List of Famous people named George

Name George is among the most common names in USA, England, Canada, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Georg. Similar names: Georg, Georg, Giorgio, Gyorgy, Georgy, Gheorghe, Georgia, Georgi, Giorgi, Giorgia, Georgie, Georgiy, Gyorgyi, Georgii. Here are some famous Georges:

George Sarton

First Name George
Last Name Sarton
Born on August 31, 1884
Died on March 22, 1956 (aged 71)

George Alfred Leon Sarton was a Belgian-born American chemist and historian. He is considered the founder of the discipline of the history of science as an independent field of study. His most influential work was the Introduction to the History of Science, which consists of three volumes and 4,296 pages. Sarton ultimately aimed to achieve an integrated philosophy of science that provided a connection between the sciences and the humanities, which he referred to as "the new humanism".

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George Bramston Archer Houblon

First Name George
Last Name Houblon
Born on June 26, 1843
Died on November 9, 1913 (aged 70)
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George Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird

First Name George
Last Name Kinnaird
Born on April 14, 1807
Died on January 7, 1878 (aged 70)

George William Fox Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird, KT, PC was a Scottish Whig politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Melbourne from 1839 to 1841.

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George Dreyfus

First Name George
Last Name Dreyfus
Born on July 22, 1928 (age 97)

George Dreyfus AM is an Australian contemporary classical, film and television composer.

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George Lindsay

First Name George
Last Name Lindsay
Died on February 10, 1764
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George Pitt

First Name George
Last Name Pitt
Born on January 1, 1630
Died on July 27, 1694 (aged 64)
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George Izard

First Name George
Last Name Izard
Born on October 21, 1776
Died on November 22, 1828 (aged 52)

George Izard was a senior officer of the United States Army who served as the second Governor of Arkansas Territory from 1825 to 1828. He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1807.

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George Medlicott Vereker

First Name George
Last Name Vereker
Born on January 10, 1860
Died on September 26, 1924 (aged 64)
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George J. Maloof, Jr.

First Name George
Last Name Jr.
Born on September 2, 1964 (age 61)

George Joseph Maloof Jr. is an American entrepreneur and businessman. He is the former owner of the Sacramento Kings, the former owner of the now defunct Sacramento Monarchs, and minority owner of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with his brothers Gavin Maloof, Joe Maloof, Phil Maloof, and sister Adrienne Maloof. He is part of the Maloof Family.

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George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland

First Name George
Last Name Rutland
Born on November 30, 1579
Died on March 29, 1641 (aged 61)

George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland of Fulbeck Hall, Lincolnshire was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1604 and 1626. He inherited a peerage as Earl of Rutland in 1632.

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