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Marjorie is a female
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
derived from
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 ...
, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as
Margery,
Marjory
Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Margery or Marjorie
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret (name), Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery (name), Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie ...
or Margaery. Marjorie is a
medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the West ...
variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb
marjoram
Marjoram (, ''Origanum majorana'') is a cold-sensitive perennial plant, perennial herb or undershrub with sweet pine and citrus flavours. In some Middle Eastern countries, marjoram is synonymous with oregano, and there the names sweet marjoram ...
. It came into English from the
Old French
Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th , from the
, from the Latin ''Margarita (given name)">Margarita
A margarita is a cocktail consisting of tequila, triple sec, and lime juice. Some margarita recipes include simple syrup as well and are often served with salt on the rim of the glass. Margaritas can be served either shaken with ice (on the rock ...
'' (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.
Short forms of the name include Marge, Margie, Marj (disambiguation)#People, Marj and Jorie.
People
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Marjorie, Countess of Carrick
:''See also Marjorie Bruce, her granddaughter.''
Marjorie, Marjory or Marsaili of Carrick (also called Margaret; died before 9 November 1292) was Countess of Carrick, Scotland, Carrick, Scotland, from 1256 to 1292, and is notable as the mother of ...
(also Margaret) (1253–1292), mother of Robert the Bruce
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Marjorie (singer) (1965–2024), Finnish singer
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Marjorie Abbatt (1899–1991), English toy maker and businesswoman
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Marjorie Acker (1894–1985), American artist
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Marjorie Agosín
Marjorie Agosín (June 15, 1955 - March 10, 2025) was a Chilean-American writer. She won notability for her outspokenness for women's rights in Chile. The United Nations honored her for her work on human rights. The Chilean government awarded ...
(born 1955), American writer, activist, and professor
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Marjorie Alessandrini (1946–2014), French journalist
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Marjorie Allen Seiffert (1885–1970), American poet
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Marjorie Anderson (1913–1999), British actress and BBC radio broadcaster
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Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson
Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson (née Cunningham) (9 February 1909 – 27 May 2002) was a Scottish historian and paleographer.
Early years
Born Marjorie Ogilvie Cunningham in St Andrews, she attended St Leonards School there before studying Englis ...
(1909–2002), Scottish historian and paleographer
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Marjorie Anthony Linden
Marjorie Anthony Linden (October 10, 1935 – April 1, 2013) was a Canadian broadcaster and media executive. She achieved multiple "firsts" for women in broadcasting, including being the first all-night woman disc jockey in Montreal, the first wom ...
(1935–2013), Canadian broadcaster and media executive
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Marjorie Arnfield
Marjorie Helen Arnfield, (25 November 1930 – 26 April 2001) was an English artist who specialised in both industrial and rural landscapes, painting in oil, acrylic and watercolour. Her landscapes, particularly her paintings of Provence and Spa ...
(1930–2001), English landscape artist
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Marjorie May Bacon
Marjorie May Bacon, later Marjorie Macbeth-Raeburn (6 January 1902 – 9 February 1988) was a British printmaker and painter.
Biography
Bacon was born in Ipswich and lived in Great Yarmouth as a child. Bacon attended Yarmouth Art School f ...
(1902–1988), British painter
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Marjorie Bailey
Marjorie Bailey (née Turner; born 21 November 1947) is a Canadian sprinter.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics she competed in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres
The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an out ...
(born 1947), Canadian sprinter
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Marjorie Baker
Marjorie Baker (13 November 1912 – 9 November 2004) was a British photographer who documented the changing life of Henfield, Sussex, England from the mid to late twentieth century.
Career
Baker took photographs for over 60 years that recorded t ...
, British photographer
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Marjorie Barnard
Marjorie Faith Barnard (16 August 18978 May 1987) was an Australian novelist and short story writer, critic, historian and librarian. She went to school and university in Sydney, and then trained as a librarian. She was employed as a libraria ...
(1897–1987), Australian writer, critic, and librarian
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Marjorie Barrett
Marjorie Barrett born Lucy Marjory East (1889-1968) was an English badminton player.
Biography
She started playing badminton in the village of Shaldon in Devon where Meriel Lucas tutored her. After becoming a member of the Crystal Palace Club ...
, English badminton player
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Marjorie Barretto
Marjorie Bernardine Castelo Barretto (; born 19 May 1974) is a Filipino former actress and politician. She also served as the city councilor of second district of Caloocan from 2007 to 2013; she ran for the same position in 2025 but lost. Her si ...
(born 1974), actress and politician from the Philippines
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Marjorie Barrows
Marjorie Barrows (18921983) was an American magazine editor, book compiler, and author.
Career
Barrows was an editor of '' Child Life Magazine'' and '' Family Weekly'', as well as a book reviewer for ''The Continent''. A 1932 article from the ' ...
