Mary may refer to:

People

* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)

Religious contexts

* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary *

Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurr ...

, devoted follower of Jesus *

Mary of Bethany Mary of Bethany is a biblical figure mentioned only by name in the Gospel of John in the Christian New Testament. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha, she is described by John as living in the village of Bethany, a small village in J ...

, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus *

Mary, mother of John Mark Mary, mother of John Mark is mentioned in the Acts 12:12, which says that, after his escape from prison, Peter went to her house: "When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John whose other name was Mark, where many wer ...

* Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name:

Miriam Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The To ...

Mary the Jewess Mary or Maria the Jewess ( la, Maria Hebraea), also known as Mary the Prophetess ( la, Maria Prophetissa) or Maria the Copt ( ar, مارية القبطية, Māriyya al-Qibṭiyya), was an early alchemist known from the works of Zosimos of Pano ...

one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement *

Maryam (surah) Maryam ( ar, مريم, ; Arabic synonym of " Mary") is the 19th chapter ('' sūrah'') of the Qur'an with 98 verses (''āyāt''). The 114 chapters in the Quran are roughly ordered by size. The Quranic chapter is named after Mary, mother of ...

"Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an

Royalty

* Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois * Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy *

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark. Frederik is the heir apparent to the throne, which means that should he succeed, Mary w ...

(born 1972), wife of Crown Prince Frederik *

Mary I of England Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, and as "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant opponents, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She ...

(1516–1558), aka "Bloody Mary", Queen of England and Ireland *

Mary II of England Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife A ...

(1662–1694), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland * Mary of Guelders (c. 1434–1463), daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders *

Mary of Guise Mary of Guise (french: Marie de Guise; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine and one of the most powerful families in France. She ...

(1515–1560), Queen Consort of James V of Scotland and mother of Mary, Queen of Scots * Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371–1395), daughter of Louis I the Great of Hungary * Mary of Modena (1658–1718), Queen Consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland *

Mary I of Portugal , succession = Queen of Portugal , image = Maria I, Queen of Portugal - Giuseppe Troni, atribuído (Turim, 1739-Lisboa, 1810) - Google Cultural Institute.jpg , caption = Portrait attributed to Giuseppe Troni, , reign ...

(1734–1816), daughter of King Joseph I of Portugal *

Mary II of Portugal , image = Queen Maria II by John Simpson.jpg , caption = Portrait by John Simpson, 1835 , succession = Queen of Portugal , reign = , predecessor = Pedro IV , successor = Miguel I , reg-type = Regents , regent ...

(1819–1853), daughter of the future King Pedro IV *

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of S ...

(1542–1587), mother of James I of England *

Mary of Teck Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 186724 March 1953) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King-E ...

(1867–1953), Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom *

Mary of Woodstock Mary of Woodstock (11 March 1278 – before 8 July 1332) was the seventh named daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. She was a nun at Amesbury Priory, but lived very comfortably thanks to a generous allowance from her parents. ...

(1278–1332), daughter of Edward I of England

Others

* A pseudonym for Communist Party USA activist

Williana Burroughs Williana "Liana" Jones Burroughs (January 2, 1882 – December 24, 1945) was an American teacher, communist political activist, and politician. She is best remembered as one of the first women to run for elective office in New York. Biography ...

(1882–1945), used in the 1920s *

Mary (conjoined twin) ''Re A (conjoined twins)'' 0012 WLR 480 is a Court of Appeal decision on the separation of conjoined twins. The case raised legal and ethical dilemmas. It was ruled it would be permissible to sever and thus kill in a palliative, sympathetic ma ...

(2000–2000), pseudonym of Rosie Attard, subject of a 2001 legal case * Mary (slave) (died 1838), an American teenage slave executed for murder * Miriai (c. first century CE), a woman in Mandaeism

Places

* Mary Region, in southeast Turkmenistan **

Mary District Mary District ( tk, Mary etraby) is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Mary. {{coord missing, Turkmenistan Districts of Turkmenistan Mary Region ...

, in Mary Province ** Mary, Turkmenistan, capital city of the province, located in Mary District ***

Mary International Airport Mary International Airport is the third largest international airport in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzb ...

* Mary, Saône-et-Loire, France *

Mary River (disambiguation) Mary River may refer to: * Mary River (Alaska), US * Mary River (Northern Territory), Australia * Mary River (Queensland), Australia ** Mary River cod ** Mary River turtle, a species of turtle endemic to the Mary River in Queensland, Australia * ...

