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George Duning George Duning (1908 - 2000) was educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, and during his early 20s played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band, later arranging most of the music for Kyser's popular Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio programme. It was during the Kyser band's appearance in Carolina Moon (1944) that Duning's work was noticed, leading to a Columbia contract.
George Dunning George Garnett Dunning (1920-1979) was born in Toronto and studied in Canada at the Ontario College of Art, and soon found freelance work as an illustrator. Dunning joined the NFB of Canada in 1943, where he worked with Norman McLaren and contributed to several episodes of the Chants populaires series.
George Dunton Widener George Dunton Widener (June 10, 1861 - April 15, 1912) was an American businessman who died in the sinking of the Titanic. Born in Philadelphia, he was the eldest son of Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836-1896) and the extremely wealthy entrepreneur Peter A.
George Dyson (composer) Sir George Dyson (1883–1964) was a well-known English musician and composer. His son is the physicist Freeman Dyson and his grandchildren are Freeman's children the science historian George Dyson and his sister Esther Dyson.
George Dyson (science historian) George Dyson (born 1953) is a scientific historian, the son of Freeman Dyson, brother of Esther Dyson, and the grandson of Sir George Dyson. When he was sixteen he went to live in British Columbia in Canada to pursue his interest in canoeing.
George E. Danielson George Elmore Danielson (February 20, 1915–September 12, 1998) was a Democratic Congressional representative from California for the 29th district (92–93rd Congresses) and 30th district (94–96th congresses). Born in Wausa, Nebraska, prior to serving in the United States Congress, he served on the California State Senate and California State Assembly.
George E. Merrick George Edgar Merrick (1886-1942) was a real estate developer who is best known as the planner and builder of the city of Coral Gables, Florida in the 1920s, one of the first planned communities in the United States .
George E. P. Box George Edward Pelham Box, born 18 October 1919 in Gravesend, Kent, England, was one of the most influential statisticians of the 20th century and a pioneer in the areas of quality control, time series analysis, design of experiments and Bayesian inference. Box was originally trained as a chemist, and he worked on biochemical experiments on the effect of poison gases on small animals for the British Army during World War II.
George Earle Chamberlain George Earle Chamberlain (January 1, 1854 - July 9, 1928) was an Oregon politician, legislator, and public official. Born near Natchez, Mississippi, he attended private and public schools in Natchez, was clerk in a general merchandise store there from 1870 to 1872.
George Eastman House The George Eastman House is the world's oldest photography museum and one of the world's oldest film archives, opened to the public in 1949 in Rochester, New York, USA. World-renowned for its photograph and motion picture archives, the museum is also a leader in film preservation and photograph conservation, educating archivists and conservators from around the world.
George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection The George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection in Rochester, New York, comprises over 23,000 titles, including features, shorts, documentaries, newsreels, and paper artifacts. In 1996 the Eastman House founded the L.
George Edward Cates George Edward Cates (May 9, 1892 - March 9, 1917)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 Edward Councell George Edward Councell is the 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey and the 990th in succession in the Episcopal Church. He was elected bishop on May 3, 2003 and consecrated on October 18, 2003 at Trinity, Cathedral in Trenton.
George Edward Grey Sir George Edward Grey, KCB (April 14 1812 – September 19 1898) was a soldier, explorer, Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony (South Africa), Premier of New Zealand and a writer.
George Edward Harris George Edward Harris (1964- ) Is a United Kingdom based art photographer who deals with spaces throughout his work. Shown through exhibitions and the web, his most recent commissioned work for Bathysphere Arts toured the UK appearing at various festivals and functions as part of a film Confluence shown inside a caravan called the Nanoplex.
George Edward Chalmer Hayes George Edward Chalmers Hayes (July 1, 1894 – December 20, 1968) was a Washington, DC lawyer who defended Annie Lee Moss, was the lead attorney in Bolling v. Sharpe, and later became the first African American to serve on the District of Columbia Public Utilities Commission.
