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Maria Farantouri Maria Farantouri (Greek: Μαρία Φαραντούρη), born in Athens on 14th January 1947 is a Greek singer. She has collaborated with prominent Greek music composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed.
Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of WĂĽrttemberg) Sophie Marie Dorothea Auguste Louise of WĂĽrttemberg or Maria Feodorovna (, 25 October, 1759 - 5 November, 1828) was the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia and mother of Tsar Alexander I and Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
Maria Flor Maria Flor Leite Calaça, usually known as Maria Flor (born on August 31, 1983 in Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress best known for her role as Rê on the soap opera Malhação. She is the daughter of Renato Calaça, a cinema audio technician and Márcia Leite, who is a screenwriter.
Maria Flordeluna Maria Flordeluna will be one of the newest additions to ABS-CBN's growing list of teleseryes. The series will be based on the radio drama entitled Flordeluna, and not on the television program of the same title.
Maria Francesca Rossetti Maria Francesca Rossetti (17 February, 1827 - 24 November, 1876) was an English author. She was the sister of artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti as well as William Michael Rossetti and Christina Georgina Rossetti, who dedicated her poem Goblin Market to Maria.
Maria Francisca of Nemours Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy (Portuguese: Maria Francisca Isabel; Paris, June 21 1646-Lisbon, December 27 1683), Princess of Nemours, second daughter of Charles Amédée of Savoy, 6th Duke of Nemours and Elisabeth de Bourbon-Vendome. She married first to Afonso VI of Portugal and then to his brother the future Peter II of Portugal, then Duke of Beja and regent.
Maria Gaetana Agnesi Maria Gaetana Agnesi (May 16, 1718 – January 9, 1799) was an Italian linguist, mathematician, and philosopher. Agnesi is credited with writing the first book discussing both differential and integral calculus.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was born Maria Goeppert in Katowice, Silesia (then in Germany, now part of Poland). Goeppert-Mayer received the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomic nucleus, becoming one of the two women to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics (the other being Marie Curie).
Maria Gorokhovskaya Maria Kondratyevna Gorokhovskaya (Russian: Мария Кондратьевна Гороховская; October 17, 1921 in Eupatoria - July 22 2001 in Tel Aviv) is a Ukrainian (formerly Soviet) gymnast. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she won seven medals.
Maria Gusakova Maria Ivanovna Gusakova () (born February 2 1931 in the village of Timoshkino, Shilovsky District, Ryazan Oblast) was a former Soviet cross country skier who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s for VSS Spartak. She won a complete set Winter Olympic medals with a gold in the 10 km (1960), a silver in the 3x5 km (1960) and a bronze in the 10 km (1964).
Maria Hertogh riots The Maria Hertogh riots, which started on 11 December, 1950 in Singapore, consisted of outraged Muslims who resented the court decision to give the custody of Maria Hertogh, then 13, to her biological Dutch Catholic parents after she had been raised as a Muslim under the care of Aminah binte Mohamed, whom she regarded as her mother. The riots lasted till noon on 13 December, with 18 killed, 173 injured and many properties damaged – the worst incident of its kind ever witnessed in Singapore.
Maria Hinojosa Maria Hinojosa (born 1961 in Mexico City) is a television journalist. Her first journalism experience was as host of a Latino radio show as a student at Barnard College, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Latin American studies.
Maria Chaput Maria Chaput (born May 7, 1942) is a current member of the Canadian Senate representing the Senatorial Division of Manitoba. She is the first franco-Manitoban woman to ever have been appointed to the upper house of the Canadian Parliament.
Maria Charles Maria Charles (born 22 September 1929 in London) is an English actress who carved a niche for herself on television playing clingy Jewish mothers. She appeared in the memorable Play for Today entry Bar Mitzvah Boy and also played screen mother to Maureen Lipman in the sitcom Agony.
