Daisy is a feminine given name. The flower name comes from the
Old English word ''dægeseage'', meaning "day's eye". The name Daisy is therefore ultimately derived from this source. Daisy is also a nickname for
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 ...
, used because ''
Marguerite'', the
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 France ...
version of that name, is also a French name for the
oxeye daisy
''Leucanthemum vulgare'', commonly known as the ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, dog daisy, marguerite (french: Marguerite commune, "common marguerite") and other common names, is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions ...
.
[Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. ]
Popularity
The name came into popular use in the late
Victorian era
In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edward ...
along with other flower names. Linda Rosenkrantz and Pamela Redmond Satran wrote in their 2007 book ''Baby Name Bible'' that Daisy has a "fresh, wholesome, and energetic" image.
The name has been used for literary characters such as
Daisy Miller
''Daisy Miller'' is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in ''The Cornhill Magazine'' in June–July 1878, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a so ...
, the title character of the novella by
Henry James
Henry James ( – ) was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was th ...
. In
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel '' Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels '' Little Men'' (1871) and '' Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised ...
's ''
Little Women'', a character named Margaret is "Meg" to her family, but "Daisy" to her wealthy would-be-friends. In television,
Daisy Duke
Daisy Duke is a fictional character, played by Catherine Bach, from the American television series '' The Dukes of Hazzard''. She is the cousin of Bo and Luke, the main protagonists of the show, and the three live on a farm on the outskirts of ...
on ''
The Dukes of Hazzard
''The Dukes of Hazzard'' is an American action comedy TV series that was aired on CBS from January 26, 1979 to February 8, 1985. The show aired for 147 episodes spanning seven seasons. It was consistently among the top-rated television serie ...
'' wears very short, form-fitting, denim cut-off
jeans
Jeans are a type of pants or trousers made from denim or Dungaree (fabric), dungaree cloth. Often the term "jeans" refers to a particular style of trousers, called "blue jeans", with copper-riveted pockets which were invented by Jacob W. Davis ...
shorts
Shorts are a garment worn over the pelvic area, circling the waist and splitting to cover the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to the knees but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they ...
, now often called
Daisy Dukes
Shorts are a garment worn over the pelvic area, circling the waist and splitting to cover the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to the knees but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they a ...
after this character.

The name was in steady use for American girls throughout the 20th century and was ranked among the top 200 names for girls between 1900 and 1940. It declined in popularity between 1960 and 1980, but has been climbing in popularity since the 1980s and has again ranked among the top 200 names for American girls since 1990. It was the 294th most common name for all females during the 1990 United States census. Daisy has ranked among the top 100 names for girls in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
since 1996 and in the past decade in
Australia,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, and
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the ...
.
People
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Daisy, Princess of Pless
Daisy, Princess of Pless (Mary Theresa Olivia; ''née'' Cornwallis-West; 28 June 1873 – 29 June 1943) was a noted society beauty in the Edwardian period, and during her marriage a member of one of the wealthiest European noble families. Daisy a ...
(1873–1943), socialite
*
Daisy Aitkens (born 1986), English actress, writer, and director
*
Daisy Al-Amir (born 1935), Iraqi writer, poet, and novelist
*
Daisy Alik-Momotaro
Daisy Alik-Momotaro is a Marshallese politician. She was a member of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands from 2015 to 2019, representing the Jaluit constituency.
Alik-Momotaro studied at Portland State University in the United States, wh ...
, Marshallese politician
*
Daisy Andrews
Munmarria Daisy Andrews, known professionally as Daisy Andrews, (c. 1934 or 1935 – January 2015) was an Australian artist originally from the Walmajarri desert tribe. After taking up artwork later in life – initially illustrating the person ...
(c. 1934 or 1935–2015), Australian painter
*
Daisy and Violet Hilton
Daisy and Violet Hilton (5 February 1908 – early January 1969) were English-born entertainers, who were conjoined twins. They were exhibited in Europe as children, and toured the United States sideshow, vaudeville and American burlesque circu ...
(1908–1969), English entertainers, who were conjoined twins
*
Daisy Ascher
Daisy Ascher Oved (25 April 1944–31 March 2003) was a Mexican photographer. Much of her work consists of portraits, including of Mexican cultural figures such as José Luis Cuevas and Juan Rulfo.
Biography
Daisy Ascher was born in Mexico City ...
(1944– 2003), Mexican photographer
*
Daisy Ashford
Margaret Mary Julia Devlin (née Ashford; 3 April 1881 – 15 January 1972), known as Daisy Ashford, was an English writer who is most famous for writing ''The Young Visiters'', a novella concerning the upper class society of late 19th century ...
(1881–1972), English writer
*
Daisy Avellana
Daisy Avellana (January 26, 1917 – May 12, 2013) was a Filipino stage actress and theater director. Avellana was honored as a National Artist of the Philippines for Theater and Film in 1999.
Avellana was born Daisy Hontiveros on January 26, 1 ...
(1917–2013), Filipino stage actress and theater director
*
Daisy Ba-ad
Daisy B. Ba-ad is a playwright, stage director, composer, motivational speaker and life coach based in Cebu City, Philippines. She is a Masscom graduate of St. Theresa's College, Cebu City given a special award for Outstanding Performance in The ...
, Filipino playwright, director, composer, motivational speaker, and life coach
*
Daisy Bacon
Daisy Bacon (May 23, 1898 – March 1, 1986) was an American pulp fiction magazine editor and writer, best known as the editor of '' Love Story Magazine'' from 1928 to 1947.
Early life
Daisy Bacon was born in Union City, Pennsylvania. One of her g ...
(1898–1986), American pulp fiction magazine editor and writer
*
Daisy Baez (born 1959), American Democratic politician
*
Daisy Bates (disambiguation) Daisy Bates may refer to:
* Daisy Bates (author)
Daisy May Bates, CBE (born Margaret Dwyer; 16 October 1859 – 18 April 1951) was an Irish-Australian journalist, welfare worker and self-taught anthropologist who conducted fieldwork amongs ...
, multiple people
*
Daisy Beaumont
Daisy Beaumont (born 5 May 1974) is an English actress.
Career
Beaumont's television work includes a variety of shows, among others '' The Border'', '' EastEnders'', '' Hotel Babylon'', ''A Touch of Cloth'', ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'', ''M ...
(born 1974), English actress
*
Daisy Betts
Daisy Betts Miller (born 1 February 1982) is an Australian actress, who starred in ''Out of the Blue'' and '' Persons Unknown''. Betts appeared in the 2010 motion picture '' Caught Inside'', directed by Adam Blaiklock and starring Ben Oxenbould ...
(born 1982), Australian actress
*
Daisy Bevan
Daisy Carmen Bevan (born 28 March 1992) is a British actress. She is the daughter of actress Joely Richardson and film producer Tim Bevan.
Acting
She made her screen debut in 1998 in the film '' Elizabeth'' (produced by her father's company, Wo ...
