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George Pell George Cardinal Pell, AC, (born on the 8th of June 1941), Australian clergyman, has been the Roman Catholic archbishop of Sydney since March 2001 and a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church since October 21st 2003. As a Cardinal he is also Priest of the Church of Santa Maria Domenica Mazzarello in Rome.
George Perkins Marsh George Perkins Marsh (March 15, 1801 – July 23, 1882), an American diplomat and philologist, is considered by some to be America's first environmentalist. The Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park] in Vermont takes its name, in part, from Marsh.
George Perle George Perle (born May 6, 1915 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a composer and music theorist who has studied with Ernst Krenek. He composes with a technique of his own devising called twelve-tone tonality, which is very different from twelve tone technique (Perle, 1992).
George Perry (UK politician) George Henry Perry (born 24 August 1920) has been a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament for the marginal Nottingham South constituency from 1966 to 1970, when it was gained by the Conservatives.
George Peter Nanos George Peter (Pete) Nanos is a former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Vice Admiral in the US Navy. Having served from January 2003 to May 2005, he was the shortest serving director of the laboratory.
George Petrie (American Football) George Petrie (1866-1947) was an American educator at Auburn University. From 1887 until his retirement in 1942, Petrie held various positions at Auburn including Professor of History and Latin, Head of the History Department and Dean of the Graduate School.
George Petty George Brown Petty IV (27 April 1894 – 21 July 1975) was an American pin-up artist. His pin-up art appeared primarily in Esquire and Fawcett Publications's True but was also in calendars marketed by Esquire, True and Ridge Tool Company.
George Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne George John Charles Mercer Nairne Petty-FitzMaurice, 8th Marquess of Lansdowne (November 27 1912–August 25 1997) was a British peer, the son of Charles Petty-Fitzmaurice and the grandson of Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne.
George Phillips Private George Phillips (14 July 1926 – 14 March 1945) was a United States Marine who sacrificed his life to save the lives of fellow Marines on Iwo Jima. For giving up his life to protect others, Pvt Phillips was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
George Pinder George Pinder is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering with a secondary appointment in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Vermont. He also served as a professional witness in various notable environmental cases including Love Canal and Woburn, cases that achieved considerable media attention.
George Pinkney George Burton Pinkney (January 11, 1859 - November 10, 1926) born in Orange Prairie, Illinois was a Third Baseman for the Cleveland Blues (1884), Brooklyn Grays/Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Brooklyn Grooms (1885-91), St. Louis Browns (1892) and Louisville Colonels (1893).
George Pipgras George William Pipgras (December 20 1899 - October 19 1986) was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. He spent most of his playing career with the New York Yankees, breaking in as a rookie with the legendary 1927 team and leading the American League in wins for the following year's repeat champions.
George Pisida George of Pisida was a Byzantine poet, born in Pisidia, flourished during the 7th century AD. Nothing is known of him except that he was a deacon and chartophylax (keeper of the records) of the church of St Sophia.
George Plater George Plater (November 8, 1735– February 10, 1792) was an American planter, lawyer, and statesman from Saint Mary's County, Maryland. He represented Maryland in the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1780, and briefly served as Governor of Maryland in 1791 and 1792.
George Pocock Sir George Pocock, KB (March 6 1706-April 3 1792) was a British admiral, son of Thomas Pocock, chaplain in the navy, entered the navy under the protection of his maternal uncle, Captain Streynsham Master (1682-1724), in Superbe in 1718.
George Pocock Rowing Foundation In perpetuating the legacy and ideals of George Pocock, the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Seattle, serves as a community resource for the support and advancement of the sport of rowing in the Northwest. Established in 1984 with the assistance of Stan Pocock and former University of Washington rower Al Mackenzie the foundation is active in objectively promoting an awareness of rowing in the Northwest United States through the development of new rowing programs, providing rowing opportunities for at risk children and adults in the community, and sponsoring men and women training for the U.
George Pole George Pole was a Conservative Party (UK) member and activist, and an early member (pre-1966) of the Conservative Monday Club, of which he served as National Chairman, 1970-2. There is extant a fine portrait painting of him by Lawrence Klonaris.
George Polk George Polk, (1913 - 1948) was an American journalist for CBS who disappeared in Greece and was found dead shortly afterwards on Sunday May 16, 1948, shot at point blank range in the back of the head, and with hands and feet tied. Polk was covering the civil war in Greece between the right wing government and communists and had been critical of both sides.
George Polk Awards The George Polk Awards are a series of prestigious American journalism awards issued annually by Long Island University in New York City. They were established in 1949 to memorialize George Polk, a CBS correspondent slain covering the Greek civil war.
