Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "

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". 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

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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, Madge, Daisy,

Margarete Margarete is a German feminine given name. It is derived from Ancient Greek ''margarites'' (μαργαρίτης), meaning "the pearl". Via the Latin ''margarita'', it arrived in the German sprachraum. Related names in English include Daisy, Gr ...

, Marge, Margo,

Margie Margie is a feminine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Margaret, Marjorie or Margarita. Margie may refer to: People * Margie Ackles (born 1939), American retired figure skater * Marjorie Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American ...

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 ...

, Meg,

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,

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 thi ...

, 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) * ( English)

Diminutives

* ( English) * ( English)

First half

* ( French) * (

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 peopl ...

)

Second half

* ( English), (

), ( Italian), ( Lithuanian), (

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 ...

), ( Swedish), * ( English), (

), * ( English), ( Estonian), ( Hungarian), ( Estonian)

Nobility

Austria

* Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318–1369)

Belgium and the Netherlands

Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy Archduchess Margaret of Austria (german: Margarete; french: Marguerite; nl, Margaretha; es, Margarita; 10 January 1480 – 1 December 1530) was Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1507 to 1515 and again from 1519 to 1530. She was the firs ...

(1480–1530), Princess of Asturias and Duchess of Savoy by her two marriages *

Margaret of Parma Margaret of Parma (; 5 July 1522 – 18 January 1586) was Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582. She was the illegitimate daughter of the then 22-year-old Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Johanna Maria van der ...

(1522–1586), illegitimate daughter of Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst *

Margaret of York Margaret of York (3 May 1446 – 23 November 1503)—also by marriage known as Margaret of Burgundy—was Duchess of Burgundy as the third wife of Charles the Bold and acted as a protector of the Burgundian State after his death. She was a daugh ...

(1446–1503), Duchess of Burgundy and wife of Charles the Bold, Regent of France

Denmark

* Margaret I of Denmark (1353–1412) *

Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent fema ...

(born 1940)

England and Scotland

* Lady Margaret Fortescue (1923–2013), one of the UK's largest private landowners *

Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby Lady Margaret Beaufort (usually pronounced: or ; 31 May 1441/43 – 29 June 1509) was a major figure in the Wars of the Roses of the late fifteenth century, and mother of King Henry VII of England, the first Tudor monarch. A descendant o ...

, (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 o ...

, born Princess Margaret of York and Clarence (1473–1541), Countess of Salisbury *

Margaret Tudor Margaret Tudor (28 November 1489 – 18 October 1541) was Queen of Scotland from 1503 until 1513 by marriage to King James IV. She then served as regent of Scotland during her son's minority, and successfully fought to extend her regency. Ma ...

(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&nbs ...

(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 (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 ...

(1221–1285) *

Margaret of Valois Margaret of Valois (french: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615), popularly known as La Reine Margot, was a French princess of the Valois dynasty who became Queen of Navarre by marriage to Henry III of Navarre and then also Queen of France ...

(1553–1615) *

Marguerite de Navarre Marguerite de Navarre (french: Marguerite d'Angoulême, ''Marguerite d'Alençon''; 11 April 149221 December 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Quee ...

(1492–1549)

Hungary

Margaret of Hungary Margaret of Hungary (''Margit'' in Hungarian; born 1175, living 1223) was a Byzantine Empress by marriage to Isaac II Angelos and Queen of Thessalonica by marriage to Boniface of Montferrat. She was regent of Thessalonica during the minority of he ...

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

Norway

* Margaret of Scotland (Maid of Norway) (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 Hous ...

(born 1949)

Religion

* Margaret Brennan (1831–1887), Canadian nun * Margaret Sampson (1906–1988), English nun

Canonized

Margaret Clitherow Margaret Clitherow (1556 – 25 March 1586) was an English saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church, known as "the Pearl of York". She was pressed to death for refusing to enter a plea to the charge of harbouring Catholic priests. She was ...

(1556–1586) * Margaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) *

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Margaret Mary Alacoque, VHM (french: Marguerite-Marie Alacoque) (22 July 1647 – 17 October 1690), was a French Catholic Visitation nun and mystic who promoted devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in its modern form. Summary She worked to ...

