Marge is a feminine given name, a shortened form of

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 ...

Margot Margot (; ) is a feminine French given name, a variant of Marguerite. It is also occasionally a surname. Persons named Margot include the following: People with the given name Margot * Margot Asquith, countess of Oxford and Asquith * Marguerite ...

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

. Notable Marges include:

People

Marge (cartoonist) Marjorie Henderson Buell (née Marjorie Lyman Henderson, December 11, 1904 – May 30, 1993) was an American cartoonist who worked under the pen name Marge. She was best known as the creator of ''Little Lulu''. Early life Marjorie Lyman Henderso ...

(1904–1993), pen name of Marjorie Henderson Buell, American cartoonist *

Marge Anderson Marjorie Ann "Marge" (née Davis) Anderson (April 21, 1932 – June 29, 2013) was an Ojibwe people, Ojibwe Elder and politician for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, located in east-central Minnesota. Biography Mille Lacs Band Elder Marge Anderson ...

(1932–2013), Ojibwe Elder and politician for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe * Marge Anthony (1935–2013), Canadian broadcaster and media executive *

Marge Bishop Marjorie Claire Bishop (3 January 1910 – 26 January 1960) was a New Zealand cricketer who played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off break. She appeared in one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935, and ...

(1910–1960), New Zealand cricketer *

Marge Burns Marjorie "Marge" Burns (July 13, 1925 – June 3, 2009) was an American and former collegiate and professional golfer. A graduate of University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Woman's College UNC in 1948, Burns went on to win the North Carol ...

(1925–2009), American golfer *

Marge Callaghan Margaret Callaghan Maxwell (December 23, 1921 – January 11, 2019) was an infielder who played from 1944 to 1951 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 3", 112 lb., she batted and threw right-handed.

(1921–2019), American baseball player *

Marge Carey Margery Carey, MBE (14 October 1938 – 23 January 2012) was a British trade unionist and served as President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) from 1997 to 2006. Early life Carey was born in Middlesbrough, although ...

(1938–2012), trade unionist and served as President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) from 1997 to 2006 *

Marge Chadderdon Marjorie 'Marge' A. Chadderdon (born December 1, 1937) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican Idaho House of Representatives, Idaho State Representative from 2004 to 2012 representing District 4 in the A seat. Early life On Decembe ...

(born 1937), Republican Idaho State Representative *

Marge Champion Marjorie Celeste Champion ( Belcher; September 2, 1919October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film ...

(1919–2020), American dancer and choreographer *

Marge Frantz Marge Frantz (née Gelders; June 18, 1922 – October 16, 2015) was an American activist and among the first generation of academics who taught women's study courses in United States. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, from a young age she became in ...

(1922–2015), American activist and women's studies academic *

Marge Kõrkjas Marge Kõrkjas (born 8 May 1974) is an Estonian Paralympic swimmer with a vision impairment, who has won seven medals at four Paralympics. Competitive career Born in Rakvere, Kõrkjas first participated at the Paralympics at the 1992 Barcelona ...

(born 1974), Estonian Paralympic swimmer *

Marge Kotlisky Marge Kotlisky (February 19, 1927 - December 2, 1997) was an American actress. She died in 1997 of cancer. Filmography *''My Bodyguard'' (1980) *''Thief'' (1981) *''Sixteen Candles'' (1984) *'' Sable'' (unknown episodes, 1987) *'' Major League ...

(1927–1997), American actress *

Marge Ostroushko Marjorie "Marge" Ostroushko (born March 14, 1951) is a public radio producer. Early life Ostroushko was born and raised in upstate New York. In 1973, she graduated from Wittenberg University with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies and En ...

(born 1951), public radio producer *

Marge Piercy Marge Piercy (born March 31, 1936) is an American progressive activist and writer. Her work includes ''Woman on the Edge of Time''; ''He, She and It'', which won the 1993 Arthur C. Clarke Award; and ''Gone to Soldiers'', a New York Times Best ...

(born 1936), American poet, novelist, and social activist *

Marge Redmond Marjorie Redmond (December 14, 1924 – February 10, 2020), known as Marge Redmond, was an American actress and singer. Early years Marjorie Redmond was born in Cleveland, Ohio in December 1924 and was raised in Lakewood by J.V. Redmond, a fir ...

(1924–2020), American actress and singer *

Marge Roukema Margaret "Marge" Roukema (née Scafati; September 19, 1929 – November 12, 2014) was an American politician who represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives for twenty-two years as a Republican from 1981 to 2003. Early life ...

(1929–2014), American politician *

Marge Schott Margaret Carolyn Schott (née Unnewehr; August 18, 1928 – March 2, 2004) was an American baseball executive. Serving as managing general partner, president and CEO of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999, she wa ...

(1928–2004), American baseball team owner *

Marge Simon Marge Baliff Simon (born 1942) is an American artist and a writer of speculative poetry and fiction. Biography Early life Marge Simon was born in Bethesda, Maryland, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado. Education and career She received her B ...

(born 1942), American artist and writer *

Marge Villa Margaret Villa-Cryan (born December 21, 1924) is an American former utility player who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 115 lb., Villa batted and threw right-handed. She was born in ...

(born 1924), former utility player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League

Fictional characters

Marge Dursley The following are supporting characters in the '' Harry Potter'' series written by J. K. Rowling. For members of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, Hogwarts staff, Ministry of Magic, or for Death Eaters, see the respective articles ...

, in the Harry Potter series *

Marge Green Marge Green (credited as Brown Owl in her first appearance) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Pat Coombs.

, on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Marge Gunderson ''Fargo'' is a 1996 black comedy crime film written, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Frances McDormand stars as Marge Gunderson, a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating a triple homicide that takes place after a desperat ...

, from the 1996 film "Fargo" *

Marge Simpson Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Simpson () is a character in the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' and part of the Simpson family, eponymous family. Voiced by Julie Kavner, she first appeared on television in ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' shor ...

, on the animated series ''The Simpsons'' * Marge Thompson in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' {{given name English-language feminine given names