George Young may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

George Young (filmmaker) George Young was an Australian stage manager and film director who worked in the silent era. He went into film after a career working for J.C. Williamson Ltd, making a number of movies for the Australian Film Syndicate. He was the brother of opera ...

, Australian stage manager and film director in the silent era *

George Young (rock musician) George Redburn Young (6 November 1946 – 22 October 2017) was an Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the bands the Easybeats and Flash and the Pan, and was one-half of the songwriting and production ...

(1946–2017), Australian musician, songwriter, and record producer *

George Young (actor) George Young (; born George Ng; 29 February 1980) is a British actor, writer, and television presenter. Early life and education The eldest of four brothers, Young was born on Leap Day 1980 in London, England to a Malaysian Chinese father and ...

(born 1980), British actor *

George Young (saxophonist) George Ernest Young (Philadelphia, PA, 10 July 1937)Feather, Leonard; Ira Gitler''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'' Oxford University Press, 2007. . At Google Books. Retrieved 14 November 2019. is an American jazz saxophonist. After leading ...

(born 1937), American musician, member of Manhattan Jazz Quintet * Sir George Young, 4th Baronet (1872–1952), English author and Cambridge Union Society president

Law and politics

George Young (diplomat) George Young ( fl. 1584–1615) was a Scottish churchman, courtier, member of the Privy Council of Scotland, diplomat, and secretary depute. Career George Young was appointed Archdeacon of St Andrews by James VI of Scotland on 12 October 1584. In ...

, (died c. 1615), Scottish diplomat and administrator *

George Renny Young George Renny Young (July 4, 1802 – June 30, 1853) was a Scottish-born journalist, lawyer, author and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1843 to 1851. He was born in Falk ...

(1802–1853), Scottish-born journalist, lawyer, author and political figure in Nova Scotia *

George Young, Lord Young George Young, Lord Young, (2 July 1819 – 21 May 1907) was a Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament and a judge, with the judicial title of Lord Young. Life He was born in Dumfries and educated locally before being sent to the Univers ...

(1819–1907), Scottish politician and judge *

George Frederick Young George Frederick Young (1791 - 23 February 1870) was an English shipbuilder and politician. He was born the second son of Vice-Admiral William Young and his wife Ann Curling, the daughter of a shipbuilder. He became a leading partner in Curling, ...

(1791–1870), English shipbuilder and politician *

George Kennedy Young George Kennedy Young, CB, MBE, M.A. (8 April 1911 – 9 May 1990) was a deputy director of MI6, and later involved in British Conservative Party politics. He was also a merchant banker. Early life George Kennedy Young was born in Dumfries, a ...

(1911–1990), British intelligence officer and right-wing politician *

George Young, Baron Young of Cookham George Samuel Knatchbull Young, Baron Young of Cookham, (born 16 July 1941), known as Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, from 1960 to 2015, is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1974 to 2015, hav ...

(born 1941), British Conservative Party politician * George B. Young (1840–1906), American lawyer and judge * George C. Young (1916–2015), American lawyer and judge * George E. Young, American clergyman and member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives *

George U. Young George Ulysses Young (February 10, 1867November 26, 1926) was an American businessman and politician. Active initially in journalism, he redirected his business interests to the expansion of railroads and the promotion of mining. Politicall ...

(1867–1926), American businessman and politician in Arizona *

George M. Young George Morley Young (December 11, 1870 – May 27, 1932) was a United States representative from North Dakota and a judge of the United States Customs Court. Early life and education Young was born on December 11, 1870, in Lakelet, Ontario, ...

(1870–1932), U.S. congressman from North Dakota *

George Young (Australian politician) George Young (c. 1822 – 29 April 1869) was a businessman and politician in the colony of South Australia. History In 1845, George Young and William Younghusband founded a woolbroking and shipping business "William Younghusband, jun. & Co.", wi ...

(1823–1869), businessman and politician in the colony of South Australia * George Young (Victorian politician) (1848–1891), politician in the colony of Victoria, Australia * George A. Young (mayor), former mayor of Cumberland, Maryland

Medicine

* George Young (surgeon, born 1692) (1692–1757), Edinburgh surgeon, physician, philosopher and empiric * George Young (surgeon and botanist) (died 1803), British military surgeon and botanist

Religion

George Young (Presbyterian minister) George Young (15 July 1777 – 8 May 1848) was a Scottish divine, scholar and flood geologist. Biography George Young was born in Kirknewton south-west of Edinburgh to John Young and his wife Jean. George was born without a left hand and this ...

(1777–1848), Scottish Presbyterian minister *

George Young (Methodist minister) Reverend George Young (December 31, 1821 – August 1, 1910) was a Canadian Methodist minister and author noted for his role in the Red River Rebellion of 1869–1870. He was a supporter of the pro-Canadian faction led by John Christian Schultz. ...

(1821–1910), Canadian Methodist minister * George Young (priest) (1852–1937), Dean of Adelaide, 1906–1933 * George D. Young III (born 1955), American bishop

Sports

* George Young (cricketer) (1847–1935), New Zealand cricketer * George Young (baseball) (1890–1950), American professional baseball player * George Young (swimmer) (1909–1972), Canadian marathon swimmer *

George Young (Scottish footballer) George Lewis Young (27 October 1922 – 10 January 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. He is best remembered for his 16-year association with Rangers and for being the first player to receive more than 50 caps for the Sc ...

(1922–1997), footballer with Rangers and Scotland * George Young (Welsh footballer) (born 1950), footballer with Newport County *

George Young (American football executive) George Bernard Young (September 22, 1930 – December 8, 2001) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He served as the general manager of the New York Giants from 1979 to 1997. He was named NFL Executive of the Year five times. E ...

(1930–2001) * George Young (runner) (1937–2022), American track and field athlete, Olympic medalist * George Young (British athlete) (1885–1952), British Olympic athlete *

George Young (Australian rules footballer) George Albert Young (born 3 February 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Subiaco in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) during the 1970s. Before Y ...

(born 1949), Australian rules player and cricketer in the 1970s * George Young (American football player) (1924–1969), American football defensive end * George Young (rugby union) (born 2001), Welsh rugby union player *

George Avery Young George Avery Young (June 1866 – 21 January 1900) was an English-born sportsman who played international rugby union for Wales and cricket for Glamorgan. Rugby career Although born in Tynemouth in the North of England, Young moved to Wales wher ...

(1866–1900), British cricketer and Wales international rugby player * George Ashworth Young (1878–1920), Australian rules footballer

Others

George Young (Royal Navy officer) Sir George Young (1732–1810) was an officer in the British Royal Navy who rose to the rank of admiral. His portrait was painted by John Smart in 1805. An engraving on paper was made of him in 1814. Biography Sir George Young was born on 17 ...

(1732–1810), British Royal Navy admiral *

George Albert Young George Albert Young, FRSC (1878–1947) was a Canadian geologist who was Chief Geologist of the Canadian Geological Survey. He was President of the Royal Society of Canada in 1935–1936, in succession to fellow geologist Reginald Walter Brock Regi ...

(1878–1947), Canadian geologist *

George Paxton Young George Paxton Young (9 Nov 1818 - 26 Feb 1889) was a Canadian philosopher and professor of logic, metaphysics and ethics at the University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toront ...

(1818–1889), Canadian philosopher and professor *

G. M. Young George Malcolm Young (29 April 1882 – 18 November 1959) was an English historian, best known for his book on Victorian times in Britain, ''Portrait of an Age'' (1936). After a short time as an academic and a career as a civil servant lasting ...