George is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of Irish, English, Welsh, South Indian Christian, Middle Eastern Christian, French, or Native American origin. The German form is Georg. Notable people with the surname include: * Allan George (born 1999), American football player *Alex or Alexander George (disambiguation), several people * Anju Bobby George (born 1977), Indian athlete * Arthur George (1915–2013), Australian lawyer and soccer administrator * Augustus George (1817–1902), English cricketer * Barry George (born 1960), British man who was wrongly convicted of murder *Bill or Billy George, see William George (disambiguation) *

Bobby George Robert Francis George (born 16 December 1945) is an English television presenter and former professional darts player. He is widely recognised as one of the game's biggest personalities, known for his flamboyant entrances in which the "King o ...

(born 1945), English darts player and presenter * Brian George (born 1952), Israeli-born British actor * Bud George (1927–2017), American politician * Camilla George (born 1988), Nigerian-born British jazz musician * Cathy George, American volleyball coach * Charlie George (born 1950), English footballer * Charlie George (comedian), (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

2020s) British comedian * Christopher George (1931–1983), Greek-American television and film actor * Chief Dan George (1899–1981), chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, author, poet and actor * Daniel George (rugby union) (born 1986), Welsh rugby player * Daniel G. George (1840–1916), Union Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * Darryl George (born 1993), Australian baseball player * David George (disambiguation), several people * Dennis George (born 1983), West Indies cricketer * Devean George (born 1977), American basketball player *

Eddie George Edward Nathan George Jr. (born September 24, 1973) is an American college American football, football coach and former running back who is the head football coach at Bowling Green Falcons football, Bowling Green State University. He previously ...

(born 1973), American football player * Eden George (1863–1927), Mayor of Christchurch and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Edward George, Baron George (1938–2009), British banker * Elizabeth George (born 1949), American novelist * Ella George, Australian politician * Ella M. George (1850–1938), American teacher, lecturer, social reformer * Elmer George (1928–1976), American race car driver * Elva A. George (c.1876–1953), American dietitian * Emma George (born 1974), Australian athlete * Esmond George (1888–1959), South Australian theatre director, watercolor artist and art critic * Finidi George (born 1971), Nigerian soccer player * Florence A. George (1864–1918), English schoolteacher and cookbook writer * Francis George (1937–2015), American Archbishop and Cardinal * Frank Honywill George (1921–1997), British psychologist and cyberneticist * Fricson George (born 1974), Ecuadorian association football player * Gabrielle George (born 1997), English association footballer * Genevieve George (1927–2002), Canadian baseball player *

Gladys George Gladys George (born Gladys Clare Evans; September 13, 1904 – December 8, 1954) was an American actress of stage and screen. Though nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in '' Valiant Is the Word for Carrie'' (1936), she spent most ...

(1904–1954), American actress *

Götz George Götz George (; 23 July 1938 – 19 June 2016) was a German actor, the son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg detective Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series ''Tatort''. Early lif ...

(1938–2016), German actor * Grover C. George (1893–1976), American farmer and politician * Gwyneth George (1920–2016), British concert cellist * Harry L. George (1849–1923), American collector of Native American artifacts * Heather George (1907–1983), Australian commercial photographer *

Heinrich George Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz (9 October 1893 – 25 September 1946), better known as Heinrich George (), was a German stage and film actor. Early life George was born in Pomerania to August Friedrich Schulz, a former Deck Officer in t ...

(1893–1946), German stage and film actor * Helen Margaret George (1883–1982), British artist and sculptor * Henry George (disambiguation), several people *

Inara George Inara Maryland George (born July 4, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, one half of The Bird and the Bee, a member of the band Merrick, with Bryony Atkinson, and a member of the trio The Living Sisters, with Eleni Mandell an ...

(born 1974), American singer-songwriter * Isaiah George (born 2004), Canadian ice hockey player * Jack George (1928–1989), American basketball player * Jacolby George (born 2003), American football player * James Z. George (1826–1897), US Senator from Mississippi * Katie George (cosplayer) (born 1988), American cosplayer * Katie George (cricketer) (born 1999), English cricketer * Katie George (sportscaster) (born 1993), American sportscaster * Linda George (Australian singer) (born 1951), English-born Australian pop singer * Linda George (Assyrian singer) (bon 1964), Assyrian-American pop singer popular in the 1980s–2010s * Linda K. George (born 1947), American sociologist and gerontologist *

Lynda Day George Lynda Louise Day George (born Lynda Louise Day; December 11, 1944) is an American television and film actress whose career spanned three decades from the 1960s to the 1980s. She was a cast member on ''Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series), Mission ...

