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{{Wiktionary}}
'''George''' or '''Georges''' may refer to:
'''George''' may refer to:
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==Names==
In '''royalty''':
* [[George (given name)]]
* [[George (surname)]]


==People==
* [[George, Duke of Saxony]], duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539
* [[George I of Great Britain]], the first Hanoverian monarch of Great Britain and Ireland
* [[George (singer)]], American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* [[George II of Great Britain]], the last British monarch to personally lead his troops into battle
* [[George V]], King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910 to 1936
* [[George I of Greece]], the first monarch of the new Greek dynasty
* [[George VI]], King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936 to 1952
* [[Prince George of Wales]]
* [[George II of Greece]], the son of Constantine I and Princess Sophia of Prussia
* [[George III of the United Kingdom]], the third British monarch of the House of Hanover
* [[George Papagheorghe]], also known as Jorge / GEØRGE
* George, stage name of [[Giorgio Moroder]]
* [[George IV of the United Kingdom]], king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover
* [[George, son of Andrew I of Hungary]]
* [[George V of the United Kingdom]], the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor
* [[George VI of the United Kingdom]], the last King of Ireland
* [[George V of Hanover]], the last sovereign ruler of the Kingdom of Hanover
* [[George of Podebrady]], the first King in Europe to renounce the Catholic faith
* [[George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence]], the younger brother of King Edward IV of England
* [[Prince George, Duke of Kent]], the fourth son of King George V


==Places==
In '''religion''':
{{See also|Lake George (disambiguation)|The George (disambiguation)}}


===South Africa===
* [[George Bush (biblical scholar)]] (1796–1859), biblical scholar
* [[George, Western Cape]]
* [[George Carpenter]] (1872-1948), the 5th General of The Salvation Army
** [[George Airport]]
* [[George Young (minister)]], Canadian Methodist minister and author
* [[Saint George]], Middle Eastern Martyr


===United States===
In '''sports''':
* [[George, Iowa]]
* [[George, Missouri]]
* [[George, Washington]]
* [[George County, Mississippi]]
* [[George Air Force Base]], a former U.S. Air Force base located in California


==Computing==
* [[Eddie George]], American football player
* [[George (algebraic compiler)]] also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952
* [[George Best]] (1946-2005), Irish soccer player
* [[GEORGE (computer)]], early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957
* [[George Fisher (baseball)]], baseball player who played in the 1930 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
* [[GEORGE (operating system)]], a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s
* [[George Foreman]] (b. 1949), American boxer
* [[GEORGE (programming language)]], an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hamblin in 1957
* [[George Steinbrenner]] (b. 1930), principal owner of the New York Yankees
* [[George (robot)]], a simple humanoid robot built by Tony Sale in 1949
* [[George Yardley]] (1928-2004), basketball player
* [[George Young (footballer)]], Scottish former footballer
* [[George Young (NFL)]], American football executive


==Film and television==
In '''television and film''':
* [[George (1972 TV series)|''George'' (1972 TV series)]], a Canadian-Swiss television series
* [[George (1993 TV series)|''George'' (1993 TV series)]], a short-lived sitcom starring George Foreman
* George, the [[Leo the Lion (MGM)|sixth MGM lion]]
* [[George (M*A*S*H)|"George" (''M*A*S*H'')]], a 1974 episode of the television series ''M*A*S*H''


==Print==
* [[George (tortoise)]], a long-serving pet on British television series Blue Peter
* [[George (magazine)|''George'' (magazine)]], a magazine founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr.
* [[George Clooney]] (b. 1961), actor
* [[George Cukor]] (1899-1983), film director
* [[George (novel)|''George'' (novel)]], a 2016 novel by Alex Gino
* ''(George)'', <!-- yes, the parentheses are part of the title; please do not remove them -->a 1970 novel by [[E. L. Konigsburg]]
* [[George Fisher]], African American actor
* [[George Lucas]] (b. 1944), film director
* [[George of the Jungle]], Saturday-morning animated television program
* [[George Sawaya]], stuntman and actor
* [[George Takei]] (b. 1937), a Japanese-American actor
* [[Ed Bishop|George Victor Bishop]] (1932-2005), American film, television, stage and radio actor based in Britain
* [[Gladys George]], American actress
* [[Melissa George]], Australian actress
* [[Michael Westmore|Michael George Westmore]] (b. 1938), renowned American makeup artist


==Music==
In '''politics''':
* [[George (band)]], an Australian band
* [[George (EP)|''George'' (EP)]], an EP by Cartman
* [[George (song)|"George" (song)]], a song by Headless Chickens
* "George", a 1959 spoken word track by [[Joyce Grenfell]]


