George
Meaning: Its source is Georgios, a Greek name meaning "Farmer."
Languages: This boy's name is used in Dutch and English.
Non-English Forms: Georges, Georgio, Giorgio, Goran, Igor, Jerzy, Jordi, Jorge, Jorgen, Jurgen, Youri, Georg, Georgi, Jorck, Jörg, Jörn, Jorn, Joeri, Joris, Djordje, Djura, Jeorg, György, Gheorghe, Jiri, Juraj, Jorre, Göran, Jürgen, Durko and Seoras
Source Forms: Georgios
Popularity: The name George ranked 131st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 16th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name was popular earlier in the 20th century, then fell off in usage, but has begun making a comeback in recent years.
Narrative: St. George was named Patron Saint of England in the 14th century. The story of his 4th-century martyrdom in Palestine was brought back to Britain by Crusaders, and embellished with the legend of his fighting the devil in the form of a dragon.
However, the name was not enthusiastically adopted by English speakers until the ascendancy of King George I in the early 18th century.
George I's grandson, George III (known to Americans as the tyrant condemned in the Declaration of Independence), was loved and celebrated in the United Kingdom for his interest in agriculture. As if to emphasize the irony of a king whose name means ''farmer,'' he became known as ''The Farmer King.''
Use of the name in America owes a great deal to one of George III's opponents, George Washington.
Arts and Music
- George Baker (born 1915, died 1975)
American cartoonist.
- The Sad Sack (see list of Cartoonists)
- George Benson (born 1943)
American singer and musician.
- Jazz guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- George Booth (born 1926)
American cartoonist.
- New Yorker cartoonist (see list of Cartoonists)
- George Braque (born 1882, died 1963)
French Cubist painter.
- Painted Large Nude and The Echo (see list of 20th-century Modern Artists)
- George Clinton (born 1940)
American funk musician, singer and songwriter.
- Wrote ''''One Nation Under a Groove'''' and ''''Flash Light'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- George M. Cohan (born 1878, died 1942)
American songwriter.
- Wrote ''''Over There'''' and ''''Yankee Doodle Boy'''' (see list of Songwriters)
- George Crumb
- 1968 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)
- George Eastman (born 1854, died 1932)
American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist.
- A member of the International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)
- George Frayne
- Commander Cody (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
- George Gershwin (born 1898, died 1937)
American composer and pianist.
- Composed Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
- George Grosz (born 1893, died 1959)
German artist.
- Known for his grotesque caricatures of post-World War I bourgeois life (see list of Graphic Designers)
- George Frederick Handel (born 1685, died 1759)
German-born English composer.
- Composed The Messiah and Water Music (see list of Baroque Composers)
- George Harris
- A member of the International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)
- George Harrison (born 1943)
English musician, singer and songwriter. A member of the legendary rock band The Beatles.
- Rock guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Member of the Playboy Music Hall of Fame (see list of Playboy Music Hall of Fame)
- George D. Hay
- Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
- George Herriman (born 1881, died 1944)
American cartoonist.
- Krazy Kat (see list of Cartoonists)
- George Ivan
- Van Morrison (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
- George Jones (born 1931)
American singer.
- Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
- Winner of five Country Music Association awards, in 1980, 1981, 1986 and 1993 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- George McManus (born 1884, died 1954)
American cartoonist.
- Bringing Up Father (see list of Cartoonists)
- George Alan O'Dowd
- Boy George (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
- George Perle
- 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)
- George B. Post
- 1911 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
- George Strait
- Winner of five Country Music Association awards, in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
Leadership
- George W. Ball (born 1909, died 1994)
American diplomat.
- U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1968 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
- George Walker Bush (born 1946)
Son of the 41st President of the United States of America, George Bush,
- Forty-third President of the United States of America, 2001- (see list of Presidents of the United States)
- George Herbert Walker Bush (born 1924)
Forty-first President of the U.S.
