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George may refer to:

Names

People

  • George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
  • George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910 to 1936
  • George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936 to 1952
  • Prince George of Wales
  • George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE
  • George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder
  • George, son of Andrew I of Hungary

Places

South Africa

  • George, Western Cape
    • George Airport

United States

Characters

  • George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig and Peppa's younger brother in the British show Peppa Pig
  • George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life), the main character and the protagonist in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life
  • George Beard, a character in Captain Underpants
  • George Jetson, one of the main characters from the animated television series The Jetsons
  • George Kirrin, a Famous Five character known simply as George
  • George Liquor, a character created by John Kricfalusi
  • George Lundgren, a character in the Arthur book and television series
  • George McFly, a character of the Back to the Future film trilogy
  • George Owens, a character played by Bob Uecker from Mr. Belvedere
  • George Papadopolis and George "Papa" Papadopolis, characters in the American sitcom television series Webster
  • George the Steamroller, a character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
  • the title character of the Curious George franchise
  • the title character of the animated television program George of the Jungle
  • the title character of the American animated television series George Shrinks
  • the title character of the TV series George Lopez

Computing

  • George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952
  • GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957
  • GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s
  • GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard Hamblin in 1957
  • George (robot), a simple humanoid robot built by Tony Sale in 1949

Film and television

  • George (1972 TV series), a Canadian-Swiss television series
  • George (1993 TV series), a short-lived sitcom starring George Foreman
  • George, the sixth MGM lion
  • "George" (M*A*S*H), a 1974 episode of the television series M*A*S*H

Print

Transport

  • Autopilot, affectionately known as "George"
  • George (bus service), a bus service in Falls Church, Virginia, United States
  • George (ship), an Australian sloop wrecked in 1806
  • Kawanishi N1K-J, a Japanese fighter aircraft Allied codenamed "George"
  • Pullman porters, often referred to as "George"

Animals

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See also

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