Margery

Margery Hinton (1915–1996) was an English breaststroke and freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics, and 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Hinton first appeared at the Summer Olympics aged 13 years and 44 days. Her record, of being the youngest British competitor to appear at the Summer Olympics, remained unbroken for 93 years, until skateboarder Sky Brown appeared at the 2020 Summer Olympics aged 13 years and 11 days.

Margery Beddow (1937 – 2010) was an American actress, dancer, director and choreographer who appeared on Broadway and in films.

Margery Edwards (1933–1989) was an Australian Abstract Expressionist artist working in mixed media.

Margery Clinton (1931–2005) was a Scottish ceramist and a specialist in reduction lustre glazes. She studied painting at the Glasgow School of Art between 1949 and 1953 and was part of the Young Glasgow group, whose inaugural exhibition was held at the McLellan Galleries in 1958. Clinton developed an interest in ceramics before going on to research reduction lustre glazes at the Royal College of Art in the early 1970s. It was there in London where she began research the lustre glass technique of Louis Comfort Tiffany.

Margery Sharp (1905-1991) was a British author best known for writing the Miss Bianca books. Disney's The Rescuers was based on one of the books.

A famous Margery was Margery Kempe, a 14th and 15th century English woman who wrote "The Book of Margery Kempe" about her life. It is considered the first autobiography in the English language.

Margery Williams was a British (and later American) children's author. Her most famous work was The Velveteen Rabbit.