Maria Chen Maria Chen (actress) (陳霽平) born in Taiwan, she was a finalist of Miss Hong Kong and has acted in TV dramas including Love Free Style (戀愛自由式), and War and Beauty (金枝慾孽). Fluent in English, Maria is writes an English-teaching newspaper column, and has published her first book, "English can be so romantic", in 2005.
Maria Christina of Austria Maria Christina, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Maria Christina Désirée Henriette Felicitas Rainiera von Habsburg-Lothringen, 21 July 1858–6 February 1929) was the second Queen consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain and was Queen Regent of Spain during the minority of her son Alfonso XIII and during the abeyancy of the throne before his birth, from November 25 1885 - 7 May 1902.
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Maria Christina of Bourbon, Princess of the Two Sicilies, Queen of Spain (Maria Cristina Ferdinanda of the Two Sicilies branch of the Royal House of Bourbon) (April 27, 1806–August 22, 1878) was Queen Consort of Spain (1829 to 1833) and Queen Regent of Spain (1833 to 1840). Maria Christina was the fourth wife of King Ferdinand VII of Spain (Fernando in Spanish) (1784-1833, king 1813-1833) and mother of and regent for Queen Isabella II of Spain (Isabel in Spanish) (1830-1904, queen 1833-1868).
Maria InĂŞs Ribeiro da Fonseca Menez or Maria InĂŞs Ribeiro da Fonseca, GOSE (Lisbon, 1926 - 1995) was a Portuguese painter. Her major body of work consists of paintings and drawings but she also produced ceramics, engravings, silk-screen prints and tapestries.
Maria Jackson Maria Jackson is a fictional character played by Yasmin Paige in the British children's science fiction television programme The Sarah Jane Adventures. She is a 13-year-oldNot established in The Invasion of the Bane but mentioned on the Official Site (UK Access Only) girl who discovers that her new neighbour, Sarah Jane Smith, is aware of the existence of extraterrestrial life and is a former space and time traveller.
Maria Jane Taylor Maria Jane Dyer (January 16, 1837 – July 23, 1870) was a British Protestant Christian missionary to China, and "Mother" of the China Inland Mission with her husband, founder James Hudson Taylor. She was a pioneer missionary and educator there for 12 years from (1852 – 1860 and 1866 – 1870).
Maria Jelinek The family of Maria Jelinek (born Marie Jelínková in 1942) fled to Canada from Czechoslovakia in 1948 at the beginning of the Cold War. She and her brother, Otto, became figure skaters and achieved prominence in 1962 when they won the gold medal at the World Figure Skating Championships that was held that year in their birthplace of Prague.
Maria Jepsen Maria Jepsen (January 19, 1945) is the current bishop of Hamburg. She became the first Lutheran woman bishop in the Evangelical Church in Germany in April 1992, and since then she has been re-elected for a second ten-year period.
Maria Jeritza Maria Jeritza (born October 6, 1887?? in Brno; died July 10, 1982 in Orange, New Jersey), born Maria Jedličková, was a celebrated Moravian soprano singer, long associated with the Vienna State Opera (1912–1935) and the Metropolitan Opera (1921-1932).
Maria Josepha of Austria Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria or Marie Josefa (German: Maria Josepha von Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Ă–sterreich, Polish: Maria JĂłzefa HabsburĹĽanka); (born December 8, 1699, in Vienna - died November 17, 1757, in Dresden) was Archduchess of Austria; after her marriage, KurfĂĽrstin (Electress) of Saxony and Queen of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. She was born an Archduchess of Austria as a daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Maria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide Maria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide (29 February 1872 - November 1949) was born in Mikosd, Hungary the daughter of Salvador de Iturbide y de Marzán who was a grandson of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide and an adopted son of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.
Maria Kalaniemi Maria Kalaniemi (born 1964) is a Finnish accordionist. She was originally classically trained, but has become mostly as folk musician having played this music from childhood, besides her classical music studies, and also at the folk music department of the Sibelius Academy.
