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 throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many different languages, including

Maggie Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena, Magnolia, Margaret. Maggie may refer to: People Women * Maggie Adamson, Scottish musician * Maggie Aderin-Pocock (born 1968), British scientist * Maggie Alderson (born 1959), Aust ...

, Madge, Daisy, Margarete,

Marge Marge is a feminine given name, a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot or Margaret (name), Margaret. Notable Marges include: People *Marge (cartoonist) (1904–1993), pen name of Marjorie Henderson Buell, American cartoonist *Marge Anderson (1932� ...

Margo *** People * Margo (actress) (1917–1985), Mexican-American actress and dancer * Margo (magician), American magic performer and actress * Margo (singer), Irish singer * Margo (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name P ...

, Margie,

Marjorie Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery or Marjory. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old Fre ...

Meg Meg is a feminine given name, often a short form of Megatron, Megan, Megumi (Japanese), etc. It may refer to: People *Meg (singer), a Japanese singer *Meg Cabot (born 1967), American author of romantic and paranormal fiction *Meg Burton Cahill ( ...

Megan Megan is a Welsh feminine given name, originally a diminutive form of Margaret. Margaret is from the Greek μαργαρίτης (''margarítēs''), Latin ''margarīta'', "pearl". Megan is one of the most popular Welsh-language names for women in ...

Rita Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, a ...

Greta Greta may refer to: *Greta (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name Places * Greta Bridge, village in County Durham, England * Greta, New South Wales, town in Australia ** Greta railway station ** Greta Army Camp, form ...

Gretchen Gretchen (, ; literal translation: "Little Grete" or "Little Greta") is a female given name of German origin that is mainly prevalent in the United States. Its popularity increased because a major character in Goethe's ''Faust'' (1808) has th ...

, and Peggy.

Name variants

Full name

* ( Irish) * ( Irish) * ( Dutch), (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

), (

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

) * ( English)

Diminutives

* ( English) * ( English)

First half

* (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

) * (

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

)

Second half

* ( English), (

), ( Italian), (

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

), (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

), (

), * ( English), (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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Nobility

Austria

* Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318–1369)

Belgium and the Netherlands

* Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480–1530), Princess of Asturias and Duchess of Savoy by her two marriages * Margaret of Parma (1522–1586), illegitimate daughter of Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst * Margaret of York (1446–1503), Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Charles the Bold, Regent of France

Denmark

Margaret I of Denmark Margaret I ( da, Margrete Valdemarsdatter; March 1353 – 28 October 1412) was ruler of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (which included Finland) from the late 1380s until her death, and the founder of the Kalmar Union that joined the Scandinavian k ...

(1353–1412) * Margrethe II of Denmark (born 1940)

England and Scotland

Lady Margaret Fortescue Lady Margaret Fortescue (13 December 1923 – 25 May 2013) was a British huntswoman, and one of the country's largest private landowners, including the Castle Hill estate and of Exmoor. Early life Lady Margaret Fortescue was born on 13 Decemb ...

(1923–2013), one of the UK's largest private landowners * Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, (1443–1509), mother of Henry VII of England and paternal grandmother of King Henry VIII of England *

Margaret Douglas Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (8 October 1515 – 7 March 1578), was the daughter of the Scottish queen dowager Margaret Tudor and her second husband Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus. In her youth she was high in the favour of her unc ...

(1515–1578), daughter of Margaret Tudor *

Margaret of Anjou Margaret of Anjou (french: link=no, Marguerite; 23 March 1430 – 25 August 1482) was Queen of England and nominally Queen of France by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Born in the Duchy of Lorrain ...

(1430–1482), wife of King Henry VI of England *

Margaret Pole Margaret Plantagenet, Countess of Salisbury (14 August 1473 – 27 May 1541), also called Margaret Pole, as a result of her marriage to Sir Richard Pole, was the only surviving daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, a brother ...

