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Georg Purbach Georg Purbach (also Georg von Peuerbach, Peurbach, Purbach, Purbachius, his real surname is unknown) (born May 30, 1423 in Purbach near Linz – April 8, 1461 in Vienna) was an Austrian astronomer and mathematician.
Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld (1807, Vienna -1873) was an Austrian naturalist and one of the leading scientists on board the Austrian frigate Novara during its round-the-world voyage. He was heavily involved in the development of the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna where he was a curator.
Georg Ritter von Schönerer Georg Ritter von Schönerer (July 17, 1842-August 14, 1921) was an Austrian politician active in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Born in Vienna as Georg Heinrich Schönerer, when his father (railroad pioneer Matthias Schönerer) was knighted in 1860 Georg too was entitled to add the noble particle von to his surname, and unofficially but by custom, also the knightly title Ritter.
Georg Rudolf Weckherlin Georg Rudolf Weckherlin (September 151584-13 February 1653) was a German poet born at Stuttgart. After studying law he settled at Stuttgart, and, as secretary to the Duke Johann Friedrich of WĂĽrttemberg, was employed on diplomatic missions to France and England.
Georg Schrimpf Georg Schrimpf (born February 13, 1889 in Munich/Bavaria, died April 19, 1938 in Berlin), a German painter and graphic artist, was listed as a degenerate artist by the German National Socialist government in the 1930s.
Georg Simmel Georg Simmel (March 1, 1858 – September 28, 1918, Berlin, Germany) was one of the first generation of German sociologists. He was born to a Jewish family, but after the early death of his father, a Catholic guardian was appointed for him and he was raised as a Catholic.
Georg Späth Georg Späth (born February 24, 1981) is a German ski jumper who competed from 1995 to 2006. He won a silver medal in the team normal hill at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf and finished 5th in the individual normal hill at those same championships.
Georg Steenke Georg Jakob Steenke (1801, Königsberg, Prussia - 1884, Elbing (Elbląg), Prussia) was a Prussian Royal Baurat (construction councillor). His father and grandfather from Königsberg were connected to the sea trade.
Georg Tannstetter Georg Tannstetter (April 1482 – March 26, 1535), also called Georgius Collimitius, was a humanist teaching at the University of Vienna. He was a medical doctor, mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, and the personal physician of the emperors Maximilian I and Ferdinand I.
Georg von Boeselager Georg Freiherr von Boeselager (b. August 25, 1915 near Kassel - † August 27, 1944 near Łomża, Poland) was a German nobleman and officer of the Wehrmacht, who ultimately served as Colonel (Oberst) of Cavalry.
Georg von Frundsberg Georg von Frundsberg (1473–1528) was a German Knight and landowner. He was born to Ulrich von Frundsberg and his wife Barbara von Rechberg at Mindelheim on September 24, 1473, into an old line of southern Tyrolean knights that settled in Oberschwaben.
Georg von Hertling Georg Graf von Hertling (August 31, 1843 – January 4, 1919) was a Bavarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bavaria and as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1917 to 1918. He was old when he became Chancellor and was unable to overcome the power of the military high command, led by Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, despite having been a deputy to the Reichstag and a leader of the Centre Party.
Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group is a Stuttgart-based publishing holding company which owns publishing companies worldwide. Holtzbrinck has published everything from Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses to classics by Agatha Christie, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway and John Updike.
Georg von Kopp Georg von Kopp (born 25th July 1837 in Duderstadt in Germany, died 4th March 1914 in Troppau in Austrian Silesia, Austria-Hungary, now in the Czech Republic) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church, and was archbishop of Breslau 1881–1914.
Georg von Rauch Georg von Rauch (May 12, 1947–December 4, 1971) was born in Marburg an der Lahn. His father was university lecturer in philosophy there, and after he finished school in 1966 he started studying philosophy himself.