(born 1992), English actress
*
Daisy Bindi
Daisy Bindi (1904—1962), also known as Mumaring, was an Aboriginal Australian Indigenous rights activist and a leader in the landmark 1946 Pilbara strike in Western Australia.
Early life
Bindi was born about 1904 on a cattle-station near ...
(1904–1962), Aboriginal Australian Indigenous rights activist
*
Daisy Blanche King
Daisy Blanche King (1875–1947) was an American painter and sculptor.
Biography
King was born in Washington, D.C., and had most of her schooling in that city at the Corcoran School of Art, from which she received a medal; her instructors incl ...
(1875–1947), American painter and sculptor
*
Daisy Bopanna
Daisy Bopanna is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language films.
Personal life
Bopanna is from Kodagu. She attended Aurobindo School, pre-university at Kumarans College and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine A ...
(born 1982), Indian actress
*
Daisy Burrell
Daisy Burrell (born Daisy Isobel Eaglesfield Ratton; 16 June 1892 – 10 June 1982) was a British stage actress and Edwardian musical comedy performer who also appeared as a leading lady in silent films and in pantomime.
In 1951 she appeared i ...
(1892–1982), English stage and film actress and musical theatre performer
*
Daisy Calhoun
Daisy Breaux Calhoun (1863–1949) was an American socialite, hostess, and social leader.
Biography
Early life
Margaret Rose Anthony Julia Josephine Catherine Cornelia Donovan O'Donovan was born on March 12, 1863, in Philadelphia to Cornel ...
(1863–1949), American socialite and hostess
*
Daisy Campbell
Daisy Campbell was a British film actress of the silent era. At the beginning of her career was popular on the London stage. Noted for playing aristocratic white-haired ladies and duchesses. Appeared in more than 20 British silent films. Made ...
, British silent film actress
*
Daisy Christodoulou
Daisy Christodoulou is Director of Education at No More Marking, an online engine which aims to help teachers with comparative-judgement assessment of school work. Before this she was head of education research at the charity Ark, where she con ...
, educational researcher
*
Daisy Cleverley
Daisy Grace Wilson Cleverley (born 30 April 1997) is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for HB Køge in the Elitedivisionen and the New Zealand national team.
College
Cleverley enrolled at the University of Californi ...
(born 1997), New Zealand footballer
*
Daisy Cocco De Filippis
Daisy Cocco DeFilippis (born 25 February 1949) is a Dominican-American academic administrator and author. She is the current president at Hostos Community College in The Bronx, making her the first person born in the Dominican Republic to serve ...
(born 1949), American community college president
*
Daisy Coleman
Catherine Daisy Coleman (March 30, 1997August 4, 2020) was an American sexual assault victim advocate who was the subject of the 2016 documentary film ''Audrie & Daisy'', for which she received a Cinema Eye Honor. Coleman co-founded the non-pro ...
(1997–2020), American sexual abuse victim advocate
*
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper (born 29 October 1981) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans since 2019. She has served as the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrat parliamentary party since 2020 ...
(born 1981), British politician
*
Daisy Cordell
Daisy Cordell was a British actress of the silent era. She was born in Hong Kong and died in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. She was married to the actor Evelyn Roberts.
Selected filmography
* '' The Harbour Lights'' (1914)
* '' In the Ranks'' ...
, British silent film actress
*
Daisy Coulam
Daisy Coulam is a British television producer and screenwriter known for creating '' Grantchester'' for ITV in 2014. She also created the ''Deadwater Fell'' mini-series for Channel 4 in 2020. Coulam is from Ryde on the Isle of Wight, and atten ...
, British television producer and screenwriter
*
Daisy Curwen
Daisy Curwen (6 December 1889 – 25 June 1982) was a former British swimmer world record holder in the 100 m freestyle. Curwen competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, but could not start in the final race any more due to an appen ...
(1889–1982), British swimmer
*
Daisy Danjuma
Daisy Ehanire Danjuma (born 6 August 1952) is a Nigerian politician who was the senator representing the Edo South Senatorial District of Edo State at the Nigerian Senate from 2003 to 2007. She also re-contested during the Nigeria general elec ...
(born 1952), Nigerian politician
*
Daisy Dares You
Daisy May Keeley Coburn (born 27 October 1993), is a British singer and songwriter. She previously performed under the stage name Daisy Dares You, a reference to the character of the same name from the 1990s British television show '' ZZZap!''. ...
(born 1993), British singer and songwriter
*
Daisy Davis
John Henry Albert "Daisy" Davis (November 28, 1858November 5, 1902) was a right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played at the major league level in 1884 and 1885 for the St. Louis Browns and Boston Beaneaters.
Career
Born in Boston, ...
(1858–1902), American baseball pitcher
*
Daisy de Bock
Daisy de Bock (born 10 August 1974, in Beveren) is a Belgian sport shooter. She has been selected to compete for Belgium in air rifle shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and has yielded numerous top 10 finishes in a major international compet ...
(born 1974), Belgian sport shooter
*
Daisy DeBolt
Donna Marie "Daisy" DeBolt (July 19, 1945 – October 4, 2011) was a Canadian singer, musician and songwriter. She was a member of the folk-singing duo Fraser & DeBolt
Fraser & DeBolt were a Canadian folk duo, active in the late 1960s and ear ...
(1945–2011), Canadian singer, musician, and songwriter
*
Daisy Dee
Desiree Rollocks (born 4 September 1970), better known by her stage name Daisy Dee, is a Dutch singer, actress, TV host, stylist, and television producer. She is well known in German-speaking
German ( ) is a West Germanic language mainly ...
(born 1970), Dutch singer, actress, T.V. host, stylist, and television producer
*
Daisy de Melker
Daisy Louisa C. de Melker (née Hancorn-Smith; 1 June 1886 – 30 December 1932) simply known as Daisy de Melker, was a South African nurse who poisoned two husbands with strychnine for their life insurance money; she also poisoned her only so ...
(1886–1932), South African nurse
*
Daisy de Peinder
Daisy de Peinder (born 26 December 1976 in Breda), is a Dutch softball player, who represents the Dutch national team in international competitions. (born 1976), Dutch softball player
*
Daisy Dern
Daisy Dern is an American country music artist. Signed to Mercury Records in 2002, Dern released one single, "Gettin' Back to You", which charted on the Hot Country Songs charts. An album for Mercury was never released on the label, although sh ...
, American country music artist
*
Daisy Devan (1928–2009), Singaporean businesswoman
*
Daisy Dick
Katherine Mary "Daisy" Dick (born 29 March 1972, in Oxford) is a British three-day eventing rider. With her horse Spring Along, she won the bronze medal for Great Britain in the team eventing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She studied ...
(born 1972), British three-day eventing rider
*
Daisy Donovan
Daisy Constance Donovan (born 23 July 1973) is an English television presenter, actress and writer.
Early life
Donovan was born in London. Her father was fashion photographer and film director Terence Donovan; her mother, Diana (''née'' St. ...
(born 1973), English television presenter, actress, and writer
*
Daisy Door
Daisy Door (born 30 January 1944 in Duisburg, real name Evelyn van Ophuisen) is a German Schlager music singer.