- U.S. President, 1989-93 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
- U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1971-73 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
- George Clymer
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- George Crook (born 1829, died 1890)
Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Saw continuous action from Antietam to Appomattox (see list of Some Union Generals of the Army of the Potomac)
- George Armstrong Custer (born 1839, died 1876)
American general who served the Union in the Civil War and led troops in the Indian wars of the American West.
- Defeated and killed, along with all his forces, at Little Big Horn (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- Cavalry general in the Army of the Potomac (see list of Some Union Generals of the Army of the Potomac)
- George Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie (born 1770, died 1838)
British general.
- Led troops in Egypt, on the Iberian Peninsula, and at Waterloo (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
- George David
- CEO of Fortune 500 company United Technologies (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company United Technologies (see list of 1998 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company United Technologies (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company United Technologies (see list of 1997 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George Dent
U.S. Representative from Maryland.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1797-99 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- George Eastman (born 1854, died 1932)
American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist.
- Treasurer and general manager of the Eastman Kodak Company (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
- George G. Fagg
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Eighth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- George M.C. Fisher
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Eastman Kodak (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George Fox (born 1624, died 1691)
English religious leader.
- Founded the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers (see list of Religious Leaders)
- George J. Harad
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Boise Cascade (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George B. Harvey
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Pitney Bowles (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George I (born 1660, died 1727)
King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1714-27.
- First king from the German house of Hanover; strengthened his position througth the 1717 Triple Alliance with France and Holland (see list of British Monarchs)
- George II (born 1683, died 1760)
King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1727-60.
- Unpopular due to his promotion of Hanoverian (German) interests over British interests (see list of British Monarchs)
- George E. Powell III
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Yellow Freight (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George III (born 1738, died 1820)
King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1760-1820.
- King of England during the American Revolution; in later life he became mentally deranged, and his son had to act as his regent (see list of British Monarchs)
- George IV (born 1762, died 1830)
King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1811-20.
- Unpopular with both his father, George III, and the public for his support of the Whigs and his extravagances and moral laxity (see list of British Monarchs)
- George A. Davidson, Jr.
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Consolidated Natural Gas (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George Lee
Clergyman.
- Killed in civil rights movement May 7, 1955 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
- George Washington Custis Lee
Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Cavalry general in the Army of Northern Virginia (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
- George A. Lorch
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Armstrong World Ind. (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George C. Marshall (born 1880, died 1959)
American general and diplomat. Implemented the Marshall Plan for the rebuilding of Europe after World War II.
- U.S. chief of staff in WWII (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- 1953 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- George Brinton McClellan (born 1826, died 1885)
American general and politician. Ran for president in 1864.
- General in chief of the Union forces, 1861-62 (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- George Gordon Meade (born 1815, died 1872)
Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Hard-hitting corps commander who was appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac on the eve of Gettysburg, where he held on to gain a victory (see list of Some Union Generals of the Army of the Potomac)
- George S. Patton (born 1885, died 1945)
American general.
- Held several key commands during WWII (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- George E. Pickett (born 1825, died 1875)
Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
- Led a brigade of Virginians in ''''Pickett''s Charge,'''' a famous but unsuccessful assault on the Union lines on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
- George Read
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Delaware (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- George Ross
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- George Shiras (born 1832, died 1924)
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1923-30 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
- George A. Sissel
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Ball (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- George Sutherland (born 1862, died 1942)
English-born American jurist and politician.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1922-38 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
- George Taylor
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- George V (born 1865, died 1936)
King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Emperor of India, 1910-36.
- Reign was marked by the First World War and the Great Depression (see list of British Monarchs)
- George VI (born 1895, died 1952)
King of Great Britain, 1936-52, and Emperor of India, 1936-48.
- Known for his bravery in World War I; became king upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII (see list of British Monarchs)
- George Walton
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Georgia (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- George Washington (born 1732, died 1799)
First President of the U.S., Revolutionary War commander, and ''Father of his Country.''
- U.S. President, 1789-97 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
- Led the rebel army against the British in the American Revolutionary War, 1775-83 (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
- George Westinghouse (born 1846, died 1914)
American inventor and manufacturer. Invented air brakes and the automatic signaling system.
