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 Becali

First Name George
Last Name Becali
Born on June 25, 1958 (age 67)

George "Gigi" Becali is a Romanian businessman and politician, mostly known for his ownership of the FCSB football club. He was a Member of the European Parliament between June 2009 and December 2012, and a Member of the Romanian Parliament from December 2012 up until his conviction in May 2013.

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George V of Hanover

First Name George
Last Name Hanover
Born on May 27, 1819
Died on June 12, 1878 (aged 59)
Born in Germany

George V was the last King of Hanover, the only child and successor of King Ernest Augustus. George V's reign ended during the unification of Germany.

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George El Rassi

First Name George
Last Name Rassi
Born on January 29, 1980
Died on August 27, 2022 (aged 42)

Georges Al Rassi, is a Lebanese singer, musician, and songwriter. into a distinctively artistic family. His father, who plays "Oud", encouraged him to sing as did his actress mother. At 16 years old Georges Al Rassi won his first contract a six months agreement to perform at Options, the international nightclub, in Kaslik, Lebanon.

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George Mueller

George Edwin Mueller
First Name George
Last Name Mueller
Born on July 16, 1918
Died on October 12, 2015 (aged 97)

George Edwin Mueller, was an American electrical engineer who was an associate administrator at NASA who headed the Office of Manned Space Flight from September 1963 until December 1969. Hailed as one of NASA's "most brilliant and fearless managers", he was instrumental in introducing the all-up testing philosophy for the Saturn V launch vehicle, which ensured the success of the Apollo program in landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth by the end of 1969. Mueller also played a key part in the design of Skylab, and championed the space shuttle's development, which earned him the nickname, "the father of the space shuttle."

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George J. Folsey

George Joseph Folsey
First Name George
Last Name Folsey
Born on July 2, 1898
Died on November 1, 1988 (aged 90)

George Joseph Folsey, A.S.C., was an American cinematographer who worked on 162 films between 1919 and his retirement in 1976.

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George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

First Name George
Last Name Clarence
Born on October 21, 1449
Died on February 18, 1478 (aged 28)
Born in Ireland, Dublin

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was the 6th son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in the dynastic struggle between rival factions of the Plantagenets now known as the Wars of the Roses.

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George R. Lawrence

First Name George
Last Name Lawrence
Born on February 24, 1868
Died on December 15, 1938 (aged 70)

George Raymond Lawrence was a commercial photographer of northern Illinois. After years of experience building kites and balloons for aerial panoramic photography, Lawrence turned to aviation design in 1910.

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George Ferguson

First Name George
Last Name Ferguson
Born on August 22, 1952
Died on December 16, 2019 (aged 67)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 183 cm | 6'0

George Stephen Ferguson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 797 career National Hockey League games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars. He was selected in the first round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros. Ferguson coached the Trenton Sting, a junior A level hockey team based in his hometown of Trenton, Ontario. He died in 2019 at the age of 67.

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George Gurdjieff

First Name George
Last Name Gurdjieff
Died on October 29, 1949

George Ivanovich Gurdjieff was a Russian philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, and composer of Armenian and Greek descent, born in Alexandropol, Russian Empire. Gurdjieff taught that most humans do not possess a unified consciousness and thus live their lives in a state of hypnotic "waking sleep", but that it is possible to awaken to a higher state of consciousness and achieve full human potential. Gurdjieff described a method attempting to do so, calling the discipline "The Work" or "the System". According to his principles and instructions, Gurdjieff's method for awakening one's consciousness unites the methods of the fakir, monk and yogi, and thus he referred to it as the "Fourth Way".

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George Alexander Albrecht

First Name George
Last Name Albrecht
Born on February 15, 1935
Died on December 21, 2021 (aged 86)

George Alexander Albrecht is a German conductor. His brother Ernst Albrecht (1930–2014) was a politician. His son is the conductor Marc Albrecht.

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