Maggie is a common short form of the name Magdalena,

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

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

. Maggie may refer to:

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* Maggie Adamson, Scottish musician *

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

(born 1968), British scientist *

Maggie Alderson Maggie Alderson (born 1959) is a London-born Australian author, magazine editor and fashion journalist. She is the former editor of ''ES'', the ''Evening Standard'' magazine (British Society of Magazine Editors, Editor of the Year, Colour Suppleme ...

(born 1959), Australian author * Maggie Alphonsi (born 1983), English rugby union player *

Maggie Anderson Maggie Anderson (born September 23, 1948) is an American poet and editor with roots in Appalachia. Education and beginning of career Anderson attended West Virginia Wesleyan College from 1966–68 and earned a bachelor's degree in English, with ...

(born 1948), American poet *

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

(born 1971), American activist *

Maggie Atkinson Margaret Elizabeth Atkinson (born 16 September 1956) is an English educator and the former Children's Commissioner for England. After a career in teaching, she moved into public service administration, initially in education, but later in Childre ...

(born 1956), English educator *

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

(born 1959), American actress *

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

(born 1974), American television writer * Maggie Barrie (born 1996), Sierra Leonean sprinter * Maggie Barry (born 1959), New Zealand politician *

Maggie Batson Margaret Elizabeth Batson (born May 21, 2003 in Shawnee Mission, Kansas) is an actress, and business owner. At age 7, she started the company Twice Loved by Maggie B that sells hand-made necklaces. The projected revenues for 2011 were US$10,000. ...

(born 2003), American actress *

Maggie Baylis Margaret Hilbiber Baylis (1912December 10, 1997) was an American graphic designer, illustrator, and author of gardening books. Early life Margaret Hilbiber was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1912. At age 16 she was accepted as an architecture ...

(1912–1997), American graphic designer * Maggie Beer (born 1945), Australian cook * Maggie Behle (born 1980), American Paralympic alpine skier * Maggie Bell (born 1945), Scottish vocalist *

Maggie Benedict Maggie Benedict (born in Pretoria on February 10, 1981) is a South African actress, writer and director. She studied acting at Pretoria Tech. Benedict is best known for playing the role of Akhona Miya on the SABC 1 soap opera '' Generations'' (2 ...

(born 1981), South African actress * Maggie Betts, American filmmaker * Maggie Björklund, Danish guitarist * Maggie Black (1930–2015), American ballet teacher * Maggie Blanc, American television producer * Maggie De Block (born 1962), Belgian politician * Maggie Blye (1942–2016), American actress * Maggie Borg (1952–2004), Maltese activist * Maggie Boyle (1956–2014), English singer * Maggie Bridges (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder * Maggie Brown (born 1948), American playwright * Maggie Brown (singer) (born 1963), American singer *

Maggie Browne Maggie Browne, the pen-name of Margaret Andrewes née Hamer (1864-1937), was an English author of fiction and non-fiction children's books, who is best known today for ''Wanted, a King'', an ''Alice in Wonderland''-type story. Early life and ...

(1864–1937), English author * Maggie Butt, British poet * Maggie Calloway (born 1910), Filipino actress * Maggie Campbell-Culver, English historian * Maggie Carey (born 1975), American director * Maggie Carlton (born 1957), American politician * Maggie Carver (born 1964), English businesswoman * Maggie Cassella, American-Canadian actress * Maggie Chan Man Yee (born 1975), Hong Kong long-distance runner *

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

(born 1979), Zimbabwean-Scottish politician * Maggie Chapman (singer) (born 1997), American singer-songwriter *

Maggie Chen Maggie Chen (born Chen Wenjun on 24 September 1955) is a Hong Kong-born Chinese actress known for her role as Xiaoqing () in the TV series ''New Legend of Madame White Snake'' and other roles in movies such as '' Supercop 2''. She is also a phi ...

(born 1957), Chinese actress *

Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and i ...