, American woman magazine editor, book compiler and author
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Marjorie Batchelor, American mathematician
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Marjorie Bates (1882–1962), British painter
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Marjorie Bean (died 2001), first Bermudian woman to be appointed to its Legislative Council
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Marjorie Beaucage (born 1947),
Métis
The Métis ( , , , ) are a mixed-race Indigenous people whose historical homelands include Canada's three Prairie Provinces extending into parts of Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and the northwest United States. They ha ...
filmmaker
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Marjorie Beebe (1908–1983), American actress
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Marjorie Bell (1906–2001), British electrical engineer and factory inspector
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Marjorie Bell Chambers (1923–2006), American educator, historian and politician
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Marjorie Bennett (1896–1982), Australian actress
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Marjorie Bentley, American dancer
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Marjorie Benton Cooke, American monologist, playwright and novelist
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Marjorie Best (1903–1997), American costume designer
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Marjorie Bick (1915–2013), Australian biochemist and environmental scientist
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Marjorie Adele Blackistone Bradfield (1911–1999), American librarian
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Marjorie Blackwood (born 1957), Canadian tennis player
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Marjorie Blamey (1919–2019), English painter and illustrator
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Marjorie Blankstein (née Rady), Canadian fundraiser, community activist, and volunteer
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Marjorie Bloch, Irish painter
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Marjorie Bonner (19th century actress), American actress
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Marjorie Bonner (Ziegfeld Follies), American dancer and actress
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Marjorie Boulton (1924–2017), British writer in English and Esperanto
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Marjorie Bowen
Margaret Gabrielle Vere Long (née Campbell; 1 November 1885 – 23 December 1952), who used the pseudonyms Marjorie Bowen, George R. Preedy, Joseph Shearing, Robert Paye, John Winch, and Margaret Campbell or Mrs. Vere Campbell,Jessica Amanda Sa ...
(1885–1952), British author
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Marjorie Bradford Melville
Margarita Melville (previously Marjorie Bradford Melville), is a Mexican-born American anti-war activist, and retired university professor and associate dean. Melville's advocacy for Guatemala led her and her husband to join the group known as the ...
(born 1929), former Roman Catholic nun and peace activist
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Marjorie Bransfield, American actress
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Marjorie Brown (politician), British politician and first woman Lord Mayor of Birtmingham
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Marjorie Brown
Marjorie Dennison Hall Brown (April 20, 1911 – November 23, 2000, in Sarasota, Florida) was the owner of the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the Natio ...
(1911–2000), American businesswoman and owner of the Boston Celtics
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Marjorie Browne (1910–1990), British actor
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Marjorie Lee Browne
Marjorie Lee Browne (September 9, 1914 – October 19, 1979) was a mathematics educator. She was one of the first African-American women to receive a PhD in mathematics.
Early life and education
She attended Howard University, majoring in mat ...
(1914–1979), African-American mathematics educator
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Marjorie Bruce
Marjorie Bruce or Marjorie de Brus (1316 or 1317) was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the only child born of his first marriage with Isabella of Mar.
Marjorie's marriage to Walter, High Steward of Scotland, gave r ...
or Marjorie de Brus (1296–1316), eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots
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Marjorie Frances Bruford (1902–1958), British artist
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Marjorie V. Butcher (1925–2016), American mathematician
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Marjorie Byrnes (born 1960), American politician
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Marjorie Cameron (1922–1995), American artist, occultist, and actress; wife of rocket pioneer Jack Parsons
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Marjorie Carlton, American playwright
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Marjorie Carpréaux (born 1987), Belgian basketball player
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Marjorie Harris Carr
Marjorie Harris Carr (March 26, 1915 – October 10, 1997) was an American scientist and environmental movement, environmental activist, well known for her conservation work in Florida. She was born in Boston and grew up in southwest Florida, ...
(1915–1998), American conservationist
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Marjorie Carroll (1932–2020), Canadian politician
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Marjorie Constance Caserio (1929–2021), American chemist
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Marjorie Sewell Cautley
Marjorie Sewell Cautley (1891–1954) was an American landscape architect who played an influential yet often overlooked part in the conception and development of some early, visionary twentieth-century American communities.
Early life
Cautley ...
(1891–1954), American landscape architect
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Marjorie Celona (born 1981), American-Canadian writer
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Marjorie Chambers (1906–1989), New Zealand nurse
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Marjorie Elizabeth Jane Chandler (1897–1983), English paleobotanist
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Marjorie Chávez, Ecuadorian politician
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Marjorie Chibnall
Marjorie McCallum Chibnall (27 September 1915 – 23 June 2012) was an English historian, medievalist and Latin translator. She edited the ''Historia Ecclesiastica'' by Orderic Vitalis, with whom she shared the same birthplace of Atcham in S ...
