List of Famous people named Georg

Name Georg is among the most common names in Germany, Austria. Shortened forms: George. Similar names: George, George, Giorgio, Gyorgy, Georgy, Gheorghe, Georgia, Georgi, Giorgi, Giorgia, Georgie, Georgiy, Gyorgyi, Georgii. Here are some famous Georgs:

Georg Giese

First Name Georg

Last Name Giese

Born on April 2, 1497

Died on January 1, 1562 (aged 64)

Born in Poland, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Georg Giese was a prominent Hanseatic merchant, who managed his family's office at London's Steelyard for at least 12 years, and is noted for having had his portrait painted by Hans Holbein the Younger.

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Georg Wittig

First Name Georg

Last Name Wittig

Born on June 16, 1897

Died on August 26, 1987 (aged 90)

Born in Germany

Georg Wittig was a German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides in the Wittig reaction. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Herbert C. Brown in 1979.

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Georg Wessels

First Name Georg

Last Name Wessels

Born on May 29, 1952 (age 74)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Georg Hax

First Name Georg

Last Name Hax

Born on December 27, 1870

Died on August 1, 1952 (aged 81)

Born in Germany

Georg Hax was a German water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

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Georg John

Georg Jacobsohn

First Name Georg

Last Name John

Born on July 23, 1879

Died on November 18, 1941 (aged 62)

Born in Poland, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Actor

Georg John was a German stage and film actor.

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Georg Girisch

First Name Georg

Last Name Girisch

Born on August 20, 1941 (age 84)

Born in Germany, Bavaria

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Georg Skarstedt

First Name Georg

Last Name Skarstedt

Born on January 31, 1900

Died on December 8, 1976 (aged 76)

Born in Sweden, Dalarna County

Georg Skarstedt was a Swedish actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1920 and 1969.

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Georg von Kopp

First Name Georg

Last Name Kopp

Born on July 25, 1837

Died on March 4, 1914 (aged 76)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony

Georg von Kopp was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Fulda (1881–87) and Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1881–1914). He was known for his anti-Polish views and pursued the Germanization of Polish Catholics in his dioceses.

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