Margalit
Margalit (hebrew: מרגלית, lit. pearl) is used in Israel as a surname and a female first name. It is related to Margulis, an East European Jewish name. It may refer to:
Surname
- Avishai Margalit (born 1939), Israeli Professor Emeritus in Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Dan Margalit (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
- Erel Margalit (born 1961), Israeli politician and a high-tech and social entrepreneur
First name
- Margalit Fox (born 1961), American author and writer for The New York Times
- Maggie Gyllenhaal (born Margalit Gyllenhaal), American actress
- 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
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