George Pomeroy Colley Major-General Sir George Pomeroy Colley KCSI CB CMG (November 1, 1835 - February 27, 1881), British general, third son of George Pomeroy Colley, of Rathangan, County Kildare, Ireland, and grandson of the fourth Viscount Harberton.
George Porter (politician) George Porter (29 July 1884 – 25 September 1973) was a British Labour Party politician. He was first elected as Member of Parliament for Leeds Central at the 1945 general election, and re-elected in 1950 and 1951.
George Poschner George Poschner (born in 1920), was a former football end who played for the University of Georgia from 1939 to 1942. During his tenure with the Bulldogs, he participated in the 1941 Orange Bowl and the 1942 Rose Bowl.
George Prideaux Robert Harris George Prideaux Robert Harris (1775 - 1810) was a deputy surveyor and naturalist in Tasmania, Australia from 1803. He described many of the marsupials native to the Island, including the Tasmanian Devil and the Thylacine.
George Prowse George Prowse (VC, DCM) (1886-27 September 1918) 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 Prud'Homme George Prud'Homme (born 1899) was a Canadian middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to British boxer Harry Mallin in the final.
George Psychoundakis George Psychoundakis (Greek Γεώργιος Ψυχουντάκης, November 3 1920 – January 29 2006) was a Greek Resistance fighter on Crete during the Second World War. He was a shepherd, a war hero and an author.
George Putnam III George Putnam III is editor and founder of The Turnaround Letter, a newsletter published by New Generation Research, Inc. which deals with investment opportunities related to distressed securities, bankruptcies and turnarounds.
George Q. Cannon George Quayle Cannon (January 11, 1827–April 21, 1901) (commonly known as George Q. Cannon) was an early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served as counselors to four successive Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, and Lorenzo Snow.
George Quasha George Quasha (born on July 14, 1942 in White Plains, New York) is an artist, poet and author who works across mediums to explore principles in common within language, sculpture, drawing, video, sound, installation, and performance. In 1977 he founded Station Hill Press with Susan Quasha in Barrytown, New York.
George R. Dennis George Robertson Dennis (April 8, 1822 – August 13, 1882), a Democrat, was a United States Senator from Maryland, serving from 1873-1879. He also served in the Maryland State Senate and the Maryland House of Delegates.
George R. Lawrence George Raymond Lawrence (February 24 1868 – December 15 1938) was a commercial photographer of northern Illinois. After years of experience building kites and balloons for aerial panoramic photography, Lawrence turned to aviation design in 1910.
George Radcliffe Colton George Radcliffe Colton (1865 or 1866—1916) was the Governor of Puerto Rico from November 6, 1909 to November 5, 1913, a position to which he was appointed by President William Howard Taft. He was originally from Galesburg, Illinois.
George Radwanski George Radwanski is a former public servant, policy advisor, journalist and author. He is best known for having served as Privacy Commissioner of Canada until he was forced to resign over misleading expense claims; he was later charged with fraud by the RCMP.
George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, GCB (23 October 1770, Dalhousie Castle, Midlothian, Scotland – 21 March 1838 Dalhousie Castle) was Governor of Nova Scotia from 1816 to 1820, Governor General of British North America from 1820 to 1828 and later Commander-in-Chief in India.
George Randolph Hearst II George Randolph Hearst II (born July 13, 1927) has been chairman of the board of the Hearst Corporation since 1996, succeeding his uncle Randolph Apperson Hearst. He has been a director of the company for over forty years.
George Rankine Irwin Dr George Rankine Irwin (26 February 1907 - 9 October 1998) was an American scientist in the field of fracture mechanics and strength of materials. He was internationally known for his study of fracture of materials.
George Rappleyea George Washington Rappleyea was a New Yorker who was a metallurgical engineer and the manager of the Cumberland Coal and Iron Company in Dayton, Tennessee in the summer of 1925 when he became the chief architect of the Scopes Trial. At a meeting at Robinson's Drug Store it was Rappleyea who convinced a group of Dayton businessmen to sponsor a test case of the Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in the state's schools, and convinced John T.
George Ratterman George William Ratterman (born November 12, 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American Football player in the All-America Football Conference and the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame, though primarily as a backup to quarterback Johnny Lujack.
George Ravenhill George Ravenhill (February 21, 1872 -April 14, 1921) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
George Raymond Dallas Moor George Raymond Dallas Moor (VC, MC and bar) (22 October 1896ndash;[3 November]] 1918) 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 Read (Canadian politician) George Read is the leader of the Green Party of Alberta and a key organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada (GPC) in Alberta. He was elected leader at the provincial convention held in Red Deer, Alberta, on November 1, 2003.
