Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Spanish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Greek, and English form of the Latin Roman name Marius. In

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, the name Mario was among the most common masculine given names in the decades between 1970 and 1999, and was the most common name in the 1970s. The Portuguese version of the name is spelled Mário (to highlight the pronunciation of the "a"). It is also associated with the highly popular and beloved Nintendo franchise

Super Mario (also known as and ) is a platform game series created by Nintendo starring their mascot, Mario. It is the central series of the greater Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise. At least one ''Super Mario'' game has been released for every m ...

and its eponymous character

Mario is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

. Notable people and characters named Mario include:

Given name

Artists and musicians

Mario (American singer) Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986), known mononymously as Mario, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, model, and actor. Born and raised in Baltimore, he signed a record deal with J Records at the age of fourte ...

(born 1986), Mario Dewar Barrett, an American R&B singer *

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

(born 1930), German actor *

Mario Amaya Mario Amaya (October 6, 1933 – June 29, 1986) was an American art critic, museum director and magazine editor, and (1972–1976) director of the New York Cultural Center and (1976–1979) the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. He was ...

(1933–1986), American art critic *

Mario Cantone Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and singer with numerous appearances on Comedy Central including ''Chappelle's Show''. He also played Anthony Marentino in ''Sex and the City'' and Terri in ''Men In T ...

(born 1959), American comedian and actor * Mario Chicot, also simply Mario, zouk singer from Guadeloupe *

Mario Domm Mario Alberto Domínguez Zarzar (born 22 January 1977), known as Mario Domm, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer. A founding member of the pop rock band Camila, he has won four Latin Grammy Awards; four ''Billboard'' Awards; 1 ...

(born 1977), Mexican singer and member of Camila *

Mario Frangoulis Mario Frangoulis ( el, Μάριος Φραγκούλης, Mários Frankoúlis; born 18 December 1967) is a Greek vocalist and theatre actor, famous for his refined tenor vocals. Born in Rhodesia, Frangoulis after his three decade long career has ...

(born 1967), Greek tenor *

Mario Lanza Mario Lanza (, ; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza ; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer at ...

(1921–1959), Italian American opera tenor singer and actor * Mario del Monaco (1915–1982), Italian tenor *

Mario Maurer is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

(born 1988), Thai actor and model *

Mario Milita Mario Milita (June 26, 1923 – August 22, 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography An actor with a career spanning over 65 years, he became well known to the audiences for his work in Animated cartoon, animation. Because of his coa ...

(1923–2017), Italian voice actor * Mario Moro (1918–2002), Italian singer *

Mario Nascimbene Mario Nascimbene (28 November 1913 – 6 January 2002) was one of the best known Italian film soundtrack composers of the 20th century. His career spanned six decades, during which time he earned several awards for the innovative contents of his ...

(1913–2002), Italian film score composer *

Mario Sammarco (Giuseppe) Mario Sammarco (13 December 1868, although some sources say 1867 – 24 January 1930) was an Italian operatic baritone noted for his acting ability. Biography Sammarco was born in Palermo, Sicily, and studied locally with Antonio Can ...

(1868–1930), Italian operatic baritone * Mario Sciacca, Italian-Danish singer, part of the Danish pop duo Muri & Mario * Mario Tozzi (1895–1979), Italian painter *

Mario Vazquez Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is an American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's American Idol (season 4), fourth season, which aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, FOX network in early 2005. Bi ...

(born 1977), ''American Idol'' contestant and singer *

Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is an American film director and actor best known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991 and '' USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage'' in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Va ...

(born 1957), American director and actor *

Mario Winans Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his 2004 song "I Don't Wanna Know", which reached number 2 in the United States and number 1 in the United Kingdom. Winan ...

(born 1974), R&B singer

Politicians

Mario Aoun Mario Aoun (born 1951) is a Lebanese physician and politician. He was a member of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) led by Michel Aoun. He was the minister of social affairs between 2008 and 2009. Early life and education Aoun was born into a M ...

(born 1951), Lebanese politician *

Mario Baccini Mario Baccini (born 14 December 1957 in Rome) is an Italian politician, former member of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and promoter of the White Rose. Biography He started his political activity as town councilor in Rome, for th ...

