Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Czech, Norwegian, Slovak, Serbian, Hungarian, Slovene, Polish, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Bulgarian, Greek, German, Dutch, and English form of the Latin Roman name Marius. The video game character

Mario Mario (; ) is a Character (arts), character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Ja ...

is a particularly prominent holder of the name.

Use in various countries

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

, 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 spelt ''Mário'' (to indicate that the "a" is stressed). Notable people and characters named Mario include:

Given name

Artists and musicians

Mario (singer) Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Mario, is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, he signed a record deal with J Records—at the age of 14—to rel ...

(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 ...

(1933–1986), American art critic *

Mario Biondi Mario Biondi (born Mario Ranno, 28 January 1971) is an Italian singer. Early life Mario Biondi was born in Catania, Italy, to local Sicilian parents. He is the son of popular song singer Giuseppe Ranno, known by the pseudonym Stefano Biondi ...

(born 1971), Italian singer *

Mario Cantone Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American comedian, writer, actor, singer, and television host. He is best known for his numerous stage shows. He played Anthony Marentino in '' Sex and the City'' and Terri in '' Men in Trees'' (2006– ...

(born 1959), American comedian and actor *

Mario Casas Mario Casas Sierra (born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish film and television actor. Known for his roles in Spanish cinema and television, he has received various accolades including a Goya Award, a Gaudí Award, and three Feroz Awards. In 2006, ...

(born 1986), Spanish actor * Mario Chicot, also simply Mario, zouk singer from Guadeloupe * Mario Dal Fabbro (1913–1990), Italian American sculptor and furniture designer *

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; ...

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

Mario Duplantier Mario François Duplantier (born 19 June 1981) is a French-American musician and artist best known as the drummer for heavy metal band Gojira. He established himself as a powerful, technically precise drummer, using polyrhythmic patterns and d ...

, French drummer *

Mario Frangoulis Mario Frangoulis (; born 18 December 1966 ) is a Greek vocalist, famous for his refined tenor vocals. Born in Rhodesia, Frangoulis after his three-decade long career has established himself as a critically and commercially acclaimed recording art ...

(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 a ...

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

Mario Maurer Mario Maurer (, ; ) is a Thai actor and model. He was in the 2007 film ''The Love of Siam, Love of Siam'' and the 2010 sleeper hit ''First Love (A Little Thing Called Love), Crazy Little Thing Called Love''. He was also in Thailand's highest gro ...

(born 1988), Thai actor and model *

Mario Milita Mario Milita (26 June 1923 – 22 August 2017) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography An actor with a career spanning over 65 years, performing for the theatre, films, television, and radio shows, he became well known to the audiences f ...

(1923–2017), Italian voice actor * Mario Moro (1918–2002), Italian singer * Mario Nascimbene (1913–2002), Italian film score composer *

Mario Sammarco (Giuseppe) Mario Sammarco (13 December 1873 – 24 January 1930) was an Italian operatic baritone noted for his acting ability. Biography Sammarco was born in Palermo, Sicily. At a young age he joined a choral class and took a few singing lesso ...

(1868–1930), Italian operatic baritone *

Mario Sciacca Muri & Mario, at times Muri og Mario is a Danish-Italian pop duo made up of Murad Mahmoud (Muri) and Mario Sciacca (Mario). They formed the duo in 2009 putting out a number of Latin-inspired pop songs on their own Copenhagen-based label "Vieni Q ...

, Italian-Danish singer, part of the Danish pop duo Muri & Mario *

Mario Tozzi Mario Tozzi (30 October 1895 – 8 September 1979) was an Italian painter. He was awarded the Legion of Honour by the French government. Biography Tozzi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna in Italy where he met Giorgio Morandi ...

(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 fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005. Biography Early life Raised by his single mother, A ...

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

Mario Van Peebles Mario Van Peebles (born January 15, 1957) is a Mexican-born American director and actor. He is best known for appearing in ''Heartbreak Ridge'' in 1986, and known for directing and starring in ''New Jack City'' in 1991, and ''USS Indianapolis: ...