(born 1964), Hong Kong actress * Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (born 1969), Hong Kong actress * Maggie Chiang (born 1980), Taiwanese singer *

Maggie Civantos Maggie Civantos (; born 28 December 1984) is a Spanish actress, best known for her starring role of Macarena Ferreiro in the prison series ''Vis a vis (TV series), Locked Up'' (''Vis a vis''). She has since starred in series such as ''Cable Girls ...

(born 1984), Spanish actress * Maggie Cline (1857–1934), American singer * Maggie Cogan (born 1943), American resident * Maggie Coles-Lyster (born 1999), Canadian cyclist *

Maggie Collins Maggie Collins is an Australian Brisbane-based band manager and national radio announcer. Collins is manager of Brisbane bands John Steel Singers and DZ Deathrays. She broadcasts weekly for youth station Triple J where she presents the weekend ...

, Australian announcer * Maggie Cronin, Irish actress *

Maggie Crotty Mary Margaret "Maggie" Crotty (née Kunis; October 16, 1948 – November 5, 2020) was an American politician who served as the Bremen Township Supervisor from 2005 to 2020 and as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 19th d ...

(born 1948), Democratic member *

Maggie Cusack Maggie Cusack is a Scottish academic and administrator who has been the inaugural president of Munster Technological University since 1 January 2021. She was previously Professor of Biomineralisation at the School of Geographical and Earth Scien ...

, English professor * Maggie Eckford (born c. 1986), uses the stage name

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

, American singer-songwriter * Maggie Culver Fry, American poet * Maggie Davis, British politician * Maggie Dence (born 1942), Australian film actress * Maggie Dent (born 1955), Australian author * Maggie Diaz (1925–2016), Australian photographer *

Maggie Dixon Margaret Mary Dixon (May 9, 1977 – April 6, 2006) was an American collegiate women's basketball coach. Life Dixon was born in North Hollywood, California, and played basketball at Notre Dame High School. Dixon graduated in 1999 with a bac ...

(1977–2006), American basketball player * Maggie Doyne (born 1987), American philanthropist * Maggie Edmond (born 1946), Australian architect *

Maggie Estep Margaret Ann "Maggie" Estep (March 20, 1963 – February 12, 2014) was an American writer and poet, best known for coming to prominence during the height of the spoken word and poetry slam performance rage. She published seven books and re ...

(1963–2014), American writer * Maggie Ferguson (born 1952), Australian violinist *

Maggie Fitzgibbon Margaret Helen Fitzgibbon (30 January 1929 – 8 June 2020) was an Australian actress and singer. Coming from a show-business family, she was the older sister of musician Smacka Fitzgibbon. Biography Fitzgibbon was born in Melbourne. She bega ...

(born 1929), Australian actress * Maggie Flecknoe (born 1983), American voice actress *

Maggie Friedman Maggie Friedman is an American screenwriter and producer. She was the showrunner and executive producer of the Lifetime television fantasy-drama series ''Witches of East End''. She also developed and produced the short-lived ABC series '' Eastwick ...

, American screenwriter *

Maggie Furey Maggie Furey (''née'' Armstrong) was a British fantasy writer who was born in Northumberland, England, UK in 1955. A qualified teacher, she wrote fantasy since 1994, and is best known for the '' Artefacts of Power'' tetralogy. A resident in Co ...

(1955–2016), British writer *

Maggie Gallagher Margaret Gallagher (born September 14, 1960) is an American writer, socially conservative commentator, and activist. She wrote a syndicated column for Universal Press Syndicate from 1995 to 2013 and has written several books. Gallagher founde ...

(born 1960), American writer *

Maggie Gee (disambiguation) Maggie Gee may refer to: * Maggie Gee (novelist) (born 1948), English novelist * Maggie Gee (pilot) (1923–2013), American aviator {{Hndis, Gee, Maggie ...

* Maggie Geha (born 1988), American actress * Maggie George, American educator * Maggie Gobran (born 1949), Coptic Orthodox lady * Maggie Gordon-Smith, British track cyclist * Maggie Grace (born 1983), American actress noted for her role in the TV series ''Lost'' * Maggie Gray, American set decorator *

Maggie Greenwald Maggie Greenwald is an American filmmaker. Most recognized as an independent writer and director, Greenwald’s most notable films include ''Sophie and the Rising Sun'' (2016), starring an ensemble cast that included Margo Martindale, Julianne N ...

