María Vargas

• María Cecilia Vargas, Mexican Olympic swimmer
• María Paula Vargas, Spanish artistic gymnast
• María [José Vargas], Bolivian-born Argentine racquetball player
• María [Villaseñor Vargas], Mexican politician
• María [Margarita Vargas Santaella], Duchess of Anjou
• The heroine, played by Ava Gardner, of the 1954 film ''The [Barefoot Contessa]''