Maria (given name)

Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.

It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name Marius (see Maria gens), and, after Christianity has spread across the Roman empire, it became the Latinised form of the name of Miriam: Mary, mother of Jesus.

Maria (Greek: Μαρία) is a form of the name used in the New Testament, standing alongside Mariam (Μαριάμ). It reflects the Syro-Aramaic name Maryam, which is in turn derived from the Biblical Hebrew name Miriam. As a result of their similarity and syncretism, the Latin original name Maria and the Hebrew-derived Maria combined to form a single name.

In Germanic languages, the name's usage is connected with the Germanic element *mar meaning "famous".

The name is also sometimes used as a male (middle) name. This was historically the case in many Central Europe countries and still is the case in countries with strong Catholic traditions, where it signified patronage of the Virgin Mary (French-speakers often did the same with Marie).

In the Arabic language the name Mariam (مريم) (also written: Meryem, Mariya) means either "white beautiful woman" or "white cow" or "a little bird with the same size as a pigeon", and it is quite popular in North Africa. One of the feminine Sahaba had the name Maria, Maria the Coptic.

Variants and usage
Maria was a frequently given name in southern Europe even in the medieval period. In addition to the simple name, there arose a tradition of naming girls after specific titles of Mary, feast days associated with Mary and specific Marian apparitions (such as María de los Dolores, María del Pilar, María del Carmen etc., whence the derived given names of Dolores, Pilar, Carmen etc.). By contrast, in northern Europe the name only rose to popularity after the Reformation.

Because the name is so frequent in Christian tradition, a tradition of giving compound names has developed, with a number of such compounds themselves becoming very popular. Examples, among numerous others, include:
 * Anna + Maria (Anne-Marie, Marianne)
 * Maria + Luisa (Marie-Louise)
 * Maria + Antonia (Maria Antonia, French Marie-Antoinette)
 * Maria + Helena (Italian Maria Elena, Spanish María Elena)
 * Maria + Teresa (Maria Theresa, French Marie Thérèse)
 * Maria + {Issa} Marissa or Marisa Christian Nazareth
 * Maria + {Saiyra} Mary-Saiyra or Saiyra Mary Christian Antioch

As a feminine given name, Maria ranked 109th in the United States as of 2015, down from rank 31 held during 1973–1975. The English form Mary was at rank 214 as of 2015, after a much steeper decline down from being raked first consistently during 1880–1968.

Spelling variants of Maria include: Mária (Hungarian, Slovakian), María (Greek, Icelandic, Spanish), Máire and Muire (Irish), Marya (transliterated from Cyrillic), Marija (Latvian, but also used in other Balto-Slavic languages) and Maria (Polish). Due to a very strong devotion of Irish and Polish Catholics to the Blessed Virgin Mary, a special exception is made for two other forms of her name – Muire and Maryja: no one else may take that name, similar to the way the name Jesus is not used in most languages. The English form Mary is derived via French Marie.

A great number of hypocoristic forms are in use in numerous languages. Cyrillic Maryam and Miriam have numerous variants, such as
 * Mariami (Georgian)
 * Mariamma, biblical Mariamme, Mariamne
 * Məryəm (Azerbaijani)
 * Meryem (Kurdish, Turkish)
 * Myriam (French)

The spelling in Semitic abjads is mrym: Aramaic ܡܪܝܡ, Hebrew מרים, Arabic مريم.

Cyrillic spellings are Мария (Maríja) (Russian, Bulgarian), Марыя (Marýja) (Belarusian), Марія (Maríja) (Ukrainian) and Марија (Marija) (Serbian, Macedonian).

Georgian uses მარიამ (Mariam) and მარია (Maria); Armenian has Մարիամ (Mariam).

Chinese has adopted the spelling 瑪麗 (simplified 玛丽, pinyin Mǎlì).

The variant Mariah (usually pronounced ) was rarely given in the United States prior to the 1990s, when it bounced in popularity, from rank 562 in 1989 to rank 62 in 1998, in imitation of the name of singer Mariah Carey (whose Vision of Love topped the charts in 1990).

