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Marie Curie
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Looks like she continued to use her maiden name throughout her life. American schools seem to always use her French name, including using Marie instead of Maria. Partially because Americans can't pronounce Polish names. And likely a significant cultural bias towards associating scientific advancement with Western Europe.
I've never seen a "Maria Skłodowska-Curie street" outside of Poland. It's always Marie Curie. It's definitely not just USA, it's the same in Europe.