==Transport==
* [[David Lloyd George]], British politician
* [[Autopilot]], affectionately known as "George"
* [[George Fisher (settler)]], customs officer and early leader of the Texas Revolution
* [[George (bus service)]], a bus service in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
* [[George Galloway]], British anti-war MP, representing the constituancy of Bethnal Green and Bow
* [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] (b. 1924), 41st President of the United States
* [[George (ship)|''George'' (ship)]], an Australian sloop wrecked in 1806
* [[Kawanishi N1K-J]], a Japanese fighter aircraft Allied codenamed "George"
* [[George Kennedy Young]], deputy director of MI6
* [[Pullman porter]]s, often referred to as "George"
* [[George P. Fisher]], American lawyer and politician from Wilmington
* [[George Pataki]] (b. 1945), American politician and governor of New York state
* [[George W. Bush]] (b. 1946), the 43rd and current President of the United States
* [[George Washington]] (1732-1799), American revolutionary
* [[George Young (MP)]], Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament
* [[Sir George Young, 6th Baronet]], English politician


==Animals==
In '''science''':
* [[George (dog)]], a Jack Russell Terrier who defended children from a two-dog attack
* [[George (lobster)]]
* [[George (snail)]]
* [[Lonesome George]], the last Pinta Island tortoise


==Other uses==
* [[George Schaller]] (b. 1933), mammologist, naturalist, conservationist and author
* [[George Washington Carver]] (1864-1943), botanist and inventor for many uses for the peanut
* [[George (club)]], a members club on Mount Street in London's Mayfair district
* [[George (fashion label)]], a clothing brand sold exclusively in Walmart and Asda stores
* [[George (vacuum cleaner)]]
* [[Greenhouse George]], a nuclear bomb


==See also==
In '''fiction''':
* [[Georg (disambiguation)]]
* [[George Bridge (disambiguation)]]
* [[George Street (disambiguation)]]
* [[Lake George (disambiguation)]]
* [[List of hurricanes named Georges]]
* [[Tropical Storm George (disambiguation)]]
* [[Georgi (disambiguation)]]
* [[Georgia (disambiguation)]]
* [[Georgie (disambiguation)]]
* [[Georgii (disambiguation)]]
* [[Georgina (disambiguation)]]
* [[Georgy (disambiguation)]]
* [[Gorge (disambiguation)]]
* [[The George (disambiguation)]]


{{disambiguation|geo}}
* [[Curious George]], the protagonist and main character from a series of popular children's books
[[sv:Georg#Personer med namnet Georg eller George]]
* George, a puppet on the long-running British children's television series, [[Rainbow (television)|Rainbow]]
* [[George Costanza]] (1989–1998), fictional character on the US television sitcom ''Seinfeld''
* [[Minor characters in The Railway Series#George the Steamroller|George the Steamroller]] a minor character from [[The Railway Series]] books by [[W.V. Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]

In '''literature''':

* [[George Eliot]] (1819-1880), English novelist
* [[George MacDonald]] (1824-1905), author and poet
* [[George Orwell]] (1903-1950), writer

In '''comedy''':

* [[George Carlin]] (b. 1937), comedian
* [[George Fisher (cartoonist)]], acclaimed American political cartoonist

In '''music''':

* [[Boy George]], British singer
* [[George (band)]], band from Brisbane, Australia
* [[George Fisher (musician)]], the vocalist for the death metal band Cannibal Corpse
* [[George Gershwin]] (1898-1937), composer
* [[George Harrison]] (1943-2001), English pop artist best known as a member of The Beatles
* [[George Michael]] (b. 1963), English pop artist
* [[George Strait]] (b. 1952), American country music singer
* [[George Young (musician)]], Australian rock musician, songwriter and record producer

In '''economy''':

* [[Edward George]], British economist
* [[Henry George]], American economist

In '''business''':

* [[George D. Sax]] (1904-1974), business entrepreneur
* [[Phyllis George]], American businesswoman

In '''military''':

* [[Kawanishi N1K-J|George]], World War II-era Japanese fighter aircraft
* [[George of Antioch]], the first true ammiratus ammiratorum
* [[George S. Patton]] (1885-1945), General

In '''geography''':

* [[George, South Africa]], town in the Western Cape Province, South Africa
* [[George, Iowa]], city in Lyon County, Iowa
* [[George, Washington]], city in Grant County, Washington, United States
* [[George County, Mississippi]], county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi
* [[George West, Texas]], city in Live Oak County, Texas, United States
* [[Lake George (New York)]], long narrow lake at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains
* [[Lake George (town), New York]], town in Warren County, New York, USA
* [[Lake George (village), New York]], village located in Warren County, New York, USA

In '''computing''':

* GEORGE, [[International Computers Ltd]] operating system developed for their 1900 range of computers
* [[GEORGE (computer)]], early computer built in 1957 by Argonne National Laboratory

In '''other fields''':