Biography
As a child, Daisy Door sang on Radio Cologne. Her first recordings were performed with her sister Liane as "Li & Ev (e)"; A ...
(born 1944), German Schlager music singer
*
Daisy Dormer
Daisy Dormer (born Kezia Beatrice Stockwell, 16 January 1883 – 13 September 1947) was a British music hall performer.
Early life
Kezia Beatrice Stockwell was born on 16 January 1883 in Southsea to Mary and Henry John Stockwell. Her fath ...
(1883–1947), English music hall singer
*
Daisy Douglas Barr
Daisy Douglas Barr (September 2, 1875 April 3, 1938) was Imperial Empress (leader) of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) in the early 1920s and an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). People were associated with bot ...
(1875–1938), Imperial Empress (leader) of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan
*
Daisy Dunn
Daisy Florence Dunn is an English author and classicist.
Early life and education
Daisy Dunn was born in London and attended Ibstock Place School in Southwest London and The Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton on an academic scholarship. She ...
(born 1987), English author, classicist, and critic
*
Daisy E. Nirdlinger
Daisy Ella Nirdlinger (March 14, 1879 – May 28, 1950) was an American businesswoman and children's book author. She was the first president of the Women's Advertising Club of St. Louis, founded in 1916.
Early life
Daisy Nirdlinger was the daug ...
(1879–1950), American businesswoman and children's book author
*
Daisy Eagan
Daisy Eagan is an American actress.
Early life
Eagan was born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family. Her mother, Andrea Boroff Eagan, was a medical writer; she died when Eagan was 13. Her father, Richard Eagan, is a visual and performing artist. Dai ...
(born 1979), American actress
*
Daisy Earles
Hilda Emma Schneider (April 29, 1907 – March 15, 1980), who went by the stage name Daisy Earles, was a German-born actress with dwarfism who migrated to the United States in the early 1920s. She worked in Hollywood films and later toured with ...
(1907–1980), German actress
*
Daisy Edgar-Jones
Daisy Jessica Edgar-Jones (born 24 May 1998) is a British actress. She began her career with the television series ''Cold Feet'' (2016–2020) and '' War of the Worlds'' (2019–2021).
Edgar-Jones gained wider recognition for her starring role ...
(born 1998), English actress
*
Daisy Ejang
Daisy Ejang is a Ugandan singer and was a finalist in the 6th series of ''Tusker Project Fame''. She has released several hit singles, including "Shuga" (a project with Levixone), "Yawa De", "Eyes On Me", "Incredible", "Love You Lord", "Fire" and ...
, Ugandan singer
*
Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin
Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (August 9, 1883 – March 10, 1965) was an American suffragist, civil rights activist, organization executive, and community practitioner whose career spanned over half a century. Lampkin’s effective skills as an or ...
(1883–1965), American suffragist, civil rights activist, organization executive, and community practitioner
*
Daisy Elizabeth McQuigg Sewell
Daisy Elizabeth McQuigg Sewell (June 19, 1876 - May 17, 1944) was an American religious leader who was active in the Churches of Christ movement in the early half of the twentieth century. She served as dean of women for Abilene Christian College ...
(1876–1944), American religious leader
*
Daisy Elizabeth Platts-Mills
Daisy Elizabeth Platts-Mills (1868–1956) was a New Zealand doctor and community leader. She was the first woman doctor in private practice and served on numerous community organisations, particularly those concerned with the health and welf ...
(1868–1956), New Zealand doctor and community leader
*
Daisy Elliott (1917–2015), African-American politician
*
Daisy Eris Campbell
Daisy Eris Campbell (born 1978), is a British writer, actress and theatre director. Daughter of actor and director Ken Campbell and actress and therapist Prunella Gee. She staged '' The Warp'', a revival of Neil Oram's 24-hour play (which her ...
(born 1978), British writer, actress, and theatre director
*
Daisy Exposito-Ulla
Daisy Expósito-Ulla is Partner/President-CEO of d expósito & Partners, a Hispanic marketing and communications agency created in September 2006. She was the chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam's Bravo Group until she resigned in 2004.
Expósi ...
, Cuban-born advertising agency executive
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Daisy Fancourt
Daisy Fancourt (born June 1990) is a British researcher who is an Associate Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at University College London. Her research focuses on the effects of social factors on health, including loneliness, social is ...
(born 1990), British researcher
*
Daisy Fellowes
Daisy Fellowes (''née'' Marguerite Séverine Philippine Decazes de Glücksberg; 29 April 1890, in Paris – 13 December 1962, in Paris) was a prominent French socialite, acclaimed beauty, minor novelist and poet, Paris editor of American '' Har ...
(1890–1962), society beauty and fashion icon
*
Daisy Fisher
Daisy Fisher, born Daisy Gertrude Fisher; (1888–2 April 1969) was an English novelist and playwright.''Telegraph' ''The Daily Telegraph'', 3 July 2014 She was the writer of several romantic novels, a lyricist, scriptwriter, actress and singer ...
(1888–1967), English novelist and playwright
*
Daisy Fried
Daisy Fried (born 1967, Ithaca, New York) is an American poet.
Life
Fried graduated from Swarthmore College in 1989.
Her work has appeared in '' The London Review of Books'', ''The Nation'', ''Poetry'', ''The New Republic'', ''American Poet ...
(born 1967), American poet
*
Daisy Fuentes
Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966) is a Cuban-American actress, comedian, model, television host and former weather presenter. Fuentes broke barriers as MTV's first Latina VJ (signed to MTV and MTV Latin America simultaneously) and as Revlo ...
(born 1966), Cuban television host and model
*
Daisy Hernández Gaytán
Daisy Hernández Gaytán (born 6 January 1983) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
In the 2006 general election she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent the third district of ...
, Mexican politician
*
Daisy Hendley Gold
Daisy Mabel Hendley Gold (October 26, 1893 – April 7, 1975) was an American writer, poet, and journalist. She worked for the '' Statesville Record & Landmark'' and '' The Greenville Piedmont'' before becoming the managing editor of the '' Wilson ...
(1893–1975), American author and journalist
*
Daisy Gardner
Daisy Gardner (born September 24, 1976) is an American television writer and comedian who is best known for her work as a television writer, writer on the NBC series ''30 Rock'', Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Californication (TV series), ...
(born 1976), American television writer and comedian
*
Daisy Goodwin
Daisy Georgia Goodwin (born 19 December 1961) is an English screenwriter, TV producer and novelist. She is the creator of the award winning ITV/ PBS show ''Victoria'' which has sold to 146 countries. She has written three novels: ''My Last Duc ...
(born 1961), British writer and television producer
*
Daisy Grace
Daisy, Daisies or DAISY may refer to:
Plants
* ''Bellis perennis'', the common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy, a European species
Other plants known as daisy
* Asteraceae, daisy family
** ''Euryops chrysanthemoides'', African bush daisy
** '' ...
, American woman accused in 1912 of killing her husband and found not guilty
*
Daisy Granados
Daisy Granados (born 9 December 1942) is a Cuban film actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films since 1964. At the 11th Moscow International Film Festival in 1979, she won the award for Best Actress for her role in ''Portrait of Teresa''. ...