George Edward Lodge George Edward Lodge (1860-1954) was a British illustrator of birds. His illustrations were used in such works as Birds (Cambridge Natural History, 1899) by Arthur Humble Evans, and Birds of the British Isles (12 volumes, published 1953-1963) by David Armitage Bannerman.
George Edward Lynch Cotton George Edward Lynch Cotton (October 29, 1813–October 6, 1866) was an English and educator and churchman, renowned for his connections with British India and the public school system and figures as "the young master" in "Tom Brown's Schooldays"..
George Edward Pugin Meldon George Edward Pugin Meldon (born 12 September 1875 in Dublin, Ireland; died 2 July 1950 in Dublin) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played four first-class matches for Dublin University in 1895.
George Edwards (aviation) Sir George Robert Edwards, OM, CBE, FRS, DL (born 9 July 1908 in Highams Park, England; died 2 March 2003 in Guildford, England) was a British aircraft designer and industrialist. Beginning as a design draughtsman, in 1945 he became the Chief Designer of the Vickers-Armstrong team that produced the Viking, Valetta, Varsity, Viscount and Valiant.
George Eliava Institute The Tbilisi Institute, now called the George Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology (IBMV) has been active since the 1930s in the field of phage therapy, which is used to combat microbial infection (cf. antibiotic-resistant strains).
George Elliott (Canadian writer) George Elliott (1923-1996) was a Canadian novelist. He should not be confused with novelist George Elliott Clarke, British novelist George Eliot, British screenwriter George Anthony Elliott or American poet George P.
George Elliott (surgeon) George Elliott (cir 1636 – Tangier Garrison 1668) was probably the illegitimate son of Richard Eliot (b. cir 1614 – unknown), the wayward second son of Sir John Eliot and Catherine Killigrew (1618 – 1689).
George Elliott Clarke George Elliott Clarke (born February 12 1960) is a Canadian poet and playwright. Born in Windsor Plains, Nova Scotia, he has spent much of his career writing about the black communities of Nova Scotia and served for a time in the African-American Studies department at Duke University.
George Ellis George Ellis (born August 11, 1939) is the Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. He co-authored The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time with University of Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking, published in 1973, and is considered one of the world's leading theorists in cosmology.
George Emmett George Malcolm Emmett (born 2 December 1912 in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India; died 18 December 1976 in Knowle, Somerset, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire. He also played one Test match for England.
George Enescu George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ; known in France as Georges Enesco) (August 19 1881, Liveni – May 4 1955, Paris) was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor and teacher, preeminent Romanian musician of the 20th century, one of the greatest performers of his time.
George Engel George Engel (1836 Cassel, Germany - November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist executed after the Haymarket riot, along with Albert Parsons, August Spies, and Adolph Fischer. His last words were reportedly "this is the happiest moment in my life," screamed at the gallows.
George Enrique Herbert George Enrique Herbert is a Belizean gang leader and drug trafficker who worked with Mexican and Colombian drug cartels to distribute controlled drugs in Belize and the United States. He was convicted by a jury in Manhattan federal court on December 14, 2004 on multiple cocaine importation charges.
George Ent George Ent (November 6, 1604 - October 13, 1689) was an English scientist in the seventeenth century who focused on the study of anatomy. He was a member of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.
George Erik Rupp George Erik Rupp (born 1942) is an American educator and theologian, the former President of Rice University and later of Columbia University, and president of the International Rescue Committee since July 2002.
George Ernest Morrison George Ernest Morrison, (February 4, 1862 – May 30, 1920), also known as Chinese Morrison, was an Australian adventurer born in Geelong, Australia. His father George Morrison was headmaster of The Geelong College at which school he was educated.
George Ernest Wright George Ernest Wright (1909-1974), was a leading Old Testament scholar and biblical archaeologist. Expert in Ancient Near Eastern archaeology, he was especially known for his work in the study and dating of pottery.
George Evans (explorer) George William Evans (January 5, 1780–October 16, 1852) was a surveyor and early explorer in the colony of New South Wales. In 1815, he was the first colonial explorer to enter the Lachlan River Valley, naming the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor-general, John Oxley.