(born 1957), American director and actor *

Mario Winans Mario Mendell Winans ( Brown; born August 29, 1974) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer from South Carolina. An extended member of the Winans musical family, he is best known for his 2004 single " I Don't Wanna Know" (f ...

(born 1974), R&B singer

Politicians

Mario Abdo Benítez Mario Abdo Benítez (; born 10 November 1971) is a Paraguayan politician who served as the 51st president of Paraguay from 2018 to 2023. He was previously a Senate of Paraguay, senator and served as List of presidents of the Senate of Paraguay, ...

(born 1971), former president of Paraguay *

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 ...

(born 1951), Lebanese politician *

Mario Baccini Mario Baccini (born 14 December 1957 in Rome) is an Italian politics, politician, former member of the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats and promoter of the White Rose (Italy), White Rose, incumbent mayor of Fiumicino since May 2023. Bio ...

(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 from 1983 to 1992. Chella died in July 2022, at the age of 88. References 1934 births 2022 deaths Depu ...

(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 (United States), Democratic ...

(1932–2015), governor of New York *

Mario Draghi Mario Draghi (; born 3 September 1947) is an Italian politician, economist, academic, banker, statesman, and civil servant, who served as the prime minister of Italy from 13 February 2021 to 22 October 2022. Prior to his appointment as prime mi ...

(born 1947), former 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 2 ...

(born 1970), Canadian politician * Mario Fehr (born 1958), Swiss politician * Mario Ferreiro (born 1959), mayor of Asunción * Mario Gentile, 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 politician, economist and academic who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013, leading a Technocratic government (Italy), technocratic government in the wake of the European sov ...

(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 political militant, founder of the Partido Revolucionario de los Trabajadores (Workers' Revolutionary Party (Argentina), Workers' Revolutionary Party, PRT) and leader of Ar ...

(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 Sproul Hal ...

(1942–1996), American political activist *

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

(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 (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 on the ATP Tour. Ančić's career- ...

(born 1984), Croatian professional tennis player *

Mario Anderson Mario Anderson Jr. (born April 24, 2001) is an American football running back for the Memphis Tigers football, Memphis Tigers. He previously played at Newberry College and for the South Carolina Gamecocks football, South Carolina Gamecocks. Earl ...

(born 2001), American football player *

Mario Andretti Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an American former racing driver and businessman, who competed in Formula One from to , and American open-wheel racing, IndyCar from 1964 USAC Championship Car season, 1964 to 1994 IndyCar se ...

(born 1940), American race car driver * Mario Arteaga (born 1970), Mexican footballer * Mario Avellaneda (born 1974), Spanish race walker *

Mario Balotelli Mario Balotelli Barwuah (; ''Birth name, né'' Barwuah; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club Genoa CFC, Genoa. Balotelli started his ...

(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, Tirol Innsbruck and Excelsior. He played in an attacking midf ...

(born 1963), Dutch footballer and manager *

Mario Butler Mario Alberto Butler Graham (born January 15, 1957) is a Panamanian retired professional basketball player. Butler spent most of his career playing in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN) in Puerto Rico. At , he played center (basketball), ce ...

(born 1957), Panamanian basketball player *

Mário Carlos Moraes Soares Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Czech, Norwegian, Slovak, Serbian, Hungarian, Slovene, Polish, Spanish, Danish, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Bulgarian, Greek, German, Dutch, and English form of the Latin Roman name Marius. The video ...

(born 1966), Brazilian footballer *

Mario Chalmers Almario Vernard Chalmers (born May 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Zamboanga Valientes of the Asian Tournament (TAT). 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 (1941–2020), Italian footballer *

Mario Craver Mario Leon Craver (born January 9, 2006) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas A&M Aggies. He previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. High school career Craver attended Clay-Chalkville High School in Clay, Alabama. ...

(born 2006), American football player * Mário de Oliveira (1923–1998), Brazilian footballer *

Mario Delaš Mario Delaš (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Ribola Kaštela of the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League. He is a 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall power forward / center. Professional career Mario De ...

(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 Mario Antoine Elie (born November 26, 1963) is an American former professional basketball coach and player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Elie grew up in New York City and played college basketball for the American International ...

