Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Czech, Norwegian, Slovak, Serbian, Hungarian, Slovene, Polish, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Bulgarian, Greek, German, Dutch, and English form of the Latin Roman name Marius. The video game character

Mario Mario (; ) is a Character (arts), character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Ja ...

is a particularly prominent holder of the name.

Use in various countries

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

, the name Mario was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1970 and 1999, and was the most common name in the 1970s. The Portuguese version of the name is spelt ''Mário'' (to indicate that the "a" is stressed). Notable people and characters named Mario include:

Given name

Artists and musicians

Mario (singer) Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Mario, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he signed a record deal with J Records—at the age of 14—to rel ...

(born 1986), Mario Dewar Barrett, an American R&B singer *

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

(born 1930), German actor * Mario Amaya (1933–1986), American art critic * Mario Biondi (born 1971), Italian singer *

Mario Cantone Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American comedian, writer, actor, singer, and television host. He is best known for his numerous stage shows. He played Anthony Marentino in '' Sex and the City'' and Terri in '' Men in Trees'' (2006– ...

(born 1959), American comedian and actor *

Mario Casas Mario Casas Sierra (born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish film and television actor. Known for his roles in Spanish cinema and television, he has received various accolades including a Goya Award, a Gaudí Award, and three Feroz Awards. In 2006, ...

(born 1986), Spanish actor * Mario Chicot, also simply Mario, zouk singer from Guadeloupe * Mario Dal Fabbro (1913–1990), Italian American sculptor and furniture designer *

Mario Domm Mario Alberto Domínguez Zarzar (born 22 January 1977), known as Mario Domm, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer. A founding member of the pop rock band Camila, he has won four Latin Grammy Awards; four ''Billboard'' Awards; ...

(born 1977), Mexican singer and member of Camila *

Mario Duplantier Mario François Duplantier (born 19 June 1981) is a French-American musician and artist best known as the drummer for heavy metal band Gojira. He established himself as a powerful, technically precise drummer, using polyrhythmic patterns and d ...

, French drummer * Mario Frangoulis (born 1967), Greek tenor *

Mario Lanza Mario Lanza ( , ; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza ; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer a ...

(1921–1959), Italian American opera tenor singer and actor * Mario del Monaco (1915–1982), Italian tenor *

Mario Maurer Mario Maurer (, ; ) is a Thai actor and model. He was in the 2007 film ''The Love of Siam, Love of Siam'' and the 2010 sleeper hit ''First Love (A Little Thing Called Love), Crazy Little Thing Called Love''. He was also in Thailand's highest gro ...

(born 1988), Thai actor and model *

Mario Milita Mario Milita (26 June 1923 – 22 August 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography An actor with a career spanning over 65 years, performing for the theatre, films, television, and radio shows, he became well known to the audiences f ...

(1923–2017), Italian voice actor * Mario Moro (1918–2002), Italian singer * Mario Nascimbene (1913–2002), Italian film score composer * Mario Sammarco (1868–1930), Italian operatic baritone *

Mario Sciacca Muri & Mario, at times Muri og Mario is a Danish-Italian pop duo made up of Murad Mahmoud (Muri) and Mario Sciacca (Mario). They formed the duo in 2009 putting out a number of Latin-inspired pop songs on their own Copenhagen-based label "Vieni Q ...

, Italian-Danish singer, part of the Danish pop duo Muri & Mario *

Mario Tozzi Mario Tozzi (30 October 1895 – 8 September 1979) was an Italian painter. He was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government. Biography Tozzi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Italy where he met Giorgio Morandi ...

(1895–1979), Italian painter *

Mario Vazquez Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is an American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005. Biography Early life Raised by his single mother, A ...

(born 1977), ''American Idol'' contestant and singer *

Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American director and actor. He is best known for appearing in ''Heartbreak Ridge'' in 1986, and known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991, and ''USS Indianapolis: ...

(born 1957), American director and actor *

Mario Winans Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer from South Carolina. An extended member of the Winans musical family, he is best known for his 2004 single " I Don't Wanna Know" (f ...

