Mary may refer to:

People

Mary (name) Mary is a Grammatical gender#Personal names, feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria (given name), Maria, which was in turn a Latin language, Latin form of the Greek name or , found in the Septuagint and New Testament. The latte ...

, a female given name (includes a list of people with the name)

Religion

New Testament people named Mary The name ''Mary'' (from or from the original Hebrew מרים '' Miryam''), appears 54 times in the New Testament, in 49 verses. It was the single most popular female name among Jews of the Roman province of Judaea at the time, borne by about o ...

, overview article linking to many of those below *

Mary, mother of Jesus Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...

, 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 crucifixion of Jesus, his cr ...

, devoted follower of Jesus *

Mary of Bethany Mary of Bethany is a Bible, biblical figure mentioned by name in the Gospel of John and probably the Gospel of Luke in the Christianity, Christian New Testament. Together with her siblings Lazarus of Bethany, Lazarus and Martha, she is described ...

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

Mary, mother of James Mary, mother of James is identified in the synoptic gospels as one of the women who went to Jesus' tomb after he was buried. and refer to "Mary the mother of James" as one of the Myrrhbearers, the women who went to the tomb of Jesus. Along ...

Mary of Clopas According to the Gospel of John, Mary of Clopas (, ''María hē tou Clōpá'') was one of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus and bringing supplies for his funeral. The expression ''Mary of Clopas'' in the Greek text is ambiguous as t ...

, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark *

Mary of Egypt Mary of Egypt (; ; ; Amharic/Geʽez, Geez: ቅድስት ማርያም ግብፃዊት) was an Egyptians, Egyptian Grazers (Christianity), grazer saint dwelling in Palestine (region), Palestine during late antiquity or the Early Middle Ages. She is ...

, patron saint of penitents *

Mary of Rome Mary of Rome was a 1st century Christian woman mentioned in Paul the Apostle's Epistle to the Romans (16:6). She is said to have treated Paul with special kindness, and to have "laboured much among" the early Christian community. Although it has ...

, a New Testament woman *

Mary the Jewess Mary or Maria the Jewess (), also known as Mary the Prophetess () or Maria the Copt (), was an early alchemist known from the works of Zosimos of Panopolis () and other authors in the Greek alchemical tradition. On the basis of Zosimos's commen ...

, one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus.

Royalty

Mary, Countess of Blois Mary, Countess of Blois, also known as ''Marie of Avesnes'', (1200–1241) was countess of Blois from 1230 to 1241. She was the daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois.(FR)Henri Platelle, ''Présence de l'au-delà: une vision médi� ...

(1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Blois *

Mary of Burgundy Mary of Burgundy (; ; 13 February 1457 – 27 March 1482), nicknamed the Rich, was a member of the House of Valois-Burgundy who ruled the Burgundian lands, comprising the Duchy of Burgundy, Duchy and Free County of Burgundy, County of Burgundy a ...

(1457–1482), daughter of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy *

Queen Mary of Denmark Mary (born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson; 5 February 1972) is Queen of Denmark as the wife of King Frederik X. Mary met Frederik (then Crown Prince of Denmark) while attending the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. They married on 14 May 2004 at ...

(born 1972), wife of Frederik X of Denmark *

Mary I of England Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She made vigorous ...

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

Mary II of England Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England, List of Scottish monarchs, Scotland, and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Sh ...

(1662–1694), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland *

Mary of Guelders Mary of Guelders (; c. 1434/1435 – 1 December 1463) was Queen of Scots by marriage to King James II. She ruled as regent of Scotland from 1460 to 1463. Background She was the daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders, and Catherine of Clev ...

(c. 1434–1463), daughter of Arnold, Duke of Guelders *

Mary of Guise Mary of Guise (; 22 November 1515 – 11 June 1560), also called Mary of Lorraine, was List of Scottish royal consorts, Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was a French people, French noblewoman of the ...

(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 Mary of Modena (; ) was List of English royal consorts, Queen of England, List of Scottish royal consorts, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James VII and II. A devout Catholic, Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was t ...

(1658–1718), Queen Consort of King James II of England and VII of Scotland *

Mary I of Portugal ''Dom (title), Dona'' Maria I (Maria Francisca Isabel Josefa Antónia Gertrudes Rita Joana; 17 December 1734 – 20 March 1816) also known as Maria the Pious in Portugal and Maria the Mad in Brazil, was Queen of Portugal from 24 February 1777 ...

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

Mary II of Portugal Don (honorific), Dona Maria II (Maria da Glória Joana Carlota Leopoldina da Cruz Francisca Xavier de Paula Isidora Micaela Gabriela Rafaela Gonzaga de Habsburgo-Lorena e Bragança; 4 April 1819 – 15 November 1853) also known as "the Ed ...

(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 List of Scottish monarchs, Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legit ...

(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 List of British royal consorts, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 Janua ...

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

Mary of Waltham Mary of Waltham (10 October 1344 – September 1361),Some sources state 1362 as year of death Duchess of Brittany, was a daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault and was the wife of John IV, Duke of Brittany, known in En ...

(1344–1362), daughter of King Edward III of England *

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 *

Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood Mary, Princess Royal (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965) was a member of the British royal family. She was the only daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck, Queen Mary, the sister of kings Edward VIII and George VI ...

(1897–1965), daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck *

Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (25 April 1776 – 30 April 1857) was the eleventh child and fourth daughter of King George III and his consort Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She married her first cousin, Prince William Fr ...