- Founded the Westinghouse Electric Company (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
- George Wythe
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, Virginia (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
Miscellaneous
- George Balanchine (born 1904, died 1983)
Russian-born American choreographer. Original name: Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze.
- 1983 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- George W. Beadle (born 1903, died 1989)
American geneticist who discovered that genes affect heredity through chemical reactions.
- 1960 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
- George Walker Bush (born 1946)
Son of the 41st President of the United States of America, George Bush,
- Time Magazine Man of the Year 2000 (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
- George Herbert Walker Bush (born 1924)
Forty-first President of the U.S.
- 1990 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
- George Washington Carver (born 1864, died 1943)
American, born a slave, who became a leading agronomist and agricultural chemist.
- 1923 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
- George Collinet
American public radio host.
- Host of ''''Afropop Worldwide'''' (see list of National Public Radio Hosts)
- George Grant
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- George Harrison (born 1943)
English musician, singer and songwriter. A member of the legendary rock band The Beatles.
- 1996 gross earnings: $30 million as a former member of the Beatles (see list of Top-paid Stars)
- George Hearst
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- George Ward Holdrege
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- George F. Kennan (born 1904)
American diplomat and historian.
- 1989 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- George Gould Lincoln
- 1970 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- George M. Low
American space scientist.
- 1985 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- George Lucas (born 1944)
American director and producer.
- 1999 gross earnings: $400 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
- 1997 gross earnings: $189 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
- George C. Marshall (born 1880, died 1959)
American general and diplomat. Implemented the Marshall Plan for the rebuilding of Europe after World War II.
- 1943, 1947 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
- George Meany (born 1894, died 1980)
American labor leader. President of the AFL-CIO, 1955-79.
- 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- George Orwell (born 1903, died 1950)
English novelist and essayist. Original name: Eric Blair.
- Had tuberculosis (see list of People Who Have Had Tuberculosis)
- George Virl Osmond
- Father of the Osmond clan (see list of Members of the Osmond Family)
- George S. Patton (born 1885, died 1945)
American general.
- Dyslexic (see list of Famous Dyslexics)
- George T. Reynolds
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- George C. Ruffner
- National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
- George Bernard Shaw (born 1856, died 1950)
British playwright.
- On the cover of Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club Band (see list of Faces on the Cover of ''Sergeant Pepper'')
- George P. Shultz (born 1920)
American government official.
- 1989 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- George W. Taylor
- 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- George Bancroft (born 1800, died 1891)
American historian.
- Wrote a two-volume History of the United States (see list of Historians)
- George W. Beadle (born 1903, died 1989)
American geneticist who discovered that genes affect heredity through chemical reactions.
- 1958 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Edward Tatum and Joshua Lederberg (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- George Berkeley (born 1685, died 1753)
Irish bishop, philosopher and scientist.
- An Empiricist, he believed that the essence of being was to perceive things and to be perceived by others (see list of Philosophers)
- George ''Scratchley'' Brown (born 1918, died 1978)
U.S. Air Force general. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974-78.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- George F. Carrier (born 1918)
American mathematician.
- 1990 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George Washington Carver (born 1864, died 1943)
American, born a slave, who became a leading agronomist and agricultural chemist.
- Known for research on uses of the peanut (see list of Biological Scientists)
- George B. Dantzig (born 1914)
American mathematical programmer.
- 1975 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George Eastman (born 1854, died 1932)
American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist.
- Invented the Kodak camera and a manufacturing process for flexible film. (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
- George W. Goddard
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- George Washington Goethals (born 1858, died 1928)
American engineer and army officer.
- Chief engineer on the Panama Canal Commission, and later governor of the Canal Zone (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
- George Hammond
- 1994 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George H. Heilmeier (born 1936)
American electrical engineer and researcher.
- 1991 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George de Hevesy
Hungarian chemist known for his work on the use of isotopes as tracers in the study of chemical processes.