(born 1942), Cuban film actress
*
Daisy Greville, Countess of Warwick
Frances Evelyn "Daisy" Greville, Countess of Warwick (''née'' Maynard; 10 December 1861 – 26 July 1938) was a British socialite and philanthropist. Although embedded in late-Victorian British high society, she was also a campaigning sociali ...
(1861–1938), British socialite and mistress of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)
*
Daisy Hage
Daisy Hage (born 2 March 1993) is a Dutch handball player who plays for HV Quintus.
References
1993 births
Living people
Dutch female handball players
Sportspeople from The Hague
21st-century Dutch women
{{Netherlands-handball-bio-stub ...
(born 1993), Dutch handball player
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Daisy Haggard
Celia Daisy Morna Haggard (born 1978) is a British actress and writer. She is known for her roles in the BBC sitcoms ''Uncle'' and ''Episodes''. Haggard stars in BBC Three’s comedy-drama, '' Back to Life'', which she also created and co-wrot ...
(born 1978), British actress
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Daisy Harcourt
Daisy Harcourt was an English comedian who appeared on the vaudeville circuit during the early 20th century. An orphan, she advertised for a stage mother in March 1906. She wanted someone who could shield her from the difficulties of a theatrical ...
, English comedian
*
Daisy Hasan
Daisy Hasan ( as, ডেইজী হাচান) is an Indian-English author from Shillong, Meghalaya and is the author of ''The To-Let House''. It was longlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize 2008.
Biography
Daisy Hasan teaches at the Univ ...
, Indian-English author from Meghalaya
*
Daisy Hay
Daisy Hay is Associate Professor in English Literature and Life Writing at the University of Exeter and an author of non-fiction. Hay was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018.
Career
Hay's research interests are in late e ...
, British writer
*
Daisy Head
Daisy May Head (born 7 March 1991) is an English actress. She played Grace in the American drama series '' Guilt'', Amy Stevenson in BBC One's drama ''The Syndicate'', Kate Bottomley in the third season of Hulu series '' Harlots'' and Genya Saf ...
(born 1991), English actress
*
Daisy Hendley Gold
Daisy Mabel Hendley Gold (October 26, 1893 – April 7, 1975) was an American writer, poet, and journalist. She worked for the '' Statesville Record & Landmark'' and '' The Greenville Piedmont'' before becoming the managing editor of the '' Wilson ...
(1893–1975), American writer, poet, and journalist
*
Daisy Hernández
Daisy Hernández (born May 23, 1975) is a writer and editor in the United States. She coedited the essay collection ''Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today's Feminism'' (Seal Press, 2002), and in 2014 published ''A Cup of Water Under My Be ...
(born 1975), American writer and editor
*
Daisy Hernández Gaytán
Daisy Hernández Gaytán (born 6 January 1983) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
In the 2006 general election she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent the third district of ...
(born 1983), Mexican politician
*
Daisy Hill Northcross
Daisy Hill Northcross (December 9, 1881 – January 10, 1956) was an American physician and hospital administrator, based in Detroit, Michigan.
Early life
Daisy L. Hill was born in Montgomery, Alabama, the daughter of William M. Hill and Fr ...
(1881–1956), American physician, hospital administrator
*
Daisy Hooee (1906 or 1910–1994 or 1998), Hopi-Tewa potter
*
Daisy Hurst Floyd
Daisy Hurst Floyd (born July 9, 1956) is an American lawyer, law professor, and law school dean. She served as dean of the Walter F. George School of Law of Mercer University twice (2004-2010 and 2014-2017).
Early life and education
Floyd atte ...
(born 1956), American lawyer, law professor, and law school dean
*
Daisy Igel
Daisy Igel (1926/1927 – 2019) was a Brazilian architect and billionaire heiress. She studied Architecture at the School of Design - IIT Illinois Institute of Technology, in Chicago, Il and had Johannes Itten, Joseph Albers and Konrad Wacksmann a ...
(born 1926/1927), Brazilian architect and billionaire heiress
*
Daisy Irani (actress)
Daisy Irani Shukla (born 17 June 1950) is an Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu language films. She was a popular child actor in the 1950s and 1960s. She is most known for films such as ''Bandish'' (1955), '' Ek Hi Raasta'' (1956), '' Naya D ...
, Indian actress in Hindi and Telugu language films
*
Daisy Irani
Daisy Irani is an Indian television actress, director and producer from Singapore.
Biography
She was born to Gujarati film actress Padmarani and stage director Namdar Irani in Bombay, India. She is best known for appearing in the role of Dais ...
, Indian television actress, director, and producer
*
Daisy Jefferson
Daisy Jefferson (born Daisy Marguerite Robinson; April 26, 1889 – June 3, 1967) was an American actress on stage and screen whose work includes leading roles in several silent films. She appeared with her husband Thomas Jefferson in ''Rip ...
(1889–1967), American actress
*
Daisy Jenks
Daisy Philippa Jenks (born 1991), also known by her married name Daisy van Straubenzee, is an English filmmaker and videographer.
Biography
Daisy Jenks is the daughter of Philip Richard Jenks and Alexandra Ulrike Wilson "Dixie" Nicol.
She b ...
(born 1991), English filmmaker and videographer
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Daisy Johnson (writer)
Daisy Johnson (born 1990) is a British novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, ''Everything Under'', was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize, and beside Eleanor Catton is the youngest nominee in the prize's history. For her short ...
(born 1990), British novelist and short story writer
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Daisy Jopling
Daisy Jopling is a British classical/rock violinist and composer currently residing in New York. She tours the world with her own band, and has spearheaded a music mentorship foundation. She plays an Antonio Gragnani violin, made in Livorno, Ita ...
(born 1969), British classical/rock violinist
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Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri
Daisy Jugadai Napaltjarri (c. 1955–2008) was a Pintupi-Luritja-speaking Indigenous artist from Australia's Western Desert region, and sister of artist Molly Jugadai Napaltjarri. Daisy Jugadai lived and painted at Haasts Bluff, Northern Terri ...
(c. 1955–2008), Australian Indigenous artist
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Daisy Junor
Daisy Junor 'nee'' Knezovich(July 10, 1919 – April 29, 2012) was a Canadian outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at 5' 6", 140 lb., she batted and threw left-handed.
Basically a line-driv ...
(1919–2012), Canadian baseball player
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Daisy Kadibil (1923–2018), Aboriginal Australian woman whose experiences shaped media
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Daisy Kaitano
Daisy Kaitano (born 20 September 1993) is a Zimbabwean footballer. She represented Zimbabwe in the football competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of t ...