(1776–1857), daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Other people

Mary (slave) Mary (died August 11, 1838) was a teenaged girl enslaved in the United States, who was hanged for the murder of Vienna Brinker, a two-year-old girl she was babysitting. Mary's case was notable both for her youth and for the extended legal process ...

( – 1838), American slave executed for murder *

Rosie Attard ''Re A (conjoined twins)'' 0012 WLR 480 is a Court of Appeal (England and Wales) 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 palli ...

(2000–2000), British conjoined twin subject to legal case whose pseudonym was Mary *

Parvati Melton Parvati Melton is an American model and actress known for her works in Indian Telugu and Malayalam-language films. She was a 2004 Miss Teen India Bay Area winner and is a trained ballet and classical Indian dancer. She debuted in the film ind ...

(), American model also known as Mary

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* Mary, a character in '' Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' * Mary Conner, a character in ''Roseanne'' * Mary Dean, a character in ''Love's Old Sweet Song'' * Mary Harris, a character in '' He's Just Not That Into You'' * Mary Hartman, the titular character of ''

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'' is an American satirical soap opera broadcast on weeknights from January 1976 to July 1977. The syndicated series follows the eponymous Mary Hartman, a small-town Ohio housewife attempting to cope with various bi ...

'' * Mary Hendon, a character in ''

A Sinless Sinner ''A Sinless Sinner'' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by James C. McKay and starring Marie Doro, Godfrey Tearle and Sam Livesey. It was distributed in the United States the following year under the alternative title ''Midnight Gamb ...

'' * Mary Jensen, the protagonist of ''

There's Something About Mary ''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ed Decter and John J. Strauss. The film features Cameron Diaz as the title character, while Ben S ...

'' * Mary Lennox, the protagonist of ''

The Secret Garden ''The Secret Garden'' is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911, after serialisation in ''The American Magazine'' (November 1910 – August 1911). Set in England, it is seen as a classic of English c ...

'' * Dr. Mary Malone, a List of His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust characters#Dr. Mary Malone, character in the ''His Dark Materials'' trilogy * Mary Marvel, a superheroine and member of the Marvel Family * Mary Melody, a character in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' * Mary Poppins (character), a nanny with magical powers * Lady Mary Talbot, a List of Downton Abbey characters#Lady Mary Talbot, character in ''Downton Abbey'' * Mary Test, a character in ''Johnny Test''

Film

* Mary (1931 film), ''Mary'' (1931 film), a British-German thriller film * Mary (1994 film), ''Mary'' (1994 film), an Australian documentary * Mary (2005 film), ''Mary'' (2005 film), an Italian thriller film * Mary (2019 film), ''Mary'' (2019 film), an American horror film * Mary (2024 film), ''Mary'' (2024 film), an American-British biblical film

Music

Albums

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

Songs

* "Mary", by Alexander Egorovich Varlamov (1801–1848) * "Mary (I'm in Love with You)", by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson, 1931 * "Mary", by Buffy Sainte-Marie from ''Illuminations (Buffy Sainte-Marie album), Illuminations'', 1969 * "Mary", by Robert Fripp from ''Exposure (Robert Fripp album), Exposure'', 1979 * "Mary", by Pete Townshend from ''Scoop (album), Scoop'', 1983 * "Mary", by The 4 of Us from the album ''Songs for the Tempted'', 1989 * Mary (Tori Amos song), "Mary" (Tori Amos song), 1992 * "Mary", by Sarah McLachlan from ''Fumbling Towards Ecstasy'', 1993 * "Mary", by Oingo Boingo from ''Boingo (album), Boingo'', 1994 * "Mary", by Sublime from ''Robbin' the Hood'', 1994 * Mary (Monique Brumby song), "Mary" (Monique Brumby song), from the album ''Thylacine'', 1996 * Mary (Supergrass song), "Mary" (Supergrass song), from their eponymous album, 1999 * Mary (Gemelli DiVersi song), "Mary" (Gemelli DiVersi song), from the album ''Fuego'', 2003 * Mary (Scissor Sisters song), "Mary" (Scissor Sisters song), from their eponymous album, 2004 * "Mary", by Sarah Slean from Day One (Sarah Slean album), ''Day One'', 2004 * "Mary", by The Subways from ''Young for Eternity'', 2005 * "Mary", by Kings of Leon from ''Come Around Sundown'', 2010 * "Mary", by John Cale from ''Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood'', 2012 * "Mary", by Alex G from Trick (Alex G album), ''Trick'', 2012 * "Mary", by Big Thief from ''Capacity (album), Capacity'', 2017 * "Mary", by Dune Rats from ''The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit'', 2017

Novels

* ''Mary: A Fiction'', a 1788 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft * Mary (Nabokov novel), ''Mary'' (Nabokov novel), 1926

Television

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

Theater

* Mary (musical), ''Mary'' (musical), a 1920 comedy by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel

Places

* Mary River (disambiguation), various rivers * Mary, Saône-et-Loire, France * Mary Region, Turkmenistan ** Mary, Turkmenistan, capital of Mary Region ** Mary District, in Mary Region

Ships

* ''Mary'', a Hudson's Bay Company vessels#Ship list, Hudson's Bay Company vessel in operation from 1737 to 1749 * , the proposed designation for a motorboat never acquired by the United States Navy

Other uses

* List of storms named Mary, various tropical cyclones * Mary (crater), an impact crater on the Moon * Mary (elephant), performed in the ''Sparks World Famous Shows'' circus * Mary (programming language)