Margot
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Margot (ˈmɑrɡoʊ, maʁɡo) is a French given name
for a female, a short form of Marguerite
. Persons named Margot include the following:
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for a female, a short form of Marguerite
Marguerite
Marguerite is the French form of a female given name which derives from the Greek Μαργαρίτης meaning "pearl")...
. Persons named Margot include the following:
People with the given name Margot
- Margot Asquith, countess of Oxford and Asquith
- Marguerite de ValoisMarguerite de ValoisMargaret of Valois was Queen of France and of Navarre during the late sixteenth century...
, known as La Reine Margot, queen of France and of Navarre - Margot Arce de VázquezMargot Arce de VázquezDr. Margot Arce de Vázquez was a writer, essayist and educator who founded the Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language.-Early years:...
, Puerto Rican essayist and educator - Margot BryantMargot BryantKathleen Mary Margaret Bryant was an English actress, best known for playing Minnie Caldwell on the soap opera Coronation Street.-Early life and career:...
, British actress - Margot FonteynMargot FonteynDame Margot Fonteyn de Arias, DBE , was an English ballerina of the 20th century. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of all time...
, British ballerina - Margot FrankMargot FrankMargot Betti Frank was the older sister of Anne Frank, whose deportation order from the Gestapo hastened the Frank family into hiding, and who subsequently perished in Bergen-Belsen...
, sister of World War II diarist Anne Frank - Margot HoneckerMargot HoneckerMargot Honecker née Feist is a former Communist politician, who was a prominent member of the political elite in East Germany...
, German politician, former wife of Erich Honecker - Margot KidderMargot KidderMargaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder is a Canadian-born American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Lois Lane in the four Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeve, a role that brought her to widespread recognition....
, actress famous for playing Lois Lane in Superman - Margot LanderMargot LanderMargot Ella Florentz Lander , a prima ballerina with the Royal Danish Ballet, was the most important Danish ballerina of the first half of the twentieth century....
, Danish ballerina - Margot LumbMargot LumbMargot Lumb was an English squash player who won the British Open five times in a row from 1935-39. She won all five finals in straight sets. She was also the runner-up at the championshipship in 1934, when she lost to Susan Noel....
, British squash player - Margot TauleMargot TauleMargot Taule, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, August 30, 1920 is an architect. She was the first woman to become a registered professional engineer and architect in the Dominican Republic.- Life and education :...
, Dominican engineer and architect - Margot WallströmMargot WallströmMargot Elisabeth Wallström is a Swedish social democratic, currently holding the job as . Prior to this post, she served as European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy...
, European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication Strategy - Margot WellsMargot WellsMargot Wells was a successful sprinter and Scottish 100/100 hurdles champion. She is based in Guildford, Surrey where she is an elite sprint and fitness coach....
, Scottish sprinter
In entertainment and Culture
- Margot at the WeddingMargot at the WeddingMargot at the Wedding is a 2007 tragicomedy written and directed by Noah Baumbach.The film premiered August 31, 2007 at the 34th Telluride Film Festival.-Plot:...
, a 2007 American film by Noah Baumbach - La Reine Margot (novel) by Alexandre Dumas
- Queen MargotLa Reine Margot (1994 film)La Reine Margot is a 1994 French period film directed by Patrice Chéreau, based on the 1845 historical novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père. It stars Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi and Vincent Pérez...
a 1994 film starring Isabelle Adjani - Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, an American band
- Margot Tenenbaum, a fictional character in the film The Royal TenenbaumsThe Royal TenenbaumsThe Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. The film stars Gene Hackman and Anjelica Huston, with Danny Glover, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, and Owen Wilson....
- Margot Beste-Chetwynde, a fictional character in Evelyn Waugh's novel Decline and FallDecline and FallDecline and Fall is a novel by the English author Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1928. It was Waugh's first published novel; an earlier attempt, entitled The Temple at Thatch, was destroyed by Waugh while still in manuscript form. Decline and Fall is based in part on Waugh's undergraduate years...