(born 1963), American basketball player * Mario Figueroa (born 1963), Venezuelan road cyclist *

Mario Gaspar Mario Gaspar Pérez Martínez (; born 24 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Elche. He spent 15 years of his career at Villarreal, making 424 official appearances and winning the 2020� ...

(born 1990), Spanish footballer *

Mario Gómez Mario Gómez García (; born 10 July 1985) is a German former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He represented the Germany national football team, Germany national team ...

(born 1985), German footballer * Mario González (Mexican boxer) (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 gold ...

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

Mario Götze Mario Götze (; born 3 June 1992) is a German professional Association football, footballer who plays for club Eintracht Frankfurt. Although his favoured position is that of an attacking or central midfielder, he has also played as a Winger (f ...

(born 1992), German footballer *

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

(1984–2020), American football player * Mario Hezonja (born 1995), Croatian basketball player * Mario Hollands (born 1988), American baseball player *

Marios Kaperonis Marios Kaperonis (born 17 February 1983) is a Greek former amateur boxer. He lost in the first round of 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's lightweight division (– 60 kg) to eventual silver medalist Amir Khan (boxer), Amir Khan from Great ...

(born 1983), Greek boxer *

Mario Kempes Mario Alberto Kempes Chiodi (, ; born 15 July 1954) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker or Attacking Midfielder, attacking midfielder. A prolific g ...

(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 1984–85 NHL season, 1984 and 2005–06 NHL se ...

(born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player * Mario Lemina (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 was The Undertaker's first ever opponent on a ...

(born 1966), American professional wrestler *

Mario Mandžukić Mario Mandžukić (; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian association football, football coach and a former player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team. As a player, he played as a for ...

(born 1986), Croatian footballer *

Mario Manningham Mario Cashmere Manningham (born May 25, 1986) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American college football player at the Michigan Wol ...

(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. He represented the Netherlands ...

(born 1976), Dutch footballer *

Mario Mendoza Mario Mendoza Aizpuru (born 26 December 1950) is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder who is currently the manager of Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Mendoza, a lifetime .215 hitter, is best known for being the source ...

(born 1950), Mexican baseball player *

Mario Mijatović Mario Mijatović (born 24 October 1980) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Career He had spells in Austria with Kottingbrunn, LASK Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as LASK (), or Linzer ASK, is ...

(born 1980), Croatian footballer * Mário Rui (born 1925), Portuguese footballer * Mário Rui (born 1991), Portuguese footballer *

Mário Sabino Mário Sabino Júnior (23 September 1972 – 25 October 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. He repr ...

(born 1972), Brazilian judoka * Mario Salas (footballer) (born 1967), Chilean footballer * Mario Santos de Matos (born 1988), Belgian footballer *

Mario Sperry Mario (; ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. ...

(born 1966), Brazilian heavyweight martial artist *

Mario Stanić Mario Stanić (born 10 April 1972) is a Croatian former professional footballer. A versatile offensive player, he played in forward or attacking midfield positions, and was also deployed as a wing-back in the Croatia national team. He is curr ...

(born 1972), Croatian footballer *

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

(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 an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and was selected first overa ...

(born 1985), American football player * Mario Williams (wide receiver) (born 2003), American football player *

Mario Yamasaki Mario Yamasaki (born April 22, 1964) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts referee licensed in many states, most recognizable from his duties with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), as well as founder and chief instructor of the International ...

(born 1964), Brazilian mixed martial arts referee *

Mário Zagallo Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo (; 9 August 1931 – 5 January 2024) was a Brazilian professional football player, coordinator and manager, who played as a forward. Zagallo holds the record for FIFA World Cup titles in general with four titles in t ...

(born 1931), Brazilian footballer and coach *

Mário Sauer Mário Sauer (born 15 May 2004) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC . Club career MŠK Žilina Sauer made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against Spartak Trnava on 16 May 2021. He came ...

(born 2004), Slovak footballer player *

Mario Nakić Mario Nakić (; born 14 June 2001) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the ABA League and the EuroLeague. Early life and career Nakić was born in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yu ...

