •
Maria Saadeh (born 1974), Syrian architect, politician and developer •
Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini (born 1955), Italian diplomat •
Mária Sabolová (born 1956), Slovak politician •
Maria Sachs (born 1949), American politician •
María Elyd Sáenz, Mexican politician •
María Isabel Salinas (born 1966), Spanish politician •
María San Gil (born 1965), Spanish politician •
María Cristina Sangri Aguilar (1941–2022), Mexican politician •
Maria Ulfah Santoso (1911–1988), Indonesian politician and activist •
María Isabel Salvador (born 1962), Ecuadorian diplomat •
Maria Savchenko (1913–2005), Soviet agrarian and politician •
María Fernanda Schroeder (born 1958), Mexican politician •
Maria Helena Semedo (born 1959), Cape Verde economist and politician •
Maria Serenius (born 2008), Finnish diplomat •
María Serrano Serrano (born 1957), Mexican politician •
Maria Elizabeth Simbrão de Carvalho, Angolan ambassador •
Mária Šofranko (born 1970), Slovak educator and politician •
Maria Sorolis, American politician •
María Sotolano, Argentine politician •
Maria Sowina, Polish politician •
Maria Edera Spadoni (born 1979), Italian politician •
Maria Francesca Spatolisano, Italian diplomat •
María Arias Staines (1941–2023), Mexican politician •
Maria Steen, Irish conservative campaigner •
Maria Stenberg (born 1966), Swedish politician •
Maria Stockhaus (born 1963), Swedish politician •
María Laura Stratta (born 1976), Argentine politician •
Maria Strömkvist (born 1964), Swedish politician •
Maria Syms (born 1968), American politician •
Maria Szyszkowska (born 1937), Polish politician •
Maria Helena Taipo (born 1961), Mozambican politician •
Maria Talal, Pakistani politician •
Maria Tam (born 1945), Hong Kong politician •
Maria Tebús (born 1958), São Toméan politician •
Maria de Jesus Trovoada (born 1961), São Toméan biologist and politician •
Maria Ubach i Font (born 1973), Andorran diplomat and politician •
María Udaeta (born 1964), Bolivian politician •
María Urbelina Tejada (1922–2015), Argentine politician •
María Esther Terán Velázquez (born 1952), Mexican politician •
Maria Theofili, Greek diplomat and ministerial official •
Maria Virginia Tiraboschi (born 1965), Italian politician •
Maria Tolppanen (born 1952), Finnish politician •
María Torre Canales (born 1974), Mexican politician •
Maria Torres-Springer (born 1977), American government official and nonprofit executive •
María Antonia Trujillo (born 1960), Spanish politician •
Maria Tusch (1868–1939), Austrian politician •
María Lavalle Urbina (1908–1996), first female president of the Mexican Senate •
María Yolanda Valencia Vales (born 1961), Mexican politician •
Maria Vamvakinou (born 1959), Australian politician •
Maria Van Bommel, Canadian politician •
Maria van der Hoeven (born 1949), Dutch politician •
Maria Vasilevich (born 1997), Belarusian model and politician •
Maria Vasilkova (born 1978), Russian politician •
Maria Vassilakou (born 1969), Austrian politician •
María Oralia Vega Ortiz (born 1963), Mexican politician •
María Vega Pagán (born 1977), Puerto Rican politician •
María Araceli Vázquez Camacho (born 1948), Mexican politician •
María Guadalupe Velázquez Díaz (born 1985), Mexican politician •
Maria Veitola (born 1973), Finnish politician •
María Eugenia Vidal (born 1973), Argentine politician •
María Cristina Vilanova (1915–2009), First Lady of Guatemala •
Maria Vindevoghel (born 1957), Belgian politician •
Maria Walter (1895–1988), German politician •
Maria Wasiak (born 1960), Polish businessman and politician •
Maria Weiterer (1899–1976), German politician •
Maria Wetterstrand (born 1973), Swedish politician •
Mária Wittner (1937–2022), Hungarian revolutionary and politician •
Maria Wodzicka (1901–1968), New Zealand welfare worker and community leader •
Maria Wojciechowska (1869–1959), First Lady of Poland •
María Begoña Yarza (born 1964), Chilean politician •
Maria Zacharia, Greek politician •
María Zamudio Guzmán (born 1961), Mexican politician •
Maria Zakharova (born 1975), Russian foreign ministry spokesperson •
María Zavala Valladares (born 1956), Peruvian politician, lawyer and judge •
Maria Zazzi (1904–1993), Italian anarchist •
Maria Zbyrowska, Polish politician •
Maria Zuba (born 1951), Polish politician •
María Esther Zuno (1924–1999), First Lady of Mexico
Sportspeople Basketball players •
Maria Angélica, Brazilian basketball player •
María Araújo (born 1997), Spanish basketball player •
María Asurmendi (born 1986), Spanish basketball player •
María Moret (born 1961), Cuban basketball player •
Maria Roza Boni (born 1986), Greek professional basketball player •
María Itatí Castaldi (born 1988), Argentine Paralympic basketball player •
María Conde (born 1997), Spanish basketball player •
Maria Cristina Correnti (born 1972), Italian former basketball player •
Maria Gakdeng (born 2003), American basketball player •
Maria Kalmykova (born 1978), Russian basketball player •
Maria Kühn (born 1982), German wheelchair basketball player •
María Pilar Alonso (born 1968), Spanish basketball player •
María Pina (born 1987), Spanish basketball player •
Maria Najjuma (born 2003), Ugandan basketball player •
María de los Santos (born 1959), Cuban basketball player •
María Lind Sigurðardóttir (born 1989), Icelandic basketball player •
Maria Samoroukova (born 1971), Greek basketball player •
Maria Stepanova (born 1979), Russian basketball player •
María Revuelto (born 1982), Spanish basketball player •
Maria Vadeeva (born 1998), Russian basketball player •
Maria Villarroel (born 1978), Venezuelan basketball player
Canoeists •
Maria Cosma, Romanian sprint canoeist •
María Corbera (born 1991), Spanish sprint canoeist •
María Eizmendi (born 1972), Spanish canoeist •
Maria Francis, British canoeist •
Maria Clara Giai Pron (born 1992), Italian canoeist •
Maria Haglund (born 1972), Swedish canoeist •
Maria van der Holst-Blijlevens (born 1946), Dutch canoeist •
Maria Ivanov, Romanian canoeist •
Maria Kazanecka (born 1955), Polish canoeist •
María Mailliard (born 1991), Chilean canoeist •
María Miliauro (born 1968), Argentine canoeist •
Maria Mintscheva (born 1952), Bulgarian canoeist •
Maria Nichiforov (1951–2022), Romanian canoeist •
Maria Nicolae, Romanian canoeist •
Maria Olărașu (born 2000), Moldovan sprint canoeist •
Maria Roka (1940–2021), Hungarian canoeist •
Maria Szkeli (born 1941), Romanian canoeist •
Mária Zakariás (born 1952), Hungarian canoeist
Chess players •
Maria Ager, Austrian chess player •
Maria Albuleț (1932–2005), Romanian chess player •
María Berea de Montero (1914–1983), Argentine chess player •
Maria Emelianova (born 1987), Russian-English chess player •
Maria Efimenko (born 1996), Ukrainian chess player •
Maria Eizaguerri Floris, Spanish chess player •
Maria Fominykh (born 1987), Russian chess player •
Maria Gevorgyan (born 1994), Armenian chess player •
Mária Grosch, Hungarian chess player •
Maria Horvath (born 1963), Austrian chess player •
Maria Kouvatsou (born 1979), Greek chess player •
Maria Leconte, French chess player •
Maria Manakova (born 1974), Serbian chess player •
María Teresa Mora (1902–1980), Cuban chess player •
Maria Mickiewicz, Polish chess player •
Maria Cristina de Oliveira (born 1959), Brazilian chess player •
Maria Petraki, Greek chess player •
Mária Porubszky-Angyalosine (born 1945), Hungarian chess player •
Maria Scheffold, German chess player •
Maria Severina (born 1995), Russian chess player •
Maria Sukhareva (born 1952), Russian chess player •
Maria Lucia Ratna Sulistya (born 1975), Indonesian chess player •
Maria Velcheva (born 1976), Bulgarian chess player •
Maria Idalia Zapata, Colombian chess player
Cyclists •
Maria Averina (born 1993), Russian track cyclist •
Maria Blower (born 1964), English cyclist •
María Briceño (born 1985), Venezuelan cyclist •
Maria Cagigas (born 1979), Spanish cyclist •
María Calderón Fernandez (born 1997), Spanish cyclist •
María Luisa Calle (born 1968), Colombian racing cyclist •
Maria Canins (born 1949), Italian racing cyclist •
Maria Aldana Cetra (born 1980), Argentine cyclist •
Maria Giulia Confalonieri (born 1993), Italian cyclist •
María del Carmen Chaves Calvo (born 1967), Spanish cyclist •
Maria Hawkins (born 1962), Canadian cyclist •
Maria Heim (born 1966), Swiss cyclist •
Maria Herrijgers (born 1955), Belgian cyclist •
Maria Jongeling (born 1975), Dutch racing cyclist •
Maria Kantsyber (born 1996), Russian cyclist •
Maria Lawrence (born 1970), English cyclist •
Maria Novolodskaya (born 1999), Russian cyclist •
Maria Östergren (born 1978), Swedish cyclist •
Maria Parker (born 1963), American cyclist •
Maria Savitskaya (born 1991), Russian cyclist •
Maria Vittoria Sperotto (born 1996), Italian cyclist •
Maria Paola Turcutto (born 1965), Italian cyclist
Footballers •
Maria-Laura Aga (born 1994), Belgian footballer •
María Alharilla (born 1990), Spanish footballer •
Maria Almasri (born 2004), Israeli footballer •
Maria Anderton (born 1969), Kiwi association footballer •
Maria Aronsson (born 1983), Swedish former footballer •
María Paz Azagra (born 1982), Spanish footballer •
Maria Azzopardi (born 1983), Maltese footballer •
María Barrantes (born 1989), Costa Rican footballer •
Maria Baska (born 2000), Albanian footballer •
Maria Bergkvist (born 1977), Swedish football coach and former player •
Maria Bertelli (born 1977), British footballer and volleyball player •
María Björg Ágústsdóttir (born 1982), Icelandic footballer •
María Bores (born 1997), Spanish footballer •
Maria Brochmann (born 1993), Norwegian footballer •
Maria Buzunova (born 1982), Belarusian footballer •
María Carvajal (born 1983), Chilean football referee •
María Cáceres (born 1996), Peruvian footballer •
María de Jesús Castillo (born 1983), Mexican footballer •
María Guadalupe Cruzaley (born 1986), Mexican footballer •
María Contreras (born 1998), Guatemalan footballer •
María Coto (born 1998), Costa Rican footballer •
Maria Dyatchkova (born 1982), Russian football defender •
Maria Edwards (born 2003), English footballer •
María Estella, Spanish footballer •
María Paula Elizondo (born 1998), Costa Rican footballer •
Maria Farrugia (born 2001), Maltese footballer •
Maria Ficzay (born 1991), Romanian women's football defender •
Maria Filatova (born 1980), Estonian footballer •
Maria Galay (born 1992), Russian footballer •
Maria George (born 1965), New Zealand footballer •
María Guevara (born 2000), Panamanian footballer •
Maria Gstöttner (born 1984), Austrian footballer •
Maria Harper, English footballer •
Maria Ioannou (born 1991), Cypriot footballer •
María Cristina Julio (born 1999), Chilean footballer •
Maria Kapnisi, Greek footballer •
Maria Khan (born 1990), Pakistani footballer •
Mária Korenčiová (born 1989), Slovak footballer •
Maria Kun (born 1973), Swedish footballer •
Maria Lazarou (born 1972), Greek footballer •
Maria Lindblad Christensen (born 1996), Danish footballer •
María Llompart (born 2000), Spanish footballer •
Maria Manda (born 2003), Bangladeshi footballer •
Maria Mariotti (born 1964), Italian footballer •
Maria Matthaiou (born 1997), Cypriot footballer •
Maria Makowska (born 1969), Polish footballer •
María Méndez (born 2001), Spanish footballer •
María Miret (born 1995), Spanish footballer •
Maria Mitkou (born 1994), Greek footballer •
Maria Møller Thomsen, Danish footballer •
María Monterroso (born 1993), Guatemalan footballer •
Maria Moiseeva (born 1986), Uzbekistani footballer •
Maria Moles (born 2003), Andorran footballer •
Maria Moloney (born 1995), Australian rules footballer •
Maria Uhre Nielsen (born 1999), Danish footballer •
Maria Nordbrandt (born 1985), Swedish footballer •
Maria Olsvik (born 1994), Norwegian footballer •
Maria Orav (born 1996), Estonian footballer •
Maria Palama (born 2000), Greek footballer •
Maria Panagiotou, Cypriot footballer •
Maria Paterna (born 2000), Greek footballer •
Maria Ilaria Pasqui, Italian association football player •
Maria Petri (1939–2022), English association football supporter •
María Peraza (born 1994), Venezuelan footballer •
Maria Plattner (born 2001), Austrian footballer •
Maria Pigaleva (born 1981), Russian footballer •
María Pry (born 1984), Spanish football manager •
Maria Rebello, India football referee •
María Camila Reyes (born 2002), Colombian footballer •
María Eugenia Rubio (footballer), Mexican footballer •
Maria Ruzafa (born 1998), Andorran footballer •
Maria-Frances Serrant (born 2002), Trinidad and Tobago footballer •
Maria Sorvillo (born 1982), Italian footballer •
Maria Spînu (born 1985), Moldovan footballer •
Maria Stamate (born 1999), Romanian footballer •
Maria Te Huia, New Zealand footballer •
Maria Thomsen (born 1995), Faroese footballer •
Maria Thorisdottir (born 1993), Norwegian footballer •
María Valle, Spanish footballer •
Maria Yatrakis (born 1980), American-born Greek footballer and manager •
María Fernanda Zúñiga (born 1997), Chilean footballer
Gymnasts •
Maria Luiza Albuquerque (born 2011), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast •
María Jesús Alegre (born 1957), Spanish rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Eduarda Alexandre (born 2007), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Laura Amorim (born 1932), Portuguese gymnast •
María Añó, Spanish rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Apostolidi (born 1988), Greek artistic gymnast •
Maria Eduarda Arakaki (born 2003), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Aszklar (born 2009), Polish rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Avgousti (born 2008), Cypriot rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Bila (born 1987), Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Bondareva (born 1999), Russian artistic gymnast •
Maria Borisova (born 2007), Russian artistic gymnast •
Maria Paula Caminha (born 2008), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Ceplinschi (born 2005), Romanian artistic gymnast •
Maria Cocuzza (born 1973), Italian gymnast •
Maria Helena Cunha (born 1943), Portuguese gymnast •
Maria Filatova (born 1961), Soviet gymnast •
María Flores-Wurmser (born 1971), Guatemalan gymnast •
Maria Georgatou (born 1984), Greek rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Gorokhovskaya (1921–2001), Soviet gymnast •
Mária Hámos (1911–?), Hungarian gymnast •
Maria Holbură (born 2000), Romanian artistic gymnast •
Mária Homolová (born 1987), Slovak artistic gymnast •
Maria Kadobina (born 1997), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Kakiou (born 1989), Greek rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Kharenkova (born 1998), Russian-born Georgian artistic gymnast •
Maria Kitkarska (born 1995), Bulgarian-born Canadian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Koleva (rhythmic gymnast) (born 1977), Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Kryuchkova (1988–2015), Russian artistic gymnast •
Maria Lazuk (born 1983), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Minaeva (born 2005), Russian artistic gymnast •
Maria Neculiță (born 1974), Romanian artistic gymnast •
Maria Olaru (born 1982), Romanian gymnast •
Maria Pangalou (born 1979), Greek rhythmic gymnast •
María Pardo (gymnast) (born 1979), Spanish rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Paseka (born 1995), Russian artistic gymnast •
Maria Sansaridou (born 1977), Greek rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Savenkov (born 1988), Israeli rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Sergeeva (born 2001), Russian individual rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Smirnova (born 1995), Azerbaijani artistic gymnast •
Maria Stolbova (born 1984), Russian group rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Titova (born 1997), Russian rhythmic gymnast •
Maria Tolkacheva (born 1997), Russian rhythmic gymnast •
Mária Tressel (born 1946), Hungarian gymnast •
Mária Zalai-Kövi (1924–2013), Hungarian gymnast •
Maria Zasypkina (born 1985), Russian artistic gymnast
Handball players •
Mária Berzsenyi (born 1946), Hungarian handball player •
Maria Bosi (born 1954), Romanian handball player •
Mária Eduardo (born 1973), Angolan handball player •
Maria Gonçalves (born 1976), Angolan handball player •
Maria Hjertner (born 1996), Norwegian handball player •
Mária Holešová (born 1993), Slovak handball player •
Maria Inês Jololo (born 1975), Angolan handball player •
Maria Kanaval (born 1997), Belarusian handball player •
Mária Končeková (born 1953), Slovak handball player •
Maria Kourdoulos (born 1993), British and Portuguese handball player •
Maria Lackovics (born 1950), Romanian handball player •
Maria Lykkegaard (born 1996), Danish handball player •
Mária Mohácsik (born 1990), Hungarian handball player •
María Núñez (born 1988), Spanish handball player •
Maria Olsson (born 1986), Swedish handball player •
María Prieto O'Mullony (born 1997), Spanish handball player •
Maria Pedro (born 1982), Angolan handball player •
Maria Raimundo (born 1979), Angolan handball player •
Maria Stokholm (born 1990), Danish handball player •
Maria Török-Duca (born 1959), Romanian handball player •
María de Uriarte (born 1992), Argentine handball player •
Mária Vadász (1950–2009), Hungarian handball player •
Maria Mose Vestergaard (born 1995), Danish handball player
Swimmers •
Maria Albert (born 1985), Estonian swimmer •
Maria Arrua (born 1999), Paraguayan swimmer •
Maria Astashkina (born 1999), Russian swimmer •
Maria Awori (born 1984), Kenyan swimmer •
María Pia Ayora (born 1962), Peruvian swimmer •
María Virginia Báez (born 1991), Paraguayan swimmer •
María Ballesteros (born 1956), Mexican swimmer •
María Barrera Zapata (born 2001), Colombian Paralympic swimmer •
María Bertelloti (born 1980), Argentine swimmer •
Maria Both (born 1941), Romanian swimmer •
María Bramont-Arias (born 1999), Peruvian swimmer •
Maria Brunlehner (born 2000), Kenyan swimmer •
Maria Bruno (born 1992), Brazilian synchronized swimmer •