(born 1957), Italian politician *

Mario Chella Mario Chella (16 March 1934 – 13 July 2022) was an Italian politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy The Chamber of Deputies ( it, Camera dei deputati) is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the ...

(1934–2022), Italian politician *

Mario Cuomo Mario Matthew Cuomo (, ; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as t ...

(1932–2015), governor of New York *

Mario Draghi Mario Draghi (; born 3 September 1947) is an Italian economist, academic, banker and civil servant who served as prime minister of Italy from February 2021 to October 2022. Prior to his appointment as prime minister, he served as President of ...

(born 1947), Prime Minister of Italy and former president of the ECB *

Mario Dumont Mario Dumont (born May 19, 1970) is a Canadian television personality and former politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA), and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), from 1994 to 20 ...

(born 1970), Canadian politician *

Mario Gentile Mario Gentile (b. 1948 or 1949-) is a former municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He served as a councillor and city controller in North York, and was also a member of the Metropolitan Toronto council. His political career ended with ...

, municipal politician in Toronto *

Mario Landolfi Mario Landolfi (born 6 June 1959) is an Italian politician, served as a member of the parliament and minister of communications. Early life Landolfi was born in Mondragone, the province of Caserta, on 6 June 1959. Career Landolfi was a council ...

(born 1959), Italian politician *

Mario Martinelli Mario Martinelli (12 May 1906 – 21 May 2001) was an Italian resistance member during the Fascist Italy and a conservative politician who was a member of Christian Democracy. He was the undisputed leader of the party in the Como region. He held ...

(1906 –2001), Italian politician *

Mario Monti Mario Monti, (born 19 March 1943) is an Italian economist and academic who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013, leading a technocratic government in the wake of the Italian debt crisis. Monti served as a European Commiss ...

(born 1943), Italian economist and former Prime Minister of Italy * Mario Pedini (1918–2003), Italian politician *

Mario Roberto Santucho Mario Roberto Santucho (12 August 1936 – 19 July 1976) was an Argentine revolutionary and guerrilla combatant, founder of the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores ( Workers' Revolutionary Party, PRT) and leader of Argentina's largest Marxi ...

(1936–1976), Argentine revolutionary and guerrilla combatant *

Mario Savio Mario Savio (December 8, 1942 – November 6, 1996) was an American activist and a key member of the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. He is most famous for his passionate speeches, especially the "Bodies Upon the Gears" address given at Spro ...

(1942–1996), American political activist *

Mário Soares Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares, GColTE, GCC, GColL (; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th presid ...

(1924–2017), Portuguese politician and the former Prime Minister of Portugal *

Mario Tanassi Mario Tanassi (17 March 1916 – 5 May 2007) was an Italian politician, who was several times Minister of the Italian Republic. In 1979 he was condemned by the Constitutional Court of Italy for his involvement in the Lockheed bribery scandal. Bi ...

(1916–2007), Italian politician *

Mario Umana Mario Umana (May 5, 1914 – April 27, 2005) was an American politician and judge. Career A native of Boston and of Italian descent, Umana graduated from East Boston High School in 1932, the same year as Adio diBiccari. Umana then went ...

(1914–2005), American judge and politician *

Mario Zagari Mario Zagari (14 September 1913–29 February 1996) was an Italian socialist politician, who served in the Italian Parliament and in the European parliament as well as in the Italian governments in various capacities. Early life and education Za ...

(1913–1996), Italian politician

Sportsmen

Mario Aerts Mario Aerts (born 31 December 1974 in Herentals, Belgium) is a former professional road bicycle racer, who competed between 1996 and 2011. He competed for three teams; Vlaanderen 2002, and the Lotto team through various sponsorships, competing ...

(born 1974), Belgian cyclist *

Mario Ančić Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking c ...

(born 1984), Croatian professional tennis player *

Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian-born American former racing driver. One of the most successful drivers in the history of motorsports, Andretti is one of only two drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, t ...

(born 1940), American race car driver *

Mario Arteaga Mario Alberto Arteaga Herrera (born 29 November 1970) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Club He played as forward during his career, beginning with Chivas in the 1990–91 season. During the ...

