List of Famous people named Maria

Maria Tschetschulin (1852–1917), was a Finnish clerk. She was the first woman to attend university in Finland.

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva was a Portuguese abstract painter. She was considered a leading member of the European abstract expressionism movement known as Art Informel. Her works feature complex interiors and city views using lines that explore space and perspective. She also worked in tapestry and stained glass.

Maria Patek is an Austrian civil servant who served as the Minister for Sustainability and Tourism in the Bierlein government.

Maria Isabel of Braganza was an Infanta of Portugal who became the Queen of Spain as the second wife of Ferdinand VII of Spain.

María Blanchard, was a Spanish painter. She was known for developing a unique style of Cubism.

Maria Isabel Barreno de Faria Martins GOIH was a Portuguese writer.

María Fernanda Valdés Paris is a Chilean weightlifter. She won the silver medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in the 75 kg event and also at the 2015 Pan American Games in the 75 kg event.

María José Alvarado Muñoz was a Honduran model, TV Host and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Honduras World 2014.

María Consuelo Araújo Castro is a Colombian politician. In 2006 she was appointed Minister of Foreign Relations of the government of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez. She had previously served as Minister of Culture from 2002 to 2006.

Maria Janion was a Polish scholar, critic, and theoretician of literature, as well as a renowned feminist. She was a Professor at the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, specialising in literary Romanticism.