, born Princess Margaret of York and Clarence (1473–1541), Countess of Salisbury * Margaret Tudor (1489–1541), elder sister of Henry VIII of England and great-grandmother of James I of England * Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882–1920), elder daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught *

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, (Margaret Rose; 21 August 1930 – 9 February 2002) was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and the younger sister and only sibling of Queen Elizabeth ...

(1930–2002), only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II and the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth *

Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint Margaret of Scotland ( gd, Naomh Maighréad; sco, Saunt Marget, ), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess and a Scottish queen. Margaret was sometimes called "The Pearl of Scotland". Born in the Kingdom of Hungary to th ...

, (), Queen of Scots

France

Margaret of France, Duchess of Brabant Margaret of France (1254–1271) was a member of the House of Capet and was Duchess of Brabant by her marriage to John I, Duke of Brabant. Biography Born in 1254, Margaret was a daughter of Louis IX of France and his wife Margaret of Provence. ...

(1254–1271) *

Margaret of Provence Margaret of Provence (french: Marguerite; 1221 – 20 December 1295) was Queen of France by marriage to King Louis IX. Early life Margaret was born in the spring of 1221 in Forcalquier. She was the eldest of four daughters of Ramon Berenguer IV ...

(1221–1285) * Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) * Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549)

Hungary

* Margaret of Hungary (1175–1223), wife of Isaac II Angelos Byzantine Emperor

Norway

Margaret of Scotland (Maid of Norway) Margaret (, ; March or April 1283 – September 1290), known as the Maid of Norway, was the queen-designate of Scotland from 1286 until her death. As she was never inaugurated, her status as monarch is uncertain and has been debated by historian ...

(1282–1290)

Romania

Margareta of Romania Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania (; born 26 March 1949) is the eldest daughter of King Michael I and Queen Anne of Romania. She assumed her father's duties in March 2016, upon his retirement, and has claimed the headship of the House ...

(born 1949)

Religion

Margaret Brennan Margaret Brennan (born March 26, 1980) is an American journalist based in Washington, D.C. The current moderator of '' Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan'' on CBS News, she is also a fill-in and substitute anchor for ''CBS Evening News'', and t ...

(1831–1887), Canadian nun *

Margaret Sampson Margaret Sampson (5 June 1906 – 14 August 1988) was an English Anglican nun who was Mother Superior of the Community of the Sisters of the Love of God from 1954 to 1973. She was professed as Sister Margaret Clare in 1932 when she was active in ...

(1906–1988), English nun

Canonized

* Margaret Clitherow (1556–1586) *

Margaret the Barefooted Margaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) was born into a poor family in San Severino Marche, San Severino, Italy. She was abused by her husband for years because of her dedication to the church and to helping the poverty, poor and sick. She walked ba ...

(1325–1395) * Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647–1690) * Saint Margaret of Castello (1287–1320) * Saint Margaret of Cortona (1247–1297) *

Saint Margaret of England Saint Margaret of England (died 1192) was born in Hungary to an Englishwoman who was related to Thomas Becket, the murdered Archbishop of Canterbury. When she was grown, Margaret took her mother with her on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and they t ...

(died 1192) * Saint Margaret of Hungary (1242–1270) *

(1045–1093) *

Saint Margaret the Virgin Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr ( grc-gre, Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July in the Western Rite Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church and Anglicanism, ...

– the oldest and most prominent St. Margaret; also known as Margaret of Antioch ()

Beatified

(1473–1541) *

Margaret Ward Margaret Ward (c. 1550-30 August 1588), the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English Roman Catholic Church, Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I for assisting a Clergy, priest to escape from prison ...

(1550–1588)

Artists and authors

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), British actress *

Maisie Williams Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams (born 15 April 1997) is an English actress. Williams made her acting debut in 2011 as Arya Stark, a lead character in the HBO epic medieval fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'' (2011–2019). She ...

(born 1997), English actress. *

Margaret Ashmore Sudduth Margaret Ashmore Sudduth (June 29, 1859 – September 21, 1957) was an American educator, editor, and temperance advocate. She was the senior editor upon the staff of the Woman's Temperance Publishing Association, overseeing ''The Union Signal''. ...

