Māris is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the English Maurice and may refer to: * Māris Ārbergs (born 1962), Latvian politician * Māris Bogdanovičs (born 1991), Latvian cyclist * Māris Bičevskis (born 1991), Latvian ice hockey player * Māris Bružiks (born 1962), Latvian triple jumper * Māris Čaklais (1940–2003), Latvian poet, writer, and journalist * Māris Diļevka (born 1992), Latvian ice hockey player * Māris Gailis (born 1951), Latvian politician, former

Prime Minister of Latvia The prime minister of Latvia () is the most powerful member of the Government of Latvia, who presides over the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. The officeholder is nominated by the president of Latvia, but must be able to obtain the support of a p ...

* Māris Grīnblats (1955–2021), Latvian politician * Māris Gulbis (born 1985), Latvian basketball player *

Māris Jass Māris Jass (born January 18, 1985) is a Latvian professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing a free agent having last played for GKS Katowice of the Polska Hokej Liga. Playing career He started his career in Stalkers/Juniors of the ...

(born 1985), Latvian ice hockey forward *

Māris Jučers Māris Jučers (born June 18, 1987) is a Latvian professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently a free agent having last played for HK Liepāja of the Latvian Hockey Higher League. Between 2007 and 2011 Jučers played for the Latvian club ...

(born 1987), Latvian ice hockey goaltender * Māris Krakops (born 1978), Latvian chess Grandmaster *

Māris Kučinskis Māris Kučinskis (born 28 November 1961) is a Latvian politician, who served as the prime minister of Latvia, from 2016 to 2019. Early life and career Māris Kučinskis was born on 28 November 1961, in Limbaži district, Latvia, where he liv ...

(born 1961), Latvian politician *

Māris Ļaksa Māris Ļaksa (born 8 September 1981 in Ventspils) is a retired Latvian professional basketball forward. In 2012, he was a member of BC Rakvere Tarvas. He also played for the Latvia national basketball team The Latvia men's national basketball ...

(born 1981), Latvian basketball player *

Māris Liepa Māris Rūdolfs Liepa (27 July 1936 – 26 March 1989) was a Soviet Latvian ballet dancer who was born in Riga and died in Moscow. He graduated from Riga Choreography School where he was taught by Valentin Blinov (Russian: Валентин Бли ...

(1936–1989), Latvian-Soviet ballet dancer * Māris Martinsons (born 1960), Latvian film director, producer and screenwriter *

Māris Poikāns Māris Poikāns (born 11 December 1962, Vidriži) is a Latvian bobsledder who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s for Soviet Union. He won the combined men's Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 1989–90. He also won a bronz ...

(born 1962), Latvian bobsledder *

Māris Purgailis Māris Purgailis (8 December 1947 – 26 September 2022) was a Latvian politician. He was the mayor of Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inh ...

(born 1947), Latvian politician *

Māris Riekstiņš Māris Riekstiņš (born 8 April 1963 in Riga, Soviet Union) is a Latvian politician and diplomat and a former Foreign Minister of Latvia (November 2007 – April 2010). He is a former Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation (September ...

(born 1963), Latvian politician and diplomat *

Māris Smirnovs Māris Smirnovs (born 2 June 1976) is a Latvian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender, and is currently the fitness coach of the Latvia national football team, Latvia nation ...

(born 1976) Latvian football defender *

Māris Štrombergs Māris Štrombergs (born 10 March 1987) is a Latvian former professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in Cycling at the Summer Olympics, BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World ...

(born 1987) Latvian professional BMX racer and Olympic gold medalist *

Māris Urtāns Māris Urtāns (born 9 February 1981 in Riga) is a Latvian shot putter. His personal best throw is 21.63 metres, achieved on 19 June 2010 in Belgrade. He finished ninth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Un ...

(born 1981), Latvian shot putter *

Māris Verpakovskis Māris Verpakovskis (born 15 October 1979), is a Latvian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Latvia national team at UEFA Euro 2004 and is the only Latvian player to score at the end stage of a major inte ...

(born 1979), Latvian football forward *

Māris Ziediņš Māris Ziediņš (born 3 July 1978 in Talsi, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Latvian former professional ice hockey forward. He finished his career in the Peterborough Phantoms of the English Premier Ice Hockey League. Ziediņš spent four yea ...

(born 1978), Latvian ice hockey forward *

(born 1990), basketball player

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