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

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 * Queen Mary of Denmark (born 1972), wife of Frederik X of Denmark * Mary I of England (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 (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 ''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 (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 (1867–1953), Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom * Mary of Waltham (1344–1362), daughter of King Edward III of England * Mary of Woodstock (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 (), 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 Hendon, a character in '' A Sinless Sinner'' * Mary Jensen, the protagonist of '' There's Something About Mary'' * 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 character in the ''His Dark Materials'' trilogy *

Mary Marvel Mary Marvel (also known as Lady Shazam and Mary Shazam) is a fictional character and superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in ''Captain Marvel (DC ...

, 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 character in ''Downton Abbey'' * Mary Test, a character in ''

Johnny Test ''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Group, Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB ...

Film

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

Music

Albums

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

Songs

* "Mary", by

Alexander Egorovich Varlamov Alexander Egorovich Varlamov (or ''Aleksandr Yegorovich Varlamov''; ; 27 November 1801 – 27 October 1848) was a 19th-century composer, singer, teacher, conductor, and one of the founding fathers of the genre of the Russian art song. He is re ...

(1801–1848) * " Mary (I'm in Love with You)", by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson, 1931 * "Mary", by Buffy Sainte-Marie from '' Illuminations'', 1969 * "Mary", by Robert Fripp from '' Exposure'', 1979 * "Mary", by Pete Townshend from ''

Scoop Scoop, Scoops or The Scoop may refer to: Artefacts * Scoop (machine part), a component of machinery to carry things * Scoop (tool), a shovel-like tool, particularly one deep and curved, used in digging * Scoop (theater), a type of wide area l ...

'', 1983 * "Mary", by

The 4 of Us The 4 of Us are a rock band from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.(24 January 2003)The 4 of Us to play Dublin in March '' RTÉ.ie''(5 April 2003)Just the Four of Us ''Billboard'' Of the four founding members, only brothers Brendan and De ...

from the album ''Songs for the Tempted'', 1989 * "Mary" (Tori Amos song), 1992 * "Mary", by Sarah McLachlan from ''

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 prod ...

'', 1993 * "Mary", by Oingo Boingo from '' Boingo'', 1994 * "Mary", by Sublime from ''

Robbin' the Hood ''Robbin' the Hood'' is the second studio album by American ska punk band Sublime, released on March 1, 1994, on Skunk Records. It is noted for its experimental nature, low production values, and numerous samples and interpolations of other art ...

'', 1994 * "Mary" (Monique Brumby song), from the album ''Thylacine'', 1996 * "Mary" (Supergrass song), from their eponymous album, 1999 * "Mary" (Gemelli DiVersi song), from the album ''Fuego'', 2003 * "Mary" (Scissor Sisters song), from their eponymous album, 2004 * "Mary", by Sarah Slean from ''Day One'', 2004 * "Mary", by The Subways from ''

Young for Eternity ''Young for Eternity'' is the debut studio album by British rock band the Subways The Subways is an English rock music, rock band from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Formed in 2002, the band consists of Billy Lunn (guitar, lead vocals), ...

'', 2005 * "Mary", by Kings of Leon from ''

Come Around Sundown ''Come Around Sundown'' is the fifth studio album by American rock band Kings of Leon, released in Ireland, Australia and Germany on October 15, 2010, followed by releases in the United Kingdom on October 18 and North America on October 19. Lead ...

'', 2010 * "Mary", by John Cale from ''

Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood ''Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood'' is the fifteenth solo studio album by Welsh rock musician John Cale. It was released on 1 October 2012 in Europe and 2 October in North America on the Double Six Records imprint of Domino Records. It was rele ...

'', 2012 * "Mary", by Alex G from ''Trick'', 2012 * "Mary", by Big Thief from ''

Capacity Capacity or capacities may refer to: Mathematics, science, and engineering * Capacity of a container, closely related to the volume of the container * Capacity of a set, in Euclidean space, the total charge a set can hold while maintaining a giv ...

'', 2017 * "Mary", by Dune Rats from ''

The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit ''The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit'' is the second studio album by Australian rock band Dune Rats. It was released on 20 January 2017 by Ratbag Records and Dine Alone Records. It was produced by Zac Carper of American punk band FIDLAR. It debuted ...

'', 2017

Novels

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

Television

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

Theater

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

Places

Mary River (disambiguation) Mary River may refer to: * Mary River (Northern Territory), Australia * Mary River (Queensland), Australia ** Mary River cod, an endangered freshwater fish ** Mary River turtle, endemic to the Mary River in Queensland * Mary River (Western Aust ...

, various rivers *

Mary, Saône-et-Loire Mary () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The river Arconce has its source in the commune. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The followin ...

, France *

Mary Region Mary Region () is one of five provinces in Turkmenistan. It is located in the south-east of the country, bordering Afghanistan. Its capital is the city of Mary. Its area is and population 1,613,386 (2022 census).''Statistical Yearbook of Turkm ...

, Turkmenistan **

Mary, Turkmenistan Mary (; Cyrillic: Мары) is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It was founded in 1884 about from the ruins of the ancient abandoned great city of Merv and was actually named Merv until 193 ...

, capital of Mary Region **

Mary District Mary District () is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Mary. Administrative Subdivisions * Cities (şäherler) ** N/A ** ''(Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a f ...

, in Mary Region

Ships

* ''Mary'', a 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 The name Mary has been used for nine tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific Ocean: * Typhoon Mary (1952) (T5211, 10W) – a Category 1 typhoon. * Typhoon Mary (1956) (T5620, 20W) – did not affect land. * Typhoon Mary (1960) (T6003, 10W) � ...

, various tropical cyclones *

Mary (crater) Mary is a tiny Lunar craters, lunar impact crater in the southeastern part of the Mare Serenitatis. It is located to the northeast of the small crater Dawes (lunar crater), Dawes, and to the west of the Montes Taurus range. To the east-northeast ...

, an impact crater on the Moon *

Mary (elephant) Mary (c. 1894–September 13, 1916), also known as "Murderous Mary", was a five-ton Asian elephant who performed in the ''Sparks World Famous Shows'' circus. After killing circus employee Walter “Red” Eldridge on his second day as her handler ...

, performed in the ''Sparks World Famous Shows'' circus *

Mary (programming language) Mary is a programming language designed and implemented by Mark Rain at SINTEF, RUNIT in Trondheim, Norway during the 1970s. It borrowed many features from ALGOL 68 but was designed for systems programming (machine-oriented programming), with a su ...