Maria Bulakhova (born 1988), Russian swimmer •
María Carmen Collado (born 1983), Spanish swimmer •
María Corominas (born 1952), Spanish swimmer •
María Far Núñez (born 1998), Panamanian swimmer •
Mária Frank (1943–1992), Hungarian swimmer •
María Fuster (born 1985), Spanish swimmer •
María Virginia Garrone (born 1978), Argentine swimmer •
Maria Götze (born 1980), German Paralympic swimmer •
Maria Isabel Guerra (born 1955), Brazilian swimmer •
Maria Guimarães (born 1958), Brazilian swimmer •
Maria Harutjunjan (born 1995), Estonian swimmer •
Maria Paula Heitmann (born 1999), Brazilian swimmer •
María Hung (born 1960), Venezuelan swimmer •
Maria Huybrechts (1930–2023), Belgian swimmer •
María Juárez (born 1997), Spanish synchronized swimmer •
Maria Kameneva (born 1999), Russian swimmer •
Maria Kardum (born 1968), Swedish swimmer •
María Lardizábal (born 1968), Honduran swimmer •
Maria Lenk (1915–2007), Brazilian swimmer •
Mária Littomeritzky (1927–2017), Hungarian swimmer •
Maria Clara Lobo (born 1998), Brazilian synchronized swimmer •
Maria Eduarda Miccuci (born 1995), Brazilian synchronized swimmer •
María Mock (born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer •
María Paz Monserrat (1956–2015), Spanish swimmer •
Maria Oeyen (1930–2018), Belgian swimmer •
María Olay (born 1978), Spanish swimmer •
Maria Östling (born 1978), Swedish swimmer •
Maria Cristina Pacifici (born 1945), Italian swimmer •
Maria Pallas (born 1993), Estonian swimmer •
Maria Papadopoulou (born 1980), Cypriot swimmer •
María París (born 1961), Costa Rican swimmer •
María Peláez (born 1977), Spanish swimmer •
Maria Poiani Panigati (born 1982), Italian Paralympic swimmer •
María Procopio (born 1951), Argentine swimmer •
María Carmen Riu Pascual (born 1951), Spanish swimmer •
Maria Romanjuk (born 1996), Estonian swimmer •
Maria Schutzmeier (born 1999), Nicaraguan swimmer •
Maria Shurochkina (born 1995), Russian synchronized swimmer •
Maria Strumolo (born 1949), Italian swimmer •
Maria Temnikova (born 1995), Russian swimmer •
Maria Tregubova (born 1984), Moldovan swimmer •
Maria Ugolkova (born 1989), Swiss swimmer •
María Urbina (born 1968), Mexican swimmer •
Maria Van Den Brand (born 1924), Belgian swimmer •
Maria Vierdag (1905–2005), Dutch swimmer •
María Vilas (born 1996), Spanish swimmer
Runners •
María Abel (born 1974), Spanish long-distance runner •
Maria Ahm (born 1998), Danish long-distance runner •
Maria Akraka (born 1966), Swedish middle-distance runner •
María del Carmen Cárdenas (born 1959), Mexican long-distance runner •
Maria Chiara Cascavilla (born 1995), Italian long-distance runner •
Maria Cioncan (1977–2007), Romanian middle-distance runner •
Maria Curatolo (born 1963), Italian long-distance runner •
Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (born 1976), Romanian long-distance runner •
Maria Guida (born 1966), Italian long-distance runner •
Maria Larsson (athlete) (born 1994), Swedish steeplechase runner •
Maria McCambridge (born 1975), Irish long-distance runner •
Maria Mutola (born 1972), Mozambican middle-distance runner •
María Peralta (born 1977), Argentine runner •
Maria Polyzou (born 1968), Greek long-distance runner •
María Cristina Petite (born 1972), Spanish long-distance runner •
María Portillo (born 1972), Peruvian marathon runner •
Maria Protopappa (born 1973), Greek long-distance runner •
Maria Radu (born 1959), Romanian long-distance runner •
María Lorena Ramírez (born 1995), Mexican long-distance runner •
Maria Rebelo (born 1956), French long-distance runner •
Maria Ritter (born 1957), Liechtenstein middle-distance runner •
Maria Rodrigues (born 1971), Brazilian long-distance runner •
María Gracia Varas (2001–2025), Chilean athlete
Skaters •
Maria Anikanova (1916–2005), Soviet speed skater •
Maria Artemieva (born 1993), Russian figure skater •
Maria Balaba (born 1988), Latvian figure skater •
Maria Butyrskaya (born 1972), Russian figure skater •
Maria Isakova (1918–2011), Soviet speed skater •
Maria Jelinek (born 1942), Canadian figure skater •
Maria Jeżak-Athey, Polish figure skater and coach •
Maria Krasiltseva (born 1981), Armenian figure skater •
Maria Lamb (born 1986), American speed skater •
Maria Levushkina (born 2004), Bulgarian figure skater •
Maria McLean, British figure skater •
Maria Mukhortova (born 1985), Russian pair skater •
Maria Nikitochkina (born 1979), Belarusian figure skater •
Maria Olszewska-Lelonkiewicz (1939–2007), Polish figure skating coach •
Maria Pavlova, Hungarian pair skater •
Maria Paliakova (born 1992), Belarusian pair skater •
Maria Reikdal (born 2008), Brazilian figure skater •
Mária Saáry (1928–?), Hungarian figure skater •
Maria Sergejeva (born 1992), Estonian figure skater and model •
Maria Sotskova (born 2000), Russian figure skater •
Maria Stavitskaia (born 1997), Russian figure skater •
Maria Sterk (born 1979), Dutch marathon speed skater •
Maria Vigalova (born 1999), Russian pair skater •
Maria Zuchowicz (1930–2020), Polish figure skating official
Skiers •
Maria Bedareva (born 1992), Russian alpine skier •
Maria Gąsienica Bukowa-Kowalska (1936–2020), Polish cross-country skier •
Maria Constantin (skier) (born 2001), Romanian alpine skier •
Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska (1936–2016), Polish alpine skier •
Maria Despas (born 1967), Australian freestyle skier •
Maria Epple (born 1959), German alpine skier •
Maria Gerboth (born 2002), German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper •
Maria Gusakova (1931–2022), Soviet cross-country skier •
Maria Höfl-Riesch (born 1984), German alpine skier •
Maria Holaus (born 1983), Austrian alpine skier •
Mária Honzová (born 1969), Czech orienteering competitor •
Maria Kechkina (born 1986), Russian orienteer •
Maria Kirkova (born 1986), Bulgarian alpine skier •
Maria Kowalska (born 1929), Polish alpine skier •
Maria Maricich (born 1961), American alpine skier •
Maria Ntanou (born 1990), Greek cross-country skier •
Maria Nysted Grønvoll (born 1985), Norwegian cross-country skier •
Maria Pietilä Holmner (born 1986), Swedish alpine skier •
Maria Rautio (born 1957), Swedish cross-country skier •
Maria Rydqvist (born 1983), Swedish cross-country skier •
Maria Roberta Schranz (born 1952), Italian alpine skier •
María Cristina Schweizer (1940–1994), Argentine alpine skier •
Maria Shkanova (born 1989), Belarusian alpine skier •
María Belén Simari Birkner (born 1982), Argentine alpine skier •
Mária Tarnai (born 1941), Hungarian cross-country skier •
Maria Theurl (born 1966), Austrian cross-country skier •
Maria Trebunia (born 1956), Polish cross-country skier •
Maria Therese Tviberg (born 1994), Norwegian alpine ski racer •
Maria Walliser (born 1963), Swiss alpine skier •
Maria Zaruc (born 1977), Romanian alpine skier
Sprinters •
Maria Alfero (1922–2001), Italian sprinter •
Maria Laura Almirão (born 1977), Brazilian sprinter •
Maria Apollonio (1919–1990), Italian sprinter •
Maria Arndt (1929–2000), Polish sprinter •
Mária Bácskai (born 1938), Hungarian sprinter •
Maria Belibasaki (born 1991), Greek sprinter •
Maria Benedicta Chigbolu (born 1989), Italian sprinter •
Maria Gatou (born 1989), Greek sprinter •
María Alejandra Idrobo (born 1988), Colombian sprinter •
Maria Ikelap (born 1987), Micronesian sprinter •
Maria Itkina (1932–2020), Soviet sprinter •
Maria Karastamati (born 1984), Greek sprinter •
Mária Kiss (born 1949), Hungarian sprinter •
Maria Kusion-Bibro (1936–1996), Polish sprinter •
María Fernanda Mackenna (born 1986), Chilean sprinter •
Maria Oberbreyer (1921–2000), Austrian sprinter •
Maria Rus (born 1983), Romanian sprinter •
Maria Samungi (born 1950), Romanian sprinter •
Maria Sander (1924–1999), German sprinter •
Maria Enrica Spacca (born 1986), Italian sprinter •
Maria Sykora (born 1946), Austrian sprinter •
Maria Tsoni (born 1963), Greek sprinter
Tennis players •
Maria Abramović (born 1987), Croatian tennis player •
Maria Alexandru (1939–2024), Romanian table tennis player •
Maria Francesca Bentivoglio (born 1977), Italian tennis player •
Maria Bogoslov (born 1970), Romanian table tennis player •
Maria Bondarenko (born 2003), Russian tennis player •
Maria-Cristina Borba-Dias (born 1951), Brazilian tennis player •
Maria Bueno (1939–2018), Brazilian tennis player •
María Cabrera (born 1972), Ecuadorian table tennis player •
María Lourdes Carlé (born 2000), Argentine tennis player •
Maria Ekstrand (born 1970), Swedish tennis player •
Mária Fazekas (born 1975), Hungarian table tennis player •
Maria Catrinel Folea, Romanian table tennis player •
Maria Inês Fonte (born 2002), Portuguese tennis player •
María Virginia Francesa (born 1974), Venezuelan tennis player •
Maria Geznenge (born 1977), Bulgarian tennis player •
Maria Goloviznina (born 1979), Russian tennis player •
María Eugenia Guzmán (1945–1996), Ecuadorian tennis player •
María Irigoyen (born 1987), Argentine tennis player •
Maria Jespersen (born 1991), Danish tennis player •
Maria Kirilenko (born 1987), Russian tennis player •
Maria Kondratieva (born 1982), Russian tennis player •
Maria Kononova (born 1997), Russian tennis player •
María Fernanda Landa (born 1975), Argentine tennis player •
Maria Lindström (born 1963), Swedish tennis player •
Maria Marfutina (born 1997), Russian tennis player •
Maria Mateas (born 1999), American tennis player •
Mária Mednyánszky (1901–1978), Hungarian table tennis player •
Maria Mirou (born 1977), Greek table tennis player •
Maria Mokh (born 1990), Russian tennis player •
María Fernanda Navarro Oliva (born 1996), Mexican tennis player •
Maria Nardelli (born 1954), Italian para table tennis player •
Maria Pavlidou (born 1978), Greek tennis player •
Maria Penkova (born 1984), Bulgarian tennis player •
Maria Sara Popa (born 2005), Romanian tennis player •
María Portillo Ramírez (born 1999), Mexican tennis player •
Maria Chiara Ramorino (born 1931), Italian orienteer and tennis player •
María Luciana Reynares (born 1976), Argentine tennis player •
Maria Sakkari (born 1995), Greek professional tennis player •
María Emilia Salerni (born 1983), Argentine tennis player •
Maria Sharapova (born 1987), Russian professional tennis player •
Maria Strandlund (born 1969), Swedish tennis player •
Maria Timofeeva (born 2003), Russian tennis player •
Maria Tsaptsinos (born 1997), English table tennis player •
María Vento-Kabchi (born 1974), Venezuelan tennis player •
María Paulina Vega (born 1984), Chilean table tennis player •
Maria Passos (born 1951), Brazilian para table tennis player •
Maria Wolfbrandt (born 1979), Swedish tennis player •
María Xiao (born 1994), Spanish table tennis player •
Maria Paola Zavagli (born 1977), Italian tennis player •
Maria Zharkova (born 1988), Russian tennis player
Rowers •
María Laura Abalo (born 1981), Argentine rower •
Maria Botalova, Russian rower •
Maria Dzieża (born 1949), Polish rower •
María Fernanda de la Fuente (born 1955), Mexican rower •
Maria Fricioiu (born 1960), Romanian rower •
María Garisoain (born 1971), Argentine rower •
Maria Kobylińska (born 1960), Polish rower •
Maria Kusters-ten Beitel (born 1949), Dutch rower •
Maria Kyridou (born 2001), Greek rower •
Maria Leibetseder (born 1959), Austrian rower •
Maria Maunder (born 1972), Canadian rower •
Maria Micșa (born 1953), Romanian rower •
Maria Paziun (born 1953), Soviet rower •
Maria Păduraru (born 1970), Romanian rower •
Maria Sajdak (born 1991), Polish rower •
Maria Sakellaridou (born 1981), Greek rower •
Maria Sava, Romanian rower •
Maria Stadnicka (born 1951), Polish rower •
Maria Tivodariu (born 1999), Romanian rower •
Maria Wierzbowska (born 1995), Polish rower •
Maria Zemskova-Korotkova (born 1953), Russian rowing coxswain
Volleyball players •
Maria Elisa Antonelli (born 1984), Brazilian beach volleyball player •
María de Fátima Acosta (born 1992), Peruvian volleyball player •
Maria Bocharova (born 2002), Russian beach volleyball player •
Maria Borodakova (born 1986), Russian volleyball player •
Maria Bruntseva (born 1980), Russian volleyball player •
María Cervera (1956–2018), Peruvian volleyball player •
Maria Chatzinikolaou (born 1978), Greek volleyball player •
Maria Chivorchian (born 1982), Romanian volleyball player •
Maria Dancheva (born 1995), Bulgarian volleyball player •
Maria Frolova (born 1986), Russian volleyball player •
Maria Garagouni (born 1975), Greek volleyball player •
Mária Gál (1945–2014), Hungarian volleyball player •
Maria Golimowska (born 1932), Polish volleyball player •
Maria Kochwa (1966–2014), Kenyan volleyball player •
Maria Likhtenstein (born 1976), Russian-Croatian volleyball player •
Maria Liktoras (born 1975), Polish volleyball player •
Mária Mališová (born 1945), Slovak volleyball player •
Maria Manicova (born 1974), Ukrainian volleyball player •
María Marín (born 1995), Colombian volleyball player •
María Eugenia Nieto (born 1986), Uruguayan beach volleyball player •
Maria Nomikou (born 1993), Greek volleyball player •
María José Orellana (born 1981), Guatemalan beach volleyball player •
María Ostolaza (born 1953), Peruvian volleyball player •
Maria Perepelkina (born 1984), Russian volleyball player •
Maria Plagiannakou (born 1978), Greek volleyball player •
Maria Śliwka (1935–1997), Polish volleyball player •
Maria Stenzel (born 1998), Polish volleyball player •
Maria Tsarenko (born 1976), Azerbaijani volleyball player •
Maria Tsiartsiani (born 1980), Greek beach volleyball player •
Maria Volchkova (born 1978), Azerbaijani volleyball player •
Maria Valero (born 1991), Venezuelan volleyball player •
Maria Voronina (born 2000), Russian beach volleyball player •
María Zonta (born 1989), Argentine beach volleyball player •
Mária Žernovič (born 1993), Slovak volleyball player
Water polo players •
Maria Barbara Amaro (born 1986), Brazilian water polo player •
Maria Balomenaki (born 1983), Greek water polo player •
Maria Bersneva (born 1998), Russian water polo player •
Maria Borisova (born 1997), Russian water polo player •
Maria Kanellopoulou (born 1947), Greek water polo player •
Maria Koroleva (born 1974), Russian water polo player •
Maria Kovtunovskaya (born 1988), Russian water polo player •
Maria Cecília Marques, Brazilian water polo player •
Maria Patra (born 1998), Greece water polo player •
Maria Tsouri (born 1986), Greek water polo player •
Maria Yaina (born 1982), Russian water polo player
Ballet dancers •
Maria Abashova (born 1983), Russian ballet dancer •
Maria Alexandrova (born 1978), Russian ballet dancer •
Maria Allash (born 1976), Russian ballet dancer •
Maria Bulanova (born 2001), Russian ballet dancer •
Maria Calegari, American ballet dancer, teacher and répétiteur •
Maria Casentini (1778–1805), Austrian ballet dancer •
Maria Danilova (1793–1810), Russian ballet dancer •
Maria Eichwald (born 1974), Kazakh ballet dancer •
Maria Ikonina (1788–1838), Russian ballerina •
Maria Khoreva (born 2000), Russian ballet dancer •
Maria Kochetkova (born 1984), Russian ballet dancer •
Maria Kowroski (born 1976), American ballet dancer •
Maria Tallchief (1925–2013), American ballerina •
Maria Viganò, Austrian ballet dancer •
Maria Westberg (1853–1893), Swedish ballerina
Ice dancers •
Maria Borounov (born 1982), Australian former competitive ice dancer •
Maria Filippov (born 1973), Bulgarian ice dancer •
Maria Monko (born 1990), Russian ice dancer •
Maria Nosulia (born 1998), Ukrainian ice dancer •
Maria Simonova (born 1996), Russian ice dancer
Other sportspeople •
María Acosta (born 1991), Venezuelan freestyle wrestler •
Maria Chiara Baccini (born 1981), Italian long jumper •
Maria Andrade (born 1993), Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete •
Maria Andrejczyk (born 1996), Polish javelin thrower •
María Arceo (born 1965), Cuban softball player •
Maria Areosa (born 1984), Portuguese triathlete •
María La Ribot (born 1962), Spanish-Swiss dancer, choreographer and visual artist •
Maria Astrologes (born 1951), American professional golfer •
Maria Antonietta Avanzo (1889–1977), Italian racetrack driver •
Maria Spelterini (1853–1912), Italian tightrope walker •
Maria Angelica Ayala (born 1964), Filipina dressage rider •
María Carmen Barea (born 1966), Spanish field hockey player •
María Fux (1922–2023), Argentine dancer •
María Ruanova (1912–1976), Argentine dancer •
Maria Pogee (born 1942), Argentine-American dancer •
Maria Stern (poker player), Costa Rican poker player • Maria Creveling (1995–2019), legal name of
Remilia, American professional gamer •
Maria Bartusz (born 1987), Polish para badminton player •
María Belén Bazo (born 1998), Peruvian windsurfer •
Maria Bodén (born 1978), Swedish golfer •
Maria Catalano (born 1982), English snooker player •
María Juncal, Spanish flamenco dancer •
Maria Kang, American fitness advocate, coach and blogger •
Maria Erhart (1944–2011), Austrian bridge player •
María Espinoza (born 1987), Mexican taekwondo practitioner •
Maria Boldor (born 1996), Romanian fencer •
María Barreiro (born 1999), Uruguayan field hockey player •
María Bernabéu (born 1988), Spanish judoka •
Maria Malyjasiak (born 1989), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner from Poland •
María Paula Bernal (born 1971), Colombian equestrian •
Maria Luísa Betioli (born 1948), Brazilian high jumper •
Maria Winn-Ratliff, American softball coach •
Maria Batalova (born 1996), Russian ice hockey player •
Maria Bertilsköld (born 1970), Swedish professional golfer •
Maria Coleman (born 1969), Irish sailor •
Mária Érdi (born 1998), Hungarian sailor •
María Dimitrova (born 1985), Dominican martial artist •
Maria Gertrudis Barceló (1805–1852), American gambler •
Maria Klemetz (born 1976), Finnish sailor •
Maria Krahe (born 1970), Brazilian sailor •
Maria Machava, Mozambican sailor •
María Nieves (1934–2026), Argentine tango dancer and choreographer •
Maria Mylona (born 1974), Greek sailor •
María Fernanda Sesto (born 1976), Argentine sailor •
Maria Vlachou (born 1973), Greek sailor •