(1859–1957), American educator, editor, temperance advocate *

Margaret Atwood Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and inventor. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of non-fiction, nin ...

(born 1939), Canadian novelist and poet * Margaret Avison (1918–2007), Canadian poet *

Margaret Barnard Margaret Helen Barnard (1898–1992) was a painter and linocut maker. Barnard was born in Bengal, where her father was serving with the Indian Police Force. At the age of seven she returned to Britain for her education, and went to Bath High Sc ...

(1898–1992), British painter and linocut maker *

Margaret Barr (choreographer) 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 ...

(1904–1991), Australian dance-drama choreographer *

Margaret Berger Margaret Berger (born 11 October 1985) is a Norway, Norwegian singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on the Idol (Norway)#Season 2, second season of ''Idol (Norway), Norwegian Idol'' in ...

(born 1985), Norwegian singer-songwriter * Margaret Bourke-White (1904–1971), American photojournalist *

Margaret Busby Margaret Yvonne Busby, , Hon. FRSL (born 1944), also known as Nana Akua Ackon, is a Ghanaian-born publisher, editor, writer and broadcaster, resident in the UK. She was Britain's youngest and first black female book publisherJazzmine Breary"Let' ...

, Ghanaian British publisher and writer * Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623–1673), English writer, poet, and playwright. * Margaret Cho (born 1968), American comedian and actress * Margaret Clark (born 1943), Australian author *

Margaret Clarkson Margaret Clarkson (born August 13, 1941) was born in Rotherham, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and trained as an artist at Rotherham School of Art and Ravensbourne (college)#History, Bromley College of Art. Later she became an art teacher in S ...

, English artist *

Margaret Cleaves Margaret Abigail Cleaves (November 25, 1848 – November 7, 1917), M.D., was an American physician and scientific writer. She was a pioneer of electrotherapy and brachytherapy, instructor in Electro-Therapeutics New York Post-Graduate Medical Scho ...

, American physician, writer *

Margaret Deland Margaret Deland (born Margaretta Wade Campbell; February 23, 1857 – January 13, 1945) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet. She also wrote an autobiography in two volumes. She generally is considered part of the literary ...

, American author *

Margaret Drabble Dame Margaret Drabble, Lady Holroyd, (born 5 June 1939) is an English biographer, novelist and short story writer. Drabble's books include '' The Millstone'' (1965), which won the following year's John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, and ''Jer ...

, English author *

Margaret E. Winslow Margaret E. Winslow (1836-1936) was an American activist, newspaper editor, and author of several temperance books. She served at two separate times, and during the longest period of any editor-in-chief of ''Our Union'', the national organ of the W ...

(1836–1936), American activist, editor, author * Margaret Eleanor Parker (1827–1896), American social activist, social reformer, travel writer *

Margaret Elizabeth Sangster Margaret Elizabeth Sangster (pen name, Aunt Marjorie; February 22, 1838 – June 3, 1912) was an American poet, author, and editor. Her poetry was inspired by family and church themes, and included hymns and sacred texts. She worked in several fi ...

(1838–1912), American author, poet, editor * Margaret Forster, British author *

Margaret Frame Margaret Frame (1903 – 1985) was a Canadian painter known for her portraiture. Biography Margaret Frame was born in 1903 in Oxford, Nova Scotia. In 1906 her family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan and there she studied with Inglis Sheldon-Wi ...

(1903–1985), Canadian painter * Margaret Frances Sullivan (1847–1903), Irish-American writer, journalist, editor *

Margaret Fuller Sarah Margaret Fuller (May 23, 1810 – July 19, 1850), sometimes referred to as Margaret Fuller Ossoli, was an American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movemen ...

, American critic *

Margaret Gale Margaret Winifred Gale (born 10 September 1931) is an English operatic soprano who sang leading roles with Sadler's Wells Opera Company (later to become English National Opera) throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Jeremy Nicholas, Interview with ...

