List of Famous people named Georges
Georges Nagelmackers
Georges Lambert Casimir Nagelmackers was the founder of the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits, the company known for the Orient Express trains.
Georges Chelon
Georges Chelon is a French singer and songwriter. He was made a member of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1985.
Georges Arnaud
Henri Girard was a French author who used the pseudonym Georges Arnaud. He was born in Montpellier. He was the author of the novel The Wages of Fear.
Georges Balandier
Georges Balandier was a French sociologist, anthropologist and ethnologist noted for his research in Sub-Saharan Africa. Balandier was born in Aillevillers-et-Lyaumont. He was a professor at the Sorbonne, and is a member of the Center for African Studies, a research center of the École pratique des hautes études. He held for many years the Editorship of Cahiers Internationaux de Sociologie and edited the series Sociologie d'Aujourd'hui at Presses Universitaires de France. He died on 5 October 2016 at the age of 95.
Georges Gutelman
Georges Gutelman was a Belgian engineer and businessman who specialized in aviation.
Georges Blanc
Georges Blanc is a French chef and restaurateur, with three Michelin stars and four toques from the guide Gault et Millau.
Georges Képénékian
Georges Képénékian is a French politician of Armenian origin who served as Mayor of Lyon from 2017 to 2018. He is a member of France's Socialist Party.
Georges Sarre
Georges Sarre was a French politician and leader of the Citizen and Republican Movement.
Georges Brossard
Georges Brossard, was a Canadian entomologist and founder of the Montreal Insectarium. He died on June 26, 2019 at the age of 79.
Georges Braque
Georges Braque was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most important contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Braque's work between 1908 and 1912 is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso. Their respective Cubist works were indistinguishable for many years, yet the quiet nature of Braque was partially eclipsed by the fame and notoriety of Picasso.