Maria Caruso, American dancer and choreographer •
Maria Carla Bresciani (born 1973), Italian pole vaulter •
Maria Bulanova (bowler) (born 1998), Russian ten-pin bowler •
Maria Bernard (born 1993), Canadian track and field athlete •
Maria Caetano (born 1986), Portuguese dressage rider •
María Cangá (1962–2023), Ecuadorian judoka •
María Castelli (born 1972), Argentine field hockey player •
Maria Coburn (born 2001), American diver •
María Cubillán (born 1981), Venezuelan discus thrower •
Maria Cześnik (born 1977), Polish triathlete •
Mária Czaková (born 1988), Slovak race-walker •
Maria Assunta Chiummariello (born 1958), Italian shot putter •
Maria Centracchio (born 1994), Italian judoka •
Maria Cerra (1918–2015), American fencer •
Maria Christoforidou (born 1964), Greek weightlifter •
Maria Ciach (1933–2009), Polish javelin thrower •
Maria Cocchetti (born 1966), Italian athletics competitor •
Maria Consolata Collino (born 1947), Italian fencer •
Maria Conway (born 1984), British motorcycle racer •
María Caridad Colón (born 1958), Cuban javelin thrower •
Maria Costello (born 1973), British female motorcycle racer •
Maria-Joëlle Conjungo (born 1975), Central African Republic hurdler •
Maria Constantin (born 1991), Romanian bobsledder •
Maria Cipriano (born 1943), Brazilian high jumper •
Maria Diaconescu (born 1937), Romanian javelin thrower •
Maria Dibiasi, Italian luger •
Maria Danielsson (born 1981), Swedish snowboarder •
Maria Dunn (wrestler), Guamanian wrestler •
Maria Duyunova (born 1990), Russian curler •
María Echavarría (born 1960), Colombian archer •
Maria Eilberg (born 1984), British dressage rider •
María Espínola (born 1974), Argentine windsurfer •
Maria Fahey (born 1984), New Zealand cricketer •
Maria Faka (born 1983), Greek sport shooter •
María Fassi (born 1998), Mexican professional golfer •
Maria Magnólia Figueiredo (born 1963), Brazilian athlete •
Maria Feichter (born 1982), Italian luger •
Maria Feklistova (born 1976), Russian sport shooter •
María Paz Ferrari (born 1973), Argentine field hockey player •
María Cecilia Floriddia (born 1980), Argentinian weightlifter •
Maria Folau (born 1987), New Zealand netball player •
María Forero (born 2002), Spanish athlete •
María Gabriela Franco (born 1981), Venezuelan sport shooter •
Maria Fransisca, Indonesian badminton player •
Maria Gallo (born 1977), Canadian rugby union player •
Maria Gaspari (born 1991), Italian curler •
Mária Gáliková (born 1980), Slovak racewalker •
María Giro (born 1971), Argentine biathlete •
Maria Golubnichaya (1924–2015), Soviet track and field athlete •
Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (born 1965), Polish judoka •
Maria Grötzer (born 1928), Austrian fencer •
Maria Gretzer (born 1958), Swedish equestrian •
Maria Grozdeva (born 1972), Bulgarian sports shooter •
Maria Iêda Guimarães, Brazilian modern pentathlete •
Mária Gulácsy (1941–2015), Hungarian fencer •
Maria Gushchina, Russian sport shooter •
Maria Gurova (born 1989), Russian freestyle wrestler •
Maria Hasselborg (born 1980), Swedish curler •
Maria Helsbøl (born 1989), Danish badminton player •
Mária Herichová (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey player •
María Herrera (born 1996), Spanish motorcycle racer •
Maria Holm Peters (born 1999), Danish ice hockey player •
Maria Huntington (born 1997), Finnish long jumper and heptathlete •
Maria Hjorth (born 1973), Swedish professional golfer •
Maria Iovleva (born 1990), Russian Paralympic biathlete •
Maria Isser (1929–2011), Austrian luger •
Mária Janák (born 1958), Hungarian javelin thrower •
Mária Jasenčáková (born 1957), Slovak luger •
María José Alcalá (born 1971), Mexican diver •
Maria Elisabete Jorge (born 1957), Brazilian weightlifter •
Maria Kamrowska (born 1966), Polish heptathlete •
Maria Kanellis (born 1982), American professional wrestler •
Maria Karagiannopoulou (born 1972), Greek judoka •
Maria Kirchgasser (born 1970), Austrian snowboarder •
Maria Komarova (born 1998), Russian curler •
Maria Komissarova (born 1990), Russian athlete •
Maria Konstantatou (born 1981), Greek diver •
Maria Kornek (born 1960), Polish hockey player •
Maria Kostina (born 1983), Russian golfer •
Mária Kucserka (born 1951), Hungarian javelin thrower •
Maria Kurjo (born 1989), German diver •
Maria Febe Kusumastuti (born 1989), Indonesian badminton player •
Maria Kwaśniewska (1913–2007), Polish javelin thrower •
Maria Celia Laborde (born 1990), Cuban judoka •
Maria Larsson (curler), Swedish curler •
Maria Larsson (ice hockey) (born 1979), Swedish ice hockey player •
Maria Leitner (born 1981), Italian ice hockey player •
Maria Liku (born 1990), Fijian weightlifter •
Maria Lindberg (born 1977), Swedish boxer •
Maria Lindh (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player •
María Lobón (born 1995), Colombian weightlifter •
Maria Natalia Londa (born 1990), Indonesian athlete •
Maria Lyle (born 2000), Scottish Paralympic athlete •
Maria Martynova, Belarusian sports shooter •
Maria Marconi (born 1984), Italian diver •
Maria Macovei (born 1960), Romanian sports shooter •
Maria Mączyńska (born 1932), Polish archer •
Maria Machongua (born 1993), Mozambican boxer •
Maria Marello (born 1961), Italian discus thrower and coach •
Maria Marinela Mazilu (born 1991), Romanian skeleton racer •
Maria Mazina (born 1964), Russian Olympic champion épée fencer •
Maria Stella Masocco (born 1948), Italian discus thrower and shot putter •
Maria Mattheussens-Fikkers (born 1949), Dutch field hockey player •
Maria Maioru (born 1959), Romanian luger •
María Florencia Manfredi, Argentine equestrian •
Maria Mollestad (born 1996), Norwegian windsurfer •
Mária Melová-Henkel (born 1975), Slovak high jumper •
María Monica Merenciano (born 1984), Spanish Paralympic judoka •
Maria Michta-Coffey (born 1986), American race walker •
Maria Costanza Moroni (born 1969), Italian high, long and triple jumper •
María Moronta (born 1996), Dominican boxer •
Maria Teresa Motta (born 1963), Italian judoka •
Mária Mračnová (born 1946), Slovak high jumper •
Maria Muchavo (born 1992), Mozambican athlete •
Maria Liana Mutia, American Paralympic judoka •
Maria Musso (1931–2024), Italian athlete •
María Nieto (born 1999), Spanish karateka •
Maria Nápoles (1936–2024), Portuguese fencer •
Maria Orlova (born 1988), Russian skeleton racer •
María Vanesa Ortega Godoy (born 1981), Spanish Paralympic athlete •
Mária Pap (born 1955), Hungarian long jumper •
María Parra (born 1997), Spanish professional golfer •
María Gabriela Pazos (born 1967), Argentine field hockey player •
Maria Pechnikova (born 1992), Russian ice hockey player •
Maria Piątkowska (1931–2020), Polish sportsperson •
Maria Pekli (born 1972), Australian judoka •
Maria Portela (born 1988), Brazilian judoka •
Maria Poulsen (born 1984), Danish curler •
Maria Prevolaraki (born 1991), Greek freestyle wrestler •
Maria Prytz (born 1976), Swedish curler •
Maria Quarra (born 1965), Italian yacht racer •
María Quintanal (born 1969), Spanish sport shooter •
Maria Rentoumi (born 1981), Greek fencer •
María Begoña Redal (born 1975), Spanish goal-ball player •
María Reyes (archer) (born 1964), Puerto Rican archer •
María Reyes Sobrino (born 1967), Spanish race walker •
María Romagosa (born 1985), Spanish field hockey player •
María Cecilia Román (born 1983), Argentine boxer •
María Romano (born 1931), Argentine fencer •
María Carmen Rubio (born 1961), Spanish Paralympic archer •
María Ribera (born 1986), Spanish rugby sevens player •
Maria Rigby (born 1962), Australian international lawn bowler •
Maria Rooth (born 1979), Swedish ice hockey player •
Maria Saarni (born 1977), Finnish ice hockey player •
Maria Samson (born 1983), Canadian rugby player •
María Santana, Cuban softball player •
María Jesús Santolaria, Spanish taekwondo practitioner •
Maria Schylander (born 1973), Swedish biathlete •
María Soto (born 1978), Venezuelan softball player •
Maria Selmaier (born 1991), German freestyle wrestler •
Maria Semczyszak (born 1933), Polish luger •
Maria Seifert (born 1991), German Paralympic athlete •
Maria Scutti (1928–2005), Italian Paralympic athlete •
María Shaw (born 1939), Spanish fencer •
Maria Shegurova (born 1993), Russian badminton player •
María Alicia Sinigaglia (born 1964), Argentine fencer •
Maria Sołtan (1921–2001), Polish fencer •
Maria Stamatoula (born 1972), Greek Paralympic athlete •
Maria Steensma, Dutch field hockey player •
Maria Spirescu (born 1980), Romanian bobsledder •
Maria Suelen Altheman (born 1988), Brazilian judoka •
Maria Sund, Swedish Paralympian •
Maria Szeliga (born 1952), Polish archer •
Mária Szolnoki (born 1947), Hungarian fencer •
Maria Testa (1956–2009), Italian archer •
Maria Tatsi (born 1971), Greek weightlifter •
María Celia Tejerina (born 1994), Argentine windsurfer •
Maria Tietze (born 1989), German Paralympic athlete •
Maria Toorpakai Wazir (born 1990), Pakistani squash player •
María Tost (born 1994), Spanish field hockey player •
María Torres (born 1997), Spanish karateka •
Maria Torres (golfer), Puerto Rican professional golfer •
Maria Tranchina (born 1968), Italian athletics competitor •
Maria Vittoria Trio (born 1947), Italian long jumper •
Maria Tselaridou (born 1981), Greek judoka •
Maria Udrea (born 1990), Romanian fencer •
Maria de Souza (born 1971), Brazilian triple jumper •
Maria Urban, West German archer •
Mária Urbanik (born 1967), Hungarian race walker •
María Uribe (1908–1992), Mexican javelin thrower •
Maria Usifo (born 1964), Nigerian hurdler •
María Vasco (born 1975), Spanish race walker •
Maria Verschoor (born 1994), Dutch field hockey player •
Maria Verchenova (born 1986), Russian professional golfer •
María de Villota (1979–2013), Spanish racing driver •
María Eugenia Villamizar (born 1970), Colombian hammer thrower •
María Villapol (born 1967), Venezuelan judoka •
María Vicente (born 2001), Spanish athletics competitor •
Maria Vicol (1935–2015), Romanian fencer •
Maria Andrea Virgilio (born 1996), Italian Paralympic archer •
Maria Vryoni (born 1982), Greek freestyle wrestler •
Maria Wennerström (born 1985), Swedish curler •
Maria Kristin Yulianti (born 1985), Indonesian badminton player •
Maria Zandbang (1886–1972), Polish equestrian •
Maria Zdravkova, Bulgarian biathlete
Musicians •
Maria Kalaniemi (born 1964), Finnish musician •
Maria Kämmerling (born 1946), German musician •
Maria Carta (1934–1994), Sardinian musician •
Maria Răducanu (born 1967), Romanian musician •
Maria Newman (born 1962), American musician •
Maria Badstue, Danish orchestral conductor •
Maria Eklund (born 1973), Russian-born Swedish conductor •
Maria Nalbandian (born 1985), Armenian-Lebanese musician •
Maria Anna Mozart (1751–1829), Austrian musician •
Maria Kannegaard (born 1970), Danish-born Norwegian jazz musician •
Maria Minerva (born 1988), Estonian musician •
Maria Kryvko (born 1946), Ukrainian musician •
Maria Kotlyarevskaya-Kraft, Soviet and Russian musicologist •
María Villalón (born 1989), Spanish musical artist •
Maria Makino (born 2001), Japanese musical artist •
María Grand, Swiss musical artist •
Maria Devigili, Italian musical artist •
Maria Gadú (born 1986), Brazilian musical artist •
Maria Cordero (born 1954), Hong Kong musical artist •
Maria Rivarola (born 1957), musical artist •
Maria Alejandra Quintanilla (born 1990), musical artist •
Maria Anna von Genzinger (1754–1793), Viennese musician •
Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (1792–1856), Russian musician •
Maria Alice de Mendonça, Brazilian musician
Singers • Filippo Maria Fanti (born 1995), know professionally as
Irama, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper •
Maria (born 1978), Danish singer and songwriter •
Maria Agresta (born 1978), Italian operatic soprano •
María Conchita Alonso (born 1957), American singer/songwriter and actress •
Maria Ajzensztadt (1923–1942), Polish singer •
Maria Andersson (born 1981), Swedish singer, songwriter and guitarist •
Maria Armanda (born 1974), Portuguese child singing sensation •
Maria Lawson (born 1979), British singer •
Maria Aragon (born 2000), Canadian singer of Filipino descent •
Maria Arkhipova (born 1983), Russian heavy metal vocalist •
Maria Armoudian, American singer-songwriter •
Maria Arnal (born 1987), Spanish singer •
Maria Iankovskaia (born 2012), Russian singer, blogger and actress •
Maria Arredondo (born 1985), Norwegian singer •
Maria Azevedo, American singer •
Maria Barrientos (1884–1946), Spanish singer •
Mária Basilides (1886–1946), Hungarian opera singer •
María Bayo (born 1961), Spanish soprano •
María Becerra (born 2000), Argentine singer •
Maria Bethânia (born 1946), Brazilian singer •
Maria Francisca Bia (1809–1889), Dutch ballet dancer and opera singer •
Maria Bieșu (1935–2012), Moldovan singer •
Maria Billington Hawes, English contralto singer • Maria Ilva Biolcati, as known as
Milva (1939–2021), Italian singer, stage and film actress •
Maria Luigia Borsi, Italian opera singer •
Maria Brink (born 1977), American singer and songwriter •
Maria Bossenberger (1872–1919), German operatic soprano and voice teacher •
Maria Burmaka (born 1970), Ukrainian singer •
Maria Amapola Cabase (born 1948), Filipina singer, actress, musician, television and radio host •
Maria Catherine Callahan (born 1965), American singer songwriter •
Maria Callas (1923–1977), Greek-American soprano •
Maria Caniglia (1906–1979), Italian opera singer •
Maria Capuana (1891–1955), Italian opera singer •
Maria Carbone (1908–2002), Italian operatic soprano •
María Eugenia Ritó (born 1975), Argentine vedette •
Maria Carpena (1886–1915), Filipina actress and soprano singer •
María Carrasco (born 1995), Spanish singer •
Maria Cebotari (1910–1949), Romanian singer •
Maria Ceiça (born 1965), Brazilian actress, singer and performer •
Maria Chiara (born 1939), Italian lyric soprano •
Maria Christova (1937–2022), Russian soprano •
Maria Ciobanu (born 1937), Romanian folk singer •
María Cervantes (1885–1981), Cuban pianist, singer and composer •
Mária Čírová (born 1988), Slovak singer • Maria Mirabela Cismaru, known by the stage name
Mira, Romanian singer •
Maria Cole (1922–2012), American jazz singer •
Maria Dallas, New Zealand singer •
Maria d'Apparecida (1926–2017), Brazilian opera singer •
Maria d'Apparecida (1926–2017), Brazilian opera singer •
Maria de Croll, Swedish singer •
Maria de Francesca-Cavazza, German opera singer •
Maria de Medeiros (born 1965), Portuguese actress, film director and singer •
Maria de Vasconcelos (born 1970), Portuguese psychiatrist, singer and songwriter •
María del Monte (born 1962), Spanish singer •
Maria di Gerlando (1925–2010), American opera singer •
Maria Dickons (c. 1774–1833), British opera singer •
Maria Dimitriadi (1950–2009), Greek singer •
Maria do Carmo (fado singer) (1884–1964), Portuguese fado singer •
Maria Doyle-Cuche (born 1965), Irish singer •
Maria Doyle Kennedy (born 1964), Irish singer and actress •
Maria Dragoni (born 1958), Italian operatic soprano •
Maria Dunn (musician), Canadian singer •
María Duval (born 1937), Mexican actress and singer •
Maria Duchêne (1883–1947), French contralto •
Maria Giovanna Elmi (born 1940), Italian former television announcer, presenter, journalist, actress and singer •
María Gabriela Epumer (1963–2003), Argentine pop rock vocalist and guitarist •
María Ereña (born 1996), Spanish singer •
Maria Ewing (1950–2022), American opera singer •
Maria Farantouri (born 1947), Greek singer •
Maria Farneti (1878–1955), Italian opera singer •
María Félix (1914–2002), Mexican actress and singer •
Maria Friesenhausen (1932–2020), German classical soprano singer •
María Figueroa (born 2000), Spanish singer •
Maria Flécheux (1813–1842), French operatic singer •
Maria Fontosh (born 1976), Russian opera singer •
Maria Forescu (1875–1947), German actress and singer •
Maria Galvany (1878–1927), Spanish soprano •
Maria Gay (1876–1943), Catalan opera singer •
Maria Gelhaar, Swedish opera singer •
Maria Gerhart (1890–1975), Austrian operatic soprano •
Maria Gheorghiu (born 1963), Romanian folk singer and songwriter •
Maria Guinot (1945–2018), Portuguese singer •
Maria Haukaas Mittet (born 1979), Norwegian singer •
Maria Jane Hyde, British actor and singer •
Maria Ilieva (born 1977), Bulgarian singer, songwriter and a producer •
Maria Iliuț, Moldovan folk singer •
María Inés (born 1983), Mexican television host and singer •
María Isabel (born 1995), Spanish singer •
Maria Ivogün (1891–1987), German opera singer •
Maria Katinari, Greek actress, singer and lyricist •
Mária Kállai (born 1957), American professional wrestler, manager, singer and model •
Maria Keohane (born 1971), Swedish soprano •
Maria Kolokouri (1977 –2014), Greek black metal vocalist and multi-instrumentalist •
Maria Koterbska (1924–2021), Polish singer •
Maria Labia (1880–1953), Italian operatic soprano •
Maria Landini (1668–1722), Italian soprano •
Maria Linley (1763–1784), English singer •
Maria Litvinenko-Volgemut (1892–1966), Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor •
Maria Lynn Ehren (born 1992), Thai singer and model •
Maria Madlen Madsen (1905–1990), German opera singer •
Maria Malibran (1808–1836), Spanish opera singer •
Maria Manina, Italian opera singer •
Maria Maksakova Jr. (born 1977), Russian opera singer •
Maria Markesini, Greek singer and jazz pianist •
Maria McCool (born 1974), Irish singer •
Maria McKee (born 1946), American singer-songwriter •
María Mendiola (1952–2021), Spanish singer •
Maria Mena (born 1986), Norwegian singer •
María Mérida (1925–2022), Spanish singer •
Maria Mitzeva (born 1938), Bulgarian-born American pop singer •
Maria Montana (1893–1971), American operatic soprano •
Maria Mordasova (1915–1997), Russian singer •
Maria Moscisca (1882–1971), Polish operatic soprano •
Maria Mudryak (born 1994), Kazakhstani operatic soprano •
Maria Muldaur (born 1942), American folk and blues singer •
Maria Müller (1889–1958), Austrian opera singer •
Maria Murano (1918–2009), French opera singer •
