List of Famous people named Georges
Georges Ernest Boulanger
Georges Ernest Jean-Marie Boulanger, nicknamed Général Revanche, was a French general and politician.
Georges Danton
George Jacques Danton was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution, in particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed; many historians describe him as "the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic". He was guillotined by the advocates of revolutionary terror after accusations of venality and leniency toward the enemies of the Revolution.
Georges Marchal
Georges Marchal was a French actor.
Georges Perec
Georges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist. He was a member of the Oulipo group. His father died as a soldier early in the Second World War and his mother was murdered in the Holocaust, and many of his works deal with absence, loss, and identity, often through word play.
Georges Pontier
Georges Pontier is a French prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Marseille from 2006 to 2019 and President of the Episcopal Conference of France from 2013 to 2019.
Georges Pernoud
Georges Alexis Denis Marie Pernoud was a French journalist, television presenter and television producer. He is known for presenting his television documentary Thalassa, that he presented from 1980 to 2017.
Georges Bernier
Georges Bernier, more commonly known as Le Professeur Choron, was a French humorist and founder of Hara Kiri magazine.
Georges Tron
Georges Tron served as Secretary of Public Affairs in the Cabinet of François Baroin but resigned after accusations of sexual assault were made against him.
Georges Stein
Georges Stein, was a French Impressionist artist. The name is a pseudonym for his actual name, Séverin Louis Stein. A painter and draughtsman, he is known primarily for light-infused views of Paris and London. He also painted scenes from Melun, Vichy, Bern, Geneva, and Monte Carlo.
Georges de Caunes
Louis Georges Gustave de Caunes, professionally known as Georges de Caunes, was a well-known French television and radio presenter, journalist, writer and producer whose career spanned over six decades in French language television and radio.