Famous People with Name Geoffrey

Geoffrey Nunberg            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Geoffrey Nunberg: an American linguist and a professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information. As a linguist, he is best known for his work on lexical semantics, in particular on the phenomena of polysemy, deferred reference and indexicality. He has also written extensively about the cultural and social implications of new technologies. Nunberg is currently popularly known for his work with the Becky Awards.Nunberg has been commenting on language, usage, and society for National Public Radio's Fresh Air program since 1988. His commentaries on language also appear frequently in The New York Times and other publications. He is chair of the American Heritage Dictionary usage panel. His books for general audiences included The Way We Talk Now: Commentaries on Language and Culture from NPR's Fresh Air, Going Nucular: Language,

Geoffrey Chew            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Geoffrey Chew: an American theoretical physicist. Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley, since 1957, Emeritus since 1991. PhD in theoretical particle physics, 1944-1946, from University of Chicago. Physics faculty member at the University of Illinois, 1950-56. Member, National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Science. Hughes Prize of the American Physics Society for bootstrap theory of strong interactions, 1962. Lawrence Prize, 1969.

Geoffrey Travers Mason            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Geoffrey Travers Mason: was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Rumford, Rhode Island.

Geoffrey Edward Blum            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Geoffrey Edward Blum: is a Major League Baseball infielder for the Houston Astros. Before becoming a professional baseball player, he majored in sociology at the University of California at Berkeley.He began his professional career when he was selected in the seventh round of the 1994 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos. During his time with the Expos, he spent the winter of 1995 in the Australian Baseball League with the Hunter Eagles.[1]

Geoffrey Edward Fulton Barnett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Geoffrey Edward Fulton Barnett: is a Canadian and New Zealand cricket player who plays first class cricket for the New Zealand Central Districts. Barnett is a left-handed opening batsman who scored his maiden first-class century in his twelfth match, making 136 for Canada against Kenya