Leadership

• Marie du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (born 1757, died 1834)

  French military officer and statesman.

  • Served as a major general in the Continental army during the American Revolution (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)

The Literary World

• Marie Henri Beyle (Stendhal) (born 1783, died 1842)

  French novelist.

  • Wrote The Red and the Black (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))

Arts and Music

• Marie Bashkirtseff (born 1859, died 1884)

  Russian painter.

  • Painted A Meeting (see list of Artists of the Realism Period)
• Marie Bracquemond (born 1841, died 1916)

  French painter.

  • Painted On the Terrace at Sevres (see list of Impressionist Artists)
• Marie McDonald McLaughlin Laurie
  • Lulu (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• ''Oh Marie''
  • English lyric by Howard Johnson, music by E. Di Capua (see list of Names in Song titles)
• Marie Osmond (born 1959)

  American singer and actress. Original name: Olive Marive Osmond.

  • Winner of the 1986 Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year award, with Dan Seals (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)

Leadership

• Marie Schellinck
  • A heroine of the Napoleonic Wars; awarded the Legion of Honor (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)

Miscellaneous

• Marie Curie (born 1867, died 1934)

  Polish-born French chemist known for her studies of radiation.

  • Had tuberculosis (see list of People Who Have Had Tuberculosis)
• Marie Dressler (born 1869, died 1934)

  Canadian actress. Original name: Leila Marie Koerber.

  • Born in Cobourg, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
• Marie Van Houtte
  • Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
• Marie Osmond (born 1959)

  American singer and actress. Original name: Olive Marive Osmond.

  • Member of the Osmond Family (see list of Members of the Osmond Family)
• Marie Pavie
  • Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)

Science and Philosophy

• Marie Curie (born 1867, died 1934)

  Polish-born French chemist known for her studies of radiation.

  • 1903 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with her husband Pierre and Antoine Becquerel (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
  • 1911 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
  • Studied radioactive substances, particularly radium (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
• Marie Spangberg-Holth

  Norwegian physician.

  • First licensed female physician in Norway (see list of Medical Practitioners)
• Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska (born 1829, died 1902)

  German-born American physician and educator.

  • Founded the New England Hospital for Women and Children, with an all-female staff, in 1862 (see list of Medical Practitioners)

Sports

• Marie Warmbier
  • Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

• Marie Doro
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Marie Dressler (born 1869, died 1934)

  Canadian actress. Original name: Leila Marie Koerber.

  • 1931 Academy Award winner for her performance in Min and Bill (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actress)
  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Marie Masters
  • Actress on soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Performers on ''As The World Turns'')
• Marie Mullen
  • 1998 Tony Award best actress winner for her performance in The Beauty Queen of Leenane (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actress in a Play)
• Marie Prevost
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Marie Slaughter

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Joyce Bulifant (see list of Characters on ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'')
• Marie Wilson (born 1916, died 1972)

  American actress.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Marie Windsor (born 1924)

  American actress. Original name: Emily Marie Bertelson.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Marie de France

  The earliest known French female poet. Wrote in the late 12th century.

  • Wrote lais and ysopets (fables) (see list of Ancient and Medieval Writers)
• Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (born 1626, died 1696)

  French noblewoman.

  • Renowned for the 1,700 letters she wrote to her daughter (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)