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 Gun Cuninghame

First Name George
Last Name Cuninghame
Died on February 15, 1827
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George Henry Vesey

First Name George
Last Name Vesey
Born on December 29, 1824
Died on January 29, 1893 (aged 68)
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George Austen

First Name George
Last Name Austen
Born on November 30, 1765
Died on November 30, 1837 (aged 72)
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George I of Württemberg-Mömpelgard

First Name George
Born on February 4, 1498
Died on July 17, 1558 (aged 60)

George I of Württemberg-Montbéliard, nicknamed "the Cautious" was a son of Henry of Württemberg and his second wife, the Countess Eva of Salm.

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George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk

First Name George
Last Name Northesk
Born on August 2, 1716
Died on January 22, 1792 (aged 75)

Admiral George Carnegie, 6th Earl of Northesk was born the son of David Carnegie, 4th Earl of Northesk and Lady Margaret Wemyss on 2 August 1716. A career naval officer, he fought in the War of the Austrian Succession and the First Carnatic War, where in the East Indies he participated in the action of 6 July 1746. His service was curtailed by a series of debilitating illnesses and he never served at sea again after being promoted to rear-admiral in 1756. He died on 20 January 1792 at age 75.

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George Baillie

First Name George
Last Name Baillie
Born on March 16, 1664
Died on August 6, 1738 (aged 74)

George Baillie was a Scottish politician who sat in the Parliament of Scotland from 1691 to 1707 and in the British House of Commons from 1708 to 1734.

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George Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley

First Name George
Last Name Tabley
Born on October 28, 1811
Died on October 19, 1887 (aged 75)

George Fleming Warren, 2nd Baron de Tabley PC was a British Liberal politician. He notably served as Treasurer of the Household under William Ewart Gladstone between 1868 and 1872.

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George Joseph Stopford Maunsell

First Name George
Last Name Maunsell
Born on August 25, 1836
Died on January 1, 1905 (aged 68)
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George Hamilton

First Name George
Last Name Hamilton
Born on January 1, 1823
Died on September 23, 1905 (aged 82)

George Hans Hamilton was Archdeacon of Lindisfarne from 1865 until 1882, when he became Archdeacon of Northumberland. He was also a Canon of Durham.

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George Mackay of Skibo

First Name George
Last Name Skibo
Born on January 1, 1715
Died on January 1, 1782 (aged 67)

George Mackay of Skibo was a Scottish lawyer, soldier and politician. He fought for the British Government during the Jacobite rising of 1745 and was later a Member of Parliament.

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