George Read (signer) George Read (September 18 1733 – September 21 1798) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a Continental Congressman from Delaware, a delegate to the U.
George Reader George Reader (November 22, 1896 – July 13, 1978) was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup final, the first Englishman (one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom), and the oldest match official at any World Cup.
George Rebelo George played drums for the Gainesville, FL band Hot Water Music. Upon the departure of singer/guitarist Chuck Ragan, George and fellow Hot Water Music bandmates Chris Wollard, and Jason Black started the band The Draft also based in Gainesville, FL, for which George now plays drums.
George Redmond George Redmond, (born 1924), was Assistant City and County Manager until his retirement in June 23 1989 at the age of 65. He spent his entire career working for the Dublin local authorities commencing as a clerk in Dublin Corporation in 1941.
George Reeves George Bessolo Reeves (January 5 Reeves' Mausoleum plaque erroneously lists his birthdate as "1/6/1914", or 6 January 1914. A variety of sources (such as FindaGraveassert that his actual birthdate was 5 January] [[1914.
George Reid (Australian politician) Sir George Houstoun Reid GCB GCMG (25 February 1845 – 12 September 1918), Australian politician and fourth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, son of a Church of Scotland minister, migrated to Victoria with his family as a child. His family was one of many Presbyterian families brought out from Scotland by Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang.
George Reid (soldier) George Reid (1733-1815) was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire and was a farmer by trade. He married Mary Washburn in 1765 who was noted for her skill in running their farm in George's long service during the American Revolutionary War.
George Reid (Scottish artist) Sir George Reid (31 October 1841-1913), Scottish artist, was born in Aberdeen. He developed an early passion for drawing, which led to his being apprenticed in 1854 for seven years to Messrs Keith & Gibb, lithographers in Aberdeen.
George Renouf George Poddester Renouf (born November 12, 1878 at Jersey, in the Channel Islands; died 1961) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1932 to 1958, initially as a Conservative and later as a Progressive Conservative, once the party changed its name.
George Richardson (VC) George Richardson (August 1, 1831 - January 28, 1923) was born in Derrylane, Killyshandra, County Cavan 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 Ritzer George Ritzer (born 1940) is Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. A largely self-taught sociologist, Ritzer is most widely known in the scholarly community for his distinctive contributions to the study of consumption, globalization, metatheory, and modern and postmodern social theory generally.
George Robert Aberigh-Mackay George Robert Aberigh-Mackay (July 25, 1848-1881), Anglo-Indian writer, son of a Bengal chaplain, was educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford and Cambridge University. Entering the Indian education department in 1870, he became professor of English literature in Delhi College in 1873, tutor to the Raja of Rutlam in 1876, and principal of the Rajkumar College at Indore in 1877.
George Robert Gray George Robert Gray (July 8, 1808 - May 6, 1872) was an English zoologist and author and head of the ornithological section of the British Museum in London for forty-one years. He was the younger brother of John Edward Gray and the son of botanist Samuel Frederick Gray.
George Robert Cholister George Robert Cholister was a United States Navy sailor awarded a posthumous Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on 20 October 1924. His medal was awarded by a special act of the United States Congress.
George Robert Twelves Hewes George Robert Twelves Hewes (August 25, 1742-November 5, 1840) was one of the last survivors of the American Revolution. He participated in the political protests in Boston at the onset of the Revolution, including the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre.
George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon PC, KG (24 October 1827 – 9 July 1909) was a British politician who served in every Liberal cabinet from 1861 until his death forty-eight years later. He had no career other than politics.
George Rockingham Gilmer George Rockingham Gilmer (April 11 1790 - November 16 1859) was an American politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as the governor of Georgia, the first from 1829 to 1831 and the second from 1837 to 1839.
George Rodgers George Rodgers (January 1829 - March 9, 1870) 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 Rogers Clark George Rogers Clark (November 19, 1752 – February 13, 1818) was the preeminent American military leader on the northwestern frontier during the American Revolutionary War. Clark was one of the great American military heroes, hailed as the conqueror of the Northwest Territory at the apex of his fame.
George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge The George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge is a four-lane cantilever bridge crossing the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana, carrying US 31. It was designed by Paul Philippe Cret of Philadelphia, and construction began in June 1928 by the American Bridge Company of Pittsburgh at a cost of $4.
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park located in downtown Vincennes, Indiana on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville. A classic memorial here was authorized under President Coolidge and dedicated by Roosevelt in 1936.
