Famous Margarets

Below is a partial list of all the famous "Margaret"s in history. It is, by the way, an ancient name derived from Greek, meaning "pearl." Those of us "pearls" sometimes wish we had been named something else, especially when we were young. It's hard to imagine a little girl being called Margaret, even harder being that little girl. But age helps, and even though the name still has a growling, Teutonic sort of sound, I have grown to appreciate it -- even love it.

So here is the list of famous Margarets (obviously not in alpha order):

Margaret Mead
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Sanger
Margaret Geller
Margaret Truman
Margaret Corbin
Margaret Fuller
Margaret Spellings
Margaret Geller
Margaret Chase Smith
Margaret George
Princess Margaret
Margaret Carlson
Margaret Walker Alexander
Margaret Knight - "Queen of the Paper Bags"