Peg (nickname)

Peg is a generally feminine nickname, usually a short form of Margaret or Peggy.

It may refer to:

People

Women

Peg Alexander, UK journalist, broadcaster, and former politician
Peg Blitch (1934–2021), American politician and judge
Peg Bracken (1918–2007), American author of humor books
Peg Entwistle (1908–1932), British actress
Peg Fenwick (1907–1987), American screenwriter and playwright
Margaret Flory (born 1948), American politician
Margaret Hughes (1630–1719), English actress often credited as the first professional actress on the English stage, mistress of Prince Rupert of the Rhine
Peg Kehret (born 1936), American children's writer
Peg LaCentra (c. 1910–1996), American contralto singer
Peg Lautenschlager (1955–2018), American attorney and politician, first woman Attorney General of Wisconsin
Peg Lynch (1916–2015), American writer, actress, and sitcom creator
Peg Maltby (1899–1984), English-born Australian book illustrator and children's writer
Peg Murray (1924–2020), American actress
Peg O'Connor, American feminist philosopher
Peg Phillips (1918–2002), American actress
Peg Putt (born 1953), Australian politician and environmental advocate
Peg Shreve (1927–2012), American politician
Peg Taylor (cricketer) (1917–2004), New Zealand cricketer
Peg Woffington (1720–1760), Irish actress and socialite
Peg Yorkin (1927–2023), American feminist activist, philanthropist, and fundraiser

Men

Sprague Cleghorn (1890–1956), Canadian ice hockey player
William Duval (ice hockey) (1877–1905), Canadian ice hockey player

Fictional characters

Peg Bundy, a main character in the American sitcom Married... with Children

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