(born 2001), Serbian-Croatian basketball player

Others

Mario Aleppo Mario Aleppo (born 16 November 1989) is a British-Italian entrepreneur and the chief executive officer of Fireaway Pizza, a pizza restaurant chain based in London, England. Early life and education Aleppo was born in Mitcham, South London, as ...

(born 1989), British-Italian entrepreneur * Mario Barth (born 1972), German comedian *

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

(born 1960), American chef *

Mario Benedetti Mario Benedetti Farrugia (; 14 September 1920 – 17 May 2009), was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being published in twenty languages, he ...

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

Mario Berlinguer Mario Berlinguer (; 29 August 1891 – 5 September 1969) was an Italian lawyer and politician. Early life and family Born on 29 August 1891 in Sassari, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy, Berlinguer descended from a noble Sardinian family of Catala ...

(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 ...

(1868–1927), Italian entomologist *

Mario Botta Mario Botta is a Swiss architect born in Mendrisio, Ticino on 1 April 1943. At age fifteen, Botta dropped out of secondary school and apprenticed with the architectural firm of Carloni and Camenisch in Lugano. After three years, he went to the Ar ...

(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 Film director, 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 ...

(1874–1920), Italian film director *

Mario Ceroli Mario Ceroli (born 1938) is an Italian sculptor. Biography 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 o ...

(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 ...

(1952–2006), Australian gangster * Mario Conti (1934–2022), Scottish Roman Catholic prelate * Mario Costa (disambiguation), several people * Mario Dumaual (1958–2023), Filipino entertainment journalist *

Mario Girona Mario Girona (né Mario Miguel Girona Fernández; January 13, 1924 – August 26, 2008) was a Cuban architect and educator. He received a Cuban national award for his architecture in 1996, from the National Union of Construction Architects of Cuba ...

(1924–2008), Cuban architect *

Mario Impemba Mario Impemba (born ) is an American former 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 a ...

(born 1963), American sports announcer * Mario Joyner (born 1961), American stand-up comedian *

Mario Kreutzberger Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld (; born 28 December 1940), better known by his stage name as Don Francisco (), is a Chilean television host, and a popular personality on the Univision network reaching Spanish-speaking viewers in the United ...

(born 1940), Chilean entertainer * Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., better-known as Perez Hilton, American celebrity gossip blogger * Mario Levi (1957–2024), Turkish novelist and journalist *

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'', ''S ...

(born 1973), American actor and television host * Mario Lopez Estrada, Guatemalan businessman * Mario Magnotta (1942–2009), Italian janitor, Internet phenomenon *

Mario Monicelli Mario Alberto Ettore Monicelli (; 16 May 1915 – 29 November 2010) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, one of the masters of the ''commedia all'italiana'' ("Italian-style comedy"). He was nominated six times for an Academy Awards, Os ...

(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 (1910–1995), Italian chess player * Mario Nuzzolese (1915–2008), Italian journalist * Mario Pappagallo (1954-2022), Italian journalist and essayist *

Mario Pérez Saldivar Mario (; ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. ...

(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 interference ...

, Italian DJ *

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

(1920–1999), American author known chiefly for his novel ''The Godfather'' * Mario Salcedo (born 1949 or 1950), a long-term passenger on Royal Caribbean International-branded cruise ships *

Mario Salieri Mario Salieri (born 29 November 1957) 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 directed ...

, Italian porn director *

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

(born 1970), Italian lawyer * Mario Segale (1934–2018), American real-estate agent of whom Nintendo’s Mario character is named after *

Mario Soldati Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an 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 Italian actresses, s ...

(1906–1999), Italian film director * Mario Sorrenti (born 1971), Italian American photographer *

Mario Testino Mario Eduardo Testino Silva Order of the British Empire, OBE Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in ...

(born 1954), Italian Peruvian photographer *

Marios Tokas Marios Tokas () (8 June 1954 – 27 April 2008) was a Cypriot composer of traditional music born in Limassol, Cyprus. During the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, 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

Surname

* 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 Giu ...

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

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