(1915–2012), English historian, medievalist and Latin translator
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Marjorie Clapprood (born 1949), Massachusetts politician and talk show host
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Marjorie Clark (1909–1993), South African track and field athlete
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Marjorie Clarke, American environmental scientist
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Marjorie Cohn
Marjorie Cohn (born November 1, 1948) is an American legal scholar working as a professor of law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. She is also a former president of the National Lawyers Guild. (born 1948), American professor of law
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Marjorie Kowalski Cole (1953–2009), American author
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Marjorie Conrad (born 1988), French-American model and filmmaker
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Marjorie Content (1895–1984), American photographer
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Marjorie Cooper (1902–1984), Canadian politician
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Marjorie Corbett
Marjorie Corbett (''née'' Hodgson; 12 May 1912 – 27 July 1995) was a British stage actor, stage, voice actress, puppeteer, and film actress, she was the wife of Sooty's creator, Harry Corbett.Wearing p.9
Earliest Appearances on Film
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(1912–1995), British actress
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Marjorie Corcoran (1950–2017), American particle physicist
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Marjorie Cottle (1900–1987), British motorcycle sports rider
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Marjorie Cotton (1913–2003), Australian children's librarian
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Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907–2004), South African museum official who in 1938 publicized the existence of the coelacanth
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Marjorie Cox Crawford
Marjorie Cox Crawford (née Cox; 1903–1983) was an Australian tennis player who reached at least the singles quarterfinals at the Australian Championships seven out of the nine times she played the event. Her best result was a runner-up fin ...
, Australian tennis player
*Marjorie Critten, Miss Missouri in 1958
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Marjorie Crocombe (1930–2022), author and academic from the Cook Islands
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Marjorie Curry Woods, American historian of English literature
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Marjorie Dannenfelser, American anti-abortion activist, president of the Susan B. Anthony List
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Marjorie Davis, Canadian surgeon
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Marjorie Daw (actress)
Marjorie Daw (born Marguerite E. House; January 19, 1902 – March 18, 1979) was an American film actress of the silent film era. She appeared in more than 70 films between 1914 and 1929.
Career
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Daw was the da ...
(1902–1979), American film actress of the silent era
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Marjorie de Sousa (born 1980), Venezuelan model and actress
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Marjorie Deane (1914–2008), British financial journalist and author
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Marjorie Deanne (1917–1994), American film actress
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Marjorie Deans (1901–1982), British screenwriter
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Marjorie Decker, American politician
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Marjorie Delassus (born 1998), French canoeist
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Marjorie Dence (1901–1966), British actress and theatre manager
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Marjorie Devaney (1931–2007), American mathematician, electrical engineer and computer scientist
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Marjorie Ruth Dilley (1903–1989), American political scientist
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Marjorie Housepian Dobkin (1922–2013), American author and professor of English
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Marjorie Dodd, American tennis player and golfer in the early 20th century
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (April 7, 1890 – May 14, 1998) was an American journalist, author, women's suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for d ...
(1890–1998), American journalist
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Marjorie Drawbell British artist
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Marjorie Dunn, British horn player
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Marj Dusay
Marjorie Ellen Mahoney Dusay (; née Mahoney; February 20, 1936 – January 28, 2020) was an American actress known for her roles on American soap operas. She was especially known for her role as Alexandra Spaulding on ''Guiding Light'', a role ...
(1936–2020), American actress
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Marjorie K. Eastman, American author and US Army veteran
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Marjorie Eaton (1901–1986), American actress and artist
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Marjorie Edgar, American folklorist
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Marjorie Esa (born 1934), Inuk artist
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Marjorie Estiano (born 1982), Brazilian actress and singer
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Marjorie Evans (c. 1850–1907), Scottish artist
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Marjorie Evasco (born 1953), Filipino poet
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Marjorie Eyre (1897–1987), English opera singer
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Marjorie Farquharson (1953–2016), Scottish political scientist and human rights worker
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Marjorie Fielding (1892–1956), British stage and film actress
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Marjorie Finlay (1928–2003), American opera singer and television personality
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Marjorie Fitzgibbon (1930–2018), Irish-American sculptor and actor
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Marjorie Flack (1897–1958), American artist and writer of children's picture books
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Marjorie Fleming (1803–1811), Scottish child writer and poet
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Marjorie Fowler (1920–2003), American film editor
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Marjorie Franklin, American conceptual artist and art professor
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Marjorie Franklin (1887-1975), British psychoanalyst
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Marjorie Fulton (1909–1962), American violinist
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Marjorie Gaffney (1897–1963), British actress and screenwriter
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Marjorie Garber
Marjorie Garber (born June 11, 1944) is an American professor at Harvard University
and the author of a wide variety of books, most notably ones about William Shakespeare and aspects of popular culture including Human sexuality, sexuality.
Biog ...
