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 Sheldon

First Name George

Last Name Sheldon

Born on May 17, 1874

Died on November 25, 1907 (aged 33)

George Herbert Sheldon was an American diver who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and won the inaugural platform diving competition.

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George Au

First Name George

Last Name Au

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George Joyce

First Name George

Last Name Joyce

Born on January 1, 1618

Died on November 30, 1669 (aged 51)

Cornet George Joyce was a low-ranking officer in the Parliamentary New Model Army during the English Civil War.

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George Kelly

First Name George

Last Name Kelly

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George A. Nelson

First Name George

Last Name Nelson

Born on January 1, 1873

Died on May 4, 1962 (aged 89)

George A. Nelson was a dairy farmer, a farm organization leader, and an American socialist politician. He is best remembered as the 1936 candidate of the Socialist Party of America for Vice President of the United States.

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George Elphinstone

First Name George

Last Name Elphinstone

Died on November 30, 1633

George Elphinstone of Blythswood was a Scottish landowner, courtier, and Provost of Glasgow.

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George Kynoch

First Name George

Last Name Kynoch

Born on August 22, 1834

Died on February 28, 1891 (aged 56)

George Kynoch was the founder of IMI plc, one of the United Kingdom's largest engineering businesses.

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George W. Perkins

First Name George

Last Name Perkins

George W. Perkins is an American producer of films and television series, most known for being one of the producers of the dramedy Desperate Housewives, of which he is one of the executive producers since 2006.

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George J. Mecherle

First Name George

Last Name Mecherle

Born on June 7, 1877

Died on March 10, 1951 (aged 73)

George Jacob "G.J." Mecherle was the founder of State Farm, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. Mecherle, a farmer who became an insurance agent also, founded State Farm after becoming dissatisfied with the insurance rates charged to farmers, as those rates included the risks of city drivers as well.

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George Goodwin

First Name George

Last Name Goodwin

Born on November 30, 1899 (age 126)

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