Maria Mykolaichuk, Ukrainian singer and actress •
Maria Nayler (born 1972), British singer •
Maria Nazionale (born 1969), Italian pop singer and actress •
Maria Nemeth (1897–1967), Hungarian singer • María Nieves Rebolledo Vila (born 1978), better known by her stage name
Bebe, Spanish musical artist •
Maria Niklińska (born 1983), Polish actress and singer •
Maria Caterina Negri (1704–?), Italian opera singer •
María Fernanda Neil (born 1982), Argentine singer, actress and model •
Maria Olszewska (1892–1969), German opera singer •
Maria Severa Onofriana (1820–1846), Portuguese singer •
María Orán (1943–2018), Spanish singer •
María Ólafsdóttir (born 1993), Icelandic singer •
Maria Katarina Öhrn (died 1783), Swedish actress and singer •
María Peláe, Spanish singer •
María Parrado (born 2001), Spanish singer •
Maria Pellegrini (born 1943), Canadian opera singer •
María Pulpillo, Spanish singer •
Maria Radner (1981–2015), German opera singer •
Maria Reining (1903–1991), Austrian opera singer •
Maria Rolf (born 1970), Swedish singer •
Maria Roe Vincent (born 1989), Indian playback singer •
Maria Lucia Rosenberg (born 1984), Danish singer and musical performer •
Maria Rita (born 1977), Brazilian singer •
Maria Rubia (born 1980), British singer •
María Eugenia Rubio (singer) (1933–2013), Mexican singer and actress •
Maria Sadowska (born 1976), Polish singer •
Maria Scicolone (born 1938), Italian television personality, columnist and singer •
María Martha Serra Lima (1942–2017), Argentine singer •
Maria Stader (1911–1999), Hungarian-born Swiss opera soprano •
Maria Stern (singer-songwriter) (born 1972), Austrian singer-songwriter and politician •
Maria Spacagna, American soprano •
Maria Spezia-Aldighieri (1828–1907), Italian operatic soprano •
Maria Sokil (1902–1999), Ukrainian opera singer •
Maria Solheim (born 1982), Norwegian singer-songwriter •
Maria Sur (born 2004), Ukrainian singer •
María Eugenia Suárez (born 1992), Argentine actress, singer and model •
Maria Tauberová (1911–2003), Czech opera singer •
Maria Tănase (1913–1963), Romanian singer and actress •
Mária Temesi (born 1957), Hungarian operatic soprano and university professor •
Maria Titarenko (1917–2002), Azerbaijani Soviet opera singer •
Maria Giustina Turcotti, 18th-century Italian opera singer •
María Edilia, Venezuelan drag performer •
María Turgenova (1900–1972), Spanish actress, singer and vedette •
Maria von Trapp (1905–1987), Austrian-born American singer •
Maria Franziska von Trapp (1914–2014), member of Trapp family singers •
María Uriz (born 1946), Spanish soprano •
Maria Veretenina, Estonian opera singer •
María Victoria (born 1927), Mexican singer, actress and comedian •
Maria Vidal (born 1960), American singer •
Maria Chantal Videla (born 2002), Filipino-Argentine actress, model and singer of K-pop girl group
Lapillus •
Maria Riccarda Wesseling (born 1969), Swiss-Dutch operatic mezzo-soprano •
Maria Whittaker (born 1968), English former glamour model and singer •
Maria Wilson (born 1982), British singer •
Maria Winetzkaja (1889–1956), American opera singer •
Maria Zamboni (1895–1976), Italian operatic soprano •
Maria Zhorella Fedorova (1915–2017), Austrian opera singer
Composers •
María Enma Botet Dubois (1903–?), Cuban composer •
Maria Cattarina Calegari (1644–1662), Italian composer •
Maria Rosa Coccia (1759–1833), Italian harpsichordist and composer •
Maria Faust (born 1979), Estonian saxophonist and composer •
María Ester Grebe, Chilean ethnomusicologist •
Maria Grenfell, Australian composer •
María Grever (1885–1951), Mexican composer •
Maria Margherita Grimani (1650–1718), Italian composer •
Maria de Alvear (born 1960), Spanish-German composer •
Maria Semyonovna Zavalishina, Russian composer •
Maria Gabriella Zen (born 1957), Italian composer •
Maria Lamburn (born 1960), English composer •
Maria Lindsay (1827–1898), English composer and songwriter •
Maria Linnemann (born 1947), classical composer •
Maria Francesca Nascinbeni (1640–1680), Italian composer •
Maria Schüppel (1923–2011), German music therapist and composer •
Maria Sohlberg (1886–1973), Swedish composer
Strings •
María Dueñas Fernández (born 2002), Spanish violinist •
Maria Lidka (1914–2013), German violinist •
Maria-Elisabeth Lott (born 1987), German violinist •
Maria Neruda (1840–1920), Czech-Swedish violinist •
Maria Sławek (born 1988), Polish classical violinist •
Maria Kliegel (born 1952), German cellist •
Maria Johansdotter (fl. 1706), Swedish harpist, folk music player and parish clerk •
Maria Korchinska (1895–1979), Russian harpist •
Maria Krushevskaya, Russian harpist •
María Isabel Siewers (born 1950), Argentine guitarist
Pianists •
Maria Barbara Bach (1684–1720), first wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach •
Maria Bach (1896–1978), Austrian pianist, violinist, composer and artist •
Maria Belooussova (died 2018), Russian pianist •
Maria Antonietta Picconi (1869–1926), Italian composer and pianist •
Maria Brizzi Giorgi (1775–1812), Italian organist, composer and pianist •
Maria Curcio (1918–2009), Italian pianist •
María de Baratta (1890–1978), Salvadoran composer, pianist, musicologist and folklorist •
María Galli (1872–1960), Swiss-Uruguayan pianist, composer and music teacher •
Maria Grinberg (1908–1978), Russian-Soviet pianist and teacher •
Maria Hester Park (1760–1813), British composer and pianist •
Maria Landes-Hindemith (1901–1987), German pianist •
Maria Lettberg (born 1970), Swedish pianist, resident in Berlin •
Maria Levinskaya, British pianist and educator •
Maria Elisabeth Pembaur (1869–1937), German classical pianist •
Maria Perrotta (born 1974), Italian pianist •
Maria Blom (1914–1994), Dutch carillonneur •
Maria Luigia Pizzoli (1817–1838), Italian pianist and composer •
Maria Rodrigo (1888–1967), Spanish pianist and composer •
Maria Scheepers, Belgian pianist •
Maria Szraiber, Polish pianist and music educator •
Maria Szymanowska (1789–1831), Polish composer and pianist •
Maria Tipo (1931–2025), Italian pianist •
Maria Yudina (1899–1970), Soviet pianist
Actresses •
María Abradelo (born 1969), Spanish actress •
María Adánez (born 1976), Spanish actress and filmmaker •
Maria Aitken (born 1945), English theatre director, actress and writer •
Maria Alba (1905–1999), Spanish-American actress •
Maria Andergast (1912–1995), German actress •
Maria Andreyeva (1868–1953), Russian/Soviet actress and Bolshevik administrator •
Maria Angelico, Australian actress, writer and producer •
Maria Annus (born 1979), Estonian actress •
Maria Antoniou (born 1964), Swedish actress •
María Armand (1917–2005), Argentine dancer, stage and film actress •
María Aura (born 1982), Mexican actress •
Maria Avdjuško, Estonian actress, film producer, director and screenwriter •
María Azambuya (1944–2011), Uruguayan actress and theatre director •
Maria Babanova (1900–1983), Soviet and Russian actress and pedagogue •
Maria Bakalova (born 1996), Bulgarian actress •
Maria Balcerkiewiczówna (1903–1975), Polish actress •
Maria Bamford (born 1970), American stand-up comedian, actress, and voice actress •
Maria Bard (1900–1944), German actress •
María Barranco (born 1961), Spanish actress •
María Baxa (1946–2019), Serbian actress •
Maria Becker, German actress and director •
Maria Bello (born 1967), American actress and writer •
Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (1930–1997), Italian actress •
Maria Zilda Bethlem (born 1951), Brazilian actress •
María Aurelia Bisutti (1930–2010), Argentine actress •
Maria Blasucci, American actress and comedy writer •
Maria Bogda (1909–1981), Polish actress •
Maria Bonnevie (born 1973), Swedish-Norwegian actress •
María Botto (born 1974), Argentine-Spanish actress •
Maria Britneva (1921–1994), Russian-British actress •
Maria Brockerhoff (born 1942), German actress •
Maria Burton (born 1961), American director, producer and actress •
María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971), Argentine actress •
María Gabriela de Faría (born 1992), Venezuelan actress •
María Elisa Camargo (born 1985), Ecuadorian actress and activist •
Maria Fernanda Cândido (born 1974), Brazilian actress and television presenter •
Maria Eduarda de Carvalho (born 1983), Brazilian actress •
Maria Casadevall (born 1987), Brazilian actress •
María Casal (born 1958), Spanish actress •
María Casares (1922–1996), French actress •
Maria Caserini (1884–1969), Italian actress •
María Chacón (born 1991), Mexican actress •
Maria Charles (1929–2023), English actress •
María Esther Corán (1910–1997), Argentine actress •
María Cotiello (born 1982), Spanish actress •
María Corda (1898–1976), Hungarian actress •
Maria Cumani Quasimodo (1908–1995), Italian actress and dancer •
Maria Cuadra (born 1936), Spanish actress •
Maria do Céu Guerra (born 1943), Portuguese actress •
María Cecilia Botero (born 1955), Colombian actress and TV presenter •
María Dalmazzo (born 1983), Colombian actress •
Maria Darling, British voice actress •
Maria Debska (born 1991), Polish actress •
María Alicia Delgado (born 1947), Mexican actress and comedian •
María Denis (1916–2004), Italian actress •
Maria Dinulescu (born 1981), Romanian actress •
Maria Rebecca Davison (1780–1858), British stage actress •
Maria Dizzia (born 1974), American actress •
María Helena Doering (born 1962), Colombian actress •
Maria Dominiani (1913–1993), Italian actress •
Maria Donati (1898–1966), Italian stage, film and television actress •
Maria Dronke (1904–1987), German actress, drama producer and teacher •
Maria das Dores, Portuguese stage actor •
María Douglas (1922–1973), Mexican actress •
Maria-Victoria Dragus, German-Romanian actress •
Maria Dulęba (1881–1959), Polish actress •
María Duval (Argentine actress) (1926–2022), Argentine actress •
Mária Egry (1914–1993), Hungarian actress •
Maria Ehrich (born 1993), German actress •
Maria Eis (1896–1954), Austrian actress •
María Ellingsen (born 1964), Icelandic actress •
Maria Emo (born 1936), Austrian actress •
María Esteve (born 1974), Spanish actress •
Maria Filotti (1883–1956), Romanian actress •
Maria Fiore (1935–2004), Italian actress •
Maria Flor (born 1983), Brazilian actress •
Maria Fein (1892–1965), Austrian actress •
Maria Foka (1916–2001), Greek actress •
Maria Foote (1797–1867), British actress and peeress •
Maria Ford, American actress, model and dancer •
Maria Franck (1771–1847), Swedish actress and drama teacher •
Maria Frau (born 1930), Italian actress •
María de la Fuente (born 1977), Mexican actress •
Maria Friedman (born 1960), British actress •
Maria Furtwängler (born 1966), German physician and actress •
María Galiana (born 1935), Spanish actress •
Maria Gambarelli (1900–1990), Italian-American ballerina and actress •
María Luz Galicia (born 1940), Spanish actress •
María Rosa Gallo (1925–2004), Argentine actress •
María Esther Gamas (1911–2006), Argentine actress •
Maria Garbowska-Kierczyńska (1922–2016), Polish actress •
Maria Gardena (1920–2008), Italian film actress and architect •
Maria Garland (1889–1967), Danish actress •
Maria Gartman (1818–1885), Dutch actress •
María Noel Genovese (born 1943), Uruguayan former model, beauty pageant titleholder and actress •
María Goiricelaya (born 1983), Spanish theater director, playwright, dramaturge, actress, voice specialist and theater researcher •
Maria Gorczyńska (1899–1959), Polish actress •
Maria Chiara Giannetta (born 1992), Italian actress •
Maria Gibbs (1770–1850), British actress •
María Guerrero (1867–1928), Spanish actor and director •
María Alejandra Guzmán (born 1984), Dominican TV and radio hostess, actress and model •
Maria Hart (1923–2012), American actress •
Maria Heiskanen (born 1970), Finnish actress •
Maria Henry, American actress •
María Hervás (born 1986), Spanish actress •
Maria Hofstätter (born 1964), Austrian actress •
Maria Howell, American actress and singer •
Maria Holst (1917–1980), Austrian actress •
Maria Honner (1812–1870), Irish actress •
Maria Hrebinetska (1883–1972), Ukrainian-American actress and soprano •
María Isasi (born 1975), Spanish actress •
María Isbert (1917–2011), Spanish actress •
Maria Jarema (1908–1958), Polish painter, sculptor, scenographer and actress •
Maria Järvenhelmi (born 1975), Finnish actress and singer •
Maria Jacobini (1892–1944), Italian actress •
Maria Joana (born 1986), Brazilian actress •
Maria Johansson (born 1956), Swedish actress •
Maria Kaniewska (1911–2005), Polish actor and director •
Maria Karnilova (1920–2001), American dancer and actress •
Maria Kapnist (1913–1993), Ukrainian film actress •
Maria Kawamura (born 1961), Japanese actress •
Maria Kekkonen, Finnish erotic actress •
Mária Keresztessy (1908–1977), Hungarian actress •
Maria Keogh (born 1982), Irish actress, playwright and musician •
Maria Klenskaja (1951–2022), Estonian actress •
Maria Kimberly (born 1944), American actress •
María Kosti (born 1951), Spanish actress •
Maria Koppenhöfer (1901–1948), German actress •
Mária Kráľovičová (1927–2022), Slovak actress •
Maria Krahn (1896–1977), German actress •
Maria Kraakman (born 1975), Dutch actress •
Maria Kulle (born 1960), Swedish actress •
Maria Kwiatkowsky (1985–2011), German actress •
Maria Lamor, Spanish actress •
Maria Landrock (1923–1992), German actress •
María Ladvenant (1741–1767), Spanish stage actress •
Maria Langhammer (born 1962), Swedish actress •
María Cristina Laurenz, Argentine actress and singer •
Mária Lázár (1895–1983), Hungarian actress •
María León (born 1984), Spanish actress •
Maria Lilina (1866–1943), Russian stage actress •
Maria Loja (1890–1953), German actress •
Maria Lundqvist (born 1963), Swedish actress and comedian •
Maria Lvova-Sinetskaya (1795–1875), Russian stage actress •
Maria Macklin (1733–1781), British actress •
María Mahor (born 1940), Spanish actress •
Maria Malanowicz-Niedzielska (1899–1943), Polish actress •
María Fernanda Malo (born 1985), Mexican actress •
Maria Matos (1886–1952), Portuguese actress and theatre personality •
Maria Matray (1907–1993), German actress •
Maria Martika (1932–2018), Greek actress •
Maria Mauban (1924–2014), French actress •
Maria Maya (born 1981), Brazilian actress •
Maria Mayenzet, American actress •
María Mayor, Spanish actress •
Maria McBane (born 1946), Spanish-American model and actress •
Maria McDermottroe (born 1952/53), Irish actress •
Maria McErlane (born 1957), British actress and comedian •
Maria Melato (1885–1950), Italian actress •
María Mercader (1918–2011), Spanish actress •
Mária Mezei (1909–1983), Hungarian actress •
Maria Michi (1921–1980), Italian actress •
Maria Minogarova (born 1989), Russian actress, model and TV presenter •
Maria Minzenti (1898–1973), Austrian actress •
Maria Vladimirovna Mironova, Soviet and Russian actress •
Maria Mironova (born 1973), Soviet and Russian actress •
María Molins (born 1973), Spanish actress •
Maria Möller (born 1965), Swedish singer, actress, comedian and imitator •
Maria Montez (1912–1951), Dominican actress •
Maria Monti (born 1935), Italian recording artist; actress and singer •
Maria Morena (1929–2003), Brazilian actress •
Maria Nafpliotou (born 1969), Greek actress •
Maria Naganawa (born 1995), Japanese voice actress •
María de Nati (born 1997), Spanish actress •
Maria Nossiter (1735–1759), British actress •
Maria Lluïsa Oliveda Puig (1922–2020), Spanish actress •
Maria Olsen (born 1966), South African film producer and actress •
Maria Rosaria Omaggio (1954–2024), Italian actress and writer •
María Gracia Omegna (born 1984), Chilean actress •
María Onetto (1966–2023), Argentine actress •
Maria Orska (1893–1930), German actress •
Maria Ouspenskaya (1876–1949), Russian actress •
Maria Ozawa (born 1986), Japanese actress •
Maria Palma Petruolo (born 1989), Italian actress •
Maria Palmer (1917–1981), Austrian-born American actress •
Maria Pacôme (1923–2018), French actress and playwright •
María Pedraza (born 1996), Spanish actress •
Maria Perschy (1938–2004), Austrian actress •
Maria Peschek (1953–2023), German comedian, actress and playwright •
Maria Peszek (born 1973), Polish singer, songwriter and actress •
Maria Ploae (born 1951), Romanian actress •
Maria Pia Casilio (1935–2012), Italian actress •
María Jimena Piccolo (born 1985), Argentine actress, singer and radio host •
Maria Pitillo (born 1966), American retired actress •
María Esther Podestá (1896–1983), Argentine actress •
Maria Poezzhaeva (born 1989), Russian actress •
Maria Politseymako (1938–2024), Soviet and Russian actress •
Maria Popistașu (born 1980), Romanian actress •
Maria Pospischil, Czech-German theatre actress •
Maria Pride, Welsh actress •
María Pujalte (born 1966), Spanish actress •
María Fernanda Quiroz (born 1986), Mexican actress •
María Rebeca (born 1970), Mexican actress •
Maria Reisenhofer (1865–1947), Austrian actress •
Maria Richwine (1952–2024), Colombian-born American actress •
María Fernanda Ríos (born 1982), Ecuadorian actor •
María Riquelme, Spanish actress •
Maria Riva (1924–2025), German-American actress •
Maria Rohm (1945–2018), Austrian actress •
Maria Roksanova (1874–1958), Russian stage actress •
Maria Rowohlt (1910–2005), German actress •
Maria Roy (born 1987), Indian actress •
María Rubio (1934–2018), Mexican actress •
María Salerno (born 1948), Spanish actress •
Maria Samarova (1852–1919), Soviet-Russian actress •
Maria Sashide (born 1998), Japanese voice actress •
Maria Schell (1926–2005), Austrian-Swiss actress •
Maria Schrader (born 1965), German actress, screenwriter and director •
Maria Sebaldt (1930–2023), German actress •
Maria Seweryn (born 1975), Polish actress •
Maria Sid (born 1968), Finnish actress •
Maria Sidónio (1920–2007), Portuguese actress, singer and ceramicist •
Maria Sílvia (1944–2009), Brazilian actress •
Maria Sinyavskaya (1762–1829), Russian stage actress •
Maria Shukshina (born 1967), Russian actress •
María Thelma Smáradóttir (born 1993), Icelandic stage and film actress •
Maria Smolnikova (born 1987), Russian actress •
