Wednesday, 4 November 2026

5 November: Miriam Name Day

If your name is Miriam, today is your name day. 10 famous Miriams:

  1. Miriam: in the Bible, the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus.

  2. Miriam González Durántez: Spanish international trade lawyer and wife of former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nick Clegg.

  3. Miriam “Midge” Maisel: the titular character in the TV series The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel.

  4. Miriam Margolyes: comedian, writer, and actress. Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage.

  5. Miriam Makeba: South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist.

  6. Miriam Cates: British television host and former politician who was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Penistone and Stocksbridge from 2019 to 2024.

  7. Miriam Shor: American actress.

  8. Miriam Toews: Canadian writer, author of A Complicated Kindness (2004), All My Puny Sorrows (2014), and Women Talking (2018).

  9. Miriam Leveirs: character in D.H. Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers.

  10. Miriam Stoppard: British physician, author, television presenter, and agony aunt.

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