Margolis

Margolis is a surname that, like its variants shown below, is derived from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of the Hebrew word (), 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
• 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
• 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

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