George (surname)

George is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh, South Indian Christian, Middle Eastern Christian (usually Lebanese), French, or Native American origin. The German form is Georg. Notable people with the surname include:

• Allan George (born 1999), American football player
• Alex or Alexander George (disambiguation), several people
• Anju Bobby George (born 1977), Indian athlete
• Arthur George (1915–2013), Australian lawyer and soccer administrator
• Augustus George (1817–1902), English cricketer
• Barry George (born 1960), British man who was wrongly convicted of murder
• Bill or Billy George, see William George (disambiguation)
• Bobby George (born 1945), English darts player and presenter
• Brian George (born 1952), Israeli-born British actor
• Bud George (1927–2017), American politician
• Cathy George, American volleyball coach
• Charlie George (born 1950), English footballer
• Charlie George (comedian), (fl. 2020's) British comedian
• Christopher George (1931–1983), Greek-American television and film actor
• Chief Dan George (1899–1981), chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, author, poet and actor
• Daniel George (rugby union) (born 1986), Welsh rugby player
• Daniel G. George (1840–1916), Union Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• Darryl George (born 1993), Australian baseball player
• David George (disambiguation), several people
• Dennis George (born 1983), West Indies cricketer
• Devean George (born 1977), American basketball player
• Eddie George (born 1973), American football player
• Eden George (1863–1927), Mayor of Christchurch and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• Edward George, Baron George (1938–2009), British banker
• Elizabeth George (born 1949), American novelist
• Ella George, Australian politician
• Ella M. George (1850–1938), American teacher, lecturer, social reformer
• Elmer George (1928–1976), American race car driver
• Elva A. George (c.1876–1953), American dietitian
• Emma George (born 1974), Australian athlete
• Esmond George (1888–1959), South Australian theatre director, watercolor artist and art critic
• Finidi George (born 1971), Nigerian soccer player
• Francis George (1937–2015), American Archbishop and Cardinal
• Frank Honywill George (1921–1997), British psychologist and cyberneticist
• Fricson George (born 1974), Ecuadorian association football player
• Gabrielle George (born 1997), English association footballer
• Genevieve George (1927–2002), Canadian baseball player
• Gladys George (1904–1954), American actress
• Götz George (1938–2016), German actor
• Grover C. George (1893–1976), American farmer and politician
• Gwyneth George (1920–2016), British concert cellist
• Harry L. George (1849–1923), American collector of Native American artifacts
• Heather George (1907–1983), Australian commercial photographer
• Heinrich George (1893–1946), German stage and film actor
• Helen Margaret George (1883–1982), British artist and sculptor
• Henry George (disambiguation), several people
• Inara George (born 1974), American singer-songwriter
• Isaiah George (born 2004), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jack George (1928–1989), American basketball player
• James Z. George (1826–1897), US Senator from Mississippi
• Katie George (cosplayer) (born 1988), American cosplayer
• Katie George (cricketer) (born 1999), English cricketer
• Katie George (sportscaster) (born 1993), American sportscaster
• Linda George (Australian singer) (born 1951), English-born Australian pop singer
• Linda George (Assyrian singer), Assyrian-American pop singer popular in the 1980s–2010s
• Linda K. George (born 1947), American sociologist and gerontologist
• Lynda Day George, American television actress popular in the 1960s and 1970s
• Leroy George, Dutch footballer
• Louis George (disambiguation), several people
• Lynda Day George (born 1944), American TV and film actress
• Lowell George (1945–1979), American singer-songwriter and producer
• Lloyd D. George (1930–2020), United States District Judge
• Lloyd R. George (1925–2012), American politician
• Madeline Rees George (1851–1931), South Australian educator
• Manfred George (1893–1965), born Manfred Georg Cohn, German emigrant journalist, author and translator
• Marie George (1877–1974), American actress and singer
• Mary Dorothy George (1878–1971), British historian and compiler of the BM Satires
• Maryanne J. George, American Christian musician
• Margaret George (born 1943), American historical novelist
• Max A. George (born 1988), British singer-songwriter
• Mechthild Georg, German mezzo-soprano
• Melissa George (born 1976), Australian actress
• Melvin Clark George (1849–1933), American politician
• Michael J. George (1948–2010), American politician
• Myron Virgil George (1900–1972), American politician
• Nelson George (born 1957), African American author, culture critic and filmmaker
• Newell A. George (1904–1992), American politician
• Noel George (1897–1929), English football goalkeeper of the 1920s
• Norman George (born 1946), Cook Islands politician
• Oorlagh George (born 1980), American filmmaker from Northern Ireland
• Paul George (born 1990), American basketball player
• Paul George (disambiguation), several people
• Pete George (1929–2021), American weightlifter and Olympic champion
• Peter George (disambiguation), several people
• Phyllis George (1949–2020), Miss America, sportscaster
• Robert George (disambiguation), several people
• Sophia George (born 1964), Jamaican singer
• Stefan George (1868–1933), German poet
• Susan George (actress) (born 1950), English film and television actress
• Susan George (political scientist) (born 1934), Franco-American political and social scientist
• Susan Elizabeth George (born 1949), American author
• Terry George (born 1952), Irish screenwriter and director
• Thomas George (disambiguation), several people
• Tom George (born 1956), American politician
• Tony George (born 1959), CEO of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Co.
• Tyler George (born 1982), American curler
• Uwe George (born 1940), German documentary film maker and writer
• Vanessa George (born 1970), English paedophile convicted in the 2009 Plymouth child abuse case
• W. L. George (1882–1926), English writer
• Wally George (1931–2003), American conservative radio and television commentator
• Walter George (disambiguation), several people
• William George (disambiguation), several people

See also

• Lloyd George (disambiguation), including people with the surname Lloyd George
• George (given name)
• George (disambiguation)
• Gorgeous George (disambiguation)
• Georgiev
• Georgievski