- 1943 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- George H. Hitchings (born 1905)
American pharmacologist who has developed drugs for leukemia, gout, herpes and other diseases.
- 1988 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Gertrude Elion and James Black (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- George W. Housner (born 1910)
American civil engineer.
- 1988 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George C. Kenney
American World War II bomber pilot.
- Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
- George Kistiakowsky
Chemist.
- 1967 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George M. Low
American space scientist.
- 1985 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George A. Miller (born 1920)
American psychologist.
- 1991 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George R. Minot (born 1885, died 1950)
American physician who helped develop a treatment for anemia.
- 1934 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with William Murphy and George Whipple (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- George E. Moore (born 1873, died 1958)
English Realist philosopher.
- Wrote Principia Ethica (see list of Philosophers)
- George E. Mueller
Administration educator at General Dynamics.
- 1970 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George D. Nelson
American astronaut and politician.
- Astronaut on Challenger (1984) and Discovery (1988); first U. S. Congressman in space, on Columbia (1986) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- George A. Olah
Hungarian-American scientist known for his discovery of a new way of breaking apart and rebuilding carbon and hydrogen compounds.
- 1994 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- George E. Pake (born 1924)
American research executive and physicist.
- 1987 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George Emil Palade
American physiologist known for his work on the structural and functional organization of the cell.
- 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Albert Claude and Christian de Duve (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- 1986 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George C. Pimentel
Chemist.
- 1985 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George Porter
British chemist known for his work on fast chemical reactions induced by short pulses of energy.
- 1967 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Manfred Eigen and Ronald Norrish (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
- George G. Simpson
American paleontologist.
- 1965 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George Snell (born 1903, died 1996)
American physiologist who developed ways to match transplant donors and recipients to minimize the incidence of organ rejection.
- 1980 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Baruj Benacerraf and Jean Dausset (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- George J. Stigler (born 1911, died 1991)
American economist known for his studies of industrial structures and economic regulation.
- 1982 Nobel Prize winner for Economics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
- 1987 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George P. Thomson
British physicist who discovered that electrons, like light, can be diffracted.
- 1937 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Clinton Davisson (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- George Otto Trevelyan (born 1838, died 1928)
English historian and statesman.
- Wrote The American Revolution, a six-volume history (see list of Historians)
- George E. Uhlenbeck (born 1900, died 1988)
Indonesian-American physicist who introduced the concept of quantum mechanical spin.
- 1976 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George Wald (born 1906, died 1997)
American biologist who discovered the importance of vitamin A to the visual system.
- 1967 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Ragnar Granit and Haldan Hartline (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- George W. Wetherill (born 1925)
Developed radiometric clocks that provide reliable dates for the origin and early history of the earth
- 1997 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- George Hoyt Whipple (born 1878, died 1976)
American pathologist who discovered that raw liver can reverse the effects of anemia in animals.
- 1934 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with George Minot and William Murphy (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- George M. Whitesides (born 1939)
- 1998 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Sports
- George Archer
- 1969 Masters golf tournament winner (see list of Masters Tournament Golf Champions)
- George Archibald
Jockey.
- 1911 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- George Bell
Baseball player.
- 1987 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- George Billick
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- George Blanda
American football player.
- 1970 American Football Conference Player of the Year (see list of NFL Players of the Year)
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1981 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- 1970 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
- George Brett (born 1953)
American baseball player.
- 1980 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- 1976, 1980, 1990 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- 1980 Sporting News Man of the Year (see list of Winners of the Sporting News Man of the Year Award)
- George Burns
Baseball player.
- 1926 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- George Cafego
American football player.
- 1940 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- George Connor
Football player.
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1957 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- 1946 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
- George Covington
Jockey.
- 1888 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- George Cranmer
Skier.
- Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1977 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
- George Davis (born 1870)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Dicarlo
American athlete.
- 1984 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
- George Dixon
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- George Duncan
- 1920 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
- George Eyser
American athlete.
- 1904 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Horse Vault and Parallel Bars (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
- George Foreman
American heavyweight boxer.
