# 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
* Camilla George (born 1988), Nigerian-born British jazz musician
* Cathy George, American volleyball coach
* Charlie George (born 1950), English footballer
* Charlie George (comedian), (fl. 2020s) 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
* Florence A. George (1864–1918), English schoolteacher and cookbook writer
* 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
* Jacolby George (born 2003), American football 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) (bon 1964), 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 (born 1987), 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