People

 * Maria of Russia (several people)
 * Maria al-Qibtiyya
 * Maria I of Portugal (1734-1816), Queen of Portugal
 * María Conchita Alonso (born 1957), American singer/songwriter and actress
 * Maria Ahtisa Manalo, Miss International Philippines 2018
 * Maria Andrejczyk (born 1996), Polish jevelin thrower
 * Maria Ângela Carrascalão, East Timorese politician
 * Maria II of Portugal (1818-1853), Queen of Portugal
 * Maria (born 1978), Danish singer and songwriter
 * Maria Johanna von Aachen (1755–1845), German writer
 * Maria Aasen-Svensrud, Norwegian politician
 * María Laura Abalo (born 1981), Argentine rower
 * Maria Abashova (born 1983), Russian ballet dancer
 * Maria Abbebù Viarengo (born 1949), Ethiopian-born writer living in Italy
 * Maria Abbey (1816–1903), nurse during the American Civil War
 * Maria Abbracchio, Italian pharmacologist
 * Maria Abdy (1797–1867), English poet
 * María Abel (born 1974), Spanish long-distance runner
 * María Abella (1863–1926), Uruguayan feminist
 * Maria Isabel Aboim Inglez (1902–1963), Portuguese teacher, feminist and anti-fascist activist
 * María Abradelo (born 1969), Spanish actress
 * Maria Abrahamsson (born 1963), Swedish lawyer, journalist and politician
 * Maria Abramović (born 1987), Croatian tennis player
 * Maria Fe Abunda (born 1957), Filipino politician
 * Maria T. Accardi, American academic
 * Maria Chiara Acciarini, Italian politician
 * Maria Assunta Accili Sabbatini (born 1955), Italian diplomat
 * María Josefa Acevedo Sánchez (1803–1861), Colombian novelist
 * María Acosta (born 1991), Venezuelan freestyle wrestler
 * María Teresa Adames (born 1941), Mexican diver
 * María Adánez (born 1976), Spanish actress and filmmaker
 * Maria Adelborg (1849–1940), Swedish artist
 * Maria Lourdes Afiuni, Venezuelan judge
 * Maria Ager, Austrian chess player
 * Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799), Italian mathematician and philanthropist
 * Maria Agresta (born 1978), Italian operatic soprano
 * María Esther Aguilar Cansimbe, Mexican crime journalist who has been declared "missing"
 * María de Jesús Aguirre Maldonado (born 1961), Mexican lawyer and politician
 * Maria Theresia Ahlefeldt (1755–1810), German-born aristocrat and Danish composer
 * Maria Ahm (born 1998), Danish long-distance runner
 * Maria Aitken (born 1945), English theatre director, actress and writer
 * Maria Ajzensztadt (1923–1942), Polish singer
 * Maria Akraka (born 1966), Swedish middle-distance runner
 * Maria Aksenova (born 1969), Russian media personality
 * María Alanoca (born 1960), Bolivian politician
 * Maria Alba (1905–1999), Spanish-American actress
 * Maria Albert (born 1985), Estonian swimmer
 * Maria Albuleț (1932–2005), Romanian chess player
 * María José Alcalá (born 1971), Mexican diver
 * Maria Alda Nogueira (1923–1998), Portuguese communist, feminist, anti-fascist activist and politician
 * María Jesús Alegre, Spanish rhythmic gymnast
 * Maria Alexander, American writer
 * Maria Eduarda Alexandre (born 2007), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
 * Maria Alexandrova (born 1978), Russian ballet dancer
 * Maria Alexandru (born 1939), Romanian table tennis player
 * Maria Alfero (1922–2001), Italian sprinter
 * Maria Josefa Alhama y Valera (1893–1983), Spanish religious sister
 * María Alharilla (born 1990), Spanish footballer
 * Maria Dolors Alibés (1941–2009), Catalan children’s writer
 * Maria Allash (born 1976), Russian ballet dancer
 * Maria Almas-Dietrich (1892–1971), German art dealer
 * Maria Almasri (born 2004), Israeli footballer
 * María Almenta (born 1997), Spanish model
 * Maria Laura Almirão (born 1977), Brazilian sprinter
 * Maria Aloni, Italian philosopher
 * María Conchita Alonso (born 1955), Cuban-American singer and actress
 * Maria Beatrice Alonzi, Italian author and activist
 * María Ester Alonzo Morales (born 1959) Mexican politician
 * Maria Alos (1973–2011), artist
 * María Julia Alsogaray (1942–2017), Argentine politician and civil servant
 * Maria Suelen Altheman (born 1988), Brazilian judoka
 * Maria Altmann (1916–2011), Austrian-American Jewish refugee
 * María Antonieta Alva (born 1985), Peruvian politician
 * María Jesús Alvarado Rivera (1878–1971), Peruvian feminist, activist and educator
 * Maria Alvarez (several people)
 * Maria Alves (several people)
 * Maria Alyokhina (born 1988), Russian political activist and musician
 * Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo, Italian scholar
 * Maria Amalia (several people)
 * Maria Amaral (several people)
 * Maria Barbara Amaro (born 1986), Brazilian water polo player
 * María Elvia Amaya Araujo (1954–2012), Mexican politician
 * Maria Amelie (born 1985), Russian-born writer and blogger
 * Maria Laura Amorim (born 1932), Portuguese gymnast
 * María Fernanda Ampuero (born 1976), Ecuadorian writer and journalist
 * María Amuchástegui (1953–2017), Argentine television fitness instructor
 * Maria Andergast (1912–1995), German actress
 * Maria Andersson (several people)
 * Maria Anderton (born 1969), Kiwi association footballer
 * Maria Andrade (born 1993), Cape Verdean taekwondo athlete
 * Maria Andrade (born 1958), Cape Verde food scientist
 * Maria Andreae (1550–1631), German pharmacist
 * Maria Andrejczyk (born 1996), Polish javelin thrower
 * Maria Helena Andrés (born 1922), Brazilian artist
 * Maria Andreu (1801–after 1860), American US Coastguard employee
 * Maria Andreyeva (1868–1953), Russian/Soviet actress and Bolshevik administrator
 * Maria Angélica, Brazilian basketball player
 * Maria Angelico, Australian actress, writer and producer
 * Maria Angelova (1925–1999), Bulgarian Esperantist and author
 * Maria Àngels Anglada (1920–1999), Spanish poet and novelist
 * Maria Anikanova (1916–2005), Soviet speed skater
 * Maria Annus (born 1979), Estonian actress
 * María Añó, Spanish rhythmic gymnast
 * Maria Ansorge (1880–1955), German politician
 * Maria Elisa Antonelli (born 1984), Brazilian beach volleyball player
 * Maria Antonescu (1892–1964), Romanian socialite and philanthropist
 * Maria Antoniou (born 1964), Swedish actress
 * Maria N. Antonopoulou (born 1946), Greek sociologist
 * Maria Anzai (1953–2014), Japanese idol
 * Maria Apollonio (1919–1990), Italian sprinter
 * Maria Apostolidi (born 1988), Greek artistic gymnast
 * Maria Aragon (born 2000), Canadian singer of Filipino descent
 * Maria Eduarda Arakaki (born 2003), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
 * María Asunción Aramburuzabala (born 1963), Mexican billionaire businesswoman
 * María Elvira Arango (born 1967), Colombian journalist
 * María Araujo (1950–2020), Spanish costume designer
 * María Araújo (born 1997), Spanish basketball player
 * Maria Araújo Kahn (born 1964), American judge
 * Maria Arbatova (born 1957), Russian and Soviet writer, politician and feminist
 * María Arceo, Cuban softball player
 * Maria Archer (1899–1982), Portuguese writer and activist
 * Maria Angela Ardinghelli (1730–1825), Italian mathematician, physicist and translator
 * Maria Areosa (born 1984), Portuguese triathlete
 * María Argüelles Arellano (born 1963), Mexican politician
 * María Arias Staines (1941–2023), Mexican politician
 * María Fernanda Aristizábal (born 1997), Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder
 * Maria Arkhipova (born 1983), Russian heavy metal vocalist
 * María Armand (1917–2005), Argentine dancer, stage and film actress
 * Maria Armanda (born 1974), Portuguese child singing sensation
 * Maria Armoudian, American singer-songwriter
 * Maria Arnal (born 1987), Spanish singer
 * Maria Arndt (1929–2000), Polish sprinter
 * Maria Arnholm (born 1958), Swedish politician
 * Maria Aronsson (born 1983), Swedish former footballer
 * Maria Arredondo (born 1985), Norwegian singer
 * Maria Arrillaga, Puerto Rican writer
 * Maria Arrua (born 1999), Paraguayan swimmer
 * Maria Arruvaia, Mozambican politician
 * Maria Artemieva (born 1993), Russian figure skater
 * Maria Artini (1894–1951), Italian engineer
 * María Arzú, Guatemalan businessperson
 * Maria Ascensão (1926–2001), Portuguese folklorist
 * Maria Asensio, Spanish-Argentinian physical chemist
 * Maria Aspan, American journalist
 * Maria Aspman, Swedish educator specializing in women’s vocational training
 * Maria Astashkina (born 1999), Russian swimmer
 * Maria Astrologes (born 1951), American professional golfer
 * María Fernanda Astudillo, Ecuadorian politician
 * María Asurmendi (born 1986), Spanish basketball player
 * María Eugenia Aubet, Spanish archaeologist
 * Maria Auböck (born 1951), Austrian landscape architect
 * Maria Augimeri, Canadian politician
 * María Aura (born 1982), Mexican actress
 * Maria Austria (1915–1975), Austrian-Dutch photographer
 * Maria Antonietta Avanzo (1889–1977), Italian racetrack driver
 * Maria Avdjuško, Estonian actress, film producer, director and screenwriter
 * Maria Averina (born 1993), Russian track cyclist
 * María Ávila Serna (born 1973), Mexican politician and lawyer
 * Maria Awori (born 1984), Kenyan swimmer
 * Maria Angelica Ayala (born 1964), Filipina dressage rider
 * María Pia Ayora (born 1962), Peruvian swimmer
 * María Azambuya (1944–2011), Uruguayan actress and theatre director
 * Maria Azevedo, American singer
 * Maria Azzopardi (born 1983), Maltese footballer
 * Maria Azua, American businessperson
 * Maria Babanova (1900–1983), Soviet and Russian actress and pedagogue
 * Maria Chiara Baccini (born 1981), Italian long jumper
 * Maria Barbara Bach (1684–1720), first wife of composer Johann Sebastian Bach
 * Maria Bach (1896–1978), Austrian pianist, violinist, composer and artist
 * Maria Baciu (born 1942), Romanian poet
 * Maria Backenecker (1893–1931), German politician
 * Mária Bácskai (born 1938), Hungarian sprinter
 * Maria Badia i Cutchet (born 1947), Spanish politician
 * Maria Badstue, Danish orchestral conductor
 * Maria Baers (1893–1959), Belgian politician and feminist
 * Maria Baez, American politician
 * María Báez Padilla (born 1973), Mexican politician
 * Maria Baghramian (born 1994), Irish philosopher
 * Maria Bailey (born 1975), Irish politician
 * Maria Baiulescu (1860–1941), Romanian author, suffragist, nationalist and feminist leader
 * Mária Bajzek Lukács (born 1960), Hungarian Slovene language writer and university professor
 * Maria Bakalova (born 1996), Bulgarian actress
 * Maria Bakodimou (born 1965), Greek television presenter
 * Maria Bakunin (1873–1960), Italian chemist and geologist
 * Maria Balaba (born 1988), Latvian figure skater
 * Mária Balážová (born 1956), Slovak artist
 * Maria-Florina Balcan, Romanian-American computer scientist
 * Maria Balcerkiewiczówna (1903–1975), Polish actress
 * Maria Baldó i Massanet (1884–1964), Spanish teacher, feminist, folklorist and liberal politician
 * Maria Louise Baldwin (1856–1922), pioneering female African American educator
 * Maria Balinska, American journalist
 * María Ballesteros (born 1956), Mexican swimmer
 * Maria Balomenaki (born 1983), Greek water polo player
 * Maria Balshaw (born 1970), English museum director
 * María Balta (born 1955), Peruvian politician
 * Maria Baltazzi, American television producer
 * Maria Bamford (born 1970), American stand-up comedian, actress, and voice actress
 * Maria Banuș (1914–1999), Romanian poet, essayist, prose writer and translator
 * Maria Baptist (born 1971), German musician and professor
 * Maria Barbal (born 1949), Spanish writer
 * Maria Barbella (1868–1950), American convict
 * María Cecilia Barbetta (born 1972), Argentinian writer
 * Maria Geertruida Barbiers (1801–1879), Dutch painter
 * Maria Carmem Barbosa (1947–2023), Brazilian screenwriter and playwright
 * Maria Gertrudis Barceló (1805–1852), American gambler
 * Maria Bard (1900–1944), German actress
 * María Carmen Barea (born 1966), Spanish field hockey player
 * Maria Bargh, political scientist in New Zealand
 * Maria Barmich (1934–2023), Russian linguist
 * Maria Barnaby Greenwald (1940–1995), American judge
 * Maria Barnas (born 1973), Dutch writer, poet and artist
 * Maria Baronova (born 1984), Russian chemist
 * Maria Barrados, Canadian government official
 * María Barranco (born 1961), Spanish actress
 * María Barrantes (born 1989), Costa Rican footballer
 * Maria Barreira (1914–2020), Portuguese neorealist sculptor
 * María Barreiro, Uruguayan field hockey player
 * Maria Barrell, writer, poet and playwright
 * Maria Isabel Barreno (1939–2016), Portuguese writer
 * María Barrera Zapata (born 2001), Colombian Paralympic swimmer
 * Maria Barrett, United States Army general
 * Maria Barrientos (1884–1946), Spanish singer
 * Maria Alice Barroso (1926–2012), Brazilian novelist
 * Maria Barroso (1925–2015), Portuguese politician
 * Maria Bartiromo (born 1967), American television personality and author
 * Maria Bartola, early indigenous historian of Mexico
 * Maria Bartusz (born 1987), Polish para badminton player
 * Maria A. Barucci, Italian astronomer
 * Maria Isabel Barreno (1939–2016), Portuguese writer
 * María Esperanza Barrios (1892–1932), Uruguayan writer
 * Maria Basaglia (1912–1998), Italian film director and screenwriter
 * Maria Bashir, afghan lawyer
 * Mária Basilides (1886–1946), Hungarian opera singer
 * Maria Baska (born 2000), Albanian footballer
 * Maria Cecilia Adelaide Bass (1897–1948), Swiss artist
 * Maria Gràcia Bassa i Rocas (1883–1961), Spanish writer, folklorist and professor
 * Maria Batalova (born 1996), Russian ice hockey player
 * Maria Baumgartner (born 1952), Austrian chemist
 * María Baxa (1946–2019), Serbian actress
 * María Bayo (born 1961), Spanish soprano
 * María Bazo (born 1998), Peruvian windsurfer
 * Maria E. Beasley (1836–1913), American inventor
 * Maria Beatty, Venezuelan filmmaker
 * Maria Beccadelli di Bologna (1848–1929), Italian aristocrat
 * María Becerra (born 2000), Argentine singer
 * Maria Becker, German actress and director
 * Maria Beckley Kahea (1847–1909), Hawaiian chiefess
 * Maria Bedareva (born 1992), Russian alpine skier
 * Maria Begonha (born 1989), Portuguese politician
 * Maria Beig (1920–2018), German author
 * María Fernanda Beigel (born 1970), Argentine sociologist
 * Maria Belibasaki (born 1991), Greek sprinter
 * Maria Arena Bell (born 1963), American television writer and freelance writer
 * Maria Bell (1755–1825), English painter
 * Maria Bello (born 1967), American actress and writer
 * Maria Bellonci (1902–1986), Italian writer
 * Maria Belo (born 1938), Portuguese psychoanalyst and former Member of the European Parliament
 * Maria Belobrovina (born 1999), Belarusian footballer
 * María Belón (born 1966), Spanish physician and motivational speaker
 * Maria Belooussova (died 2018), Russian pianist
 * Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (1930–1997), Italian actress
 * Maria Beneyto (1925–2011), Spanish poet
 * María Bibiana Benítez (1783–1875), Puerto Rican writer
 * Maria Bentel (1928–2000), American architect
 * Maria Francesca Bentivoglio (born 1977), Italian tennis player
 * María Berea de Montero (1914–1983), Argentine chess player
 * Maria Berényi (born 1959), Romanian Hungarian historian and poet
 * Maria Bergamas (1867–1952), Italian unknown soldier
 * Maria Berger (born 1956), Austrian politician
 * Maria Bergkvist (born 1977), Swedish football coach and former player
 * Maria Bergson (1914–2009), American interior designer, industrial designer and architect
 * Maria Berkenkotter (born 1962/1963), American judge
 * Maria Berlinska, Ukrainian military volunteer and women’s rights advocate
 * María Bernabéu (born 1988), Spanish judoka
 * Maria Bernard (born 1993), Canadian track and field athlete
 * Maria Berny (1932–2021), Polish politician
 * María Berrío, Colombian artist
