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George Barker Jeffery George Barker Jeffery (1891-1956) was a leading mathematical physicist in the early twentieth century. He is probably best known to the scientifically literate public as the translator of papers by Einstein, Lorentz, and other fathers of relativity theory (see citations below).
George Barnard Baker George Barnard Baker (January 29 1834 – February 9 1910) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He was a Liberal-Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Missisquoi from 1870 to 1874, from 1879 to 1887 and from 1891 to 1896 and in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1875 to 1878.
George Barnes (BBC) Sir George Barnes (1904-1960) was a British broadcasting executive, who was a station Controller of both BBC Radio and later BBC Television in the 1940s and 1950s. After spells at the Royal Naval Colleges in Osborne and later Dartmouth, he attended King's College, Cambridge, from 1922 to 1927, before he returned to Dartmouth to be a Master at the school there.
George Barnes (musician) George Barnes (born July 17, 1921 in South Chicago Heights, Illinois, died September 5, 1977 in Concord, California) was a world-renowned jazz guitarist, who claimed he played the first electric guitar in 1931, preceding Charlie Christian by six years. He is also remembered for his fondness of cigars.
George Barr (artist) George Barr (born 1937) is a US science fiction and fantasy artist whose work shows influences from Arthur Rackham, Hannes Bok and Virgil Finlay. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction describes him as one of the least appreciated SF/fantasy artists.
George Barr McCutcheon George Barr McCutcheon (July 26, 1866–1928) was an American popular novelist and playwright. His best known works include the series of novels set in Graustark, a fictional East European country, Brewster's Millions, a play and several films.
George Barrett, Sr. George Barrett, Sr. (1730-1784) was an Irish landscape artist best known for his portraits of the English countryside during the mid to late 18th century as well as a charter member of the London Royal Academy.
George Barringer George Barringer (May 2, 1906 - September 2, 1946) was an American racecar driver from Wichita Falls, Texas active during the 1930's and 1940's. He and George Robson were killed in same multi-car pile-up at the Lakewood Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia.
George Barris Two men called George Barris were prominent in the latter half of the twentieth century for their links to the Hollywood entertainment community. One was a designer of custom cars for movie and television productions and the other was a celebrity photographer.
George Basevi Elias George Basevi (1 April, 1794–16 October, 1845) was an English architect famous for designing buildings such as the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge and Belgrave Square London. He died by falling off the tower of Ely Cathedral while attempting to survey it.
George Bass George Bass, British naval surgeon and explorer of Australia (1771 – unknown, post 1803), was born at Aswarby, a hamlet near Sleaford Lincolnshire and was educated at Boston Grammar School. He trained in medicine at the hospital at Boston, Lincolnshire, qualifying in 1789, and in 1794 he joined the Royal Navy as a surgeon.
George Bass (archeologist) Underwater archaeologist George Fletcher Bass is one of several pioneer underwater archaeologists frequently described as the Father of Underwater Archaeology. Professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, Bass held the George T.
George Bassman George Bassman (February 2, 1914 - June 26, 1997) was an American composer and songwriter. Born in New York to a Russian Jewish émigré couple, he was later raised in Boston and began studying music at the Boston Conservatory while still a boy.
George Batchelor George Keith Batchelor (March 8 1920 - March 30 2000) was an Australian applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist. He was for many years the Professor of Applied Mathematics in the University of Cambridge, and was founding head of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP).
George Batten George Batten (1854-1918) was a New Jersey native, the former Ayer employee opened George Batten Newspaper Advertising Agency on Park Row in New York in 1891. Fiercely religious and humorless, he endeavored to make his ads 100% accurate.
George Bean George Bean (born 7 March 1864 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died 16 March 1923 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club between 1886 and 1898. He also played three Test matches for England in 1891/2.
George Beaumont Sir George Howland Beaumont, 7th baronet (6 November 1753–7 February 1827), was a British art patron and amateur painter. He played a crucial part in the creation of London's National Gallery by making the first bequest of paintings to that institution.
