George Anderson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

George Frederick Anderson George Frederick Anderson (14 December 1793– 14 December 1876) was a British violinist and Master of the Queen's Music. Anderson was born in London in 1793. He was engaged as violinist in a variety of orchestras. In July 1820 he married t ...

(1793–1876), British violinist and Master of the Queen's Music * George Edward Anderson (1860–1928), American photographer * George Anderson (actor) (1886–1948), American actor * George Anderson (musician), English bass guitar player with Shakatak *

George Anderson (Peyton Place) George Anderson is a fictional character on the television drama '' Peyton Place''. He was portrayed by Henry Beckman. Character history George is married to Julie Anderson and the father of Betty Anderson. He is a salesman for Leslie Harrington. ...

, fictional character on the television drama ''Peyton Place''

Military

George T. Anderson George Thomas Anderson (February 3, 1824 – April 4, 1901) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Nicknamed "Tige," Anderson was noted as one of Robert E. Lee's hardest-fighting subordinates. Early life and c ...

(1824–1901), American Confederate general *

George B. Anderson George Burgwyn Anderson (April 12, 1831 – October 17, 1862) was a career military officer, serving first in the antebellum U.S. Army and then dying from wounds inflicted during the American Civil War while a general officer in the Confede ...

(1831–1862), American Confederate general *

George Wayne Anderson Major George Wayne Anderson Jr, (August 5, 1839 – August 10, 1906) was an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the Republican Blues and later Fort McAllister near Savannah, Georgia before its capt ...

(1839–1906), officer in the Confederate States Army *

George Whelan Anderson Jr. George Whelan Anderson Jr. (December 15, 1906 – March 20, 1992) was an admiral in the United States Navy and a diplomat. Serving as the Chief of Naval Operations between 1961 and 1963, he was in charge of the US blockade of Cuba during the 1962 ...

(1906–1992), American admiral and diplomat *

George K. Anderson George K. Anderson, is a former Major general (United States), major general in the United States Air Force. Early life Anderson was born in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1964, he graduated from high school in Izmir, Turkey. He later graduated fr ...

(fl. 1970s–1990s), American air force major general

Politics and law

United Kingdom

George Anderson (accountant-general) George Anderson (November 1760- 30 April 1796) was the English accountant-general to the Board of Control. Biography He was born at Weston, Buckinghamshire, in November 1760. His parents were in no way distinguished from the peasant class to whi ...

(1760–1796), English accountant-general to the Board of Control * George William Anderson (1791–1857), British colonial governor * George Anderson (MP) (1819–1896), British politician, MP for Glasgow *

George Knox Anderson George Knox Anderson JP (1854 – 19 March 1941) was briefly the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury. Career In April 1912, he was appointed a deputy lieutenant of Kent. He was also a Justice of the peace for North Aylesf ...

(1854–1941), British politician, MP for Canterbury

United States

* George Anderson (Mississippi politician) (1856–1926) *

George Edwin Anderson George Edwin Anderson (June 30, 1891 – March 6, 1961) was an American businessman and politician. Anderson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He lived in Onamia, Mille Lacs County, Minnesota Mille Lacs County ( ) is a county in the ...

(1891–1961), American businessman and politician *

George Washington Anderson George Washington Anderson (May 22, 1832 – February 26, 1902) was an American slave owner, lawyer and Republican politician from St. Louis, Missouri. He represented Missouri in the U.S. House The United States House of Representatives, ...

(1832–1902), United States Representative from Missouri * George A. Anderson (1853–1896), United States Representative from Illinois *

George W. Anderson (judge) George Weston Anderson (September 1, 1861 – February 14, 1938) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Education and career Born on September 1, 1861, on a farm in Acworth, New Hampshire, ...

(1861–1938), American lawyer and federal judge *

George Wayne Anderson (politician) George Wayne Anderson Sr. (July 10, 1863 – December 30, 1922) was a lawyer in Richmond, Virginia who served as a state legislator. In 1899 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and in 1901 to the Virginia Senate. He served as cit ...

(1863–1922), American jurist, Virginia state senator *

G. Ross Anderson George Ross Anderson Jr. (January 29, 1929December 1, 2020) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. After graduating from Southeastern Univers ...

(1929–2020), United States federal judge

Elsewhere

George Campbell Anderson Sir George Campbell Anderson (22 January 1805 – 1 March 1884) was Chief Justice of the Bahamas from 1875, Chief Justice of Ceylon, and Chief Justice of the Leeward Islands from 1877. He was speaker of the Bahamas House of Assembly The Parliam ...

(active 1831–1877), Bahamian judge in the Bahamas, Ceylon, and the Leeward Islands *

George William Anderson (Canadian politician) George William Anderson (May 20, 1836 – April 21, 1909) was an England, English-born farmer, baker and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria (British Columbia electoral district), Victoria in the Legislative Assembly ...

(1836–1909), English-born farmer, baker and political figure in British Columbia * George Anderson (Australian politician) (1844–1919), New South Wales politician * George James Anderson (1860–1935), New Zealand Member of Parliament

Religion

George Anderson (minister) George Anderson (1677–1756) was a prominent Scottish minister during the Enlightenment. He is principally remembered for being the prime sponsor of a motion to excommunicate David Hume and Lord Kames in church courts An ecclesiastical court ...

