Margalit

Margalit (Template:Langx, lit. pearl) is a Hebrew-language given name and surname. Before the First Aliyah it was mainly used in this form by Sephardic Jews, while its variant Margulis was more common among Ashkenazis. It may refer to:

Surname

• Avishai Margalit (born 1939), Israeli philosopher
• Dan Margalit (journalist) (born 1938), Israeli journalist, author and television host
• Itay Margalit (born 1970), retired Israeli high jumper
• Meir Margalit (born 1952), Argentine-born Israeli researcher of the history of the Jewish community in Mandatory Palestine and a founder of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
• Meir Margalit (actor) (1906–1974), Israeli stage actor
• Erel Margalit (born 1961), Israeli politician and a high-tech and social entrepreneur
• Yanki Margalit (born 1962), Israeli entrepreneur and speaker best known for starting Aladdin Knowledge Systems. He is currently Chairman of SCREEMO and SpaceIL
• Gilad Margalit (1959–2014), Israeli historian and writer, professor at the University of Haifa

First name

• Margalit Fox (born 1961), American author and writer for The New York Times
• Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977, as Margalit Ruth Gyllenhaal), American actress, half Ashkenazi Jewish descent
• Margalit Tzan'ani (born 1948), also known as Margol, Israeli singer and television personality
• Margalit Sharon (died 1962), first wife of Ariel Sharon
• Margalit Matitiahu (born 1935), Israeli poet in Ladino and Hebrew

See also

• Pearl (given name)
• Pearl (surname)
• Pearlman
• Perl (disambiguation)
• Pnina (disambiguation)