(born 1970), Mexican footballer *

Mario Avellaneda Mario Avellaneda Soriano (born 12 November 1974 in Granollers, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Fur ...

(born 1974), Spanish race walker *

Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Barwuah (; ''né'' Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss Super League club Sion. Balotelli started his professional football career in 2005 at Lumezzane, before ...

(born 1990), Italian footballer *

Mario Been Marinus Antonius Been (born 11 December 1963) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. As a footballer, Been played for Feyenoord, Pisa, Roda JC, Heerenveen, FC Tirol Innsbruck and Excelsior. He played in an attacking midfiel ...

(born 1963), Dutch footballer and manager *

Mario Chalmers Almario Vernard "Mario" Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He was selected as the 34th overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Minnesota ...

(born 1986), American basketball player *

Mario Cipollini Mario Cipollini (; born 22 March 1967), often abbreviated to "Cipo", is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance (his first pro win came in 1988, his last in 2005; 170 pro ...

(born 1967), Italian road cyclist *

Mario Corso Mario Corso (; 25 August 1941 – 19 June 2020) was an Italian football player and coach. A famed and dynamic left winger, he was regarded as one of the greatest Italian players in his position, earning the nicknames "Mandrake" and "God's Left ...

(1941–2020), Italian footballer *

Mario Delaš Mario Delaš (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Gipuzkoa in the Spanish second-tier LEB Oro. He is a 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall power forward / center. Professional career Mario Delaš made his professional debut ...

(born 1990), Croatian basketball player *

Mario Domínguez Mario Domínguez (born December 1, 1975, in Mexico City) is a Mexican racing driver. He has competed in the CART and CCWS Champ Car series and later the IndyCar Series. Early career Domínguez first began racing in 1987 driving go-karts. He w ...

(born 1975), Mexican race car driver *

Mario Elie is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...

(born 1963), American basketball player *

Mario Figueroa Mario Figueroa (born December 24, 1963) is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Venezuela. Career ;1999 :1st in Stage 1 Vuelta a Venezuela, Punto Fijo Circuito (VEN) ;2000 :1st in Stage 4 part b Vuelta a Venezuela, Valencia (VEN) ...

(born 1963), Venezuelan road cyclist *

Mario Gaspar Mario Gaspar Pérez Martínez (; born 24 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Watford as a right-back. He spent 15 years of his career at Villarreal, making 424 official appearances and winnin ...

(born 1990), Spanish footballer *

Mario Gómez Mario Gómez García (; born 10 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Germany national team over a period of 11 years between 2007 and 2018. Gómez began his professional career with ...

(born 1985), German footballer *

Mario González (Mexican boxer) Mariano "Mario" González Lugo (born August 15, 1969, in Puebla) is a Mexican former boxer who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division. He now ...

(born 1969), Mexican boxer *

Mario González (swimmer) Mario González Montesinos (born August 2, 1975 in Havana, Cuba) is a former international breaststroke swimmer from Cuba, who participated in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. His best results were a ...

(born 1975), Cuban swimmer * Mario Goodrich (born 2000), American football player *

Mario Götze Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team. Although his favoured position is that of a playmaker, Götze has also played as a false nin ...

(born 1992), German footballer *

Mario Henderson Mario Henderson (October 29, 1984 – October 21, 2020) was an American professional American football, football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He spent the first four years of his career with the Oakla ...

(1984–2020), American football player *

Mario Hezonja Mario Hezonja (; born 25 February 1995) is a Croats, Croatian professional basketball player for Real Madrid Baloncesto, Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Croatia men's national basketball team, Croati ...

(born 1995), Croatian basketball player *

Mario Hollands Mario Eduardo Lemus Hollands (born August 26, 1988) is an American former professional baseball left-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Hollands played college baseball for the UC ...

(born 1988), American baseball player * Marios Kaperonis (born 1983), Greek boxer *

Mario Kempes Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, he finished as La Liga's top goalscorer twice with Valencia and amassed 11 ...

(born 1954), Argentine retired footballer * Mario Kummer (born 1962), German track and road cyclist and manager *

Mario Lemieux Mario Lemieux (; ; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played parts of 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1984 and 2006, and he assumed ownership of the f ...