María Socas (1959–2024), Argentine actress •
Maria Soccor, American actor •
Maria Solomou (born 1974), Greek actress •
María Sorté (born 1955), Mexican actress and singer •
Maria Sten (born 1990), Danish actress and filmmaker •
Maria Christina Strömberg (1777–1853), Swedish actress •
Mária Sulyok (1908–1987), Hungarian actress •
Maria Sundbom (born 1975), Swedish actress •
Maria Takagi (born 1978), Japanese pornographic actress •
Maria von Tasnady (1911–2001), Hungarian actress •
Maria Tenazi (1903–1930), Soviet Armenian silent film actress •
Maria Thayer (born 1975), American actress •
Maria Theodorakis, Australian actress •
Maria Tran (born 1985), Vietnamese-Australian actress •
Maria Tsien (1925–2020), American actress •
Maria Tucci (born 1941), American actress •
Maria Vacratsis (born 1955), Canadian actress •
María Valenzuela (born 1956), Argentine actress •
María Valverde (born 1987), Spanish actress •
María Vaner (1935–2008), Argentine actress •
María Vázquez (born 1979), Spanish actress •
Maria Ventura (1888–1954), Romanian-French actress and theatre director •
Maria Venuti (born 1941), Australian actress, entertainer and author •
Maria Alice Vergueiro (1935–2020), Brazilian actress •
Maria Versfelt (1776–1845), Dutch author and stage actress •
Maria Vincent (1929–2006), French actress and singer •
Maria Vinogradova (1922–1995), Russian actress •
Maria Wasti (born 1980), Pakistani actress and model •
Maria Yamamoto (born 1981), Japanese voice actress and singer •
María Fernanda Yepes (born 1980), Colombian actress and model •
Maria Yi (born 1953), Chinese actress from Hong Kong •
Maria Ylipää (born 1981), Finnish singer and actress •
Maria Yumeno, Japanese pornographic actress •
Maria Zakharevich (born 1936), Belarusian actress •
Maria Zankovetska (1854–1934), Ukrainian actress •
Maria Zanoli (1896–1977), Italian actress •
Maria Zelenka (1894–1975), Austrian film actress •
Maria Zhang (born 1999), Chinese actress
Writers •
María Julia Casanova (1916–2004), American dramatist •
Maria Craig, British telegraphist •
Maria Firmina dos Reis (1822–1917), Brazilian abolitionist and author •
Maria Fusco, British scholarly expressionist •
Maria Nugent (1771–1834), American-born diarist and art collector in the British Empire •
Maria Aspan, American journalist •
Maria Branwell (1783–1821), mother of the Brontë sisters •
Maria Balinska, American journalist •
Maria Borzunova (born 1995), Russian journalist •
Maria Bartiromo (born 1967), American television personality and author •
Maria Henson (born 1964), American journalist and editor •
Maria Hinojosa (born 1961), Mexican-American journalist •
Maria Houkli (born 1961), Greek journalist and presenter •
M. J. Hyland (born 1968), English novelist •
Maria Maalouf, Lebanese journalist •
María Julia Casanova (1916–2004), American dramatist •
Maria Giovanna Maglie (1952–2023), Italian journalist •
Maria Makeeva, Russian-German journalist •
Maria Memon (born 1983), Pakistani TV journalist and newscaster •
Maria Mercader (1965–2020), American journalist •
Maria Millington Lathbury (1856–1944), classical scholar and archaeological author •
Maria Inês Nassif, Brazilian journalist •
María Julia Oliván, Argentine journalist •
María Patiño (born 1971), Spanish journalist •
Maria Pevchikh (born 1987), Russian investigative journalist •
Maria Polack (1787–1849), English novelist and educator •
Maria Pourchet (born 1980), French novelist •
Maria Jane McIntosh (1803–1878), American novelist •
Maria La Touche (1824–1906), Irish novelist •
Maria McCann, English novelist •
Maria Guarnaschelli (1941–2021), American cookbook editor and publisher •
Maria Fetherstonhaugh (1847–1918), English novelist •
Maria Raha, American journalist •
Maria Rasputin (1898–1977), memoirist •
Maria Ressa (born 1963), Filipino-American author, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate •
María Rey, Spanish journalist •
Maria Hrinchenko (1863–1928), Ukrainian folklorist •
María Romero Cordero (1909–1989), Chilean journalist and film critic •
Maria Rosetti (1819–1893), Romanian journalist and editor •
Maria Rozman (born 1970), Spanish journalist •
Maria Sittel (born 1975), Russian journalist, television presenter and radio host •
María Suárez Toro (born 1948), Puerto Rican journalist •
Maria Thompson Daviess (1872–1924), American novelist •
María Vallejo-Nágera (born 1964), Spanish novelist •
María Cristina Uribe, Colombian journalist and news presenter •
Maria Fusco, British scholarly expressionist •
Maria Hall-Brown, American television producer and journalist •
Maria Johanna von Aachen (1755–1845), German writer •
Maria Alexander, American writer •
Maria Alice Barroso (1926–2012), Brazilian novelist •
Maria Beatrice Alonzi, Italian author and activist •
María de Alva (born 1969), Mexican novelist •
Maria Amelie (born 1985), Russian-born writer and blogger •
María Fernanda Ampuero (born 1976), Ecuadorian writer and journalist •
Maria Barbal (born 1949), Spanish writer •
Maria Carmem Barbosa (1947–2023), Brazilian screenwriter and playwright •
María Enriqueta Camarillo (1872–1968), Mexican poet-novelist, short story writer and translator •
María Cambrils (1878–1939), Spanish writer and feminist •
Maria Campbell (born 1940), Métis author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker and elder •
María Cecilia Barbetta (born 1972), Argentinian writer •
María Antonieta Collins (born 1952), Mexican journalist and author •
Maria Susanna Cooper (1737–1807), English writer and poet •
Maria Dolors Alibés (1941–2009), Catalan children's writer •
Maria Angelova (1925–1999), Bulgarian Esperantist and author •
Maria Archer (1899–1982), Portuguese writer and activist •
Maria Arrillaga, Puerto Rican writer •
Maria Isabel Barreno (1939–2016), Portuguese writer •
María Esperanza Barrios (1892–1932), Uruguayan writer •
Maria Baiulescu (1860–1941), Romanian author, suffragist, nationalist and feminist leader •
Maria Barnas (born 1973), Dutch writer, poet and artist •
Maria Barrell, writer, poet and playwright •
Maria Isabel Barreno (1939–2016), Portuguese writer •
Mária Bajzek Lukács (born 1960), Hungarian Slovene language writer and university professor •
Maria Beig (1920–2018), German author •
Maria Bellonci (1902–1986), Italian writer •
María Bibiana Benítez (1783–1875), Puerto Rican writer •
Maria Boniecka (1910–1978), Polish author and teacher •
Maria Arena Bell (born 1963), American television writer and freelance writer •
Maria Antonia Braile, Albanian Arbëreshë writer •
Maria Brontë (1783–1821), mother of the Brontë sisters; also one of her daughters (1814–1825) •
María Angélica Bosco (1909–2006), Argentinian novelist, translator and essayist •
Maria Elizabeth Budden (c. 1780–1832), English novelist and children's writer •
Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918–1991), Spanish novelist, playwright and essayist •
María Cadilla (1884–1951), Puerto Rican writer, educator and women's rights activist •
Maria Ângela Carrascalão, East Timorese journalist, author, university teacher and former minister •
Maria Corti (1915–2002), Italian philologist, literary critic and novelist •
María Ernestina Larráinzar Córdoba (1854–1925), Mexican writer and teacher •
Maria Susanna Cummins (1827–1866), American novelist •
María Renée Cura, Argentine geographer, writer and Indologist •
Maria Sonia Cristoff, Argentine writer •
María Guadalupe Cuenca (1790–1854), Bolivian-born Argentinian letter writer •
Maria Czapska (1894–1981), Polish writer •
Maria Deraismes (1828–1894), French writer and feminist •
Maria Doolaeghe (1803–1884), Flemish writer •
Maria Elsa da Rocha (1924–2007), Indian writer and poet •
Maria van Daalen (born 1950), Dutch port and writer •
María Vinyals (1875–1942), Spanish publicist and essayist •
Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965), Polish writer, novelist, essayist, journalist and playwright •
Maria Dadouch, Syrian novelist and writer •
María Esther de Miguel (1929–2003), Argentine writer •
Maria Edgeworth (1768–1849), Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature •
Maria Espinosa (born 1939), American novelist, poet and translator •
Maria Ernestam (born 1959), Swedish author and journalist •
Maria Eugénia Cunhal, Portuguese writer, feminist and communist •
Maria Eugénia Neto (born 1934), Portuguese-Angolan writer •
María Inés Falconi, Argentine writer and theatre director •
Maria Celestina Fernandes, Angolan children's author •
María Irene Fornés (1930–2018), American writer •
Maria Flechtenmacher (1838–1888), Romanian writer •
Maria Frisé (1926–2022), German journalist and author •
Maria Gainza (born 1975), Argentine art critic and writer •
M. Evelina Galang (born 1961), American novelist •
Maria Galina, Russian writer •
Maria Cristina Giongo (born 1951), Italian journalist and author •
Maria Giacobbe (1928–2024), Italian-Danish writer •
Maria Gill (born 1961), New Zealand children's writer •
Maria Goodavage, American writer and journalist •
María Granata (born 1920), Argentine author •
Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas (1883–1961), Spanish writer, folklorist and professor •
Maria Graham (1785–1842), British travel and children's book writer •
Maria Gripe (1923–2007), Swedish children's writer •
Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna (1672–1737), Swedish countess, writer and translator •
Maria Hack (1777–1844), English writer •
Maria von Heland, Swedish screenwriter, director and author •
Maria Dahvana Headley (born 1977), American author •
Maria Halych (1901–1974), Ukrainian writer •
María Fernanda Heredia (born 1970), Ecuadorian writer, illustrator and graphic designer •
Maria Hummel, American writer •
María Angélica Idrobo (1890–1956), Ecuadorian writer and feminist activist •
María Antonia Iglesias (1945–2014), Spanish writer and journalist •
Maria Ibars i Ibars, Valencian writer and teacher •
María Elvira Arango (born 1967), Colombian journalist •
Maria Janitschek (1859–1927), German writer •
Maria Jane Jewsbury (1800–1833), English writer, poet, literary reviewer •
Maria Jacquemetton, American screenwriter •
María Josefa Acevedo Sánchez (1803–1861), Colombian novelist •
Maria I. Johnston (1835–1921), American author and editor •
Maria Brace Kimball (1852–1933), American educator, elocutionist, writer •
Maria Koleva (born 1940), Bulgarian writer and independent filmmaker •
María Kodama (1937–2023), Argentine writer •
Maria Konnikova, Russian-American writer and psychologist •
Maria Kownacka (1894–1982), Polish writer, translator and editor •
Maria Krüger (1904–1999), Polish children's literature writer •
Maria Susanna Kübler, Swiss cookbook writer •
Maria Kuncewiczowa (1895–1989), Polish writer •
María Hortensia Lacau (1910–2006), Argentine educator and writer •
Maria Lamas (1893–1983), Portuguese writer, feminist and political prisoner •
Maria Laurino, American journalist and writer •
Maria Gabriela Llansol (1931–2008), Portuguese writer and translator •
Maria Liudkevych (born 1948), Ukrainian writer and poet •
Maria Vittoria Ottoboni (1721–1790), Italian stage actress, writer and salonist •
María Rita de Barrenechea y Morante (1757–1795), Spanish writer and playwright •
María Limón, American writer •
María Laria, Cuban-American talk show host, musician, writer and journalist •
Maria Lewis (born 1988), Australian author, screenwriter and commentator •
Maria Lauber (1891–1973), Swiss writer •
Maria Elise Turner Lauder (1833–1922), Canadian author •
Maria Elise Turner Lauder (1833–1922), Canadian writer •
Maria Madalena de Martel Patrício, Portuguese writer •
Maria Majocchi (1864–1917), Italian writer, journalist and publisher •
Maria Evelina de Sousa (1879–1946), Portuguese journalist •
María Emma Mannarelli (born 1954), Peruvian feminist writer, historian, professor •
Maria Alberta Menéres (1930–2019), Portuguese writer •
Maria Margaronis (born 1958), British journalist of Greek descent •
Maria Cristina Mena (1893–1965), American writer •
Maria Messina (1887–1944), Italian writer •
María Mestayer de Echagüe (1877–1949), gourmet, Spanish writer and entrepreneur •
Maria Benedita Mouzinho de Albuquerque de Faria Pinho (1865–1939), Portuguese writer •
Maria Monk (1816–1849), Canadian author •
Maria Mutch, Canadian writer •
María Nieves y Bustamante (1871–1947), Peruvian writer •
Maria Odulio de Guzman, Filipino teacher, educator, principal, writer and author •
Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer (1946–2022), Spanish writer •
Maria Ondina Braga (1922–2003), Portuguese writer and translator •
Maria Oshodi (born 1964), British writer and theatre director •
Maria Papayanni (born 1964), Greek author •
Maria Parr (born 1981), Norwegian children's writer •
María Elvira Piwonka (1913–2006), Chilean writer and poet •
Maria Lampadaridou Pothou (1933–2023), Greek novelist, poet and playwright •
Maria Pascoli (1865–1953), Italian writer and poet •
Maria de la Pau Janer (born 1966), Spanish writer •
Maria von Peteani (1888–1960), American writer •
Maria Perosino (1961–2014), Italian author and art historian •
Maria Perekusikhina (1739–1824), Russian writer •
Maria Margaret Pollen (1838–1919), English writer on lace •
Maria Popova (born 1984), Bulgarian writer •
María Cristina Ramos (writer) (born 1952), Argentine writer and educator •
Maria Reva, Canadian writer •
Maria Valéria Rezende (born 1942), Brazilian writer and nun •
Maria Elizabeth Robinson (1775–1818), British writer •
Maria Laura Rocca (1917–1999), Italian actress and writer •
Maria Rundell (1745–1828), British cookery book author •
Maria Rodziewiczówna (1864–1944), Polish writer •
Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975), South African writer •
Maria Rosseels (1916–2005), Belgian Catholic writer •
Maria Rozanova (1929–2023), Russian dissident and writer •
Maria Rybakova (born 1973), Russian writer •
Maria Egorovna Rykina (1887–1950), Kazakh author •
Maria de Villegas de Saint-Pierre (1871–1941), Belgian writer •
Maria Samuela, New Zealand writer •
Maria San Filippo, American author and educator •
Maria Sandel (1870–1927), Swedish textile worker, writer, feminist and social critic •
Maria Olga de Moraes Sarmento da Silveira, Portuguese writer and feminist •
María Sáez de Vernet (1800–1858), Argentine writer •
Maria Semple (born 1964), American novelist and screenwriter •
María Seoane (1948–2023), Argentinian writer and journalist •
Maria Sophia Schellhammer (1647–1719), German writer and cook •
Maria Shkapskaya (1891–1952), Russian and Soviet writer •
Maria Golovnina (1980–2015), Japanese-Russian journalist •
Maria Navarro Skaranger (born 1994), Norwegian writer •
Mária Szepes (1908–2007), Hungarian author •
Maria Tedeschi (born 1965), Italian writer •
María Nestora Téllez (1828–1890), Mexican writer •
María Cristina Trigo (1935–2014), Bolivian writer and human rights activist •
Maria Trumbull (1785–1805), American published letter writer •
Maria Thomas, American writer •
Maria Tumarkin, Australian cultural historian and writer •
Maria Turtschaninoff (born 1977), Finnish author •
Maria Van Rysselberghe (1866–1959), Belgian writer •
María Esther Vázquez (1937–2017), Argentine writer •
Maria Vega (1898–1980), Russian writer, translator and artist •
Maria Venturi (1933–2024), Italian writer •
Maria Venegas, American writer •
Maria Abbebù Viarengo (born 1949), Ethiopian-born writer living in Italy •
María Argelia Vizcaíno, Cuban activist and writer •
Maria de Wilde (1682–1729), Dutch artist and writer •
María Flora Yáñez (1898–1982), Chilean writer •
Maria Julia Zaleska (1831–1889), Polish writer, prosaist and publicist •
Maria Zhukova (1805–1855), Russian writer •
Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão (1914–2007), Portuguese writer
Poets •
Maria Abdy (1797–1867), English poet •
Maria Àngels Anglada (1920–1999), Spanish poet and novelist •
Maria Baciu (born 1942), Romanian poet •
Maria Banuș (1914–1999), Romanian poet, essayist, prose writer and translator •
Maria Beneyto (1925–2011), Spanish poet •
Maria Louise Eve (1842–1900), American poet •
Maria Berényi (born 1959), Romanian Hungarian historian and poet •
Maria Cabrera i Callís, Spanish poet and writer •
María Calcaño (1906–1956), Venezuelan poet •
Maria do Carmo Abecassis, Mozambican poet •
Maria Briscoe Croker (1875–1962), American poet •
Maria da Cunha (1872–1917), Portuguese lesbian poet and journalist •
María Egual (1655–1735), Spanish poet and dramatist •
Maria da Felicidade do Couto Browne (1800–1861), Portuguese poet •
Maria de Sousa (1939–2020), Portuguese scientist, immunologist, author and poet •
Maria Grech Ganado, Maltese poet and translator •
Maria Gowen Brooks (1794–1845), American poet •
María Gertrudis Hore, Spanish poet •
Maria Grabher-Meyer (1898–1970), Liechtensteiner poet and short story writer •
Maria Holm (1845–1912), Latvian poet and writer •
Maria Howard Weeden (1846–1905), American artist and poet •
Maria Ilnicka (1824–1897), Polish poet and novelist •
Maria James (1793–1868), Welsh-born American poet •
Maria Kazecka (1880–1938), Polish poet and activist •
Maria Konopnicka (1842–1910), Polish poet •
Maria Chessa Lai (1922–2012), Italian poet •
Maria Laina (1947–2023), Greek poet •
Maria White Lowell (1821–1853), American poet, abolitionist •
María Elvira Lacaci (1916–1997), Spanish poet •
Maria Moravskaya (1890–1947), Russian poet, writer, translator and literary critic •
Maria Maddalena Morelli (1727–1800), Italian poet •
Maria Matios (born 1959), Ukrainian poet, novelist and official •
Maria Mercè Marçal (1952–1998), Catalan poet, professor, writer and translator •
María Josefa Mujía (1812–1888), Bolivian poet •
Maria Mazziotti Gillan (born 1940), American poet •
María Wiesse (1894–1964), Peruvian poet, writer, essayist and anthologist •
María Negroni, Argentinian poet, essayist, novelist and translator •
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891–1945), Polish poet •