(born 1955), American filmmaker *

Maggie Gripenberg Margarita Maria “Maggie” Gripenberg (11 June 1881 – 28 July 1976) was a pioneer of modern dance in Finland. She was the first to introduce Dalcroze Eurhythmics to Finland and modeled her early works on the improvisational style of Isadora Dun ...

(born 1881–1976), Finnish dancer *

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenh ...

(born 1977), American actress * Maggie Haberman (born 1973), American journalist *

Maggie Hadleigh-West Maggie Hadleigh-West (born October 1, 1958) is an American filmmaker and activist. Early life and education Hadleigh-West was born in Fairbanks, Alaska to parents; Katherine Talbot a legal secretary and Frederick Hadleigh West a college profes ...

(born 1958), American filmmaker * Maggie Hall (1853–1888), Irish prostitute *

Maggie Hamilton Margaret Hamilton (1 September 1867 – 31 January 1952) was a Scottish artist known for her paintings and embroidery work. Biography Hamilton was born in Glasgow and grew up in Helensburgh after her family moved there. Although she had no for ...

(born 1867), Scottish artist * Maggie Han (born 1959), American actress * Maggie Haney (born 1978), American coach *

Maggie Hannan Maggie Hannan (born 1962) is an English poet, formerly based in Hull, now living in County Sligo, Ireland. She is the author of a single 'but highly influential' collection of poetry, ''Liar, Jones''. She won the Eric Gregory Award in 1990. She was ...

(born 1962), English poet *

Maggie Hassan Margaret Coldwell Hassan (; née Wood; born February 27, 1958) is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from New Hampshire. A Democrat, Hassan was elected to the Senate in 2016 while serving as the 81st ...

(born 1958), American attorney and politician * Maggie Hathaway (born 1911), American singer *

Maggie Helwig Maggie Helwig (born 1961) is a Canadian poet, novelist, social justice activist, and Anglican priest. Academic career Her early education was at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Kingston, Ontario, graduating in 1979, then at Trent ...

(born 1961), Canadian poet *

Maggie Hemingway Maggie Hemingway (17 March 1946 – 9 May 1993) was a British novelist. She was born in Orford, Suffolk and named Margaret Joan Hemingway; but when she was three years old her family moved to New Zealand, where she spent her childhood. Returni ...

(1946–1993), British novelist *

Maggie Hickey Margaret Anne Hickey (born 16 October 1946) is a former Australian politician. She represented the electoral division of Barkly for the Labor Party in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2001. She was Leader of the Oppositi ...

(born 1946), Australian politician * Maggie Hill (born 1898), English career criminal * Maggie Hogan (born 1979), American Olympic athlete * Maggie Holland, English singer-songwriter * Maggie Jeffus (born 1934), Democratic educator * Maggie Jenkins (born 2001), New Zealand footballer * Maggie Jones (actress) (1934–2009), British actress * Maggie Jones (blues musician) (born 1894), American singer * Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (born 1955), British politician *

Maggie Elizabeth Jones Maggie Elizabeth Jones is an American actress, best known for her roles in ''We Bought a Zoo'', the Fox sitcom ''Ben and Kate ''Ben and Kate'' is an American single-camera sitcom television series that ran on Fox from September 25, 2012, t ...

(born 2003), American actress * Maggie Hardy Knox (born 1965), American billionaire businesswoman * Maggie Lindemann (born 1998), American singer * Maggie Kirkpatrick (born 1941), Australian actress * Maggie McNamara (1928–1978), American actress * Maggie Noach (1949–2006), English literary agent * Maggie Nichols (gymnast) (born 1997), American gymnast *

Maggie Blue O'Hara Maggie Blue O'Hara (born March 16, 1975), born Blueberry Sunshine, also credited as Maggie O'Hara, is a Canadian actress noted for her voice acting. She is well known as the voices of Madison Taylor in ''Cardcaptors'' and Shadowcat in '' X-Men ...

