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Maria Campbell
Maria Campbell (born 1940) is a Métis writer, playwright, and filmmaker from northern Saskatchewan, best known for Halfbreed, her 1973 autobiography and a foundational work of Indigenous literature in Canada.
Maria Canals-Barrera
Maria Canals-Barrera (Maria Pilar Canals, born 1966, Miami) is a Cuban-American actress and voice actress known for Theresa Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place, Connie Torres in Camp Rock, Hawkgirl in Justice League, and Sunset Boulevardez in The Proud Family.
María Candelaria
María Candelaria (Xochimilco), Portrait of Maria, is a 1943 Mexican Golden Age drama directed by Emilio Fernández, starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz, photographed by Gabriel Figueroa, and the first Latin American film to win Cannes' Palme d'Or (1946).
Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell, Democratic U.S. senator from Washington since 2001, former Washington state representative and one-term U.S. representative; first woman to chair the Senate Commerce Committee; narrowly beat Slade Gorton in 2000, reelected through 2024.
Maria Carmo-Fonseca
Maria Carmo-Fonseca is a Portuguese physician and cell biologist, Full Professor at the University of Lisbon, who studies RNA splicing in cancer and genetic disease and co-founded the Instituto de Medicina Molecular.
Maria Carolina
Maria Carolina (1752–1814), Habsburg-Lorraine archduchess, daughter of Maria Theresa, sister of Marie Antoinette; queen consort of Ferdinand IV of Naples who effectively ruled the kingdom, reformed it, faced the 1799 republic, and died in exile in Vienna.
Maria Celeste (Venusian crater)
Maria Celeste, Venusian impact crater, 97.50 km diameter at 23.40N 140.40E, IAU-approved 1991, named for Galileo's daughter; pristine double-ring basin in Magellan crater database.
María Chivite
María Chivite is a Spanish Socialist politician who serves as President of the Government of Navarre and leads the Socialist Party of Navarre as its general secretary.
Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina of Austria (María Cristina de Habsburgo-Lorena), archduchess born 1858, second wife of Alfonso XII of Spain, and queen regent 1885–1902 for Alfonso XIII; her regency saw the El Pardo turnismo pact and Spain's 1898 colonial losses.
María Clara
María Clara (María Clara de los Santos y Alba) is the heroine of José Rizal's 1887 novel Noli Me Tángere, fiancée of Crisóstomo Ibarra, secretly fathered by Padre Dámaso, and a lasting symbol of the Filipina and the Philippine nation.
Maria Cole
Maria Cole (Maria Antoinette Hawkins, 1922-2012), American jazz singer also known as Marie Ellington, vocalist for Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Benny Carter, wife of Nat King Cole and mother of Natalie Cole.
Maria Collett
Maria Collett is an American Democratic politician representing Pennsylvania's 12th Senate district, first elected in 2018 as the district's first Democrat and chosen Senate Democratic Caucus Chair in 2024.
Maria Colon
Maria Colon is a Cuban javelin thrower who won 1980 Moscow Olympic gold with 68.40 m, the first Latin American and Caribbean woman to win Olympic athletics gold.
Maria Concetta Morrone
Maria Concetta Morrone, also published as M. Concetta Morrone, is an Italian neuroscientist and professor of Physiology at the University of Pisa who studies the human visual system.
María Conchita Alonso
María Conchita Alonso (born 1957, Cienfuegos, Cuba; raised in Venezuela) is a singer and actress, star of the 1984 album "María Conchita" and films "Moscow on the Hudson" and "The Running Man"; three Grammy nominations.
Maria Corina Machado
Maria Corina Machado is a Venezuelan opposition politician who won the 2023 primary, was barred from office until 2036, and received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democracy.
Maria Costa
María Costa Díez, Spanish ski mountaineer born 2002 in Santpedor, Barcelona; 2020 Winter Youth Olympic champion in the girls' sprint and mixed-relay bronze medallist; 12th in the women's sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
María d. R. Antongiorgi-Jordán
María del R. Antongiorgi-Jordán, born in 1967 in San Germán, Puerto Rico, is a United States district judge for the District of Puerto Rico, appointed by President Biden in 2022.
Maria da Graça Carvalho
Maria da Graça Carvalho is a Portuguese politician serving as Minister of the Environment and Energy, having previously held the same portfolio in the XXIV government.
Maria Dąbrowska
Maria Dąbrowska, born in 1889 near Kalisz, was a Polish novelist and diarist best known for the four-part family saga Noce i dnie (Nights and Days).
Maria de Medeiros
Maria de Medeiros, born 1965 in Lisbon, is a Portuguese actress and director known for Silvestre, Henry & June, Fabienne in Pulp Fiction, the 1994 Volpi Cup for Três Irmãos, and directing April Captains.
María de Zayas
María de Zayas (1590, Madrid – ca. 1660) was a Spanish novelist of the Siglo de Oro, best known for Novelas amorosas y ejemplares and Desengaños amorosos.
María del Pino Calvo-Sotelo
María del Pino Calvo-Sotelo is a Spanish businesswoman who has been a director of Ferrovial since 2006 and presides over the Fundación Rafael del Pino, with a fortune Forbes puts at €4.2 billion.
Maria Di Biase
Maria Di Biase, Italian comic actress, screenwriter, and director born 1974 in Montreal, half of the comedy duo Nuzzo e Di Biase with Corrado Nuzzo; Gialappa's Band and Zelig veteran, director of Vengo anch'io (2018), Radio 2 host, and star of the 2026 stage show Totalmente incompatibili.
Maria Dickin
Maria Dickin (1870–1951), English animal welfare campaigner, founded the PDSA in Whitechapel in 1917 and instituted the Dickin Medal, the animals' Victoria Cross, in 1943.
Maria Dizzia
Maria Dizzia (born 1974, Belleville, New Jersey) is an American stage, film, and television actress, Tony-nominated for In the Next Room, known for Belleville and as Polly Harper on Orange Is the New Black; distinct from the Maria Callas biopic subject.
Maria do Carmo Gerônimo
Maria do Carmo Gerônimo (Jerônimo), Brazilian former slave and longevity claimant (5 March 1871 – 14 June 2000), reportedly died at 129 in Itajubá, Minas Gerais; Guinness never validated her age for lack of a birth certificate, leaving Jeanne Calment's 122-year record intact.
Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho
Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho is a Portuguese independent politician serving as Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, and a former law professor at the University of Lisbon.
Maria Dolores Pradera
María Dolores Pradera (1924–2018) was a Spanish singer and actress from Madrid, celebrated for her interpretations of Latin American boleros and folk songs over almost seven decades.
Maria Domenica Cappellini
Maria Domenica Cappellini, born in Milan in 1949, is an Italian hematologist and professor at the University of Milan who led its thalassemia center and edited the TIF guidelines.