María Piedad Castillo de Levi (1888–1962), Ecuadorian writer, poet, feminist and journalist •
Maria Polydouri (1902–1930), Greek poet •
Maria Poiret, Russian actress, composer, singer and poet •
María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe, Uruguayan poet •
Maria Takolander, Australian poet and literary critic •
Maria Terrone, American poet and writer •
María Torres Frías, Argentine poet •
Maria Tore Barbina (1940–2007), Italian poet and translator •
Maria Riddell (1772–1808), British poet •
María Sabina (1894–1985), Mexican shaman and poet •
Maria Selvaggia Borghini (1656–1731), Italian poet and translator •
Maria Grace Saffery (1773–1858), English Baptist poet and hymn-writer •
Maria Antònia Salvà i Ripoll (1869–1958), Mallorcan poet and translator •
Maria Simointytär, Finnish poet •
Maria Stepanova (poet) (born 1972), Russian poet, novelist and journalist •
María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), Uruguayan teacher and poet •
María Villar Buceta (1899–1977), Cuban poet, journalist and activist •
Maria White Lowell (1821–1853), American poet and abolitionist •
Maria Petronella Woesthoven (1760–1830), Dutch poet •
Maria Zubova (c. 1749–1799), Russian poet, composer and singer •
Maria van Zuylekom (1759–1831), poet and author
Activists and feminists •
Maria Hyde Hibbard (1820–1913), American temperance leader •
María Abella (1863–1926), Uruguayan feminist •
Maria Isabel Aboim Inglez (1902–1963), Portuguese teacher, feminist and anti-fascist activist •
María Payá Acevedo (born 1989), Cuban activist •
María Jesús Alvarado Rivera (1878–1971), Peruvian feminist, activist and educator •
Maria Alyokhina (born 1988), Russian political activist and musician •
Maria Trubnikova (1835–1897), Russian philanthropist and feminist •
Maria Eugenia Bozzoli (born 1935), Costa Rican anthropologist, sociologist and activist •
María Talavera Broussé (1867–1946), American activist •
Maria Buchinger (1916–2010), German therapeutic fasting advocate •
Maria Butina (born 1988), Russian activist and convicted spy •
Maria Cäsar (1920–2017), Austrian political activist •
María Ysabel Cedano, Peruvian lawyer and activist •
Maria Cederschiöld (1856–1935), Swedish journalist and women's rights activist •
Maria Ceres Doyo, Filipino journalist and activist •
Maria Colby, English suffragist •
Maria Flores, Ibizan abolitionist •
María Isabel Chorobik de Mariani (1923–2018), Argentine human rights activist •
Maria L. Martinez, American labor activist and community advocate •
Maria da Penha (born 1945), Brazilian activist •
Maria Rutkiewicz (1917–2007), Polish communist, editor and radio operator •
Maria Firmina dos Reis (1822–1917), Brazilian abolitionist and author •
Maria Dickin (1870–1951), British social reformer and animal welfare pioneer •
Maria dos Santos Machado (1890–1958), Portuguese teacher, communist and anti-fascist activist •
Maria Dzielska (1942–2018), Polish classical philologist, historian, translator and political activist •
María Espinosa de los Monteros (1875–1946), Spanish women's rights activist •
María Esther Biscayart de Tello (1930–2015), Argentine human rights defender •
Maria Foscarinis (born 1956), American lawyer and activist •
Maria Orsetti (1880–1957), Polish cooperative organizer •
María Galindo (born 1964), Bolivian activist •
María Ester Gatti (1918–2010), Uruguayan activist •
Maria Gorzechowska (1883–1961), Polish teacher, librarian and social activist •
Maria Selina Hale (1864–1951), New Zealand labor activist •
María Herrera Magdaleno, Mexican businesswoman and human rights activist •
Maria Kalesnikava (born 1982), Belarusian musician and pro-democracy activist •
Maria Kim (1891–1944), Korean independence activist •
Maria Exall, British trade unionist •
Maria Kirbasova (1941–2011), Russian human rights activist •
Maria Elizabeth Kirk (1855–1928), temperance advocate and social reformer •
María Teresa Kumar, Colombian-American political rights activist •
Maria Liwo (1916–1984), Polish lawyer and activist •
Maria Motuznaya (born 1994), Russian blogger and activist •
Maria Munir, public speaker and activist •
Maria Antónia Palla (born 1933), Portuguese feminist, journalist and abortion-rights activist •
Maria Pearson (1932–2003), Yankton Dakota activist •
Maria Guardiola (1895–1987), anti-feminist founder of the "Mocidade Portuguese Feminina" •
Maria Lacerda de Moura (1887–1945), Brazilian anarcho-feminist journalist •
Maria Plieseis (1920–2004), Austrian activist •
Maria Pognon (1844–1925), French women's rights activist and freemason •
María Ponce de Bianco (1924–1977), Argentine social activist •
Maria Prestes (1930–2022), Brazilian communist activist •
María Xosé Queizán (born 1939), Spanish feminist •
Maria Verónica Reina (1964–2017), disability rights activist •
Maria Vérone (1874–1938), French feminist and suffragist •
María Reinat-Pumarejo, Puerto Rican peace activist •
Maria Occhipinti (1921–1996), Italian anarcha-feminist •
Maria Rentmeister (1905–1996), German political activist, women's and cultural policy maker •
Maria Roda (1877–1958), Italian-American anarcha-feminist •
Maria Reyes (climate activist), Mexican environmentalist •
Maria Sarungi Tsehai, Tanzanian activist •
Maria Sergeyeva (born 1985), Russian political activist •
Maria Shriver (born 1955), American journalist and activist •
Maria Stenkula (1842–1932), Swedish women's education reformer •
Maria W. Stewart (1803–1879), American teacher, journalist and activist •
Maria Straub (1838–1897), American temperance worker •
Maria Paula Survilla (1964–2020), American professor of ethnomusicology and ethnocultural activist •
Maria Cristina Tavera, Latina artist, curator and activist •
Maria Veleda (1871–1955), Portuguese educator, journalist and activist •
Maria Wachter (1910–2010), political activist against Nazism •
Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885), American abolitionist •
María Jacinta Xón Riquiac, Maya Kʼicheʼ anthropologist and indigenous rights activist •
Maria Yusuf, Ethiopian activist
Scientists •
Maria Andrade (born 1958), Cape Verde food scientist •
Maria N. Antonopoulou (born 1946), Greek sociologist •
Maria Elizabeth Fernald (1839–1919), American entomologist •
Maria Alma Solis (born 1956), American entomologist •
Maria Assumpció Català i Poch (1925–2009), Spanish mathematician and astronomer •
María Eugenia Aubet, Spanish archaeologist •
Maria A. Barucci, Italian astronomer •
Maria-Florina Balcan, Romanian-American computer scientist •
Maria Bargh, political scientist in New Zealand •
María Fernanda Beigel (born 1970), Argentine sociologist •
Maria Ludwika Bernhard (1908–1998), Polish classical archaeologist and Greek art specialist •
Maria Paz Bertoglia (born 1978), Chilean epidemiologist •
Mária Bieliková (born 1966), Slovak computer scientist •
María Blasco Marhuenda (born 1965), Spanish molecular biologist •
Maria Bonghi Jovino, Italian archaeologist •
María Luisa Bonet, Spanish computer scientist •
Maria Byrne, marine biologist •
Maria Cherkasova, Russian ecologist and journalist •
Maria Bianca Cita (1924–2024), Italian geologist and paleontologist •
Maria Crawford (1939–2023), American geologist •
Maria Cunitz (1610–1664), German astronomer •
Maria Czaplicka (1884–1921), Polish anthropologist •
Maria da Piedade de Jesus, archaeologist and former Minister of Culture in Angola •
Maria Dahl (1872–1972), German zoologist •
Maria Ragland Davis (1959–2010), American biologist •
Maria de Fátima Agra (born 1952), Brazilian botanist •
Maria De Iorio, Italian biostatistician •
Maria do Carmo Fonseca (born 1959), Portuguese scientist and molecular biologist •
Maria Cardenas-Corona, American geneticist and microbiologist •
Maria Arménia Carrondo (born 1948), Portuguese chemical engineer specializing in crystallography •
María Jimena Duzán (born 1960), Colombian journalist and political scientist •
Maria Dornelas, fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, researcher in biodiversity •
Maria de Fátima Montemor, Portuguese scientist •
Maria Cengia Sambo, Italian lichenologist and botanist •
María Fernanda Ceriani, Argentine biologist •
Maria Manuela Chavez, Portuguese agronomist •
Maria Cristina Facchini, Italian geoscientist •
Maria Fadiman (born 1969), American ethnobotanist •
Maria Nazareth F. da Silva, Brazilian zoologist •
Maria Cristina Ferro (1947–2015), Colombian microbiologist •
Maria Franklin, historical archaeologist •
Maria Fitzgerald (born 1953), British neuroscientist •
Maria L. Gini, Italian and American computer scientist •
Maria Girone, head of CERN openlab •
Maria Hadjicosti, Cypriot archaeologist •
Maria Harrison, plant biologist •
M. Daria Haust, Polish-Canadian pathologist •
Maria Isabel Hylton Scott (1889–1990), Argentine zoologist and malacologist •
Maria Ibáñez, Spanish materials scientist and academic •
Maria Elizabetha Jacson (1755–1829), early 19th-century English botanist and author •
Maria Jasin, American cancer researcher and developmental biologist •
Maria Kavallaris, Australian cancer researcher •
Maria Margaretha Kirch (1670–1720), German astronomer •
Maria Koepcke (1924–1972), German and Peruvian ornithologist •
Maria Klawe, Canadian-American computer scientist •
Maria Klenova (1898–1976), Russian and Soviet marine geologist •
Maria Lehtinen, American neuroscientist •
Maria Leptin, German developmental biologist and immunologist •
Maria Carmela Lico (1927–1985), Italian-Brazilian physiologist •
Maria Lipman, Russian journalist and political scientist •
Maria Löhnis (1888–1964), Dutch biologist •
Maria Antonieta Lorente, geologist •
Maria von Linden (1869–1936), German bacteriologist and zoologist •
Maria Rika Maniates (1937–2011), Canadian musicologist •
Maria Florianivna Makarevych (1906–1989), Soviet botanist and lichenologist •
Maria Makrides, Australian research dietician •
Maria Manaseina (1841–1903), Russian physician •
María Marván Laborde, Mexican sociologist and political scientist •
Maria Márkus (1936–2017), Polish sociologist and philosopher •
Maria McNamara, Irish paleontologist •
Maria Sybilla Merian (1647–1717), German naturalist and artist •
Maria Mies (1931–2023), German professor of sociology and author •
Maria Mitchell (1818–1889), American astronomer •
Maria Molina (born 1987), American television meteorologist •
Maria Manuel Mota, Portuguese scientist, researcher and immunologist •
Mária Mottl, Hungarian speleologist and paleontologist •
Maria Musoke, Ugandan information scientist •
Maria New, American geneticist •
María Nieves García-Casal, Spanish scientist/nutritionist •
Maria Olech, Polish mycologist and lichenologist •
Maria Ovsiankina (1898–1993), Russian-German-American psychologist •
Maria Orłowska (born 1951), Polish computer scientist •
Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Australian gender and sexuality researcher •
María Páramo, Colombian geologist •
Maria Petrou (1953–2012), AI researcher •
Maria Isaura Pereira de Queiróz (1918–2018), Brazilian sociologist •
Maria Pereira, Portuguese bioengineering scientist •
Maria Ruth B. Pineda-Cortel, Philippine scientist •
Maria Pogonowska (1897–2009), Polish-Israeli scientist •
Maria Matilde Principi (1915–2017), Italian entomologist •
Maria Prokhorova (1903–1993), Russian biologist •
Maria Léa Salgado-Labouriau (1931–2013), Brazilian scientist •
Maria Serna, Spanish computer scientist •
Maria Seton, Australian geologist •
Maria Skalińska (1890–1977), Polish botanist •
Maria Spencer, petroleum geologist •
Maria Stamatopoulou, Greek archaeologist •
Maria Stephan, American political scientist •
Maria Floriani Squarciapino (1917–2003), Italian classical archaeologist •
Maria Tallant Owen (1825–1913), American botanist •
Maria C. Tamargo, Cuban-American scientist •
Mária Telkes (1900–1995), Hungarian-American scientist and inventor •
Maria Teohari (1885–1975), Romanian astronomer •
Maria Teschler-Nicola (born 1950), Austrian human biologist, anthropologist and ethnologist •
Maria Thompson, American scientist and academic administrator •
Maria Kovacs, American psychologist •
Maria Moltzer (1874–1944), Dutch-Swiss psychologist and psychotherapist •
Maria Tonelli-Rondelli, Italian biologist •
Maria P. P. Root (born 1955), American psychologist •
Mária Török (1925–1998), French-Hungarian psychoanalyst •
María Amelia Torres (1934–2011), Argentine botanist •
Maria Helena Souza Patto, Brazilian psychologist •
Maria Uriarte, ecologist •
Maria Jesús Uriz Lespe, Spanish marine biologist •
Maria Van Kerkhove (born 1977), American infectious disease epidemiologist •
Maria Eulália Vares, Brazilian mathematical statistician and probability theorist •
María Daniela Velasco (born 1993), Venezuelan model, anthropologist and beauty pageant titleholder •
María Elisa Velázquez Gutiérrez, Mexican anthropologist •
Maria Wähnl (1908–1989), Austrian astronomer •
Maria von Wedemeyer Weller (1924–1977), American computer scientist •
Maria Wilman (1867–1957), South African botanist •
Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Dutch immunologist •
Maria Zambon, British virologist •
Maria Zemankova (born 1951), American computer scientist •
Maria Zhilova (1870–1934), Russian astronomer •
Maria Zuber (born 1958), American astronomer
Physicists •
Maria Angela Ardinghelli (1730–1825), Italian mathematician, physicist and translator •
Maria Calbi, Argentine American physicist •
Maria V. Chekhova, Russian-German physicist •
Maria Dworzecka (1941–2022), Polish-American computational nuclear physicist and physics educator •
Maria Fidecaro (1930–2023), Italian physicist •
Maria Gatu Johnson, Swedish-American plasma physicist •
M. Cristina Marchetti (born 1955), American physicist •
Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906–1972), German-American theoretical physicist •
Maria Antonietta Loi, Italian physicist •
Maria Lugaro, Italian astrophysicist and researcher •
Maria Orbeli, Soviet physicist of Armenian origin •
Maria Novella Piancastelli, Italian physicist •
Maria Spiropulu, Greek physicist •
Maria Strømme (born 1970), Norwegian physicist
Chemists •
Maria Asensio, Spanish-Argentinian physical chemist •
Maria Baronova (born 1984), Russian chemist •
Maria Baumgartner (born 1952), Austrian chemist •
Maria Bakunin (1873–1960), Italian chemist and geologist •
Maria Christina Bruhn (1732–1808), Swedish chemist and inventor •
María Escudero-Escribano (born 1983), Spanish chemist •
Maria Falkenberg, Swedish biochemist •
Maria Forsyth, Australian chemist professor •
Maria Glazovskaya (1912–2016), Russian geochemist •
Maria Kobel (1897–1996), German chemist •
Maria-Regina Kula (born 1937), German biochemist •
Maria Lipp (1892–1966), German chemist •
Maria-Elisabeth Michel-Beyerle (born 1935), German chemist •
María Orosa (1892–1945), Philippine chemist •
Maria Schilder (1898–1975), German malacologist and chemist •
Mária Wollemann, Hungarian biochemist •
Maria Zaharescu (born 1938), Romanian chemist
Engineers and inventors •
Maria Artini (1894–1951), Italian engineer •
Maria Elisabeth Bes (1882–1938), Dutch chemical engineer, city councillor in Delft •
Maria Amélia Chaves (1911–2017) Portuguese civil engineer •
Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos (1950–2019), American chemical engineer •
Maria Wanda Jastrzębska (1924–1988), Polish electronics engineer, taught at Silesian University of Technology and Opole University of Technology •
Maria Antonietta Perino, Italian aerospace engineer •
Maria Start, British automata maker and restorer •
Maria Prandini (born 1969), Italian electrical engineer •
Maria E. Beasley (1836–1913), American inventor •
Maria Vittoria Salvetti, Italian aerospace engineer •
Maria Skyllas-Kazacos (born 1951), Australian chemical engineer •
Maria Romell, Swedish inventor •
Maria Watkins (1918–2010) defense electronics engineer, lecturer and President of the Women's Engineering Society •
María Inés Valla (born 1956), Argentine engineer •
Maria Yang, American mechanical engineer
Religious figures Saints, preachers missionaries, nuns and religious sisters •
Maria Josefa Alhama y Valera (1893–1983), Spanish religious sister •
Maria Bertilla Boscardin (1888–1922), Italian Roman Catholic saint •
Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848–1924), Franciscan missionary •
Maria Bolognesi (1924–1980), Italian mystic •
Marià Paieres i Borràs (1769–1823), Spanish missionary to the Americas •
María de Bohórquez (1533–1559), Spanish Protestant •
María de Cazalla, Spanish mystic •
Maria Candida of the Eucharist (1884–1949), Italian Discalced Carmelite •
Maria Crocifissa Curcio (1877–1957), Italian Catholic religious sister •
Maria Ludovica De Angelis (1880–1962), Italian Catholic religious sister •
Maria Raffaella Cimatti (1861–1945), Italian Roman Catholic nun •
Maria Cook, American University preacher •
Maria Catharina Daemen (1787–1858), mother Magdalena, Dutch nun •
Maria Micaela Desmaisieres (1809–1865), Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious •
Maria Duran (1710–?), Portuguese nun •
Maria Dyer (1803–1846), British missionary •
María Guggiari Echeverría (1925–1959), Paraguayan Discalced Carmelite •
Maria Gargani (1892–1973), Italian member of the Secular Franciscan Order •
Maria Hartmann (1798–1853), German-born Moravian missionary •
Maria Jannson, Dean of Waterford since 2011 •
Maria Anne Hirschmann (1926–2024), American author and evangelist •
Maria Crescentia Höss (1682–1744), religious sister and saint •
Maria Hueber (1653–1705), Tyrolean religious sister •
Maria Innocentia Hummel (1909–1946), German Franciscan sister •
Maria Jepsen (born 1945), German bishop •
Maria Restituta Kafka (1894–1943), Austrian nurse, religious sister and martyr •
Maria Karłowska (1865–1935), Polish Roman Catholic professed religious •
Maria Franciszka Kozłowska (1862–1921), founder of Christian religious movement in Poland •
Maria Katharina Kasper (1820–1898), German nun and saint of Catholic Church •