Georg von Reichenbach Georg von Reichenbach (1771-1826) was a German astronomical instrument maker born at Durlach in Baden on 24 August 1771. From 1796 he was occupied with the construction of a dividing engine; in 1804, with Joseph Liebherr and Joseph Utzschneider, he founded an instrument-making business in MĂĽnich; and in 1809 he established, with Joseph Fraunhofer and Utzschneider, optical works at Benedictbeuern, which were moved to MĂĽnich in 1823.
Georg von Speyer Georg von Speyer (* 1500 in Speyer, Rhineland; † 11 June 1540 in Coro, Venezuela) was a German conquistador in New Granada, now Venezuela and Colombia. His birth name was Georg Hohermuth but he chose to call himself after his place of birth.
Georg von Welling Georg von Welling (1652-1727) was a Bavarian alchemical and theosophical writer, known for his 1719 work Opus mago-cabalisticum,Several editions and variant titles in the first half of the eighteenth century.The work is said to have been influential on later eighteen century Rosicrucians, in particular.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel [] (August 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831) was a German philosopher born in Stuttgart, Württemberg, in present-day southwest Germany. His influence has been widespread on writers of widely varying positions, including both his admirers (F.
Georg Wilhelm Pabst Georg Wilhelm Pabst (August 25, 1885 - May 29, 1967) was an Austrian film director. Pabst was born in Raudnitz, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary (today's Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic), the son of a railroad employee.
Georg Wittig Georg Wittig (June 16, 1897 in Berlin (Germany) - August 26, 1987) was a German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides in the Wittig reaction. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with H.
Georg-August University of Göttingen The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. It rapidly attained a leading position, and in 1823 its students numbered 1547.
Georg-Hans Reinhardt Georg-Hans Reinhardt (March 1st, 1887 to November 23rd, 1963)) was Colonel General of the German Third Reich's Panzer Group 3, 3rd Panzer Army, Army Group Center. He was sentenced to a 15 year sentence at the Nuremburg Trials for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.
Georg, Baron von Ortzen Karl Friedrich Theodor Ludwig Georg, Baron von Ortzen (February 2, 1829–May 27, 1910), German poet and prose-writer, was born at Brunn in Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He served as an officer of Prussian hussars (1850-1855), entered the consular service and after employment at New York (1879) and Constantinople (1880) was appointed to Marseilles (1881), and then to Christiania (1889), retiring in 1892.
Georg, Count zu Munster Count Georg zu Munster (Georg Graf zu Münster; February 17, 1776 – December 23, 1844 in Bayreuth), was a German paleontologist. He formed a famous collection of fossils, which was ultimately secured by the Bavarian state, and formed the nucleus of the palaeontological museum at Munich.
George (Blackadder character) George is the name of two characters appearing in the historical BBC sitcom Blackadder played by Hugh Laurie. The first was a caricature of HRH The Prince George, Prince of Wales, the second (presumably a distant descendant of the first), Lt.
George and Ashley Abraham George and Ashley Abraham (George Dixon Abraham, 1870–1965; Ashley Perry Abraham, 1876–1951) were brother climbers and photographers who lived in Keswick in the English Lake District. They made a photographic record of the exploits of many of the climbing pioneers, especially Owen Glynne Jones, with whom they formed a close climbing partnership from 1896 until his death in 1899.
George and Martha George and Martha is an animated children's television show which is comprised of 26 episodes made in 1999. The program revolves around the lives of two hippos: George and Martha (voiced by Nathan Lane and Andrea Martin respectively).
George and the Dragon (movie) George and the Dragon, (alternative title: Dragon Sword) is a Sci-Fi Channel movie about a knight named George (James Purefoy) who, on his return from the Crusade, embarks on a mission to find Princess Lunna (Piper Perabo), who has been missing for days. Also in search of the princess are the self-important Garth (Patrick Swayze), hoping to eventually marry the princess, and the dreaded El Cabillo (Val Kilmer), who seemingly just wants ransom money.
