List of Famous people named Margaret

Name Margaret is among the most common names in USA, England, Canada, Australia. Shortened forms: Maggie, Meg. Similar names: Maggie, Meg, Margarete, Margarita, Margareta, Margarethe, Margaretta, Margaretha, Margareth, Margarett. Here are some famous Margarets:

Margaret Mahy

First Name Margaret

Last Name Mahy

Born on March 21, 1936

Died on July 23, 2012 (aged 76)

Born in New Zealand, Bay of Plenty Region

Margaret Mahy was a New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. Many of her story plots have strong supernatural elements but her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up. She wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and 20 collections of short stories. At her death she was one of thirty writers to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".

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Margaret Sinclair

First Name Margaret

Last Name Sinclair

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Margaret Aytoun

First Name Margaret

Last Name Aytoun

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Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow

First Name Margaret

Last Name Barr-Bigelow

Born on April 16, 1923

Died on April 1, 2008 (aged 84)

Born in Canada, Manitoba

Margaret Elizabeth Barr-Bigelow is a Canadian mycologist known for her contributions to the Ascomycetes fungi.

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Margaret Watson

First Name Margaret

Last Name Watson

Born on February 18, 1857

Died on January 18, 1939 (aged 81)

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Margaret Acland

First Name Margaret

Last Name Acland

Died on March 26, 1691

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Margaret Clifton-Hastings-Campbell

First Name Margaret

Last Name Clifton-Hastings-Campbell

Born on July 7, 1895

Died on February 27, 1975 (aged 79)

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Margaret Paston

First Name Margaret

Last Name Paston

Died on January 14, 1702

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Margaret M. Murnane

First Name Margaret

Last Name Murnane

Born on January 23, 1959 (age 67)

Born in Ireland, Munster, County Limerick

Margaret Mary Murnane is Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, having moved there in 1999, with past positions at the University of Michigan and Washington State University. She is currently Director of the STROBE NSF Science and Technology Center, and is among the foremost active researchers in laser science and technology. Her interests and research contributions span topics including atomic, molecular, and optical physics, nanoscience, laser technology, materials and chemical dynamics, plasma physics, and imaging science. Her work has earned her multiple awards including the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship award in 2000, the Frederic Ives Medal/Quinn Prize in 2017, the highest award of The Optical Society, and the 2021 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics.

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Margaret Shortridge Burns

First Name Margaret

Last Name Burns

Died on October 28, 1963

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