Margit
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Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret
. People bearing the name include:
Margaret (name)
Margaret is a female first name, derived from the Greek word margarites meaning "pearl." It may have originally been derived from the Sanskrit word मञ्यरी mañjarī....
. People bearing the name include:
- Margit of HungaryMargaret of HungaryMargaret of Hungary was the Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor.- Family :Margaret was the eldest daughter of Béla III of Hungary and his first wife Agnes of Antioch. She was a younger sister of Emeric, King of Hungary. Her younger siblings were Andrew II of Hungary and...
(1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor - Saint Margit of HungarySaint Margaret of HungarySaint Margaret was a nun and the daughter of King Béla IV and Maria Laskarina. She was the niece of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary and the younger sister of Saint Kinga and Blessed Yolanda.-Early life:...
(1242–1271), Hungarian nun and princess - Margit AlbrechtssonMargit AlbrechtssonMargit Åsberg-Albrechtsson was a Swedish cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. She finished eighth in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:*...
(1918–1994), Swedish cross country skier - Margit AnnaMargit AnnaMargit Anna born Margit Sichermann was a twentieth century Hungarian painter.She attended Vaszary's school from 1932-1936 and she travelled to Paris with her husband, Imre Ámos, also a painter in 1937...
(1913–1991), Hungarian painter - Margit BaraMargit BaraMargit Bara is a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1956 and 1975.-Selected filmography:* Drama of the Lark * A Cozy Cottage * Jacob, the Liar -External links:...
(born 1928), Hungarian actress - Margit BrandtMargit BrandtMargit Bjørløw Brandt was a Danish fashion designer.- Biography :Margit Brandt graduated from Margretheskolen , Københavns Tilskærerakademi , and completed an apprenticeship in tailoring...
(born 1945), Danish fashion designer - Margit CarlqvistMargit CarlqvistMargit Carlqvist is a Swedish actress. She was born in Stockholm.In Sweden she starred in many movies during the 1950s, mostly as some kind of vamp...
(born 1932), Swedish actress - Margit CarstensenMargit CarstensenMargit Carstensen is a German theatre and film actress, best known outside Germany for roles in the works of film director Rainer Werner Fassbinder.-Theater career:...
(born 1940), German actress - Margit DajkaMargit DajkaMargit Dajka was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in 66 films between 1932 and 1986. She starred in the 1976 film A Strange Role...
(1907–1986), Hungarian actress - Margit DanÿMargit DanÿMargit Danÿ was an Hungarian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(1906–1975), Hungarian fencer - Margit ElekMargit ElekMargit Elek was a Hungarian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
(1910–1986), Hungarian fencer - Margit FischerMargit FischerMargit Fischer is the wife of Heinz Fischer, the federal president of Austria.Her parents, Otto and Anna Binder, were social democrats and Jews and had to emigrate to Sweden during the Nazi regime. Mrs Fischer speaks Swedish fluently. In 1949, her family returned to Austria...
(born 1943), First Lady of Austria, wife of President Heinz Fischer - Margit GrafMargit GrafMargit Graf is an Austrian luger who competed during the 1970s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1977 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria....
(born 1951), Austrian luger - Margit GrécziMargit GrécziMargit Gréczi is a Hungarian painter.- Career :She began to show interest in painting in her early childhood. Her art teacher, Gyuláné Békési at the Gyöngyösi Elementary School, spotted her talent and started to work with her towards becoming a professional painter...
(born 1941), Hungarian painter - Margit Hansen-KroneMargit Hansen-KroneMargit Hansen-Krone was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions...
(born 1925), Norwegian politician - Margit HvammenMargit HvammenMargit Hvammen was a Norwegian alpine skier.She competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, where she placed 7th in the downhill, 18th in giant slalom, and 18th in slalom. She represented the club Geilo IL. She died on 10 May 2010.-References:...
(1932–2010), Norwegian alpine skier - Margit KaffkaMargit KaffkaMargit Kaffka was a Hungarian writer and poet.Called a "great, great writer" by Endre Ady, she was one of the most important female Hungarian authors, and an important member of the Nyugat generation...
(1880–1918), Hungarian writer and poet - Margit KorondiMargit KorondiMargit Korondi is a Hungarian gymnast and Olympic champion.She competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where she received a gold medal in uneven bars, one silver medal and four bronze medals....
(born 1932), Hungarian gymnast - Margit KovácsMargit KovácsMargit Kovács was a Hungarian ceramist and sculptress.-Biography:Margit Kovács was born in Győr, Hungary on 30 November 1902. She originally wished to become a graphic artist but she grew interested in ceramics in the 1920s and went to study in Vienna with Hertha Bücher, a famous Austrian ceramic...
(1902–1977), Hungarian ceramist and sculptress - Margit Kristian (1913–2008), Yugoslavian fencer
- Margit MakayMargit MakayMargit Makay was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1912 and 1989.-Selected filmography:* Two Confessions * Cats' Play * A Very Moral Night -External links:...
(1891–1989), Hungarian actress - Margit MutsoMargit MutsoMargit Mutso is a notable Estonian architect.Margit Mutso studied in the State Art Institute of the Estonian SSR in the department of architecture. She graduated from the institute in 1989.From 1989 to 1990 Margit Mutso worked in the state design bureau Eesti Kommunaalprojekt...
(born 1966), Estonian architect - Margit OsterlohMargit OsterlohProfessor Margit Osterloh was born on July 23, 1943 in Brandenburg, Germany. She studied Engineering at the Technical University Berlin. Later, Osterloh worked for a company as a management assistant. Since 1991 she is a professor of organisation at the University of Zurich.-External links:*...
(born 1943), German engineer - Margit PaarMargit PaarMargit Paar is a West German-German luger who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 1990 FIL European Luge Championships in Igls, Austria....
, German luger - Margit PörtnerMargit PörtnerMargit Pörtner is a Danish curler and Olympic medalist. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. She has received two medals at the World Curling Championships, and is European champion from 1994....
(born 1972), Danish curler - Margit RüütelMargit RüütelMargit Rüütel is an Estonian tennis player. On 21 April 2008, she achieved her career-high WTA singles ranking of World No. 162. She has ranked as high as 192 in doubles as well, achieving the rank on 9 April 2007.- External links :...
(born 1983), Estonian tennis player - Margit SaadMargit SaadMargit Saad is a German actress who has worked largely in German film and television but has also made occasional English-language appearances. She was born in Munich, Bavaria in 1929 and made her screen debut in Eva erbt das Paradies...
(born 1929), German actress - Margit SandemoMargit SandemoMargit Sandemo is a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She has been the best-selling author in the Nordic Countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, The Legend of the Ice People, was published...
(born 1924), Norwegian-Swedish writer - Margit SchiøttMargit SchiøttMargit Schiøtt, née Knudsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She was born in Gjerpen, a daughter of the Norwegian Prime Minister Gunnar Knudsen. Her husband was dr. ing. Didrik Cappelen Schiøtt and they lived at Gulset in Skien, Norway, where they also owned a little farm...
(1889–1946), Norwegian politician - Margit SchumannMargit SchumannMargit Schumann is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1972).Schumann also won four consecutive gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships...
(born 1952), German luger - Margit SenfMargit SenfMargit Senf is a former pair skater who represented East Germany and the Unified Team of Germany in competition. With partner Peter Göbel, she won the gold medal at the East German Figure Skating Championships in 1960, 1961, and 1963...
(born 1945), German figure skater - Margit SlachtaMargit SlachtaMargit Slachta was a Hungarian social activist. In 1920 she was the first woman to be elected to the Hungarian diet, and in 1923 she founded the Sisters of Social Service, a Roman Catholic order of women..-Biography:...
(1884–1974), Hungarian religion activist - Margit TøsdalMargit TøsdalMargit Tøsdal was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in Os.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1961, and was re-elected on two occasions...
(1918–1993), Norwegian politician - Margit WarburgMargit WarburgMargit Warburg is a noted Danish sociologist of religion. Since 2004, she is Professor of Sociology of Religion at the University of Copenhagen...
(born 1952), Danish sociologist
- Margit Evelyn NewtonMargit Evelyn NewtonMargit Evelyn Newton is an Italian actress who appeared in fourteen films between 1979 and 1990. Frequently billed as Margie Newton, she also received billing, at various points in her career, as Margie Moreau, Margi Eveline Newton and Margi Evelyn Newton.A native of Rome, Margit Evelyn Newton used...
, Italian actress - Busk Margit JonssonBusk Margit JonssonBusk Margit Jonsson is a Swedish Soprano opera singer. She played many roles during her time at the Royal Swedish Opera from 1954 to 1983, and was awarded the prestigious "Jussi Björling scholarship" in 1975....
(born 1929), Swedish opera singer - Gunn Margit AndreassenGunn Margit AndreassenGunn Margit Aas Andreassen is a Norwegian biathlete.-Biathlon career:She has won two Olympic medals, bronze in Nagano 1998 and silver in Salt Lake City 2002. Both in biathlon relay...
(born 1973), Norwegian biathlete