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 Charles Beamish

First Name George

Last Name Beamish

Born on March 26, 1847

Died on December 26, 1898 (aged 51)

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George Noble Plunkett

First Name George

Last Name Plunkett

Born on December 3, 1851

Died on March 12, 1948 (aged 96)

Born in Ireland

George Noble Plunkett KCHS was an Irish nationalist politician, museum director and biographer, who served as Minister for Fine Arts from 1921 to 1922, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1919 to 1921 and Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann in January 1919. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1918 to 1927. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Roscommon North from 1917 to 1922.

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George Thomas Parke

First Name George

Last Name Parke

Died on January 1, 1874

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George Berkeley Sheffield

First Name George

Last Name Sheffield

Born on October 23, 1910

Died on July 2, 1968 (aged 57)

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George Shakerley

First Name George

Last Name Shakerley

Died on February 2, 1756

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George S. Kaufman

First Name George

Last Name Kaufman

Born on November 16, 1889

Died on June 2, 1961 (aged 71)

Born in United States of America, Pennsylvania

Filmmaker

George Simon Kaufman was an American playwright, theatre director and producer, humorist, and drama critic. In addition to comedies and political satire, he wrote several musicals for the Marx Brothers and others. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical Of Thee I Sing in 1932, and won again in 1937 for the play You Can't Take It with You. He also won the Tony Award for Best Director in 1951 for the musical Guys and Dolls.

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