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 of Baden

First Name George
Last Name Baden
Born on January 1, 1436
Died on February 11, 1484 (aged 48)

George of Baden was Bishop of Metz.

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George Clarges

First Name George
Last Name Clarges
Died on September 30, 1780
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George Gage Heathcote

First Name George
Last Name Heathcote
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George Dundas of Dundas

First Name George
Last Name Dundas
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George Edwin Ellison

First Name George
Last Name Ellison
Born on August 10, 1878
Died on November 11, 1918 (aged 40)

George Edwin Ellison was the last British soldier to be killed in action during the First World War. He died at 09:30 am, shot by a sniper while on a patrol in woodland on the outskirts of Mons, Belgium.

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George Q. Cannon

First Name George
Last Name Cannon
Born on January 11, 1827
Died on April 12, 1901 (aged 74)

George Quayle Cannon was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served in the First Presidency under four successive presidents of the church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow. He was the church's chief political strategist, and was dubbed "the Mormon premier" and "the Mormon Richelieu" by the press. He was also a five-time Utah territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress.

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George von Merenberg

First Name George
Last Name Merenberg
Born on October 16, 1897
Died on November 30, 1964 (aged 67)
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George Montagu

First Name George
Last Name Montagu
Died on June 20, 1815

George Montagu was an English army officer and naturalist. He was known for his pioneering Ornithological Dictionary of 1802, which for the first time accurately defined the status of Britain's birds. He is remembered today for species such as the Montagu's harrier, named for him.

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George du Maurier

First Name George
Last Name Maurier
Born on March 6, 1834
Died on October 8, 1896 (aged 62)

George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for his work in Punch and for his Gothic novel Trilby, which featured the character Svengali. He was the father of the actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of the writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier and artist Jeanne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan.

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George Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford

George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman
First Name George
Last Name Bradford
Born on October 23, 1789
Died on March 22, 1865 (aged 75)

George Augustus Frederick Henry Bridgeman, 2nd Earl of Bradford was a British peer.

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