Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena, Magnolia,

Margaret Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

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Maggie Adamson Maggie Adamson is a musician from Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the Unite ...

, Scottish musician * Maggie Aderin-Pocock (born 1968), British scientist * Maggie Alderson (born 1959), Australian author *

Maggie Alphonsi Margaret Alphonsi (born 20 December 1983) is an English former women's rugby union, rugby union player who played as a Flanker (rugby union), flanker for Saracens W.R.F.C. and England women's national rugby union team, England before retiring i ...

(born 1983), English rugby union player *

Maggie Anderson Maggie Anderson (born September 23, 1948) is an American poet and editor with roots in Appalachia. Education and beginning of career Anderson attended West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1966–68 and earned a bachelor's degree in English, wit ...

(born 1948), American poet * Maggie Anderson (activist) (born 1971), American activist *

Maggie Atkinson Margaret Elizabeth Atkinson (born 16 September 1956) is an English educator and the former Children's Commissioner for England. After a career in teaching, she moved into public service administration, initially in education, but later in Childre ...

(born 1956), English educator * Maggie Baird (born 1959), American actress * Maggie Bandur (born 1974), American television writer * Maggie Barrie (born 1996), Sierra Leonean sprinter * Maggie Barry (born 1959), New Zealand politician * Maggie Batson (born 2003), American actress *

Maggie Baylis Margaret Hilbiber Baylis (1912December 10, 1997) was an American graphic designer, illustrator, and author of gardening books. Early life Margaret Hilbiber was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1912. At age 16 she was accepted as an architecture s ...

(1912–1997), American graphic designer * Maggie Beer (born 1945), Australian cook * Maggie Behle (born 1980), American Paralympic alpine skier * Maggie Bell (born 1945), Scottish vocalist *

Maggie Benedict Maggie Benedict (born in Pretoria on February 10, 1981) is a South African actress, writer and director. She studied acting at Pretoria Tech. Benedict is best known for playing the role of Akhona Miya on the SABC 1 soap opera '' Generations'' (2 ...

(born 1981), South African actress *

Maggie Betts Margaret Betts (born New York City) is an American filmmaker. Her debut feature '' Novitiate'' was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and received a Jury Award for her direction. Background Her father is Roland W. ...

, American filmmaker * Maggie Björklund, Danish guitarist * Maggie Black (1930–2015), American ballet teacher * Maggie Blanc, American television producer * Maggie De Block (born 1962), Belgian politician * Maggie Blye (1942–2016), American actress * Maggie Borg (1952–2004), Maltese activist * Maggie Boyle (1956–2014), English singer * Maggie Bridges (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder * Maggie Brown (born 1948), American playwright * Maggie Brown (singer) (born 1963), American singer *

Maggie Browne Maggie Browne, the pen-name of Margaret Andrewes née Hamer (1864-1937), was an English author of fiction and non-fiction children's books, who is best known today for ''Wanted, a King'', an ''Alice in Wonderland''-type story. Early life and ...

(1864–1937), English author *

Maggie Butt Maggie Butt is a British poet and novelist. Background Maggie Butt is an ex-journalist and BBC TV producer turned poet and novelist. Her latest poetry collection, ''everlove'', was published in April 2021 by ''The London Magazine''. Her nove ...

, British poet * Maggie Calloway (born 1910), Filipino actress *

Maggie Campbell-Culver Maggie Campbell-Culver is a garden and plant historian, and a Fellow of The Linnean Society of London. She has worked on a number of gardens in Sussex and Cornwall, and was the Garden Conservationist at Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester. ...

, English historian * Maggie Carey (born 1975), American director * Maggie Carlton (born 1957), American politician *

Maggie Carver Margaret Adela Miriam Carver DL (née Hall; born 10 July 1964) is an English businesswoman. She is currently Deputy Chairman of Ofcom, and Chair of The Licoricia of WinchesteAppeal She was Interim Chairman of Ofcom between January 2021 and Apr ...

(born 1964), English businesswoman * Maggie Cassella, American-Canadian actress * Maggie Chan Man Yee (born 1975), Hong Kong long-distance runner * Maggie Chapman (born 1979), Zimbabwean-Scottish politician *

Maggie Chapman (singer) Maggie Chapman is an American singer-songwriter who currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. She released her debut album, ''Vignette'', in September 2014. Career Chapman signed with Creative Nation in 2013. Her debut EP, ''Maggie Chapman'', ...

(born 1997), American singer-songwriter *

Maggie Chen Maggie Chen (born Chen Wenjun on 24 September 1955) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese actress known for her role as Xiaoqing () in the TV series ''New Legend of Madame White Snake'' and other roles in movies such as '' Supercop 2''. She is also a phi ...

