List of Famous people with last name Gort

John Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort

First Name John
Last Name Gort
Born on July 1, 1790
Died on October 20, 1865 (aged 75)

John Prendergast Vereker, 3rd Viscount Gort, was an Irish peer and politician.

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John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

First Name John
Last Name Gort
Born on July 10, 1886
Died on March 31, 1946 (aged 59)

Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. During the 1930s he served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He is best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force that was sent to France in the first year of the Second World War, only to be evacuated from Dunkirk the following year. Gort later served as Governor of Gibraltar and Malta, and High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan.

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Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort

First Name Charles
Last Name Gort
Born on November 30, 1767
Died on November 11, 1842 (aged 74)

Charles Vereker, 2nd Viscount Gort PC (Ire), known as Charles Vereker until 1817, was an Irish soldier and politician.

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John Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort

First Name John
Last Name Gort
Born on January 1, 1741
Died on May 23, 1817 (aged 76)
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