(1647–1690) * Saint Margaret of Castello (1287–1320) *

Saint Margaret of Cortona Margaret of Cortona (1247 – 22 February 1297) was an Italian penitent of the Third Order of Saint Francis. She was born in Laviano, near Perugia, and died in Cortona. She was canonized in 1728. She is the patron saint of the falsely accused, ...

(1247–1297) * Saint Margaret of England (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 Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison. She was canonised in 1970, as one of the Forty Marty ...

(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). S ...

(born 1997), English actress. * Margaret Ashmore Sudduth (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, ...

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

(1904–1991), Australian dance-drama choreographer * Margaret Berger (born 1985), Norwegian singer-songwriter *

Margaret Bourke-White Margaret Bourke-White (; June 14, 1904 – August 27, 1971), an American photographer and documentary photographer, became arguably best known as the first foreign photographer permitted to take pictures of Soviet industry under the Soviets' ...

(1904–1971), American photojournalist * Margaret Busby, Ghanaian British publisher and writer *

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Margaret Lucas Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623 – 15 December 1673) was an English philosopher, poet, scientist, fiction writer and playwright. Her husband, William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was Royalist c ...

(1623–1673), English writer, poet, and playwright. *

Margaret Cho Margaret Moran Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American comedian, actress, LGBT social activist, and musician. She is known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially regarding race and se ...

(born 1968), American comedian and actress * Margaret Clark (born 1943), Australian author * Margaret Clarkson, English artist * Margaret Cleaves, American physician, writer * Margaret Deland, 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 (1838–1912), American author, poet, editor * Margaret Forster, British author * Margaret Frame (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 wit ...

(born 1930), British operatic soprano * Margaret Harker (1920–2013), British photographer and historian of photography *

Margaret Hillis Margaret Eleanor Hillis (October 1, 1921, Kokomo, Indiana – February 5, 1998, Evanston, Illinois) was an American conductor. She was the founder and first director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Life Hillis was born in Kokomo, Indiana, in 1 ...

, American conductor * Margaret Hunt Brisbane (1858–1925), American poet * Margaret Lane (1907–1994), British journalist, biographer and novelist * Margaret Larkin (1899–1967), American writer *

Margaret Laurence Jean Margaret Laurence (née Wemyss; July 18, 1926 – January 5, 1987) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, and is one of the major figures in Canadian literature. She was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-pr ...

(1926–1987), Canadian novelist *

Margaret Leighton Margaret Leighton, CBE (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an English actress, active on stage and television, and in film. Her film appearances included (her first credited debut feature) in Anatole de Grunwald's '' The Winslow Boy'' ...

(1922–1976), English actress *

Margaret Lockwood Margaret Mary Day Lockwood, CBE (15 September 1916 – 15 July 1990), was an English actress. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included '' The Lady Vanishes'' (1938), ''Night Train to Munic ...

(1916–1990), British actress * Margaret Manton Merrill, 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 Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel, published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel ''Gone With the Wind (novel), Gone with t ...

(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 (1838-1908), American traveler, lecturer, author *

Margaret Peterson Haddix Margaret Peterson Haddix (born April 9, 1964) is an American writer known best for the two children's series, ''Shadow Children'' (1998–2006) and ''The Missing'' (2008–2015). She also wrote the tenth volume in the multiple-author series '' ...

(born 1964), American writer * Margaret Randall (born 1936), US writer *

Margaret Roper Margaret Roper (1505–1544) was an English writer and translator. Roper, the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, is considered to have been one of the most learned women in sixteenth-century England. She is celebrated for her filial piety and sc ...

(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 (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. ...

(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 people, 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 ...

(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 Margaret D. H. Keane (born Peggy Doris Hawkins, September 15, 1927 – June 26, 2022) was an American artist known for her paintings of subjects with big eyes. She mainly painted women, children, or animals in oil or mixed media. The work achi ...

(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 (1861–1939), American educator, promoted teacher's unions * Margaret Becklake (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 philanthr ...

(1832–1912), Irish educator, activist, social reformer, missionary, writer * Margaret Mordecai Jones Cruikshank (1878–1955), American educator and college president * Margaret Elisabeth Felix (born 1937), Indian educator * Margaret Floy Washburn (1871–1939), American psychologist * Margaret Frame, Scottish scientist, professor of molecular cell biology * Margaret Gurney (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, 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 Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and the 1970s. She earned her bachelor's degree at Barnard C ...