George Beel George Beel, born February 26, 1900 in Bracebridge Heath, England was a professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He is regarded as the best centre forward in Burnley's history and holds their records for the highest number of goals in a season and the highest number of league goals ever.
George Beiser George Beiser was an American engineer who worked for Bell Aircraft during World War II and allegedly supplied Andrey Shevchenko, an inspector at Bell Aircraft, information on machine tools from Bell Aircraft. The information was then transmitted to Moscow by Soviet intelligence.
George Bell & Sons George Bell & Sons was a book publishing house located in London, England, from 1839 to 1986. It was founded by George Bell as an educational bookseller, with the intention of selling the output of London university presses; but became best known as an independent publisher of classics and children's books.
George Bell (baseball player) Jorge (George) Antonio Bell Mathey (born October 21, 1959, San Pedro de MacorĂ­s, Dominican Republic) is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played in 12 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays (1981, 1983-1990), Chicago Cubs (1991) and Chicago White Sox (1992-1993). Bell batted and threw right handed.
George Bell Chicken George Bell Chicken (May 2,1833 - May 1860) 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 Bell Swift George Bell Swift (born: December 14, 1845; died: July 2, 1912; buried in Rosehill Cemetery) served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1893; 1895-1897) for the Republican Party. He was selected to replace the assassinated Carter Harrison, Sr.
George Bellairs George Bellairs is the nom de plume of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), a crime writer and bank manager born in Heywood, near Rochdale, Lancashire, who settled in the Isle of Man on retirement. He wrote more than 50 books, most featuring the serie's detective Inspector Littlejohn.
George Bellew Sir George Rothe Bellew, KCB, KCVO, KStJ, FSA (13 December 1899-1993) was a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms is London. An expert genealogist and armorist, Bellew was appointed to the office of Garter Principal King of Arms–the highest heraldic office in England and Wales.
George Belotti George Bellotti was an American college and professional football player. A center, he played college football at the University of Southern California, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers in 1960 and 1961, and for the San Diego Chargers in 1961.
George Bennett (politician) George Bennett was a Mayor of the City of Windsor and a Member of Provincial Parliament in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945. He represented the riding of Windsor—Sandwich for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
George Berham Parr George Berham Parr (March 1, 1901 - April 1, 1975) was a member of the Parr political family, which controlled a Democratic Party political machine that dominated Duval County and, to a lesser extent, Jim Wells County, Texas.
George Berkeley George Berkeley (IPA: ) (12 March 1685 – 14 January 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of a theory dubbed "immaterialism" by Berkeley himself (also later called "subjective idealism"). This theory, summed up in his dictum, "Esse est percipi" ("To be is to be perceived"), states that individuals can only directly know sensations and ideas of objects, not abstractions such as "matter.
George Bernard Shaw (George) Bernard ShawShaw never used his first name "George" personally or professionally, and indeed hated being called George: he was "Bernard Shaw" throughout his long career. Since his death, it has become customary to use all three of his names, even in reference works.
George Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan George Charles Bingham, 5th Earl of Lucan (13 December 1860-20 April 1949) was the son of Charles George Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan and Lady Cecilia Catherine Gordon-Lennox.The Peerage He married Violet Sylvia Blanche Clay, with whom he had four children:
George Bird Grinnell George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Grinnell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Yale University with a B.
George Black George Black, PC (April 10 1873 - August 23 1965) was an administrator and politician in Yukon, Canada. He went to Yukon in 1898 during the Gold Rush and prospected for gold, making a fortune and losing it when his claim was swept away in a flood.
George Blackburn George Blackburn (October 14, 1913 – May 15, 2006) was an American football coach best known for serving as head coach for Miami University, University of Cincinnati and the University of Virginia. A native of Columbus, Ohio, and a 1936 graduate of Findlay College, he had a career record as a head coach of 61-60 -7.
