Famous People with Name Maria

Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer            Origin/Culture/Country: Netherlands

Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer: is a Netherlands speed skater specializing in the middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events.In 1999 she won the 1000 m in the World Single Distance Championships and in 2004 became world c

Maria Grigoryevna Isakova            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Maria Grigoryevna Isakova: nicknamed Cinderella of Vyatka, is a former World Champion speed skater. She was born in Vyatka (now Kirov), Russian SFSR, and competed for the Soviet Union.Maria Isakova started skating at a very young age, spending many hours every day on the ice becaus

María Antonieta Collins            Origin/Culture/Country: Mexican

María Antonieta Collins: is a Mexican journalist , TV host and best seller author of six books and winner of four EMMY awards, (two of them National EMMYS) and the Edward Murrow Award.

María Celeste Arrarás            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

María Celeste Arrarás: is a Puerto Rican television reporter and actress.She represented Mayagüez in Miss Puerto Rico Universo 1979 when she was 18. She was placed 1st Runner Up. When she was 20, She attended the Loyola University in New Orleans, Louisiana where she majored in

María Elena Salinas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

María Elena Salinas: is the co-anchor of Noticiero Univision with Jorge Ramos, the most watched newscast by American Hispanics. She is considered one of the most recognized and influential female Hispanic journalists in the United States.