Maria Kannon Zen Center Maria Kannon Zen Center is a lay Buddhist organization practicing in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage (incorporating Soto and Rinzai Zen practice together) established in 1991 by current abbot Ruben Habito in Dallas, TX. Members of Maria Kannon Zen Center come from many different faiths and religions to practice Zen together, an example their founder symbolizes with his unique Jesuit priest (Catholic) and Zen Buddhist background.
Maria Kirillovna of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, (February 2, 1907 - October 25, 1951) was the eldest daughter of Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia and Grand Duchess Victoria Feodorovna. She was born in Coburg when her parents were in exile because their marriage had not been approved by Tsar Nicholas II.
Maria Komnene (Porphyrogenita) Maria Komnene or Comnena (Greek: Μαρία Κομνηνή, Maria Komnēnē), (1152–1182) was the eldest daughter of the Emperor Manuel I Komnenos by his first wife, Bertha of Sulzbach. She was known as the Porphyrogenneta or Porphyrogenita because she had been "born in the Purple Chamber", i.
Maria Konopnicka Special Education School Complex (Pabianice, Poland) Maria Konopnicka Special Education School Complex in Pabianice, Poland is one of the oldest special education schools in Poland. Named after Maria Konopnicka the school was established around 1922 by teachers who were at once at the forefront of special education teaching in Poland.
Maria Kuznetsova Maria Nikolayevna Kuznetsova () (1880-1966), also spelled Kousnetzova or Kouznetzoff, a famous 20th century Russian opera singer (soprano). Maria was born in Odessa, Ukraine, the daughter of portrait painter Nikolai Dmitrievich Kuznetsov (1850-1929).
Maria Laach Abbey Maria Laach Abbey (in German: Abtei Maria Laach) is a Benedictine abbey situated on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See, near Andernach, in the Eifel region of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is a member of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.
Maria Lacerda de Moura Maria Lacerda de Moura (born 16 May 1887; died 20 March 1945 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian teacher, journalist, feminist, and anarchist. As a teacher in Barbacena she founded the League Against Illiteracy and worked with other women to help provide housing for the homeless.
Maria Lanakila Catholic Church Maria Lanakila Catholic Church or in English, "Our Lady of Victory" s a parish of the Roman Catholic Church of Hawaii in the United States. Located in Lahaina on the island of Maui, the church falls under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Honolulu and its bishop.
Maria Langer Maria Langer is the author of more than 60 computer how-to books, several eBooks, and hundreds of magazine and Web-published articles. She is also a commercial helicopter pilot and operates a small helicopter tour and charter business based in Wickenburg, Arizona, in the United States.
Maria LaRosa Maria LaRosa is the weekend evening meteorologist and occasionally fills in during weekday mornings and evenings for KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LaRosa has her National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society seals of approval in addition to being an AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist.
Maria Lawrence Maria Lawrence is recognized as the twenty-fifth woman to marry LDS church founder Joseph Smith, Jr. The Wives of Joseph Smith After Smith's death, Lawrence would go on to become the sixteenth plural wife of LDS Prophet Brigham Young.
Maria Lopez-Fitzgerald Maria Ivy Lopez-Fitzgerald is a fictional character on NBC's daytime drama Passions. Maria was played by Sloane Kiley from July 21, 2003 to 2004 or 2005, then played by Hannah and Lauren Maddox briefly in 2005.
Maria Louisa Bustill Maria Louisa Bustill Robeson (8 November, 1853 – 20 January, 1904) was a Quaker schoolteacher; the mother of Paul Robeson; and the wife of the Reverend William Drew Robeson of Witherspoon Church in Princeton, New Jersey.
Maria Louisa of Spain, Queen of Etruria Maria Louisa of Spain (Spanish: Maria Luisa) (6 July 1782, San Ildefonso –13 March 1824, Rome) was a daughter of Charles IV of Spain. She married Prince Louis of Parma and was Queen of Etruria and later Duchess of Lucca.
Maria Luisa Josefa Venerable Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament (also called Mother Luisita) founded The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles. Born Maria Luisa de la Peña y Navarro in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico on June 21, 1866.
