List of Famous people named Georges
Georges de La Tour
Georges de La Tour was a French Baroque painter, who spent most of his working life in the Duchy of Lorraine, which was temporarily absorbed into France between 1641 and 1648. He painted mostly religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by candlelight.
Georges Anglade
Georges Anglade was a Haitian–Canadian geographer, writer and politician. A strong opponent of the Duvalier régime in Haiti, Anglade was imprisoned for political reasons in 1974 and fled the country upon release. In 1991, after the coup against Aristide he had to leave the country for a second time.
Georges Aperghis
Georges Aperghis is a Greek composer working primarily in the field of experimental music theater but has also composed a large amount of non-programmatic chamber music. He lives in France and was married to actress Édith Scob until 2019 when she died.
Georges Guingouin
Georges Guingouin was a French Communist Party (PCF) militant who played a leading role in the French resistance as head of the Maquis du Limousin. He was controversial as a result of extortion committed under his authority during the épuration sauvage in Limousin during 1944.
Georges Fontès
Georges Fontès was a French politician. He was first a member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), then the Rally for the Republic (RPR), and finally the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP).
Georges Charpak
Georges Charpak was a Polish-born French physicist from a Jewish family who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992.
Georges Fouré
Georges Fouré was a 19th-century French-German philatelist and stamp forger.
Georges Benedetti
Georges Benedetti was a French politician.
Georges Othily
Georges Othily was a French Guianese politician who was elected to the French Senate in 1989. His biography of René Jadfard, René Jadfard ou l'éclair d'une vie, was published by Éditions caribéennes in 1989.
Georges Peyroche
Georges Peyroche is a French football player and manager.