Maia as First Name

Maia Chiburdanidze            Origin/Culture/Country: Georgian
Maia Chiburdanidze: is a Georgian chess grandmaster, and the seventh (and youngest) Women's World Chess Champion. Chiburdanidze's FIDE Elo rating in the April 2008 list was 2489, making her the 15th highest rated female player in the world.

Maia Morgenstern            Origin/Culture/Country: Romanian
Maia Morgenstern: is a Romanian film and stage actress,[1] described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film".[2] In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. In Romania, she has been nationally known since her 1992 role as Nela in Balanta, a film known in the United States as The Oak, set during the waning days of Communist Romania.[1]

Maia Luisa Brewton            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Maia Luisa Brewton: In addition to these more prominent roles, Brewton starred in the movies Sky Trackers with Pamela Sue Martin and A Family for Joe with Robert Mitchum. She also co-starred in the hit blockbuster film Back to the Future as Sally Baines, the younger sister of Lorraine Baines played by Lea Thompson. Her television credits include 21 Jump Street, Highway to Heaven, Trapper John, M.D. and The Wonder Years. She also played Margaret Ann Culver in the short-lived television series, Lime Street with co-star Robert Wagner.

Maia Hirasawa,            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese
Maia Hirasawa,: is a Swedish-Japanese singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Sollentuna, but has lived for some years in Gothenburg. Maia became known through Annika Norlin's band Hello Saferide, where she is a back-up singer. Her solo career began in early 2007 when the song "And I Found This Boy" started being played heavily on Swedish radio. The single was followed up by the album "Though, I'm Just Me" and the single "Gothenburg". During the summer of 2007 she toured around Sweden, playing at such shows as Allssng ps Skansen, Hultsfredsfestivalen, Peace & Love and Arvika Festival.

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Maia as Last Name

Gaël Maia            Origin/Culture/Country: French
Gaël Maia: is a professional footballer currently playing for Championnat National side Sannois Saint-Gratien. He is a midfielder.