(born 1974), R&B singer

Politicians

Mario Abdo Benítez Mario Abdo Benítez (; born 10 November 1971) is a Paraguayan politician who served as the 51st president of Paraguay from 2018 to 2023. He was previously a Senate of Paraguay, senator and served as List of presidents of the Senate of Paraguay, ...

(born 1971), former president of Paraguay *

Mario Aoun Mario Aoun (born 1951) is a Lebanese physician and politician. He was a member of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Michel Aoun. He was the minister of social affairs between 2008 and 2009. Early life and education Aoun was born into a ...

(born 1951), Lebanese politician *

Mario Baccini Mario Baccini (born 14 December 1957 in Rome) is an Italian politics, politician, former member of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and promoter of the White Rose (Italy), White Rose, incumbent mayor of Fiumicino since May 2023. Bio ...

(born 1957), Italian politician *

Mario Chella Mario Chella (16 March 1934 – 13 July 2022) was an Italian politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy from 1983 to 1992. Chella died in July 2022, at the age of 88. References 1934 births 2022 deaths Depu ...

(1934–2022), Italian politician *

Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo ( , ; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic ...

(1932–2015), governor of New York *

Mario Draghi Mario Draghi (; born 3 September 1947) is an Italian politician, economist, academic, banker, statesman, and civil servant, who served as the prime minister of Italy from 13 February 2021 to 22 October 2022. Prior to his appointment as prime mi ...

(born 1947), former Prime Minister of Italy and former president of the ECB * Mario Dumont (born 1970), Canadian politician * Mario Fehr (born 1958), Swiss politician * Mario Ferreiro (born 1959), mayor of Asunción * Mario Gentile, municipal politician in Toronto * Mario Landolfi (born 1959), Italian politician * Mario Martinelli (1906 –2001), Italian politician *

Mario Monti Mario Monti (; born 19 March 1943) is an Italian politician, economist and academic who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013, leading a Technocratic government (Italy), technocratic government in the wake of the European sov ...

(born 1943), Italian economist and former Prime Minister of Italy * Mario Pedini (1918–2003), Italian politician *

Mario Roberto Santucho Mario Roberto Santucho (12 August 1936 – 19 July 1976) was an Argentine political militant, founder of the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (Workers' Revolutionary Party (Argentina), Workers' Revolutionary Party, PRT) and leader of Ar ...

(1936–1976), Argentine revolutionary and guerrilla combatant * Mario Savio (1942–1996), American political activist *

Mário Soares Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portugal, Portuguese politician, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the List of Presidents of P ...

(1924–2017), Portuguese politician and the former Prime Minister of Portugal * Mario Tanassi (1916–2007), Italian politician *

Mario Umana Mario Umana (May 5, 1914 – April 27, 2005) was an American politician and judge. Career A native of Boston and of Italian descent, Umana graduated from East Boston High School in 1932, the same year as Adio diBiccari. Umana then went ...

(1914–2005), American judge and politician * Mario Zagari (1913–1996), Italian politician

Sportsmen

* Mario Aerts (born 1974), Belgian cyclist *

Mario Ančić Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles on the ATP Tour. Ančić's career- ...

(born 1984), Croatian professional tennis player * Mario Anderson (born 2001), American football player *

Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to , and American open-wheel racing, IndyCar from 1964 USAC Championship Car season, 1964 to 1994 IndyCar se ...

(born 1940), American race car driver * Mario Arteaga (born 1970), Mexican footballer * Mario Avellaneda (born 1974), Spanish race walker *

Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Barwuah (; ''Birth name, né'' Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club Genoa CFC, Genoa. Balotelli started his ...

(born 1990), Italian footballer *

Mario Been Marinus Antonius Been (born 11 December 1963) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. As a footballer, Been played for Feyenoord, Pisa, Roda JC, Heerenveen, Tirol Innsbruck and Excelsior. He played in an attacking midf ...

(born 1963), Dutch footballer and manager *

Mario Butler Mario Alberto Butler Graham (born January 15, 1957) is a Panamanian retired professional basketball player. Butler spent most of his career playing in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. At , he played center (basketball), ce ...

(born 1957), Panamanian basketball player * Mário Carlos Moraes Soares (born 1966), Brazilian footballer *

Mario Chalmers Almario Vernard Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Zamboanga Valientes of the Asian Tournament (TAT). He was selected as the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota ...