(1677–1756), Scottish clergyman *

George Nathanael Anderson George Nathanael Anderson (August 8, 1883 – October 8, 1958) was an American Lutheran pastor and missionary to Tanganyika. Anderson studied at Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas, and the Augustana Theological Seminary before being ordaine ...

(1883–1953), American Lutheran pastor * George Wishart Anderson (1913–2002), British theologian *

H. George Anderson H. George Anderson (born March 10, 1932) was the second Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from October 1995 to October 2001. Prior to his term as Presiding Bishop, he was the president of Luther College in Decorah, I ...

(born 1932), American bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Sports

Association football (soccer)

* Geordie Anderson (fl. 1892–1904), Scottish footballer (Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool FC) *

George Anderson (footballer, born 1877) George Anderson (6 January 1877 – 20 May 1930) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played as a defender and made over 170 appearances for Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾn ...

(1877–1930), Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock FC, national team) *

George Anderson (footballer, born 1879) George Edward Anderson (29 November 1879 – 1962), sometimes known as Teddy Anderson, was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Birmingham. He also played in the Southern League for Brentford. Pe ...

(1879–1962), English footballer (Birmingham FC, Brentford FC) *

George Anderson (footballer, born 1887) George Albert Anderson (6 June 1887 – 28 May 1956) was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his 10 years as manager of Dundee between 1944 and 1954. As a player, Anderson played as a goalkeeper and made over 200 Scottish Lea ...

(1887–1956), English football player (Sunderland AFC, Aberdeen FC) and manager (Dundee FC) * George Anderson (soccer executive) (1890–1985), Canadian soccer executive *

George Anderson (footballer, born 1891) George Walter Anderson (25 May 1891 – 1959) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Cheetham, Manchester, he began his career with local clubs Broughton St. James', Broughton Wellington and Salford United, before joining B ...

(1891–1959), English footballer (Manchester United) * George Anderson (Canadian soccer) (1901–?), Canadian soccer player *

George Anderson (footballer, born 1904) George Russell Anderson (24 October 1904 – December 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for a number of clubs as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may a ...

(1904–1974), Scottish footballer (Norwich City, Bury FC, Huddersfield Town, Mansfield Town) *

George Anderson (footballer, born 1953) George Anderson (born 25 December 1953) is a Scottish former footballer. Anderson played as a defender for Morton from 1969 to 1981, and from 1985 to 1987. He is 10th on the club's post-WWII list of appearances with 342 in all competitions.

, Scottish footballer (Morton, Airdrieonians) *

George Anderson (New Zealand footballer) George Anderson was a former association football player who represented New Zealand national football team, New Zealand at international level. Anderson made four appearances for the All Whites, all against the touring Canada men's national so ...

, New Zealand international football (soccer) player

Other sports

George Anderson (cricketer) George Anderson (20 January 1826 – 27 November 1902) was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Sheffield Cricket Club from 1850 to 1862 and then for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from its inception in 1863 until 1869. Life ...

(1826–1902), English cricketer *

George G. Anderson George G. Anderson (1839 – May 8, 1884) was a Scottish mountaineer who is best known for making the first ascent to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in California, United States on October 12, 1875. During the climb, he drilled ...

(1839–1884), Scottish mountaineer *

George Anderson (cyclist) George Anderson (12 June 1883 – 31 March 1975) was a British cyclist. He competed in the 660 yards sprint at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) w ...

(1883–1975), British Olympic cyclist *

George P. Anderson George Power "Geordie" Anderson (3 June 1885 – 10 June 1958) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family He and his wife, Sarah Ann Anderson (1883–1950), née Carson had ...

(1885–1958), Australian rules footballer *

George Anderson (Australian footballer) George Anderson (24 November 1886 – 12 June 1976) was an Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two tea ...

(1886–1976), Australian rules footballer *

George Anderson (baseball) George Jendrus "Andy" Anderson (September 26, 1889 – May 28, 1962) was a Major League Baseball player from Cleveland, Ohio. He played as an outfielder for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League (1914 and 1915), and the St. Louis Cardinals ( ...

(1889–1962), American baseball player * Sparky Anderson (George Lee Anderson, 1934–2010), American baseball manager * George Anderson (sprinter) (1943–2013), American sprinter

Others

George Anderson (mathematician) George Anderson (born ca. 1720)Willem Nicolaas du Rieu (comp.), ''Album Studiosorum Academiae Lugduno Batavae MDLXXV—MDCCCLXXV, accedunt nomina curatorum et professorum per eadem secula.'' The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1875col. 982 was an English ...

(fl. 1736–1740), English mathematician *

George Anderson (educator) Sir George Anderson CSI CIE (15 May 1876 – 15 May 1943) was a British schoolteacher and educational administrator who spent most of his career in India. Anderson was educated at Winchester College and University College, Oxford, graduating i ...

(1876–1943), British schoolteacher and educational administrator in India *

George Anderson (criminal) George "Dutch" Anderson (born Ivan Dahl von Teler; – October 31, 1925) was a Danish-born criminal who helped lead an early Prohibition-era gang in the United States from 1919 until the mid-1920s. He was considered a mentor to his comrade G ...

(1880–1925), American bank robber