Maria Katsaris (1953–1978), figure within the People's Temple •
Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837–1881), Italian Roman Catholic saint •
Maria McAuley (1847–1919), American missioner •
Maria Antonina Kratochwil (1881–1942), Polish Roman Catholic religious sister and martyr •
Maria Aloysia Löwenfels (1915–1942), German religious sister •
Maria Llorença Llong (1463–1539), Spanish nun •
Maria Thaddäus von Trautmannsdorff (1761–1819), Austrian cardinal •
Maria Domenica Lazzeri (1815–1848), Italian mystic •
Maria Laura Mainetti (1939–2000), Italian Catholic sister •
Maria Domenica Mantovani (1862–1934), Beatified Italian nun •
Maria Maddalena Martinengo (1687–1737), Italian Roman Catholic nun •
María de las Maravillas de Jesús (1891–1974), Spanish nun and saint •
Maria De Mattias (1805–1866), Italian Roman Catholic saint •
Maria Merkert (1817–1872), German Roman Catholic professed religious •
Maria Newell (1794–1831), English missionary, teacher and translator •
Maria Assunta Pallotta (1878–1905), Italian nun •
Maria Costanza Panas (1896–1963), Italian nun and Venerated Catholic •
Maria Pierina De Micheli (1890–1945), Italian Roman Catholic sister •
Maria Angela Picco (1867–1921), Italian Roman Catholic nun •
Maria Adeodata Pisani (1806–1855), Maltese beautified nun •
María de la Purísima Salvat Romero (1926–1998), Spanish Roman Catholic nun •
María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo (1884–1957), Filipino Dominican nun •
Maria Louisa Bustill (1853–1904), American Quaker schoolteacher •
Maria Xaveria Perucona (died 1709), Italian composer and nun •
Maria Chiara Nanetti (died 1900), Italian religious sister, martyr and saint •
María Natividad Venegas de la Torre (1868–1959), Mexican Roman Catholic nun •
María Rafols Bruna (1781–1853), Spanish nun •
Maria Raggi, 16th-century Catholic nun •
Maria Elisabetta Renzi (1786–1859), Italian Catholic religious sister •
Maria Ripamonti (1909–1954), Italian Roman Catholic and professed religious •
Maria Crocifissa di Rosa (1813–1855), Italian Roman Catholic saint •
Maria Rowntree (1848–1931), English Quaker •
Maria Francesca Rossetti (1827–1876), English author and nun •
Maria Giuseppa Rossello (1811–1880), Italian Catholic saint •
Maria Roszak (1908–2018), Polish nun and supercentenarian •
Maria Gabriella Sagheddu (1914–1939), Italian nun •
María Josefa Sancho de Guerra (1842–1912), Spanish Roman Catholic nun •
Maria Katherina Scherer (1825–1888), Beautified Swiss nun •
Maria Schininà (1844–1910), Italian Roman Catholic nun •
Maria Scrilli (1825–1889), Italian religious sister •
Maria Sullivan, Australian nun •
Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta (1826–1887), Spanish Roman Catholic professed religious •
Maria Torribia (died 1175), Spanish farmer and saint •
María Vela y Cueto (1561–1617), Spanish Cistercian nun •
Maria Duval, Amulet Supreme, pseudonym of Carolina Maria Gambia •
Maria Valtorta (1897–1961), Italian Catholic writer and mystic •
María de Jesús Velarde (1925–2021), Spanish nun •
Maria Velotti (1826–1886), Italian religious sister •
Maria Silbert (1866–1936), Austrian spiritualist medium •
Maria Fortunata Viti (1826–1922), Beautified Italian nun •
Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924), American Evangelist and Faith Healer •
Maria Therese von Wüllenweber (1833–1907), German religious sister •
Zuster Maria-Jozefa (1883–1961), Belgian nun, educator and poet
In Islam •
Maria al-Qibtiyya (died 637), Muhammad's concubine or thirteenth wife •
Maria Ulfah (born 1955), Indonesian Quran reciter
Religious scholars and theologians •
Maria Butinova (1920–2007), Soviet and Russian ethnographer, historian and religious scholar •
Maria Massi Dakake, American scholar of Islamic studies •
Maria Darmstädter (1892–1943), German religious scholar and Holocaust victim •
María Pilar Aquino, Mexican Catholic feminist theologian
Artists •
Maria Adelborg (1849–1940), Swedish artist •
Maria Alos (1973–2011), artist •
Maria Helena Andrés (born 1922), Brazilian artist •
Mária Balážová (born 1956), Slovak artist •
Maria Maddalena Baldacci (1718–1782), Italian artist •
Maria Geertruida Barbiers (1801–1879), Dutch painter •
Maria Chona, Native American weaver •
Maria Caspar-Filser (1878–1968), German painter •
Maria Cecilia Adelaide Bass (1897–1948), Swiss artist •
Maria Barreira (1914–2020), Portuguese neorealist sculptor •
Maria Bell (1755–1825), English painter •
Maria Bujakowa (1901–1985), Polish sculptor •
María Eugenia de Beer (died 1652), Spanish chalcographer •
María Berrío, Colombian artist •
Maria Llimona i Benet (1894–1985), Catalan sculptor •
Maria Biljan-Bilger, Austrian ceramicist, sculptor and textile artist •
María Blanchard (1881–1932), Spanish artist •
Maria Kristina Kiellström (1744–1798), Swedish silk worker •
Maria Bofill (1937–2021), Spanish ceramicist •
Maria Ghezzi (1927–2021), Italian illustrator •
María Brito, Cuban-American artist •
Maria Brodacka (1904–1991), Polish painter •
Maria Matilda Brooks, American painter •
Maria Callani (1778–1803), Italian 18th-century portrait painter active in Parma •
María Fernanda Cardoso (born 1963), Colombian contemporary artist •
Maria Carowsky (1723–1793), Swedish artist •
Maria Vittoria Cassana (died 1711), Italian artist •
Maria Emilia Castagliola (born 1946), Cuban artist •
Maria A. Chalon (1800–1867), British painter •
Maria Chambers-Bilibin (1874–1962), Russian-English artist •
Maria Rivka Chwoles-Lichtenfeld (1923–2017), Israeli artist •
Maria Giovanna Clementi (1692–1761), Italian artist •
Maria Cosway (1760–1838), Italian-British artist •
María Fernanda Cuartas (born 1967), Colombian painter •
Maria de Dominici (1645–1703), Maltese artist and sculptor •
Maria Lvovna Dillon (1858–1932), Russian sculptor •
María de Mater O'Neill, Puerto Rican artist, designer and educator •
María Dávila, Spanish painter •
Maria de Abarca, Spanish painter •
Maria de Grebber (1602–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter •
Maria Posobchuk (1890–1992), Ukrainian weaver •
Maria Oakey Dewing (1845–1927), American painter •
Maria Dulębianka (1861–1919), Polish artist •
Maria Dunin (1899–1986), Polish painter •
Maria Eichhorn (born 1962), German artist based in Berlin •
Maria Ney (1890–1959), German cabaret artist •
Maria Margaretha la Fargue (1738–1813), Dutch artist •
Maria Farmer (born 1969), American visual artist •
Maria Flaxman (1768–1833), British artist •
Marià Fortuny (1838–1874), Spanish painter •
Maria Angelica Razzi, Italian sculptor •
Maria Faydherbe (1587–1643), Flemish sculptor •
Maria Fragoudaki, American painter •
Maria Friberg (born 1966), Swedish artist •
Maria Gaspar, American artist and educator •
Maria Oriana Galli Bibiena (1656–1749), Italian painter •
Maria Gażycz (1860–1935), Polish artist •
Maria Giberne (1802–1885), French-English artist and convert to Roman Catholicism •
Maria Gugelberg von Moos (1836–1918), Swiss artist •
Maria Aparecida Godoy, Brazilian comic artist •
Maria Johanna Görtz (1783–1853), Swedish artist •
Maria Herrmann-Kaufmann (1921–2008), Swiss painter •
Maria C. Hakewill (died 1842), British painter and writer •
Maria Hinze, German visual artist •
Maria Elizabeth Holland (1836–1878), South African botanical artist •
Maria Ida Adriana Hoogendijk (1874–1942), Dutch artist •
Maria Hupfield, Canadian artist •
María Juana Hurtado de Mendoza (died 1818), Spanish artist •
Maria Jacoby (1900–1990), Luxembourgish painter •
Maria von Kalckreuth (1857–1897), German painter •
Maria Keil (1914–2012), Portuguese artist •
Maria Korporal, visual artist •
Maria Kozic, Australian artist •
Maria Lalić, British artist •
Maria Lalou, Greek artist •
Maria Lassnig (1919–2014), Austrian artist •
Maria Lynch, Brazilian artist •
Maria Maragkoudaki, Greek artist •
María Evelia Marmolejo (born 1958), Colombian artist •
Maria Marshall, English-Swiss artist •
Maria Manton (1910–2003), French painter •
Maria Martinetti (1864–1921), Italian painter •
María Esther Mendy (1910–?), Uruguayan painter •
Maria Molin, Italian artist •
Maria Marc (1876–1955), German painter •
Maria Moninckx (1673–1757), Dutch artist •
Maria Morris Miller (1813–1875), Canadian artist •
María Roësset Mosquera (1882–1921), Portuguese-born Spanish painter •
Maria Giacomina Nazari (1724–?), Italian artist •
Maria Nordman, American sculptor •
Maria Nepomuceno (born 1976), Brazilian artist •
Maria Olsen (artist) (1945–2014), New Zealand painter and sculptor •
Maria Jacoba Ommeganck (1760–1849), Flemish painter •
Maria van Oosterwijck (1630–1693), Dutch artist •
Maria Margaretha van Os (1779–1862), Dutch painter •
Maria Pixell (died 1811), British painter •
Maria Łunkiewicz-Rogoyska (1895–1967), Polish painter •
Maria Ormani (1428–1471), Italian artist •
Maria Lídia Magliani, Brazilian painter, designer, engraver, illustrator, costume designer and set designer •
Maria Perego (1923–2019), Italian animation artist •
Maria Panínguakʼ Kjærulff, Greenlandic artist •
Maria Pascual Alberich (1933–2011), Spanish draftsperson and comics artist •
Maria Peale (1787–1866), American painter •
Maria Petschnig, Austrian artist •
Maria Katharina Prestel (1747–1794), German artist •
Maria E. Piñeres (born 1966), Colombian-born American artist •
Maria Prymachenko (1908–1997), Ukrainian artist •
Maria Qamar (born 1991), Pakistani-Canadian pop artist •
Maria Raevskaia-Ivanova (1840–1912), Ukrainian artist •
Maria Röhl (1801–1875), Swedish artist •
Maria D. Robinson (1840–1920), Irish-British painter •
Maria Rønning (1741–1807), Norwegian-Faroese artist •
Maria Rudenko (1915–2003), Ukrainian artist and folklorist •
Maria Rusescu (born 1936), Romanian painter •
Maria Rużycka (1905–1961), Polish painter •
Maria Rudnitskaya (1916–1983), Russian artist •
Maria Igorevna Safronova (born 1979), Russian artist •
Maria Domenica Scanferla (1726–1763), Italian artist •
Maria Antónia Siza (1940–1973), Portuguese artist •
Maria Roosen (born 1957), Dutch sculptor and illustrator •
Maria Schalcken (1645–1699), Dutch artist •
Maria Slavona (1865–1931), German painter •
Maria Adeline Alice Schweistal (1864–1950), Belgium-born Dutch artist •
Maria Spanò (1843–1880), Italian painter •
Maria Kleschar-Samokhvalova (1915–2000), Russian painter •
Maria Serebriakova (born 1965), Russian artist •
Maria Simonds-Gooding (born 1939), Indian-born Anglo-Irish artist •
Maria Spilsbury (1776–1820), British artist •
Maria Suppioti Ceroni (1730–?), Italian artist •
Maria Judson Strean (1865–1949), American painter •
Maria Machteld van Sypesteyn (1724–1774), Dutch artist •
Maria Geertruida Snabilie (1776–1838), Dutch painter •
Mária Spoločníková, Slovak art renovator and painter •
Maria Tassaert, Flemish painter •
Maria Taniguchi, Filipino artist •
Maria Temnitschka (born 1961), Austrian artist •
Maria Tesselschade Visscher (1594–1649), Dutch artist •
Maria Felice Tibaldi (1707–1770), Italian artist •
Maria Uhden (1892–1918), German artist •
Maria Verelst (1680–1744), British artist •
Maria Weenix (1697–1774), Dutch artist •
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), Portuguese-French artist •
Maria Vigeland (1903–1983), Norwegian painter and sculptor •
Maria Elisabeth Vogel (1746–1810), German painter •
Maria Vos (1824–1906), Dutch painter •
Maria Dorothea Wagner (1719–1792), German painter •
Maria Eugênia Villarta (born 1958), Brazilian plastic artist and former model •
Maria Widebeck (1858–1929), Swedish textile artist and illustrator •
Maria Withoos (1663–after 1699), Dutch artist •
Maria Viktorovna (born 1986), YouTuber and ASMR artist •
Maria Wodzińska (1819–1896), Polish artist •
Maria Wiik (1853–1928), Finnish painter •
Maria Torrence Wishart (1893–1982), Canadian medical illustrator and the founder of the University of Toronto's Art as Applied to Medicine program •
Maria Wolfram (born 1961), Finnish artist •
Maria Yakunchikova (1870–1902), Russian artist •
Maria Zacchè, Italian artist •
Maria Zambaco (1843–1914), British artist and model of Greek descent •
Maria Elisabeth Ziesenis (1744–1796), German artist •
Maria Zubreeva (1900–1991), Russian artist
Photographers •
Maria Austria (1915–1975), Austrian-Dutch photographer •
Maria Bordy, Soviet news photographer •
Maria Eisner (1909–1991), Italian-American photographer, photo editor and photo agent •
Maria Hille (1827–1893), Dutch photographer •
Maria LaYacona, American photographer •
Maria Mochnacz, British video director and photographer •
Maria Svarbova (born 1988), Slovak photographer •
Maria Tesch (1850–1936), Swedish photographer •
Maria Varela (born 1940), American photographer and teacher
Art historians, collectors scholars and relatives of artists •
Maria Thins (c. 1593–1680), mother-in-law of painter Johannes Vermeer •
Maria Almas-Dietrich (1892–1971), German art dealer •
Maria Gough (born 1961), art historian •
Maria Hoofman (1776–1845), 19th-century art collector from the Netherlands •
Maria de Knuijt, Dutch art patron •
María Tomasa Palafox, Marquise of Villafranca (1780–1835), Spanish art patron and muse •
Maria Kusche, Spanish art historian •
Maria Weigert Brendel (1902–1994), German classical art expert •
Maria Lind, Swedish art historian, art critic and curator •
Maria Poprzęcka, Polish art historian •
Maria Dietsch, 19th-century German woman •
Maria Reidelbach (born 1956), American art historian •
Maria Reynolds (1768–1828), wife of James Reynolds
Legal professionals Judges •
Maria Lourdes Afiuni, Venezuelan judge •
Maria Araújo Kahn (born 1964), American judge •
Maria Barnaby Greenwald (1940–1995), American judge •
Maria Berkenkotter (born 1962/1963), American judge •
Maria Elisabeth Geyser (1912–2008), German judge •
Maria Gurowska (1915–1998), Polish judge •
Maria Farida Indrati (born 1949), Indonesian judge •
María Eugenia Manaud (born 1949), Chilean judge •
Maria Rita Saulle (1935–2011), Italian judge •
Maria Lourdes Sereno (born 1960), de facto Chief Justice of the Philippines (2012–2018) •
Maria de Fátima Coronel, former president of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde •
María Romilda Servini (born 1936), Argentine lawyer and judge •
Maria Filomena Singh (born 1966), Filipino judge •
Maria Yuen (born 1953), Hong Kong judge •
Maria Zukogi, Nigerian judge
Lawyers •
Maria Pellegrina Amoretti (1756–1787), Italian lawyer •
Maria Bashir, Afghan lawyer •
María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (born 1956), Salvadoran lawyer •
María Lacunza Ezcurra (1900–1984), Spanish pioneer lawyer •
Maria Ludkin (born 1965), British lawyer •
María Pardo, Chilean lawyer •
Maria Pagan, American attorney and trade representative •
Mária Patakyová, Slovak lawyer, Ombudsman (2017–2020) •
Maria Pallante (born 1964), 12th United States Register of Copyrights and attorney •
Maria Staniszkis (1911–2004), Polish lawyer •
María Cecilia Ubilla, Chilean lawyer •
Maria Voce (1937–2025), Italian lawyer
Heath professionals Nurses •
Maria Abbey (1816–1903), nurse during the American Civil War •
Maria Stencel (1900–1985), Polish nurse •
Maria Stromberger (1898–1957), Austrian nurse •
Maria Palmira Tito de Morais, Portuguese nurse, nursing teacher and activist
Pharmacists, apothecaries and pharmacologists •
Maria Abbracchio, Italian pharmacologist •
Maria Andreae (1550–1631), German pharmacist •
Maria Dauerer (1624–1688), Swedish pharmacist (apothecary) •
María Amparo Pascual López, Cuban pharmacologist and medical doctor •
Maria Tecla Civit Llobera (1683–1761), Catalan manager and healer •
Maria Valentina Tonelli (1939–2016), Italian pharmacist, essayist and author
Doctors •
María Belón (born 1966), Spanish physician and motivational speaker •
Maria Bitner-Glindzicz (1963–2018), British physician and professor of genetics •
Maria Kovrigina (1910–1995), Russian physician and Soviet minister of health •
Maria Oliva-Hemker, Cuban-American pediatrician •
Maria Luisa Escolar, Colombian pediatrician •
Maria Cicherschi Ropală (1881–1973), Romanian doctor and professor •
Maria Cuțarida-Crătunescu (1857–1919), first female doctor in Romania •
Maria Augusta Generoso Estrela, Brazilian physician •
Maria Fischer-Slyzh (1922–2012), Ukrainian doctor and philanthropist •
Maria Kalapothakes (1859–1941), first woman doctor in Greece •
Maria Neira, Spanish medical doctor, international civil servant and diplomat •
Maria Teodora Pimentel (1865–1948), first female doctor in the Azores, Portugal •
Maria Petraccini (died 1791), Italian anatomist and physician •
Maria Fjodorovna Zibold (1849–1939), Russian and Serbian physician •
Maria Siemionow (born 1950), Polish surgeon
Midwives •
Maria Branco (1842–1887), Azorean midwife •
Maria Nubsen (1780–1852), Norwegian midwife
Public health •
Maria Rosario Vergeire, Philippine public-health official •
María Seguí Gómez (born 1967), Spanish physician and Public Health expert •
Maria Freire, American health executive •
Maria Isabel Wittenhall van Zeller (1749–1819), Portuguese vaccination pioneer
Other health professionals •
Maria Gomori (1920–2021), Canadian family therapist •
María Cordero Hardy (born 1932), Puerto Rican physiologist
Mathematicians •
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799), Italian mathematician and philanthropist •
Maria Bruna, Spanish applied mathematician •
Maria-Carme Calderer (born 1951), American mathematician •
Maria Andrea Casamayor (1720–1780), Spanish mathematician and teacher •
Maria Chudnovsky (born 1977), mathematician and engineer •
Maria Cibrario (1905–1992), Italian mathematician •
Maria Deijfen, Swedish mathematician •
Maria Emelianenko (born 1979), Russian-American mathematician •
María J. Esteban (born 1956), French mathematician •
María Falk de Losada, American-born Colombian mathematician •
Maria Gordina (born 1968), Russian-American mathematician •
Maria Gramegna, Italian mathematician •
Maria Hasse (1921–2014), German mathematician •
Maria Heep-Altiner (born 1959), German mathematician •
Maria Hoffmann-Ostenhof (born 1947), Austrian mathematician •