(born 1957), Chinese actress *

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and in ...

(born 1964), Hong Kong actress * Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (born 1969), Hong Kong actress * Maggie Chiang (born 1980), Taiwanese singer *

Maggie Civantos Maggie Civantos (; born 28 December 1984) is a Spanish actress, best known for her starring role of Macarena Ferreiro in the prison series '' Locked Up'' (''Vis a vis''). She has since starred in series such as '' Cable Girls'', '' Malaka'', '' V ...

(born 1984), Spanish actress *

Maggie Cline Maggie Cline (January 1, 1857 – June 11, 1934) was an American vaudeville singer, active across the United States in the late nineteenth century, known as "The Irish Queen" and "The Bowery Brunhilde". Biography Cline was born in Haverhill, M ...

(1857–1934), American singer *

Maggie Cogan Maggie Cogan is a resident of New York City who became a minor celebrity in the early 1960s when she was the first female horse and carriage driver in Central Park, working for the Plaza Hotel. She appeared in a 1967 Universal newsreel with her ho ...

(born 1943), American resident *

Maggie Coles-Lyster Maggie Coles-Lyster (born 12 February 1999) is a Canadian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for Zaaf Cycling Team. Coles-Lyster competed at the 2017–18 UCI Track Cycling World Cup where she won a bronze medal in the team purs ...

(born 1999), Canadian cyclist * Maggie Collins, Australian announcer *

Maggie Cronin Maggie Cronin is an Irish actress and playwright. The short film '' The Shore'' directed by Terry George, in which she appears with Ciarán Hinds, Conleth Hill and Kerry Condon, won the Academy award in the Short Film, Live Action category at 84t ...

, Irish actress *

Maggie Crotty Mary Margaret "Maggie" Crotty (née Kunis; October 16, 1948 – November 5, 2020) was an American politician who served as the Bremen Township Supervisor from 2005 to 2020 and as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 19th d ...

(born 1948), Democratic member * Maggie Cusack, English professor * Maggie Eckford (born c. 1986), uses the stage name Ruelle (singer), American singer-songwriter * Maggie Culver Fry, American poet * Maggie Davis, British politician * Maggie Dence (born 1942), Australian film actress *

Maggie Dent Maggie Dent (born 28 March 1955) is an Australian parenting author, educator and speaker. She has written a number of books, holds and speaks at events in Australia, and appears on radio and television. She is the host of the ABC’s ''Parental A ...

(born 1955), Australian author *

Maggie Diaz Maggie Diaz (25 February 1925 – 16 October 2016) was an American-born Australian photographer who lived and worked in Melbourne from 1961. The Diaz Collection dates back to 1950s Chicago and the archive has been acquired by the State Library ...

(1925–2016), Australian photographer * Maggie Dixon (1977–2006), American basketball player *

Maggie Doyne Maggie Doyne ( Nepali: म्यागी डोएन) (born c. 1986) is an American philanthropist who has built a children's home, women's center and school in Surkhet, Nepal. She won the CNN Hero of the Year Award in November 2015. She is th ...

(born 1987), American philanthropist * Maggie Edmond (born 1946), Australian architect *

Maggie Estep Margaret Ann "Maggie" Estep (March 20, 1963 – February 12, 2014) was an American writer and poet, best known for coming to prominence during the height of the spoken word and poetry slam performance rage. She published seven books and r ...

(1963–2014), American writer * Maggie Ferguson (born 1952), Australian violinist * Maggie Fitzgibbon (born 1929), Australian actress * Maggie Flecknoe (born 1983), American voice actress * Maggie Friedman, American screenwriter *

Maggie Furey Maggie Furey (''née'' Armstrong) was a British fantasy writer who was born in Northumberland, England, UK in 1955. A qualified teacher, she wrote fantasy since 1994, and is best known for the '' Artefacts of Power'' tetralogy. A resident in Co ...

(1955–2016), British writer * Maggie Gallagher (born 1960), American writer *

Maggie Gee (disambiguation) Maggie Gee may refer to: * Maggie Gee (novelist) (born 1948), English novelist * Maggie Gee (pilot) Maggie Gee (August 5, 1923February 1, 2013) was an American aviation, aviator who served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in World War ...

* Maggie Geha (born 1988), American actress * Maggie George, American educator *

Maggie Gobran Maggie Gobran (Arabic: ماجي جبران) or Mama Maggie, is a Coptic Orthodox consecrated servant and the founder and CEO of the non-profit charity Stephen's Children in Cairo, Egypt. She was also professor of computer science at the American ...

