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 Matcham

First Name George
Last Name Matcham
Born on January 17, 1753
Died on January 17, 1833 (aged 80)

George Matcham was an English civil servant of the East India Company, traveller and brother-in-law of Admiral Lord Nelson.

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George Beurling

First Name George
Last Name Beurling
Born on December 6, 1921
Died on May 20, 1948 (aged 26)
Born in Canada, Quebec, Montreal

George Frederick "Buzz" Beurling, was the most successful Canadian fighter pilot of the Second World War.

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George Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg

First Name George
Last Name Brandenburg
Born on November 20, 1591
Died on November 29, 1615 (aged 24)
Born in Germany

George Albert of Brandenburg, was Margrave of Brandenburg as George Albert II.

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George Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle

First Name George
Last Name Carlisle
Born on August 12, 1843
Died on April 16, 1911 (aged 67)

George James Howard, 9th Earl of Carlisle, known as George Howard until 1889, was an English aristocrat, peer, politician, and painter. He was the last Earl of Carlisle to own Castle Howard.

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George Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough

First Name George
Last Name Marlborough
Born on May 13, 1844
Died on November 9, 1892 (aged 48)

George Charles Spencer-Churchill, 8th Duke of Marlborough, DL, styled Earl of Sunderland until 1857 and Marquess of Blandford between 1857 and 1883, was a British peer.

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George Arbuthnot

First Name George
Last Name Arbuthnot
Born on December 4, 1772
Died on November 3, 1843 (aged 70)
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George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer

First Name George
Last Name Delamer
Born on August 1, 1622
Died on August 8, 1684 (aged 62)

George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, was an English landowner and politician from Cheshire, who served as an MP from 1646 to 1661, when he was elevated to the House of Lords as Baron Delamer.

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George Stafford-Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford

First Name George
Last Name Stafford
Died on January 1, 1851

George William Stafford-Jerningham, 8th Baron Stafford, known as Sir George William Jerningham, 7th Baronet from 1809 to 1824, was a British peer who, in 1824, successfully obtained a reversal of the attainder of the barony of Stafford.

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George Murray

First Name George
Last Name Murray
Born on January 12, 1784
Died on February 16, 1860 (aged 76)

George Murray was an Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Rochester from 1827 until his death in 1860. He was previously the Archdeacon of Man, Dean of Worcester and Bishop of Sodor and Man.

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George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend

First Name George
Last Name Townshend
Born on February 28, 1724
Died on September 14, 1807 (aged 83)

Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC, known as The Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British soldier and politician. After serving at the Battle of Dettingen during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Battle of Culloden during the Jacobite Rising, Townshend took command of the British forces for the closing stages of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham during the Seven Years' War. He went on to be Lord Lieutenant of Ireland or Viceroy where he introduced measures aimed at increasing the size of Irish regiments, reducing corruption in Ireland and improving the Irish economy. In cooperation with Prime Minister North in London he solidified governmental control over Ireland. He also served as Master-General of the Ordnance, first in the North Ministry and then in the Fox–North Coalition.

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