Famous People with Name Mary

Mary Petrie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Petrie: was a Canadian figure skater who competed in pairs with Robert McAvoy.She later became partners with John Hubbell, and with him, she added another pair of silver medals at nationals and competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

Mary Tuthill Lindheim            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Tuthill Lindheim: was a sculptor and studio potter. She trained as a sculptor with Ralph Stackpole, Alexander Archipenko, Isamu Noguchi, and Jose de Creeft, working in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco between 1930 and 1945. Widowed in World War II, she turned to ceramics, studying with Antonio Prieto at California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts), and was an active studio artist and leader in potters' and craftsmen circles in the Bay Area from 1946 to 1969. She lived for most of those years in Forest Knolls and Sausalito. In 1969 she moved to Bolinas, a coastal community in west Marin County

Mary Agnes Yerkes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Agnes Yerkes: was an American Impressionist painter, photographer and artisan. She was skilled in the mediums of oil, pastel and watercolor. Her professional career was cut short by the Great Depression, but she still continued to paint well into her nineties with a passion for her craft and nature. She is noted for her plein-air painting while camping the American West and its National Parks.

Mary Harvey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Harvey: an American soccer goalkeeper. She was the starting goalie for 1991U.S. Women's National Team which won the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup; and a member of the 1996 Olympic Gold Medal team. Harvey retired from international competition in 1996 following the Atlanta Olympics.

Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mary Abigail "Abby" Wambach: is an Olympic medalist and professional soccer player. A three-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, she has been a regular on the US Women's National Team since 2003 and is the joint third highest scorer for the Women's National Team with over 100 goals in international play. She scored the gold-medal-winning goal in the 2004 Olympics.

Ludovic Mary            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Ludovic Mary: is a footballer, currently playing for Championnat de France amateur Group C side US Colomiers Football as a left-back.