# Mariya

Mariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria.

## People

* Mariya Abakumova (born 1986), Russian Olympic javelin thrower
* Mariya Agapova (born 1997), Kazakhstani mixed martial arts fighter
* Mariya Alyokhina (born 1988), Russian political activist
* Mariya Babanova (1900–1983), Russian actress
* Mariya Baklakova (born 1997), Russian swimmer
* Mariya Bayda (1922–2002), Russian scout
* Mariya Bespalova (born 1968), Russian hammer thrower
* Mariya Bolikova (born 1977), Russian sprinter
* Mariya Borovichenko (1925–1943), Soviet soldier
* Mariya Bugakova (born 1985), Uzbekistani former swimmer
* Mariya Butyrskaya (born 1972), Russian figure skater
* Mariya Dashkina Maddux, Ukrainian modern dancer
* Mariya Dimitrova (born 1976), Bulgarian triple jumper
* Mariya Dolina (1922–2010), Soviet WWII dive bomber pilot and Heroine of the Soviet Union
* Mariya Fadeyeva (born 1958), Russian former rower
* Mariya Gabriel (born 1979), Bulgarian politician
* Mariya Grabovetskaya (born 1987), Kazakhstani weightlifter
* Mariya Grinberg (1908–1978), Russian pianist
* Mariya Gromova (born 1984), Russian synchronized swimmer
* Mariya Havrysh (1931–2001), Ukrainian swimmer
* Mariya Ise (born 1988), Japanese actress
* Mariya Karashka (born 1942), Bulgarian artistic gymnast
* Mariya Kartalova (born 1969), Bulgarian artistic gymnast
* Mariya Kichukova (born 1972), Bulgarian canoeist
* Mariya Kirova (born 1982), better known as simply Maria, Bulgarian singer
* Mariya Kiselyova (born 1974), Russian synchronized swimmer
* Mariya Kocheva (born 1974), Bulgarian swimmer
* Mariya Konovalova (a.k.a. Mariya Pantyukhova]; born 1974), Russian long-distance runner
* Mariya Koroleva (born 1990), American synchronized swimmer
* Mariya Koroteyeva (born 1981), Russian hurdler
* Mariya Koryttseva (born 1985), Ukrainian tennis player
* Mariya Kozhevnikova (born 1984), Russian actress and politician
* Mariya Krivopolenova (1843–1924), Russian folklore performer and storyteller
* Mariya Kuchina (born 1993), Russian athlete
* Mariya Kuznetsova (singer) (1880–1966), Russian opera singer and dancer
* Mariya Kuznetsova (pilot) (1918–1990), Soviet fighter pilot
* Mariya Itkina (1932–2020), Soviet runner
* Mariya Litoshenko (born 1949), Soviet handball player
* Mariya Liver (born 1990), Ukrainian swimmer
* Mariya Mazina (born 1964), Russian women's épée fencer
* Mariya Melentyeva (1924–1943), Soviet partisan
* Mariya Muzychuk (born 1992), Ukrainian chess player
* Mariya Netesova (born 1983), Russian rhythmic gymnast
* Mariya Ocher (a.k.a. Mariya Ocheretianskaya; born 1986), Russian musical artist
* Mariya Ohurtsova (a.k.a. Mariya Ogurtsova; born 1983), Ukrainian swimmer
* Mariya Oktyabrskaya (1905–1944), Soviet war hero
* Mariya Onolbayeva (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player
* Mariya Orlyk (1930–2022), Ukrainian teacher and politician
* Mariya Ovechkina (born 1991), Russian beauty-contest contestant
* Mariya Panfilova (a.k.a. Mariya Sadilova; born 1987), Russian biathlete
* Mariya Payun (born 1953), Soviet rower
* Mariya Petkova (née Mariya Vergova; born 1950), Bulgarian discus thrower
* Mariya Petrovykh (1908—1979), Russian poet and translator
* Mariya Pinigina (née Mariya Kulchunova; born 1958), Soviet sprinter
* Mariya Pisareva (born 1934), Soviet high-jumper
* Mariya Ralcheva (born 1978), Ukrainian sprint canoer
* Mariya Rudnitskaya (1916–1983), Russian Soviet realist painter, graphic artist, and art teacher
* Mariya Ryemyen (born 1987), Ukrainian sprinter
* Mariya Sarapova (a.k.a. Mariya Sharapova; born 1987), Russian tennis player
* Mariya Savinova (born 1985), Russian middle-distance runner
* Mariya Shah, Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh
* Mariya Shcherba (born 1985), Belarusian swimmer
* Mariya Shcherbina (born 1958), Ukrainian mathematician
* Mariya Shekerova (born 1988), Uzbekistani-Russian Olympic judoka
* Mariya Shorets (born 1990), Russian triathlete
* Mariya Shubina (a.k.a. Mariya Zhubina; born 1930), Soviet canoeist
* Mariya Sidorova (born 1979), Russian handball player
* Mariya Smolyachkova (born 1985), Belarusian hammer thrower
* Mariya Sokova (born 1979), Uzbekistani triple jumper
* Mariya Stadnik (born 1988), Azerbaijani freestyle wrestler
* Mariya Stoyanova (born 1947), Bulgarian basketball player
* Mariya Suzuki (born 1991), Japanese singer and actress
* Mariya Svistunova (1778–1866), Russian aristocrat
* Mariya Takeuchi (born 1955), Japanese singer-songwriter
* Mariya Vasilieva (born 1963), Russian doctor of juridical Science
* Mariya Ivanovna Vassiliéva (1884–1957), Russian painter
* Mariya Voloshchenko (born 1989), Ukrainian diver
* Mariya Voyvodova (born 1978), Bulgarian-born Swedish politician
* Mariya Yakovenko (born 1982), Russian javelin thrower
* Mariya Yamada (born 1980), Japanese actress
* Mariya Nazarivna Yaremchuk (born 1993), Ukrainian singer and actress
* Mariya Yakovlevna Zerova (1902–1994), Ukrainian mycologist
* Mariya Zhukova (1805–1855), Russian writer
* Mariya Zubova (1749–1799), Russian composer and concert singer