(born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player *

Mario Lemina Mario René Junior Lemina (; born 1 September 1993) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for French sides Lorient and Marseille, before joining Italian ...

(born 1993), Gabonese footballer *

Mario Mancini Mario Mancini (born Leonard Inzitari; June 21, 1966) is a retired American professional wrestler who mainly worked in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as a babyface jobber from 1984 to 1991. He is WWE legend The Undertaker's first opponent ev ...

(born 1966), American professional wrestler *

Mario Mandžukić Mario Mandžukić (; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian football coach and a former player who is an assistant coach of the Croatia national team. As a player, he played as a forward and became known for his aggressiveness, defensive contribution ...

(born 1986), Croatian footballer *

Mario Manningham Mario Cashmere Manningham (born May 25, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. After receiving few opportunities in his rookie year, Manningham caught 1 ...

(born 1986), American football player * Mario Maraschi (1939–2020), Italian footballer and manager *

Mario Melchiot Mario Dino Patrick Melchiot (born 4 November 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played both as a right-back and as a centre-back, and also occasionally played in midfield. Early life Melchiot was born ...

(born 1976), Dutch footballer *

Mario Mendoza Mario Mendoza Aizpuru (born December 26, 1950) is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder. Mendoza, a lifetime .215 hitter, is best known for being the source of the name for the threshold for batting ineptitude, the "Mendoza Line", m ...

(born 1950), Mexican baseball player * Mario Mijatović (born 1980), Croatian footballer *

Mário Rui Mário Rui Silva Duarte (born 27 May 1991), known as Mário Rui, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left-back for club Napoli and the Portugal national team. Formed at Benfica, he spent most of his professional career in Italy, maki ...

(born 1925), Portuguese footballer *

(born 1991), Portuguese footballer *

Mário Sabino Mario Sabino Júnior (September 23, 1972 – October 25, 2019) was a Brazilian judoka, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division (– 100 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games. In the final he defeated Canada's Nicolas Gill. H ...

(born 1972), Brazilian judoka *

Mario Salas (footballer) Mario Alfredo Salas Saieg (, born 11 October 1967) is a former Chilean football midfielder and current manager. He earned five caps for the Chile national team, scoring no goals between 1993 and 1997. Salas made his debut in 1993 in a friend ...

(born 1967), Chilean footballer *

Mario Santos de Matos is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his cre ...

(born 1988), Belgian footballer *

Mario Sperry is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his cre ...

(born 1966), Brazilian heavyweight martial artist *

Mario Stanić Mario Stanić (born 10 April 1972) is a former Croatian footballer. Being a versatile offensive player, he was no stranger to any forward or attacking midfield position, and was even deployed as a wing-back in the national team. Club career S ...

(born 1972), Croatian footballer *

Mario Tremblay Joseph Daniel Mario Tremblay (born September 2, 1956) is a former professional ice hockey player and former coach in the National Hockey League (NHL). As a player, he was a five-time Stanley Cup winner with the Montreal Canadiens. He was honou ...

(born 1956), Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach *

Mario Valles Mario Antonio Valles Velásquez (born February 3, 1977 in Dagua, Valle del Cauca) is a male judoka from Colombia, who won the bronze medal in the men's half middleweight division (– 81 kg) at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo D ...

(born 1982), Colombian judoka * Mario Villagran (born 1986), Mexican professional wrestler *

Mario Williams Mario Jerrel Williams (born January 31, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for North Carolina State University, and was selected first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2006 NFL Draft. A four-time ...

(born 1985), American football player *

Mário Zagallo Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (; born 9 August 1931) is a Brazilian former professional football player, coordinator and manager, who played as a forward. Zagallo holds the record for World Cup titles in general with four titles in total. He was t ...

(born 1931), Brazilian footballer and coach

Others

Mario Barth Mario Wolfgang Barth (born 1 November 1972) is a German comedian who mainly deals with the interactions between men and women. Early life Barth was one out of six children born to a family in Berlin-Mariendorf. Raised Catholic, he served as a ...

(born 1972), German comedian *

Mario Batali Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and Ne ...

