Margolis

Margolis is a surname that, like its variants shown below, is derived from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of the Hebrew word מַרְגָּלִית (Israeli Hebrew: [maʁɡaˈlit]), meaning 'pearl'. Notable people with the surname include:

* Alisa Margolis (born 1975), Ukrainian artist based in Berlin
* Barbara Margolis (1929–2009), prisoners' rights advocate and official greeter of New York City
* Char Margolis, American spiritualist
* Cindy Margolis (born 1965), American model
* David Margolis (industrialist) (1930–2008), American industrialist
* Ephraim Zalman Margolis (1762–1828), Galician rabbi born in Brody
* Eric Margolis (journalist) (born 1942/43), American-born journalist
* Eric Margolis (sociologist) (born 1947), American sociologist at the Arizona State University
* Esther Margolis, president of Newmarket Publishing and Communications and Newmarket Press
* Gavriel Zev Margolis (1847–1935), Orthodox rabbi in the United States
* Gwen Margolis (1934–2020), American politician
* Helen Margolis, British physicist
* Henry M. Margolis (1909–1989), New York industrialist, theatrical producer, and philanthropist
* Howard Margolis (1932–2009), American social scientist
* Isaac Margolis (1842–1887), Russian-Polish rabbi and author
* Jack S. Margolis, author of several books about recreational drugs
* James Margolis (born 1936), American Olympic fencer
* Jane Margolis, American social scientist
* Jeff Margolis (1946–2025), American television director and producer
* Joseph Margolis (1924–2021), American philosopher
* Judith Margolis (born 1944), Israel-based American artist
* Kitty Margolis (born 1955), American jazz singer
* Laurie Margolis (born 1950), BBC journalist
* Lawrence S. Margolis (1935–2017), American judge
* Leo Margolis (1927–1997), Canadian parasitologist
* Mark Margolis (1939–2023), American actor
* Max Margolis (1866–1932), Lithuanian-born American philologist
* Maxine Margolis, American anthropologist
* Rachel Margolis (1921–2015), Ph.D., author of A Partisan from Vilna
* Seth Margolis, American novelist
* Xan Margolis, American poet
* Zoe Margolis (born 1972), blogger of Girl with a One-Track Mind
* Al Margolis, noise music artist known by the pseudonym If, Bwana
* Barbara Margolis, maiden name of Barbara Roche (born 1954), UK Labour politician
* Reid Margolis or DJ Reid Speed, drum and bass and 2-step DJ from New York City

## See also

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* Margolies
* Margolin
* Margoliouth
* Margolus
* Margules
* Margulies
* Margulis
* Miriam Margolyes
* Pearl (surname)

Surname list

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