Maria Luisa of Parma Maria Louisa of Parma (December 9 1751-January 2 1819) was queen of Spain and consort of King Charles IV of Spain. She was the daughter of Philip of Bourbon, Duke of Parma (March 15, 1719 or 1720) and his wife Louise-Élisabeth of France.
Maria Makiling Maria Makiling, in Philippine mythology, is said to be a diwata, which roughly translated means fairy or goddess. She is said to inhabit Mount Makiling in Laguna province and protects the mountain from those who would harm or defile it.
Maria Malibran The mezzo-soprano (although she commonly sang soprano parts) Maria Malibran (March 24, 1808 – September 23, 1836), was one of the most famous opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity, becoming a legendary figure after her death at age 28.
Maria Mandel Maria Mandel (January 10, 1912 – January 24, 1948) was infamous for her key role in the Holocaust as a top-ranking official at the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp where she is believed to have been directly responsible for orders to kill over 500,000 female Jews, Gypsies, and political prisoners.
Maria Manning Maria Manning (died 13 November 1849) was a Swiss murderess who was publicly hanged at Horsemonger Lane Gaol in Southwark, London in 1849, along with her English husband, Frederick, for murdering her lover. Around 50,000 people came to watch her die, including Charles Dickens whose disgust at the scene prompted him to write to The Times condemning the spectacle of public executions.
Maria Martens Maria Martens (born 8 January 1955 in Doetinchem, Gelderland) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal, a member of the bureau of the EPP-ED group, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Development.
Maria McCool Maria McCool (1974- )(Irish: Maria Nic Cumhaill) is an Irish singer from Gweedore, County Donegal. She is well-known for her enchanting voice and her ability to perform old Irish songs in both English and in Gaelic.
Maria McErlane Maria McErlane is a British actress and presenter specialising in comedy. She has appeared in several TV series, including The Fast Show, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme and Happiness, and "straight" roles in The Bill and Holby City but is probably best known as the narrator for Antoine de Caunes and Jean-Paul Gaultier's Eurotrash.
Maria Mercedes (actor) Maria Mercedes is an Australian actress noted for her two appearances in the cult television series Prisoner. In 1979, she played Greek prisoner Irene Zervos and in 1985 she returned to the series to play another ethnic inmate, Yemil Bakarta.
Maria Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Doña María de las Mercedes de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias y Orléans, Princess of the Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain, Countess of Barcelona (María de las Mercedes Cristina Genara Isabel Luísa Carolina Victoria) (Madrid, December 23, 1910- Lanzarote, January 2, 2000) was the mother of current King Juan Carlos I of Spain. She was known in Spain as Doña María de las Mercedes de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orléans.
Maria Mies Maria Mies (born 1931) is a professor of sociology and author of several influential feminist books, including Indian Women and Patriarchy (1980), Patriarchy and Accumulation on a World Scale (1986), and (with Bennholdt-Thomsen and von Werlhof) Women: The Last Colony (1988).
Maria Miller Maria Frances Lewis Miller (born March 26, 1964, Wolverhampton) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Basingstoke. She was elected at the 2005 general election, after the previous MP, Andrew Hunter, stepped down.
Maria Misra Maria Misra is a Lecturer in Modern History at Oxford University and a Fellow of Keble College, specialising in the politics, culture and economics of nineteenth- and twentieth-century imperialism and colonialism. She has written one book, a "History of India since the Mutiny", published by Penguin in 2005.
Maria Mitsotáki Maria Mitsotáki (Μαρία Μιτσοτάκη, 1907-1974) was an Athens socialite, born to a prominent Greek political family. She allegedly appeared in Ouija board séances to her friends James Merrill (1926-1995) and David Jackson (1922-2001), becoming a major character in Merrill's The Changing Light at Sandover, a book-length supernatural epic poem published in 1982.