* Mary's Point, New Brunswick, Canada

Arts and entertainment

Theater

* ''Mary'' (musical) (1920), by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel with music by Louis Hirsch

Film

* ''Mary'' (1931 film), an Alfred Hitchcock film * ''Mary'' (1994 film), an Australian documentary * ''Mary'' (2005 film), a film directed by Abel Ferrara about an actress playing Mary Magdalene * ''Mary'' (2019 film), an American horror film

Television

* ''Mary'' (1978 TV series), a variety series * ''Mary'' (1985 TV series), a sitcom

Fictional characters

* Mary Poppins, fictional nanny with magical powers * Mary, a character in '' Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'', a Canadian animated series * Mary, a character played by Drew Barrymore in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie ''

He's Just Not That Into You ''He's Just Not That Into You'' is a self-improvement book written by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo that was published in 2004 and later adapted into a film by the same name in 2009. It was a New York Times bestseller and was featured on ''The ...

'' * Mary Conner, a character in the American sitcom television series '' Roseanne'' * Mary Hartman, the title character on the soap opera satire ''

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' is an American satirical soap opera that aired in daily weeknight syndication from January 1976 to July 1977. The series follows the titular Mary Hartman, an Ohio housewife attempting to cope with various bizarr ...

'' * Mary Jensen, the main character played by Cameron Diaz in the 1998 American romantic comedy movie '' There's Something About Mary'' * Mary Melody, a character in the ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' animated television series * Mary Test, the older twin sister of Susan Test in the American animated series '' Johnny Test'' * Lady Mary Talbot (née Crawley), a character in ''Downton Abbey'', played by Michelle Dockery

Music

Albums

* ''Mary'' (Mary J. Blige album), 1999 * ''Mary'' (Mary Travers album), 1971 * ''Mary'' (Sarkodie album), 2015

Songs

* "Mary", Russian-language art song by

Alexander Egorovich Varlamov Alexander Egorovich Varlamov (or ''Aleksandr Yegorovich Varlamov''; russian: Александр Егорович Варламов; 27 November 1801 – 27 October 1848) was a 19th-century composer, singer, teacher, conductor, and one of the fo ...

* "Mary" (Monique Brumby song), a 1996 song from ''Thylacine'' * ''Mary'' (Sarah Slean song), a track on the 2004 album ''Day One'' by Sarah Slean * ''Mary'' (Scissor Sisters song), a 2004 song by American rock band Scissor Sisters * ''Mary'' (Supergrass song), a 1999 song by British band Supergrass * "Mary", a 2017 song by Big Thief on the album '' Capacity'' * "Mary", a song by Kings of Leon on the album '' Come Around Sundown'' * "Mary", a song by The 4 of Us on the album ''Songs for the Tempted'' * " Mary", a song by Tori Amos on the album ''

Tales of a Librarian ''A Tori Amos Collection: Tales of a Librarian'' is the first retrospective compilation album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos. Given the option to be involved in the project, Amos elected to take a central role in the production of the co ...

'' * "Mary", a song by John Cale from the album '' Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood'' * "Mary", a song by Oingo Boingo on '' Boingo'' * "Mary", a song by Robert Fripp on ''

Exposure Exposure or Exposures may refer to: People * The Exposures, a pseudonym for German electronic musician Jan Jeline Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Exposure'' (film), a 1932 American film * ''Exposure'', another name for the 1991 movie ...

'' * "Mary", a song by Sarah McLachlan on the album ''

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, released on 22 October 1993 in Canada, 15 February 1994 in the United States, 24 May 1994 in Japan, and 14 August 1994 in Australia. It was pro ...

'' * "Mary", a song by Buffy Sainte-Marie on '' Illuminations'' * "Mary", a song by Sublime on the album '' Robbin' the Hood'' * "Mary", a song by The Subways on the album ''

Young for Eternity ''Young for Eternity'' is the debut studio album by British rock band the Subways. The album was released on 4 July 2005 by City Pavement/Infectious Records. It reached number 32 in the UK charts and was certified gold in January 2007 for shipmen ...

'' * "Mary", a song by Pete Townshend written for the concept album '' Lifehouse'' * "Mary", a song by Dune Rats on '' The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit'' * " Mary Is a Grand Old Name", a song by George M. Cohan from ''Forty-five Minutes from Broadway'' * "

Mary (I'm in Love with You) "Mary (I'm in Love with You)" is an American popular song of 1931, written by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson. Nelson and his orchestra recorded the song on November 25, 1931 ( Brunswick E37427). The recording starts off straight and "sweet" bu ...

", a song written by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson

Novels

* ''Mary'', by Vladimir Nabokov * '' Mary: A Fiction'', a 1788 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft

Ships and boats

* ''Mary'' (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1737–1749, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels * , the proposed naval name and designation for a motorboat that was never acquired

Other uses

* Mary (crater), a lunar impact crater * Mary (elephant), an elephant from the ''Sparks World Famous Shows'' circus * Mary (programming language) * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement