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 Harold Edgell

First Name George
Last Name Edgell
Born on March 4, 1887
Died on June 29, 1954 (aged 67)
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George Biddell Airy

First Name George
Last Name Airy
Died on January 2, 1892

Sir George Biddell Airy was an English mathematician and astronomer, and the seventh Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. His many achievements include work on planetary orbits, measuring the mean density of the Earth, a method of solution of two-dimensional problems in solid mechanics and, in his role as Astronomer Royal, establishing Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian. His reputation has been tarnished by allegations that, through his inaction, Britain lost the opportunity to discover the planet Neptune.

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George Winthrop Fairchild

First Name George
Last Name Fairchild
Born on May 6, 1854
Died on December 31, 1924 (aged 70)

George Winthrop Fairchild, was a six-term Republican U.S. Representative from New York. Prior to joining congress, he was a businessman and investor, best known as the chairman from 1915 to 1924 of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company which later became IBM.

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George Darby-Griffith

First Name George
Last Name Darby-Griffith
Died on April 15, 1846
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George D'Arcy

First Name George
Last Name D'Arcy
Died on January 1, 1718
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George Albert Hammes

First Name George
Last Name Hammes
Born on September 11, 1911
Died on April 11, 1993 (aged 81)

George Albert Hammes was an American bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Superior from 1960 to 1985.

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George Savile Foljambe

First Name George
Last Name Foljambe
Born on October 30, 1856
Died on September 13, 1920 (aged 63)
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George Daunt

First Name George
Last Name Daunt
Born on January 1, 1792
Died on April 18, 1877 (aged 85)
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George Musgrave

First Name George
Last Name Musgrave
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George W. George

First Name George
Last Name George
Born on February 8, 1920
Died on November 7, 2007 (aged 87)

George W. George was an American theater, Broadway and film producer. His credits included the film My Dinner With Andre (1981) and several hit Broadway productions.

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