George Evans (VC) George Evans (16 February 1876 - 28 September 1937) 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. His was the last VC to be gazetted for the First World War.
George Eyser George Eyser (born 1871, date of death unknown) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics, earning six medals, including three gold. Eyser competed with a wooden left leg, after he lost his real leg after being run over by a train, and he is believed to be the only Olympic medal winner who had a wooden leg .
George F. "Buddy" Sasser Former Big South Conference Commissioner (1989-1996), George Sasser was responsible for increasing membership, gaining automatic bids to the NCAA Basketball Tournament and adding basketball television exposure for the League. The Commissioner’s Cup award, which goes to the institution with the best overall athletic performance for that year, was renamed The Sasser Cup in his honor.
George F. Fort George Franklin Fort (1809 - April 23, 1872) was a physician, politician, judge, and a Democrat who served as the 16th Governor of New Jersey from 1851-1854. His nephew, John Franklin Fort was a Republican Governor of New Jersey, who served from 1908-1911.
George F. Kennan George Frost Kennan (February 16, 1904 – March 17, 2005) was an American advisor, diplomat, political scientist, and historian, best known as "the father of containment" and as a key figure in the emergence of the Cold War. He later wrote standard histories of the relations between Russia and the Western powers.
George Febres George Febres (1943 - ) was an Ecuadorian-born painter, internationally acclaimed for his wildly imaginative style and humorous "visual puns." His is especially known for his banana motif which often appeared in his paintings.
George Fenton George Fenton (born October 19, 1950) is a British composer best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, although he also writes music for the theatre. He was born George Howe in London and attended St Edward's School in Oxford.
George Ferguson George "Chief" Ferguson (born August 2, 1952 in Trenton, Ontario) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 797 career National Hockey League games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and Minnesota North Stars. He was selected in the first round of the 1972 NHL Amateur Draft from the Toronto Marlboros.
George Fergusson The Hon. George Duncan Raukawa Fergusson (born September 30, 1955) has been appointed as the British High Commissioner to New Zealand (NZ) and Samoa, and the Governor of the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands.
George Ferrers George Ferrers (1500? – 1579) was a Member of Parliament for Plymouth in the Parliament of 1542 and a minor court official who was a key figure in the formation of parliamentary privilege of freedom from arrest in England.
George Feyer George Feyer (1921-1967) was a Canadian cartoonist who shot to fame through appearances on CBC Television in the 1950s. As a cartoonist for Maclean's magazine he helped to define the look of Canadian popular culture through the 1950s and 1960s.
George Findlater George Findlater (born 16 February 1872, Mill of Turriff, Aberdeenshire; died 4 March 1942, Turriff, Aberdeenshire) was a Scottish 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 Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea George Finch, 9th Earl of Winchilsea (1752 – 1826) was one of the most significant figures in the history of cricket. Son of William Finch (1731 - 25 December 1766), who was son of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham (1647-1730), and Charlotte Fermor, daughter of Thomas Fermor, 1st Earl of Pomfret.
George Finkle George Finkle was a candidate in the 1986 and 1988 elections for the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. On both occasions he stood as the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba candidate for the eletoral district of Seven Oaks but did not win.
George Finlay George Finlay (1799 - 1875), historian, of Scottish descent, was born at Faversham, Kent, where his father, an officer in the army, was inspector of government powder mills. Intended for the law, he was educated at the University of Glasgow, the University of Göttingen, and the University of Edinburgh, but becoming an enthusiast in the cause of Greece, he joined Byron in the war of independence, and thereafter bought a property near Athens, where he settled and busied himself with schemes for the improvement of the country, which met with little success.
George Finnegan George Finnegan was an American bantamweight and flyweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won two medals in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, a gold medal in the flyweight category and a silver medal against fellow American, Oliver Kirk in the bantamweight category in which he gained several pounds in several days.
George Fiott Day George Fiott Day (VC, CB) (June 20, 1820–December 18, 1876) 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. Day was born in Southampton, England.