, 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 t ...

(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 ...

(1858–1923), American biologist, wrote children's books on biology * Margaret Wiecek, Polish-American operations researcher

Politics

* Margaret A. Davidson (1950–2017), American lawyer and coastal science pioneer * Margaret (Ann) Coffey (born 1946), former British Member of Parliament for Stockport *

Margaret Beckett Dame Margaret Mary Beckett (''née'' Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby South since 1983. A member of the Labour Party, she became Britain's first female Foreign S ...

(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 Scot ...

(born 1958), former British Member of Parliament for Glasgow East * Margaret Davidson (1871–1964), British wife of colonial governor of New South Wales, Australia * Margaret Davidson (suffragist) (1879–1978), Scottish suffragist, teacher and WW1 nurse * Margaret Ewing (1945–2006), Scottish politician *

Margaret Ferrier Margaret Ferrier (born 10 September 1960) is a Scottish politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutherglen and Hamilton West since 2019, and previously from 2015 to 2017. As the candidate for the Scottish National Party (SNP), Ferri ...

(born 1960), British Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West *

Margaret Greenwood Margaret Greenwood (born 14 March 1959) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wirral West since 2015. She is a member of the Labour Party. Biography A former teacher and community activist, Greenwood later ...

(born 1959), British Member of Parliament for Wirral West * Margarett (Maggie) Hassan (born 1958), United States Senator for New Hampshire *

Margaret Hodge Dame Margaret Eve Hodge, Lady Hodge, (née Oppenheimer, formerly Watson; born 8 September 1944) is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Barking since 1994. A member of the Labour Party, she previously served as ...

(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 (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) (1925–2017), New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Vancouver East * Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician) (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 (1918–2006), First Lady of North Carolina * Margaret Selina Martei, Ghanaian Member of Parliament for Asamankese (1965–1966) *

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), 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 Margaret Court ('' née'' Smith; born 16 July 1942), also known as Margaret Smith Court, is an Australian retired former world No. 1 tennis player and a Christian minister. Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time, her 24 m ...

(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 (1920–2004), British swimmer and Olympian * Margaret Martin (born 1979), American professional bodybuilder * Margaret Maughan (1928–2020), British Paralympic archer * Margaret McIver (1933–2020), Australian equestrian

Other

* Margaret Barclay (accused witch), 1618 as a result of witch trials held in Irvine, Ayrshire * Margaret Catherine Blaikie (1823-1915), Scottish temperance reformer * Margaret Brent (), English immigrant colonial landowner *

Margaret Casely-Hayford Margaret Henrietta Augusta Casely-Hayford

(born 1959), British lawyer * Margaret Cochran Corbin (1751–1800), fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War and was given a pension by Congress * Margaret Douie Dougal (1858-1938), British chemical publication indexer * Margaret Dye Ellis (1845-1925), American social reformer * Margaret E. Kuhn (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 (1918–2004), British educator and civil servant * Margaret Haughery (1813–1882), philanthropist known as "the mother of the orphans" * Margaret Jeffrey (1896–1977), Australian police officer * Margaret Bischell McFadden, American philanthropist and social worker *

Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, known as Olivia Sage (September 8, 1828 – November 4, 1918), was an American philanthropist known for her contributions to education and progressive causes. In 1869 she became the second wife of robber baron Russe ...

(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 contr ...

(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 f ...

(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 ''Bob and Margaret'' is an adult animated television series created by David Fine and Alison Snowden and produced by Nelvana. The series was based on the Academy Award-winning short film '' Bob's Birthday'', featuring the same main characters, ...

* Margaret Hale, heroine in Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel North and South * Margaret Hooper, 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 televisi ...

, character in both the movie and television show ''M*A*S*H'' * Margaret in ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'', by Shakespeare * Margaret "Meg" March, character in '' Little Women'' 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 Regular Show (season 8), 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 co ...

'' * 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 ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American Animated series, animated Television comedy, comedy Television show, television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It ...

* 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 (streaming service), Peacock. The soap, which aired on ...

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