George A. Bagley George Augustus Bagley (July 22, 1826 - May 12, 1915) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, he received an academic training, studied law, was admitted to the New York bar in 1847 and commenced practice in Watertown.
George A. Economou George Aristotle Economou (June 24, 1923 – April 2, 2003) was an American optical systems expert, who helped set up special cameras to photograph and study the first test of the atomic bomb in 1945. He was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb at Los Alamos, working on the Manhattan Project under scientific director Robert Oppenheimer.
George A. Mathews George Arthur Mathews (June 4, 1852–April 19, 1941) was an American lawyer of Brookings, South Dakota. He was active in the government of the Dakota Territory, and was a territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
George A. Romero George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director, writer, editor and actor. He is best known for his Dead Series, a tetralogy of horror movies (with a fifth installment in production as of October 2006) featuring a zombie apocalypse theme and a commentary on modern society.
George A. Smith George Albert Smith (June 26 1817–September 1 1875) (commonly known as George A. Smith to distinguish him from his grandson of the same name) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a member of the church's First Presidency.
George A. Starkweather George Anson Starkweather (May 19, 1794 - October 15, 1879) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Preston, Connecticut, he attended the common schools and was graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York in 1819.
George A. Waggaman George Augustus Waggaman (1782 - March 31, 1843) was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born in Caroline County, Maryland, he completed preparatory studies under private tutors, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in Caroline County in 1811.
George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson (April 1, 1884 - September 8, 1953) was a United States Senator and Governor of Iowa. Born on a farm near Menlo, Iowa, he attended the rural schools, and Grinnell College; he later graduated from the law school of the State University of Iowa at Iowa City in 1907, and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing practice in Des Moines.
George Abbey George Washington Sherman Abbey was the Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center's Flight Crew Operations Directorate (FCOD) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He presided from the first group of space shuttle astronauts, the class of 1980 (commonly referred to as TFNGs--Thirty Five New Guys) up to 1988.
George Abbot School George Abbot School is a secondary school (the fourteenth biggest school in the country) with arts status in Burpham in Guildford. Surrey County Cricket Club's Cricket Academy is located in the grounds of the school.
George Abbott George Abbott (June 25, 1887—January 31, 1995) was a Broadway showman who became one of the most versatile and successful theatre craftsmen in the modern era of American stage. Abbott wrote, produced and directed some of the most notable Broadway plays, including The Pajama Game, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Damn Yankees.
George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby George Abercromby, 2nd Baron Abercromby (October 14, 1770 – February 15, 1843) was a Scotch lawyer and politician. The eldest son of General Sir Ralph Abercromby, he became, like his grandfather, a lawyer, and was summoned to the Bar in 1794.
George Abraham Grierson Sir George Abraham Grierson (7 January 1851, County Dublin, Ireland - 9 March 1941, Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom) was a famous British civil servant who spent much of his life in British India.He joined the Indian Civil Service in 1873 and was in charge of the Linguistic Survey of India from 1898.
George Adams (musician) George Rufus Adams (29 April, 1940 Covington, GA - 14 November, 1992 NYC, NY) was a United States jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He was also known for his idiosyncratic singing.
George Adams (optician) George Adams Sr ( -1773) was an English optician and scientific writer who was also well known as a maker of mathematical instruments and globes. Among his works are a Treatise on the Construction and Use of Globes (1766) and an "Essay on the Microscope" (1771).
George Adamski George Adamski (April 17, 1891 – April 23, 1965) was a Polish-born American who claimed to have seen and photographed ships from other planets, met people from other planets (whom he called Space Brothers), and to have gone on flights with them. He wrote several books relating to his experiences, including the best-selling Flying Saucers Have Landed (1953), co-written with Desmond Leslie.
George Adamson George Adamson (1906- 20 August 1989), the "Lion Man" of Africa was one of the founding fathers of wildlife conservation and an author. He and his wife Joy Adamson are best known through the book and film "Born Free", which depicts the true story of Elsa, an orphaned lioness cub they raised and later released into the wild.