(born 1949), Coptic Orthodox lady * Maggie Gordon-Smith, British track cyclist * Maggie Grace (born 1983), American actress noted for her role in the TV series ''Lost'' * Maggie Gray, American set decorator * Maggie Greenwald (born 1955), American filmmaker *

Maggie Gripenberg Margarita Maria “Maggie” Gripenberg (11 June 1881 – 28 July 1976) was a pioneer of modern dance in Finland. She was the first to introduce Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Finland and modeled her early works on the improvisational style of Isadora Dun ...

(born 1881–1976), Finnish dancer *

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, Naomi Achs, and the older sister o ...

(born 1977), American actress * Maggie Haberman (born 1973), American journalist *

Maggie Hadleigh-West Maggie Hadleigh-West (born October 1, 1958) is an American filmmaker and activist. Early life and education Hadleigh-West was born in Fairbanks, Alaska to parents; Katherine Talbot a legal secretary and Frederick Hadleigh West a college profess ...

(born 1958), American filmmaker *

Maggie Hall Maggie Hall (December 26, 1853 January 17, 1888) was a prostitute and brothel madam in the early history of Murray, Idaho, originally from Dublin, Ireland. In local lore she is known as a "Hooker with a heart of gold, Prostitute with a heart of g ...

(1853–1888), Irish prostitute *

Maggie Hamilton Margaret Hamilton (1 September 1867 – 31 January 1952) was a Scottish artist known for her paintings and embroidery work. Biography Hamilton was born in Glasgow and grew up in Helensburgh after her family moved there. Although she had no for ...

(born 1867), Scottish artist * Maggie Han (born 1959), American actress *

Maggie Haney Maggie Elaine Haney (born February 8, 1978) is a former American gymnastics coach, having been suspended for eight years by USA Gymnastics in April 2020 due to her abusive conduct. She serves as the head coach at MG Elite Gymnastics, Inc in Mon ...

(born 1978), American coach *

Maggie Hannan Maggie Hannan (born 1962) is an English poet, formerly based in Hull, now living in County Sligo, Ireland. She is the author of a single 'but highly influential' collection of poetry, ''Liar, Jones''. She won the Eric Gregory Award in 1990. She was ...

(born 1962), English poet * Maggie Hassan (born 1958), American attorney and politician * Maggie Hathaway (born 1911), American singer * Maggie Helwig (born 1961), Canadian poet *

Maggie Hemingway Maggie Hemingway (17 March 1946 – 9 May 1993) was a British novelist. She was born in Orford, Suffolk and named Margaret Joan Hemingway; but when she was three years old her family moved to New Zealand, where she spent her childhood. Returni ...

(1946–1993), British novelist * Maggie Hickey (born 1946), Australian politician * Maggie Hill (born 1898), English career criminal *

Maggie Hogan Margaret "Maggie" Hogan (born January 1, 1979) is an American canoe sprinter and former collegiate swimmer who is a member of the U.S. National Canoe and Kayak Team. She was the first American to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Ja ...

(born 1979), American Olympic athlete *

Maggie Holland Maggie Holland (born 19 December 1949) is an English singer and songwriter. She was born and raised in Alton, Hampshire, England, and became involved in the local folk club scene in the late 1960s. She has played in a number of bands and formed ...

, English singer-songwriter *

Maggie Jeffus Margaret A. Moore Jeffus (born October 22, 1934) is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the state's 59th district, including constituents in Guilford county. A retired educator from Greensboro, North ...

(born 1934), Democratic educator * Maggie Jenkins (born 2001), New Zealand footballer * Maggie Jones (actress) (1934–2009), British actress * Maggie Jones (blues musician) (born 1894), American singer * Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (born 1955), British politician * Maggie Elizabeth Jones (born 2003), American actress *

Maggie Hardy Knox Maggie Hardy (born December 7, 1965) is an American billionaire businesswoman and the owner of 84 Lumber and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, both founded by her father Joseph A. Hardy III. In 2022, ''Forbes'' estimated her personal fortune at around ...

(born 1965), American billionaire businesswoman * Maggie Lindemann (born 1998), American singer * Maggie Kirkpatrick (born 1941), Australian actress * Maggie McNamara (1928–1978), American actress * Maggie Noach (1949–2006), English literary agent * Maggie Nichols (gymnast) (born 1997), American gymnast * Maggie Blue O'Hara (born 1975), Canadian actress * Maggie Q (born 1979), American actress Margaret Quigley *

Maggie Qin Maggie Qin () is an actress, model, and TV show host. Maggie Qin graduated in Real Property Assessment from the University of British Columbia. Maggie was named the Sunshine Girl for Toronto SUN newspaper in 2008 and appeared on the covers of ...

