List of Famous people named Maria

Name Maria is among the most common names in Brazil, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Argentina, USA, Germany, Russia, Austria, France, England, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Portugal. Similar names: Mary, Mario, Marie, Mari, Mariya, Mira, Meir, Mara, Meera, Meyer, Mariah, Myra, Mare, Mirai, Mir, Maro, Miro, Mairi, Marya, Mar, Maiara, Myer, Mere, Merry, Mero, Mireia, Meri, Meira, Miria, Maire, Mireya, Mirrah, Mariia, Mayra, Myrrha, Miri, Mareo, Marah, Mair, Maree. Here are some famous Marias:

María Galiana

First Name María

Last Name Galiana

Born on May 31, 1935 (age 90)

Born in Spain, Andalusia

Actor

María Galiana Medina is a Spanish actress. She won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of the mother in Solas.

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Maria Sebaldt

First Name Maria

Last Name Sebaldt

Born on April 26, 1930 (age 96)

Born in Germany, Berlin

Actor

Maria Katharina Helene Sebaldt is a German actress.

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Maria Cantwell

First Name Maria

Last Name Cantwell

Born on October 13, 1958 (age 67)

Born in United States of America, Indiana

Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993 and United States House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995.

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Maria Lourdes Sereno

First Name Maria

Last Name Sereno

Born on July 2, 1960 (age 65)

Born in Philippines, Metro Manila

Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal Sereno is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until her removal in 2018.

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Maria Bueno

First Name Maria

Last Name Bueno

Born on October 11, 1939

Died on June 8, 2018 (aged 78)

Born in Brazil, São Paulo

Tennis Player

Sportsperson

Maria Esther Andion Bueno was a Brazilian professional tennis player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 Grand Slam titles, making her the most successful South American female tennis player in history, and the only one to ever win Wimbledon. Bueno was the year-end number-one ranked female player in 1959 and 1960 and was known for her graceful style of play.

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María Elena Velasco

First Name María

Last Name Velasco

Born on December 17, 1940

Died on May 1, 2015 (aged 74)

Born in Mexico, Puebla

María Elena Velasco Fragoso was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter, dancer, screenwriter, film producer, and one of Mexico's few major female film directors. She is best known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women.

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Maria Friedman

First Name Maria

Last Name Friedman

Born on March 19, 1960 (age 66)

Born in Switzerland, Canton of Bern

Actor

Maria Friedman is an English actress and director of stage and screen, best known for her work in musical theatre. She is an Eight-time Olivier Award nominee, winning three. Her first win was for her 1994 one-woman show, By Special Arrangement. She has also twice won Best Actress in a Musical for the original London productions of Passion and Ragtime. She is more recently known for her role as Elaine Peacock in EastEnders. She also made an appearance as the narrator in the 1999 straight to video version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

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María Asunción Aramburuzabala

First Name María

Last Name Aramburuzabala

Born on May 2, 1963 (age 62)

Born in Mexico

María Asunción Aramburuzabala Larregui is a Mexican billionaire businesswoman. She is chairperson of Tresalia Capital, a venture capital firm, and has a net worth of over US$5 billion.

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