Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena,

Magnolia ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendro ...

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 through ...

. Maggie may refer to:

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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 Margaret Ebunoluwa Aderin-Pocock (; born 9 March 1968) is a British space scientist and science educator. She is an honorary research associate of University College London's Department of Physics and Astronomy. Since February 2014, she has co ...

(born 1968), British scientist * Maggie Alderson (born 1959), Australian author * Maggie Alphonsi (born 1983), English rugby union player * Maggie Anderson (born 1948), American poet *

Maggie Anderson (activist) Maggie Anderson (born Margarita; born 1971) is an American activist, author, CEO, and co-founder, with her husband John Anderson, of the Empowerment Experiment. Biography Anderson grew up in Liberty City, Miami, Florida and earned degrees at ...

(born 1971), American activist * Maggie Atkinson (born 1956), English educator *

Maggie Baird Maggie May Baird (born ) is an American actress, screenwriter, and former theater troupe teacher. Baird grew up in Colorado performing music, and studied theater and dance at the University of Utah, before moving to New York City, where she perf ...

(born 1959), American actress *

Maggie Bandur Maggie Bandur is an American television writer and TV series producer. Biography In 1992, as a student at El Camino Real High School in Los Angeles, Bandur took part in the United States Academic Decathlon. El Camino Real's team finished fourt ...

(born 1974), American television writer * Maggie Barrie (born 1996), Sierra Leonean sprinter *

Maggie Barry Margaret Mary Barry (born 5 October 1959), generally known as Maggie Barry, is a New Zealand politician and former member of the House of Representatives, first elected in the 2011 general election. She is a member of the National Party, and ...

(born 1959), New Zealand politician * Maggie Batson (born 2003), American actress * Maggie Baylis (1912–1997), American graphic designer * Maggie Beer (born 1945), Australian cook *

Maggie Behle Maggie Behle (born 1 January 1980) is an American Paralympic female alpine skier. She was born without a right leg and started to engage with alpine skiing at the age of five. She became one of the members of the US Disabled ski team at the age ...

(born 1980), American Paralympic alpine skier *

Maggie Bell Margaret Bell (born 12 January 1945 in Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish rock vocalist. She came to fame as co-lead vocalist of the blues-rock group Stone the Crows, and was described as the UK's closest counterpart to American singe ...

(born 1945), Scottish vocalist * Maggie Benedict (born 1981), South African actress * Maggie Betts, American filmmaker *

Maggie Björklund Margrethe "Maggie" Björklund is a Danish guitarist and singer-songwriter who composes, plays, and sings music in the folk and alternative country genres. She began her career playing electric guitar in the female band The Darleens and briefly fo ...

, Danish guitarist *

Maggie Black Margaret "Maggie" Black (March 31, 1930 – May 11, 2015) was a ballet teacher who taught in New York City during the 1970s and 1980s. She coached dancers such as Martine Van Hamel, Kevin McKenzie, Natalia Makarova and Gelsey Kirkland. She d ...

(1930–2015), American ballet teacher *

Maggie Blanc Maggie Blanc (formerly Maggie Randell) is an American television line producer of British descent. Career Blanc produced the situation comedies '' Frasier'' ( NBC) from 1993 to 2004 and '' Back to You'' (Fox) from 2007 to 2008. In 2009, Blanc ...

, American television producer *

Maggie De Block Maggie Celine Louise De Block (, born 28 April 1962) is a Belgian politician of the who has been chairing her party's group in the Chamber of Representatives since 2020. De Block served as Minister of Social Affairs and Health in the govern ...

(born 1962), Belgian politician *

Maggie Blye Margaret Jane Blye (October 24, 1942 – March 24, 2016) was an American actress, also sometimes billed as Margaret Bly. She was best known for playing Michael Caine's girlfriend in '' The Italian Job'' (1969). Early years Her sister was cas ...

(1942–2016), American actress *

Maggie Borg Maggie Borg (1952–2004) was a Maltese activist for environmental and social rights. Environmental activist Maggie Borg was a prominent Maltese environmentalist. She worked for Friends of the Earth (Malta) anGreenpeace Mediterranean Her main obj ...

(1952–2004), Maltese activist *

Maggie Boyle Maggie Boyle (24 December 1956 – 6 November 2014) was an English, London-born folk singer, who also played flute, whistle and bodhrán. Early life Margaret Boyle was born in the Battersea district of southwest London, and grew up in London's ...

(1956–2014), English singer *

Maggie Bridges Maggie Marie Bridges (born December 6, 1992) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Brinson, Georgia, who was crowned Miss Georgia 2014. She is the second Georgia Tech student to win the Miss Georgia title. The first Georgia Tech student ...

(born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder *

Maggie Brown Maggie Brown (born 1948) is an American playwright, director and actress. Education Maggie Brown was raised in Independence, Missouri, and graduated from Southwest Missouri State University. After moving to New York City, she worked in theater ...

(born 1948), American playwright *

Maggie Brown (singer) Maggie Brown (born February 10, 1963) is an American singer, spoken word artist, actress, and music producer. A native of Chicago, Illinois, United States, Brown sings in many genres: jazz, blues, R&B, soul, and spoken word. Her singing style h ...

(born 1963), American singer * Maggie Browne (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 Magdalena Calloway (1910 – 30 April 2000), known professionally as Maggie Calloway, was a Filipina-born actress of the silent film/early sound films eras in the late 1920s and early 1930s. She was one of fourteen children of John W. 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 (born 1964), English businesswoman * Maggie Cassella, American-Canadian actress * Maggie Chan Man Yee (born 1975), Hong Kong long-distance runner *

Maggie Chapman Maggie Chapman (born 27 June 1979) is a Zimbabwe Rhodesia-born Scottish politician and lecturer who is a Scottish Green Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland. She was co-convenor of the Scottish Greens from November ...

