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 Hervey Hallett Jr

First Name George
Last Name Jr
Born on January 1, 1895
Died on January 1, 1985 (aged 90)

https://www.iruang.com/ George Hervey Hallett Jr. (1895–1985) was a civic activist and avid birder. As head of Citizens Union, a municipal watchdog group, he led the revision of the New York City Charter that was adopted by voters in 1975.

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George Richmond

First Name George
Last Name Richmond
Born on November 30, 1999 (age 26)

George Richmond is a British cinematographer who is noted for his work in Hollywood cinema. He began his career in the film industry as a camera operator. His feature film debut with The Sandlot in 1993. He subsequently worked on several films as a second assistant cameraman before eventually making his debut as a cinematographer with The Hide. Some of his notable work includes Ghost Machine, Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle, action spy comedies directed by Matthew Vaughn.

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George Singer

First Name George
Last Name Singer
Born on January 1, 1847
Died on January 4, 1909 (aged 62)

George Singer was an English cycle manufacturer who was a pioneer of both cycle and automobile development.

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George Huang

First Name George
Last Name Huang
Born on August 27, 1935 (age 90)

George Huang is a Taiwanese politician. He served two consecutive terms as Changhua County Magistrate from 1981 to 1989 and also chaired the Central Election Commission twice from 1994 to 1995 and between 1999 and 2004.

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George Outlaw

First Name George
Last Name Outlaw
Born on January 1, 1800
Died on August 15, 1825 (aged 25)

George Outlaw was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina in 1825.

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George Herbert Mead

First Name George
Last Name Mead
Born on February 27, 1863
Died on April 26, 1931 (aged 68)

George Herbert Mead was an American philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist, primarily affiliated with the University of Chicago, where he was one of several distinguished pragmatists. He is regarded as one of the founders of symbolic interactionism and of what has come to be referred to as the Chicago sociological tradition.

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George Chang

First Name George
Last Name Chang
Born on March 1, 1936 (age 90)

George Chang or Chang Tsan-hung is a Taiwanese politician and independence activist. He was the mayor of Tainan City from 1997 to 2001.

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George Lyall

First Name George
Last Name Lyall
Born on May 4, 1947 (age 79)

George Lyall is a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Football League, and Preston North End, Nottingham Forest and Hull City in the Football League.

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George Buchanan

First Name George
Last Name Buchanan
Born on November 25, 1854
Died on December 20, 1924 (aged 70)

Sir George William Buchanan, was a British diplomat. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he was the youngest son of Sir Andrew Buchanan, 1st Baronet, diplomat and Frances, daughter of Very Rev Edward Mellish by Elizabeth Leigh.

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George Hawi

First Name George
Last Name Hawi
Born on November 5, 1938
Died on June 21, 2005 (aged 66)

George Hawi was a Lebanese politician and former secretary general of the Lebanese Communist Party (LCP). An outspoken critic of Syrian interference in Lebanese affairs, he was killed in 2005 by a bomb placed under the passenger seat of his car. Lebanese people accused the Syrian government of assassinating him. He was the stepfather of the Lebanese Armenian politician Rafi Madayan, who also has a stepson, Charbel Khalifeh Hachem.

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