George Fisk Comfort George Fisk Comfort (September 20, 1833 Berkshire, Tompkins County, NY - 1910 Syracuse, NY) was a 19th century American scholar and art exponent, and founder of both the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, and Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY.
George FitzGeorge Colonel George William Adolphus FitzGeorge was the eldest of three sons of the morganatic marriage which the 2nd Duke of Cambridge contracted with Miss Louisa Fairbrother, the actress, the other sons being Admiral Sir Adolphus FitzGeorge and Colonel Sir Augustus FitzGeorge.
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton George Henry FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton KG (January 14 1760 – September 28 1844) was the son of Augustus Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton and his wife Anne Liddell, daughter of Henry Liddell, 1st Baron Ravensworth.
George Fletcher George Fletcher (circa 1666 - circa March 1708) was the eldest son of Sir George Fletcher, 2nd Baronet by his second wife Mary, daughter of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell. From a local Whig family, he represented the borough of Cockermouth in the Parliament of England from 1698 to 1701 and the county of Cumberland from 1701 to 1702 and then from 1705 to his death.
George Fletcher Moore George Fletcher Moore (10 December 1798–30 December 1886) was a prominent early settler in colonial Western Australia, and "one [of] the key figures in early Western Australia's ruling elite" (Cameron, 2000). He conducted a number of exploring expeditions; was responsible for one of the earliest published records of the language of the Australian Aborigines of the Perth area; and was the author of Diary of Ten Years Eventful Life of an Early Settler in Western Australia.
George Foot Moore George Foot Moore (October 15, 1851 - May 16, 1931) He graduated from Yale University in 1872, where he was a member of Skull & Bones. He was Professor Emeritus 1928-31, Frothingham Professor of History Religion 1904-28, Professor of Theology, Harvard University, 1902-04; President 1899-1901, Professor of Hebrew, Andover Theological Seminary, 1883-1902.
George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard PC (October 21 1685 – 1765), naval commander and diplomatist, son of Arthur Forbes, second earl, by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir George Rawdon, bart., of Moira, county Down, was born in Ireland 21 October 1685, and was for a time at the grammar school at Drogheda.
George Forell George Wolfgang Forell (1919 –) is the Carver Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the School of Religion at the University of Iowa. He is an internationally known author, lecturer, and guest professor in the field of Christian ethics.
George Forgie George Forgie (born February 24, 1948 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a former professional Canadian ice hockey player. He was drafted 1st (3rd overall) by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1965 NHL Amateur Draft.
George Forquer George Forquer (1794-1837) was an Illinois politician who served as an Illinois State Senator, Secretary of State (1825-1828) and Illinois Attorney General (1829-1832). He was also influential in creating the Illinois State Library, in part from a donation of his own personal collection.
George Forrest (author) George Forrest (born Brooklyn, New York, July 31 1915 - died Miami, Florida, 10 October 1999) was an American writer of musical theatre best known for the show Kismet, adapted from the works of Alexander Borodin.
George Forrest (VC) George Forrest (VC), (1800 - 3 November 1859) was born St Michael's, Dublin 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 Forster George Forster (or Foster) was found guilty of murdering his wife and child by drowning them in Paddington Canal, London. The evidence presented against him was entirely circumstantial, though after being found guilty he confessed to the charges.
George Fosbery George Vincent Fosbery (1833-8 May 1907) 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 Foster (baseball player) George Arthur Foster (born December 1, 1948, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama) is a former left fielder and right-handed batter in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Chicago White Sox from 1969-1986.
George Fox George Fox (July 1624 – January 13 1691) was an English Dissenter and a major early figure — often considered the founder — of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers. Living in a time of great social upheaval, he rebelled against the religious and political consensus by proposing an unusual and uncompromising approach to the Christian faith.
George Francis Henrechon George Francis Henrechon (b: 22 November 1885 & died 16 August 1929) was a United States Navy sailor awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Moro Rebellion, Philippine-American war.