(born 1993), Zimbabwean footballer
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Daisy Kennedy (1893–1981), Australian-born concert violinist
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Daisy Kessler Biermann (1874–1963), magazine and newspaper writer, a painter, and a pianist
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Daisy Khan, Muslim activist
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Daisy Kyaw Win, Burmese actress
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Daisy Lang
Daisy Lang (born 4 April 1972) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2004. She is a former three division world champion and was the first Bulgarian woman to capture a world title, having held the WIBF super-flyweight, bant ...
(born 1972), Bulgarian martial artist
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Daisy Lawler
Daisy Lawler (December 24, 1942) is a former politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Lawler was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2002 and served until 2006, representing District 24. Lawler was an educator for 28 years before running for po ...
(born 1942), American politician
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Daisy Lee Bitter
Daisy Lee Bitter (January 12, 1928 – November 2, 2023) was an American science educator. She was named to the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame in 2015.
She was born Daisy Lee Andersen in Fresno County, California on January 12, 1928. Bitter was diag ...
(born 1928), American science educator
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Daisy Lewis, British actress and producer
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Daisy Linda Ward
Daisy Linda Ward, née Travers (1883–1937) was a still life painter from New Jersey, best known for her collection of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings that was bequeathed by her husband in her name to the Ashmolean Museum.
Ward was born ...
(1883–1937), American still life painter
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Daisy Li Yuet-Wah
Daisy Li Yuet-Wah is a Hong Kong journalist. She has previously worked for the independent paper ''Ming Pao,'' was the former chief executive of the online news division of Taiwan’s ''Apple Daily (Taiwan), Apple Daily News,'' and was one of the f ...
, Hong Kong journalist
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Daisy Lowe
Daisy Rebecca Lowe (born 27 January 1989) is an English fashion model who has modelled for editorial photo shoots, commercial advertising campaigns and fashion shows. She is the daughter of Pearl Lowe, the singer-songwriter turned textile and fa ...
(born 1989), English fashion model
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Daisy Lumini
Desy Lumini, best known as Daisy Lumini (18 August 1936 - 18 August 1993), was an Italian composer, singer and stage actress.
Born in Florence, at young age Lumini graduated in piano and composition, and began her career as a composer of soundtr ...
(1936–1993), Italian composer, singer, and stage actress
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Daisy Makeig-Jones
Susannah Margaretta "Daisy" Makeig-Jones (1881–1945) was a pottery designer for Wedgwood. She is best known for her Fairyland Lustre series.
Makeig-Jones was born in Wath-upon-Dearne near Rotherham, Yorkshire, the eldest of seven children. ...
(1881–1945), pottery designer for Wedgwood, best known for her Fairyland Lustre series
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Daisy Mallory
Daisy Mallory (born May 19, 1993) is a country music singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Early life
Daisy Mallory grew up in Cave Creek, Arizona. She started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of nine. She performed for ...
(born 1993), American country music singer-songwriter
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Daisy Marchisotti
Daisy Elizabeth Marchisotti (née Iriving) (28 September 1904 – 1987) was an Australian social and political activist whose commitment to Indigenous rights saw her remain an active member of the political community up until her death in 1987. S ...
(1904–1987), Australian social and political activist
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Daisy Marguerite Hughes (1883–1968), American painter and lithographer
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Daisy Martey
Daisy Martey is a British singer, songwriter, playwright and screenwriter. She is the lead vocalist for Noonday Underground. Late in 2004, Martey left the band to become the lead singer of Morcheeba, replacing their former singer, Skye Edwards. Ma ...
, British singer, songwriter, playwright, and screenwriter
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Daisy Martin
Daisy Martin ( c. 1914 – c. 1925) was an American actress and blues singer in the classic female blues style.
She toured the eastern and midwestern United States in black vaudeville in the 1910s and early 1920s. In 1914 she appeared in the ...
(fl. c. 1914– c. 1925), American actress and blues singer
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Daisy Martinez
Daisy Maria Martinez is an actress, model, chef, television personality, and author, who hosted a PBS television series, '' Daisy Cooks!'', which launched on April 15, 2005.
Career
Daisy was born to stateside Puerto Rican parents in Brooklyn, New ...
(born 1958?), actress, model, chef, host of the PBS T.V. show ''Daisy Cooks!'' and author
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Daisy Masterman (born 1990), Australian actress
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Daisy Maud Bellis
Daisy Maud Bellis (February 16, 1887 – 1971) was an American painter.
Bellis was a native of Waltham, Massachusetts; her birthplace has also been given as Branford, Connecticut, where she later lived. She studied at the Massachusetts College ...
(1887–1971), American painter
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Daisy Maude Orleman Robinson
Daisy Maude Orleman Robinson (November 6, 1869 – March 12, 1942) was an American medical doctor, a dermatologist, decorated for her work in France during World War I.
Early life and education
Daisy Maude Orlemann was born in Fort Riley, Kansas, ...
(1869–1942), American medical doctor decorated for her work during World War I
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Daisy May Cooper
Daisy May Cooper (born 1 August 1986) is an English actress and writer. She won the 2018 BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for playing Kerry Mucklowe in the BBC Three series '' This Country'', which she co-created and co-wrote w ...
(born 1986), English actress and writer
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Daisy May Pratt Erd
Daisy, Daisies or DAISY may refer to:
Plants
* ''Bellis perennis'', the common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy, a European species
Other plants known as daisy
* Asteraceae, daisy family
** ''Euryops chrysanthemoides'', African bush daisy
** '' ...
(1882–1925), Canadian-born American songwriter, composer, and naval veteran
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Daisy May Queen (born 1965), Argentine radio host, former television presenter, and writer
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Daisy McAndrew
Daisy Candida McAndrew (née Sampson; born 20 May 1972 in Hampstead, London) is an English journalist.
Education
McAndrew was educated at Wycombe Abbey School, an independent school for girls in High Wycombe and then at the Cambridge Centre for ...
(born 1972), English journalist
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Daisy McCrackin
Daisy McCrackin (born November 12, 1979) is an American actress.
Early life
McCrackin was born in Marin County, California, and raised in San Francisco.
Career
She made her film debut in the 2001 straight-to-video movie ''A Crack in the Floor' ...
(born 1981), American actress and singer-songwriter
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Daisy Morales
Daisy Morales (born December 11, 1960) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives of district 48, serving Orange County from 2020. She has previously served on the Orange County board as ...
(born 1960), American politician
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Daisy Myers (1925–2011), African American educator
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Daisy Nakalyango (born 1994), Ugandan badminton player
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Daisy Newman
Daisy Newman (1904–1994) was a writer born in Britain to American parents.
Biography
Newman was educated at Radcliffe College, Barnard College, and Oxford University. She wrote novels and non-fiction about Quakers (the Society of Friends) in A ...
(1904–1994), American novelist
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Daisy Nyongesa
Daisy Kanainza Nyongesa (born 23 January 1989), is a nominated senator in the Senate of Kenya, representing the youth on an Orange Democratic Movement party (ODM) ticket.
Early life and education
Daisy Kanainza Nyongesa was born on 23 January ...