(born 1930), British operatic soprano *

Margaret Harker Margaret Florence Harker (17 January 1920 – 16 February 2013), was a British photographer and historian of photography. She was the UK's first woman professor of photography, founded the country's first photography degree course, and was the f ...

(1920–2013), British photographer and historian of photography * Margaret Hillis, American conductor *

Margaret Hunt Brisbane Margaret Hunt Brisbane (, Hunt; after marriage, Hunt, though also known as, Mrs. Howard; pen names, Johny Hunt and Mrs. Johny Hunt Brisbane; February 11, 1858 – January 5, 1925) was an American poet of the Confederacy. She was also a magazine ...

(1858–1925), American poet *

Margaret Lane Margaret Winifred Lane (23 June 1907 – 14 February 1994) was a British journalist, biographer and novelist, the author of more than two dozen books. She was the second wife of Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon. Early life Margaret La ...

(1907–1994), British journalist, biographer and novelist *

Margaret Larkin Margaret Larkin (July 7, 1899 – May 7, 1967) was an American writer, poet, singer-songwriter, researcher, journalist and union activist. She wrote ''The Hand of Mordechai'' on a kibbutz in Israel and its stand against the Egyptian Army in 1948, ...

(1899–1967), American writer * Margaret Laurence (1926–1987), Canadian novelist * Margaret Leighton (1922–1976), English actress * Margaret Lockwood (1916–1990), British actress *

Margaret Manton Merrill Margaret Manton Merrill (1859 – June 19/20, 1893) was a British-born American journalist, writer, translator, and elocutionist. At the age of twenty, she became the founder, owner and editor of the ''Colorado Temperance movement in the United ...

, British-American journalist, writer, translator, elocutionist * Margaret Mazzantini (born 1961), Italian-Irish author * Margaret McDonald Bottome (1827-1906), American reformer, organizational founder, author * Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949), American author * Margaret Ogden (born 1952), American fantasy author best known by the pen name

Robin Hobb Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born March 5, 1952), known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the ''Realm of the Elderlings'', w ...

* Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897), Scottish author *

Margaret Bloodgood Peeke Margaret B. Peeke (, Peck; April 8, 1838 – November 2, 1908) was an American traveler, lecturer, and author of the long nineteenth centurys. In her early life, Peeke taught at a public school and her own private school. Later, she taught Hermetic ...

(1838-1908), American traveler, lecturer, author * Margaret Peterson Haddix (born 1964), American writer * Margaret Randall (born 1936), US writer * Margaret Roper (1505–1544), English writer, translator * Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972), British actress of the stage and screen * Margaret Scobie (born 1948), Australian indigenous Aboriginal painter *

Margaret (singer) Małgorzata Jamroży (; born 30 June 1991), known professionally as Margaret, is a Polish singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in her native country in 2013, and achieved moderate chart success in some European territories with her ...

(born 1991), Polish singer and songwriter *

Margaret Tracey Margaret Tracey (born March 28, 1967) is an American ballet dancer and educator. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1986, was promoted principal dancer in 1991, and retired in 2002. She served as the director of the Boston Ballet School betwe ...

(born 1967), American ballet dancer * Margaret Travolta, American actress *

Margaret Walker Margaret Walker (Margaret Abigail Walker Alexander by marriage; July 7, 1915 – November 30, 1998) was an American poet and writer. She was part of the African-American literary movement in Chicago, known as the Chicago Black Renaissance. H ...

(1915–1998), American author *

Margaret Whiting Margaret Eleanor Whiting (July 22, 1924 – January 10, 2011) was an American popular music and country music singer who gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s.Mapes, Jillian.Margaret Whiting, Iconic Standards Singer, Dies at 86. ''Billboard' ...

(1924–2011), American popular music and country music singer *

Margaret Wise Brown Margaret Wise Brown (May 23, 1910 – November 13, 1952) was an American writer of children's books, including ''Goodnight Moon'' and ''The Runaway Bunny'', both illustrated by Clement Hurd. She has been called "the laureate of the nursery" for ...