- 1994 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
- George Foster
Baseball player.
- 1977 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
- George Gervin
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- George Gulack
American athlete.
- 1932 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Rings (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
- George Hainsworth
Hockey player.
- 1927-29 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)
- George Halas
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1963 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- George Hepbron
American basketball referee.
- Chosen for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1960 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- George Hodgson
Canadian athlete.
- 1912 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 400m and 1500m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
- George Howard
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- George Hoyt
American basketball referee.
- Chosen for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- George Engel, Jr.
Skier.
- Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1987 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
- George Kell
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Kell
Baseball player.
- 1949 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- George Kelly
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Keogan
American basketball coach.
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- George Kojak
American athlete.
- 1928 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 100m backstroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
- George Lewis
Jockey.
- 1880 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- George Mackenzie
- 1871-90 U.S. Chess champion (see list of United States Chess Champions)
- George Preston Marshall
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1963 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- George L. Mikan
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- George Murray
Wheelchair marathoner.
- Asthmatic (see list of Athletes Who Have Asthma)
- George Musso
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1982 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- George Orton
American athlete.
- 1900 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 3000m Steeplechase (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- George Pappas
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- George Parnassus
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- George ''Tex'' Rickard
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- George Robson
Race-car driver.
- 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
- George Rogers
American football player.
- 1981 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- 1981 National Football League Rookie of the Year (see list of NFL Rookies of the Year)
- 1980 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
- George ''Babe'' Ruth (born 1895, died 1948)
Perhaps the most famous baseball player of all time.
- 1923 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- 1924 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Saling
American athlete.
- 1932 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 110m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- George Sargent
- 1909 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- George Shaw
American football player.
- 1955 National Football League number-one draft pick (see list of Football #1 Draft Picks)
- George Sheldon
American athlete.
- 1904 Olympic gold medal winner for Platform Diving (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Platform Diving)
- George Siler (born 1846, died 1908)
Boxing referee.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- George Sisler
Baseball player.
- 1922 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- 1920, 1922 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Souders
Race-car driver.
- 1927 Indianapolis 500 winner (see list of Indianapolis 500 Winners)
- George Stone
Baseball player.
- 1906 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- George Trafton
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1964 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- George ''Rube'' Waddell
- Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 1946 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Weiss
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Wright
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- George Yardley
American basketball player.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
- George Young
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- George Abbott (born 1887, died 1995)
American playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, and producer.
- 1982 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- George Alvarez
- Actor on soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Performers on ''General Hospital'')
- George Arliss (born 1868, died 1946)
English actor and writer.
- 1930 Academy Award winner for his performance in Disraeli (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Balanchine (born 1904, died 1983)
Russian-born American choreographer. Original name: Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze.
- 1978 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- George Brent (born 1904, died 1979)
Irish-born American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Stanford Brown (born 1943)
Cuban-American actor and director.
- Portrayed Tom Harvey (see list of Actors on ''Roots'')
- George Burns (born 1896, died 1996)
American comedian and actor. Original name: Nathan Birnbaum.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- 1988 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre (see list of Theater Personalites with stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Carlin (born 1937)
American comedian and actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre (see list of Theater Personalites with stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Chakiris (born 1934)
American actor.
- 1961 Academy Award winner for his performance in West Side Story (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- George Clooney (born 1961)
American actor.
- Portrays Dr. Doug Ross (see list of Actors on ''ER'')
- George M. Cohan (born 1878, died 1942)
American songwriter.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Costanza
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Jason Alexander (see list of Characters on ''Seinfeld'')
- George Cukor (born 1899, died 1983)
American director.
- 1964 Academy Award winner for My Fair Lady (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Eastman (born 1854, died 1932)
American inventor, industrialist and philanthropist.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Fenneman (born 1919, died 1997)
American television announcer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Fisher
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Fitzmaurice
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- ''Chicken'' George
- Portrayed by Ben Vereen (see list of Characters on ''Roots'')
- George
Fictional character.