 * Maria Antonia Berrios (born 1977), American politician
 * Maria Bersneva, Russian water polo player
 * Maria Bertelli (born 1977), British footballer and volleyball player
 * María Bertelloti (born 1980), Argentine swimmer
 * Maria Bertilsköld, Swedish professional golfer
 * Maria Bertolini (1931–2022), Italian politician
 * María Julia Bertotto, Argentine production and costume designer
 * Maria Beruski (1959–1986), Brazilian school teacher
 * Mária Berzsenyi (born 1946), Hungarian handball player
 * Maria Elisabeth Bes (1882–1938), Dutch chemical engineer, city councillor in Delft
 * María Betancourt (several people)
 * Maria Bethânia (born 1946), Brazilian singer
 * Maria Luísa Betioli (born 1948), Brazilian high jumper
 * Maria Francisca Bia (1809–1889), Dutch ballet dancer and opera singer
 * María Eugenia Bielsa (born 1958), Argentine politician
 * Maria Bieșu (1935–2012), Moldovan singer
 * Maria Bila, Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
 * Maria Biljan-Bilger, Austrian ceramicist, sculptor and textile artist
 * Maria Billington Hawes, English contralto singer
 * Maria Ilva Biolcati, as known as Milva (1939–2021), Italian singer, stage and film actress
 * Maria Bird-Browne, Member of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
 * Maria Bird (1891–1979), British television producer
 * María Esther Biscayart de Tello (1930–2015), Argentine human rights defender
 * María Aurelia Bisutti (1930–2010), Argentine actress
 * Maria Bitner-Glindzicz (1963–2018), British physician and professor of genetics
 * Maria Bittner, American linguist
 * María Björg Ágústsdóttir (born 1982), Icelandic footballer
 * Maria Björnson (1949–2002), French theatre designer
 * María Blanchard (1881–1932), Spanish artist
 * María Blasco Marhuenda (born 1965), Spanish molecular biologist
 * Maria Blasucci, American actress and comedy writer
 * Maria Blom (1914–1994), Dutch carillonneur
 * Maria Blower (born 1964) English cyclist
 * Maria Blum (1890–1965), German politician and journalist
 * Maria Bocharova (born 2002), Russian beach volleyball player
 * Maria Bochkareva (1889–1920), Russian female soldier and counter revolutionary
 * Maria Bodén (born 1978), Swedish golfer
 * Maria Bodøgaard (born 1983), Norwegian television presenter
 * Maria Bofill (1937–2021), Spanish ceramicist
 * Maria Bogda (1909–1981), Polish actress
 * Maria Bogoslov (born 1970), Romanian table tennis player
 * Maria Bogucka (1929–2020), Polish historian
 * Maria Böhmer (born 1950), German politician
 * Maria Bohuszewiczówna (1865–1887), Polish revolutionary
 * Maria Boldor (born 1996), Romanian fencer
 * María Bolívar (born 1975), Venezuelan politician
 * Maria Bolognesi (1924–1980), Italian mystic
 * Maria Bolshakova, Russian politician
 * Maria Bondarenko, Russian tennis player
 * Maria Bondareva (born 1999), Russian artistic gymnast
 * María Luisa Bonet, Spanish computer scientist
 * Maria Bonghi Jovino, Italian archaeologist
 * Maria Roza Boni (born 1986), Greek professional basketball player
 * Maria Boniecka (1910–1978), Polish author and teacher
 * Maria Bonnevie (born 1973), Swedish-Norwegian actress
 * Maria-Cristina Borba-Dias, Brazilian tennis player
 * Maria Bordy, Soviet woman news photographer
 * María Bores, Spanish footballer
 * Maria Borges (born 1992), Angolan model
 * Maria Borisova (born 1997), Russian water polo player
 * Maria Borodakova (born 1986), Russian volleyball player
 * Maria Borounov (born 1982), Australian former competitive ice dancer
 * Maria Borzunova (born 1995), Russian journalist
 * Maria Bertilla Boscardin (1888–1922), Italian Roman Catholic saint
 * Maria Boschetti-Alberti (1879–1951), Swiss educator and pedagogue
 * María Angélica Bosco (1909–2006), Argentinian novelist, translator and essayist
 * Maria Bosi (born 1954), Romanian handball player
 * Maria Bossenberger (1872–1919), German operatic soprano and voice teacher
 * Maria Botalova, Russian rower
 * María Cecilia Botero (born 1955), Colombian actress and TV presenter
 * María Enma Botet Dubois (1903–?), Cuban composer
 * Maria Both, Romaniani swimmer
 * María Botto (born 1974), Argentine-Spanish actress
 * Maria Eugenia Bozzoli (born 1935), Costa Rican anthropologist, sociologist and activist
 * Maria Antonia Braile, Albanian arbëreshë writer
 * María Bramont-Arias (born 1999), Peruvian swimmer
 * Maria Antonia Branconi (1746–1793), German royal mistress
 * Maria Branwell (1783–1821), mother of the Brontë sisters
 * Maria Branyas (born 1907), world’s oldest verified living person
 * Maria Carla Bresciani (born 1973), Italian pole vaulter
 * Maria E. Brewer, American diplomat
 * María Briceño (born 1985), Venezuelan cyclist
 * Maria Brignole Sale De Ferrari (1811–1888), Italian duchess
 * Maria Brink (born 1977), American singer and songwriter
 * Maria Briscoe Croker (1875–1962), American poet
 * María Cristina Brítez, Argentine politician and lawyer
 * Maria Britneva (1921–1994), Russian-British actress
 * María Brito, Cuban-American artist
 * Maria Brizzi Giorgi (1775–1812), Italian organist, composer and pianist
 * Maria Brochmann, Norwegian footballer
 * Maria Brockerhoff (born 1942), German actress
 * Maria Brodacka (1904–1991), Polish painter
 * Maria Brontë (1814–1825), Brontë sisters
 * Maria Matilda Brooks, American painter
 * Maria da Felicidade do Couto Browne (1800–1861), Portuguese poet
 * Maria Christina Bruhn (1732–1808), Swedish chemist and inventor
 * Maria Bruna, Spanish applied mathematician
 * Maria Brunlehner (born 2000), Kenyan swimmer
 * Maria Bruno (born 1992), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
 * Maria Bruntseva (born 1980), Russian volleyball player
 * Maria Buchinger (1916–2010), German therapeutic fasting advocate
 * Maria Bucur (born 1968), Romanian-American historian
 * Maria Elizabeth Budden (c. 1780–1832), English novelist and children’s writer
 * Maria Bueno (1939–2018), Brazilian tennis player
 * Maria Bujakowa (1901–1985), Polish sculptor
 * Maria Gąsienica Bukowa-Kowalska (1936–2020), Polish cross-country skier
 * Maria Bulakhova (born 1988), Russian swimmer
 * Maria Bulanova (born 1998), Russian ten-pin bowler
 * Maria Bulanova (born 2001), Russian ballet dancer
 * Maria Burmaka (born 1970), Ukrainian singer
 * Maria Burton (born 1961), American director, producer and actress
 * María Esther Buschiazzo (1889–1971), Argentine actress
 * Maria Louisa Bustill (1853–1904), American Quaker schoolteacher
 * Maria Butina (born 1988), Russian activist and convicted spy
 * Maria Butinova (1920–2007), Soviet and Russian ethnographer, historian and religious scholar
 * Maria Bernarda Bütler (1848–1924), Franciscan missionary
 * Maria Butyrskaya (born 1972), Russian figure skater
 * Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya (died 1626), Tsaritsa of all Russia
 * Maria Buzunova (born 1982), Belarusian footballer
 * Maria Byerley (1787–1843), British schoolmistress
 * Maria Byrne (born 1967), Irish politician
 * Maria Byrne, marine biologist
 * María Fernanda Cabal (born 1964), Colombian politician
 * Maria Caballero (several people)
 * Maria Amapola Cabase (born 1948), Filipina singer, actress, musician, television and radio host
 * Maria Cabrera i Callís, Spanish poet and writer
 * María Cabrera Muñoz (born 1952), Mexican politician
 * María Cabrera (born 1972), Ecuadorian table tennis player
 * María Cáceres (born 1996), Peruvian footballer
 * María Cadilla (1884–1951), Puerto Rican writer, educator and women’s rights activist
 * Maria Caetano (born 1986), Portuguese dressage rider
 * Maria Cagigas (born 1979), Spanish cyclist
 * Maria Calbi, Argentine American physicist
 * María Calcaño (1906–1956), Venezuelan poet
 * Maria-Carme Calderer (born 1951), American mathematician
 * María Calderón Fernandez (born 1997), Spanish cyclist
 * Maria Calegari, American ballet dancer, teacher and répétiteur
 * Maria Cattarina Calegari (1644–1662), Italian composer
 * Maria Catherine Callahan (born 1965), American singer songwriter
 * Maria Callas (1923–1977), Greek-American soprano
 * Maria Callani (1778–1803), Italian 18th century portrait painter active in Parma
 * María Luisa Calle (born 1968), Colombian racing cyclist
 * María Elisa Camargo (born 1985), Ecuadorian actress and activist
 * María Enriqueta Camarillo (1872–1968), Mexican poet-novelist, short story writer and translator
 * María Cambrils (1878–1939), Spanish writer and feminist
 * Maria Camilleri (born 1952), Maltese politician
 * Maria Cammarata, Italian politician
 * Maria Campbell (born 1940), Métis author, playwright, broadcaster, filmmaker and elder
 * Maria Ann Campion (1777–1803), Irish actress
 * María Fernanda Campo Saavedra, Colombian politician
 * María Eugenia Campos Galván (born 1975), Mexican politician
 * Maria Canals (several people)
 * Maria Cancian, American economist and university administrator
 * Maria Candida of the Eucharist (1884–1949), Italian Discalced Carmelite
 * Maria Fernanda Cândido (born 1974), Brazilian actress and television presenter
 * María Cangá (1962–2023), Ecuadorian judoka
 * Maria Caniglia (1906–1979), Italian opera singer
 * Maria Canins (born 1949), Italian racing cyclist
 * Maria Cantemir (1700–1754), Russian noblewoman
 * Maria Cantwell (born 1958), U.S. Senator
 * Maria Aurèlia Capmany (1918–1991), Spanish novelist, playwright and essayist
 * María Capovilla (1889–2006), Ecuadorian supercentenarian
 * Maria Capuana (1891–1955), Italian opera singer
 * Maria Caraher (born 1968), politician from Northern Ireland
 * Maria Carbone (1908–2002), Italian operatic soprano
 * Maria Cardenas-Corona, American geneticist and microbiologist
 * Maria Cardona (born 1966), American-Colombian born consultant and political strategist
 * María Fernanda Cardoso (born 1963), Colombian contemporary artist
 * María Lourdes Carlé (born 2000), Argentine tennis player
 * Maria Carneiro Pereira Gomes (1875–1925), 10th First Lady of Brazil
 * María Caro Más, Cuban politician
 * Maria Carolina (several people)
 * Maria Carowsky (1723–1793), Swedish artist
 * Maria Carpena (1886–1915), Filipina actress and soprano singer
 * Maria Ângela Carrascalão, East Timorese journalist, author, university teacher and former minister
 * María Carrasco (born 1995), Spanish singer
 * Maria Carrilho (1943–2022), Portuguese politician
 * Maria Carrillo (several people)
 * Maria Arménia Carrondo (born 1948), Portuguese chemical engineer specializing in crystallography
 * Maria Chiara Carrozza (born 1965), Italian engineer and politician
 * Maria Carta (1934–1994), Sardinian musician
 * Maria Caruso, American dancer and choreographer
 * María Carvajal (born 1983), Chilean football referee
 * Maria da Glória Carvalho (born 1950), Brazilian beauty queen
 * Maria Casadevall (born 1987), Brazilian actress
 * María Casado (several people)
 * María Casal (born 1958), Spanish actress
 * Maria Andrea Casamayor (1720–1780), Spanish mathematician and teacher
 * María Julia Casanova (1916–2004), American dramatist
 * Maria Cäsar (1920–2017), Austrian political activist
 * María Eugenia Casar, UN official
 * María Casares (1922–1996), French actress
 * Maria Chiara Cascavilla (born 1995), Italian long-distance runner
 * Maria Casentini (1778–1805), Austrian ballet dancer
 * Maria Caserini (1884–1969), Italian actress
 * Maria Pia Casilio (1935–2012), Italian actress
 * Maria Caspar-Filser (1878–1968), German painter
 * Maria Emilia Castagliola (born 1946), Cuban artist
 * María Itatí Castaldi (born 1988), Argentine Paralympic basketball player
 * María Castelli (born 1972), Argentine field hockey player
 * María de Jesús Castillo (born 1983), Mexican footballer
 * María Castro (several people)
 * Maria Assumpció Català i Poch (1925–2009), Spanish mathematician and astronomer
 * Maria Catalano (born 1982), English snooker player
 * María Eugenia Catalfamo (born 1987), Argentine politician
 * María Catrileo (born 1944), Mapuche linguist
 * Maria Caulfield (born 1973), British politician
 * Maria Cavaco Silva (born 1938), First Lady of Portugal
 * Maria Cristina Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (born 1943), Brazilian novelist, historian and psychiatrist
 * María Caviglia (1895–1985), Argentine politician
 * Maria Cebotari (1910–1949), Romanian singer
 * Maria Cederschiöld (1856–1935), Swedish journalist and women’s rights activist
 * Maria Cederschiöld (1815–1892), Swedish noble deaconess and nurse
 * María Marcos Cedillo Salas (1910-1933), first female pilot in Mexico
 * Maria Ceiça (born 1965), Brazilian actress, singer and performer
 * Maria Celeste (several people)
 * Maria Cengia Sambo, Italian lichenologist and botanist
 * Maria Centracchio (born 1994), Italian judoka
 * Maria Ceplinschi, Romanian artistic gymnast
 * Maria Ceres Doyo, Filipino journalist and activist
 * María Fernanda Ceriani, Argentine biologist
 * Maria Cerra (1918–2015), American fencer
 * Maria Cervania, American politician from North Carolina
 * María Cervantes (1885–1981), Cuban pianist, singer and composer
 * María Cervera (1956–2018), Peruvian volleyball player
 * Maria Aldana Cetra (born 1980), Argentine cyclist
 * María Chacón (born 1991), Mexican actress
 * Maria A. Chalon (1800–1867), British painter
 * Maria Chambers-Bilibin (1874–1962), Russian-English artist
 * María Ceseñas Chapa (born 1952), Mexican politician
 * Maria Chappelle-Nadal (born 1974), American politician
 * Maria Chaput (born 1942), Canadian politician
 * Maria Charles (1929–2023), English actress
 * Maria Chatzinikolaou (born 1978), Greek volleyball player
 * Maria Amélia Chaves (1911–2017) Portuguese civil engineer
 * María Gabriela Chávez, Venezuelan diplomat, daughter of president Hugo Chávez
 * Maria V. Chekhova, Russian-German physicist
 * Maria Chen, New Zealand architect
 * Maria Cherkasova, Russian ecologist and journalist
 * Maria Chiara (born 1939), Italian lyric soprano
 * Maria Benedicta Chigbolu (born 1989), Italian sprinter
 * Maria Chin Abdullah, Malaysian politician
 * Maria Chinchilla Recinos (1909–1944), Guatemalan teacher
 * Maria Assunta Chiummariello (born 1958), Italian shot putter
 * Maria Chivorchian (born 1982), Romanian volleyball player
 * Maria Choglokova (1723–1756), Russian lady-in-waiting and noble
 * Maria Chona, Native American weaver
 * María Isabel Chorobik de Mariani (1923–2018), Argentine human rights activist
 * Maria Christina (several people)
 * Maria Christova (born 1937), Russian soprano
 * Maria Chudakova (born 1993), Russian beauty pageant titleholder
 * Maria Chudnovsky (born 1977), mathematician and engineer
 * Maria Ciach (1933–2009), Polish javelin thrower
 * Maria Cibrario (1905–1992), Italian mathematician
 * Maria Cicherschi Ropală (1881–1973), Romanian doctor and professor
 * Maria Cimini (born 1976), American politician
 * Maria Cino (born 1957), American civil servant and politician
 * Maria Ciobanu (born 1937), Romanian folk singer
 * Maria Cioncan (1977–2007), Romanian middle-distance runner
 * Maria Cipriano (born 1943), Brazilian high jumper
 * Mária Čírová (born 1988), Slovak singer
 * Maria Bianca Cita (born 1924), Italian geologist and paleontologist
 * Maria Giovanna Clementi (1692–1761), Italian artist
 * Maria Coburn (born 2001), American diver
 * Maria Cocchetti (born 1966), Italian athletics competitor
 * Maria Rosa Coccia (1759–1833), Italian harpsichordist and composer
 * Maria Cocuzza (born 1973), Italian gymnast
 * Maria Cole (1922–2012), American jazz singer
 * Maria Coleman (born 1969), Irish sailor
 * María Carmen Collado (born 1983), Spanish swimmer
 * Maria Collett (born 1974), American politician
 * Maria Consolata Collino (born 1947), Italian fencer
 * María Antonieta Collins (born 1952), Mexican journalist and author
