Gorka is both a given name and a surname, the Basque form of the given name
George
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Presid ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Gorka Brit
Gorka Brit Gallego (born 19 April 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He amassed Segunda División totals of 177 games and 59 goals over six seasons, in representation of Eibar, Salamanca, Numancia and R ...
, (born 1978), Spanish footballer
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Gorka Elustondo (born 1987), Spanish footballer
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Gorka González (born 1977), Spanish cyclist
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Gorka Iraizoz
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno (born 6 March 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
He spent most of his professional career with Athletic Bilbao, appearing in 392 official games. In La Liga he also represented Espanyol and Gir ...
(born 1981), Spanish footballer
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Gorka Izagirre
Gorka Izagirre Insausti (born 7 October 1987) is a Spanish professional cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Ion Izagirre.
Career
Both Izagirre brothers were signed by the for the 2014 season, with I ...
(born 1987), Spanish cyclist
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Gorka Larrea, (born 1984), Spanish footballer
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Gorka Pintado (born 1979), Spanish footballer
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Gorka Verdugo (born 1978), Spanish cyclist
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Gorka Márquez
Gorka Márquez (; born 4 September 1990) is a Spanish professional dancer, best known for appearing on the British dance show ''Strictly Come Dancing''.
Early life
Márquez began dancing at the age of 12, and in 2010 he represented Spain at the ...
(born 1990), Spanish Dancer
Surname
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John Gorka
John Gorka (born July 27, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. In 1991, ''Rolling Stone'' magazine called him "the preeminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement."
Personal life
Gorka was raised in the Colon ...
(born 1958), American folk musician
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Mickey Gorka
Michael "Mickey" Gorka ( he, מיקי גורקה; born November 15, 1972) is an Israeli professional basketball coach and former professional player.
Early life and playing career
Gorka was born in Haifa, Israel. He played college basketball for ...
(born 1972), Israeli basketball player and coach
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Sebastian Gorka
Sebastian Lukács Gorka ( hu, Gorka Sebestyén Lukács) (born October 22, 1970) is a British-born Hungarian-American media personality (currently with Salem Radio and NewsMax TV), military and intelligence analyst, and former government off ...
(born 1970), British-American national security advisor
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Walter S. Gorka (1922–1942), United States Navy sailor and Air Medal recipient
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Górka (disambiguation), a number of villages in Poland
**Gorka, a town in the county of
Kreis Koschmin, Poland
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Gorkha Kingdom
Gorkha Kingdom ( ne, गोरखा राज्य) was a member of the Chaubisi rajya, a confederation of 24 states on the Indian subcontinent ruled by Khas people. In 1743 CE, the kingdom began a campaign of military expansion, annexing se ...
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Gurkha
The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (), with endonym Gorkhali ), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, Indian Subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of Northeast India.
The Gurkha units are composed of Nepalis and Indian Go ...
*Gorka-suit, a Russian combat uniform designed specifically for mountainous and other harsh environments
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FC Energiya-TEC-5 Druzhny, a Belarusian football club founded as FC Belarus Maryina Gorka
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Gorkamorka'', a tabletop wargame
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USS ''Walter S. Gorka'' (APD-114), originally classified (DE-604), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1947
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George (disambiguation)
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Preside ...
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Gorakhpur division, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gorakhpur district
Gorakhpur district is one of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. This district is a part of the Gorakhpur division. The city of Gorakhpur, or Gorakhpur is the administrative headquarters of this district and Gorakhpur divi ...
, within Gorakhpur division
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Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, along the banks of the Rapti river in the Purvanchal region. It is situated 272 kilometers east of the state capital Lucknow. It is the administrative headquarters of Gorakhpur dis ...
, administrative headquarters of the division and district
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Basque masculine given names