George Francis Lyon George Francis Lyon was a rare combination of Arctic and African explorer. By all accounts a fun loving extrovert, he also managed to be a competent British Naval Officer, Commander, explorer, artist and socialite.
George Franklin Richards George Franklin Richards (1861, Farmington, Utah– 8 August 1950, Salt Lake City, Utah) (commonly known as George F. Richards) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 9, 1906 until his death.
George Fraser Kerr George Fraser Kerr, VC, MC & Bar, MM, (June 8 1895 – December 8 1929) 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 Frederic Still Sir George Frederic Still, KCVO (1868-1941) was a British pediatrician who first described a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis which bears his name. He was born in Highbury, England and attended medical school at Cambridge University.
George Frederick Holmes George Frederick Holmes (1820-1897) was an American educator, born in British Guiana, educated at Durham University, England, and an immigrant to America in 1838. He taught in Virginia, South Carolina, and Georgia, and was for a time one of the editors of the Southern Quarterly Review.
George Frederick James Temple Dom George Frederick James Temple OSB (born 2 December 1901, London; died 30 January 1992, Isle of Wight) was an English mathematician, recipient of the Sylvester Medal in 1969. He was President of the London Mathematical Society in the years 1951-1953.
George Frederick Marter George Frederick Marter (6 June, 1840 – 10 May, 1907) was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. He led the Ontario Conservative Party from 1894 to 1896, and later became manager of the Lancashire Insurance Company of Toronto.
George Frederick Wright George Frederick Wright (January 22, 1838 – April 20, 1921) was an American geologist and a professor at Oberlin Theological Seminary, first of New Testament language and literature (1881 – 1892), and then of "harmony of science and revelation" (until retirement in 1907). He wrote prolifically, publishing works in geology, history, and theology.
George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach George Frederick II the Elder (; April 5 1539 - April 25 1603) was Margrave of Ansbach and Bayreuth, as well as Regent of Prussia. He was the son of George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and a member of the House of Hohenzollern.
George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel (23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German/British Baroque composer who was a leading composer of concerti grossi, operas and oratorios. Born in Germany as Georg Friederich Händel (), he lived most of his adult life in England, becoming a subject of the British crown on 22nd of January 1727.
George Fried George Fried was an American sea captain. He commanded the passenger liner SS President Roosevelt of the United States Lines during the famous rescue of the crew of the French ship Antinoe in the Atlantic Ocean in January 1926.
George G. Fogg George Gilman Fogg (May 26, 1813 - October 5, 1881) was a United States Senator and diplomat from New Hampshire. Born in Meredith Center, he pursued classical studies and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1839.
George G. Wright George Grover Wright (March 24, 1820 - January 11, 1896) was a United States Senator from Iowa. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, he attended private schools and graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington in 1839.
George Gabriel Stokes Sir George Gabriel Stokes, 1st Baronet (13 August 1819–1 February 1903) was an Irish mathematician and physicist, who at Cambridge made important contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier-Stokes equations), optics, and mathematical physics (including Stokes' theorem). He was secretary, then president of the Royal Society.
George Galloway George Galloway (born 16 August 1954) is a Scottish politician noted for his socialist views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. He is currently the Respect Member of Parliament (MP) for Bethnal Green and Bow, and was previously elected as a Labour Party MP for Glasgow Hillhead and Glasgow Kelvin.
George Galloway's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother George Galloway's appearance on Celebrity Big Brother occurred in January 2006. For the purpose of Channel Four's television show, Celebrity Big Brother, the politician George Galloway lived in a house for up to three weeks with another ten celebrities (model Jodie Marsh, US basketball star Dennis Rodman, entertainer Michael Barrymore, television star Traci Bingham, actress Rula Lenska, Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns, Singer Maggot from the satirical rap group Goldie Lookin' Chain, ex-FA Secretary Faria Alam, Singer Samuel Preston and unknown model Chantelle Houghton).