 * Maria Colombo (several people)
 * Maria Josep Colomer i Luque (1913–2004), Spanish aviator
 * María Colón Sánchez (1926–1989), Puerto Rican politician
 * María Caridad Colón (born 1958), Cuban javelin thrower
 * Maria Colwell (1965–1973), British female murder victim
 * María Conde (born 1997), Spanish basketball player
 * Maria Giulia Confalonieri (born 1993), Italian cyclist
 * Maria-Joëlle Conjungo (born 1975), Central African Republic hurdler
 * Maria Constantin (born 1991), Romanian bobsledder
 * Maria Constantin (skier), Romanian alpine skier
 * Maria Constantinescu (several people)
 * María Contreras (born 1998), Guatemalan footballer
 * Maria Contreras-Sweet (born 1955), American politician
 * Maria Conway (born 1984), British motorcycle racer
 * Maria Cook, American University preacher
 * Maria Susanna Cooper (1737–1807), English writer and poet
 * María Esther Corán (1910–1997), Argentine actress
 * María Corbera (born 1991), Spanish sprint canoeist
 * María Corda (1898–1976), Hungarian actress
 * María Isabella Cordero (1987–2010), Mexican television anchorwoman and murder victim
 * Maria Cordero (born 1954), Hong Kong musical artist
 * María Cordero Hardy (born 1932), Puerto Rican physiologist
 * María Fernanda Cornejo (born 1989), Ecuadorian fashion model and beauty queen
 * Maria Cornejo, Chilean-born fashion designer based in New York
 * María Corominas (born 1952), Spanish swimmer
 * María Corona Nakamura (born 1964), Mexican politician
 * Maria Cristina Correnti (born 1972), Italian former basketball player
 * Maria Corrigan, Irish politician
 * Maria Corti (1915–2002), Italian philologist, literary critic and novelist
 * Maria Cosma, Romanian sprint canoeist
 * Maria Costa (several people)
 * Maria Costello (born 1973), British female motorcycle racer
 * Maria Cosway (1760–1838), Italian-British artist
 * María Cotiello (born 1982), Spanish actress
 * María Coto (born 1998), Costa Rican footballer
 * Maria Craig, British telegraphist
 * Maria Crawford (1939–2023), American geologist
 * María Angélica Cristi (born 1941), Chilean politician
 * Maria Cuțarida-Crătunescu (1857–1919), first female doctor in Romania
 * Maria Crowby (died 2020), Ni-Vanuatu politician
 * Maria Cruz (several people)
 * María Guadalupe Cruzaley (born 1986), Mexican footballer
 * Maria Cuadra (born 1936), Spanish actress
 * María Fernanda Cuartas (born 1967), Colombian painter
 * María Cubillán (born 1981), Venezuelan discus thrower
 * María Guadalupe Cuenca (1790–1854), Bolivian-born Argentinian letter writer
 * Maria Cumani Quasimodo (1908–1995), Italian actress and dancer
 * Maria Susanna Cummins (1827–1866), American novelist
 * Maria Helena Cunha (born 1943), Portuguese gymnast
 * Maria Eugénia Cunhal, Portuguese writer, feminist and communist
 * Maria Cunitz (1610–1664), German astronomer
 * Maria Curatolo (born 1963), Italian long-distance runner
 * Maria Crocifissa Curcio (1877–1957), Italian Catholic religious sister
 * Maria Curcio (1918–2009), Italian pianist
 * Maria Curman (born 1950), Swedish businesswoman
 * Maria Cust (1862/1863–1958), English geographer
 * Mária Czaková (born 1988), Slovak race-walker
 * Maria Czaplicka (1884–1921), Polish anthropologist
 * Maria Czapska (1894–1981), Polish writer
 * Maria Cześnik (born 1977), Polish triathlete
 * Maria da Conceição (several people)
 * Maria da Cunha (1872–1917), Portuguese lesbian poet and journalist
 * Maria da Graça (several people)
 * Maria da Penha (born 1945), Brazilian activist
 * Maria da Piedade de Jesus, archaeologist and former Minister of Culture in Angola
 * Maria Elsa da Rocha (1924–2007), Indian writer and poet
 * Maria Dąbrowska (1889–1965), Polish writer, novelist, essayist, journalist and playwright
 * Maria Dadouch, Syrian novelist and writer
 * Maria Daelder, Swedish businesswoman
 * Maria Catharina Daemen (1787–1858), mother Magdalena, Dutch nun
 * Maria Dahl (1872–1972), German zoologist
 * Maria Massi Dakake, American scholar of Islamic studies
 * Maria Dallas, New Zealand singer
 * María Dalmazzo (born 1983), Colombian actress
 * Maria Damanaki (born 1952), Greek politician
 * Maria Dancheva (born 1995), Bulgarian volleyball player
 * Maria Dangell (born 1974), Estonian singer
 * Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska (1936–2016), Polish alpine skier
 * Maria Danielsson (born 1981), Swedish snowboarder
 * Maria Danilova (1793–1810), Russian ballet dancer
 * Maria Dantas (born 1969), Brazilian-Spanish activist and politician
 * Maria Angela Danzì (born 1957), Italian politician
 * Maria d'Apparecida (1926–2017), Brazilian opera singer
 * Maria Darling, British voice actress
 * Maria Darmstädter (1892–1943), German religious scholar and holocaust victim
 * Maria das Dores, Portuguese stage actor
 * Maria das Dores de Oliveira, Brazilian linguist
 * Maria das Neves, Santomese politician and first female prime minister
 * Maria Daskalogianni, Greek fighter
 * Maria Dauerer (1624–1688), Swedish pharmacist (apothecary)
 * María Dávila, Spanish painter
 * Maria Ragland Davis (1959–2010), American biologist
 * Maria de Abarca, Spanish painter
 * Maria Helena de Albuquerque, 1st Baroness of Oliveira Lima, Portuguese noble
 * María de Alva (born 1969), Mexican novelist
 * Maria de Alvear (born 1960), Spanish-German composer
 * María Eugenia Brizuela de Ávila (born 1956), Salvadoran lawyer
 * María de Baratta (1890–1978), Salvadoran composer, pianist, musicologist and folklorist
 * María Eugenia de Beer (died 1652), Spanish chalcographer
 * Maria de Belém Roseira (born 1949), Portuguese politician
 * María de Bohórquez (1533–1559), Spanish Protestant
 * Maria Antonieta de Brito (born 1969), Brazilian politician
 * Maria de Cardona (1509–1563), Italian noblewoman
 * Maria Eduarda de Carvalho (born 1983), Brazilian actress
 * María de Cazalla, Spanish mystic
 * Maria de Croll, Swedish singer
 * Maria de Dominici (1645–1703), Maltese artist and sculptor
 * Maria de Ergadia (died 1302), Scottish noblewoman
 * María de Estrada, Spanish conqueror
 * María Gabriela de Faría (born 1992), Venezuelan actress
 * María de Fátima Acosta (born 1992), Peruvian volleyball player
 * Maria de Fátima Agra (born 1952), Brazilian botanist
 * Maria de Fátima Coronel, former president of the Supreme Court of Cape Verde
 * Maria de Fátima Monteiro Jardim, Angolan politician
 * Maria de Fátima Montemor, Portuguese scientist
 * Maria De Filippi (born 1961), Italian presenter
 * Maria de Francesca-Cavazza, German opera singer
 * Maria de Grebber (1602–1680), Dutch Golden Age painter
 * Maria De Iorio, Italian biostatistician
 * María de Jesús de Iturbide (1818–1849), Mexican princess
 * Maria de Knuijt, Dutch art patron
 * María de la Cerda (1319–1375), countess of Étampes
 * María de la Consolación Azlor, the countess of Bureta
 * Maria de la Cruz (several people)
 * María Estela de la Fuente (born 1966), Mexican politician
 * María Fernanda de la Fuente (born 1955), Mexican rower
 * María de la Fuente (born 1977), Mexican actress
 * Maria de la Pau Janer (born 1966), Spanish writer
 * María de la Purísima Salvat Romero (1926–1998), Spanish Roman Catholic nun
 * María Alicia de la Rosa López (born 1963), Mexican politician
 * María de las Mercedes (several people)
 * María de las Nieves García (born 1955), Mexican politician
 * María de los Santos (born 1959), Cuban basketball player
 * Maria de Lourdes Abadia (born 1944), Brazilian politician
 * María de Lourdes Alcívar (born 1963), First Lady of Ecuador
 * María de Lourdes Amaya (born 1980), Mexican politician
 * María de Lourdes Dieck-Assad, Mexican economist
 * Maria de Lourdes Levy (1921–2015), Portuguese physician
 * Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo (1930–2004), Portuguese politician
 * María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera (born 1960), Puerto Rican politician
 * Maria de Lourdes Sá Teixeira (1907–1984), first Portuguese woman to hold a pilot's license
 * María de Lourdes Santiago (born 1968), Puerto Rican politician
 * María de Lourdes (1939–1997), Mexican recording artist and singer
 * Maria de Maeztu (1882–1948), Spanish educator and feminist
 * María de Mater O'Neill, Puerto Rican artist, designer and educator
 * Maria De Matteis (1898–1988), Italian costume designer
 * Maria De Mattias (1805–1866), Italian Roman Catholic saint
 * Maria de Medeiros (born 1965), Portuguese actress, film director and singer
 * Maria de' Medici (1575–1642), Queen of France (1600–1610)
 * Maria Cristina de' Medici (1609–1632), Italian princess
 * Maria Alice de Mendonça, Brazilian musician
 * María Esther de Miguel (1929–2003), Argentine writer
 * Maria Helena de Moura Neves (1931–2022), Brazilian linguist
 * María de Nati (born 1997), Spanish actress
 * Maria Cristina de Oliveira (born 1959), Brazilian chess player
 * María de Salinas (1490–1539), Spanish noblewoman
 * Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Macanese tourism director
 * Maria Evelina de Sousa (1879–1946), Portuguese journalist
 * Maria de Sousa (1939–2020), Portuguese scientist, immunologist, author and poet
 * Maria de Souza (born 1971), Brazilian triple jumper
 * María de Toledo (1490–1549), Spanish noblewoman
 * Maria De Unterrichter Jervolino, Italian politician
 * María de Uriarte (born 1992), Argentine handball player
 * Maria de Vasconcelos (born 1970), Portuguese psychiatrist, singer and songwriter
 * María de Villota (1979–2013), Spanish racing driver
 * Maria de Wilde (1682–1729), Dutch artist and writer
 * Maria Debska (born 1991), Polish actress
 * Maria Deguara (born 1949), Maltese politician
 * Maria Deijfen, Swedish mathematician
 * Maria Deku (1901–1983), German politician
 * María del Carmen Cárdenas (born 1959), Mexican long-distance runner
 * María del Carmen Chaves Calvo (born 1967), Spanish cyclist
 * Maria del Mar (several people)
 * María del Monte (born 1962), Spanish singer
 * María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo (1884–1957), Filipino Dominican nun
 * María Alicia Delgado (born 1947), Mexican actress and comedian
 * Maria Dembińska (1916–1996), Polish historian
 * María Denis (1916–2004), Italian actress
 * Maria Deraismes (1828–1894), French writer and feminist
 * Maria Deroche (1938–2023), French architect
 * Maria Despas (born 1967), Australian freestyle skier
 * Maria Angela Caterina d'Este (1656–1722), Princess of Carignano
 * Maria Desylla-Kapodistria (1898–1980), Greek politician
 * Maria Deutsch (1882–1969), Czechoslovakian politician
 * Maria Devigili, Italian musical artist
 * Maria Oakey Dewing (1845–1927), American painter
 * Maria di Gerlando (1925–2010), American opera singer
 * Maria Crocifissa di Rosa (1813–1855), Italian Roman Catholic saint
 * Maria Diaconescu (born 1937), Romanian javelin thrower
 * Maria Dias (several people)
 * María Díaz (several people)
 * Maria Dibiasi, Italian luger
 * Maria Dickin (1870–1951), British social reformer and animal welfare pioneer
 * Maria Dickons (c. 1774–1833), British opera singer
 * Maria Cristina Didero, Italian curator, historian and author
 * Maria Dietsch, 19th century German woman
 * Maria Dietz (1894–1980), German politician
 * Maria Lvovna Dillon (1858–1932), Russian sculptor
 * Maria Dimadi (1907–1944), member of the EAM during the Axis occupation of Greece
 * Maria Dimitriadi (1950–2009), Greek singer
 * María Dimitrova (born 1985), Dominican martial artist
 * Maria Helena Diniz (born 1956), Brazilian jurist and professor
 * Maria Dinulescu (born 1981), Romanian actress
 * Maria Angelina Dique Enoque (born 1953), Mozambican politician
 * Maria Dizzia (born 1974), American actress
 * Maria Djurkovic, British film production designer
 * Maria do Carmo (fado singer) (1884–1964), Portuguese fado singer
 * Maria do Carmo Abecassis, Mozambican poet
 * Maria do Carmo Fonseca (born 1959), Portuguese scientist and molecular biologist
 * Maria do Carmo Gerônimo, Brazilian supercentenarian and former slave
 * Maria do Carmo Seabra (born 1955), Portuguese politician
 * Maria do Céu Antunes (born 1970), Portuguese politician
 * Maria do Céu Guerra (born 1943), Portuguese actress
 * Maria do Céu Monteiro, president of the Supreme Court of Guinea-Bissau
 * Maria do Céu Sarmento, East Timorese politician
 * Maria Dobrova (1907–1962), Soviet agent
 * Maria Dobrowolska (1895–1984), Polish geographer
 * María Helena Doering (born 1962), Colombian actress
 * Maria Dolgorukaya, Tsaritsa of all Russia
 * Maria Dolores (several people)
 * María Domínguez (several people)
 * Maria Dominiani (1913–1993), Italian actress
 * Maria Donati (1898–1966), Italian stage, film and television actress
 * Maria Donatucci, American politician
 * Maria Doolaeghe (1803–1884), Flemish writer
 * Maria Dornelas, fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, researcher in biodiversity
 * Maria de Jesus dos Reis Ferreira, Angolan diplomat
 * Maria Firmina dos Reis (1822–1917), Brazilian abolitionist and author
 * Maria dos Santos Machado (1890–1958), Portuguese teacher, communist and anti-fascist activist
 * María Douglas (1922–1973), Mexican actress
 * Maria Dowling (1955–2011), British historian
 * Maria Downey (1836–1883), First Lady of California (1860–62)
 * Maria Doyle-Cuche (born 1965), Irish singer
 * Maria Doyle Kennedy (born 1964), Irish singer and actress
 * Maria Dragoni (born 1958), Italian operatic soprano
 * Maria-Victoria Dragus, German-Romanian actress
 * Maria Drobot, Russian politician
 * Maria Dronke (1904–1987), German actress, drama producer and teacher
 * Maria Duchêne (1883–1947), French contralto
 * María Dueñas (several people)
 * Maria Dulęba (1881–1959), Polish actress
 * Maria Dulębianka (1861–1919), Polish artist
 * Maria Dunin (1899–1986), Polish painter
 * Maria Dunn, Guamanian wrestler
 * Maria Dunn (musician), Canadian singer
 * Maria Duran (1710–?), Portuguese nun
 * María Eugenia Duré, Argentine politician
 * Maria Durhuus (born 1977), Danish politician
 * Maria Duval, Amulet Supreme, pseudonym of Carolina Maria Gambia
 * María Duval (Argentine actress) (1926–2022)
 * María Duval (born 1937), Mexican actress and singer
 * Maria Duyunova (born 1990), Russian curler
 * María Jimena Duzán (born 1960), Colombian journalist and political scientist
 * Maria Dwight, American activist
 * Maria Dworzecka (1941–2022), Polish-American computational nuclear physicist and physics educator
 * Maria Dyatchkova (born 1982), Russian football defender
 * Maria Dyer (1803–1846), British missionary
 * Maria Dzielska (1942–2018), Polish classical philologist, historian, translator and political activist
 * Maria Dzieża (born 1949), Polish rower
 * Maria Dziuba (born 1945), Polish politician
 * Maria Eagle (born 1961), British Labour politician
 * María Echavarría (born 1960), Colombian archer
 * Maria Echaveste (born 1954), White House Deputy Chief of Staff
 * Maria Eckertz (1899–1969), German activist and politician
 * Maria Edgeworth (1768–1849), Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature
 * María Edilia, Venezuelan drag performer
 * Mária Eduardo (born 1973), Angolan handball player
 * Maria Edwards (born 2003), English footballer
 * Maria Efimenko (born 1996), Ukrainian chess player
 * Mária Egry (1914–1993), Hungarian actress
 * María Egual (1655–1735), Spanish poet and dramatist
 * Maria Ehrich (born 1993), German actress
 * Maria Eichhorn (born 1948), German politician
 * Maria Eichhorn (born 1962), German artist based in Berlin
 * Maria Eichwald (born 1974), Kazakh ballet dancer
 * Maria Eilberg (born 1984), British dressage rider
 * Maria Eis (1896–1954), Austrian actress
 * Maria Eisner (1909–1991), Italian-American photographer, photo editor and photo agent