George Blakey George Matthew Blakey (20 January 1907 - 12 January 1968) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm bowler who played three first-class games for Worcestershire, all in July 1939. He totalled 46 runs in his four innings, of which 42 came in a single effort, on his debut against Surrey.
George Boardman the Younger George Dana Boardman the Younger (1828-1903) was born in Burma, the son of the Baptist missionaries George Dana Boardman and Sarah Hall Boardman. He returned to the United States as a boy and attended Brown University, where he graduated in 1852.
George Bogle (diplomat) George Bogle (1747 - 1781) - was a Scottish adventurer and diplomat, the first to establish diplomatic relations with Tibet and to attempt recognition by the Chinese Empire. His mission is still used today as a reference point in discussions between Tibet and China.
George Bogle of Daldowie George Bogle, of Daldowie, Junior, (1701 – 1782) was a Virginia merchant, a West India trader, and a considerable citizen of Glasgow, where he was one of the Tobacco Lords As well as trading in tobacco he dealt in other Caribbean commodities, such as sugar. He was an early partner in the Glasgow Tan Work, and in the Eastern Sugarhouse.
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford (c. 1504–May 17, 1536) was grandson to Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, son to Elizabeth Howard and leading diplomat Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, brother to Mary Boleyn and Anne Boleyn.
George Bonnor George John Bonnor (born February 25, 1855 in Bathurst, New South Wales; died June 27, 1912 in East Orange, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer, known for his big hitting, who played between 1880 and 1888.
George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington George Booth, 2nd Earl of Warrington (May 2 1675 – August 2 1758) was the son of Henry Booth, Earl of Warrington, and his wife Mary Langham. He inherited the title Earl of Warrington on his father's death in 1694.
George Bork George Bork (born February 8, 1942 in Mount Prospect, Illinois) was an American football player in the 1960s. The 6-1, 185 pound Bork rewrote the Northern Illinois University football record book with some help from end Hugh Rohrschneider during his junior and senior years at the DeKalb school.
George Bornoff Dr. George Bornoff (1907-1998) Violinist and string teacher, born in Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada, taught at Columbia University, New York from 1945 to 1953, became Professor of Music Education at Boston University in 1953, spending the rest of his days based in the Boston area.
George Borrow George Henry Borrow (July 5, 1803, East Dereham, Norfolk - July 26, 1881, Oulton, Suffolk, was an English author who wrote novels and travelogues based on his own experiences around Europe. Over the course of his wanderings, he developed a close affinity with the Gypsy nomads of Europe, and they figure prominently in his work.
George Bournoutian George Bournoutian is Senior Professor of History at Iona College. He is the author of numerous books on Armenian history and has taught Armenian history at Columbia University, Tufts University, New York University, Rutgers University, the University of Connecticut, Ramapo College, and Glendale Community College.
George Bovell George Bovell III (born July 18, 1983) is the ninth person ever to win an Olympic medal for Trinidad and Tobago. His bronze in Athens in 2004 represents the 12th medal that Trinidad has achieved in the Olympics.
George Bowering George Harry Bowering (born December 1, 1935) is a prolific Canadian novelist, poet, historian, and biographer. He was born in Penticton, British Columbia, and raised in the nearby town of Oliver, where his father was a high-school chemistry teacher.
George Boxley George Boxley was a white storekeeper who, while living in Spotsylvania, Virginia, allegedly tried to coordinate a local slave rebellion on March 6, 1815, based on "heaven-sent" orders to free the slaves. Boxley escaped from Virginia and fled to Ohio and Indiana, where he helped runaway slaves and taught the principles of abolitionism.
George Boyd-Rochfort George Arthur Boyd-Rochfort, (1 January 1880-7 August 1940) was born in Middleton, County Westmeath, and was an Irish 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 Brady George Brady, brother of Hana Brady (Bradova), was born in 1928, in Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovakia. He is the son of Marketa and Karel Brady, and is a Holocaust survivor of both Theresienstadt (Terezin) and Auschwitz (Oswiecim, Poland).
