Jurgis () and Jurģis () are male given names. They are cognates of George. They may refer to: * Jurgis Baltrušaitis (1873–1944), Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator *

Jurgis Baltrušaitis (son) Jurgis Baltrušaitis (May 2, 1873 – January 3, 1944) was a Lithuanian symbolist poet and translator, who wrote his works in Lithuanian and Russian. In addition to his important contributions to Lithuanian literature, he was noted as a polit ...

(1903–1988), Lithuanian art historian *

Jurgis Bielinis Jurgis Bielinis (1846–1918) was one of the main organizers of the illegal book-smuggling at the time of the Lithuanian press ban (1864–1904). Bielinis is informally referred to as the King of Book Smugglers. Since 1989, Bielinis's birthday (1 ...

(1846–1918), book smuggler *

Jurgis Blekaitis Jurgis Blekaitis (July 8, 1917 Kellomäki, Finland – June 25, 2007 Laurel, Maryland) was a Lithuanian American poet, theater producer, and former editor for the Voice of America. Early life Blekaitis was born in Kellomäki, Finland, which ...

(1917–2007), Lithuanian American theatre producer *

Jurgis Dobkevičius Jurgis Dobkevičius (born March 23, 1900 in Saint Petersburg, died testing his own construction airplane Dobi-III in a crash June 8, 1926 in Kaunas) was a Lithuanian aviator and aircraft designer. Military biography Dobkevičius was a voluntee ...

(1900–1926), Lithuanian aviator *

Jurgis Gedminas Jurgis Gedminas (born 1902, date of death unknown) was a Lithuanian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of t ...

, Lithuanian cyclist *

Jurgis Hardingsonas Jurgis Hardingsonas (24 September 1892 – 1936, Germany ) was a Lithuanian footballer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (fre ...

(1892–1936), Lithuanian footballer * Jurgis Jurgelis (born 1942), Lithuanian politician *

Jurgis Kairys Jurgis Kairys (born May 6, 1952, in Krasnoyarsk) is a Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer. He has won many awards for his flying and has invented several maneuvers, including the "Kairys Wheel." He helped develop the Sukhoi Su- ...

(born 1952), Lithuanian aerobatic pilot and aeronautical engineer *

Jurgis Karnavičius Jurgis Karnavičius (born 1957, in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian pianist. Karnavičius comes from a renowned family of musicians: his grandfather, Jurgis Karnavičius (1884–1941), was a composer, and his father, also named Jurgis (1912–2001), was ...

(born 1957), Lithuanian pianist *

Jurgis Karnavičius (composer) Jurgis Karnavičius (23 April 1884 – 22 December 1941) was a Lithuanian composer of classical music and a forerunner of the development of Lithuanian operatic works. Biography Karnavičius was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, which at the time wa ...

(1884–1941), Lithuanian composer *

Jurgis Kunčinas Jurgis Kunčinas (13 January 1947 in Alytus, Lithuania – 13 December 2002) was a poet, novelist, translator and essayist. He has been described as the chronicler of Soviet bohemianism, who poeticized the individual's internal autonomy as an ...

(1947–2002), Lithuanian poet, novelist and essayist *

Jurgis Maciunas George Maciunas (; lt, Jurgis Mačiūnas; November 8, 1931 – May 9, 1978) was a Lithuanian American artist, born in Kaunas. A founding member and the central coordinator of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composer ...

(1931–1978), Lithuanian American artist * Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (1871–1927), Roman Catholic bishop of Vilnius *

Jurģis Pučinskis Jurģis Pučinsks (born 3 January 1973 in Daugavpils) is a former Latvian soccer player who played as a midfielder and is now a manager. He signed with Luch-Energia Vladivostok for the Russian First Division 2004 season, but did not feat ...

(born 1973), Latvian soccer player * Jurgis Šaulys (1879–1948), Lithuanian economist, politician and diplomat

Fictional characters

*Jurgis Rudkus, a character from the novel '' The Jungle'' by Upton Sinclair

References

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