 * Maria Eizaguerri Floris, Spanish chess player
 * María Eizmendi (born 1972), Spanish canoeist
 * Maria Eklund (born 1973), Russian-born Swedish conductor
 * Maria Ekstrand (born 1970), Swedish tennis player
 * Maria Elena (several people)
 * María Ellingsen (born 1964), Icelandic actress
 * Maria Giovanna Elmi (born 1940), Italian former television announcer, presenter, journalist, actress and singer
 * María Elósegui (born 1957), Spanish university teacher
 * Maria Emelianenko (born 1979), Russian-American mathematician
 * Maria Emelianova (born 1987), Russian-English chess player
 * Maria Emhart (1901–1981), Austrian resistance activist and politician
 * Maria Emo (born 1936), Austrian actress
 * Maria Aida Episcopo (born 1963), Italian politician
 * Maria Epple (born 1959), German alpine skier
 * Mária Érdi (born 1998), Hungarian sailor
 * María Ereña, Spanish singer
 * Maria Erhart (1944–2011), Austrian bridge player
 * Maria Ernestam (born 1959), Swedish author and journalist
 * María Amparo Escandón (born 1957), American film producer
 * María Escario (born 1959), Spanish journalist and television presenter
 * Maria Luisa Escolar, Colombian pediatrician
 * María Escudero-Escribano (born 1983), Spanish chemist
 * María Espínola (born 1974), Argentine windsurfer
 * María Fernanda Espinosa (born 1964), Ecuadorian politician
 * Maria Espinosa (born 1939), American novelist, poet and translator
 * María Espinosa de los Monteros (1875–1946), Spanish women’s rights activist
 * María Espinoza (born 1987), Mexican taekwondo practitioner
 * María J. Esteban (born 1956), French mathematician
 * María Estella, Spanish footballer
 * Maria Josepha Hermengilde Esterházy (1768–1845), German noblewoman
 * María Esteve (born 1974), Spanish actress
 * Maria Louise Eve (1842–1900), American poet
 * Maria Ewing (1950–2022), American opera singer
 * Maria Exall, British trade unionist
 * Maria Cristina Facchini, Italian geoscientist
 * Maria Fadiman (born 1969), American ethnobotanist
 * Maria Fadrique, Lady of the Lordship of Salona (1382–1394)
 * Maria Fahey (born 1984), New Zealand cricketer
 * Maria Faka (born 1983), Greek sport shooter
 * María Falcón, Puerto Rican television reporter
 * María Inés Falconi, Argentine writer and theatre director
 * María Falk de Losada, American-born Colombian mathematician
 * Maria Falkenberg, Swedish biochemist
 * María Far Núñez (born 1998), Panamanian swimmer
 * Maria Farantouri (born 1947), Greek singer
 * Maria Farhad (born 2001), Iraqi model
 * Maria Farmer (born 1969), American visual artist
 * Maria Caterina Farnese (1615–1646), Duchess of Moderna and Reggio
 * Maria Farneti (1878–1955), Italian opera singer
 * Maria Farrugia (born 2001), Maltese footballer
 * María Fassi (born 1998), Mexican professional golfer
 * Maria Fatima, Pakistani politician
 * Maria Faust (born 1979), Estonian saxophonist and composer
 * Maria Faydherbe (1587–1643), Flemish sculptor
 * Mária Fazekas (born 1975), Hungarian table tennis player
 * Maria Fearing (1838–1937), American teacher and missionary
 * Maria Feichter (born 1982), Italian luger
 * Maria Fein (1892–1965), Austrian actress
 * Maria Feklistova (born 1976), Russian sport shooter
 * Maria Fekter (born 1956), Austrian politician
 * María Félix (1914–2002), Mexican actress and singer
 * Maria Feodorovna (several people)
 * María Ester Feres (1943–2021), Chilean politician
 * María Fernanda Di Giacobbe (born 1964), Venezuelan chocolatier
 * Maria Elizabeth Fernald (1839–1919), American entomologist
 * Maria Celestina Fernandes, Angolan children’s author
 * María Fernández (several people)
 * Maria Amélia Ferreira (born 1955), Portuguese professor of medicine
 * Maria Cristina Ferro (1947–2015), Colombian microbiologist
 * Maria Fetherstonhaugh (1847–1918), English novelist
 * Maria Ficzay (born 1991), Romanian women’s football defender
 * Maria Fidecaro (1930–2023), Italian physicist
 * Maria Magnólia Figueiredo (born 1963), Brazilian athlete
 * María Figueroa (born 2000), Spanish singer
 * Maria Filatova (born 1961), Soviet gymnast
 * Maria Filatova (footballer) (born 1980), Estonian footballer
 * Maria Filippov (born 1973), Bulgarian ice dancer
 * Maria Filotti (1883–1956), Romanian actress
 * Maria Cristina Finucci (born 1956), Italian architect, artist and designer
 * Maria Fiore (1935–2004), Italian actress
 * Maria Fischer-Slyzh (1922–2012), Ukrainian doctor and philanthropist
 * Maria Fitzgerald (born 1953), British neuroscientist
 * Maria Fitzherbert (1756–1837), Royal mistress
 * Maria Fitzpatrick (born 1949), Canadian politician
 * Maria Flachsbarth (born 1963), German politician
 * Maria Flaxman (1768–1833), British artist
 * Maria Flécheux (1813–1842), French operatic singer
 * Maria Flechtenmacher (1838–1888), Romanian writer
 * Maria Flor (born 1983), Brazilian actress
 * María Flores-Wurmser (born 1971), Guatemalan gymnast
 * María Cecilia Floriddia (born 1980), Argentinian weightlifter
 * Maria Floro, American economics professor
 * Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos (1950–2019), American chemical engineer
 * Maria Foka (1916–2001), Greek actress
 * Maria Folau (born 1987), New Zealand netball player
 * Maria Catrinel Folea, Romanian table tennis player
 * Maria Follia (died 1358), 14th-century Hungarian noblewoman
 * Maria Fominykh (born 1987), Russian chess player
 * Maria Gabriela Fonseca, Portuguese politician
 * Maria Inês Fonte (born 2002), Portuguese tennis player
 * Maria Edileuza Fontenele Reis (born 1954), Brazilian ambassador
 * Maria Fontosh (born 1976), Russian opera singer
 * Maria Foote (1797–1867), British actress and peeress
 * Maria Ford, American actress, model and dancer
 * María Forero (born 2002), Spanish athlete
 * Maria Forescu (1875–1947), German actress and singer
 * María Irene Fornés (1930–2018), American writer
 * Maria Forsyth, Australian chemist professor
 * Marià Fortuny (1838–1874), Spanish painter
 * Maria Foscarinis (born 1956), American lawyer and activist
 * Maria Foser, Liechtensteiner politician
 * Maria Fragoudaki, American painter
 * Maria Francis, British canoeist
 * Maria Francisca, Duchess of Coimbra (born 1997)
 * Maria Franck (1771–1847), Swedish actress and drama teacher
 * María Gabriela Franco (born 1981), Venezuelan sport shooter
 * Mária Frank (1943–1992), Hungarian swimmer
 * Maria Franklin, historical archaeologist
 * Maria Fransisca, Indonesian badminton player
 * Maria Frau (born 1930), Italian actress
 * Maria Freire, American health executive
 * Maria Engracia Freyer (1888–1969), American First Lady of Guam
 * Maria Friberg (born 1966), Swedish artist
 * Maria Fricioiu (born 1960), Romanian rower
 * Maria Friedman (born 1960), British actress
 * Maria Friesenhausen (1932–2020), German classical soprano singer
 * Maria Frisé (1926–2022), German journalist and author
 * Maria Frolova (born 1986), Russian volleyball player
 * Maria Furtwängler (born 1966), German physician and actress
 * Maria Fusco, British scholarly expressionist
 * María Fuster (born 1985), Spanish swimmer
 * María Fux (1922–2023), Argentine dancer
 * Maria Fyfe (1938–2020), Scottish politician
 * Maria Gadú (born 1986), Brazilian musical artist
 * Maria Gaidar (born 1982), Ukrainian politician
 * Maria Gainza (born 1975), Argentine art critic and writer
 * Mária Gál (1945–2014), Hungarian volleyball player
 * M. Evelina Galang (born 1961), American novelist
 * Maria Carla Galavotti, Italian philosopher of science
 * Maria Galay (born 1992), Russian footballer
 * María Galiana (born 1935), Spanish actress
 * Mária Gáliková (born 1980), Slovak racewalker
 * Maria Galina, Russian writer
 * María Galindo (born 1964), Bolivian activist
 * Maria Galitzine (1988–2020), Russian interior designer
 * María Galli (1872–1960), Swiss-Uruguayan pianist, composer and music teacher
 * María Rosa Gallo (1925–2004), Argentine actress
 * Maria Gallo (born 1977), Canadian rugby union player
 * Maria Galvany (1878–1927), Spanish soprano
 * María Esther Gamas (1911–2006), Argentine actress
 * Maria Gambarelli (1900–1990), Italian-American ballerina and actress
 * Maria Grech Ganado, Maltese poet and translator
 * Maria Garagouni (born 1975), Greek volleyball player
 * Maria Garbowska-Kierczyńska (1922–2016), Polish actress
 * María García (several people)
 * Maria Gardena (1920–2008), Italian film actress and architect
 * Maria Gardfjell (born 1965), Swedish politician
 * Maria Gargani (1892–1973), Italian member of the Secular Franciscan Order
 * María Garisoain (born 1971), Argentine rower
 * Maria Garland (1889–1967), Danish actress
 * Maria Gartman (1818–1885), Dutch actress
 * María Esther Garza Moreno (born 1948), Mexican politician
 * Maria Gaspar, American artist and educator
 * Maria Gaspari (born 1991), Italian curler
 * Maria Gates-Meltel, Palauan politician and civil servant
 * María Gatica Gajardo, Chilean constituent
 * Maria Gatou (born 1989), Greek sprinter
 * María Ester Gatti (1918–2010), Uruguayan activist
 * Maria Gatu Johnson, Swedish-American plasma physicist
 * Maria Gay (1876–1943), Catalan opera singer
 * Maria Gażycz (1860–1935), Polish artist
 * Maria Gelhaar, Swedish opera singer
 * Maria Augusta Generoso Estrela, Brazilian physician
 * Maria Anna von Genzinger (1754–1793), Viennese musician
 * Maria Georgatou (born 1984), Greek rhythmic gymnast
 * Maria George (born 1965), New Zealand footballer
 * Maria Gerboth (born 2002), German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper
 * Maria Gerhart (1890–1975), Austrian operatic soprano
 * Maria Gervais, U.S. Army general
 * Mária Gerzsány, deceased Hungarian serial killer
 * Maria Gevorgyan (born 1994), Armenian chess player
 * Maria Elisabeth Geyser (1912–2008), German judge
 * Maria Geznenge (born 1977), Bulgarian tennis player
 * Maria Gheorghiu (born 1963), Romanian folk singer and songwriter
 * Maria Ghezzi (1927–2021), Italian illustrator
 * Maria Giacobbe (1928–2024), Italian-Danish writer
 * Maria Clara Giai Pron (born 1992), Italian canoeist
 * Maria Giannakaki (born 1969), Greek politician
 * Maria Chiara Giannetta (born 1992), Italian actress
 * Maria Gibbs (1770–1850), British actress
 * Maria Giberne (1802–1885), French-English artist and convert to Roman Catholicism
 * Maria Giese, American film director
 * Maria Gill (born 1961), New Zealand children’s writer
 * Maria L. Gini, Italian and American computer scientist
 * Maria Cristina Giongo (born 1951), Italian journalist and author
 * María Giro (born 1971), Argentine biathlete
 * María Eugenia Girón, Spanish businesswoman
 * Maria Girone, Head of CERN open lab
 * Maria Gładkowska (born 1957), Polish actress
 * Maria Glazovskaya (1912–2016), Russian geochemist
 * Maria Aparecida Godoy, Brazilian comic artist
 * Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906–1972), German-American theoretical physicist
 * Maria Goia (1878–1924), Italian politician, feminist and trade unionist
 * María Goiricelaya (born 1983), Spanish theater director, playwright, dramaturge, actress, voice specialist and theater researcher
 * Maria Golimowska (born 1932) Polish volleyball player
 * Maria Golitzyna (1834–1910), Russian noble, courtier and philanthropist
 * Maria Goloviznina (born 1979), Russian tennis player
 * Maria Golovnina (1980–2015), Japanese-Russian journalist
 * Maria Golubeva (several people)
 * Maria Golubnichaya (1924–2015), Soviet track and field athlete
 * Maria Gomes (several people)
 * María Gómez Carbonell (1903–1988), Cuban educator and attorney
 * María Gómez (born 1987), Spanish journalist
 * María Cristina Gómez Rabito (1949–2017), musical artist
 * Maria Gomori (1920–2021), Canadian family therapist
 * Maria Gonçalves (born 1976), Angolan handball player
 * Maria Gontowicz-Szałas (born 1965), Polish judoka
 * Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat (1609–1660), regent of Mantua
 * Maria Gonzalez (several people)
 * Maria Goodavage, American writer and journalist
 * Maria Gorczyńska (1899–1959), Polish actress
 * Maria Gordina (born 1968), Russian-American mathematician
 * Maria Gordon (1864–1939), Scottish geologist, paleontologist and politician
 * Maria Goretti (several people)
 * Maria Gorokhovskaya (1921–2001), Soviet gymnast
 * Maria Johanna Görtz (1783–1853), Swedish artist
 * Maria Gorzechowska (1883–1961), Polish teacher, librarian and social activist
 * Maria Götze (born 1980), German Paralympic swimmer
 * Maria Gough (born 1961), art historian
 * Maria Gowen Brooks (1794–1845), American poet
 * Maria Grachvogel (born 1969), British fashion designer
 * Maria Graham (1785–1842), British travel and children’s book writer
 * Maria Gramegna, Italian mathematician
 * María Granata (born 1920), Argentine author
 * María Grand, Swiss musical artist
 * María la Grande (c. 1789–1841), prominent Tehuelche leader of the early 19th century
 * Maria Grapini (born 1954), Romanian politician
 * Maria Gray (several people)
 * Maria Grazia (several people)
 * María Ester Grebe, Chilean ethnomusicologist
 * Maria Grenfell, Australian composer
 * Maria Gretzer (born 1958), Swedish equestrian
 * María Grever (1885–1951), Mexican composer
 * Maria Grey (several people)
 * Maria Margherita Grimani (1650–1718), Italian composer
 * Maria Grinberg (1908–1978), Russian-Soviet pianist and teacher
 * Maria Gripe (1923–2007), Swedish children’s writer
 * Maria Gromova (several people)
 * Mária Grosch, Hungarian chess player
 * Maria Cristina Grosu-Mazilu (born 1976), Romanian long-distance runner
 * Maria Grötzer (born 1928), Austrian fencer
 * Maria Groza, Romanian economist and feminist
 * Maria Grozdeva (born 1972), Bulgarian sports shooter
 * Maria Grzegorzewska (1887–1967), Polish educator
 * Maria Gstöttner (born 1984), Austrian footballer
 * Maria Guajardo, American educator and advocate
 * Maria Guardiola (1895–1987), anti-feminist founder of the "Mocidade Portuguese Feminina"
 * Maria Guarnaschelli (1941–2021), American cookbook editor and publisher
 * María Guðjónsdóttir, Icelandic academic
 * María Guðmundsdóttir (several people)
 * Maria Cecilia Guerra (born 1957), Italian politician and economist
 * Maria Isabel Guerra (born 1955), Brazilian swimmer
 * María Guerrero (1867–1928), Spanish actor and director
 * María Guevara (born 2000), Panamanian footballer
 * Maria Gugelberg von Moos (1836–1918), Swiss artist
 * María Guggiari Echeverría (1925–1959), Paraguayan Discalced Carmelite
 * Maria Guida (born 1966), Italian long-distance runner
 * Maria Guimarães (born 1958), Brazilian swimmer
 * Maria Iêda Guimarães, Brazilian modern pentathlete
 * Maria Guinot (1945–2018), Portuguese singer
 * Mária Gulácsy (1941–2015), Hungarian fencer
 * Maria Gurova (born 1989), Russian freestyle wrestler
 * Maria Gurowska (1915–1998), Polish judge
 * Maria Gusakova (1931–2022), Soviet cross-country skier
 * Maria Gushchina, Russian sport shooter
 * Maria Gustafsson (several people)
 * Maria Guyomar de Pinha (1664–1728), Siamese cook
 * María Guzmán Lozano (born 1961), Mexican politician
 * María Alejandra Guzmán (born 1984), Dominican TV and radio hostess, actress and model
 * María Eugenia Guzmán (1945–1996), Ecuadorian tennis player
 * Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna (1672–1737), Swedish countess, writer and translator
 * Maria Hack (1777–1844), English writer
 * Maria Hackett (1783–1874), English philanthropist
 * Maria Hadden (born 1981), American politician
 * Maria Hadjicosti, Cypriot archaeologist
 * Maria Haglund (born 1972), Swedish canoeist
 * Maria C. Hakewill (died 1842), British painter and writer
 * Maria Hall-Brown, American television producer and journalist
 * Maria Haller (1923–2006), Angolan diplomat, journalist, teacher and writer