(born 1975), Canadian actress *

Maggie Q Margaret Denise Quigley ( Vietnamese: Lý Mỹ Kỳ; born May 22, 1979), professionally known as Maggie Q, is an American actress, activist, and model. She began her professional career in Hong Kong, with starring roles in the action films ''Ge ...

(born 1979), American actress Margaret Quigley *

Maggie Qin Maggie Qin () is an actress, Model (person), model, and TV show Television presenter, host. Maggie Qin graduated in Real Property Assessment from the University of British Columbia. Maggie was named the Sunshine Girl for Toronto SUN newspaper in ...

(born 1989), Chinese actress * Maggie Reilly (born 1956), Scottish singer * Maggie de la Riva (born 1942), Filipina film actress * Maggie Rogers (born 1994), American musician * Maggie Siff (born 1974), American actress *

Maggie Smith Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in more than sixty films and seventy plays. She is one of the few performer ...

(born 1934), English actress *

Maggie Smith (poet) Maggie Smith is an American poet, freelance writer, and editor who lives in Bexley, Ohio. Smith's poem "Good Bones," originally published in the journal ''Waxwing'' in June 2016, has been widely circulated on social media and read by an estimat ...

, American poet, freelance writer, and editor *

Maggie Tabberer Margaret May "Maggie" Tabberer (nee Trigar, born 11 December 1936) is an Australian fashion, publishing and media/television personality, who is a dual recipient of the Gold Logie, and who founded her own fashion label and PR companies. She ...

(born 1936), Australian fashion personality *

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

(1925–2013), the first female UK prime minister * Maggie de Vries (born 1961), Canadian writer * Maggie Axe Wachacha (1894–1993), Eastern Band Cherokee woman

Fictional characters

* Captain Maggie Beckett, from the American TV series ''Sliders'' * Maggie Blackamoor, character from the British comedy sketch programme ''Little Britain'' * Maggie Cadabby, Abby Cadabby's mother in ''

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

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Maggie Doyle Maggie Doyle is a fictional character in the long-running Australian police drama ''Blue Heelers'', portrayed by Lisa McCune. A feisty young constable from a policing family, Maggie arrived in Mount Thomas during the first episode, which follow ...

, from the Australian police drama ''Blue Heelers'' * Maggie Greene, from the American comic book and TV series ''The Walking Dead'' * Maggie O'Connell, one of the main characters of the TV series ''Northern Exposure'' * Margaret "Maggie" Pollitt (also called "Maggie the Cat"), from Tennessee Williams' 1955 play, ''

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' is a three-act play written by Tennessee Williams. An adaptation of his 1952 short story "Three Players of a Summer Game", the play was written by him between 1953 and 1955. One of Williams's more famous works and his p ...

.'' * Maggie Pesky, cartoon character in the TV series ''The Buzz on Maggie'' * Maggie Horton, on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' * Maggie Sawyer, police officer in The CW's Supergirl series portrayed by

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

* Maggie Schultz, title character in the 1990 children's book ''Muggie Maggie'' by Beverly Cleary * Maggie Simpson, on the television series ''The Simpsons'' * Maggie Sloane, from the Australian TV series ''A Country Practice'' * Maggie Stone, on the American soap opera ''All My Children'' * Maggie Walsh, on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Maggie, a main character in the American comic strip ''

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

'' * Maggie, the ''Cardcaptors'' name for the ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' character Maki Matsumoto, voiced by Nicole Oliver * Maggie, the human protagonist of the Canadian animated TV series ''

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' is a Canadian animated children's television series created by Michael and Betty Paraskevas. The program was based on the 1996 book ''The Ferocious Beast with the Polka-Dot Hide'' and its sequels, which were a ...

'' * Maggie, a supporting character in the 2003 Japanese anime '' Gungrave'' * Maggie, a cow from Disney's 2004 film '' Home on the Range'' * Maggie Rag Doll, a fictional toy character in the

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

1988 video: ''Grandpa's Magical Toys'' * Margarita Luisa "Maggie" Chascarrillo, a character in the comics series '' Love and Rockets'' * Margarita "Maggie" Emilia Vera, character in ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcas ...

Animals

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

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