(born 1960), American chef *

Mario Benedetti Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia (; 14 September 1920 – 17 May 2009), was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being publish ...

(1920–2009), Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet *

Mario Berlinguer Mario Berlinguer (; Sassari, 29 August 1891 – Rome, 5 September 1969) was an Italian lawyer and politician. He descended from a noble Sardinians, Sardinian family of Catalans, Catalan origins. As many of his ancestors, he belonged to the Freema ...

(1891–1969), Italian lawyer *

Mario Bezzi Mario Bezzi (1 August 1868, in Milan – 14 January 1927, in Turin) was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also director of the Turin Museum of Natural History (Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali (Regional Museum of ...

(1868–1927), Italian entomologist *

Mario Botta Mario Botta (born 1 April 1943) is a Swiss architect. Career Botta designed his first building, a two-family house at Morbio Superiore in Ticino, at age 16. He graduated from the Università Iuav di Venezia (1969). While the arrangements of spa ...

(born 1943), Italian architect * Mario Caldato, Jr. (born 1961), Brazilian-American record producer and engineer *

Mario Capecchi Mario Ramberg Capecchi (born 6 October 1937) is an Italian-born molecular geneticist and a co-awardee of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a method to create mice in which a specific gene is turned off, known as knoc ...

(born 1937), Italian-American scientist *

Mario Caserini Mario Caserini (26 February 1874 – 17 November 1920) was an Italian film director, as well as an actor, screenwriter, and early pioneer of film making in the early portion of the 20th century. Caserini was born in Rome, Italy, and was marrie ...

(1874–1920), Italian film director *

Mario Ceroli Mario Ceroli (born 1938) is an Italian sculptor. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Mississippi. One of his sculptures is on the Luigi Einaudi campus of the Univ ...

(born 1938), Italian sculptor *

Mario Condello Mario Rocco Condello (12 April 1952 – 6 February 2006) was an Italian-Australian organised crime figure. Condello, once a lawyer, was a member of the Carlton Crew, and is believed to have been a money launderer for Melbourne's Calabrian mafi ...

(1952–2006), Australian gangster *

Mario Conti Mario Joseph Conti (20 March 1934 – 8 November 2022) was a Scottish Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of the Metropolitan see of Glasgow, Scotland between 2002 and his retirement in 2012. Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, C ...

(1934-2022), Scottish Roman Catholic prelate *

Mario Costa (disambiguation) Mario Costa may refer to: * Mario Costa (philosopher) (born 1936), Italian philosopher * Mario Costa (director) (1904–1995) * Mario Pasquale Costa Mario Pasquale Costa (24 July 1858 –27 September 1933) was a prolific Italian composer prim ...

, several people *

Mario Impemba Mario Impemba (born ) is an American sportscaster, best known as the television play-by-play announcer for the Detroit Tigers from 2002 to 2018. Before working for the Tigers, he announced for the Los Angeles Angels on both television and rad ...

(born 1963), American sports announcer *

Mario Joyner is a character (arts), character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in ...

(born 1961), American stand-up comedian * Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., better-known as Perez Hilton, American celebrity gossip blogger *

Mario Lopez Mario Lopez (born October 10, 1973) is an American actor and television host. He has appeared on several television series, in films, and on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He is known for his portrayal of A.C. Slater on ''Saved by the Bell'', ''Sa ...

(born 1973), American actor and television host *

Mario Lopez Estrada is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his cr ...

, Guatemalan businessman *

Mario Magnotta Mario Magnotta (14 October 1942 – 4 January 2009) was an Italian janitor of a commercial school in L'Aquila, Abruzzo. He became very well known in Italy Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the ''Commedia all'Italiana'' (Comedy Italian style). He was nominated six times for an Oscar, and was awa ...

(1915–2010), Italian director and screenwriter *

Mario Monticelli Mario Monticelli (16 March 1902, Venice – 30 June 1995, Milan) was an Italian chess player. He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1950 and the Grandmaster title honoris causa (GME) in 1985. In 1922, he won in Rome (ITA-ch Uni ...

(1902–1995), Italian chess player *

Mario Napolitano Mario Napolitano (10 February 1910, in Acquaviva delle Fonti – 31 October 1995, in Florence) was an Italian chess master. At the beginning of his career, Napolitano took 5th place in Venice in 1928. Then, he won at Milan 1934. He had played ...