George Adomeit George Gustav Adomeit (1879 - 1967) was a German-born American painter and printmaker, and also co-founder and long-time president of the Caxton Company, a printing company that was bought by the Fetter Printing Company in 1955.
George Adomian George Adomian (March 21, 1922 - 1996) was the Armenian-American mathematician who developed the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) for solving nonlinear differential equations, both ordinary and partial. The method is explained, among other places, in his book "Solving Frontier Problems in Physics: The Decomposition Method" (Kluwer, Dordrecht, 2004).
George Agar-Ellis, 1st Baron Dover George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, Baron Dover (1797 – 1833), English man of letters, born on the 14th of January 1797, was the only son of the 2nd Viscount Clifden. He was educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford.
George Aiken (playwright) George L. Aiken (December 19, 1830, Boston, Massachusetts-April 27, 1876, Jersey City, New Jersey) was a nineteenth century American playwright and actor who is best known for writing the most popular of the numerous stage adaptations of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
George Akerlof George Arthur Akerlof (born June 17, 1940) is an American economist and Koshland Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics (shared with Michael Spence and Joseph E.
George Alan George Alan, born February 27, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan, is an American actor of Macedonian descent. Alan has appeared in several television shows, including Criminal Minds, Entourage, 24, Charmed, Friends, Ally McBeal and the pilot episode of Lost; Alan had a recurring role on the show Girlfriends as the bartender at The Blue Bar.
George Albee George Wilson Albee (1921 – July 8 2006) was a pioneer in clinical psychology, who believed societal factors were the major cause of mental illness. He was one of the leading figures in the development of community psychology.
George Albert Cairns George Albert Cairns (December 12, 1913 - March 19, 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
George Albert Wells George Albert Wells (born 1926) is an Emeritus Professor of German at Birkbeck, University of London, but he is more widely known as a New Testament scholar. He is an advocate of the theory that Jesus is a mythical rather than a historical figure.
George Alberti Sir (Kurt) George (Matthew Mayer) Alberti (born 27 September 1937) is the British Government's National Clinical Director for Emergency Access. He has been Professor and Dean of Medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and President of the Royal College of Physicians.
George Albertus George Albertus, aka George Alexander Albertus, was a commercial illustrator, peace activist, WWII veteran, father and teacher of art in the San Francisco Bay Area. Born in 1925 in San Francisco, studied art then was stationed in France during the war.
George Alexander Renny George Alexander Renny (May 12, 1825 - January 5, 1887) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
George Alfred Wilson George Alfred Wilson (5 April 1877 - 3 March 1962) was an English cricketer, a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman who was the first man to take a wicket for Worcestershire County Cricket Club after they attained first-class status for the 1899 season.
George Allan (antiquary) George Allan (1736–21 July 1828), English antiquary and attorney at Darlington, was the author of several works relating to the history and antiquities of the county of Durham; he greatly aided W. Hutchinson in his History and Antiquities of the Country Palatine of Durham.
George Allan Mitchell George Allan Mitchell (30 August 1911- 24 January 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
George Allen (athlete) George Allen was an American college and professional football player. A defensive tackle, he played college football at West Texas State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers in 1960.
George Allen (U.S. politician) George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is a former Republican United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. Allen served Virginia in the state legislature, as Governor, and in both bodies of the U.
George Allen Maling George Allen Maling (6 October 1888-9 July 1929) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
George Alsop George Alsop, an American author, was probably born in London in 1636; the year and place of his death are unknown. Very little about his life is known, except for what is mentioned in his book, which indicates that he was likely to have been born, and certainly spent some of his youth, in London, England.
George Amick George Amick (24 October 1924 Vermonia, Oregon – 4 April 1959 Daytona Beach, Florida) was an American racecar driver, mainly competing in the American National Championship. He was killed in a crash in a NASCAR race at Daytona International Speedway.