(born 1989), Kenyan senator
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Daisy Ocasio
Daisy Ocasio (born November 3, 1964) is a well known Puerto Rican athlete. A participant of Marathon and Track and Field races, she is also a former female boxer.
Ocasio was born Brooklyn, New York. Although she and Ossie Ocasio shared one sport ...
(born 1964), Puerto Rican boxer and athlete
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Daisy Osakue
Daisy Osakue (born 16 January 1996) is an Italian discus thrower who came 5th at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Discus throw.
Osakue holds the NCAA Division II women's discus record of 61 ...
(born 1996), Italian discus thrower
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Daisy Osborn
Daisy Frances Christina Osborn (27 April 1888 – 3 May 1957) was a New Zealand painter, illustrator and jewellery designer.
Family and education
Daisy Frances Christina Osborn was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, the only child of Emily Jane ...
(1888–1957), New Zealand painter, illustrator, and jewelry designer
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Daisy Parsons (1890–1957), British suffragette
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Daisy Pearce
Daisy Pearce (born 27 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Often regarded as the face of women's Australian rules football, Pearce has served as Melbourne ...
(born 1988), Australian footballer
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Daisy Pirovano
Daisy Pirovano (born 19 December 1977) is an Italian politician who is currently a member of the Senate of the Republic from Lega Nord
Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conse ...
(born 1977), Italian politician
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Daisy Platts-Mills
Daisy Elizabeth Platts-Mills (1868–1956) was a New Zealand doctor and community leader. She was the first woman doctor in private practice and served on numerous community organisations, particularly those concerned with the health and welf ...
(1868–1956), New Zealand doctor and community leader
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Daisy Polk Daisy Polk (April 23, 1874 in St. Louis, Missouri – January 20, 1963 in Paris, France) was an American woman who became Comtesse de Buyer-Mimeure after marrying French Army General Marie Joseph Louis Robert de Buyer.
Polk was a prominent woma ...
(1874–1963), American-born French countess
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Daisy Postgate Daisy Postgate (9 December 1892 – 20 April 1971) was a British political activist.
Born in Bow, London as Daisy Lansbury, she was the sixth child of George and Bessie. When she was born, the family were living in poverty, but their situati ...
(1892–1971), British political activist
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Daisy Quezada Ureña
Daisy Quezada Ureña (born 1990) is an American visual artist and educator. She was born in California and is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Informed through her Mexican-American cultural background, Quezada addresses social issues including immigr ...
(born 1990), American visual artist and educator
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Daisy Reyes
Daisy Garcia Reyes is a Filipino beauty queen, film and television actress, singer, TV-host, politician and businesswoman. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World 1996. She earned the title as the Beauty Queen Diva. She is a former councilor ...
, Filipino beauty queen
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Daisy Richards Bisz
Daisy Richards Bisz was born Daisy Gammage in 1909 in Missouri and lived in Coral Gables, Florida. She died of heart failure May 8, 2007 in Miami, Florida. Bisz was a prominent Florida attorney. A survivor of infantile polio (which briefly par ...
(1909–2007), American attorney
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Daisy Ridgley (1909–?), English athlete
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Daisy Ridley
Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy: ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), '' The Last Jedi'' (2017), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) ...
(born 1992), British film and television actress
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Daisy Riley Lloyd
Daisy Riley Lloyd (October 15, 1928 – May 15, 2019) was the first female African American to serve in the Indiana legislature. She was one of fifteen Democratic Party (United States), Democrats who represented Marion County, Indiana, Marion Co ...
(1928–2019), American politician
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Daisy Romualdez
Daisy Romualdez (born Margarita Romualdez) is Filipino actress. She is sister of Blanca Gomez and are both of Spanish blood. She is married to well known former basketball player Manny Paner. She has two adopted daughters, Danita Paner, now a ro ...
, Filipino actress
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Daisy Rosario
Daisy Marie Rosario is an American public radio personality and producer. She is currently senior supervising producer of audio for ''Slate''. Previously, she was an executive producer at Stitcher, where she oversaw podcasts on the Stitcher Origin ...
, American public radio personality and producer
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Daisy Rossi
Daisy Mary Rossi (18 January 1879 – 4 August 1974) was an Australian artist, interior designer and writer. She is best known for painting portraits and impressionist landscapes and flowers.
Biography
Daisy Rossi was born in Upper Wakefield, ...
(1879–1974), Australian artist, interior designer, and writer
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Daisy Roulland-Dussoix (1936–2014), Swiss molecular microbiologist
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Daisy Schjelderup
Daisy, Daisies or DAISY may refer to:
Plants
* ''Bellis perennis'', the common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy, a European species
Other plants known as daisy
* Asteraceae, daisy family
** ''Euryops chrysanthemoides'', African bush daisy
** '' ...
(1916–1991), Norwegian translator and writer
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Daisy Shah
Daisy Shah (born 25 August 1984) is an Indian actress, model and dancer who primarily appears in Hindi and Kannada films. She has worked as an assistant to choreographer Ganesh Acharya. Her first breakthrough came when she was selected to play ...
(born 1984), Indian model, dancer, and film actress
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Daisy Solomon
Daisy Dorothea Solomon (1882 - 1978) was posted as a human letter in the British suffragette campaign using a quirk in the postal system to approach the Prime Minister who would not receive a delegation of women demanding the right to vote. Solom ...
(1882–1978), British suffragette
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Daisy Soros
Daisy Margaret Soros (née Schlenger; September 7, 1929) is an American philanthropist and supporter of the arts. She is the chairperson of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a fellowship program that supports two years of gra ...
, Hungarian-born American philanthropist
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Daisy Speranza
Daisy Speranza was a French tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with ...
, French tennis player
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Daisy St. John
Julia Margaret "Daisy" St John (1877-1956) was an English international badminton player.
Badminton career
Daisy born in 1877 was a three times winner of the All England Open Badminton Championships. She won the women's 1899 All England Badmint ...
(1877–1956), English international badminton player
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Daisy Sweeney (1920–2017), Canadian Classical music and piano teacher
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Daisy Sylvan
Daisy Sylvan (July 12, 1874 - Unknown), born Elena Mazzantini, was an Italian film studio owner, producer, director, and actress in the silent era. She was the founder of Daisy Film, which produced ...''Bolscevismo??'' (...''Bolshevism,'' 1922) an ...
(1874–?), Italian film studio owner, producer, director, and actress in the silent era
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Daisy Syron Russell
Daisy Syron Russell, formerly known mononymously as Syron, is an English singer from London with plays on both Radio 1 and 1Xtra, and classed as "one to watch" by MTV and named "one of 2012’s coolest new female talents" by ''ID'' magazine. H ...
, English singer
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Daisy Tahan
Daisy Tahan (born March 25, 2001) is an American actress best known for her role as Samantha Focker in ''Little Fockers''. Tahan also originated the role of Fiona Peyton in the Showtime series ''Nurse Jackie''. Daisy, the younger sister of actor ...