- Played by Charles Dutton (see list of Character from Spike Lee's Get on the Bus)
- George
Characters with this name appeared in films directed by Woody Allen.
- Portrayed by Sidney Miller (see list of Characters in the film Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask)
- Portrayed by David Lipman (see list of Characters in the film Stardust Memories)
- George Gobel (born 1919, died 1991)
American comedian.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Grizzard
- 1996 Tony Awards winner for his performance in A Delicate Balance. (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
- George Hamilton (born 1939)
American actor.
- Portrayed Stephen Bennett (see list of Actors on ''Roots'')
- George Hicks
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Roy Hill (born 1922)
Actor, director and producer.
- 1973 Academy Award winner for The Sting (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
- George Innes
British actor.
- Portrayed Alfred (see list of Actors on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
- George Jessel (born 1898, died 1981)
American actor, writer, composer and producer.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Jetson
Fictional character.
- From ''''The Jetsons'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Ol' George Johnson
- Portrayed by Brad Davis (see list of Characters on ''Roots'')
- George of the Jungle
Fictional character.
- From ''''George of the Jungle'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- George Kennedy (born 1925)
American actor.
- 1967 Academy Award winner for his performance in Cool Hand Luke (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Lazenby (born 1939)
Australian actor.
- Starred in the 1969 James Bond movie On Her Majesty''s Secret Service (see list of Actors who Have Portrayed James Bond)
- George Lindsey
- Portrayed Goober Pyle from 1965-66 (see list of Actors on ''The Andy Griffith Show'')
- George Lowery
Fictional character.
- Played by Vaughn Taylor (see list of Character from Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho)
- Played by Rance Howard (see list of Character from Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho)
- George Lucas (born 1944)
American director and producer.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- George Marshall
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George ''Spanky'' McFarland (born 1928)
American actor known for his role in the ''Our Gang'' series.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George L. Murphy (born 1902, died 1992)
American actor and Senator.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- George O'Brien (born 1900, died 1985)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George O'Hanlon
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Pal (born 1908, died 1980)
Hungarian-born American producer and director known for his science-fiction films, including War of the Worlds (1952).
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Peppard (born 1928)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Putnam
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Raft (born 1895, died 1980)
American actor.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Reeves (born 1914, died 1959)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Rose (born 1920, died 1988)
English actor.
- 1986 Tony Award winner for his performance in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
- George Sanders (born 1906, died 1972)
American actor.
- 1950 Academy Award winner for his performance in All About Eve (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Schlatter (born 1932)
Producer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George C. Scott (born 1927, died 1999)
American actor, and the first person to refuse an Academy Award.
- 1970 Academy Award winner for his performance in Patton (refused) (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
- George Seaton (born 1911, died 1979)
American screenwriter who won Oscars for for Miracle on 34th Street and The Country Girl.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Shearing (born 1919)
American jazz pianist.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Sidney (born 1916)
American movie director and producer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Stevens (born 1904, died 1975)
American director, writer, cinematographer and producer.
- Two-time Academy Award winner for Best Director: 1951, for A Place in the Sun; 1956, for Giant (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George E. Stone
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George J. ''Slim'' Summerville (born 1896, died 1946)
American comedian; one of the Keystone Cops.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- George Takai (born 1939)
American actor.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Portrayed Cmdr. Hikaru Sulu (see list of Actors on ''Star Trek'')
- George Tobias (born 1901, died 1980)
American actor.
- Portrayed Abner Kravitz (see list of Actors on ''Bewitched'')
- George Wendt (born 1948)
American actor.
- Portrayed Norm Peterson (see list of Actors on ''Cheers'')
- George Wyner
Actor.
- Portrayed Asst. D.A. Irwin Bernstein (see list of Actors on ''Hill Street Blues'')
The Literary World
- George Abbott (born 1887, died 1995)
American playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, and producer.
- 1960 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for Fiorello! (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
- George Bannerman
Fictional character.