Maria Monk Maria Monk (June 27 1816 – summer of 1839) was a Canadian woman who claimed to have been a nun who had been sexually exploited in her convent. She, or ghost writers who used her as their puppet, wrote a sensational book about these allegations.
Maria Montesori Maria Montessori was born in Italy in 1870 and died in Holland in 1952, after a lifetime devoted to the study of child development. Dr Montessori was the first woman to qualify in Italy as a doctor of medicine; she became increasingly interested in the needs of children. By 1900 she was Professor of Pedagogy at the University of Rome. Her early work centred on women’s rights and social reform and evolved to encompass a totally innovative approach to education. Her success in Italy led to international recognition, and for over 40 years she travelled all over the world, lecturing, writing and establishing training programmes. In later years, ‘Educate for Peace’ became a guiding principle, which underpinned her work.
Maria Nalbandian Maria Nalbandian (born August 1, 1983, Beirut) is a Lebanese singer known professionally as Maria. The videos for her songs, including Ela'b (Let's Play) and Bahibak Ad Eh (I Love You So), to date all directed by Jad Choueiri, have caused controversy for their "vulgarity.
Maria Naryshkina Maria Dmitrievna Naryshkina (1779 - 1854), born Princess Maria Swiatopolk - Czetwertynska was the wife of Dmitry Lvovich Naryshkin (a hofmeister), the mistress of Tsar Alexander I of Russia who had three illegitimate children by him.
Maria of Aragon (1482-1517) Maria of Aragon (Mary of Aragon or Mary of Spain or even Mary of Castile) (June 29 1482 - March 7 1517) was an Aragonese princess, second wife of Portuguese King Manuel I and because of that queen consort of Portugal from 1500 until her death. She was the third surviving daughter of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (the Catholic monarchs).
Maria of Austria Maria of Austria (18 September, 1505 – 18 October, 1558) is also known variously as Mary, Marie or Maria of Hungary (after her marriage), of Austria (due to her country of origin), of Habsburg (after her family), or of Spain (since her parents where king and queen of Spain).
Maria of Livonia Maria of Livonia (ca 1560, Staritsa – 13 May 1610) was a Rissian princess and Queen of Livonia. She was the daughter of Prince Vladimir of Staritsa and his wife, Princess Evdokiya Odoyevskaya, and, through her father, descended from Manuel II Palaiologos, Emperor of Byzantine 1391 - 1425.
Maria of Nassau Maria of Nassau (February 7, 1556, Breda – October 10, 1616, Buren) was the second daughter of William the Silent by his first wife Anna van Egmond en Buren. She was named after William's first daughter, who had died in infancy.
Maria of Romania Princess Marioara or Marie of Romania (Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, 6 January 1900 – 22 June 1961) as Queen Marija was the Queen Consort of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. She was known as Mignon in the family to distinguish her from her mother.
Maria Occhipinti Maria Occhipinti (born in 1921 in Ragusa) is an Italian anarcha-feminist. She became known through her book Una donna di Ragusa (A Woman from Ragusa), published in 1957, although unnoticed until 1976, when a second edition was released.
Maria Pacheco Padilla Maria Pacheco Padilla was a 16th century Spanish woman. When her husband, the chief comunero Juan Lopez de Padilla, fell in the battle of Villalar, she took command in his name and successfully defended the city of Toledo.
Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born March 27, 1959 in Szamotuły) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7062 votes in 39 Poznań district, candidating from Platforma Obywatelska list.
Maria Patocska Maria Patocska is an actress born in Budapest, Hungary on November 15, 1945. She appeared in her only movie appearance in 1965 in Patyolat Akeio as well as making her only television appearance in 1968 in Irany Mexiko.
Maria Pavlovna of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (Russian: Великая княжна Мария Павловна) (February 16, 1786–June 23, 1859) was the third daughter of Paul I of Russia and Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg.
Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, née Kossak (24 November 1891 – 9 July 1945), was a Polish poet known as the Polish Sappho and "queen of lyrical poetry" of Poland's interwar period. Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska: Biography and A Woman of Wonder in translation at the Toronto University.