(born 1979), Zimbabwean-Scottish politician * Maggie Chapman (singer) (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 (born 1984), Spanish actress * Maggie Cline (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 (born 1948), Democratic member * Maggie Cusack, English professor * Maggie Eckford (born c. 1986), uses the stage name

Ruelle (singer) Maggie Eckford or Margaret Eckford (born November 21, 1985), known by her stage name Ruelle, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music has been used on television series such as the opening theme songs of '' Dynasties'' ("Game of Survival") ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Maggie Culver Fry Maggie Culver Fry (1900-1998) was the tenth poet laureate of Oklahoma, appointed in 1977 by Governor David L. Boren. Fry wrote her first poem at the age of 10 and now has more than 800 stories, poems, and articles published. Life and career Fry ...

, American poet *

Maggie Davis Maggie Davis and her husband Ken followed the Independent Living Movement, opening a housing scheme in the UK at Grove Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield in 1976. They, along with other members Paul Hunt and Vic Finkelstein Victor (Vic) Berel Finkelstein ...

, 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 Marguerite Kathryn Flecknoe is an American voice actress, radio personality, television host and producer. Biography Flecknoe graduated with honors and a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Broadcast News, and a minor in Theatre from ...

(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 ...

(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 Maggie L. George is an American academic administrator and educator. She served as president of Diné College from August 2011 to January 2016. In 2006, George became the inaugural director of academic affairs and Indian education for the New Mexic ...

, American educator * Maggie Gobran (born 1949), Coptic Orthodox lady *

Maggie Gordon-Smith Margaret (Maggie) Gordon-Smith (married name Maggie Thompson) is a retired British female track cyclist. Biography Gordon-Smith is a two times British champion, after winning the 3,000 metres Pursuit Championship at the 1977 British National T ...

, 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 Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenh ...

(born 1977), American actress * Maggie Haberman (born 1973), American journalist * Maggie Hadleigh-West (born 1958), American filmmaker * Maggie Hall (1853–1888), Irish prostitute * Maggie Hamilton (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 Margaret Coldwell Hassan (; née Wood; born February 27, 1958) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire. A Democrat, Hassan was elected to the Senate in 2016 while serving as the 81st ...

(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 (born 1934), Democratic educator *

Maggie Jenkins Maggie Jenkins (born 14 June 2001) is a New Zealand association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for United States college soccer team UCF Knights and who has represented New Zealand women's national fo ...

(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 Margaret Beryl Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (born 22 May 1955) is a British Labour Peer and previously a trade union official and Labour politician. She was Chair of the Labour Party from 2000 to 2001. Early life Jones was born in Cardi ...

(born 1955), British politician * Maggie Elizabeth Jones (born 2003), American actress * Maggie Hardy Knox (born 1965), American billionaire businesswoman * Maggie Lindemann (born 1998), American singer *

Maggie Kirkpatrick Margaret Anne Kirkpatrick (née Downs; born 29 January 1941) is an Australian stage and screen actress who starred in the cult TV series ''Prisoner'' (otherwise known as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'' in the UK and North America), where she was bes ...

(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 Maggie Reilly (born 15 September 1956) is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. Most notably, she performed lead vocals on the Oldfield songs "Family Man", " Moonlight Shadow", ...

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

Maggie Siff Maggie Siff (born June 21, 1974) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles have included department store heiress Rachel Menken Katz on the AMC drama '' Mad Men'', Dr. Tara Knowles on the FX drama '' Sons of Anarchy'' for whic ...

(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 estima ...

, American poet, freelance writer, and editor * Maggie Tabberer (born 1936), Australian fashion personality *

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the first female British prime ...

(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

Fictional characters

* Captain

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 build ...

, from the American TV series ''Sliders'' *

Maggie Blackamoor This is a list of characters for the British television and radio sketch show ''Little Britain'' (and its American spin-off, '' Little Britain USA''). Overview ;Key : Characters that appear for only one sketch are not listed in the table A ...

, character from the British comedy sketch programme ''Little Britain'' * Maggie Cadabby, Abby Cadabby's mother in ''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) and ...

'' * Maggie Doyle, from the Australian police drama ''Blue Heelers'' *

Maggie Greene Maggie Greene, later Maggie Rhee in the television series, is a fictional character from the comic book series '' The Walking Dead'', portrayed by Lauren Cohan in the television adaptation of the same name. In the comic book series, Maggie beco ...

, 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.'' * 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 Margaret Ellen Sawyer is a fictional character that appears in stories published by DC Comics, and has been a supporting character in both Superman and Batman comic books. The character appeared in the live-action series ''Smallville'', played ...

, 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 Floriana Lima (born March 26, 1981) is an American actress and model. She played Maggie Sawyer on The CW's '' Supergirl''. She began playing recurring character Darcy Cooper in season 2 of the ABC drama '' A Million Little Things'', and was pr ...

* 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 ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were ...

, 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 ''Bringing Up Father'' is an American comic strip created by cartoonist George McManus. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, it ran for 87 years, from January 2, 1913, to May 28, 2000. The strip was later titled ''Jiggs and Maggie'' (or ''M ...

'' * 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 Wee or WEE may refer to: * Wee, a slang term for urine (see also wee-wee) * Wee, short stature, or otherwise small Anthroponym * Wee (surname), Chinese surname and name * Wee Willie Harris, singer * Wee Willie Webber, Philadelphia TV and ra ...

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''

Animals

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

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