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 Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly

First Name George
Last Name Huntly
Born on January 1, 1592
Died on March 1, 1649 (aged 57)

George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly, styled Earl of Enzie from 1599 to 1636, eldest son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly by Lady Henrietta Stewart, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, born at Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, in Scotland was brought up in England as a Protestant, and later created Viscount Aboyne by Charles I.

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George Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood

The Honourable George Henry Hubert Lascelles
First Name George
Last Name Harewood
Born on February 7, 1923
Died on July 11, 2011 (aged 88)

George Henry Hubert Lascelles, 7th Earl of Harewood,, styled The Hon. George Lascelles before 1929 and Viscount Lascelles between 1929 and 1947, was a British classical music administrator and author. He served as director of the Royal Opera House, chairman of the board of the English National Opera (ENO) (1986–95); managing director of the ENO (1972–85), managing director of the English National Opera North (1978–81), governor of the BBC (1985–87), and president of the British Board of Film Classification (1985–96).

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George Massy

First Name George
Last Name Massy
Born on January 1, 1760
Died on January 1, 1835 (aged 75)
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George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly

First Name George
Last Name Huntly
Born on November 30, 1440
Died on June 8, 1501 (aged 60)

George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly was a Scottish nobleman and Chancellor of Scotland from 1498–1501.

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George McCorquodale

First Name George
Last Name McCorquodale
Born on May 10, 1817
Died on January 1, 1895 (aged 77)
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George Tyler

First Name George
Last Name Tyler
Born on December 28, 1792
Died on June 4, 1862 (aged 69)

Sir George Tyler was a British Royal Navy officer from who became a colonial governor and then Conservative Party politician.

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George Bell

First Name George
Last Name Bell
Died on April 28, 1691
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George Seymour

First Name George
Last Name Seymour
Born on September 17, 1787
Died on January 20, 1870 (aged 82)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Francis Seymour was a Royal Navy officer. After serving as a junior officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, Seymour commanded the third-rate HMS Northumberland under Admiral Sir John Duckworth at the Battle of San Domingo during the Napoleonic Wars. He also commanded the sloop HMS Kingfisher at the blockade of Rochefort and the fifth-rate HMS Pallas under Admiral Lord Gambier at the Battle of the Basque Roads. He then saw active service during the War of 1812.

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George Arliss

First Name George
Last Name Arliss
Born on April 10, 1868
Died on February 5, 1946 (aged 77)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

George Arliss was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929), as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour.

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George Wallace

First Name George
Last Name Wallace
Born on June 4, 1895
Died on October 19, 1960 (aged 65)

George Stephenson "Onkus" Wallace, was an Australian comedian, vaudevillian, radio personality and film star. During the early to mid-20th century, he was one of the most famous and successful Australian comedians on both stage and screen, with screen, song and revue sketch writing amongst his repertoire. Wallace was a small tubby man with goggle eyes, a mobile face and croaky voice who appeared in trademark baggy trousers, checkered shirt and felt hat. His career as one of Australia's most popular comedians spanned four decades from the 1920s to 1960 and encompassed stage, radio and film entertainment. Ken G. Hall, who directed him in two films, wrote in his autobiography that George Wallace was the finest Australian comedian he had known.

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