(born 1986), American basketball player * Mario Cipollini (born 1967), Italian road cyclist * Mario Corso (1941–2020), Italian footballer * Mario Craver (born 2006), American football player * Mário de Oliveira (1923–1998), Brazilian footballer * Mario Delaš (born 1990), Croatian basketball player * Mario Domínguez (born 1975), Mexican race car driver *

Mario Elie Mario Antoine Elie (born November 26, 1963) is an American former professional basketball coach and player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Elie grew up in New York City and played college basketball for the American International ...

(born 1963), American basketball player * Mario Figueroa (born 1963), Venezuelan road cyclist *

Mario Gaspar Mario Gaspar Pérez Martínez (; born 24 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Elche. He spent 15 years of his career at Villarreal, making 424 official appearances and winning the 2020� ...

(born 1990), Spanish footballer *

Mario Gómez Mario Gómez García (; born 10 July 1985) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He represented the Germany national football team, Germany national team ...

(born 1985), German footballer * Mario González (Mexican boxer) (born 1969), Mexican boxer * Mario González (swimmer) (born 1975), Cuban swimmer * Mario Goodrich (born 2000), American football player * Mario Götze (born 1992), German footballer * Mario Henderson (1984–2020), American football player * Mario Hezonja (born 1995), Croatian basketball player * Mario Hollands (born 1988), American baseball player * Marios Kaperonis (born 1983), Greek boxer *

Mario Kempes Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (, ; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker or Attacking Midfielder, attacking midfielder. A prolific g ...

(born 1954), Argentine retired footballer * Mario Kummer (born 1962), German track and road cyclist and manager *

Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux (; ; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984–85 NHL season, 1984 and 2005–06 NHL se ...

(born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player * Mario Lemina (born 1993), Gabonese footballer * Mario Mancini (born 1966), American professional wrestler *

Mario Mandžukić Mario Mandžukić (; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian association football, football coach and a former player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team. As a player, he played as a for ...

(born 1986), Croatian footballer *

Mario Manningham Mario Cashmere Manningham (born May 25, 1986) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American college football player at the Michigan Wol ...

(born 1986), American football player * Mario Maraschi (1939–2020), Italian footballer and manager * Mario Melchiot (born 1976), Dutch footballer * Mario Mendoza (born 1950), Mexican baseball player * Mario Mijatović (born 1980), Croatian footballer * Mário Rui (born 1925), Portuguese footballer * Mário Rui (born 1991), Portuguese footballer * Mário Sabino (born 1972), Brazilian judoka * Mario Salas (footballer) (born 1967), Chilean footballer * Mario Santos de Matos (born 1988), Belgian footballer * Mario Sperry (born 1966), Brazilian heavyweight martial artist * Mario Stanić (born 1972), Croatian footballer * Mario Tremblay (born 1956), Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach * Mario Valles (born 1982), Colombian judoka * Mario Villagran (born 1986), Mexican professional wrestler * Mario Williams (born 1985), American football player * Mario Williams (wide receiver) (born 2003), American football player * Mario Yamasaki (born 1964), Brazilian mixed martial arts referee * Mário Zagallo (born 1931), Brazilian footballer and coach * Mário Sauer (born 2004), Slovak footballer player * Mario Nakić (born 2001), Serbian-Croatian basketball player

Others

* Mario Aleppo (born 1989), British-Italian entrepreneur * Mario Barth (born 1972), German comedian * Mario Batali (born 1960), American chef * Mario Benedetti (1920–2009), Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet *

Mario Berlinguer Mario Berlinguer (; 29 August 1891 – 5 September 1969) was an Italian lawyer and politician. Early life and family Born on 29 August 1891 in Sassari, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy, Berlinguer descended from a noble Sardinian family of Catala ...

(1891–1969), Italian lawyer *

Mario Bezzi Mario Bezzi (1 August 1868, in Milan – 14 January 1927, in Turin) was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also director of the Turin Museum of Natural History (Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali (Regional Museum ...

