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 *Isaac Margolis (1842–1887), Russian-Polish rabbi and author *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 *Xan Margolis, American poet *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 Provided by Wikipedia