George Bramwell Evens The Rev. George Bramwell Evens (1884- November 20 1943) was, under the pseudonym Romany (and sometimes The Tramp), a British radio broadcaster and writer on countryside and natural history matters - quite possibly the first to broadcast on such issues.
George Brandis George Henry Brandis, SC (born 22 June 1957), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since May 2000, representing Queensland. He was first appointed by the Queensland Parliament to fill a casual vacancy following the retirement of Senator the Hon.
George Brayton George Brayton (October 3, 1830 - December 17, 1892) was an American mechanical engineer, and is noted for introducing the continuous combustion process that is the basis for the gas turbine, and is now referred to as the Brayton cycle.
George Breeman George Breeman (September 15, 1880 - April 10, 1937) was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism following a turret explosion in 1906 on board the battleship USS Kearsarge (BB-5).
George Breen George Thomas Breen (born July 19, 1935) is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States, who has won four Olympic medals (one silver, three bronze) in his career. Breen twice broke the world record in the 1500m freestyle.
George Brecht George Brecht (born George MacDiarmid, Halfway, Oregon, United States 1924) is a minimalist artist and composer (although not in the conventional sense) and a professional chemist who has worked for or as consultant for such companies as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil to support his art. He was an early Fluxus artist.
George Brett (baseball) George Howard Brett (born May 15, 1953 in Glen Dale, West Virginia) is a former American baseball player for the Kansas City Royals. He is considered one of the greatest third basemen in Major League Baseball history.
George Brett (military) George Howard Brett, (February 7, 1886 – 1963), was a United States Army Air Forces general during World War II and was, for a short period, deputy commander of the major Allied command in South East Asia, the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDACOM). During his career Brett received the Distinguished Service Medal, a Silver Star and a Distinguished Flying Cross.
George Bridgman George Brandt Bridgman (born in Canada in 1865 - died 1943) was a well known teacher of figure drawing. While also a painter, Bridgman is most notably remembered for his writings and teachings in the field of anatomy and figure drawing.
George Brown (cricketer) George Brown (born October 6 1887 at Cowley, Oxford; died December 3 1964 at Winchester, Hampshire) was an English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1921 to 1923. George Brown was born in Cowley, Oxfordshire, the son of Edwin Brown and Sarah Ann (nee Casey).
George Brown College George Brown College (GBC) is a college of applied arts and technology with two full campuses, plus a university associate campus, located in Toronto, Ontario. Like the other colleges in Ontario, GBC was founded in 1967 when the Provincial Institute of Trades was amalgamated into the new Provincial initiative to provide specialized training required in the face of emerging tecnological change.
George Brown Goode George Brown Goode (13 February, 1851 - 6 September, 1896), was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. In 1872, he started working with Spencer Baird, soon becoming his very trusted assistant.
George Brown, Baron George-Brown George Alfred Brown, later George Alfred George-Brown, Baron George-Brown, PC (2 September 1914–2 June 1985) was a British politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970, and was a senior Cabinet minister (including as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) in the Labour government of the 1960s. He was a leader of the right wing within the Labour Party and an effective, if aggressive, election campaigner, but was ultimately unable to cope with the pressures of high office without excessive drinking.
George Bryan George Bryan (1731-1791) was a Pennsylvania statesman, and an early opponent to slavery. George Byran also served in the Stamp Act Congress of 1765 in order to abolish the Stamp Act passed by the British Parliament.
George Buck Sir George Buc (1560-1622) was an antiquarian who served as Master of the Revels to King James I of England. Sir George was a descendant of Sir John Buck, an adherent of Richard III who had been executed following the Battle of Bosworth Field.
George Buck Flower George Buck Flower (born October 28, 1937 in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, United States; died June 18, 2004) was an American actor, writer, producer, assistant director, production manager and casting director. He is sometimes credited as Buck Flower, George Buck Flower, George Flower, Buck Flowers, C.