, American actress
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Daisy Tapley
Daisy Tapley (1882–1925) was a classical singer (Contralto) and vaudeville performer. Born Daisy Robinson in Big Rapids, Michigan, she was raised in Chicago, where she played piano and the organ with music teachers Emil Liebling, Clarence Eddy, ...
(1882–1925), American classical singer and vaudeville performer
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Daisy Theresa Borne
Daisy Theresa Borne (18 July 1906 –1998) was a British sculptor.
Biography
Borne was born in London but travelled extensively as a child with her family and for a time lived in Moline, Illinois in the United States where her father owned ...
(1906–1998), British sculptor
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Daisy Torres
Daysi Ivette Torres Bosques is a Nicaraguan politician. She was mayor of Managua, the first female mayor of the city. She occupied the post from 2009 when the former mayor Alexis Argüello died until 2018. She is a member of the Sandinista Na ...
, Nicaraguan politician
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Daisy Tourné (born 1951), Uruguayan politician
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Daisy Turner, (1883–1988), American storyteller and poet
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Daisy Vaithilingam
Daisy Vaithilingam (1925 - 6 August 2014) was a Singaporean social worker. Vaithilingam was involved with setting up foster care and children's programs for the intellectually disabled in Singapore. She was one of the founders of the organization ...
(1925–2014), Singaporean social worker
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Daisy Voisin
Daisy Voisin (23 September 1924 – 7 August 1991) was a Parang singer and composer.
Life and career
Voisin was born and grew up in Carapal Erin, Trinidad and Tobago. She began her singing career in the Village Council and other local groups. ...
(1924–1991), Trinidad and Tobago singer and composer
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Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Daisy von Scherler Mayer, sometimes credited as Daisy Mayer (born September 14, 1966), is an American film and television director.
Life and career
Mayer is the daughter of actress Sasha von Scherler (1934–2000) and Paul Avila Mayer (1928– ...
(born 1966), American film and television director
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Daisy Voog
Daisy Voog (born 28 January 1932), later known as Daisy Leidig, is an Estonian-German mountain climber. She is best known as the first woman to ascend the north face of the Eiger in 1964.
Biography
Voog was born 1932 in Tallinn, Estonia, and fle ...
(born 1932), Estonian-German mountain climber
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Daisy W. Okocha
Daisy Wotube Okocha (born 15 January 1951) served as the 7th Chief Judge of Rivers State, in charge of the state's Rivers State High Court of Justice, High Court of Justice, and Rivers State Judicial Service Commission, Judicial Service Commission. ...
(born 1951), Nigerian lawyer
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Daisy Wai
Daisy Wai is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Richmond Hill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of th ...
, Canadian politician
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Daisy Waite
Daisy Liu Waite (born 9 September 2005) is an English-Chinese actress, model and presenter. She is best known for portraying Mei-Xue, in the Chinese 2014 adventure film '' Balala the Fairies: The Magic Trial''. On TV she is known for presenting ...
(born 2005), English-Chinese actress
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Daisy Walker
Daisy Walker (born 4 June 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Walker was drafted by Carlton with pick 28 in the 2020 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut against at Moora ...
(born 2002), Australian rules footballer
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Daisy Waterstone
Daisy Waterstone (born 13 June 1994) is a British actress, best known for playing Margo Durrell in the ITV family drama ''The Durrells''.
Early life
Waterstone was born on 13 June 1994 in Hammersmith, London, the daughter of film director and ...
(born 1994), British actress
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Daisy Waugh
Daisy Louisa Dominica Waugh (born 19 February 1967) is an English novelist and journalist.
Early life
A member of a literary dynasty, Waugh is the second daughter of the writer and journalist Auberon Waugh, by his marriage in 1961 to the novelist ...
(born 1967), English journalist, travel writer, novelist, and television presenter
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Daisy Webster
Daisy Webster (July 13, 1911 – August 11, 2004) was an educator, author and political figure in British Columbia. She represented Vancouver South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975 as a New Democratic Party ( ...
(1911–2004), Canadian educator, author, and political figure
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Daisy Whitney, American multimedia reporter
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Daisy Winas
Daisy, Daisies or DAISY may refer to:
Plants
* ''Bellis perennis'', the common daisy, lawn daisy or English daisy, a European species
Other plants known as daisy
* Asteraceae, daisy family
** ''Euryops chrysanthemoides'', African bush daisy
** '' ...
(born 1986), Papua New Guinean footballer
*
Daisy Wood (1877–1961), English music hall singer
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Daisy Wood-Davis
Daisy Wood-Davis (born Jessica Daisy Davis; 22 October 1990) is a British singer and actress. She has appeared in several stage productions, including ''Dreamboats and Petticoats'' as Laura and '' The Rocky Horror Show'' as Janet Weiss. From 201 ...
(born 1990), British singer and actress
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Daisy Yen Wu
Daisy Yen Wu ( zh, 吴严彩韵, 12 June 190227 May 1993) was the first Chinese woman engaged as an academic researcher in biochemistry and nutrition. Born into a wealthy industrial family in Shanghai, from a young age she was tutored in Engl ...
(1902–1993), Chinese biologist
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Daisy Youngblood (born 1945), American sculptor and ceramicist
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Daisy Zamora
Daisy Zamora (born 20 June 1950 in Managua, Nicaragua) is a contemporary Latin American poet. Her work covers daily life, human rights, politics, revolution, feminist issues, art, history and culture.
Early life and education
She was raised in a ...
(born 1950), Latin American poet
Animals
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Daisy (dog) (1993–2006), a dog belonging to Rudolph Moshammer
* Daisy, a meerkat in the series ''
Meerkat Manor
''Meerkat Manor'' is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films that premiered in September 2005. Originally broadcast on Animal Planet International for four series, until its cancellation in August 2008, the progr ...
''
* Daisy, an orangutan in the series ''
Orangutan Island
''Orangutan Island'' is an American documentary television series, in the style of the earlier series ''Meerkat Manor'', that blends more traditional documentary filming with dramatic
Dramatic may refer to:
* Drama, a literary form involving pa ...
''
Fictional characters
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Daisy (''Keeping Up Appearances''), from the British comedy television series, portrayed by actress Judy Cornwell
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Daisy (''Thomas the Tank Engine''), railway engine in the television series
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Daisy the Diesel Rail-Car
This article is about the characters that have appeared in the books of ''The Railway Series'' by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and Christopher Awdry. Unless otherwise stated on this page, the technical notes come from actual notes laid out by Wilbert ...
, diesel railcar, painted green with yellow lining from
the Rev. W. Awdry
Wilbert Vere Awdry (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997) was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He was best known for creating Thomas the Tank Engine. Thomas and several other characters he created appeared ...
's ''
The Railway Series
''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. T ...
''
*
Daisy, Lily, and Violet, Kanto Gym Leaders in ''
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise.
In terms of ...
'' and
Misty's sisters
*
Princess Daisy
is a fictional character in the ''Mario'' series of video games. She debuted in 1989's ''Super Mario Land'' as the ruler of Sarasaland. Described as a tomboy, she used to be rumored to be Luigi's love interest, similarly to Princess Peach b ...