(1910–1995), Italian chess player *

Mario Nuzzolese Mario Nuzzolese (10 December 1915 – 21 October 2008), was an Italian Lieutenant Colonel, teacher, journalist and film critic. He led the Italian cinema and entertainment culture. He contributed to the management and development of the National ...

(1915–2008), Italian journalist *

Mario Pérez Saldivar is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his cre ...

(born 1939), Mexican long-distance runner * Mario Pérez Zúñiga (born 1982), Mexican footballer * Mario Pezzi (1898–1968), Italian aviator *

Mario Più Mario Più (born Mario Piperno on August 26, 1965, in Livorno, Italy) is an Italian professional disc jockey. His 1999 single, "Communication", also known as "The Communication Song", is notable for being mainly constructed from the interferenc ...

, Italian DJ *

Mario Puzo Mario Francis Puzo (; ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author, screenwriter, and journalist. He is known for his crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably ''The Godfather'' (1969), which ...

(1920–1999), American author known chiefly for his novel ''The Godfather'' *

Mario Salcedo Mario Salcedo (born ), nicknamed Super Mario, is an American businessman and a long-term passenger on cruise ships. He has continuously lived on Royal Caribbean International cruise ships since 2000, aside from about 15 days on land a year and a ...

(born 1949 or 1950), a long-term passenger on Royal Caribbean International-branded cruise ships *

Mario Salieri Mario Salieri (born 29 November 1957 in Naples) is an Italian pornographic film director and producer. Career Salieri started his adult film career with semi-amateur films shot in Amsterdam for the Italian market. Since the early 1990s, he has ...

, Italian porn director *

Mario Scaramella Mario Scaramella (born 23 April 1970 ) is a lawyer, security consultant and academic nuclear expert. He came to international prominence in 2006 in connection with the poisoning of the ex- FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko. As responsible for intell ...

(born 1970), Italian lawyer *

Mario Segale Mario Arnold Segale (April 30, 1934 – October 27, 2018) was an American businessman and real estate developer. He was involved in various development projects in the Seattle area from the 1950s onwards. Nintendo’s mascot Mario was named afte ...

(1934–2018), American real-estate agent of whom the Mario character is named after *

Mario Soldati Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an cinema of Italy, Italian writer and film director. In 1954 he won the Strega Prize for ''Lettere da Capri.'' He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Ital ...

(1906–1999), Italian film director *

Mario Sorrenti Mario Sorrenti (born 24 October 1971) is an Italian-American photographer and director best known for his spreads of nude models in the pages of ''Vogue'' and '' Harper's Bazaar''. Early life Sorrenti was born in Naples, Italy, and moved to New Y ...

(born 1971), Italian American photographer *

Mario Testino Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in magazines such as ''Vogue, V Magazine,'' '' Vanity Fair'' and '' GQ.'' He has also cre ...

(born 1954), Italian Peruvian photographer *

Marios Tokas Marios Tokas ( el, Μάριος Τόκας) (8 June 1954 – 27 April 2008) was a Cypriot composer of traditional music born in Limassol, Cyprus. During the 1974 invasion, he fought as a soldier against the Turkish invaders. In 1975, he went to At ...

(1954–2008), Cypriot songwriter *

Mario Vaquerizo Mario Vaquerizo Caro (Madrid, 5 July 1974) is a Spanish singer-songwriter, journalist, writer, manager and occasional radio and television personality. He became famous with the Spanish reality show ''Alaska y Mario'' on MTV Spain. The reality sh ...

(born 1974), Spanish collaborator of radio and television

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* E. A. Mario, Italian composer *

Giovanni Matteo Mario Giovanni Matteo De Candia, also known as Mario (17 October 1810 – 11 December 1883), was an Italian opera singer. The most celebrated tenor of his era, he was lionized by audiences in Paris and London. He was the partner of the opera singer Giul ...

(Giovanni Matteo de Candia 1810–1883), operatic tenor singer of the 19th century * Lorenza Mario, Italian dancer

Fictional characters

, Nintendo video game character

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