List of Famous people named Maria

María Orosa e Ylagan was a Filipina food technologist, pharmaceutical chemist, humanitarian and war heroine. She experimented with foods native to the Philippines, and during World War II developed Soyalac and Darak, which she also helped smuggle into Japanese-run internment camps which helped save the lives of thousands of Filipinos, Americans, and other nationals. She introduced to the public the well-known banana ketchup.

María de Lourdes Rojo e Incháustegui, commonly known as María Rojo, is a Mexican actress and politician. She was Senator of the Republic in the upper house of Mexican Congress.

María Elisa Camargo is an Ecuadorian actress and activist. She began her career competing in The X Factor Colombia. From that moment she knew she would devote her life to entertainment. Having studied theatre during her childhood, she decided to knock on doors and began participating in musical telenovelas. This led to her first star role in Latin America, Maria Alegria for "Mark of Desire" (Telefutura/Univision).

María Casares was a Spanish-French actress and one of the most distinguished stars of the French stage and cinema. She was credited in France as Maria Casarès.

María Rubio was a Mexican television, film and stage actress. She worked with Televisa as an actress on telenovelas.

Maria Leontievna Bochkareva was a Russian soldier who fought in World War I and formed the Women's Battalion of Death. She was the first Russian woman to command a military unit.

Maria Vladimirovna "Masha" Alyokhina is a Russian political activist. She is a member of the anti-Putinist punk rock group Pussy Riot.

Maria Magdalena Andrejczyk is a Polish track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is the 2020 Summer Olympics silver medalist and 2015 European Junior Champion. Her personal best of 71.40 m, set in 2021, is the Polish record as well as the third best result in the history of the women's javelin throw competition.

María Isabel López Rodríguez, known professionally as María Isabel, is a Spanish singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla".

Maria Grigorievna Skuratova-Belskaya was a Tsaritsa of Russia as the spouse of Tsar Boris Godunov. She served as regent of Russia during the minority of her son, Tsar Feodor II of Russia, in 1605.