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 E. Mendenhall

First Name George
Last Name Mendenhall
Born on August 13, 1916
Died on August 5, 2016 (aged 99)

George Emery Mendenhall was an American Biblical scholar who taught at the University of Michigan's Department of Near Eastern Studies.

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George Douglas

First Name George
Last Name Douglas
Born on November 30, 1489
Died on November 30, 1551 (aged 62)

George Douglas of Pittendreich was a member of the powerful Red Douglas family who struggled for control of the young James V of Scotland in 1528. His second son became James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton and Regent of Scotland. Initially, George Douglas promoted the marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Prince Edward of England. After war was declared between England and Scotland he worked for peace and to increase the power of Mary of Guise, the widow of James V.

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George Evans, 3rd Baron Carbery

First Name George
Last Name Carbery
Died on May 26, 1783
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George Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry

First Name George
Last Name Coventry
Born on October 16, 1784
Died on May 15, 1843 (aged 58)

George William Coventry, 8th Earl of Coventry, styled Viscount Deerhurst from 1809 to 1831, was a British peer and Tory Member of Parliament.

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George Courtauld

First Name George
Last Name Courtauld
Born on August 11, 1830
Died on February 29, 1920 (aged 89)

George Courtauld was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1885.

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George Hamilton

First Name George
Last Name Hamilton
Died on February 28, 1833
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George Cooke

First Name George
Last Name Cooke
Born on January 1, 1768
Died on February 3, 1837 (aged 69)

Major-General Sir George Cooke was a British Army officer who commanded the 1st Division, under overall command of the Prince of Orange, at the Battle of Waterloo.

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George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter

First Name George
Last Name Carpenter
Born on November 30, 1694
Died on July 12, 1749 (aged 54)

Lieutenant-Colonel George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter FRS of the Homme, Dilwyn, Herefordshire was an English landowner and Member of Parliament at different periods between 1717 and 1747.

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George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter

First Name George
Last Name Carpenter
Born on February 10, 1657
Died on February 10, 1731 (aged 74)

Lieutenant-General George Carpenter, 1st Baron Carpenter of Killaghy was a British army officer who also sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1727.

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George Henry Hartley

First Name George
Last Name Hartley
Born on December 9, 1926 (age 99)
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