- Castle Rock sheriff who was killed by Cujo in Stephen King''s novel Cujo (see list of Characters in Cujo)
- George Beveridge
- 1958 Pulitzer Prize winner for Spot Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Spot Reporting)
- George Bliss
- 1962 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
- George Bradley
Fictional character.
- 1920s bank robber in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- George de Carvalho
- 1952 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
- George, Duke of Clarence (born 1449, died 1478)
- This historical personage appears in Henry VI, Pt.III as an opportunist and in Richard III as one of the title character''s victims (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- George Crabbe (born 1754, died 1832)
English poet.
- Wrote The Village (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
- George Dangerfield
- 1953 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Era of Good Feelings (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- George Darley (born 1795, died 1846)
Irish poet.
- Wrote The Phoenix (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
- George Denbrough
Fictional character.
- The first victim of It in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- George DeVille
Fictional character.
- A Juniper Hill resident in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- George Dillon (born 1906, died 1968)
American poet and editor.
- 1932 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for The Flowering Stone (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
- George Dohrmann (born 1973)
- 2000 Pulitzer Prize winner for Beat Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting)
- George Farquhar (born 1678, died 1707)
Irish comic playwright.
- Wrote The Twin-Rivals (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
- George E. Goodwin
- 1948 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
- George Herbert (born 1593, died 1633)
English poet.
- Wrote The Temple (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
- George Lardner, Jr.
- 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing)
- George S. Kaufman (born 1889, died 1961)
American playwright.
- Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, in 1932 for Of Thee I Sing and in 1937 for You Can''t Take It with You (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
- George Kelly (born 1887, died 1974)
American playwright.
- 1926 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for Craig''s Wife (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
- George F. Kennan (born 1904)
American diplomat and historian.
- 1968 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for Memoirs (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
- 1957 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Russia Leaves the War (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
- 1957 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for Russia Leaves the War (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
- George McDougall
Fictional character.
- Dies of a heart attack in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- George Meara
Fictional character.
- The postman in Stephen King''s novel Cujo (see list of Characters in Cujo)
- George Meredith (born 1828, died 1909)
English novelist.
- Wrote The Egoist (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
- George Middler
Fictional character.
- Man from the hardware store in Stephen King''s novel Salem''s Lot (see list of Characters in Salem's Lot)
- George Oppen (born 1908, died 1984)
American poet.
- 1969 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Of Being Numerous (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
- George Orwell (born 1903, died 1950)
English novelist and essayist. Original name: Eric Blair.
- Wrote Animal Farm and 1984 (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- George B. Parker
- 1936 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- George W. Potter
- 1945 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- George Richardson
Fictional character.
- A doctor in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- George Rodrigue
- 1986 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
- George Santayana (born 1863, died 1952)
American philosopher and poet.
- Wrote The Sense of Beauty (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- George Sedaka
Fictional character.
- A shop agent in Stephen King''s novel Firestarter (see list of Characters in Firestarter)
- George Bernard Shaw (born 1856, died 1950)
British playwright.
- 1925 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
- Wrote Mrs. Warren''s Profession (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- George Weller
- 1943 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
- George F. Will
- 1977 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Gorge
- George Washington
- Porridge
- Go Go
- George of the Jungle
- Georgie Porgie
- Gorgeous
- Curious George
Associations:
From an American actor of the same name, ''George Raft'' is British rhyming slang for a cold breeze or draught.
''George'' is a British nickname for the automatic pilot in an aircraft.
The George Cross is a medal given by the British government for acts of heroism, primarily to civilians. The medal consists of a plain silver cross with a medallion showing St. George and the Dragon.
''That's real George'' means that something is great or wonderful.
Meaning: Its source is Georgios, a Greek name meaning "Farmer."
Popularity: The name George ranked 1316th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it may owe its position on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.
The Literary World
- George Eliot (born 1819, died 1880)
Pseudonym of English novelist Mary Ann Evans.
- Wrote Middlemarch (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
- George Sand (born 1804, died 1876)
Pseudonym of French novelist Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin.
- Wrote Consuelo (see list of Prose Writers of the Victorian Era)
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