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 Anson, 1st Baron Anson

First Name George

Last Name Anson

Born on April 23, 1697

Died on June 6, 1762 (aged 65)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, was a Royal Navy officer. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre during the War of the Austrian Succession.

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George Innes of Dunkinty

First Name George

Last Name Dunkinty

Died on January 1, 1740

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George James Paul St. Clair

First Name George

Last Name Clair

Born on June 29, 1885

Died on November 13, 1955 (aged 70)

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George Hart

First Name George

Last Name Hart

Born on February 20, 1685

Died on January 1, 1758 (aged 72)

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George Merzbach

First Name George

Last Name Merzbach

Born on September 25, 1874

Died on February 27, 1928 (aged 53)

Born in Belgium

George Sigismond Charles Stanislas Merzbach Bey was a Belgian lawyer and sports pioneer. He was the head of one of the Mixed Courts of Egypt. In 1911, he founded and became the first president of Egyptian sports club Zamalek SC under the original name of Qasr El Nile Club.

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George Lawrence Vaughan

First Name George

Last Name Vaughan

Born on February 8, 1802

Died on August 19, 1879 (aged 77)

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George Koval

First Name George

Last Name Koval

Born on December 25, 1913

Died on January 31, 2006 (aged 92)

Born in United States of America, Iowa

George Abramovich Koval was an American who acted as a Soviet intelligence officer for the Soviet atomic bomb project. According to Russian sources, Koval's infiltration of the Manhattan Project as a GRU agent "drastically reduced the amount of time it took for Russia to develop nuclear weapons."

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