 * Maria Halych (1901–1974), Ukrainian writer
 * Mária Hámos (1911–?), Hungarian gymnast
 * Maria Haraldsdotter (1045–1066), Norwegian princess
 * Maria Harfanti (born 1992), Miss World Indonesia 2015
 * Maria Harper, English footballer
 * Maria Harrison, plant biologist
 * Maria Hart (1923–2012), American actress
 * Maria Hartmann (1798–1853), German-born Moravian missionary
 * Maria Harutjunjan, Estonian swimmer
 * Maria Hassan (born 1952), Swedish politician
 * Maria Hasse (1921–2014), German mathematician
 * Maria Hasselborg (born 1980), Swedish curler
 * Maria Haukaas Mittet (born 1979), Norwegian singer
 * M. Daria Haust, Polish-Canadian pathologist
 * Maria Hawkins, Canadian cyclist
 * Maria Hayward, English historian of costume
 * Maria Dahvana Headley (born 1977), American author
 * Maria Heather (died 2003), New Zealand politician
 * Maria Heep-Altiner (born 1959), German mathematician
 * Maria Heim (born 1966), Swiss cyclist
 * Maria Heiskanen (born 1970), Finnish actress
 * Maria Paula Heitmann (born 1999), Brazilian swimmer
 * Maria Helsbøl (born 1989), Danish badminton player
 * Maria Henry, American actress
 * Maria Henschen (1840–1927), Swedish school director
 * Maria Henson (born 1964), American journalist and editor
 * María Fernanda Heredia (born 1970), Ecuadorian writer, illustrator and graphic designer
 * Mária Herichová (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey player
 * María Herrera Magdaleno, Mexican businesswoman and human rights activist
 * María Herrera (born 1996), Spanish motorcycle racer
 * Maria Herrijgers (born 1955), Belgian cyclist
 * Maria Herrmann-Kaufmann (1921–2008), Swiss painter
 * María Hervás (born 1986), Spanish actress
 * Maria Hester Park (1760–1813), British woman composer and pianist
 * Maria Heubuch (born 1958), German politician
 * Maria Hille (1827–1893), Dutch photographer
 * Maria Hinojosa (born 1961), Mexican-American journalist
 * Maria Hinze, German visual artist
 * Maria Anne Hirschmann (1926–2024), American author and evangelist
 * Maria Hjertner (born 1996), Norwegian handball player
 * Maria Hjorth (born 1973), Swedish professional golfer
 * Maria Ho (born 1983), Taiwanese-American poker player and television host/commentator
 * Maria Hoffmann-Ostenhof (born 1947), Austrian mathematician
 * Maria Höfl-Riesch (born 1984), German alpine skier
 * Maria Hofstätter (born 1964), Austrian actress
 * Maria Holaus (born 1983), Austrian alpine skier
 * Maria Holbură (born 2000), Romanian artistic gymnast
 * Mária Holešová (born 1993), Slovak handball player
 * María Ángela Holguín (born 1963), Colombian politician and diplomat
 * Maria Elizabeth Holland (1836–1878), South African botanical artist
 * María Holly (born 1932), widow of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly
 * Maria Holm Peters (born 1999), Danish ice hockey player
 * Maria Holm (1845–1912), Latvian poet and writer
 * Maria Holst (1917–1980), Austrian actress
 * Mária Homolová (born 1987), Slovak artistic gymnast
 * Maria Honner (1812–1870), Irish actress
 * Mária Honzová (born 1969), Czech orienteering competitor
 * Maria Hoofman (1776–1845), 19th-century art collector from the Netherlands
 * Maria Ida Adriana Hoogendijk (1874–1942), Dutch artist
 * María Gertrudis Hore, Spanish poet
 * Maria Horn, American attorney and politician
 * Maria Horvath (born 1963), Austrian chess player
 * Maria Crescentia Höss (1682–1744), religious sister and saint
 * Maria Houkli (born 1961), Greek journalist and presenter
 * Maria Howard Weeden (1846–1905), American artist and poet
 * Maria Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, English Catholic noblewoman
 * Maria Howell, American actress and singer
 * Maria Hrebinetska (1883–1972), Ukrainian-American actress and soprano
 * Maria Hrinchenko (1863–1928), Ukrainian folklorist
 * Maria-Ivanna Hrushevska (1868–1948), spouse of Ukrainian political leader Mykhailo Hrushevsky
 * Maria Hueber (1653–1705), Tyrolean religious sister
 * María de Jesús Huerta (born 1951), Mexican politician
 * Maria Humeniuk (born 1948), Ukrainian politician and writer
 * Maria Innocentia Hummel (1909–1946), German Franciscan sister
 * Maria Hummel, American writer
 * María Hung (born 1960), Venezuelan swimmer
 * Maria Huntington (born 1997), Finnish long jumper and heptathlete
 * Maria Hupfield, Canadian artist
 * María Hurtado de Gómez, First Lady of Colombia (1950–1953)
 * María Eugenia Hurtado Azpeitia, Mexican architect
 * María Juana Hurtado de Mendoza (died 1818), Spanish artist
 * Maria Huybrechts (1930–2023), Belgian swimmer
 * Maria Hyde Hibbard (1820–1913), American temperance leader
 * Maria Jane Hyde, British actor and singer
 * M. J. Hyland (born 1968), English novelist
 * Maria Isabel Hylton Scott (1889–1990), Argentine zoologist and malacologist
 * Maria Iasneva-Golubeva (1861–1936), Russian revolutionary
 * Maria Ibáñez, Spanish materials scientist and academic
 * Maria Ibars i Ibars, Valencian writer and teacher
 * Maria Ibeshi Hewa (born 1950), Tanzanian politician
 * María Alejandra Idrobo (born 1988), Colombian sprinter
 * María Angélica Idrobo (1890–1956), Ecuadorian writer and feminist activist
 * María Antonia Iglesias (1945–2014), Spanish writer and journalist
 * Maria Ikelap (born 1987), Micronesian sprinter
 * Maria Ikonina (1788–1838), Russian ballerina
 * Maria Ilieva (born 1977), Bulgarian singer, songwriter and a producer
 * Maria Iliou (born 1960) Greek film director, scriptwriter and producer
 * Maria Iliuț, Moldovan folk singer
 * Maria Ilnicka (1824–1897), Polish poet and novelist
 * Maria Ilnicka-Mądry (1946–2023), Polish politician
 * Maria Farida Indrati (born 1949), Indonesian judge
 * María Inés (born 1983), Mexican television host and singer
 * Maria Ioannou (born 1991), Cypriot footballer
 * Maria Iovleva (born 1990), Russian Paralympic buathlete
 * María Irigoyen (born 1987), Argentine tennis player
 * María Isabel (born 1995), Spanish singer
 * Maria Isakova (1918–2011), Soviet speed skater
 * María Isasi (born 1975), Spanish actress
 * María Isbert (1917–2011), Spanish actress
 * Maria Isser (1929–2011), Austrian luger
 * Maria Itkina (1932–2020), Soviet sprinter
 * Maria Ivanov, Romanian canoeist
 * Maria Ivogün (1891–1987), German opera singer
 * María Izaguirre (1891–1979), Mexican politician
 * María Izaguirre Francos (born 1952), Mexican politician
 * María Izquierdo (several people)
 * Maria Jacobini (1892–1944), Italian actress
 * Maria Jacoby (1900–1990), Luxembourgish painter
 * Maria Jacquemetton, American screenwriter
 * Maria Elizabetha Jacson (1755–1829), early 19th century English botanist and author
 * Maria James (1793–1868), Welsh-born American poet
 * Mária Janák (born 1958), Hungarian javelin thrower
 * Maria Janion (1926–2020), Polish scholar
 * Maria Janitschek (1859–1927), German writer
 * Maria Jannson, Dean of Waterford since 2011
 * Maria Janyska, Polish economist and politician
 * Maria Josefa Jaramillo Carson, wife of Kit Carson
 * Maria Jarema (1908–1958), Polish painter, sculptor, scenographer and actress
 * Maria Järvenhelmi (born 1975), Finnish actress and singer
 * Mária Jasenčáková (born 1957), Slovak luger
 * Maria Jasin, American cancer researcher and developmental biologist
 * María Jaspeado (born 1967), Mexican politician
 * Maria Wanda Jastrzębska (1924–1988), Polish electronics engineer, taught at Silesian University of Technology and Opole University of Technology
 * Maria Jelinek (born 1942), Canadian figure skater
 * Maria Jepsen (born 1945), German bishop
 * Maria Jespersen (born 1991), Danish tennis player
 * Maria Jeżak-Athey, Polish figure skater and coach
 * Maria Jane Jewsbury (1800–1833), English writer, poet, literary reviewer
 * María Jiménez (several people)
 * María Esther Jiménez Ramos (born 1963), Mexican politician
 * María Eugenia Jiménez Valenzuela (born 1940), Mexican politician
 * Maria Joana (born 1986), Brazilian actress
 * Maria João (several people)
 * Maria Johansdotter (fl. 1706), Swedish harpist, folk music player and parish clerk
 * Maria Johansson (born 1956), Swedish actress
 * Maria I. Johnston (1835–1921), American author and editor
 * Maria Jolas (1893–1987), American publisher
 * Maria Inês Jololo (born 1975), Angolan handball player
 * Maria Jongeling (born 1975), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Maria Elisabete Jorge (born 1957), Brazilian weightlifter
 * María José (several people)
 * María Juárez (born 1997), Spanish synchronized swimmer
 * Maria Judson Strean (1865–1949), American painter
 * Maria Jufereva-Skuratovski (born 1979), Estonian politician
 * Maria Juliana, Indian actress and social activist
 * María Cristina Julio (born 1999), Chilean footballer
 * María Juncal, Spanish flamenco dancer
 * Maria Kaczyńska (1942–2010), First Lady of Poland
 * Maria Kadobina (born 1997), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
 * Maria Kakiou (born 1989), Greek rhythmic gymnast
 * Maria Kalaniemi (born 1964), Finnish musician
 * Maria Kalapothakes (1859–1941), The First woman doctor in Greece
 * Maria Kalaw Katigbak (1912–1992), Filipino politician and former beauty queen
 * Maria Kalesnikava (born 1982), Belarusian musician and pro-democracy activist
 * Mária Kállai (born 1957), American professional wrestler, manager, singer and model
 * Maria Kalmykova (born 1978), Russian basketball player
 * Maria Kameneva (born 1999), Russian swimmer
 * Maria Kamm (born 1937), Tanzanian educator, politician and philanthropist
 * Maria Kämmerling (born 1946), German musician
 * Maria Kamrowska (born 1966), Polish heptathlete
 * Maria Kanaval (born 1997), Belarusian handball player
 * Maria Kanellis (born 1982), American professional wrestler
 * Maria Kanellopoulou (born 1947), Greek water polo player
 * Maria Kang, American fitness advocate, coach and blogger
 * Maria Kaniewska (1911–2005), Polish actor and director
 * Maria Kannegaard (born 1970), Danish-born Norwegian jazz musician
 * Maria Kantsyber (born 1996), Russian cyclist
 * Maria Kapnisi, Greek footballer
 * Maria Kapnist (1913–1993), Ukrainian film actress
 * Maria Karagiannopoulou (born 1972), Greek judoka
 * Maria Karapetyan, Armenian politician
 * Maria Karastamati (born 1984), Greek sprinter
 * Maria Kardum (born 1968), Swedish swimmer
 * Maria Karłowska (1865–1935), Polish Roman Catholic professed religious
 * Maria Karlsson (several people)
 * Maria Karnilova (1920–2001), American dancer and actress
 * Maria Kekkonen, Finnish erotic actress
 * Maria Ivanovna Khlopova (died 1633), Russian noble
 * Maria Brace Kimball (1852–1933), American educator, elocutionist, writer
 * Maria Elizabeth Kirk (1855–1928), temperance advocate and social reformer
 * Maria Kochetkova (born 1984), Russian ballet dancer
 * Maria Kovrigina (1910–1995), Russian physician and Soviet minister of health
 * Maria Kowroski (born 1976), American ballet dancer
 * Maria Franciszka Kozłowska (1862–1921), founder of Christian religious movement in Poland
 * Maria Antonina Kratochwil (1881–1942), Polish Roman Catholic religious sister and martyr
 * María Cristina Kronfle (born 1985), Ecuadorian lawyer and politician
 * Maria Febe Kusumastuti (born 1989), Indonesian badminton player
 * Maria Celia Laborde (born 1990), Cuban judoka
 * María Elvira Lacaci (1916–1997), Spanish poet
 * María Hortensia Lacau (1910–2006), Argentine educator and writer
 * Maria Chessa Lai (1922–2012), Italian poet
 * Maria Lampadaridou Pothou (1933–2023), Greek novelist, poet and playwright
 * María Fernanda Landa (born 1975), Argentine tennis player
 * Maria Carmela Lanzetta (born 1955), Italian politician
 * María Eugenia Larraín (born 1973), Chilean model
 * María Ernestina Larráinzar Córdoba (1854–1925), Mexican writer and teacher
 * María Josefa Lastiri (1792–1846), First Lady of the Federal Republic of Central America
 * Maria Elise Turner Lauder (1833–1922), Canadian writer
 * María Cristina Laurenz, Argentine actress and singer
 * Maria Lauterbach (1987–2007), American murder victim
 * Maria Fernanda Lay, East Timorese politician
 * Maria Domenica Lazzeri (1815–1848), Italian mystic
 * Maria Aracely Leiva (born 1967), Honduran politician
 * Maria Alzira Lemos (1919–2005), Portuguese feminist and parliamentary deputy
 * Maria Benvinda Levy (born 1969), Mozambican politician and former judge
 * Maria Carmela Lico (1927–1985), Italian-Brazilian physiologist
 * Maria Christina Lindström (1806–1895), Swedish businesswoman
 * Maria Lioudaki (1894–1947), Greek educator, folklorist, and resistance fighter
 * Maria Gabriela Llansol (1931–2008), Portuguese writer and translator
 * Maria Lohela (born 1978), Finnish politician
 * Maria Antonietta Loi, Italian physicist
 * Maria Angelina Lopes Sarmento (born 1978), East Timorese politician
 * Maria Lopez (several people)
 * Maria Antonieta Lorente, geologist
 * Maria-Elisabeth Lott (born 1987), German woman violinist
 * Maria White Lowell (1821–1853), American poet, abolitionist
 * Maria Aloysia Löwenfels (1915–1942), German religious sister
 * Maria Lugones (1944–2020), American philosopher
 * Maria Lynn Ehren (born 1992), Thai singer and model
 * Maria Antonietta Macciocchi (1922–2007), Italian politician and journalist
 * María Corina Machado (born 1967), Venezuelan politician
 * María Fernanda Mackenna (born 1986), Chilean sprinter
 * María Angélica Magaña Zepeda (born 1975), Mexican politician
 * Maria Magdalena (several people)
 * Maria Giovanna Maglie (1952–2023), Italian journalist
 * Maria Laura Mainetti (1939–2000), Italian Catholic sister
 * Maria Florianivna Makarevych (1906–1989), Soviet botanist and lichenologist
 * María Maldonado (several people)
 * María Fernanda Malo (born 1985), Mexican actress
 * María Eugenia Manaud (born 1949), Chilean judge
 * Maria Mandl (1912–1948), Austrian Nazi SS commandant of the female camp at Auschwitz concentration camp executed for war crimes
 * María Florencia Manfredi, Argentine equestrian
 * Maria Rika Maniates (1937–2011), Canadian musicologist
 * Maria Rosaria Manieri (born 1943), Italian academic and socialist politician
 * María Emma Mannarelli (born 1954), Peruvian feminist writer, historian, professor
 * María Julia Mantilla (born 1984), Peruvian beauty queen
 * Maria Domenica Mantovani (1862–1934), Beatified Italian nun
 * María Marcano de León, Puerto Rican government official
 * M. Cristina Marchetti (born 1955), American physicist
 * María Evelia Marmolejo (born 1958), Colombian artist
 * Maria Cecília Marques, Brazilian water polo player
 * Maria Clementine Martin (1775–1843), German businesswoman
 * María Cristina Martínez Córdoba, Argentine lawyer
 * Maria Eugénia Martins de Nazaré Ribeiro, Portuguese judge
 * Maria Amélia Martins-Loução, biologist and professor
 * Maria Mazina (born 1964), Russian Olympic champion épée fencer
 * Maria Domenica Mazzarello (1837–1881), Italian Roman Catholic saint
 * Maria Jane McIntosh (1803–1878), American novelist
 * María Emma Mejía Vélez (born 1953), Colombian politician and journalist
 * Maria Cristina Mena (1893–1965), American writer
 * Maria Elvira Méndez Pinedo, Icelandic academic
 * María Esther Mendy (1910–?), Uruguayan painter
 * Maria Alberta Menéres (1930–2019), Portuguese writer
 * Maria Cristina Messa (born 1961), Italian doctor, academic and politician
 * Maria Eduarda Miccuci (born 1995), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
 * Maria-Elisabeth Michel-Beyerle (born 1935), German chemist
 * Maria Domenica Michelotti (born 1952), Sammarinese politician
 * María Juan Millet (born 1953), Spanish politician
 * Maria Guadalupe Moctezuma (born 1983), Mexican politician
 * María Guadalupe Mondragón (born 1958), Mexican politician
