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 Pearkes Barclay

First Name George
Last Name Barclay
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George Arthur Stoney

First Name George
Last Name Stoney
Born on January 1, 1887
Died on June 8, 1965 (aged 78)
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George Allen

First Name George
Last Name Allen
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George Buchan Anstruther

First Name George
Last Name Anstruther
Born on January 1, 1811
Died on December 31, 1835 (aged 24)
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George Robert Waterhouse

First Name George
Last Name Waterhouse
Born on March 6, 1810
Died on January 21, 1888 (aged 77)

George Robert Waterhouse was an English naturalist. He was a keeper at the department of geology and later curator of the Zoological Society of London's museum.

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George Crum

First Name George
Last Name Crum
Died on July 22, 1914

George Speck was an American chef. He was known for his role in popularizing potato chips in Upstate New York and was later mythologized as their creator.

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George Sitwell

First Name George
Last Name Sitwell
Died on January 1, 1667

George Sitwell, the eldest son of George Sitwell (1569–1607) and Mary Walker, was a 17th-century landowner and ironmaster who was born at Eckington in Derbyshire and baptized there on 15 March 1601. He built Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire in 1626. His company mined, forged, and rolled iron for use in Britain and overseas. It exported a complete rolling mill to the West Indies.

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George Sackville Cotter

First Name George
Last Name Cotter
Born on January 1, 1837
Died on January 1, 1859 (aged 22)
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George Wharton

First Name George
Last Name Wharton
Born on November 30, 1582
Died on November 30, 1608 (aged 26)

Sir George Wharton, of Wharton Hall, Westmorland, was a Member of Parliament for Westmorland in 1601.

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George Cotter

First Name George
Last Name Cotter
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