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 Sartorius

First Name George
Last Name Sartorius
Born on August 9, 1790
Died on April 13, 1885 (aged 94)
Born in India

Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rose Sartorius was an officer of the British Royal Navy. After serving as a junior officer during the Napoleonic Wars, he was present, as a post-captain, at the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte to Captain Frederick Maitland of Bellerophon at Rochefort. He later commanded the navy of Dom Pedro in the Portuguese Civil Wars. Dom Pedro was attempting to defeat his brother Dom Miguel, who had usurped the throne of Portugal, and to install Pedro's daughter as the rightful queen, Dona Maria II.

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George Cathcart

First Name George
Last Name Cathcart
Born on May 12, 1794
Died on November 5, 1854 (aged 60)

General The Honourable Sir George Cathcart was a British general and diplomat.

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George Anson

First Name George
Last Name Anson
Born on January 1, 1769
Died on November 4, 1849 (aged 80)

General Sir George Anson, GCB, was a British officer and politician from the Anson family. He commanded a British cavalry brigade under the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War and sat for many years as a Whig Member of Parliament.

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George Stoney

First Name George
Last Name Stoney
Born on August 11, 1713
Died on January 1, 1787 (aged 73)
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Georges Minne

First Name Georges
Last Name Minne
Born on August 30, 1866
Died on February 18, 1941 (aged 74)

George (Georges) Minne was a Belgian artist and sculptor famous for his idealized depictions of man's inner spiritual conflicts, including the "Kneeling Youth" sculpture series. A contemporary of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, Minne's work shows many similarities in both form and subject matter to the Viennese Secessionists, the fathers of Art Nouveau.

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George Bomford

First Name George
Last Name Bomford
Born on April 11, 1811
Died on January 1, 1886 (aged 74)
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George Frederick William Every-Clayton

First Name George
Last Name Every-Clayton
Born on January 1, 1871
Died on January 1, 1928 (aged 57)
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George Somerset

First Name George
Last Name Somerset
Born on March 30, 1809
Died on October 12, 1882 (aged 73)
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George Tryon Harding, Sr.

First Name George
Last Name Sr.
Born on June 12, 1843
Died on November 19, 1928 (aged 85)

George Tryon Harding, known as Tryon Harding, was an American physician and businessman who is best known as the father of Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the United States. Harding was named in honor of his grandfather; however, he did not use "Jr." or the suffix "II" in his adult life. He was the first presidential father to outlive his son, and the second presidential father to live through his son's presidency. In his biography of Warren G. Harding, Charles L. Mee describes Tryon Harding as "a small, idle, shiftless, impractical, lazy, daydreaming, catnapping fellow whose eye was always on the main chance".

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George John Baptista Stacpoole

First Name George
Last Name Stacpoole
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