(born 1944), American author and professor
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Marjorie Gardener, British nurse educator and administrator
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Marjorie Gateson
Marjorie Augusta Gateson (January 17, 1891 – April 17, 1977) was an American stage and film actress.
Biography
Gateson was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Augusta and Daniel Gateson. Her maternal grandfather and brother were clergymen; Some s ...
(1891–1977), American character actress in films of the 1930s and 1940s
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Marjorie Gestring (1922–1992), American springboard diver and Olympic gold medallist
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Marjorie Gladman (1908–1999), American tennis player
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Marjorie Godfrey (1919–2003), Indian politician
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Marjorie Goetschius, American composer, pianist, cellist and singer
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Marjorie Gordon (1893–1983), English actress and singer
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Marjorie Gould Drexel (1891–1955), American heiress and socialite
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Marjorie Graves (1884–1961), British civil servant, Conservative politician and writer
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Marjorie Grene (1910–2009), American philosopher
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Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson (1909–2003), English economist
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Marjorie Griffin, Irish camogie player
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Marjorie Gross (1956–1996), Canadian television writer and producer
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Marjorie Gubelmann (born 1969), American businesswoman, owner and CEO of Vie Luxe International
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Marjorie Guthrie (1917–1983), American dancer and dance teacher
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Marjorie Gwynne, Australian artist
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Marjorie Hahn (born 1948), American mathematician and tennis player
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Marjorie Haines (1928–2014), American equestrian
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Marjorie Halpin (1937–2000), U.S.-Canadian anthropologist
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Marjorie Hanna, Canadian baseball player
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Marjorie Hannan, American actress
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Marjorie Harness Goodwin, American anthropologist
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Marjorie Harris (born 1937), Canadian non-fiction writer
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Marjorie Silliman Harris (1890–1976), American philosopher
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Marjorie Hall Harrison (1918–1986), British astronomer
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Marjorie L. Harth, American art historian
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Marjorie Harvey,
Steve Harvey
Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. Also aired August 16, 2015. (born January 17, 1957) is an American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and producer. He hosts ''The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', ''Family Feud'', ''Celebrity Family Feud'', '' ...
's third wife
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Marjorie Hasler (1887–1913), Irish suffragette
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Marjorie Hayward
Marjorie Olive Hayward (14 August 188510 January 1953) was an English violinist and violin teacher, prominent during the first few decades of the 20th century.
Biography
Marjorie Hayward was born in Greenwich in 1885. An "infant prodigy", he ...
(1885–1953), British violinist
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Marjorie Wong Hee (1905–1981), American Hawaiian painter, teacher
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Marjorie Heins
Marjorie Heins (born 1946) is a First Amendment lawyer, writer and founder of the Free Expression Policy Project.Beth Saulnier"The Talking Cure" ''Cornell Alumni Magazine'', Sept./Oct. 2013.
Education
Heins received a B.A., with distinction, from ...
, American lawyer, activist, writer, and founder of the Free Expression Policy Project
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Marjorie Henzell (born 1948), Australian politician
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Marjorie Herrera (born 2001), Salvadoran chess player
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Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Marjorie Herrera Lewis (born 1957) is a sports journalist best known for her 2018 novel '' When the Men Were Gone''. In 2018, the book was selected by ''Sports Illustrated'' as one of the best sports books in its year-in-review issue. In 2017, at ...
, American sports journalist and novelist
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Marjorie Hesse, Australian pianist and composer
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Marj Heyduck (1913–1969), American newspaper reporter, columnist and editor and radio show host
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Marjorie Hill (1886–1909), American, a founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at Howard University
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Marjorie Hill Allee (1890–1945), American author
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Marjorie Hollond
Marjorie Hollond born Marjarie Tappan (October 31, 1895 – January 30, 1977) was an American born British economist and academic administrator.
Life
Hollond was born in New York City in 1895. Her parents were Beatrice (born Haslitt) and Herman T ...
, American-born British economist and academic administrator
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Marjorie Holt (1920–2018), Republican U.S. Congresswoman for Maryland
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Marjorie Hood (1913–2006), American baseball player
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Marjorie Hooker (1908–1976), American mineralogist and petrologist
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Marjorie G. Horning (1917–2020), American biochemist and pharmacologist
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Marjorie Hoshelle (1918–1989), American actress
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Marjorie Maitland Howard (1898–1983), modeler, sculptor and book illustrator
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Marjorie Hoy (1941–2020), American entomologist and geneticist
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Marjorie Hughes (born 1925), American singer in the Frankie Carle Orchestra
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Marjorie Hulsizer Copher (1892–1935), American dietitian
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Marjorie Hume (1900–1976), English film actress
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Marjorie Husain, Pakistani artist and critic
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Marjorie Husted
Marjorie Husted (née Child; April 2, 1892 – December 23, 1986) was an American home economist and businesswoman who worked for General Mills and was responsible for the success and fame of the brand character Betty Crocker. Husted wrote Betty ...
