Mario (given name)

Mario
Pronunciation	/ˈmɑːrioʊ/; Italian: [ˈmaːrjo]
Gender	Male

Mario is the Italian, French, Croatian, Spanish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Greek, and English form of the Latin Roman name Marius. The Portuguese version of the name is spelt Mário, while the Greek version is spelt Marios, and the Polish Mariusz, in Latin script transcriptions to English script. Notable people and characters named Mario include:

Mario, Nintendo video game character
Mario (American singer) (born 1986), Mario Dewar Barrett, American R&B singer
Giovanni Matteo Mario (Giovanni Matteo de Candia 1810–1883), the most famous operatic tenor singer of the 19th century
Mario Aerts (born 1974), professional cyclist from Belgium
Mario Amaya (1933–1986), American art critic
Mario Ančić (born 1984), Croatian professional tennis player
Mario Andretti (born 1940), American race car driver
Mario Arteaga (born 1970), Mexican footballer
Mario Aoun (born 1951), Lebanese politician
Mario Avellaneda (born 1974), Spanish race walker
Mario Balotelli (born 1990), Italian footballer
Mario Batali (born 1960), American chef
Mario Been (born 1963), Dutch footballer and manager
Mario Benedetti (1920–2009), Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet
Mario Berlinguer (1891–1969), lawyer
Mario Bezzi (1868–1927), Italian entomologist
Mario Botta (born 1943), architect
Mario Caldato, Jr. (born 1961), Brazilian-American record producer and engineer
Mario Cantone (born 1959), American comedian and actor
Mario Capecchi (born 1937), Italian-American scientist
Mario Caserini (1874–1920), Italian film director
Mario Chalmers (born 1986), NBA basketball player
Mario Cipollini (born 1967), Italian road cyclist
Mario Condello (1952–2006), Australian gangster
Mario Corso (born 1941), Italian footballer
Mario Cuomo (1932–2015), former governor of New York
Mario del Monaco (1915–1982), Italian tenor
Mario Delaš (born 1990), Croatian basketball player
Mario Domínguez (born 1975), Mexican race car driver
Mario Draghi (born 1947), Italian economist and president of the ECB
Mario Dumont (born 1970), Quebec politician
Mario Elie (born 1963), former NBA basketball player
Mario Figueroa (born 1963), Venezuelan road cyclist
Mario Frangoulis (born 1966), Greek tenor
Mario Gaspar Pérez (born 1990), Spanish footballer
Mario Gentile, municipal politician in Toronto
Mario Gómez (born 1985), German footballer
Mario González (Mexican boxer) (born 1969), Mexican boxer
Mario González (swimmer) (born 1975), Cuban swimmer
Mario Götze (born 1992), German footballer
Mario Hezonja (born 1995), Croatian basketball player
Mario Hollands (born 1988), American baseball player
Mario Jean (born 1965), Canadian stand-up comedian and film and television actor
Mario Joyner (born 1961), American stand-up comedian
Marios Kaperonis (born 1983), Greek boxer
Mario Kempes (born 1954), Argentine retired footballer
Mario Kummer (born 1962), German track and road cyclist and manager
Mario Landolfi (born 1959), Italian politician
Mario Lanza (1921–1959), Italian American opera tenor singer and actor
Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr., better-known as Perez Hilton, celebrity gossip blogger
Mario Lemieux (born 1965), NHL player and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame
Mario Lopez (born 1973), actor and television host
Mario Lopez Estrada, Guatemalan businessman
Mario Magnotta (1942–2009), Italian janitor, Internet phenomenon
Mario Mancini (born 1966), American professional wrestler
Mario Mandžukić (born 1986), Croatian footballer
Mario Manningham (born 1986), American football player
Mario Matthias, drummer for the German indie rock band Blackmail
Mario Maurer (born 1988), Thai actor and model
Mario Melchiot (born 1976), Dutch footballer
Mario Mendoza (born 1950), baseball player
Mario Mijatović (born 1980), Croatian footballer
Mario Monicelli (1915–2010), Italian director and screenwriter
Mario Monti (born 1943), Italian economist and former Prime Minister of Italy
Mario Monticelli (1902–1995), Italian chess player
Mario Napolitano (1910–1995), Italian chess player
Mario Nascimbene (1913–2002), Italian film score composer
Mario Nuzzolese (1915–2008), Italian journalist
Mario Pérez Saldivar (born 1939), Mexican long-distance runner
Mario Pérez Zúñiga (born 1982), Mexican footballer
Mario Più, Italian DJ
Mario Puzo (1920–1999), author known chiefly for his novel The Godfather
Mário Sabino (born 1972), Brazilian judoka
Mario Salas (footballer) (born 1967), Chilean footballer
Mario Salieri, Italian porn director
Mario Sammarco (1868–1930), Italian operatic baritone
Mario Sandoval, singer-songwriter member of the Mexican pop duo Lu
Mario Santos de Matos (born 1988), Belgian footballer
Mario Savio (1942–1996), American political activist
Mario Scaramella (born 1970), Italian lawyer
Mario Sciacca, Italian-Danish singer, part of the Danish pop duo Muri & Mario
Mario Segale (born 1934), American real-estate agent of whom the Mario character is named after
Mário Soares (born 1924), Portuguese politician and the former Prime Minister of Portugal
Mario Soldati (1906–1999), Italian film director
Mario Sorrenti (born 1971), Italian American photographer
Mario Sperry (born 1966), Brazilian heavyweight martial artist
Mario Stanić (born 1972), Croatian footballer
Mario Testino (born 1954), Italian Peruvian photographer
Marios Tokas (1954–2008), Cypriot songwriter
Mario Tozzi (1895–1979), Italian painter
Mario Tremblay (born 1956), Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach
Mario Umana (1914-2005), American judge and politician
Mario Valles (born 1982), Colombian judoka
Mario Vazquez (born 1977), American Idol contestant and singer
Mario Van Peebles (born 1957), American director and actor
Mario Villagran (born 1986), Mexican professional wrestler
Mario Williams (born 1985), American football player
Mario Winans (born 1974), R&B singer
Mário Zagallo (born 1931), Brazilian footballer and coach
Mario Zagari (1913-1996), Italian politician

See also