, American television actress popular in the 1960s and 1970s * Leroy George (born 1987), Dutch footballer * Louis George (disambiguation), several people *

(born 1944), American TV and film actress * Lowell George (1945–1979), American singer-songwriter and producer * Lloyd D. George (1930–2020), United States District Judge * Lloyd R. George (1925–2012), American politician * Madeline Rees George (1851–1931), South Australian educator *

Manfred George Manfred George (October 22, 1893 – December 30, 1965), born Manfred Georg Cohn, later shortened to Manfred Georg, was a German journalist, author and translator. He left Germany after the Nazis came to power, living in several different European c ...

(1893–1965), born Manfred Georg Cohn, German emigrant journalist, author and translator * Marie George (1877–1974), American actress and singer * Mary Dorothy George (1878–1971), British historian and compiler of the BM Satires * Maryanne J. George, American Christian musician * Margaret George (born 1943), American historical novelist * Max A. George (born 1988), British singer-songwriter * Mechthild Georg, German mezzo-soprano * Melissa George (born 1976), Australian actress * Melvin Clark George (1849–1933), American politician * Michael J. George (1948–2010), American politician * Myron Virgil George (1900–1972), American politician * Nelson George (born 1957), African-American author, culture critic and filmmaker * Newell A. George (1904–1992), American politician *

Noel George Frank Noel George (26 December 1897 – 16 October 1929) was an English association football, footballer in the 1910s and 1920s who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Early career and Army Born in Lichfield, he started p ...

(1897–1929), English football goalkeeper of the 1920s * Norman George (born 1946), Cook Islands politician * Oorlagh George (born 1980), American filmmaker from Northern Ireland *

Paul George Paul Clifton Anthony George (born May 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "PG-13", he is a nine-time NBA All-Star and six-time member of the ...

(born 1990), American basketball player * Paul George (disambiguation), several people * Pete George (1929–2021), American weightlifter and Olympic champion * Peter George (disambiguation), several people *

Phyllis George Phyllis Ann George (June 25, 1949 – May 14, 2020) was an American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster. In 1975, George was hired as a reporter and co-host of the CBS Sports pre-show ''The NFL Today'', becoming one of the first women t ...

(1949–2020), Miss America, sportscaster * Robert George (disambiguation), several people * Sophia George (born 1964), Jamaican singer * Stefan George (1868–1933), German poet * Susan George (actress) (born 1950), English film and television actress *

Susan George (political scientist) Susan George (born June 29, 1934) is an American and French political and social scientist, activist and writer on global social justice, Third World poverty, underdevelopment and debt. She is the president of the Transnational Institute, a thin ...

(born 1934), Franco-American political and social scientist *Susan Elizabeth George (born 1949), American author *

Terry George Terence George (born 20 December 1952) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Much of his film work (e.g. '' The Boxer'', '' Some Mother's Son'', and '' In the Name of the Father'') involves "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland. He was nominated ...

(born 1952), Irish screenwriter and director * Thomas George (disambiguation), several people * Tom George (born 1956), American politician *

Tony George Anton Hulman "Tony" George (born December 30, 1959) is the former Chairman, President, and CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Company, serving from 1989 to 2009. He was also formerly on the Board of Directors of both entities. ...

(born 1959), CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Co. * Tyler George (born 1982), American curler * Uwe George (born 1940), German documentary film maker and writer *Vanessa George (born 1970), English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case *

W. L. George Walter Lionel George (20 March 1882, Paris, France – 30 January 1926) was an English writer, chiefly known for his popular fiction, which included feminism, feminist, pacifism, pacifist, and Labour movement, pro-labour themes. Life Although b ...

(1882–1926), English writer * Wally George (1931–2003), American conservative radio and television commentator * Walter George (disambiguation), several people * William George (disambiguation), several people

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