 * María Jesús Montero (born 1966), Spanish politician
 * Maria Montessori (1870–1952), Italian educator
 * María Morales (several people)
 * María Esperanza Morelos Borja (born 1953), Mexican politician
 * Maria Moreno (several people)
 * Maria Fida Moro (1946–2024), Italian politician
 * Maria Costanza Moroni (born 1969), Italian high, long and triple jumper
 * Maria Feodorovna Morozova (1830–1911), Russian merchant, entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Maria Benedita Mouzinho de Albuquerque de Faria Pinho (1865–1939), Portuguese writer
 * Maria Anna Mozart (1751–1829), Austrian musician
 * María Josefa Mujía (1812–1888), Bolivian poet
 * María Cristina Muñoz y Borbón, Marquise of la Isabela (1840–1921), Spanish aristocrat
 * Maria Murano (1918–2009), French opera singer
 * María Murillo (several people)
 * Maria Naganawa (長縄 まりあ), Japanese voice actress
 * Maria Chiara Nanetti (died 1900), Italian religious sister, martyr and saint
 * Maria Francesca Nascinbeni (1640–1680), Italian composer
 * Maria Inês Nassif, Brazilian journalist
 * María Fernanda Navarro Oliva, Mexican tennis player
 * Maria Giacomina Nazari (1724–?), Italian artist
 * Maria Caterina Negri (1704–?), Italian opera singer
 * María Fernanda Neil (born 1982), Argentine singer, actress and model
 * Maria Eugénia Neto (born 1934), Portuguese-Angolan writer
 * María Eugenia Nieto (born 1986), Uruguayan beach volleyball player
 * Maria Nikiforova (1885–1919), Ukrainian anarchist partisan
 * María Beatriz Nofal (born 1952), Argentine economist and civil servant
 * Maria Ntanou (born 1990), Greek cross-country skier
 * María Inés Obaldía (born 1959), Uruguayan television presenter, educator, producer, journalist and politician
 * Maria Odulio de Guzman, Filipino teacher, educator, principal, writer and author
 * María Julia Oliván, Argentine journalist
 * Maria Antònia Oliver Cabrer (1946–2022), Spanish writer
 * Maria-Christina Oliveras, American actress
 * María Gracia Omegna (born 1984), Chilean actress
 * Maria Jacoba Ommeganck (1760–1849), Flemish painter
 * María José Orellana (born 1981), Guatemalan beach volleyball player
 * María Inés Ortiz (1967–2007), United States Army officer
 * Maria Ozawa (小澤 マリア), Japanese actress
 * Maria Cristina Pacifici (born 1945), Italian swimmer
 * Maria-Irene Palaiologina (1327–1399), Byzantine princess and Bulgarian empress consort
 * Maria Antónia Palla (born 1933), Portuguese feminist, journalist and abortion-rights activist
 * Maria Assunta Pallotta (1878–1905), Italian nun
 * Maria Palmer (1917–1981), Austrian-born American actress
 * Maria Costanza Panas (1896–1963), Italian nun and Venerated Catholic
 * Maria Frica Pangelinan (born 1948), Northern Mariana Islander politician
 * Maria Giovanna Paone, Italian fashion executive
 * Maria Pappa (born 1971), Swiss politician
 * María Graciela Parola, Argentine politician
 * María Amparo Pascual López, Cuban pharmacologist and medical doctor
 * Maria Ilaria Pasqui, Italian association football player
 * Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska (1891–1945), Polish poet
 * María Gabriela Pazos (born 1967), Argentine field hockey player
 * Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (1934–2022), Brazilian socialite
 * Maria Elisabeth Pembaur (1869–1937), German woman classical pianist
 * María Perceval (born 1956), Argentine politician
 * Maria Isaura Pereira de Queiróz (1918–2018), Brazilian sociologist
 * María Angélica Pérez (1897–1932), Argentinian nun
 * María Luisa Pérez-Soba (1930–2021) first woman agricultural engineer in Galicia
 * Maria Antonietta Perino, Italian aerospace engineer
 * María Cristina Petite (born 1972), Spanish long-distance runner
 * Maria Petri (1939–2022), English association football supporter
 * Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma (born 1934)
 * Maria Angela Picco (1867–1921), Italian Roman Catholic nun
 * María Jimena Piccolo (born 1985), Argentine actress, singer and radio host
 * Maria Antonietta Picconi (1869–1926), Italian composer and pianist
 * María Inés Pilatti Vergara (born 1958), Argentine politician
 * María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna (1752–1834), Spanish Salonnière
 * María Elva Pinckert (born 1961), Bolivian politician
 * Maria E. Piñeres (born 1966), Colombian-born American artist
 * Maria Adeodata Pisani (1806–1855), Maltese beautified nun
 * María Elvira Piwonka (1913–2006), Chilean writer and poet
 * María Esther Podestá (1896–1983), Argentine actress
 * María Elvira Pombo Holguín (born 1960), Colombian diplomat
 * Maria Antonieta Pons (1922–2004), Cuban-born Mexican actress
 * Maria Posobchuk (1890–1992), Ukrainian weaver
 * Maria Assunta Pozio (died 2018), Italian mathematician
 * Maria Adriana Prolo (1908–1991), Italian historian
 * María Elisa Quinteros (born 1981), president of the Chilean Constitutional Convention
 * María Fernanda Quiroz (born 1986), Mexican actress
 * Maria Radnoti-Alföldi (1926–2022), Hungarian-German archaeologist
 * Maria Rahajeng (born 1991), Miss World Indonesia 2014
 * Maria Irene Ramalho, Portuguese academic
 * María Angélica Ramírez Luna (born 1975), Mexican politician
 * María Angels Ramón-Llin (born 1963), Spanish politician
 * Maria Chiara Ramorino (born 1931), Italian orienteer and tennis player
 * María Cristina Ramos (born 1952), Argentine writer and educator
 * María Cristina Ramos (model), Puerto Rican model and beauty queen
 * Maria Rasputin (1898–1977), memoirist
 * Maria Angelica Razzi, Italian sculptor
 * María Begoña Redal (born 1975), Spanish goal-ball player
 * María Teresa Rejas (born 1946), Spanish politician
 * Maria Dolors Renau (1936–2019), Spanish politician
 * Maria Elisabetta Renzi (1786–1859), Italian Catholic religious sister
 * Maria Ressa (born 1963), Filipino-American author, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
 * María Camila Reyes (born 2002), Colombian footballer
 * Maria Reynolds (1768–1828), wife of James Reynolds
 * Maria Angélica Ribeiro (1829–1880), Brazilian playwright
 * María Fernanda Ríos (born 1982), Ecuadorian actor
 * María Eugenia Ritó (born 1975), Argentine vedette
 * María Carmen Riu Pascual (born 1951), Spanish swimmer
 * María Elisa Rivera Díaz (1887–1981), Puerto Rican medical doctor
 * Maria D. Robinson (1840–1920), Irish-British painter
 * Maria Elizabeth Robinson (1775–1818), British writer
 * Maria Giuseppa Robucci (1903–2019), Italian supercentenarian
 * Maria Rodriguez (several people)
 * María Eugenia Rojas (several people)
 * Maria Fernanda Rollo (born 1965), Portuguese history professor and former government minister
 * María Cecilia Román (born 1983), Argentine boxer
 * María Guadalupe Romero Castillo, Mexican politician
 * María Fernanda Romero Lozano (born 1986), Mexican politician
 * María Jesús Rosa (several people)
 * Maria da Luz Rosinha (born 1948), Portuguese politician
 * Maria Giuseppa Rossello (1811–1880), Italian catholic saint
 * Maria Francesca Rossetti (1827–1876), English author and nun
 * Maria Elizabeth Rothmann (1875–1975), South African writer
 * Maria Rubia (born 1980), British singer
 * María Jesús Rubiera Mata (1942–2009), Spanish historian
 * María Rubio (1934–2018), Mexican actress
 * María Carmen Rubio (born 1961), Spanish Paralympic archer
 * María Eugenia Rubio (1933–2013), Mexican singer and actress
 * María Eugenia Rubio (footballer), Mexican footballer
 * María Ruiz (several people)
 * Maria Egorovna Rykina (1887–1950), Kazakh author
 * María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe, Uruguayan poet
 * María Elyd Sáenz, Mexican politician
 * Maria Grace Saffery (1773–1858), English Baptist poet and hymn-writer
 * Maria Gabriella Sagheddu (1914–1939), Italian nun
 * Maria de Villegas de Saint-Pierre (1871–1941), Belgian writer
 * Maria Sakkari (born 1995), Greek professional tennis player
 * María Elvira Salazar (born 1961), American journalist and politician
 * María Guadalupe Salazar (born 1943), Mexican politician
 * María Emilia Salerni (born 1983), Argentine tennis player
 * María Isabel Salinas (born 1966), Spanish politician
 * Maria Antònia Salvà i Ripoll (1869–1958), Mallorcan poet and translator
 * María Isabel Salvador (born 1962), Ecuadorian diplomat
 * Maria Sanchez (several people)
 * María Josefa Sancho de Guerra (1842–1912), Spanish Roman Catholic nun
 * María Cristina Sangri Aguilar (1941–2022), Mexican politician
 * María Jesús Santolaria, Spanish taekwondo practitioner
 * Maria Santos (several people)
 * Maria Domenica Scanferla (1726–1763), Italian artist
 * Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler (born 1941), German businesswoman, heiress and billionaire
 * María Fernanda Schroeder (born 1958), Mexican politician
 * Maria Adeline Alice Schweistal (1864–1950), Belgium-born Dutch artist
 * María Cristina Schweizer (1940–1994), Argentine alpine skier
 * Maria Doroteia Joaquina de Seixas Brandão (1767–1853), Brazilian heroine
 * Maria Selena (born 1990), Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2011
 * Maria Helena Semedo (born 1959), Cape Verde economist and politician
 * Maria-Frances Serrant (born 2002), Trinidad and Tobago footballer
 * María Fernanda Sesto (born 1976), Argentine sailor
 * Maria Sharapova (born 1987), Russian professional tennis player
 * Maria Shriver (born 1955), American journalist and activist
 * María Isabel Siewers (born 1950), Argentine guitarist
 * Maria Silva (several people)
 * María Belén Simari Birkner (born 1982), Argentine alpine skier
 * Maria Elizabeth Simbrão de Carvalho, Angolan ambassador
 * Maria Simonds-Gooding (born 1939), Indian-born Anglo-Irish artist
 * Maria Filomena Singh (born 1966), Filipino judge
 * María Alicia Sinigaglia (born 1964), Argentine fencer
 * Maria Antónia Siza (1940–1973), Portuguese artist
 * Maria Geertruida Snabilie (1776–1838), Dutch painter
 * Maria Aparecida Soares Ruas (born 1948), Brazilian mathematician
 * Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702–1735), consort of the Jacobite pretender
 * Maria Karolina Sobieska (1697–1740), Duchess of Bouillon
 * Maria Alma Solis (born 1956), American entomologist
 * Maria Helena Souza Patto, Brazilian psychologist
 * Maria Enrica Spacca (born 1986), Italian sprinter
 * Maria Edera Spadoni (born 1979), Italian politician
 * Maria Francesca Spatolisano, Italian diplomat
 * Maria Chiara Spinucci (1741–1792), Italian aristocrat
 * Maria Floriani Squarciapino (1917–2003), Italian classical archaeologist
 * Maria Brewster Brooks Stafford (1809–1896), American educator
 * Maria Arkadyevna Stolypina, Russian courtier
 * Maria Christina Strömberg (1777–1853), Swedish actress
 * Maria Strömkvist (born 1964), Swedish politician
 * María Eugenia Suárez (born 1992), Argentine actress, singer and model
 * María Suárez Toro (born 1948), Puerto Rican journalist
 * Maria Helena Taipo (born 1961), Mozambican politician
 * Maria Hermínia Tavares de Almeida, Brazilian political scientist
 * Maria Cristina Tavera, Latina artist, curator and activist
 * Maria Taylor (several people)
 * María Celia Tejerina (born 1994), Argentine windsurfer
 * Maria Tenazi (1903–1930), Soviet Armenian silent film actress
 * María Esther Terán Velázquez (born 1952), Mexican politician
 * Maria Theresa (several people)
 * Maria Felice Tibaldi (1707–1770), Italian artist
 * Maria Timpanaro Cardini (1890–1978), Italian classical philologist
 * María Amelia Torres (1934–2011), Argentine botanist
 * Maria von Trapp (1905–1987), Austrian-born American singer
 * Maria Franziska von Trapp (1914–2014), member of Trapp family singers
 * María Cristina Trigo (1935–2014), Bolivian writer and human rights activist
 * Maria de Jesus Trovoada (born 1961), São Toméan biologist and politician
 * María Antonia Trujillo (born 1960), Spanish politician
 * Maria Giustina Turcotti, 18th-century Italian opera singer
 * Maria Gustavna Tutelberg, maid in the Russian Imperial Household
 * Maria Elise Turner Lauder (1833–1922), Canadian author
 * María Cecilia Ubilla, Chilean lawyer
 * Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova (1878–1937), Russian-Soviet revolutionary, politician and stateswoman
 * María Bibiana Uribe, Mexican beauty pageant winner
 * María Cristina Uribe, Colombian journalist and news presenter
 * Maria Jesús Uriz Lespe, Spanish marine biologist
 * María Isabel Urrutia (born 1965), Colombian weightlifter, athlete and politician
 * María Guadalupe Urzúa Flores (1912–2004), Mexican politician
 * María Valdés (several people)
 * María Cámara Vales, Mexican educator
 * María Inés Valla (born 1956), Argentine engineer
 * María Valverde (born 1987), Spanish actress
 * Maria Eulália Vares, Brazilian mathematical statistician and probability theorist
 * María Cecilia Vargas (born 1957), Mexican swimmer
 * Maria Vasilkova (born 1978), Russian politician
 * María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira (1875–1924), Uruguayan teacher and poet
 * María Araceli Vázquez Camacho (born 1948), Mexican politician
 * María Esther Vázquez (1937–2017), Argentine writer
 * María de Jesús Velarde (1925–2021), Spanish nun
 * María Daniela Velasco (born 1993), Venezuelan model, anthropologist and beauty pageant titleholder
 * María Guadalupe Velázquez Díaz (born 1985), Mexican politician
 * María Elisa Velázquez Gutiérrez, Mexican anthropologist
 * Maria Alice Vergueiro (1935–2020), Brazilian actress
 * María-Esther Vidal, Venezuelan professor
 * María Eugenia Vidal (born 1973), Argentine politician
 * Maria Chantal Videla (born 2002), Filipino-Argentine actress, model and singer of K-pop girl group Lapillus
 * Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908–1992), Portuguese-French artist
 * María Cristina Vilanova (1915–2009), First Lady of Guatemala
 * Maria Cristina Villalobos, American applied mathematician
 * María Eugenia Villamizar (born 1970), Colombian hammer thrower
 * Maria Eugênia Villarta (born 1958), Brazilian plastic artist and former model
 * Maria Andrea Virgilio (born 1996), Italian Paralympic archer
 * Maria Fortunata Viti (1826–1922), Beautified Italian nun
 * María Argelia Vizcaíno, Cuban activist and writer
 * Maria Elisabeth Vogel (1746–1810), German painter
 * Maria Dorothea Wagner (1719–1792), German painter
 * Maria Walliser (born 1963), Swiss alpine skier
 * Maria Watkins (1918–2010) defence electronics engineer, lecturer and President of the Women's Engineering Society
 * Maria Williams (several people)
 * Maria Torrence Wishart (1893 – 1982), Canadian medical illustrator and the founder of the University of Toronto's Art as Applied to Medicine program
 * Maria Isabel Wittenhall van Zeller (1749–1819), Portuguese vaccination pioneer
 * Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844–1924), American Evangelist and Faith Healer
 * María Jacinta Xón Riquiac, Maya Kʼicheʼ anthropologist and indigenous rights activist
 * María Flora Yáñez (1898–1982), Chilean writer
 * María Begoña Yarza (born 1964), Chilean politician
 * María Fernanda Yepes (born 1980), Colombian actress and model
 * Maria Yusuf, Ethiopian activist
 * Maria Zaharescu (born 1938), Romanian chemist
 * Maria Julia Zaleska (1831–1889), Polish writer, prosaist and publicist
 * Maria Zandbang (1886–1972), Polish equestrian
 * Maria Idalia Zapata, Colombian chess player
 * Maria Gabriella Zen (born 1957), Italian composer
 * Maria Fjodorovna Zibold (1849–1939), Russian empire and Serbian physician
 * Maria Elisabeth Ziesenis (1744–1796), German artist
 * María Fernanda Zúñiga (born 1997), Chilean footballer
 * María Esther Zuno (1924–1999), First Lady of Mexico (1970–1976)
 * Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão (1914–2007), Portuguese writer

