Māris is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the English

Maurice Maurice may refer to: People * Saint Maurice (died 287), Roman legionary and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice (bishop of London) (died 1107), Lord Chancellor and ...

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 Māris Bružiks (born 25 August 1962 in Pļaviņas, Latvia) is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR, and later, following its dissolution, Latvia. He first won the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986, setting a championshi ...

(born 1962), Latvian triple jumper *

Māris Čaklais Māris Čaklais (16 June 1940 – 13 December 2003) was a Latvian poet, writer, and journalist. Biography Čaklais studied journalism at the University of Latvia until 1964; his first publications appeared in 1960. He translated to Latvian B ...

(1940–2003), Latvian poet, writer, and journalist * Māris Diļevka (born 1992), Latvian ice hockey player *

Māris Gailis Māris Gailis (born 9 July 1951) is a Latvian businessman and former politician. He is the former Prime Minister of Latvia, an office he held from September 1994 to December 1995. In the government of the Prime Minister Valdis Birkavs, Gailis b ...

(born 1951), Latvian politician, former Prime Minister of Latvia *

Māris Grīnblats Māris Grīnblats (5 January 1955 – 14 March 2021) was a Latvian politician and a member of the political party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (TB/LNNK). Early life Grīnblats was born on 5 January 1955 in Kuldīga, Latvian Soviet Socialis ...

(born 1955), Latvian politician * Māris Gulbis (born 1985), Latvian basketball player * Māris Jass (born 1985), Latvian ice hockey forward * Māris Jučers (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 and former Prime Minister of Latvia. Early life and career Māris Kučinskis was born on 28 November 1961, in Limbaži District, Latvia, where he lived until the age of 16. Af ...

(born 1961), Latvian politician *

Māris Ļaksa Māris Ļaksa (born 8 September 1981 in Ventspils) is a Latvian professional basketball forward who, as of 2012, is a member of BC Rakvere Tarvas. He is also a member of Latvia national basketball team The Latvia men's national basketball team ...

(born 1981), Latvian basketball player * Māris Liepa (1936–1989), Latvian-Soviet ballet dancer * Māris Martinsons (born 1960), Latvian film director, producer and screenwriter * Māris Poikāns (born 1962), Latvian bobsledder * Māris Purgailis (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 the current Ambassador of Latvia to the Russian Federation. Bio ...

(born 1963), Latvian politician and diplomat *

Māris Smirnovs Māris Smirnovs (born 2 June 1976, in Daugavpils) is a former Latvian football defender, currently the assistant manager of FK Ventspils, playing in the Latvian Higher League. Smirnovs has played 22 international matches for Latvia national fo ...

(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 BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he p ...

(born 1987) Latvian professional BMX racer and Olympic gold medalist * Māris Urtāns (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 represented the Latvia national team at UEFA Euro 2004 and is the only Latvian player to score at the end stage of a major int ...

(born 1979), Latvian football forward * Māris Ziediņš (born 1978), Latvian ice hockey forward * Māris Ziediņš (born 1990), basketball player

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