(1910–1952), American author *

Margaret Wynne Lawless Margaret Wynne Lawless (, Wynne; July 14, 1847 – January 18, 1926) was an American poet, author, educator, and philanthropist. She contributed to the '' Catholic World'', ''Ave Maria'', ''Rosary Magazine'', ''Pilot'', ''New World'', and conduct ...

(1847–1926), American poet, author, educator, philanthropist * Margaret Keane (1927–2022), American painter *

Meg Stuart Meg Stuart (born 1965 in New Orleans) is an American choreographer and dancer who lives and works in Brussels and Berlin. Her company, Damaged Goods, operates from Brussels since 1994. Start as a dancer and choreographer Stuart moved to New York ...

(born 1965), American choreographer, dancer, performing artist

Educators and scientists

Margaret Haley Margaret A. Haley (November 15, 1861 – January 5, 1939) was a teacher, unionist, and Georgist land value tax activist,Arnesen, Eric. Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-class History. New York: Routledge, 2007. who was dubbed the "lady ...

(1861–1939), American educator, promoted teacher's unions *

Margaret Becklake Margaret Rigsby Becklake, (May 27, 1922 – October 17, 2018) was a Canadian academic and epidemiologist. Margaret focused her career on the study of environmental and occupational determinants of childhood and adult airway disease, specifically ...

(1922–2018), Canadian academic and epidemiologist * Margaret Burbidge (1919–2020), British astronomer *

Margaret Byers Margaret Byers (, Morrow; April 1832 – 21 February 1912) was an Irish educator, activist, social reformer, missionary, and writer of the long nineteenth century. She was the founder of Victoria College, Belfast. Byers was involved in philanthro ...

(1832–1912), Irish educator, activist, social reformer, missionary, writer * Margaret Mordecai Jones Cruikshank (1878–1955), American educator and college president *

Margaret Elisabeth Felix Thirumathi Margaret Elisabeth Felix (born 1937) is an Indian educator active in the state of Tamil Nadu. She has served at least two terms in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly: Sixth (1977–80) and Seventh (1980–84) as a nominated member belon ...

(born 1937), Indian educator * Margaret Floy Washburn (1871–1939), American psychologist *

, Scottish scientist, professor of molecular cell biology *

Margaret Gurney Margaret Gurney (October 28, 1908 – March 19, 2002) was an American mathematician, statistician, and computer programmer. Originally trained in the mathematical study of partial differential equations at Swarthmore College, Brown University, an ...

(1908–2002), American mathematician, statistician, and computer programmer *

Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton may refer to: * Margaret Hamilton (nurse) (1840–1922), American nurse in the Civil War * Maggie Hamilton (1867–1952), Scottish artist * Margaret Hamilton (educator) (1871–1969), American educator * Margaret Hamilton (actre ...

, American computer scientist *

Margaret Howe Lovatt Margaret Howe Lovatt (born Margaret C. Howe, in 1942) is a former volunteer naturalist from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. In the 1960s, she took part in a NASA-funded research project in which she attempted to teach a dolphin named Peter to ...

, naturalist *

Margaret Hutchinson Margaret Massey Hutchinson (1904–1997) was an English educator, naturalist and writer. Hutchinson was closely involved with Haslemere Educational Museum which was founded by her grandfather Sir Jonathan Hutchinson and she established and ran ...

, English educator, naturalist and author *

Margaret Lin Xavier Margaret Lin Xavier or Khun Ying Srivisanvaja (29 May 1898 – 6 December 1932), known colloquially as Dr. Lin, was a Thai physician. She was the first Thai woman to receive a degree in medicine. Early life and education Margaret Lin Xavier was ...

(1898–1932), Thai physician * Margaret Mead, American anthropologist *

Margaret Helen Read Margaret Helen Read, CBE (5 August 1889 – 19 May 1991) was a British social anthropologist and academic, who specialised in colonial education. She was one of the first researchers to apply social anthropology and ethnography principles to th ...

