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George Johnston (burgess) George Johnston (September 3, 1702 – August 29, 1766) was a lawyer in Fairfax County, Virginia, while it was a British colony. He was twice elected to the House of Burgesses, in the assemblies of 1758-61 and 1761–65. On May 30, 1765, Johnston ...

(1720–1766), American lawyer and politician *

George Johnston (British Marines officer) Lieutenant-Colonel George Johnston (19 March 1764 – 5 January 1823) was a British military officer who served as Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as the Rum Rebellion. After serving as a ...

(1764–1823), Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales *

George Johnston (naturalist) George Johnston (1797 – 1855) was a Scottish physician and naturalist. Johnston was one of the founders of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club and became its first president. His books include ''The Flora of Berwick-upon-Tweed'', ''History of ...

(1797–1855), Scottish naturalist and physician *

George Johnston (engineer) George Johnston (1855–1945) was a Scottish engineer. He was the son of the Reverend James Johnston, of Springburn's United Presbyterian Church. George spent the early part of his career in locomotive engineering before designing and constru ...

(1855–1945), Scottish engineer and motorcar designer *

George Johnston (general) Major General George Jameson Johnston, (24 October 1868 – 23 May 1949) was a senior Australian Army officer during the First World War. Early life and career George Jameson Johnston was born on 24 October 1868 in East Melbourne, Victoria. H ...

(1868–1949), Australian army general and politician *

George Johnston (politician) George Norman Johnston (September 13, 1884 – September 28, 1977) was a politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in 1921. He served as Speaker of the Alberta Legislature from February 10, 1927 to July 22 ...

(1884–1977), Canadian politician *

George Johnston (novelist) George Henry Johnston OBE (20 July 191222 July 1970) was an Australian journalist, war correspondent and novelist, best known for ''My Brother Jack''. He was the husband and literary collaborator of Charmian Clift. Life George Henry Johnston ...

(1912–1970), Australian journalist and novelist *

George Johnston (ice hockey) George Joseph "Wingy" Johnston (July 30, 1920 – April 20, 2006) was a Canadian ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger who played four seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1942 to 1946. Early life Johnsto ...

(1920–2006), National Hockey League player *

George Johnston (footballer, born 1947) George Johnston (born 21 March 1947) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played more than 150 matches in the English Football League. Life and career Johnston was born in Glasgow. He began his football car ...

, Scottish footballer *

George Johnston (footballer, born 1998) George Thomas Johnston (born 1 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bolton Wanderers. Born in England, Johnston represents Scotland at youth international level. Career Liverpool Johnston ca ...

, footballer for Bolton Wanderers *

George Bain Johnston George Bain Johnston (28 November 1829 – 29 May 1882) was a pioneer of the Murray River trade in South Australia. History George Bain Johnston was born at Cockenzie, in the county of Haddington, Scotland, and was educated at Steel's Hospital ...

(1829–1882), pioneer of River Murray, South Australia *

George Benson Johnston George Benson Johnston (October 7, 1913 – August 2004) was a Canadian poet, translator, and academic "best known for lyric poetry that delineates with good-humoured wisdom the pleasures and pains of suburban family life."James Steele,Johnston, G ...

(1913–2004), Canadian poet *

George Doherty Johnston George Doherty Johnston (May 30, 1832 – December 8, 1910) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life George Doherty Johnston was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina. In 1834, his fath ...

(1832–1910), American General and politician *

George "Blue" Johnston George Bain "Blue" Johnston" (27 March 1907, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) between 1927 and 1940. Johnston was nicknamed "Blue" in ty ...

(1907–?), Australian rules footballer for Glenelg *

George Johnston (Australian footballer) George Henry Johnston (12 February 1877 – 11 August 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in its first-ever match (1897) in the Victorian Football League (VFL) competition, and with Prahran in its first-ever ...

(1877–1945), Australian rules footballer for Carlton *

George Graham Johnston George Graham Johnston (April 15, 1882 – May 29, 1960) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1960 who represented the riding of Simcoe Centre. Backg ...

(1882–1960), politician in Ontario, Canada *

George Napier Johnston Major-General George Napier Johnston, (20 August 1867 – 3 April 1947) was a senior officer of the British Army who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First World War. Born in Canada in 1867, Johnston was commissioned in t ...

(1867–1947), British Army officer who served with the New Zealand Military Forces *

George Robert Johnston George Robert Johnston (1954 – 2004), better known as the Ballarat Bandit or John Doe #39-04, was a Canadian-born burglar who gained nationwide attention as he spent the last several years of his life hiding from police in Death Valley Nationa ...

(1954–2004), known as the Ballarat Bandit, burglar *

George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke, KBE (9 September 1873 – 23 February 1943), was a British businessman. Early life and education Luke was the second son of John Lawson Johnston, a butcher who became a beef stock manufacturer and the fou ...

(1873–1943), British businessman

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