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 1977, as Margalit Ruth 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