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Marisa Bartolomei
Marisa Bartolomei is an American developmental geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine known for working out how genomic imprinting operates in mammals.
Marisa Berenson
Marisa Berenson, American actress and model born 1947 in New York, granddaughter of designer Elsa Schiaparelli, known as Yves Saint Laurent's 'girl of the 70s' and for Death in Venice, Cabaret, and Kubrick's Barry Lyndon.
Marisa C. Kozlowski
Marisa C. Kozlowski is an American organic chemist at the University of Pennsylvania, known for asymmetric catalyst design and oxidative coupling, and editor-in-chief of Organic Letters since 2021.
Marisa Carrasco
Marisa Carrasco, full name Marisa Carrasco-Queijeiro, is a Mexican-born cognitive neuroscientist at New York University who studies visual perception and attention, elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2021.
Marisa Coughlan
Marisa Christine Coughlan (born 1974), American actress, writer, and producer from Minneapolis. Known for Officer Ursula Hanson in the Super Troopers films, Jo Lynn Jordan in Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999), and Melissa Hughes on Boston Legal.
Marisa Franco
Marisa G. Franco is a counseling psychologist and friendship researcher at the University of Maryland whose 2022 book Platonic, on attachment theory and adult friendship, became a New York Times bestseller.
Marisa Miller
Marisa Miller, born Marisa Lee Bertetta in 1978, is an American model who appeared in seven Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and covered the 2008 issue.
Marisa Pavan
Marisa Pavan (Maria Luisa Pierangeli, 1932-2023), Italian-born actress, twin sister of Pier Angeli; Oscar-nominated and Golden Globe-winning for The Rose Tattoo (1955); wife of Jean-Pierre Aumont; died in Gassin, France.
Marisa Ramirez
Marisa Ramirez (born 1977, Los Angeles) is an American actress known as Detective Maria Baez on Blue Bloods and Boston Blue, and previously Gia Campbell on General Hospital, Melitta in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, and Dr. Chloe Artis in Mental.
Marisa Ryan
Marisa Ryan (Marisa J. Ryan), American actress born 1974 in New York City, known as Elizabeth Cooper-MacGillis on Major Dad and Abby Bernstein in Wet Hot American Summer and its Netflix series.
Marisa Sweeney
Marisa Sweeney is an American Democratic politician and member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 25th district, sworn in on January 13, 2026.
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei (born 1964) is an American actress, Oscar winner as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1993, Best Supporting Actress), later Oscar-nominated for In the Bedroom and The Wrestler, and Marvel's Aunt May from 2016 to 2021.
Marisat
Marisat was the world's first commercial maritime satellite communications system, three geostationary satellites placed in operation in 1976 to link ships at sea with shore stations.
Mariscal Sucre International Airport
Mariscal Sucre International Airport, also known as Quito Airport, serves Quito, Ecuador, from Tababela about 18 kilometers east of the city, having opened in 2013.
Marise Chamberlain
Marise Chamberlain (1935–2024) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner who won 800 m bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the only Olympic track medal won by a New Zealand woman.
Marisela Morales (neuroscientist)
Marisela Morales is a neuroscientist who studies the brain circuits of drug addiction at the National Institute on Drug Abuse in Baltimore, where she leads the Integrative Neuroscience Research Branch.
Marisela Zumbado
Marisela Zumbado is an American actress from Miami, Florida, known for Tracy in Good Trouble and Lucia in Genera+ion, with film roles in Countdown, The DUFF, and Pitch Perfect 2; sister of Carmela and Gigi Zumbado.
Marisha Ray
Marisha Ray, American voice actress, producer, and creative director of Critical Role Productions; founding cast member playing Keyleth, Beau, and Murray; married to Matthew Mercer; voices Margaret in Persona 4 spin-offs.
Mariska Hargitay
Mariska Hargitay (born 1964) is an American actress, Emmy winner, and advocate, daughter of Jayne Mansfield. Known for Olivia Benson on Law & Order: SVU since 1999, the Joyful Heart Foundation, My Mom Jayne, and hosting the 78th Emmys.
Mariska Veres
Mariska Veres (Maria Elisabeth Ender, 1947–2006), Dutch singer, lead vocalist of Shocking Blue; sang "Venus", the first Dutch No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (1970); later jazz projects; died of cancer in The Hague.
Marismas Nacionales
Marismas Nacionales: Mexican Pacific wetland complex in Sinaloa and Nayarit; Ramsar site 732 (1995, 200,000 ha) and Nayarit Biosphere Reserve (2010); seven rivers, vast mangroves, and hundreds of thousands of migratory birds.
Marisol Nichols
Marisol Nichols (born 1973) is an American actress known for playing Nadia Yassir on 24 and Hermione Lodge on Riverdale, and for undercover work against human trafficking.
Mariss Jansons
Mariss Jansons (1943–2019), full name Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons, was a Latvian conductor who led the Oslo Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, and Concertgebouw orchestras, recorded a Grammy-winning Shostakovich cycle, and conducted the Vienna New Year's Concert in 2006 and 2012.
Marissa Alexander case
Marissa Alexander case: 2012 Florida prosecution of a Jacksonville woman sentenced to 20 mandatory years for firing a warning shot at her abusive husband; conviction reversed on appeal, resolved by 2014 plea deal and house arrest.
Marissa Bode
Marissa Bode (born 2000, Mazomanie, Wisconsin) is an American actress and the first wheelchair user to play Nessarose Thropp in the Wicked films (2024, 2025), also a queer disability advocate.
Marissa Cooper
Marissa Cooper is the fictional lead of The O.C. (Fox, 2003–2007), portrayed by Mischa Barton: a Newport Beach teen, Core Four member, and Ryan Atwood's on-off love, who dies in the season three finale car crash caused by Kevin Volchok.
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Marissa Jaret Winokur, American actress born 1973 in New York City, originated Tracy Turnblad in Broadway's Hairspray, winning the 2003 Tony for Best Actress in a Musical; later TV, reality TV, and director of Hairspray revivals.
Marissa Mayer
Marissa Mayer, also known as Marissa Ann Mayer, is an American technology executive who was Google employee number 20 and Yahoo's chief executive from 2012 to 2017.
Marissa Reyes
Marissa Reyes (born 2003, Austin, Texas) is a Mexican-American actress known for Sofia in Netflix's Running Point, Arianna Horton on Days of Our Lives, Cami in Raven's Home, and Spirit Halloween: The Movie.
Marissa Ribisi
Marissa Ribisi (Santina Marissa Ribisi, born 1974, Los Angeles) is an American actress and writer, twin sister of Giovanni Ribisi, known for Dazed and Confused, Pleasantville, True Crime, Some Girl, marriage to Beck, and the My Sister Skin skincare platform.