Peggy Ann "Peg" Lautenschlager (1955 – 2018) was an American attorney and Democratic politician who was the first chair of the Wisconsin Ethics Commission from 2016 to 2017, the 42nd Attorney General of Wisconsin from 2003 to 2007, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin from 1993 to 2001, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 52nd district from 1989 to 1993, and the Winnebago County District Attorney from 1985 to 1989. Lautenschlager was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of Wisconsin.
Margaret "Peg" Taylor (1917 – 2004) was a New Zealand cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in one Test match for New Zealand, their first, in 1935. She played domestic cricket for Canterbury.
Surprised nobody has put about the shortened form of 'Pegan'. I can see why some people wouldn't like it but I find it very classy and I wonder why people don't name their daughters this more. Most people called Peg in the early 20th century were actually called Pegan.
I've heard of families calling their daughters Peg (for Margaret), because it was tradition to name girls after their mothers. Therefore there would be several Margarets in one family- and several nicknames to differentiate- Maggie, Meg, Peg, Peggy. Since we don't pass on names like that any more, Peg sounds a little odd and outdated.