Mary

Mary may refer to:

People

This section lists people commonly referred to solely by this name.

• Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)

Religious contexts

• New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
• Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Mary Magdalene, 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, a New Testament woman
• Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam
• Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus.
• Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement
• Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an

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 (1662–1694), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
• Mary of Guelders (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 (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 (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 (1897–1965), daughter of King George V and Mary of Teck
• Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776–1857), daughter of King George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Others

• A pseudonym for Communist Party USA activist Williana Burroughs (1882–1945), used in the 1920s
• Parvati Melton, Indian-American actress, known as Mary
• Mary (conjoined twin) (2000–2000), pseudonym of Rosie Attard, subject of a 2001 legal case
• Mary (slave) (died 1838), an American teenage slave executed for murder
• Miriai (c. first century CE), a woman in Mandaeism

Places

• Mary Region, in southeast Turkmenistan
  • Mary District, in Mary Province
  • Mary, Turkmenistan, capital city of the province, located in Mary District
    • Mary International Airport
• Mary, Saône-et-Loire, France
• Mary River (disambiguation)
• Mary's Point, New Brunswick, Canada

Arts and entertainment

Theater

• Mary (musical) (1920), by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel with music by Louis Hirsch

Film

• Mary (1931 film), an Alfred Hitchcock film
• Mary (1994 film), an Australian documentary
• Mary (2005 film), a film directed by Abel Ferrara about an actress playing Mary Magdalene
• Mary (2019 film), an American horror film
• Mary (2024 film), a 2024 British film by D. J. Caruso

Television

• Mary (1978 TV series), a variety series
• Mary (1985 TV series), a sitcom

Fictional characters

• Mary, a character in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, a Canadian animated series
• Mary, a character played by Drew Barrymore in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie He's Just Not That Into You
• Mary Katherine Blackwood, main character in Shirley Jackson's 1962 novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle
• Mary Conner, a character in the American sitcom television series Roseanne
• Mary Dean, a character in the 1933 British romance movie Love's Old Sweet Song
• Mary Hartman, the title character on the soap opera satire Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
• Mary Hendon, a character in the 1919 British silent drama film A Sinless Sinner
• Mary Jensen, the main character played by Cameron Diaz in the 1998 American romantic comedy movie There's Something About Mary
• Mary Malone, a character in the His Dark Materials novel trilogy
• Mary Marvel, a superheroine character
• Mary Melody, a character in the Tiny Toon Adventures animated television series
• Mary Poppins, fictional nanny with magical powers
• Lady Mary Talbot (née Crawley), a character in Downton Abbey, played by Michelle Dockery
• Mary Test, the older twin sister of Susan Test in the American animated series Johnny Test
• Mary Anne Spier, fictional character in The Babysitters Club

Music

Albums

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

Songs

• "Mary", Russian-language art song by Alexander Egorovich Varlamov
• "Mary" (Monique Brumby song), a 1996 song from Thylacine
• Mary (Sarah Slean song), a track on the 2004 album Day One by Sarah Slean
• Mary (Scissor Sisters song), a 2004 song by American rock band Scissor Sisters
• Mary (Supergrass song), a 1999 song by British band Supergrass
• Mary (Gemelli DiVersi song), a 2003 song by Italian band Gemelli DiVersi
• "Mary", a 2017 song by Big Thief on the album Capacity
• "Mary", a song by Kings of Leon on the album Come Around Sundown
• "Mary", a song by The 4 of Us on the album Songs for the Tempted
• "Mary", a song by Tori Amos on the album Tales of a Librarian
• "Mary", a song by John Cale from the album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
• "Mary", a song by Oingo Boingo on Boingo
• "Mary", a song by Robert Fripp on Exposure
• "Mary", a song by Sarah McLachlan on the album Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
• "Mary", a song by Buffy Sainte-Marie on Illuminations
• "Mary", a song by Sublime on the album Robbin' the Hood
• "Mary", a song by The Subways on the album Young for Eternity
• "Mary", a song by Pete Townshend written for the concept album Lifehouse
• "Mary", a song by Dune Rats on The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit
• "Mary Is a Grand Old Name", a song by George M. Cohan from Forty-five Minutes from Broadway
• "Mary (I'm in Love with You)", a song written by J. Fred Coots and Ozzie Nelson
• "Mary", a song by Alex G on "Trick"

Novels

• Mary, by Vladimir Nabokov
• Mary: A Fiction, a 1788 novel by Mary Wollstonecraft

Ships and boats

See also: Queen Mary (ship)

• Mary (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1737 to 1749, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels
• USS Mary (SP-462), the proposed naval name and designation for a motorboat that was never acquired

Other uses

• Mary (crater), a lunar impact crater
• Mary (elephant), an elephant from the Sparks World Famous Shows circus
• Mary (programming language)
• Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement

See also

• All pages with titles containing Mary
• All pages with titles beginning with Mary
• Islas Marías (Mary Islands), Mexico
• Bloody Mary (disambiguation)
• Mari (disambiguation)
• Maria (disambiguation)
• Marie (disambiguation)
• Marius (disambiguation)
• Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an
• Mery (disambiguation)
• Miss Mary (disambiguation)