Maggie

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Maggie may refer to:

• Maggie (TV series), a British series from the early 1980s
• Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, a novel by American author Stephen Crane
• Maggie the Macaque, a monkey from the Bowmanville Zoo (Toronto) known for making hockey predictions on television
• "Maggie May", a Rod Stewart song
• "Maggie May (traditional song)", recorded as "Maggie Mae" by The Beatles
• "Maggie", a nickname for the aircraft carrier, HMCS Magnificent
• Maggie, a female elephant at the Alaska Zoo
• "When You and I Were Young, Maggie", an old Canadian song often thought to be traditional Irish
• "'When You and I Were Young, Maggie' Blues", a Bing Crosby recording (duet with son Gary) of the 1950s
• "Maggie", a nickname for the Lady Margaret Boat Club, the rowing club for members of St. John's College, Cambridge, UK

Maggie is also a common short form of the English name Margaret and sometimes Magdalen and Marjorie. Some notable people and characters known by this nickname include:

• Captain Maggie Beckett, from Sliders
• Maggie Grace, an actress notable for her role in the TV series Lost
• Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress
• Maggie Ma, Canadian actress
• Maggie Q, Hawaiian actress
• Maggie Sawyer, a police officer in the Batman and Superman comic books
• Maggie Simpson, a cartoon character in the television series The Simpsons
• Dame Maggie Smith, British actress
• Maggie Tabberer, Australian fashion personality and the name behind the 'Maggie T' range
• Margaret Thatcher, former prime minister of the United Kingdom
• Maggie Wheeler, American actress known for her role on the TV series Friends

Also: In Australian English, Maggie may refer to a magpie.