George Romanes George John Romanes (May 19 1848–May 23 1894) was a Canadian-born English naturalist and psychologist who laid the foundation of what he called comparative psychology, postulating a similarity of cognitive processes and mechanisms between humans and animals.
George Roos-Keppel Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel (7 September 1866 - 1 December 1921) served in the capacities of Political Agent to the Governor-General in Kurram and Khyber, and later as Chief Commissioner, North West Frontier Province from 1908 till 1919. He is also known for his role in 3rd Afghan WarSir Olaf Caroe, The Pathans, London: Macmillan, 1958 .
George Rose (rugby league footballer) George Rose (born 13 March, 1983) is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League in Australia. His preferred position is prop because of his large size; he weighs 116kg.
George Ross (baseball) George Sidney Ross (June 27, 1892 - April 22, 1935) was Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the New York Giants in 1918. A native of San Rafael, California, the 26-year-old rookie left-hander stood 5'10 1/2" and weighed 175 lbs.
George Ross Smith George Ross Smith (May 28, 1864 – November 7, 1952) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and Sauk Centre (Minnesota) Academy; was graduated from the law school of the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1893; was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Minneapolis; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1903; judge of the probate court of Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1907 – 1913; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law and taught law classes at Minneapolis-Minnesota Law School; died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 7, 1952; interment in St.
George Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke George Edward John Mowbray Rous, 3rd Earl of Stradbroke KCMG CB CVO CBE VD TD (19 November 1862–20 December 1947) was a British noble and the 15th Governor of Victoria, Australia. He also served in the British Parliament, holding the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1928 until the defeat of the 1924-1929 Conservative Government.
George Roussos George Roussos, also known as "George Bell" (born August 20, 1915, Washington, DC, United States; died February 19, 2000, Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, New York) is an American comic book artist best known as one of Jack Kirby's Silver Age inkers, including on landmark early issues of Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four.
George Rowland Patrick Roupell George Rowland Patrick Roupell (VC, CB, Croix de Guerre (France), Order of St. George, 4th Class (Russia)) (7 April 1892 - 4 March 1974) was born in Tipperary and was by birth 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 Russell George Allen Russell (born June 23, 1923) is an American jazz composer and theorist. He is considered one of the first jazz musicians to contribute to general music theory, with his 1953 book, The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization (2001: ISBN 0-9703739-0-2).
George Russell Weller George Russell Weller (born December 7, 1916) is a retired salesman from Santa Monica, California, who gained notoriety as the motorist in a fatal car accident, fueling a national debate on safety risks posed by elderly drivers. On October 20, 2006, Weller was found guilty of 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter.
George S. Greene George Sears Greene (May 6, 1801 – January 28, 1899) was a civil engineer and a Union general during the American Civil War. He was part of the Greene family of Rhode Island, which had a distinguished military record for the United States.
George S. Houston George Smith Houston (January 17, 1811–December 31, 1879) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alabama from 1874 to 1878. Born in 1811 in Franklin, Tennessee, he was elected to the U.
George S. N. Luckyj George Stephen Nestor Luckyj (1919 - November 22, 2001) was a scholar of Ukrainian literature, who greatly contributed to the awareness of Ukrainian literature in the English-speaking world and to the continuation of legitimate scholarship on the subject during the post-war period.
George S. Rentz George Snavely Rentz (July 25, 1882 – March 1, 1942) was a United States Navy chaplain who served during World War I and World War II. For selfless heroism following the loss of USS Houston (CA-30) in the Battle of Sunda Strait, he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross— the only Navy Chaplain to be so honored during World War II.
George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr George John Sackville-West, 5th Earl de la Warr PC (October 26 1791–February 23 1869) was the son of John Richard West, 4th Earl De La Warr and the former Catherina Lyell, daughter of Henry Lyell, a naturalized British subject (born Henrik Leijel of the Swedish noble family Leijel, nr. 1531).
George Saimes George Saimes (born September 15, 1941), an All-American at defensive back and fullback for Michigan State, the Spartan MVP in 1961 and 1962 and a member of their all-time defensive team, joined the Buffalo Bills in 1963. He quickly developed into an outstanding safety and became a key member of the outstanding Bills defensive squads, which produced American Football League Championships in 1964 and 1965.
George Saint Ashe St George Ashe was a British rower who competed in the early 20th century. Of a privelaged upbringing, he participated in Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal in the single sculls.
George Samouelle George Samouelle (1790 – 1846) was a curator in the British Museum (Natural History) . He was primarily interested in Lepidoptera but also wrote A nomenclature of British Entomology, or a catalogue of above 4000 species of the Classes Crustacea, Myriapoda, Spiders, Mites and insects intended as labels for cabinets of Insects, etc.