(1889–1991), British social anthropologist and academic *

Margaret Warner Morley Margaret Warner Morley (February 17, 1858 in Montrose, Iowa – December 12, 1923 in Washington, D.C.) was an American educator, biologist, and author of many children's books on nature and biology. Biography Morley grew up in Brooklyn. She st ...

(1858–1923), American biologist, wrote children's books on biology *

Margaret Wiecek Margaret M. Wiecek (also known as Małgorzata M. Więcek) is a Polish-American operations researcher and professor of mathematical sciences at Clemson University, known for her research in multi-objective optimization, Pareto efficiency, robust d ...

, Polish-American operations researcher

Politics

Margaret A. Davidson Margaret A. Davidson (March 2, 1950 - May 23, 2017) was a coastal management pioneer. She spent most of her career working within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), taking leadership roles that drew from her expertise in c ...

(1950–2017), American lawyer and coastal science pioneer * Margaret (Ann) Coffey (born 1946), former British Member of Parliament for Stockport * Margaret Beckett (born 1943), British Member of Parliament for Derby South *

Margaret Curran Margaret Patricia Curran (born 24 November 1958) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. She served in the British House of Commons as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow East from 2010 to 2015 and was Shadow Secretary of State for Scotl ...

(born 1958), former British Member of Parliament for Glasgow East *

Margaret Davidson Dame Margaret Agnes Davidson DBE DStJ ( Feilding; 21 April 1871 – 14 October 1964) was the British wife of the Colonial Governor of New South Wales, Sir Walter Edward Davidson. She was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire f ...

(1871–1964), British wife of colonial governor of New South Wales, Australia *

Margaret Davidson (suffragist) Margaret Davidson (1879-1978) a modern languages teacher in Dornoch, Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, became a leader in the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS), and one of the volunteer nurses in the Scottish Women's Hos ...

(1879–1978), Scottish suffragist, teacher and WW1 nurse * Margaret Ewing (1945–2006), Scottish politician * Margaret Ferrier (born 1960), British Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West * Margaret Greenwood (born 1959), British Member of Parliament for Wirral West * Margarett (Maggie) Hassan (born 1958), United States Senator for New Hampshire * Margaret Hodge (born 1944), British Member of Parliament for Barking * Margaret Hoover (born 1977), American political consultant and commentator, great-granddaughter of the former president *

Margaret Gardner Hoey Margaret Elizabeth "Bess" Hoey ( Gardner; January 21, 1875 – February 13, 1942) was an American civic leader and political hostess who served as the First Lady of North Carolina from 1937 to 1941. She was part of the "Shelby Dynasty" and is the ...

(1875–1942), American political hostess and First Lady of North Carolina * Margaret (Maggie) Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, British Labour Peer and trade union official *

Margaret Mitchell (Canadian politician) Margaret Anne Mitchell (née Learoyd; July 17, 1925 – March 8, 2017) was a Canadian social activist and the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver East from 1979 until 1993. A social worker by profession, she wa ...

(1925–2017), New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Vancouver East *

Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician) Janet Margaret Mitchell (born 15 November 1952) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Central Scotland region from 2003 to 2021. Early life Mitchell was born in Coatbridge and ...

(born 1952), Scottish Conservative politician *

Margaret Moran Margaret Mary Moran (born 24 April 1955) is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Moran was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South from the 1997 general election to 2010. In November 2012, jurors at Southwark Crown Cou ...

(born 1955), former Labour MP for Luton South who was convicted of the largest amount of fraud in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal * Margaret Ritchie (born 1958), politician who served in the Northern Ireland Assembly and both British Houses of Parliament *

Margaret Rose Sanford Margaret Rose Sanford ('' née'' Knight; June 6, 1918 – August 26, 2006) was an American civic leader, teacher, and philanthropist who, as the wife of Terry Sanford, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1961 to 1965. Prior to entering pub ...