George Gamow George Gamow (pronounced "GAM-off") (March 4, 1904 – August 19, 1968) , born Georgiy Antonovich Gamov (Георгий Антонович Гамов), was a Ukrainian born physicist and cosmologist. Gamow is considered one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century.
George Ganchev's Bloc George Ganchev's Bloc (in Bulgarian: Блокът на Жорж Ганчев) was a political party in Bulgaria, founded by George Ganchev ahead of the 2001 elections. Ganchev had previously been the president of the Bulgarian Business Bloc.
George Gardiner (politician) Sir George Arthur Gardiner (3 March 1935 - 16 November 2002) was a United Kingdom politician who served as the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Reigate from February 1974 to March 1997. He then resigned from the Conservative Party after being deselected by his local Party association.
George Gardiner (soldier) George Gardiner (VC, DCM) (1821 - 17 November 1891) was born in Clonallon, Warrenpoint, County Down 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 Gaukrodger George Warrington Gaukrodger (25 November 1873 - 28 January 1963) was an English cricketer who played more than 100 times in first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1900 and 1910; he also played once for the Players against the touring Australians in 1902.
George Geary George Geary (born July 9, 1893, Barwell, Leicestershire, England; died March 6 1981, Leicester, England) was easily the greatest cricketer Leicestershire produced before the advent of David Gower and one of the best and hardest-working bowlers of the inter-war period. Above medium pace and right-handed, Geary was able to swing the new ball very effectively but relied for most of his success on his amazing persistence and ability to bowl with slight yet well-disguised variations of pace and cut.
George Gee (bandleader) George Gee is a Chinese-American swing big-band leader. He founded the 17-piece George Gee Swing Orchestra (formerly known as the Make-Believe Ballroom Orchestra) in 1980 and the ten-piece Jump, Jive, and Wailers in 1998.
George Gekas George William Gekas (born April 14, 1930) is a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. He represented the state's 17th Congressional District from 1983 to 2003, when he was unseated in one of the biggest upsets in recent political history.
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville (January 26,1716 – August 26, 1785), also known previously first as Lord George Sackville and then Lord George Germain, was a British soldier and politician who was Secretary of State for America in Lord North's cabinet during the American Revolution. His ministry received much of the blame for Britain's loss of her American colonies.
George Gershwin George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer who wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works in collaboration with his elder brother lyricist Ira Gershwin. Although his younger sister Frances was the first in the family to make money from the familial musical talents, she married young, and became a fashionable housewife, at which time she gave up her own singing and dance career--settling into painting, a hobby of George's.
George Gershwin Theatre The George Gershwin Theatre (commonly known as simply the Gershwin Theatre), located at 222 West 51st Street in New York City, was originally built as the Uris Theatre in 1972. It was the first theatre built on Broadway since 1928 and at 1900 seats is currently the largest theatre on Broadway.
George Gervin George Gervin (born April 27, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former professional basketball player, a shooting guard for the American Basketball Association's (ABA) Virginia Squires and San Antonio Spurs and the National Basketball Association's (NBA) San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points in all fourteen of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.
George Gessert George Gessert is one of the best-known artists in the contemporary art movement known as bio-art. Initially Gessert began his career as a painter and printmaker, and began breeding plants as an artform in the late 1970s.
George Ghica George Ghica (Romanian: Gheorghe Ghika or Ghica, Albanian: Gjergj Gjika, Greek: Georgios Ghika; 1600-1664), founder of the Albanian Ghica family (of possible Aromanian origins), was Prince of Moldavia in 1658-1659 and Prince of Wallachia in 1659-1660
George Gibbons Hearne George Gibbons Hearne (born 7 July 1856 in Ealing, Middlesex, England; died 13 February 1932 in Denmark Hill, London, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent between 1875 and 1895. He also played in one Test match for England against South Africa in 1891-92.
George Gibbs (geologist) George Gibbs (born 1815 in Astoria, Queens, died 1873) was an American geologist and ethnologist who contributed to the study of the languages of indigenous peoples in Washington Territory. Known for his expertise on Native American customs and languages, Gibbs participated in numerous treaty negotiations between the U.

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