George Sampson Elliston Captain George Sampson Elliston MC (27 July 1875 – 21 February Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn from 1931 to 1945. Ellison was re-elected in 1935 but lost his seat in the Labour landslide of 1945.
George Sanders (VC) George Sanders VC MC (8 July 1894 - 4 April 1950; born in Leeds, England, to Thomas and Amy Sanders) was a soldier and 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 Sanders (writer) George Sanders is the author of the novel A Stranger Came Home upon which the 1954 English film A Stranger Came Home, directed by Terence Fisher and starring numerous well known British actors as well as American actor Paulette Goddard, was based.
George Sanger George Alistair Sanger (also known as "The Fat Man") is a musician who has composed music for over 200 different computer and video games, beginning in 1983. Some of his best-known works include The 7th Guest, Wing Commander, Hard Nova, Maniac Mansion, LOOM, and Tux Racer.
George Sarton George Alfred Leon Sarton (1884-1956) was a Belgian-American polymath, historian of science, and father of the writer, May Sarton. He wrote the seminal classic works, History of Science, The Study of the History of Science, and a two volume (of a projected nine volume) introduction to the history of science.
George Sarton Medal The George Sarton Medal, the most prestigious award of the History of Science Society, has been awarded annually since 1955. It is awarded to an outstanding historian of science selected from the international scholarly community for a lifetime of scholarly achievement.
George Sava George Sava British surgeon and writer of Russian origin (although ultimately of Macedonian ancestry). His grandfather was a Macedonian from Bulgaria who, at a time when it was part of the Ottoman Empire, migrated to Russia.
George Scales George Walter Scales (August 16 1900 - April 15 1976), nicknamed "Tubby", was an American second baseman and manager in Negro league baseball, most notably with the New York Lincoln Giants and Baltimore Elite Giants. Born in Talladega, Alabama, he batted .
George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing George Sclater-Booth, 1st Baron Basing (19 May 1826–22 October 1894), known as George Sclater-Booth before 7 July 1887, was a British Conservative politician. He was elected as a MP in 1857 for North Hampshire, which constituency he would represent until 1885, when the constituency was divided.
George Scott (baseball player) George Charles Scott, Jr. (born March 23, 1944 in Greenville, Mississippi) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1966-71, 1977-79), Milwaukee Brewers (1972-75), Kansas City Royals (1979) and New York Yankees (1979).
George Scott (boxer) George Kelly Scott, earlier George Cramne (born December 20, 1966 in Liberia), is a retired Swedish professional boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he won the silver medal in the lightweight (– 60kg) division.
George Seifert George Seifert (born January 22, 1940 in San Francisco, California) is a former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers. Seifert joined the 49ers' coaching staff under Bill Walsh in 1980 as defensive backs coach and served as the team's defensive coordinator from 1983-88.
George Selden (author) George Selden (May 14, 1929 - December 5, 1989)<I>New York Times</I> obituary for George Selden, 6 December 1989 (accessible only to TimesSelect subscribers). was the pseudonym of the American writer George Selden Thompson.
George Selkirk George Alexander Selkirk (January 4, 1908 - January 19, 1987) was a Canadian outfielder and front office executive in Major League Baseball. In 1935, Selkirk succeeded the legendary Babe Ruth as the right fielder of the New York Yankees.
George Sellar George Sellar (1850-1 November 1889) 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 Sellios George Sellios is the owner of Fine Scale Miniatures, a business dedicated to producing detailed model kits of structures for model railroad enthusiasts. He is also an accomplished modeller and is well-known in the hobby for his creation, the Franklin & South Manchester Railroad.
George Senesky George Lawrence Senesky (born April 4 1922 in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania, died June 26 2001 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard from Saint Joseph's University, he played for eight seasons in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA), all with the Philadelphia Warriors.
George Shannon George Shannon (1785–1836), the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was born in Pennsylvania. He joined the Corps of Discovery on October 19 1803, as one of the "nine young men from Kentucky".
George Sharrock George Sharrock (1910-2005) was Mayor of Anchorage from 1961-1964. He is sometimes known as "The Earthquake Mayor" for having been in office during the devastating Good Friday Earthquake of 1964, and for his work in the aftermath.
George Shaw (artist) George Shaw (born 1966 in Coventry) is a Nottingham based contemporary artist who is noted for his highly detailed naturalistic approach and English suburban subject matter. His favoured medium is Humbrol enamel paints which lend his work a unique appearance as they are more commonly used to paint Airfix models.

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