George Burbidge George Wheelock Burbidge (6 February 1847 – 18 February 1908) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and author. He is noted for having conducted the prosecution of Louis Riel during his trial for treason following the North-West Rebellion of 1885.
George Burdi George Burdi, also known as George Eric Hawthorne (born 1970), is a Canadian citizen of Armenian descentWeb of Hate: Inside Canada's Far Right Network by Warren Kinsella (1997) ISBN 0-00-638051-4 who became infamous as the leader of the Canadian branch of Church of the Creator, a white supremacist organization, which formed an allegiance with the now-defunct neo-nazi organization Heritage Front. In addition, Burdi was involved directly in the white power music scene.
George Burdon McKean George Burdon McKean VC, MC, MM (4 July 1888 – 28 November 1926) was a Canadian 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 Burchett George 'Professor' Burchett (also styled the 'King of Tattooists') was born George Burchett-Davis on August 23, 1872, in the English seaside town of Brighton, East Sussex and became one of the most famous tattoo artists in the world.
George Burnett (hockey coach) George Burnett is the coach and general manager of the Belleville Bulls in the Ontario Hockey League. Burnett briefly coached the Edmonton Oilers for part of the 1994–1995 National Hockey League season before being fired by General Manager Glen Sather and replaced by Assistant Coach Ron Low.
George Burns (first baseman) George Henry Burns (January 31 1893 - January 7 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from 1914 to 1929. One of the league's top right-handed batters of the 1920s, he was named the AL Most Valuable Player in 1926 with the Cleveland Indians after batting .
George Burns (outfielder) George Joseph Burns (November 24 1889 - August 15 1966) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career as the leadoff hitter for the New York Giants. He led the National League in runs scored a record five times, later equalled by only Rogers Hornsby and Stan Musial, and also led the league in walks five times and stolen bases twice.
George Burr Leonard George Leonard, is the co-founder (with Michael Murphy) of Integral Transformative Practice, and the author of numerous books on human possibilities and social change, including Education and Ecstasy, The Transformation, The Ultimate Athlete, The Silent Pulse, The End of Sex, Mastery, and The Way of Aikido. The 1995 book, The Life We Are Given, co-authored with Esalen founder Michael Murphy, reports on a two-year experimental class in Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) created by the authors for realizing the potential of body, mind, heart, and soul.
George Burroughs George Burroughs (c. 1650 – August 19, 1692), American Congregational pastor, graduated at Harvard University in 1670, and became the minister of Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts) in 1680, a charge which he held until 1683.
George Butler (headmaster) George Butler (1774-1853) was an English schoolmaster and divine. Born in London he was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he afterwards became fellow, in the capacity first of mathematical lecturer, and afterwards of classical tutor.
George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington George Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, KB PC (1668 – 17 January, 1733) was a British Admiral and statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His career included service as First Lord of the Admiralty during the reign of King George II.
George Byrne George Robert Byrne (28 May 1892 - 23 June 1973) was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler who played 12 times in first-class cricket, playing for both Warwickshire and Worcestershire.
George Byron, 6th Baron Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824) was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Among Lord Byron's best-known works are the narrative poems Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and Don Juan.
George C Bennett George C Bennett ( 1877 - 1963) was an Anglo Irish Catholic TD and later Senator in the Dáil (Irish parliament) during the Irish Free State. He was born as George C Westropp Bennett in Ballymurphy, his father's estate in Co Limerick in 1877.
George C. Burling George Childs Burling (February 17, 1834 – December 24, 1885) was a United States Union Army officer during the American Civil War, serving mostly as Colonel and commander of the 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. His most notable service was as commander of his brigade (known as the "Second New Jersey Brigade") at the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
George Cabot Lodge George Cabot Lodge (1873–1909), nicknamed 'Bay', was an American poet of the late 19th and early-20th century. Born in Boston and named after his great-great-grandfather, the American politican George Cabot, he was the son of famed US senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
George Cadle Price George Cadle Price PC (born January 15, 1919) was the first Prime Minister of Belize and the architect of that country's independence. Born in Belize City, he entered politics in 1947 with his election to the Belize City Council.
George Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan George Henry Cadogan, 5th Earl Cadogan, KG, PC (12 May 1840 – 6 March 1915) was a British Conservative politician. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1895 to 1902 and was also the first Mayor of Chelsea in 1900.
George Caines George Caines (born in 1771; died in Catskill, New York, July 10, 1825), was the first official Reporter of cases in the United States, appointed by the State Supreme Court of New York in accordance with legislation enacted by that state in April, 1804. He occupied the office for one year, producing three volumes of the Reports, containing decisions from May 1803 to November 1805.
George Caleb Bingham George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879) was an American realist artist, whose work depicts American life in the frontier lands along the Missouri River. Left to languish in obscurity, George's work was rediscovered in the 1930s and he is now widely considered one of the greatest American painters of the 1800s.
George Callaghan Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Astley Callaghan GCB (December 21, 1852 – November 23, 1920) entered the British Royal Navy as a cadet in 1865. In 1900, under Sir Edward Seymour, he was in command of the Endymion and entered Peking as part of the British response to the Boxer Rebellion.
George Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge George Francis Hugh Cambridge, 2nd Marquess of Cambridge GCVO (11 October, 1895 – 16 April, 1981) born Prince George of Teck, and known as Earl of Eltham from 1917 to 1927, was a descendant of the British Royal Family. He was the elder son of the 1st Marquess of Cambridge, formerly the Duke of Teck, and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Evelyn Grosvenor.
George Campbell (Australian politician) George Campbell (born 18 February 1943), has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since September 1997, representing the state of New South Wales. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was a trade union official before entering politics.
George Campbell (Presbyterian minister) George Campbell (December 25 1719–April 6 1796) was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, minister, theologian, and professor of divinity. Campbell had three focuses to his intellectual life: language, theology, and rhetoric.
George Campbell (town marshal) George Campbell (1850-April 14, 1881) was a one time town Marshal for El Paso, Texas, having served from mid-1880 until April 1881, when he was replaced by a new town Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire. He was the last person killed by Stoudenmire in what would later be dubbed Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight on April 14, 1881.
George Campbell Wheeler George Campbell Wheeler (7 April 1880-26 August 1938) 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 Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll George William Campbell, 6th Duke of Argyll GCH PC (22 September, 1768 – 22 October, 1839) was a Scottish politician and nobleman. He was the eldest son of John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll and his wife, Elizabeth Campbell, 1st Baroness Hamilton, daughter of Colonel John Gunning.
George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll George John Douglas Campbell, 8th and 1st Duke of Argyll (30 April, 1823 – 24 April, 1900) was a prominent United Kingdom Liberal politician as well as a writer on science, religion, and the politics of the 19th century.
George Canseco George Canseco (April 23, 1934 – November 19, 2004) was a leading Filipino song composer. Considered by some to be one of the most sentimental man of his time, Canseco gave birth to songs that allowed hearts to heal over cathartic bliss in the hundreds of songs he wrote.
George Cardinal Mundelein George William Mundelein, later George Cardinal Mundelein, (July 2, 1872–October 2, 1939) was an America prelate who served as the eighth bishop and third archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Chicago, serving in that post from 1915 to 1939.
George Carey George Leonard Carey, Baron Carey of Clifton, PC (born 13 November 1935), was the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, from 1991 to 2002. He was the first modern holder not to have attended Oxford or Cambridge University.
George Caridia George Aristedes Caridia (born February 20, 1869) was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles (with George Simond) event (both were contested indoor).
George Carlin at USC On Location: George Carlin at USC is Irish-American comedian George Carlin's first ever HBO special, Recorded during the Summer of 1977 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. This unique taping lasted 85 minutes.
George Carmack George Washington Carmack (September 24, 1860 – June 5, 1922) was a Contra Costa County, California-born prospector in the Yukon. He was originally credited with the discovery of gold that set off the Klondike Gold Rush on August 16, 1896.

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