(born 1989), Chinese actress * Maggie Reilly (born 1956), Scottish singer * Maggie de la Riva (born 1942), Filipina film actress * Maggie Rogers (born 1994), American musician * Maggie Siff (born 1974), American actress *

Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...

(born 1934), English actress *

Maggie Smith (poet) Maggie Smith is an American poet, freelance writer, and editor who lives in Bexley, Ohio. Smith's poem "Good Bones," originally published in the journal ''Waxwing'' in June 2016, has been widely circulated on social media and read by an estimat ...

, American poet, freelance writer, and editor * Maggie Tabberer (born 1936), Australian fashion personality * Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), the first female UK prime minister * Maggie de Vries (born 1961), Canadian writer *

Maggie Axe Wachacha Maggie Axe Wachacha (1892–1993) ( Eastern Band of Cherokee) was renowned for reinvigorating Cherokee culture and for her work in ethnobotany. Early life Maggie Axe was born and raised in Snowbird Gap in Graham County, North Carolina, the dau ...

(1894–1993), Eastern Band Cherokee woman

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Maggie Beckett This is a list of ''Sliders'' characters, a science fiction television show that aired on the Fox network for three seasons and the Sci Fi Channel for two seasons. The show starred Jerry O'Connell as Quinn Mallory, a college student who builds a d ...

, from the American TV series ''Sliders'' * Maggie Blackamoor, character from the British comedy sketch programme ''Little Britain'' * Maggie Cadabby, Abby Cadabby's mother in '' Sesame Street'' *

Maggie Doyle Maggie Doyle is a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama ''Blue Heelers'', portrayed by Lisa McCune. A feisty young constable from a policing family, Maggie arrived in Mount Thomas during the first episode, which follow ...

, from the Australian police drama ''Blue Heelers'' * Maggie Greene, from the American comic book and TV series ''The Walking Dead'' *

Maggie O'Connell The following are fictional characters who appeared in ''Northern Exposure'', an American television series which originally aired on CBS from July 1990 to July 1995. Main characters ; Joel Fleischman : Joel (Rob Morrow) is the central character ...

, one of the main characters of the TV series ''Northern Exposure'' * Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt (also called "Maggie the Cat"), from Tennessee Williams' 1955 play, ''

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' is a three-act play written by Tennessee Williams. An adaptation of his 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game", the play was written by him between 1953 and 1955. One of Williams's more famous works and his p ...

.'' * Maggie Pesky, cartoon character in the TV series ''The Buzz on Maggie'' * Maggie Horton, on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Maggie Sawyer, police officer in

The CW's Supergirl ''Supergirl'' is an American superhero television series developed by Ali Adler, Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg that aired on CBS and later The CW from October 26, 2015 to November 9, 2021. It is based on the DC Comics character of the ...

series portrayed by Floriana Lima * Maggie Schultz, title character in the 1990 children's book ''Muggie Maggie'' by Beverly Cleary * Maggie Simpson, on the television series ''The Simpsons'' * Maggie Sloane, from the Australian TV series ''A Country Practice'' * Maggie Stone, on the American soap opera ''All My Children'' * Maggie Walsh, on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Maggie, a main character in the American comic strip '' Bringing Up Father'' * Maggie, the ''Cardcaptors'' name for the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' character Maki Matsumoto, voiced by Nicole Oliver * Maggie, the human protagonist of the Canadian animated TV series ''

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' is a Canadian animated children's television series created by Michael and Betty Paraskevas. The program was based on the 1996 book ''The Ferocious Beast with the Polka-Dot Hide'' and its sequels, which were als ...

'' * Maggie, a supporting character in the 2003 Japanese anime '' Gungrave'' * Maggie, a cow from Disney's 2004 film '' Home on the Range'' * Maggie Rag Doll, a fictional toy character in the Wee Sing 1988 video: ''Grandpa's Magical Toys'' * Margarita Luisa "Maggie" Chascarrillo, a character in the comics series '' Love and Rockets'' * Margarita "Maggie" Emilia Vera, character in ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast ...

Animals

Maggie the Macaque Maggie the Monkey, also Maggie the Macaque (born 1991), is a crab-eating macaque from the Bowmanville Zoo used as an animal oracle to make predictions of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. History Maggie was born and hand-raised at the Bowmanville Zoo ...

, a monkey from the Bowmanville Zoo, Toronto, Canada, known for making hockey predictions

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