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 Frederick Howard

First Name George
Last Name Howard
Born on October 18, 1894
Died on May 18, 1957 (aged 62)
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Giorgos Tzavellas

First Name Giorgos
Born on August 10, 1916
Died on October 18, 1976 (aged 60)

George Tzavellas, also rendered Giorgos Tzavellas, Yiorgos Tzavellas, or Yorgos Javellas, was a Greek film director, screenwriter, and playwright. His filmmaking was particularly influential, with critic Georges Sadoul considering him "one of the three major postwar Greek directors".

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George William Langlands

First Name George
Last Name Langlands
Born on January 1, 1987 (age 39)
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George Augustus Curzon

First Name George
Last Name Curzon
Born on July 12, 1836
Died on November 27, 1912 (aged 76)
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George Alexander James Holroyd

First Name George
Last Name Holroyd
Born on January 1, 1974 (age 52)
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George Nicholas Le Gendre Horton-Fawkes

First Name George
Last Name Horton-Fawkes
Born on September 20, 1925 (age 100)
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George Duff-Sutherland-Dunbar

First Name George
Born on May 29, 1878
Died on April 8, 1962 (aged 83)

Sir George Duff-Sutherland-Dunbar was a British colonial officer and historian, notable for his 2-volume History of India, published in 1936. He also wrote adventure novels for children, one of which was serialised for the radio by the BBC in 1933. He was a member of the Dunbar of Hempriggs baronetage.

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George Polk

George Washington Polk, Jr.
First Name George
Last Name Polk
Born on October 17, 1913
Died on May 1, 1948 (aged 34)

George Polk was an American journalist for CBS who was murdered during the Greek Civil War, in 1948.

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George Simpson

First Name George
Last Name Simpson
Born on September 2, 1878
Died on January 1, 1965 (aged 86)

Sir George Clarke Simpson KCB CBE FRS HFRSE was a British meteorologist. He was President of the Royal Meteorological Society 1940/41.

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George Sinclair

First Name George
Last Name Sinclair
Born on August 2, 1653 (age 372)
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