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 Rosa Menocal

First Name María

Last Name Menocal

Born on April 9, 1953

Died on October 15, 2012 (aged 59)

Born in Cuba, Havana Province

María Rosa Menocal was a Cuban-born scholar of medieval culture and history and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. Menocal earned a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining the Yale faculty in 1986, she taught Romance philology at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Maria Petrovna Lilina

First Name Maria

Last Name Lilina

Born on June 21, 1866

Died on August 24, 1943 (aged 77)

Born in Russia

Maria Petrovna Alexeyeva was a Russian stage actress, associated with the Moscow Art Theatre, better known under her stage name Lilina (Лилина). Konstantin Stanislavski, the MAT director, was her husband. In 1933 Lilina was designated as a Meritorious Artist of RSFSR.

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Maria Paleologa

First Name Maria

Last Name Paleologa

Born on September 19, 1508

Died on September 15, 1530 (aged 21)

Born in Italy, Piedmont

Maria Paleologa was an Italian noblewoman.

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Maria of Vitebsk

First Name Maria

Last Name Vitebsk

Died on January 1, 1346

Maria of Vitebsk was the first wife of Algirdas, future Grand Duke of Lithuania. Very little is known about her life. The only child of a Russian prince Yaroslav, Maria was the only heir to the Principality of Vitebsk. After her father's death ca. 1345, Vitebsk fell permanently under control of Algirdas and other Gediminids. Maria gave birth to five sons, all of whom grew up while Algirdas was still only a regional duke in Slavic lands of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. All five sons were baptized in Orthodox rite and ruled Russian lands giving rise to prominent clans of Russian dukes. After Maria's death, Algirdas married another Russian princess, Uliana of Tver. After Algirdas' death, the eldest sons of Maria and Uliana battled over succession rights.

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Maria Suelen Altheman

First Name Maria

Last Name Altheman

Born on July 12, 1988 (age 38)

Born in Brazil, São Paulo

Height 175 cm | 5'9

Maria Suelen Altheman is a Brazilian heavyweight judoka. She won silver medals at the world championships in 2013 and 2014 and bronze medals at the Pan American Games in 2011 and 2015.

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