Maria Perschy Maria Perschy (23 September 1938 - 3 December 2004) was born in Eisenstadt, Burgenland, Austria and moved to Vienna at the age of 17 to study acting. After completing her education, she moved to Germany for more training, leading to a career which would eventually take her — by way of France, Italy, and Great Britain — to Hollywood.
Maria Petre Maria Petre (born 15 August 1951 in Grindu, Ialomiţa) is a Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is a member of the Democratic Party, part of the European People's Party–European Democrats, and became an MEP on 1 January 2007 with the accession of Romania to the European Union.
Maria Petrova (rhythmic gymnast) Maria Petrova () (born November 13, 1975 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast. She shares the world record for the most individual world all-around rhythmic gymnastics titles of all time and has never placed lower than seventh in any competition in her entire career.
Maria Pia Bridge The Maria Pia bridge (Ponte Maria Pia) is a railway bridge built in 1877 by Gustave Eiffel in Porto, Portugal. Built of wrought iron, its two-hinged crescent arch carries the railway line to Lisbon for 353m across the River Douro at a height of 60m.
Maria Pia De Vito Maria Pia De Vita Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger. Born in Naples, she studied opera, contemporary singing, music theory and harmony and started her musical career in '76 as a singer and guitarist (and, later, as a pianist) in groups ethno-oriented, specialising in music from the Mediterranean and the Balkans.
Maria Pia of Italy Maria Pia of Savoy (14 February 1847 - 5 July 1911) was the daughter of Victor Emmanuel II the first King of Italy. She was married to LuĂ­s I of Portugal on the 6 October, 1862 in Lisbon, they had two children:
Maria Quintanal MarĂ­a Quintanal Zubizarreta (born December 17, 1969 in Vizcaya) is a sport shooter from Gran Canaria, Spain. The 2003 world champion in Double Trap, she competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in Trap.
Maria Reidelbach Maria Reidelbach (born July 23, 1956) is a Manhattan-based installation artist, curator and author, who is the creator of award-winning public art. In 1991, she wrote the definitive history of Mad, the bestselling Completely Mad: A History of the Comic Book and Magazine (Little, Brown), ranked by Library Journal as "essential for pop culture collections.
Maria Reiter Maria Reiter (1906 - 1992), known as "Mimi" or "Mitzi", was Adolf Hitler's fiancée in the late 1920s. She was the only woman known to have had a physically intimate relationship with Hitler who survived the war.
Maria Reynolds Maria Reynolds (born Maria Lewis, 1768 – 18???) is best known as the mistress of Alexander Hamilton and wife of noted con man James Reynolds, and played a central role in one of the first sex scandals in American political history.
Maria Rita Maria Rita (born September 19 1977 in SĂŁo Paulo (city),Brazil) is the performance name of Maria Rita Mariano, a Brazilian singer. She is the daughter of famed pianist/arranger CĂ©sar Camargo Mariano and the late Brazilian singing legend Elis Regina and sister to Pedro Mariano.
Maria Rosa, Buscame una Esposa Maria Rosa, Buscame una Esposa (2000) was a Peruvian] [[telenovela that was produced by and seen on VenevisiĂłn. This telenovela lasted 120 episodes and was distributed internationally by VenevisiĂłn International.
Maria Sabina MarĂ­a Sabina GarcĂ­a (1888 - November 23, 1985) was a Mazatec medicine woman who lived her whole life in a modest dwelling in the Sierra Mazateca of southern Mexico. Her practice was based on the use of the various species of native psilocybe mushrooms such as Psilocybe mexicana).
Maria Schell Maria Schell (born January 15, 1926 in Vienna; died April 26, 2005 in Preitenegg, Carinthia) was an Austrian actress. Born Margarete Schell to a Swiss author and an Austrian actress, she was the older sister of actor Maximilian Schell, and lesser-known actors Carl Schell, and Immy (Immaculata) Schell.