(1892–1986), American home economist who helped develop the brand character Betty Crocker
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Marjorie Incledon, British artist
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Marjorie Ingall, American non-fiction writer
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Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (born 1931), Governor of South Australia and Australian athlete
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Marjorie Jacobs (1915–2013), Australian historian
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Marjorie Johnson, American baker, the "Blue Ribbon Baker" from Minnesota
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Marjorie Joyner (1896–1994), African American inventor and businesswoman
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Marjorie Kane (1909–1992), American film actress
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Marjorie Keller (1950–1994), American experimental filmmaker, author, activist, and film scholar
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Marjorie Kellogg
Marjorie Kellogg (July 17, 1922 – December 19, 2005) was an American author.
Biography
Marjorie Kellogg was born in Santa Barbara, California, July 17, 1922.
Kellogg attended and dropped out of the University of California, Berkeley before goi ...
(1922–2005), American author
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Marjorie B. Kellogg, American writer, author of ''Dragon Quartet''
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Marjorie Kennedy (1915–2002), librarian
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Marjorie Pitter King (1921–1996), American politician from Washington
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Marjorie Korringa, igneous petrologist, volcanologist and structural geologist
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Marjorie Lajoie (born 2000), Canadian ice dancer
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Marjorie F. Lambert (1908–2006), American anthropologist and archaeologist
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Marjorie Lane (1912–2012), American singer and Broadway performer of the 1920s and 1930s
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Marjorie Lansing (1916–1998), American political scientist
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Marjorie Larney (born 1937), American athlete
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Marjorie Lawrence (1907–1979), Australian soprano
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Marjorie McKenzie Lawson (1912–2002), first black female judge in Washington D.C.
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Marjorie Leeming (1903–1987), Canadian tennis player, badminton player and teacher
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Marjorie Lees
Marjorie Berman Lees (1923–2012) was an American neuroscientist who was emeritus professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School. Her research considered neurobiology and biochemistry. She was the first to identify the Folch-Lees p ...
, American neuroscientist and academic
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Marjorie Lewty (1906–2002), British author of romance novels
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Marjorie Liddy, Australian indigenous elder and artist
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Marjorie Linklater (1909–1997), Scottish campaigner of the arts and environment
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Marjorie Linton (1917–1994), Canadian backstroke and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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Marjorie Liu (born 1979), American author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels and comic books
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Marjorie Lord
Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg; July 26, 1918 – November 28, 2015) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on ''The Danny Thomas Show'' (''Make Room for Dadd ...
(1918–2015), American television and film actress
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Marjorie Luesebrink (1943–2023), American teacher and author of hypermedia fiction
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Marjorie Lynch (1920–1977), American politician
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Marjorie Lynn (1921–2016), American singer
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Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye (1928–2015), English/Kenyan novelist, essayist and poet
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Marjorie Magner
Marjorie Magner (born c. 1950) is an American business executive. She is the co-founder of Brysam Global Partners, a private equity firm, and the chairman of the Gannett Corporation.
Education
Marjorie Magner was born around 1950. She graduated f ...
, American business executive
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Marjorie Magri (born 1986), Venezuelan actress and model
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Marjorie Main
Mary Tomlinson (February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975), professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, best known as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1 ...
(1890–1975), American character actress
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Marjorie Margolies (born 1942), American women's rights activist and educator, member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Marjorie Mars (1903–1991), British actress
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Marjorie Marvell
Marjorie Marvell (born 7 July 1938) is an Australian former cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cric ...
(born 1938), Australian cricketer
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Marjorie Matthews (1916–1986), American Bishop of the United Methodist Church
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Marjorie Maxse (1891–1975), British political organiser and the first female chief organization officer of the Conservative Party
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Marjorie Mayans (born 1990), French rugby union player
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Marjorie McIntosh (born 1940), American historian of Great Britain
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Marjorie Batchelder McPharlin (1903–1997), American puppeteer and authority on puppet theater
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Marjorie McQuade (1934–1997), Australian swimmer
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Marjorie Meinel (1922–2008), American astronomer
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Marjorie Merryman (born 1951), American composer, author, and music educator
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Marjorie Mestayer (1880–1955), New Zealand museum curator and conchologist
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Marjorie Mikasen (born 1959), American painter
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Marj Mitchell (1948–1983), Canadian curler
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Marjorie Monaghan
Marjorie Susan Monaghan (born March 19, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Tessa Halloran (aka 'Number One (Babylon 5), Number One') in the television series ''Babylon 5''.
Early life
Monaghan was born March 19, 1964, ...