Maria Korovina (born 1962), Russian mathematician •
Maria Silvia Lucido (1963–2008), Italian mathematician •
María Manzano (born 1950), Spanish mathematician •
Maria Laura Moura Mouzinho Leite Lopes, Brazilian mathematician •
Maria Pastori (1895–1975), Italian mathematician •
Maria Assunta Pozio (died 2018), Italian mathematician •
Maria Reiche (1903–1998), Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator •
Maria E. Schonbek, Argentine-American mathematician •
Maria Aparecida Soares Ruas (born 1948), Brazilian mathematician •
Maria Cristina Villalobos, American applied mathematician
Historians •
Maria Bartola, early indigenous historian of Mexico •
Maria Bogucka (1929–2020), Polish historian •
Maria Bucur (born 1968), Romanian-American historian •
Maria Cristina Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (born 1943), Brazilian novelist, historian and psychiatrist •
Maria Dembińska (1916–1996), Polish historian •
Maria Cristina Didero, Italian curator, historian and author •
Maria Dowling (1955–2011), British historian •
Maria Hayward, English historian of costume •
Maria Mavroudi, American historian •
Maria Mesner, Austrian historian and archivist •
Maria Misra, historian and academic •
Maria Nielsen, Danish historian and headmistress •
Maria Adriana Prolo (1908–1991), Italian historian •
Maria Rentetzi, Greek historian of science •
María Rostworowski (1915–2016), Peruvian historian •
María Jesús Rubiera Mata (1942–2009), Spanish historian •
Mária Schmidt (born 1953), Hungarian historian and university lecturer •
Maria Tippett, Canadian historian •
Maria Todorova (born 1949), Bulgarian historian •
Maria Vlier (1828–1908), Dutch Surinamese teacher and history textbook author
Philosophers •
Maria Aloni, Italian philosopher •
Maria Baghramian (born 1954), Irish philosopher •
María Pascuala Caro Sureda (1768–1827), Spanish philosopher •
Maria Carla Galavotti, Italian philosopher of science •
Maria Kokoszyńska-Lutmanowa (1905–1981), logician, philosopher of language and epistemologist •
Maria Lugones (1944–2020), American philosopher •
Maria Rakhmaninova (born 1985), Russian philosopher •
María Zambrano (1904–1991), Spanish philosopher
Other academics •
Maria T. Accardi, American academic •
Maria Strick (1577–1631), Dutch calligrapher •
Maria Szécsi (1914–1984), Austrian economist •
Maria Barmich (1934–2023), Russian linguist •
Maria Bittner, American linguist •
María Guðjónsdóttir, Icelandic academic •
Maria Mayerchyk (born 1971), Ukrainian feminist academic •
Maria Timpanaro Cardini (1890–1978), Italian classical philologist •
Maria Elvira Méndez Pinedo, Icelandic academic •
Maria Ossowska (1896–1974), Polish academic •
Maria Kublitz-Kramer, German literary scholar •
Maria Augusta Nóbrega (1929 –2007), Portuguese folklorist and researcher •
Maria Kuhnert-Brandstätter (1919–2011), Austrian thermomicroscopy researcher •
Maria LaRosa (born 1976), American meteorologist •
Maria Irene Ramalho, Portuguese academic •
María Soengas, Spanish immunologist and academic •
Maria Barmich (1934–2023), Russian linguist •
María Sefidari, Spanish specialist in digital culture, Chair of Wikimedia Foundation Board •
María Catrileo (born 1944), Mapuche linguist •
Maria Cust (1862/1863–1958), English geographer •
Maria das Dores de Oliveira, Brazilian linguist •
Maria Dobrowolska (1895–1984), Polish geographer •
Maria Helena de Moura Neves (1931–2022), Brazilian linguist •
Maria Radnoti-Alföldi (1926–2022), Hungarian-German archaeologist •
Maria Koptjevskaja-Tamm, Russian-born linguist •
Maria Fusco, British scholarly expressionist •
Maria Tatar (born 1945), American academic •
Maria Polinsky, Russian-American linguist •
Maria Baptist (born 1971), German musician and professor •
Maria Tschetschulin (1852–1917), first female university student in Finland •
Maria Cancian, American economist and university administrator •
María Elósegui (born 1957), Spanish university teacher •
Maria May (1900–1968), German university teacher •
Maria Lucia Yanguas, American economist •
María Yzuel, Spanish professor •
Maria Ascensão (1926–2001), Portuguese folklorist •
Maria Helena Diniz (born 1956), Brazilian jurist and professor •
Maria Amélia Ferreira (born 1955), Portuguese professor of medicine •
Maria Floro, American economics professor •
Maria Janion (1926–2020), Polish scholar •
Maria Natasha Rajah, professor and researcher in cognitive neuroscience •
Maria Servedio, Canadian-American professor •
María-Esther Vidal, Venezuelan professor •
Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo, Italian scholar •
Maria Groza, Romanian economist and feminist •
Maria Znamierowska-Prüfferowa, 20th-century Polish ethnographer scholars
Models and beauty pageant winners •
María Almenta (born 1997), Spanish model •
María Fernanda Aristizábal (born 1997), Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder •
María Fernanda Beltrán, Mexican beauty pageant titleholder •
Maria Borges (born 1992), Angolan model •
Maria Harfanti (born 1992), Miss World Indonesia 2015 •
Maria Rahajeng (born 1991), Miss World Indonesia 2014 •
Maria Ahtisa Manalo (born 1997), Miss International Philippines 2018 •
María Lourdes Caldera (born 1983), Venezuelan model •
Maria da Glória Carvalho (born 1950), Brazilian beauty queen •
Maria Chudakova (born 1993), Russian beauty pageant titleholder •
María Fernanda Cornejo (born 1989), Ecuadorian fashion model and beauty queen •
Maria Farhad (born 2001), Iraqi model •
María Eugenia Larraín (born 1973), Chilean model •
María Julia Mantilla (born 1984), Peruvian beauty queen •
Maria Nowakowska (born 1987), Polish beauty pageant titleholder •
Maria Perrusi (born 1991), Italian beauty queen and model •
María Cristina Ramos (model), Puerto Rican model and beauty queen •
Maria Remenyi (born 1945), American model •
Maria Selena (born 1990), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2011 •
Maria Spiridaki (born 1984), Greek model •
Mária Trošková, former Slovak model and businesswoman •
Maria Thattil, Australian author, media personality and beauty pageant titleholder •
María Bibiana Uribe, Mexican beauty pageant winner •
Maria Wavinya (born 2001), Kenyan model and beauty queen •
María Milagros Véliz (born 1983), Venezuelan beauty pageant winner
Businesspeople •
María Asunción Aramburuzabala (born 1963), Mexican billionaire businesswoman •
María Arzú, Guatemalan businessperson •
Maria Azua, American businessperson •
Maria Curman (born 1950), Swedish businesswoman •
Maria Daelder, Swedish businesswoman •
María Eugenia Girón, Spanish businesswoman •
Maria Patrizia Grieco (born 1952), Italian businesswomen •
Maria Lock (died 1878), Aboriginal Australian landowner •
Maria Jonn (1855-1910), Swedish photographer and businesswoman •
Maria Giovanna Paone, Italian fashion executive •
Maria Christina Lindström (1806–1895), Swedish businesswoman •
Maria Longworth Storer (1849–1932), American potter and businesswoman •
Maria Sophia Pope (1818–1909), New Zealand shopkeeper and businesswoman •
Maria Musch (1550–1635), Dutch shipowner •
Maria Ramos (businesswoman) (born 1959), South African businesswoman •
Maria Sastre, American businesswoman •
Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler (born 1941), German businesswoman, heiress and billionaire •
Maria Thomson (1809–1875), New Zealand businesswoman •
Maria Zoéga (1860–1940), Swedish businesswoman •
Maria Reig Moles (born 1951), Andorran entrepreneur •
Maria Lord, Australian convict and entrepreneur •
Maria Feodorovna Morozova (1830–1911), Russian merchant, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Criminals and victims of crime •
Maria Barbella (1868–1950), American convict •
Mária Gerzsány, Hungarian serial killer •
Maria Swanenburg (1839–1915), Dutch serial killer •
Maria Velten (1916–2008), German serial killer •
Maria Colwell (1965–1973), British female murder victim •
Maria Lauterbach (1987–2007), American murder victim •
Maria Licciardi (born 1951), Italian criminal •
Maria Pasquinelli (1913–2013), Italian teacher, fascist, convicted murderer and centenarian •
María Isabella Cordero (1987–2010), Mexican television anchorwoman and murder victim •
Maria Pearson (murderer), UK's longest-serving female prisoner •
Maria Popesco (1919–2004), Romanian-Swiss socialite and convicted murder •
Maria Romberg, Swedish woman executed for murder in 1725 •
Maria Spinola, Italian poisoner
Soldiers, war-related figures and revolutionaries •
Maria Andreu (1801–after 1860), American US Coast Guard employee •
Maria la Bailadora, Spanish soldier •
Maria Berlinska, Ukrainian military volunteer and women's rights advocate •
Maria Barrett, United States Army general •
Maria Bergamas (1867–1952), Italian unknown soldier •
Maria Bochkareva (1889–1920), Russian female soldier and counter- revolutionary •
Maria Cetys (1914–1944), Polish member of the
Home Army •
Maria Stocker (1885–1969), Austrian Righteous Among the Nations recipient •
María Pita (1565–1643), Galician heroine •
Maria Quitéria (1792–1853), Brazilian lieutenant and national heroine •
Maria Doroteia Joaquina de Seixas Brandão (1767–1853), Brazilian heroine •
Maria Walanda Maramis (1872–1924), Indonesian national hero •
Maria Kovalevska (1849–1889), Ukrainian Narodnik •
Maria Schicklgruber (1795–1847), Adolf Hitler's paternal grandmother •
Maria Dimadi (1907–1944), member of the EAM during the Axis occupation of Greece •
María de Estrada, Spanish conqueror •
Maria Limanskaya (1924–2024), Soviet soldier •
Maria Mandl (1912–1948), Austrian Nazi SS commandant of the female camp at Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes •
Maria Leshern von Herzfeld (1847–1921), Russian revolutionary •
Maria Paasche (1909–2000), German rebel •
Maria Mirecka-Loryś (1916–2022), Polish freedom fighter •
Maria Iasneva-Golubeva (1861–1936), Russian revolutionary •
Maria Daskalogianni, Greek fighter •
Maria Kotarba (1907–1956), Polish resistance fighter •
Maria Altmann (1916–2011), Austrian-American Jewish refugee •
Maria Gervais, U.S. Army general •
Maria Kolenkina (1850–1926), Russian socialist revolutionary •
Maria Kutitonskaya (1856–1887), Ukrainian revolutionary •
Maria Olovennikova (1852–1898), Russian revolutionary •
Maria Reiter (1911–1992), Adolf Hitler's love interest •
Maria Olip (1913–1943), Slovenian resistance fighter •
María Pacheco (1496–1531), Castilian revolutionary leader •
Maria Piotrowiczowa (1839–1863), Polish resistance fighter •
María Parado de Bellido (1761–1822), Peruvian independence revolutionary •
Maria Rygier (1885–1953), Italian revolutionary journalist •
Maria Spiridonova (1884–1941), Russian revolutionary •
Maria Subbotina (1854–1878), Russian revolutionary
Television personalities, producers and presenters •
Maria Aksenova (born 1969), Russian media personality •
María Amuchástegui (1953–2017), Argentine television fitness instructor •
Maria Anzai (1953–2014), Japanese idol •
Maria Bakodimou (born 1965), Greek television presenter •
Maria Baltazzi, American television producer •
Maria Basaglia (1912–1998), Italian film director and screenwriter •
Maria Beatty, Venezuelan filmmaker •
Maria Kastrisianaki (1948–2021), Greek broadcaster •
Maria Bird (1891–1979), British television producer •
Maria Bodøgaard (born 1983), Norwegian television presenter •
María Falcón, Puerto Rican television reporter •
Maria De Filippi (born 1961), Italian presenter •
Maria Quiban (born 1970), American TV weather reporter •
Maria Ho (born 1983), Taiwanese-American poker player and television host/commentator •
Maria Menounos (born 1978), American television presenter •
Maria Montazami (born 1965), Swedish housewife and television personality •
Maria Okanrende (born 1987), Nigerian television and radio personality •
Maria Nur Rowshon (born 1987), Bangladeshi television presenter •
María Amparo Escandón (born 1957), American film producer •
Maria Giese, American film director •
Maria Iliou (born 1960), Greek film director, scriptwriter and producer •
Maria Novaro (born 1951), Mexican film director •
María Paredes, Spanish film editor •
Maria Plyta (1915–2006), Greek film director and screenwriter •
Maria von der Osten-Sacken (1901–1985), German screenwriter and film producer •
Maria Rosada (1899–1970), Italian film editor •
Maria Skobeleva, filmmaker •
Maria Sødahl (born 1965), Norwegian film director
Designers •
María Araujo (1950–2020), Spanish costume designer •
Maria Bergson (1914–2009), American interior designer, industrial designer and architect •
María Julia Bertotto, Argentine production and costume designer •
Maria Björnson (1949–2002), French theatre designer •
Maria Cornejo, Chilean-born fashion designer based in New York •
Maria De Matteis (1898–1988), Italian costume designer •
Maria Djurkovic, British film production designer •
Maria Galitzine (1988–2020), Russian interior designer •
Maria Grachvogel (born 1969), British fashion designer •
Maria Kipp (1900–1988), American textile designer •
Maria Monaci Gallenga (1880–1944), Italian textile designer and fashion designer •
Maria Pergay (1930–2023), French designer •
Maria Pinto, American fashion designer •
Maria Tash, American jewelry designer and body piercer
Architects •
Maria Cristina Finucci (born 1956), Italian architect, artist and designer •
Maria Auböck (born 1951), Austrian landscape architect •
Maria Bentel (1928–2000), American architect •
María Victoria Besonías (born 1947), Spanish-born Argentine architect •
Maria Chen, New Zealand architect •
Maria Deroche (1938–2023), French architect •
María Eugenia Hurtado Azpeitia, Mexican architect •
Maria Piechotka (1920–2020), Polish architect •
Maria Protsenko, Soviet and Ukrainian architect •
Maria Rubert de Ventós (born 1956), Spanish architect •
Maria Schwarz (1921–2018), German architect
Pilots and aviators •
María Marcos Cedillo Salas (1910–1933), first female pilot in Mexico •
Maria Josep Colomer i Luque (1913–2004), Spanish aviator •
Maria Ziadie-Haddad, Jamaican aviator
Farmers •
Maria Linibi, Papua New Guinean women farmers' leader •
Maria Rita Valdez, Afro-Latina rancher and farmer
Educators, librarians and curators •
Maria Louise Baldwin (1856–1922), pioneering female African American educator •
Maria Ulrich, Portuguese educationalist •
María Urquides (1908–1994), American educator •
María Cámara Vales, Mexican educator •
Maria Aspman, Swedish educator specializing in women's vocational training •
Maria Balshaw (born 1970), English museum director •
Maria Beruski (1959–1986), Brazilian school teacher •
Maria Boschetti-Alberti (1879–1951), Swiss educator and pedagogue •
María Moliner (1900–1981), Spanish librarian and lexicographer •
Maria Montessori (1870–1952), Italian educator •
Maria Brewster Brooks Stafford (1809–1896), American educator •
Maria Grzegorzewska (1887–1967), Polish educator •
Maria Guajardo, American educator and advocate •
María Stagnero de Munar (1856–1922), Uruguayan educator and feminist •
Maria Ribbing (1842–1910), Swedish schoolteacher and philanthropist •
Maria Leontieva (1792–1874), Russian pedagogue •
Maria Fearing (1838–1937), American teacher and missionary •
Maria Lioudaki (1894–1947), Greek educator, folklorist, and resistance fighter •
Maria de Maeztu (1882–1948), Spanish educator and feminist •
Maria Henschen (1840–1927), Swedish school director •
Maria Schandorff (1784–1848), Norwegian philanthropist and social educator •
Maria Schmitz (1875–1962), German teacher •
Maria Byerley (1787–1843), British schoolmistress •
Maria Chinchilla Recinos (1909–1944), Guatemalan teacher •
Maria Nicanor, museum curator •
Maria Whang (1865–1937), Korean-American educator and community organizer •
Maria Lucília Estanco Louro (1922–2018), Portuguese teacher
Philanthropists and socialites •
Maria Antonescu (1892–1964), Romanian socialite and philanthropist •
Maria Hackett (1783–1874), English philanthropist •
Maria Keller, American philanthropist •
Maria van Pallaes (1587–1664), Dutch philanthropist •
Maria Mitsotáki (1907–1974), Greek socialite •
Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (1934–2022), Brazilian socialite
Civil servants, spies and diplomats •
Maria E. Brewer, American diplomat •
Maria Oyeyinka Laose (born 1954), Nigerian diplomat •
Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo (born 1957), Brazilian diplomat •
Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira, Angolan diplomat •
Maria Dobrova (1907–1962), Soviet agent •
Maria Patek (born 1958), Austrian civil servant •
Maria Wallis (born 1955), Irish Chief Constable
Supercentarians •
Maria Branyas (1907–2024), American-born Catalan, world's oldest verified living person •
María Capovilla (1889–2006), Ecuadorian supercentenarian •
Maria do Carmo Gerônimo (1871-2000), Brazilian supercentenarian and former slave •
Maria Giuseppa Robucci (1903–2019), Italian supercentenarian
Chefs and food manufacturers •
María Fernanda Di Giacobbe (born 1964), Venezuelan chocolatier •
Maria Guyomar de Pinha (1664–1728), Siamese cook •
María Marte (born 1978), Dominican chef
Explorers, settlers and native leaders •
Maria van Cortlandt van Rensselaer (1645–1689), Dutch director of
Rensselaerwyck •
Maria Leijerstam (born 1978), British polar adventurer •
Maria Pronchishcheva (died 1736), Russian explorer •
Maria van Riebeeck (1629–1664), French Huguenot settler in Dutch Cape Colony •
María la Grande (), Tehuelche leader of the early 19th century •
Maria Solares (1842–1923), Chumash ancestor
Other people •
Maria Craig, British telegraphist •
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Macanese tourism director •
María Holly (born 1932), widow of rock and roll pioneer
Buddy Holly •
Maria Josefa Jaramillo Carson, wife of
Kit Carson •
Maria Jolas (1893–1987), American publisher •
Maria Mileaf, American theater director •
Maria Signorelli (1908–1992), Italian puppet master •
Maria Stevens (died after 1707), 18th-century English woman == Fictional characters ==