Fictional characters

 * Maria, a fictional character played by Laura Nicole in the British web series Corner Shop Show
 * Maria, a villain character in the tokusatsu Chōjin Sentai Jetman
 * Maria, the youngest princess of Macedon in the Fire Emblem video game series.
 * Maria, a character from the American television series Sesame Street
 * Maria, a young Pakistani girl from the animated film Iqbal: Bambini Senza Paura
 * Maria (West Side Story), the main female protagonist from the musical West Side Story
 * Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower, a boss character from The Old Hunters DLC for the video game Bloodborne
 * Maria Calavera, a supporting character in the animated web series RWBY
 * María Clara, a character from the novel Noli Me Tángere (novel) by Filipino writer and activist José Rizal
 * Grace Maria Fleed, a character from the anime Grendizer.
 * Maria Fritz, the daughter of Ymir Fritz, namesake of Wall Maria and a minor character in the anime and manga Attack on Titan
 * Maria Hojo, a supporting character from Suite PreCure
 * Maria Jackson, a character from The Sarah Jane Adventures
 * Maria Kasugano, a minor character from Yes! PreCure 5
 * Maria Renard, a character in the Castlevania video game series
 * Maria Tobari, one of protagonists from Psycho Dream
 * Maria Robotnik, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series
 * Maria Saotome, a minor character from Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
 * Maria von Trapp, the main female protagonist of the musical The Sound of Music
 * Maria Wong, a character from the Canadian animated television series Braceface