(1918–2006), First Lady of North Carolina *

Margaret Selina Martei Margaret Selina Martei was a Ghanaian politician. She was the member of parliament for the Asamankese constituency from 1965 to 1966. She also served as the General Secretary of the National Council of Ghana Women, a council that was founded in ...

, Ghanaian Member of Parliament for Asamankese (1965–1966) * Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who served from 1979 to 1990 * Margeret (Maggie) Throup (born 1967), British Member of Parliament for Erewash

Sports

* Margaret Court (born 1942), Australian tennis player *

Margaret Groos Margaret Keyes Groos (born September 21, 1959) is a retired long-distance runner from the United States. Groos was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, where she graduated from Harpeth Hall School in 1977. As a ninth grader, she set the nat ...

(born 1959), American long-distance runner * Margaret Hoelzer (born 1983), American swimmer *

Margaret Jeffery Margaret Kathleen Jeffery (23 January 1920 – 12 September 2004) was an English Freestyle swimming, freestyle Swimming (sport), swimmer of the 1930s, who represented Great Britain in the Olympics and competed for England in the British Empi ...

(1920–2004), British swimmer and Olympian * Margaret Martin (born 1979), American professional bodybuilder * Margaret Maughan (1928–2020), British Paralympic archer *

Margaret McIver Margaret Elizabeth McIver (7 August 1933 – 21 July 2020) was an Australian Equestrianism, equestrian, dressage coach and judge. Before switching to dressage, McIver competed at the Melbourne Royal and at other Victorian shows in showjumping ...

(1933–2020), Australian equestrian

Other

Margaret Barclay (accused witch) Margaret Barclay (died 1618), was an accused witch put on trial in 1618, 'gently' tortured, confessed and was strangled and burned at the stake in Irvine, Scotland. Her case was written about with horror (''Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft' ...

, 1618 as a result of witch trials held in Irvine, Ayrshire *

Margaret Catherine Blaikie Margaret Catherine Blaikie (, Biggar; December 6, 1823 – July 25, 1915) was a Scottish temperance reformer. She became the long-standing president (for 29 years) of the Scottish Christian Union (a women's temperance group, independent but assoc ...

(1823-1915), Scottish temperance reformer *

Margaret Brent Margaret Brent (c. 1601 – c. 1671), was an English immigrant to the Colony of Maryland, settled in its new capitol, St. Mary's City, Maryland. She was the first woman in the English North American colonies to appear before a court of the ...

(), English immigrant colonial landowner *

Margaret Casely-Hayford Margaret Henrietta Augusta Casely-Hayford

(born 1959), British lawyer *

Margaret Cochran Corbin Margaret Cochran Corbin (November 12, 1751January 16, 1800) was a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War.James, Edward T., et al''Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary'' Vol. II, p. 385-86 (1971) () On Novembe ...

(1751–1800), fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War and was given a pension by Congress *

Margaret Douie Dougal Margaret Douie Dougal ( – 1938, née Robertson, later Chaplin) was a British chemical publication indexer for fifteen years (1885–1909) for the Chemical Society. Dougal contributed to the compilation of volumes i-iii of ''A Collective Index o ...

(1858-1938), British chemical publication indexer * Margaret Dye Ellis (1845-1925), American social reformer *

Margaret E. Kuhn Margaret Eliza "Maggie" Kuhn (August 3, 1905 – April 22, 1995) was an American activist known for founding the Gray Panthers movement, after she was forced to retire from her job at the then-mandatory retirement age of 65. The Gray Panth ...

(1905–1995), founder of the Gray Panthers organisation * Margaret Elizabeth Douglas (1934–2008), English television producer and executive * Margaret Feeny (1917–2012), founder and first director of London's Africa Centre *

Margaret Hampshire Grace Margaret Hampshire (9 July 1918 – 6 June 2004) was a British educator and civil servant who served as principal of Cheltenham Ladies' College from 1964 to 1979. She began her career in the Civil Service as a member of the Board of Trad ...

