Margrit is a given name, an equivalent to the English name

Margaret Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...

. Notable people with this name include: *

Margrit Bolli Margrit Bolli (15 December 1919 - 13 October 2017) was a Swiss dancer, better known to students of espionage during the Second World War as a radio operator for the "Red Three", the Swiss branch of the so-called "Red Orchestra". "Red Orchestra" ...

(1919–2017), Swiss dancer * Margrit Brückner (born 1946), German sociologist and professor * Margrit Conrad (1918–2005), Swiss singer * Margrit Gertsch (born 1939), Swiss alpine skier * Margrit Hess (born 1947), Swiss middle-distance runner * Margrit Kennedy (1939 –2013), German architect, professor, environmentalist, author and advocate * Margrit Knabenhans (born 1935), Swiss swimmer * Margrit Klinger (born 1960), German middle-distance runner *

Margrit Läubli Margrit Läubli (born 3 April 1928) is a Switzerland, Swiss actress, comedian, dancer and radio personality, starring usually in Swiss German language productions. Life and work Born and raised in Zürich, Canton of Zürich in Switzerland to ...

(born 1928), Swiss actress, comedian, dancer and radio personality *

Margrit Mondavi Margrit Biever Mondavi (''née'' Kellenberger; August 2, 1925 – September 2, 2016) was a Swiss-born American businesswoman. She was vice president of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery which she joined in 1967. Under her direction, Robe ...

(1925–2016), American businesswoman * Margrit Olfert (born 1947), East German athlete *

Margrit Rainer Margrit Rainer born as Margrit Rosa Sandmeier (9 February 1914 – 10 February 1982) was a Switzerland, Swiss comedian, radio personality, and stage and film actress starring usually in Swiss German language cinema and television and stage product ...

(1914–1982), Swiss actress * Margrit Selke (1900–2004), specialist in biodynamic agriculture *

Margrit Shildrick Margrit Shildrick is an academic in interdisciplinary gender studies whose research spans feminism, bioethics, and post-structuralism, among other fields of thought. Since 2018, she has served as a guest professor at Stockholm University. Educa ...

, interdisciplinary academic * Margrit Schiller (born 1948), German far-left activist *

Margrit Thomet Margrit Thomet (19 June 1952 – July 1990) was a Swiss butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She competed in five events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and offi ...

(1952–1990), Swiss swimmer *

Margrit Thommen Margrit Thommen is a Swiss orienteering competitor and European champion. She won the gold medal in the individual event at the 1964 European Orienteering Championships, and also a silver medal in the relay A relay Electromechanical relay s ...

, Swiss orienteering competitor * Margrit Tooman (born 1971), Estonian pentathlete *

Margrit von Braun Margrit Cecile von Braun (born May 8, 1952) is an American retired environmental engineer. She is a professor emerita at the University of Idaho and the co-founder of the public non-profit 501(c)(3) organization Terragraphics International Foundat ...

(born 1952), American environmental scientist and educator *

Margrit Waltz Margrit Waltz (; born February 10, 1957) is a ferry pilot. , she had completed 960 ferry flights. The 960th flight was performed in a SOCATA TBM, Daher TBM 960 single-engine turboprop, taking 15 hours and 38 minutes of flight time to deliver th ...

(born 1957), German-American aviator and ferry pilot * Margrit Weber-Röllin (1937–2024), Swiss schoolteacher and politician * Margrit Zimmermann (1927–2020), Swiss composer, conductor, pianist, and music educator

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