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

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". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th century and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the

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in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Margaret has many diminutive forms in many different languages, including Maggie, Madge,

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, Margarete,

Marge Marge is a feminine given name, a shortened form of Marjorie, Margot or Margaret. Notable Marges include: People * Marge (cartoonist) (1904–1993), pen name of Marjorie Henderson Buell, American cartoonist * Marge Anderson (1932–2013), Ojibwe ...

, Margo, Margie,

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

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

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

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

, Greta, Gretchen, and Peggy.

Name variants

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

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Nobility

Austria

* Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (1318–1369)

Belgium and the Netherlands

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

Denmark

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

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

England and Scotland

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

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

(1515–1578), daughter of Margaret Tudor *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

, (), Queen of Scots

France

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

(1254–1271) *

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

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

Hungary

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

Norway

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

(1282–1290)

Romania

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

(born 1949)

Religion

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

(1831–1887), Canadian nun *

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

(1906–1988), English nun

Canonized

* Margaret Clitherow (1556–1586) * Margaret the Barefooted (1325–1395) * Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647–1690) * Saint Margaret of Castello (1287–1320) * Saint Margaret of Cortona (1247–1297) * Saint Margaret of England (died 1192) * Saint Margaret of Hungary (1242–1270) *

(1045–1093) *

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

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

Beatified

(1473–1541) *

Margaret Ward Margaret Ward (c. 1550-30 August 1588), the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison. She was canonised in 1970, as one of the Forty Mart ...

(1550–1588)

Artists and authors

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

(born 1934), British actress * Maisie Williams (born 1997), English actress. * Margaret Ashmore Sudduth (1859–1957), American educator, editor, temperance advocate *

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

(born 1939), Canadian novelist and poet * Margaret Avison (1918–2007), Canadian poet * Margaret Barnard (1898–1992), British painter and linocut maker *

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

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

Margaret Berger Margaret Berger (born 11 October 1985) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on the second season of '' Norwegian Idol'' in 2004.Hoffman, K. Ross. _Review".html" ;"ti ...

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

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

, Ghanaian British publisher and writer *

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

(1623–1673), English writer, poet, and playwright. * Margaret Cho (born 1968), American comedian and actress * Margaret Clark (born 1943), Australian author *

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

, English artist * Margaret Cleaves, American physician, writer *

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

, American author *

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

, English author *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

, American critic *

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

(born 1930), British operatic soprano *

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

(1920–2013), British photographer and historian of photography * Margaret Hillis, American conductor * Margaret Hunt Brisbane (1858–1925), American poet *

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

(1907–1994), British journalist, biographer and novelist * Margaret Larkin (1899–1967), American writer * Margaret Laurence (1926–1987), Canadian novelist * Margaret Leighton (1922–1976), English actress *

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

(1916–1990), British actress *

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

, British-American journalist, writer, translator, elocutionist *

Margaret Mazzantini Margaret Mazzantini (; born 27 October 1961) is an Italian- Irish writer and actress. She became a film, television and stage actor, but is best known as a writer. Mazzantini began her acting career in 1980 starring in the cult horror classic ' ...

(born 1961), Italian-Irish author * Margaret McDonald Bottome (1827-1906), American reformer, organizational founder, author *

Margaret Mitchell Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell (November 8, 1900 – August 16, 1949) was an American novelist and journalist. Mitchell wrote only one novel, published during her lifetime, the American Civil War-era novel '' Gone with the Wind'', for which she wo ...

(1900–1949), American author * Margaret Ogden (born 1952), American fantasy author best known by the pen name

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

* Margaret Oliphant (1828–1897), Scottish author * Margaret Bloodgood Peeke (1838-1908), American traveler, lecturer, author * Margaret Peterson Haddix (born 1964), American writer *

Margaret Randall Margaret Randall (born December 6, 1936, New York City, USA) is an American-born writer, photographer, activist and academic. Born in New York City, she lived for many years in Spain, Mexico, Cuba, and Nicaragua, and spent time in North Vietnam ...