(born 1964), American actress
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Marjorie Montgomery (1912–1991), American child dancer and actress
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Marjorie Moreman (1902–1987), British artistic gymnast
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Marjorie Morgan (1915–2007), Canadian writer and author
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Marjorie Morrill (1908–2009), American tennis player
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Marjorie Mountain, Australian tennis player
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Marjorie Murray (1924–2010), British administrator
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Marjorie Mussett (1922–2004), British biologist and endocrinologist
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Marjorie Ann Mutchie (born 1939), American actress
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Marjorie Naylor, New Zealand artist
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Marjorie Nelson (1923–2010), American actress
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Marjorie Ngwenya (born 1979), British-born Zimbabwean-raised actuary
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Marjorie Nichols (1943–1991), Canadian journalist and writer
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Marjorie Nicholson (1914–1997), British socialist activist
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Marjorie Hope Nicolson (1894–1981), American literary scholar
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Marjorie Noël (1945–2000), French pop singer, represented Monaco in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest
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Marjorie O'Connell, American paleontologist
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Marjorie Oelrichs (1908–1937), American socialite
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Marjorie Okell (1908–2009), track and field athlete from Great Britain
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Marjorie Olmstead, American physicist
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Marjorie Ann Orbin (born 1961), American murderer
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Marjorie Organ (1886–1930), American cartoonist
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Marjorie Ozanne (1897–1973), Guernsey author in Guernésiais, bird hospital founder
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Marjorie Paget, Marchioness of Anglesey (1883–1946), British writer on art, illustrator and member of the peerage
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Marjorie Parker (died 1991), Australian civic and political activist
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Marjorie Patterson (1891–1948), American novelist
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Marjorie Paxson (1923–2017), American journalist and editor
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Marjorie Pease (1861–1950), British politician
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Marjorie Pebworth (1910–1967), American politician
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Marjorie Peel, Scottish amateur golfer
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Marjorie Perloff
Marjorie Perloff (born Gabriele Mintz; September 28, 1931 – March 24, 2024) was an Austrian-born American poetry scholar and critic, known for her study of avant-garde poetry.
Perloff was a professor at Catholic University, the University of ...
(1931–2024), Austrian-born U.S. poetry criticGuernésiais
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Marjorie Peters (1918–2016), American baseball player
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Marjorie Pickthall (1883–1922), Canadian writer born in England
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Marjorie Pieper (1922–2008), baseball player
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Marjorie Pierce (1900–1999), American architect
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Marjorie Pigott (1904–1990), Japanese-Canadian artist
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Marjorie Pizer (1920–2016), Australian poet
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Marjorie Pollard (1899–1982), British field hockey player and writer
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Marjorie Pollitt, British teacher and communist activist
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Marjorie Merriweather Post
Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of C. W. Post and the owner of General Foods, General Foods Corporation. For much of Post's l ...
(1887–1973), American socialite and the founder of General Foods, Inc.
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Marjorie Powell, first woman admitted to Lincoln's Inn
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Marjorie Powell Allen, American philanthropist
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Marjorie Pratt, Countess of Brecknock (died 1989), British peeress
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Marjorie Priceman (born 1958), American author and illustrator of children's books
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Marjorie Proops (1911–1996), British newspaper columnist and agony aunt
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Marjorie Pyles Honzik (1908–2003), American psychologist
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Marjorie Quarton, Irish novelist
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Marjorie Quennell (1884–1972), British historian, illustrator and museum curator
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Marjorie Rackstraw
Marjorie Rackstraw (24 June 1888 – 28 April 1981) was an educationalist and social worker. She was a lifelong friend of the prison reformer Margery Fry, Labour Councillor for Hampstead in London, and undertook significant relief work before ...
(1888–1981), educationist and social worker
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Marjorie Rambeau
Marjorie Burnet Rambeau (July 15, 1889 – July 6, 1970) was an American film and stage actress. She began her stage career at age 12, and appeared in several silent films before debuting in her first sound film, '' Her Man'' (1930). She was t ...
(1889–1970), American film and stage actress
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(1896–1953), American author
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Robert and Marjorie Rawlins, American philanthropists and patrons of the arts, particularly music
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Marjorie Rendell (born 1947), federal judge and former First Lady of Pennsylvania
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Marjorie Reynolds (1917–1997), American film actress
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Marjorie Rhodes
Marjorie Rhodes (9 April 1897 – 4 July 1979) was a British actress. She was born Millicent Wise in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.
Career
One of her better-known roles was as Lucy Fitton, the mother in Bill Naughton's pl ...
(1897–1979), British actress
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Marjorie Rice (1923–2017), American amateur mathematician
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Marjorie Riordan (1920-1984), American actress and psychologist
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Marjorie Ritchie
Marjorie Ritchie (29 March 1948 – 25 March 2015) was a Scottish animal researcher and animal surgeon known for her contribution as part of the pioneering team who cloned Dolly (sheep), Dolly The Sheep.
Early life and education
Ritchie was ...