(1868–1927), Italian entomologist * Mario Botta (born 1943), Italian architect * Mario Caldato, Jr. (born 1961), Brazilian-American record producer and engineer *

Mario Capecchi Mario Ramberg Capecchi (born 6 October 1937) is an Italian-born molecular geneticist and a co-awardee of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a method to create mice in which a specific gene is turned off, known as knoc ...

(born 1937), Italian-American scientist * Mario Caserini (1874–1920), Italian film director *

Mario Ceroli Mario Ceroli (born 1938) is an Italian sculptor. Biography His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi. One of his sculptures is on the Luigi Einaudi campus o ...

(born 1938), Italian sculptor *

Mario Condello Mario Rocco Condello (12 April 1952 – 6 February 2006) was an Italian-Australian organised crime figure. Condello, once a lawyer, was a member of the Carlton Crew, and is believed to have been a money launderer for Melbourne's Calabrian ...

(1952–2006), Australian gangster * Mario Conti (1934–2022), Scottish Roman Catholic prelate * Mario Costa (disambiguation), several people * Mario Dumaual (1958–2023), Filipino entertainment journalist * Mario Girona (1924–2008), Cuban architect * Mario Impemba (born 1963), American sports announcer * Mario Joyner (born 1961), American stand-up comedian * Mario Kreutzberger (born 1940), Chilean entertainer * Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., better-known as Perez Hilton, American celebrity gossip blogger * Mario Levi (1957–2024), Turkish novelist and journalist *

Mario Lopez Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on ''Saved by the Bell'', ''S ...

(born 1973), American actor and television host * Mario Lopez Estrada, Guatemalan businessman * Mario Magnotta (1942–2009), Italian janitor, Internet phenomenon *

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the ''commedia all'italiana'' ("Italian-style comedy"). He was nominated six times for an Academy Awards, Os ...

(1915–2010), Italian director and screenwriter * Mario Monticelli (1902–1995), Italian chess player * Mario Napolitano (1910–1995), Italian chess player * Mario Nuzzolese (1915–2008), Italian journalist * Mario Pappagallo (1954-2022), Italian journalist and essayist * Mario Pérez Saldivar (born 1939), Mexican long-distance runner * Mario Pérez Zúñiga (born 1982), Mexican footballer * Mario Pezzi (1898–1968), Italian aviator * Mario Più, Italian DJ *

Mario Puzo Mario Francis Puzo (; ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter. He wrote crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'' (1969), which h ...

(1920–1999), American author known chiefly for his novel ''The Godfather'' * Mario Salcedo (born 1949 or 1950), a long-term passenger on Royal Caribbean International-branded cruise ships * Mario Salieri, Italian porn director *

Mario Scaramella Mario Scaramella (born 23 April 1970) is a lawyer and security consultant. He came to international prominence in 2006 in connection with the poisoning of the ex-Federal Security Service (FSB) agent Alexander Litvinenko. As responsible for intel ...

(born 1970), Italian lawyer * Mario Segale (1934–2018), American real-estate agent of whom Nintendo’s Mario character is named after *

Mario Soldati Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954, he won the Strega Prize for ''Lettere da Capri.'' He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, s ...

(1906–1999), Italian film director * Mario Sorrenti (born 1971), Italian American photographer *

Mario Testino Mario Eduardo Testino Silva Order of the British Empire, OBE Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in ...

(born 1954), Italian Peruvian photographer *

Marios Tokas Marios Tokas () (8 June 1954 – 27 April 2008) was a Cypriot composer of traditional music born in Limassol, Cyprus. During the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, invasion, he fought as a soldier against the Turkish invaders. In 1975, he went to At ...

(1954–2008), Cypriot songwriter * Mario Vaquerizo (born 1974), Spanish collaborator of radio and television

Surname

* E. A. Mario, Italian composer *

Giovanni Matteo Mario Giovanni Matteo De Candia, also known as Mario (17 October 1810 – 11 December 1883), was an Italian opera singer. The most celebrated tenor of his era, he was lionized by audiences in Paris and London. He was the partner of the opera singer Giu ...

(Giovanni Matteo de Candia 1810–1883), operatic tenor singer of the 19th century * Lorenza Mario, Italian dancer

Fictional characters

, a Nintendo video game character

References

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