Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''

Georgios Georgios (, , ) is a Greek name derived from the word ''georgos'' (, , "farmer" lit. "earth-worker"). The word ''georgos'' (, ) is a compound of ''ge'' (, , "earth", "soil") and ''ergon'' (, , "task", "undertaking", "work"). It is one of the most ...

'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan in the form '' Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the '' Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550).

List of people with the given name Jorge

* Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer *

Jorge (Brazilian singer) Jorge & Mateus is a musical duo and one of the most famous interpreters of sertanejo music. The duo is composed of Goiás, Brazil-based vocalists Jorge Alves Barcelos (born August 27, 1982) and Mateus Pedro Liduário de Oliveira (born July 15, ...

, Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus * Jorge (Romanian singer), real name George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host * Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver *

Jorge Campos Jorge Campos Navarrete (born 15 October 1966) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. A notable player of Mexico in the 1990s and early 2000s, Campos was an eccentric player, known for his constant play outside ...

, Mexican football player * Jorge Cantú, baseball player * Jorge Cham, web comic writer * Jorge Chavez, French-Peruvian aviator *

Jorge Cimadevilla Jorge Cimadevilla (born November 11, 1965) is a former American football placekicker who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League with the Orlando Predators, Tampa Bay Storm and Nashville Kats. He played college football at East Tennesse ...

, American football player *

Jorge Coll Jorge Coll (born 1977/1978) is a Spanish art dealer, and the CEO of Colnaghi, one of the world's oldest art galleries and dealerships. Early life The son of a Spanish art dealer, Coll grew up in Barcelona and after finishing his studies spent fou ...

, Spanish art dealer * Jorge Costa, football player *

Jorge Donn Jorge Donn (25 February 1947 in Ciudad Jardin, Buenos Aires – 30 November 1992 in Lausanne, Switzerland), was an Argentine internationally known ballet dancer. He was best known for his work with Maurice Béjart's ''Ballet of the 20th Cen ...

, Argentine-born ballet dancer *

Jorge Ebanks Jorge Ebanks (born March 2, 1986), is a Cayman Islands professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Worthing Thunder The Worthing Thunder are an English professional basketball team based in Worthing, West Sussex. The Thunder ...

, Cayman Islands basketball player *

Jorge De La Rosa Jorge Alberto de la Rosa Gonzalez (born April 5, 1981) is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago ...

, baseball pitcher * Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian politician assassinated in 1948 * Jorge Enrique Adoum (1926–2009), Ecuadorian writer * Jorge Garbajosa, Spanish basketball player * Jorge Garcia, American actor and comedian * Jorge García (footballer, born 1984), Jorge García Torre, Spanish footballer known as Jorge * Jorge Gómez (footballer), Jorge Gómez, Chilean football player * Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet * Jorge Gutiérrez (squash), Jorge Gutiérrez, Argentine squash player * Jorge Gutierrez (animator), Jorge Gutierrez, Mexican animator * Jorge Herrera (swimmer), Puerto Rican freestyle swimmer * Jorge Herrera (footballer), Colombian footballer * Jorge Humberto Martínez, Colombian road cyclist * Jorge Julio, baseball player * Jorge Lencina, Argentine judoka * Jorge Liderman, American * Jorge Linck, Argentine sailor * Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer * Santos Escobar, Jorge Luis Alcantar Bolly, Mexican professional wrestler known as El Hijo del Fantasma and Santos Escobar * Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine author * Jorge Marco de Oliveira Moraes, Brazilian footballer * Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Argentine Roman Catholic priest who became Pope Francis * Jorge Martín, Spanish motorcyle racer * Jorge Masvidal, Cuban American Mixed Martial Artist * Jorge Mondragón, Mexican diver * Jorge Montenegro (disambiguation), multiple people * Jorge Negrete, Mexican actor * Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Portuguese chairman of FC Porto * Jorge Otálvaro, Colombian road cyclist * Jorge Orta, baseball player * Jorge Páez, Mexican boxer and actor * Jorge Pescara, Brazilian musician * Jorge Posada, baseball catcher * Jorge Querejeta, Argentine field hockey player * Jorge Quinteros, Argentine football player * Jorge Quinteros (mountaineer), Jorge Quinteros, Chilean mountaineer * Jorge Racca, Argentine basketball player * Jorge Rafael Videla, 43rd Argentine president and dictator * Jorge Ramos (news anchor), Jorge Ramos, Mexican-born American Spanish-language news anchor * Jorge Richardson, Puerto Rican track and field athlete * Jorge Rodríguez (footballer, born 1971), Jorge Rodríguez, Salvadoran footballer * Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese President * Jorge Santana, Mexican-born guitarist, brother of Carlos * Jorge Semprún, Spanish writer and politician * Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer * Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby player * Jorge Valdano, Argentine football player * Jorge Villavicencio (1958–2020), Guatemalan politician and physician * Seu Jorge, Brazilian musician * Jorge Luis Ruiz, Jorge Ruiz, Soccer Player

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List of people with the given name Jorge

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