(1948–2015), Scottish animal researcher and animal surgeon
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Marjorie Roloff Stetten (1915–1983), American biochemist
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Marjorie Rosen, American author, journalist and screenwriter
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Marjorie Rowland Clarke, American artist and sculptor
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Marjorie Rusche (born 1949), American composer
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Marjorie Ryerson, American politician
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Marjorie Sagne (born 1985), Swiss swimmer
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Marjorie Scardino (born 1947), American-British CEO of Pearson PLC
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Marjorie Schick (1941–2017), American jewelry artist and academic
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Marjorie Schwarzer (born 1957), American museum writer and educator
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Marjorie Senechal, American mathematician
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Marjorie Shapiro, American experimental physicist
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Marjorie W. Sharmat (1928–2019), American children's writer
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Marjorie Sherlock, British painter
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Marjorie Shostak (1945–1996), American anthropologist
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Marjorie Shuler, American publicist and author
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Marjorie Lynette Sigley (1928–1997), British artist, writer, actress, teacher, choreographer, theatre director and television producer
*Marjorie Silcoff, Canadian actress, a cast member on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series ''
You Can't Do That on Television
''You Can't Do That on Television'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured adolescent and teenage actors performing in a sketch comedy format similar to A ...
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Marjorie Simmins (born 1955), Canadian writer, journalist and teacher
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Marjorie Simpson (1924–2003), Australian architect
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Marjorie Sinclair, Baroness Pentland (1880–1970), daughter of Sir John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon
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Marjorie Smith
Marjorie Smith (born February 22, 1941) is an American politician in the state of New Hampshire. She is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire ...
(born 1941), American politician
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Marjorie Parker Smith (1917–2009), American champion ice skater in dance and figure skating competitions
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Marjorie Spock (1904–2008), American environmentalist, author and poet
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Marjorie Stapp (1921–2014), American actress
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Marjorie Stedeford, Australian singer
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Marjorie Steel (1904–1985), British medical social worker
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Marjorie Stewart (1912–1988), British actress
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Marjorie Stinson (1895–1975), American aviator, pilot instructor and stunt pilot
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Marjorie McKenney Stone (born 1923), American military machinist
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Marjorie Stopford
Lady Marjorie Stopford (14 August 1904 - 27 October 1996) was a Girlguiding, Girl Guide leader, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Duke of Edinburgh awards advisor, and volunteer for the Guide International Service (GIS), serving in Greek Civil War ...
, English Girl Guide leader
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Marjorie Strider (1934-2014), American painter, sculptor and performance artist
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Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki (born 1933), American author and emerita professor of theology
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Marjorie Sweeting
Marjorie Mary Sweeting (28 February 1920 – 31 December 1994 in Oxford), was a British Geomorphology, geomorphologist specializing in karst phenomena. Sweeting had gained extensive knowledge on various topographies and landscapes by travell ...
(1920–1994), British geomorphologist specialising in karst phenomena
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Marjorie Sykes (1905–1995), British educator
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Marjorie Tallchief (1926–2021), American ballerina of the Osage Nation
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Marjorie Taylor
Marjorie Taylor (1912–1974) was a British stage and film actress.Goble p.491 She played the female lead in several Tod Slaughter films during the 1930s.
Filmography
* ''The Heirloom Mystery'' (1936)
* ''The Crimes of Stephen Hawke'' (1936)
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(1912–1974), British stage and film actress
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Marjorie Taylor (Jamaican politician) (died 2017)
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene ( Taylor; born May 27, 1974), sometimes referred to by her initials MTG, is an American far-rightSources describing Greene as "far-right" include:
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(born 1974), American politician
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Marjorie Ann Teodoro, Filipino politician and teacher
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Marjorie Thomas (1923–2008), English opera and oratorio singer
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Marjorie Thompson (1954–2014), American biologist and musician
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Marjorie Thomson (1913–2012), Scottish actress
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Marjorie Thorpe, Trinidadian academic and former diplomat
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Marjorie Tipping MBE (1917–2009), Australian historian and patron of community services
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Marjorie Torrey (1891–1964), American illustrator and author of children's books
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Marjorie Townsend (1930–2015), American electrical engineer
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Marjorie Tuite (1922–1986), Dominican nun from New York City
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Marjorie R. Turnbull (born 1940), representative in Florida's House of Representatives
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Marjorie Siksi'naaq Tutannuaq, Inuk artist
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Marjorie van de Bunt (born 1968), Dutch Paralympic athlete
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Marjorie Van de Water (1900–1962), American sociologist
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Marjorie van Vliet (1923–1990), American teacher and aviator
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Marjorie Velázquez, American politician
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Marjorie Vilchez (born 1978), Peruvian volleyball player
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Marjorie Villis (1891–1981), British actress
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Marjorie Vincent (born 1964), former journalist and beauty contestant who was crowned Miss America 1991
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Marjorie J. Vold (1913–1991), American chemist
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Marjorie Wallace
Marjorie Wallace (born January 23, 1954) is an American actress, television host, model and beauty queen. In Miss World 1973, 1973, she made history as the first woman from the United States to be crowned Miss World, but just 104 days later, pa ...
