Margolis

Margolis is a surname that, like its variants shown below, is derived from the Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation of the Hebrew word (Israeli Hebrew [maɹgalit]), 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
 * Jane Margolis, American social scientist
 * James Margolis (born 1936), American Olympic fencer
 * 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