George Amy Starting as a film editor at age 17, George Amy (1903 - 1986) found his niche at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. It was Amy's editing that was one of the main reasons Warners' films got their reputation for their fluid style and breakneck pace.
George Anderson (clergyman) The Reverend George Anderson (1677-1756) was a prominent Scottish clergyman during the Enlightenment. He is principally remembered for being the prime sponsor of a motion to excommunicate David Hume and Lord Kames in Church courts.
George Anthony Walkem George Anthony Walkem (Newry, November 15, 1834 – January 13, 1908 Victoria, British Columbia) was a British Columbian politician and jurist. Walkem moved to then Colony of British Columbia in 1862 and served as a member of the appointed Legislative Council from 1864 to 1870 and was a supporter of Canadian confederation.
George Antuna George Antuna was the Republican candidate for the Texas State House of Representatives in District 118 for the 80th Texas Legislature beginning in January 2007. He received a plurality against John Lujan and Steve Salyer in the Republican primary and received more than 80% of the vote in the runoff against Salyer.
George Arbuthnot of Invernettie George Arbuthnot of Invernettie, Aberdeenshire and of Arbuthnot House, Peterhead (baptised Peterhead 17 July 1777; died 4 June, 1847) was a cotton manufacturer of Glasgow, a merchant and the first Provost of Peterhead (1833-1834).
George Armstrong (Manitoba politician) George Armstrong (April 17, 1870—1956) was a politician and labour activist in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922, and is notable as the only member of the Socialist Party of Canada ever to serve in that institution.
George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Promoted at an early age to brigadier general, he was a flamboyant and aggressive commander during numerous Civil War battles, known for his personal bravery in leading charges against opposing cavalry.
George Arthur Lieutenant-General Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet, KCH, PC (21 June, 1784 – 19 September, 1854) was Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras (1814–1822), Van Diemen's Land (now the State of Tasmania, part of Australia) (1823–1837) and later Upper Canada (1838–1841).
George Arthur Knowland George Arthur Knowland (16 August 1922 - 31 January 1945) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
George Arundale Dr. George Sidney Arundale (1 December 1878 in Surrey, England — 12 August 1945 in Adyar, India) was a theosophist, freemason, president of the Theosophical Society Adyar and bishop of the Liberal Catholic Church.
George Asanidze George Asanidze (born August 30, 1975 in Sachkhere) is a Georgian weightlifter who competed in the Men's 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics (where he won a bronze medal) and 2004 Summer Olympics (where he won a gold medal).
George Ashe George Lyle Ashe (born October 5, 1932) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller.
George Atwood George Atwood (October 1745—July 11, 1807) was an English mathematician who invented a machine for illustrating the law of uniformly accelerated motion. He was also a renowned chess player whose skill for recording many games of his own and of other players, including François-André Danican Philidor, the leading master of his time, left a valuable historical record for future generations.
George Augustus Addison George Augustus Addison (Calcutta, 1792—Java, about January 1815) was the author of collected works published posthumously under the title, Indian Reminiscences, or the Bengal Moofussul Miscellany, in London by Edward Bull in 1837. A young man of high promise, he died prematurely in India of a fever.
George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield George Augustus Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield, KB (December 25 1717-July 6 1790) was born at Wells House, near Stobs Castle, Roxburghshire, the 7th son of Sir Gilbert Eliott, 3rd Baronet of Stobs, by Eleanor, daughter of William Elliot, of Wells, also in Roxburghshire. His aunt (Charlotte Elliot) had been married to Roger Elliott, another Governor of Gibraltar.
George Augustus Henry Sala George Augustus Henry Sala (24 November 1828 – 8 December 1895), English journalist, was born in London; his father (1792–1828) being the son of an Italian who came to London to arrange ballets at the theatres, and his mother (1789–1860) an actress and teacher of singing.