(born 1936), US writer * Margaret Roper (1505–1544), English writer, translator * Margaret Rutherford (1892–1972), British actress of the stage and screen * Margaret Scobie (born 1948), Australian indigenous Aboriginal painter * Margaret (singer) (born 1991), Polish singer and songwriter *

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

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

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

(1915–1998), American author *

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

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

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

(1910–1952), American author *

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

(1847–1926), American poet, author, educator, philanthropist *

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

(1927–2022), American painter *

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

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

Educators and scientists

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

, Scottish scientist, professor of molecular cell biology *

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

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

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

, naturalist * Margaret Hutchinson, English educator, naturalist and author *

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

(1898–1932), Thai physician *

Margaret Mead Margaret Mead (December 16, 1901 – November 15, 1978) was an American cultural anthropologist who featured frequently as an author and speaker in the mass media during the 1960s and the 1970s. She earned her bachelor's degree at Barnard C ...

, American anthropologist * Margaret Helen Read (1889–1991), British social anthropologist and academic *

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

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

Politics

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

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

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

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

(1871–1964), British wife of colonial governor of New South Wales, Australia * Margaret Davidson (suffragist) (1879–1978), Scottish suffragist, teacher and WW1 nurse *

Margaret Ewing Margaret Anne Ewing (''née'' McAdam, formerly Bain; 1 September 1945 – 21 March 2006) was a Scottish teacher, journalist and politician. She served as a Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament for East Dunbartonshire from 197 ...

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

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

(1875–1942), American political hostess and First Lady of North Carolina * Margaret (Maggie) Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, British Labour Peer and trade union official * Margaret Mitchell (Canadian politician) (1925–2017), New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Vancouver East *

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

(born 1952), Scottish Conservative politician *

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

(born 1955), former Labour MP for Luton South who was convicted of the largest amount of fraud in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal * Margaret Ritchie (born 1958), politician who served in the Northern Ireland Assembly and both British Houses of Parliament * Margaret Rose Sanford (1918–2006), First Lady of North Carolina *

Margaret Selina Martei Margaret Selina Martei was a Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in ...

, Ghanaian Member of Parliament for Asamankese (1965–1966) *

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

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

Sports

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

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

(born 1959), American long-distance runner * Margaret Hoelzer (born 1983), American swimmer * Margaret Jeffery (1920–2004), British swimmer and Olympian * Margaret Martin (born 1979), American professional bodybuilder *

Margaret Maughan Margaret Maughan (19 June 192820 May 2020) was a British competitive archer, dartcher and bowls competitor. She was Britain's first gold medallist at the Paralympic Games, and won four gold and two silver medals at the Games. She lit the cauld ...

(1928–2020), British Paralympic archer * Margaret McIver (1933–2020), Australian equestrian

Other

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

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

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

(1823-1915), Scottish temperance reformer *

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

(), English immigrant colonial landowner *

Margaret Casely-Hayford Margaret Henrietta Augusta Casely-Hayford

(born 1959), British lawyer *

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

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

Margaret Douie Dougal Margaret Douie Dougal ( – 1938, née Robertson, later Chaplin) was a British chemical publication indexer for fifteen years (1885–1909) for the Chemical Society The Chemical Society was a scientific society formed in 1841 (then named the Che ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(1896–1977), Australian police officer * Margaret Bischell McFadden, American philanthropist and social worker * Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), American philanthropist who established the Russell Sage Foundation *

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

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

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

(1879–1966), founder of the birth control movement in the United States * Margaret Swain (1909–2002), English embroidery and textile historian

Fictional characters

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

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

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

Margaret Hooper The television series '' The West Wing'' is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC. During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars earned 157 acting nominations (often competing in t ...

, secretary to White House Chiefs of Staff Leo McGarry and CJ Cregg played by NiCole Robinson in the TV series ''The West Wing'' * Margaret Houlihan, character in both the movie and television show ''M*A*S*H'' * Margaret in '' Much Ado About Nothing'', by Shakespeare * Margaret "Meg" March, character in ''

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

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

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

'' * Mistress Margaret Page in '' The Merry Wives of Windsor'', by Shakespeare * Margaret SquarePants, SpongeBob's mother and Harold's wife in

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

* Margaret "Maggie" Horton, a character on the soap opera ''

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

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