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George Hearst

Near the end of the 19th century, George Hearst was one of the richest men in the United States and a U.S. Senator from California who had made his fortune in mining. He grew up in Franklin County,…

George Harrison

George Harrison joined John Lennon and Paul McCartney in 1957, playing guitar for The Quarrymen. By 1962 the group had added Ringo Starr and become The Beatles, the most successful pop act in music…

George McClellan

Name at birth: George Brinton McClellanGeorge B. McClellan was the leader of the Union army during the Civil War until President Abraham Lincoln relieved him of command in 1862 for his hesitancy on…

George Mallory

Also known as: George Herbert Leigh-MalloryAn expert mountaineer, George Mallory led three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s. On the third, in 1924, Mallory and climbing partner…

George Lucas

The Star Wars films of George Lucas have made him one of the most successful moviemakers in history. A 1967 graduate of the film school at USC, George Lucas was still in his 20s when he co-wrote and…

George Lopez

George Lopez is a Mexican-American comedian who developed his stage act into a successful sitcom -- George Lopez -- that ran for six seasons on ABC (2002-07). Abandoned by his parents and raised by…

George Lazenby

Now the "forgotten Bond," George Lazenby was the first actor to follow Sean Connery in the iconic film role of superspy James Bond. George Lazenby was a model with just a few TV commercials under his…

George Orwell

Name at birth: Eric Arthur BlairGeorge Orwell was the pen name of Eric Blair, the author of Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). He was born in India and educated in England, and as a…

George Noory

In 2003 Noory became the host of Coast to Coast AM, a nightly national radio call-in show focused on UFOs, ghosts, and other paranormal topics. Noory took over the show from its original host, late-…

George Michael

Name at birth: Georgios Kyriacos PanayiotouScruffy-sexy and sultry, George Michael was the bridge between 1970s glam rock and the sex-pop of the 1990s. He sold more than 100 million records in a…