(1918–2004), British educator and civil servant *

Margaret Haughery Margaret Haughery (1813–1882) was a philanthropist known as "the mother of the orphans". Margaret Gaffney Haughery (pronounced as HAW -a- ree) was a beloved historical figure in New Orleans, Louisiana the 1880s. Widely known as "Our Margaret ...

(1813–1882), philanthropist known as "the mother of the orphans" *

Margaret Jeffrey Margaret Lilian Jeffrey (née Hines; 14 July 1896 – 24 June 1977) was an Australian police officer who was one of the first women to hold high rank in the New South Wales Police. Jeffrey was born in Bundanoon, New South Wales, to Susan (née ...

(1896–1977), Australian police officer *

Margaret Bischell McFadden Margaret McFadden (, Bichsel, or Bischell, or Bischelt; 1870 – December 7, 1932) was an American community leader, prominent in philanthropic, church, and women's organizations. She served as president of the Minnesota Public Health Association, ...

, American philanthropist and social worker * Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), American philanthropist who established the Russell Sage Foundation *

Margaret Prior Margaret Prior (, Barrett; after first marriage, Allen; after second marriage, Prior; 1773 – April 7, 1842) was an American humanitarian, urban missionary, moral reform worker, and writer who established a school and a soup kitchen in New York Ci ...

(1773–1842), American humanitarian, missionary, moral reform worker, writer *

Margaret Sanger Margaret Higgins Sanger (born Margaret Louise Higgins; September 14, 1879September 6, 1966), also known as Margaret Sanger Slee, was an American birth control activist, sex educator, writer, and nurse. Sanger popularized the term "birth control ...

(1879–1966), founder of the birth control movement in the United States *

Margaret Swain Margaret Helen Swain ( Hart; 13 May 1909 – 27 July 2002) was an English embroidery and textile historian. Trained as a nurse in London, she began a career as a historian after noticing no history about Ayrshire whitework embroidery in books fo ...

(1909–2002), English embroidery and textile historian

Fictional characters

* Margaret Evelyn "Maggie" Simpson, in the TV show ''The Simpsons'' * Margaret Fish, a chiropodist and a character in Bob and Margaret *

Margaret Hale Margaret Hale is the heroine of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel ''North and South''. Initially, Gaskell wanted the title of the novel to be ''Margaret Hale'', but Charles Dickens, the editor of '' Household Words'', the magazine in which the novel ...

, heroine in Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel North and South *

Margaret Hooper The television series ''The West Wing'' is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC. During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars earned 157 acting nominations (often competing in th ...

, secretary to White House Chiefs of Staff Leo McGarry and CJ Cregg played by NiCole Robinson in the TV series ''The West Wing'' *

Margaret Houlihan This is a list of characters from the ''M*A*S*H'' franchise, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel '' MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors'' and its sequels, the 1970 film adaptation of the novel, and the televis ...

, character in both the movie and television show ''M*A*S*H'' * Margaret in '' Much Ado About Nothing'', by Shakespeare * Margaret "Meg" March, character in ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...

'' by Louisa May Alcott * Margaret Mildred "Kit" Kittredge, in the ''Kit Kittredge'' series of American Girl books and related toys * Margaret Moonlight, a boss in the Suda 51 game No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle * Margaret "Peggy" Bundy, a character played by Katey Sagal in the 1987–97 Fox sitcom ''Married... with Children'' * Margaret "Peggy" Carter, a character featured in several storylines published by Marvel Comics * Margaret White, in the 1974 novel ''Carrie'' by Stephen King * Margaret, a character in the Cartoon Network animated series ''

Regular Show ''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the course of eight seasons a ...

'' * Mistress Margaret Page in ''

The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...

'', by Shakespeare * Margaret SquarePants, SpongeBob's mother and Harold's wife in SpongeBob SquarePants * Margaret "Maggie" Horton, a character on the soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

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