George Augustus Robinson George Augustus Robinson (22 March 1791 – October 18 1866) was a builder and untrained preacher. He was the Chief Protector of Aborigines in Port Phillip District (now known as the state of Victoria) from 1839 to 1849.
George Augustus Wetherall Sir George Augustus Wetherall (1788 – 8 April 1868) was a British General. He was the Commander of the Royals’ 2nd battalion in the Battle of Saint-Charles, a battle part of the Lower Canada Rebellion fought on November 25, 1837 between Great Britain and Lower Canada Patriote rebels.
George Avakian George Avakian (born Armavir, Russia, March 15, 1919) is an Armenian-American record producer and executive known particularly for his work with Columbia Records, and his production of albums by Miles Davis and other notable jazz musicians.
George Ayittey George Ayittey is a prominent Ghanaian economist and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC. He is a professor at American University and an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
George B. McClellan George Brinton McClellan (December 3 1826 – October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. He organized the famous Army of the Potomac and served briefly (November 1861 to March 1862) as the general-in-chief of the Union Army.
George B. Rodney George Brydges Rodney (April 2, 1803 – June 18, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party, who served as United States Representative from Delaware.
George Bagby George Bagby was the nom de plum of the American novelist Aaron Marc Stein (1906-1985), who specialized in mystery fiction. Bagby's focus was on police investigators, especially the fictive Inspector Schmidt, Chief of Homicide for the New York Police Department.
George Bain (academic) Professor Sir George Sayers Bain, a Canadian by birth, was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland from 1998"About the Independent Review and its Chair"www.irfs.
George Baker (cartoonist) George Baker (May 22 1915 - May 5 1975) was a former Disney Company cartoonist born in Lowell, Massachusetts, who became prominent during World War II as the creator of Sad Sack, a comic strip whose title character was a lowly private, experiencing some of the absurdities and humiliations of life in the United States Army. The strip, drawn in "pantomime", appeared in YANK magazine after George Baker joined the U.
George Baker (Dutch singer and songwriter) George Baker (born Johannes Bouwens, on 8 December 1944, in Hoorn, The Netherlands) is the singer, songwriter, and founder of the Dutch pop music band, the George Baker Selection in 1969. They have sold over 20 million records worldwide.
George Balabushka George Balabushka (December 9, 1912 - December ?, 1975) was a Russian-born legendary billiards (pool) cue maker, arguably the most prominent member of that profession, and is sometimes referred to as ‘the Stradivarius of cuemakers.
George Bancroft George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.
George Bancroft Park, Blackpool George Bancroft Park is a public park and garden created in the town of Blackpool (in Lancashire, UK) in 2006. This development is part of Blackpool's "Central Gateway", a project which has gradually adapted derelict railway land (formerly the approach to Blackpool Central railway station) into an access road and associated facilities.
George Banks George Banks is a Pennsylvania mass murderer, given a death sentence but later declared by the court to be too psychotic to execute. Banks, a former Camp Hill prison guard, gunned 13 people to death in 1982 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, including five of his own children.
George Banta George Banta (1857-1935) was a Phi Delta Theta(ФΔΘ) attending Franklin-Indiana College graduating in 1876, and serving as ФΔΘ national historian. He founded the George Banta Printing Company in 1901 in Menasha, Wisconsin.
George Barbier George Barbier (1882 - 1932) was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. Born in Nantes France on October 10 1882, Barbier was 29 years old when he mounted his first exhibition in 1911 and was subsequently swept to the forefront of his profession with commissions to design theatre and ballet costumes, to illustrate books, and to produce haute couture fashion illustrations.
George Bariţ George Bariţ, often, but incorrectly, rendered as George Bariţiu (1812—May 2, 1893), was a Romanian historian, philologist, dramatist, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania.
George Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer Lieutenant-Colonel George Rowland Stanley Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer, KG, GCMG, MBE (28 July 1918–March 1991), styled Viscount Errington before 1953, was Governor of the Bank of England and British Ambassador to the United States.

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