(born 1954), American model turned television presenter
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Marjorie Wallace (artist) (1925–2005), Scottish artist
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Marjorie Wallace (SANE)
Marjorie Shiona Wallace CBE (born January 1943) is a British investigative journalist, author, and broadcaster. She is the founder and chief executive of mental health charity SANE.
Early life and education
Wallace was born in Nairobi, ...
(born 1943), British writer, broadcaster and investigative journalist; chief executive of SANE
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Marjorie Wang, Iranian-American neurosurgeon
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Marjorie Weaver (1913–1994), American film actress of the 1930s through the early 1950s
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Marjorie Welish (born 1944), American poet, artist, and art critic
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Marjorie Westbury
Marjorie Westbury (18 June 1905 – 16 December 1989) was an English radio actress and singer. Her career lasted for more than fifty years.
Born in Oldbury, Worcestershire, she studied Voice at the Royal College of Music in London between 1927 ...
(1905–1989), English radio actress and singer
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Marjorie Wheeler-Barclay, American historian and university professor
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Marjorie Whitaker (1895–1976) (pseudonym Malachi Whitaker), English writer noted for short stories and an autobiography
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Marjorie White
Marjorie White (born Marjorie Ann Guthrie, July 22, 1904 – August 21, 1935) was a Canadian-born actress of stage and film.
Career
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, she was the first-born child of a grain merchant, Robert Guthrie, and his wi ...
(1904–1935), Canadian-born actress of stage and film
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Marjorie M. Whiteman (1898–1986), American expert on international law
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Marjorie Whylie (born 1944), Jamaican musical artist
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Marjorie Wilkins Campbell
Marjorie Elliott Wilkins Campbell (1901 – November 23, 1986) was a Canadian writer of history and historical fiction. She won two Governor General's Literary Awards for the best works of the year, one of the Governor General's Award for English- ...
(1901–1986), Canadian writer
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Marjorie Williams (1958–2005), American writer, reporter, and columnist
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Marjorie Williams (astronomer), American astronomer
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Marjorie Williamson (1913–2002), British academic, physicist, and university administrator
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Marjorie Willison, Canadian author of books on gardening and a radio personality
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Marjorie Wilson, British geologist
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Marjorie Wintermute, American architect
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Marjorie Wood (1882–1955), British actress
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Marjorie Woodworth (1919–2000), American actress
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Marjorie Woolcock, Australian painter and sculptor
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Marjorie Muir Worthington (1900–1976), American author of novels and short stories
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Marjorie Wright, several people
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Marjorie Yang (born 1952), non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong
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Marjorie Yates
Marjorie Yates (born 13 April 1941) is a British actress best known for her role as Carol Fisher in the Channel 4 drama '' Shameless''.
Early life
Yates was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, and studied at the Bournville College of Art. ...
(born 1941), British actress known for role in the Channel 4 drama ''Shameless''
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Marjorie Zatz (born 1955), American sociologist
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Marjorie Ziegler (1956–2018), environmental activist and writer from Hawaii
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Marjorie Zier (1909–1952), American actress
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Marjorie Ziff (1929–2023), British philanthropist
Fictional characters
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Cheryl ''Marjorie'' Blossom, an ''
Archie Comics
Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jug ...
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Riverdale'' TV show character
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Marj Brasch, on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''
* the imaginary title character of
"Marjorie Daw", a short story by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Marjorie Dean, protagonist of a series of books for girls by Josephine Chase
* Marjorie Dursley, a character in J.K. Rowling's ''
Harry Potter
''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven Fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...
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* Marjorie Lindon, a character in the 1919 British silent horror movie ''
The Beetle''
* Marjorie Morgenstern, title character of
''Marjorie Morningstar'', a 1955 novel by Herman Wouk and the 1958 film adaptation of the same name
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Marjorie "Marge" Simpson, from the TV series ''
The Simpsons
''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...
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* Margaery Tyrell, from the medieval fantasy “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George RR Martin, and its TV adaption “Game of Thrones”
Other
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"Marjorie" (song), 2020 song by
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...
See also
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Margery (disambiguation) Margery is a hamlet in Banstead Downs, Surrey.
Margery may also refer to:
* Margery (name)
* Margery Hill, a hill towards the northern boundary of the Peak District National Park, South Yorkshire
* '' Margery & Gladys'', 2003 British drama
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Marjory
Marjory is a female given name, a variant spelling of Margery or Marjorie
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret (name), Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery (name), Margery, Marjory or Margaery. Marjorie ...
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