, a character in the
Super Mario
(also known as and ) is a platform game series created by Nintendo starring their mascot, Mario. It is the central series of the greater Mario (franchise), ''Mario'' franchise. At least one ''Super Mario'' game has been released for every m ...
series
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Daisy Bell
"Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)" is a song written in 1892 by British songwriter Harry Dacre with the well-known chorus "Daisy, Daisy / Give me your answer, do. / I'm half crazy / all for the love of you", ending with the words "a bicycle b ...
, an 1892 song involving a bicycle built for two
* Daisy, a character of
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
*
Daisy Duck, a Walt Disney cartoon and comic book character, first appearing in 1940
* Daisy, young boy, main character of ''
Baby with the Bathwater
''Baby with the Bathwater'' is a play by Christopher Durang about a boy named Daisy, his influences, and his eventual outcome.
Synopsis
Act I
Two parents who are completely unprepared for parenthood bring home their newborn baby. The two canno ...
''
* Daisy, a
character from ''Toy Story 3''
* Daisy, Bumstead family's dog in the comic strip ''
Blondie''
* Daisy, Charlie's porn star client in ''
Californication Californication may refer to:
*Californication (word)
''Californication'' is a portmanteau of California and fornication, appearing in '' Time'' on May 6, 1966 and written about on August 21, 1972, additionally seen on bumper stickers in the U ...
''
* Daisy, local stable owner in ''
Look to the Lady
''Look to the Lady'' is a crime novel by Margery Allingham, first published in January 1931, in the United Kingdom by Jarrolds Publishing, London, and in the United States by Doubleday, Doran, New York, as ''The Gyrth Chalice Mystery''. It is ...
''
* Daisy, animated tall orange/yellow/green daisy in ''
Oswald Oswald may refer to:
People
* Oswald (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Oswald (surname), including a list of people with the name
Fictional characters
*Oswald the Reeve, who tells a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's '' The Canter ...
''
* Daisy, a character in ''
Spaced
''Spaced'' is a British television show, television sitcom created, written by and starring Simon Pegg and Jessica Hynes, Jessica Stevenson, and directed by Edgar Wright, about the (comedic and sometimes Farce, farcical and action-packed) mis ...
''
* Daisy, Sweet's girlfriend on ''
Bones
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...
''
*
Daisy Buchanan
Daisy Fay Buchanan is a fictional character in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby''. The character is a wealthy socialite from Louisville, Kentucky who resides in the fashionable town of East Egg on Long Island during the Jazz A ...
, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novella ''
The Great Gatsby
''The Great Gatsby'' is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsb ...
''
* The title character of the Henry James novella ''
Daisy Miller
''Daisy Miller'' is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in ''The Cornhill Magazine'' in June–July 1878, and in book form the following year. It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a so ...
''
* Daisy and Poppy, the fairy twins on ''
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
''Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom'' is a British preschool animated television series. The show was created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker, and produced by Astley Baker Davies and Entertainment One (the companies responsible for ''Peppa Pig' ...
''
* Daisy, title character of the manga ''
Dengeki Daisy
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from May 2007 to October 2013. Shogakukan later collected the individual chapters into 16 bound vol ...
''
* Daisy Fuller, in the film ''
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''
*
Daisy Carter
Daisy Carter is a fictional character from the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Created and introduced by former head writer Maria Arena Bell, the character was portrayed by Yvonne Zima. She debuted during the episode airin ...
, from the American CBS soap opera ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City ...
''
* Daisy Domergue female protagonist in
The Hateful Eight
''The Hateful Eight'' (sometimes marketed as ''The H8ful Eight'' or ''The Hateful 8'') is a 2015 American Western mystery thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, ...
film
*
Daisy Duke
Daisy Duke is a fictional character, played by Catherine Bach, from the American television series '' The Dukes of Hazzard''. She is the cousin of Bo and Luke, the main protagonists of the show, and the three live on a farm on the outskirts of ...
, ''The Dukes of Hazzard''
* Daisy, in the TV series ''
Grey's Anatomy
''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into ...
''
* Daisy, a character from the video game ''
Evolve''
*
Daisy Johnson
Daisy Johnson, also known as Quake, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell'Otto, the character first appeared in '' Secret War'' # ...
, a Marvel Comics superheroine
*
Daisy Mason
This is a list of characters from ''Downton Abbey'', a British period drama television series created by Julian Fellowes and co-produced by Carnival Films and Masterpiece for ITV and PBS, respectively. Some also appear in two film sequels: D ...
, a kitchen maid in the TV series ''Downton Abbey''
* Daisy, a pony in the animated series ''
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Spark ...
''
* Daisy Renton (also known as Eva Smith), central character in the 1912 English play
An Inspector Calls
''An Inspector Calls'' is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in the Soviet Union in 1945 and at the New Theatre in London the following year. It is one of Priestley's best-known works for the stage and is co ...
by J.B. Priestly
* Margaret 'Daisy' Daykin, one of the
Five Find-Outers
''The Five Find-Outers and Dog'', also known as ''The Five Find-Outers'', is a series of children's mystery books written by Enid Blyton. The first was published in 1943 and the last in 1961. Set in the fictitious village of Peterswood based ...
in the series of children's mystery books by Enid Blyton
* Daizy, a
character in ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!''
* Daisy the Bunny, one of the main characters in
Nature Cat
''Nature Cat'' is an educational animated children's television series that premiered on November 25, 2015 on PBS Kids and is aimed at children aged 3–8. The series follows the adventures of four main characters: Nature Cat, Hal the Dog, Squee ...
*
Daisy Adair
This is a list of the characters from the Showtime comedy-drama series ''Dead Like Me''.
George Lass
Georgia L. "George" Lass (Ellen Muth) (1985–2003) is the youngest Reaper (both physically and chronologically) in the club. She is the pro ...
, a character in ''
Dead Like Me
''Dead Like Me'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Ellen Muth and Mandy Patinkin as grim reapers who reside and work in Seattle, Washington. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, the show was created by Bryan Fuller for ...
''
*
Daisy Fitzroy, leader of the Vox Populi in
Bioshock Infinite
''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games. The third installment in the BioShock (series), ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the Microsoft Window ...
* Dress Up Daisy, a dress up doll from
Doc McStuffins
''Doc McStuffins'' is an American educational computer-animated children's television series created and executive produced by Chris Nee (an Irish-American who was an associate producer for international versions of Sesame Street) and produc ...
* Daisy, a ghoul merchant from the video game ''
Fallout 4
''Fallout 4'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fourth main game in the ''Fallout'' series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for PlayStation 4, Wi ...
''
* Daisy Salinas from ''
Gotta Kick It Up!''
*
Daisy Midgeley
Daisy Midgeley is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Charlotte Jordan. The character was mentioned by stepmother Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews) in October 2020, and a month later, the soap announc ...
, a character from ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...
''
* Daisy, a character from the
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling
Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. ...
* Daisy, a cat character from the book series
''Warriors''
See also
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Daisy (nickname), people with the nickname Daisy
References
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