American Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an American gymnast and Olympic champion.

Was an American gymnast and Olympic champion.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward, he starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward, he starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois, before playing at the University of Illinois.

Was an American politician. He served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1917 to 1921.

Was an American politician. He served as the State Treasurer of Missouri from 1917 to 1921.

Was an American real estate broker, developer and millionaire.Peck eventually acquired virtually all

Was an American real estate broker, developer and millionaire.Peck eventually acquired virtually all of San Pedro and much of the north part of what became Manhattan Beach. He also subdivided and laid out the small town of El Porto, which was eventually annexed by Manhattan Beach and became part of its north end. Among his larger real estate transactions were the sale of properties for the Standard Oil (now Chevron) refinery at what became El Segundo and the Army's Fort MacArthur at San Pedro.

Was an American trader and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.George H. Wa

Was an American trader and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.George H. Walker served as the city's supervisor, register of the land office, alderman, and as mayor in 1851 and 1853. He was one of the builders of the city's first

Is an American film and television actor and occasional film director. He is noted for his perpetual

Is an American film and television actor and occasional film director. He is noted for his perpetual, chestnut-colored suntan and his colorful boulevardier lifestyle.

Was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1858. Mills was lawyer and was called to the bar in 1851.

Was Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1858. Mills was lawyer and was called to the bar in 1851. He was elected as alderman for St. George's Ward in 1857, 1858, 1869 to 1872 and 1877. In 1858, he was chosen to serve as Mayor and served one term only.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Is an Academy Award-winning American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television producti

Is an Academy Award-winning American actor who has appeared in over 200 film and television productions. He is perhaps most familiar as Dragline in Cool Hand Luke and Joe Patroni in the Airport series of disaster movies from the 1970s.

Was the second Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He was a member of the Republican party.

Was the second Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He was a member of the Republican party.

Was an eminent American plant geneticist. He was born in Clark Co., Ohio, graduated from Antioch Col

Was an eminent American plant geneticist. He was born in Clark Co., Ohio, graduated from Antioch College in 1901 and from the University of Chicago (Ph.D.) in 1904, served as botanical expert to the United States Bureau of Plant Industry in 1903-04, and thenceforth was a botanical investigator of the Carnegie Institution at the Station for Experimental Evolution, Cold Springs Harbor, N. Y., giving special attention to the results of Luther Burbank's work.[1]Shull played an important role in the development of hybrid corn which had great impact upon global agriculture. He described heterosis in maize in 1908 and made a number of other key discoveries in emerging field of genetics. Shull was the founder of the scientific journal Genetics.

Best known as simply George Yardley, was an NBA Hall of Fame basketball player. He was the first pla

Best known as simply George Yardley, was an NBA Hall of Fame basketball player. He was the first player in history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by fellow Hall of Famer George Mikan. He was nominated (but not selected) into NBA 25th Anniversary Team on 1971.

Was Texas State Comptroller from 1930 until he died in office in 1949.In 1910, he was elected Tax As

Was Texas State Comptroller from 1930 until he died in office in 1949.In 1910, he was elected Tax Assessor of Nolan County, Texas. He held that post for eight years. During this time, he served as president of the Texas Tax Assessors Association. At the e

(May 29, 1910

(May 29, 1910

Was a minor American-English chess master and writer. He competed in chess tournaments between 1870

Was a minor American-English chess master and writer. He competed in chess tournaments between 1870 and 1895, playing against most of the world's leading players, but with only modest success. The writer G. H. Diggle calls him "the King of Wooden Spoonist

(December 15, 1868 – June 3, 1930), also known as Old Wax Figger, was a pitcher in major league ba

(December 15, 1868 – June 3, 1930), also known as Old Wax Figger, was a pitcher in major league baseball in the late-19th century.

Was an American boxer from Michigan. He was the second American boxer to hold the lightweight champi

Was an American boxer from Michigan. He was the second American boxer to hold the lightweight champion, winning the title on June 1, 1896.

Was an American landscape painter.George Henry Bogert was born in New York City, the son of Henry Bo

Was an American landscape painter.George Henry Bogert was born in New York City, the son of Henry Bogert and Helen Anderson Evans. His father was a paper manufacturer, and a noted collector of coins, medals, and writings on numismatics. As a student at th

(January 31, 1893 - January 7, 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Maj

(January 31, 1893 - January 7, 1978), nicknamed "Tioga George," was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five American League teams from 1914 to 1929

Was Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1959 to 1961. He was the first full-time mayor of Anchorage, and

Was Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1959 to 1961. He was the first full-time mayor of Anchorage, and was chiefly responsible for Anchorage's first two All-America City Award designations.

Was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a Member of th

Was a Canadian politician. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a Member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was the last Canadian federal Member of Parliament to be acclaimed into office.In 1937, he was elected to the Ontario Legislature representing the riding of Lanark. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, he was re-elected in 1943, 1945, 1948, 1951, and 1955. From 1943 to 1951, he was the Minister of Public Works and the Minister of Highways.

November 13, 1895 - October 13, 1956) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1915 th

November 13, 1895 - October 13, 1956) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1915 through 1919 for the Washington Senators (1915-1918) and Boston Red Sox (1919). Listed at 5' 11", 163 lb., Dumont batted and threw right handed.

Was an American astronomer. He died in Washington, D.C.He worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory as an

Was an American astronomer. He died in Washington, D.C.He worked at the U.S. Naval Observatory as an astrophotographer, discovering three asteroids and photographing the Sun's corona.

Was an American court tennis player, a steeplechase jockey and horse trainer, and an eight-goal polo

Was an American court tennis player, a steeplechase jockey and horse trainer, and an eight-goal polo player.Born in Bisby Lake, New York, Pete Bostwick was the son of Mary L. Stokes and Albert Carlton Bostwick (1876–1911). His grandfather, Jabez Abel Bostwick, was a founder and treasurer of the Standard Oil Company of New York and a partner of John D. Rockefeller.

American doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and G

American doctor who shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir James Black and Gertrude Elion "for their discoveries of important principles for drug treatment," Hitchings specifically for his work on chemotherapy.