* George, famous clothing brand in the United Kingdom owned by supermarket chain [[Asda]]
* [[George (magazine)]], a magazine founded by [[John F. Kennedy, Jr.]]
* [[George (vacuum cleaner)]], a green vacuum cleaner manufactured by Numatic International Ltd
* [[George Jung]], major player in cocaine importation in the United States in the 1970s and early 80s
* [[George of Trebizond]], Greek philosopher
* [[George Ouzounian]] (b. 1978), founder of popular website "The Best Page In The Universe"
* [[George Prescott Bush]] (b. 1976), son of Jeb Bush
* [[George Washington Bush]] (1779–1863), the first Black settler in what is now Washington State
* [[Hurricane Georges]], the second major hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season
* [[Lonesome George]], the last known remnant of the subspecies Geochelone nigra abingdonii
* [[Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters "George"]], association formed by car porters

In '''other languages''':

* [[Arabic language|Arabic]]: Jirjis (جرجس), or Jeryes
* [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]: Chorche
* [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: Gjergj
* [[Armenian language|Armenian]]: Գեվորգ (Gevorg)
* [[Basque language|Basque]]: Gorka
* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: Георги (Georgi)
* [[Catalan language|Catalan]]: Jordi
* [[Chinese language|Chinese]]: (Qiáozhì)
** Traditional: 喬治
** Simplified: 乔治
* [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: Male:Jura,Jure,Juro,Juraj,Jurica, Đura, Đuro Female:Đurđa, Đurđica
* [[Czech language|Czech]]: Jiří
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: Jørgen {{IPA|[ˈjɶ:ɐn]}}, Jørn {{IPA|[ˈjɶ:ɐ̯ˀn]}}, Georg {{IPA|[ˈg̊e:ɔʊ̯, ˈg̊e:ʊ]}}
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: Joris, Sjors
* [[English language|English]]: George {{IPA|[ˈdʒɔ:dʒ]}} (male), Georgia {{IPA|[ˈdʒɔ:dʒə]}} (female)
* [[Estonian language|Estonian]]: Jüri
* [[Finnish language|Finnish]]: Yrjö, Jyrki, Jyri, Yrjänä, Jori
* [[French language|French]]: Georges {{IPA|[ˈʒɔʁʒ]}}
* [[Georgian language|Georgian]]: გიორგი (Giorgi)
* [[German language|German]]: Georg {{IPA|[ˈge:ɔʁk]}}, Jörg {{IPA|[ˈjœʁk]}}, Jürgen {{IPA|[ˈjʏʁgn̩]}}, Jörgen {{IPA|[ˈjœʁgn̩]}}
* [[Greek language|Greek]]: Γεώργιος (Georgios) {{IPA|[ˈjɔrjɔs]}} (formal), Γιώργος (Giorgos) {{IPA|[ˈjɔrγɔs]}} (informal)
* [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]: György
* [[Irish language|Irish]]: Seoirse
* [[Italian language|Italian]]: Giorgio {{IPA|[ˈdʒɔrdʒo]}}
* [[Japanese language|Japanese]]: Jo-ji (ジョージ)
* [[Korean language|Korean]]: 조지 (Joji)
* [[Latin]]: Georgius
* [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]: Jurgis
* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: Ѓорѓија (Gjorgjija), Ѓоргија (Gjorgija), Ѓорги (Gjorgi), Георгија (Georgija)
* [[Malay language|Malay]]: Jurjis
* [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]: Varghese, Verghese, Varkey, Jiju, Jiji, Jijo, Jeejo, Joju, Joji
* [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: Jørgen, Georg
* [[Polish language|Polish]]: Jerzy {{IPA|[ˈjɛʒï]}}
* [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: Jorge
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: Gheorghe, George (male), Gherghina, Georgeta (female)
* [[Russian language|Russian]]: Георгий (Georgij), Юрий (Yury), Егор (Yegor)
* [[Scottish Gaelic|Scottish]]: Deòrsa, Seòras, Deòrsag (female).
* [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Ђорђе (Djordje), Ђypaђ (Djuradj)
* [[Slovak language|Slovak]]: Juraj
* [[Slovene language|Slovene]]: Jurij
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Jorge {{IPA|[ˈχɔrχɛ]}} (male), Jorgelina, Georgina (female)
* [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Örjan {{IPA|[ˈœrjan]}}, Göran {{IPA|[ˈjœ:ran]}}, Jörgen {{IPA|[ˈjœrgɘn]}}, Jörn {{IPA|[ˈjœ:ɳ]}}, Georg {{IPA|[ˈje:ɔr]}}
* [[Syriac language|Syriac]]: Gewargis
* [[Welsh language|Welsh]]: Siôr, Siors, Siorus

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[[Category:Surnames]]
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[[an:Chorche]]
[[ca:Jordi]]
[[cs:Jiří]]
[[de:Georg]]
[[el:Γεώργιος (όνομα)]]
[[es:Jorge]]
[[fr:Georges]]
[[ko:게오르기오스]]
[[he:ג'ורג']]
[[hu:György]]
[[ja:ジョージ]]
[[nn:George]]
[[pl:Jerzy]]
[[pt:Jorge]]
[[ru:Георг]]
[[sk:Juraj]]
[[sl:Jurij]]
[[fi:Yrjö]]
[[sv:Georg]]

[[Whiffle Ball Tony]]

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