Maria Sibylla Merian Anna Maria Sibylla Merian (born April 2, 1647 in Frankfurt – died January 13, 1717 in Amsterdam) was a naturalist and scientific illustrator who studied plants and insects and made detailed paintings about them. Her detailed observations and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly make her a significant, albeit not well known, contributor to entomology.
Maria Simon Maria Simon (born 1976 in Leipzig) is a German actress. She is the sister of the actress Susanna Simon and grew up in the German Democratic Republic but moved in 1990 to New York to live with her father, a computer expert with the UN.
Maria Soledad Saint Maria Soledad (Desolata in Spain), the second child of five of Francisco Torres and Antonia Acosta, was born in Madrid on December 2, 1826, and baptized Bibiana Antonia Emanuela. Her parents ran a small business in Madrid.
Maria Soledad Iparraguirre Maria Soledad Iparraguirre Guenechea, known as "Anboto", "Elizabeth" and "Marisol", (born on 25 April 1961 in Eskoriatza, Gipuzkoa) is accused of being one of the most important members of the Basque separatist group ETA, its highest-ranking woman.
Maria Solheim Maria Solheim (January 19 1982) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She signed her first record deal with the label Kirkelig Kulturverksted in 1999 at the age of 17, and her first album was released two years later.
Maria Sophie of Bavaria Maria Sophie Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria, (1841-1925) was the last Queen consort of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was one of the ten children of Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria.
Maria Spiridaki Maria Spiridaki (Greek: Μαρία Σπυριδάκη), born and raised on the island of Crete, is a Greek fashion model, actress and television presenter. In 2004 she won the title Miss Hellas (Greek: Μις Ελλάς) at the Miss Star Hellas pageant and went on to represent Greece at the Miss World pageant held in Sanya, China in December 2004.
Maria Spiropulu Maria Spiropulu (or Spiropoulou) was born in 1970 in Kastoria, a small mountain town of Greece, and is an experimental physicist; she is currently based at CERN, the European high-energy physics laboratory outside Geneva, and is working on experiments for the Large Hadron Collider. These experiments are designed to test some of the most imaginative and far reaching ideas ever proposed in physics and are hoped to be completed by April 2007.
Maria Stein, Ohio Maria Stein, in Marion Township in Mercer County, Ohio is in the heart of the portion of southern Mercer and Auglaize county that has been named the "land of the cross-tipped churches"The town and surrounding area currently has approximately 2200 residents. In this region each town has a substantial church, most commonly contructed in the mid to late 19th century and characterized by a steeple with a cross atop.
Maria Stepanova Maria Stepanova (born February 23, 1979) is a Russian professional and Olympic female basketball player. In the United States, she plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Maria Strelnikova Maria Strelnikova was allegedly born on March 15, 1890 in the Ukrainian village Samara region of Russia and lives in the town of Vyborg. In March 2005, Maria was reported to celebrate her 115th birthday, receiving congratulations from the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.
Maria Taferl Maria Taferl is an Austrian market municipality of 872 people in the District of Melk and the most important pilgrimage site in all of Lower Austria. After Mariazell, Maria Taferl is the most important pilgrimage destination in all of Austria.
Maria Tebús Maria dos Santos Lima da Costa Tebús Torres (born 1958) is a São Toméan politician. Since 21 April 2006, she has been the country's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Finance in the government of Tomé Vera Cruz.
Maria Teresa Fumarola Ligorio Maria Teresa Fumarola Ligorio (December 2, 1889 - May 14, 2003) was the first resident of Italy to reach the verified age of 113, and remained the national longevity recordholder until June 6, 2005, when she was superseded by Virginia Dighero-Zolezzi.
Maria Teresa Nowak Maria Teresa Nowak (born March 31, 1950 in Chorzów) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 9866 votes in 31 Katowice district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.
Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies (June 6 1772, Naples - April 13 1807, Vienna) was the eldest daughter of Fernando I, King of the Two Sicilies (1751-1825) and his wife, Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1752-1814).

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