George Edwards may refer to:

Academics

George Edwards (marching band director) Professor George W. Edwards (November 5, 1948 – May 28, 2009) was the director of bands for Prairie View A&M University. Early life and education Edwards was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on November 5, 1948, to George and Beulah Edwards. He w ...

(1948–2009), director of bands for Prairie View A&M University *

George Edwards (naturalist) George Edwards (3 April 1694 – 23 July 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology". Edwards was born at West Ham, then in the county of Essex. In his early years, he travelled extensively t ...

(1694–1773), English naturalist and ornithologist *

George C. Edwards III George C. Edwards III is University Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies Emeritus at Texas A&M University and distinguished fellow at the University of Oxford. He is a leading scholar of American pol ...

(born 1947), American academic and political scientist

Arts

* George Edwards, born

Ethan Kenning Charles Ethan Kenning (born August 19, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who performed as George Edwards when he led 1960s acid rock band, H. P. Lovecraft. He was adopted as a child and brought up under th ...

, American singer with late 1960s psychedelic rock band H. P. Lovecraft *

George Edwards (actor) George Edwards (born as Harold Parks, 11 March 1886 in Kent Town, South Australia; died 28 August 1953) was an Australian actor, comedian, vaudevillian and producer. known as The Man of a Thousand Voices. Biography Edwards was a pioneer of the ...

(1886–1953), Australian actor *

George Edwards (architect) George Edwards (2 November 1854 – 3 March 1946) was a British architect, best known for his 1888–90 Fulham Town Hall, now a Grade II* listed building. He was the "favourite architect" of the publican and developer Alfred Savigear, who em ...

, British architect *

George Edwards (producer) George Lockett Edwards III (July 19, 1924 – November 27, 1991), the son of George Lockett Edwards Jr. and Columbia Maypole, was an American producer and writer best known for his work with Curtis Harrington.George Wharton Edwards George Wharton Edwards (March 1859 – January 18, 1950) was an American impressionist painter and illustrator, and the author of several books of travel and historical subjects. Early life and education Edwards was born in Fair Haven, Connecticu ...

(1859–1950), American impressionist painter and illustrator

Law

* George Clifton Edwards Jr. (1914–1995), U.S. federal judge

Medicine

George Nelson Edwards George Nelson Edwards, M.D. (1830–1868) was an English writer and physician. Life Edwards was the son of a surgeon, was born at Eye, Suffolk, in 1830, and received his school education in part at the grammar school of Great Yarmouth, Yarmouth, ...

(1830–1868), English writer and physician

Military

George Edwards (British Army officer) ] ] George Edwards was a Lieutenant with the 57th Regiment, assigned to the Brisbane Convict settlement in the 1830s. Edwards was born in Hastings, Sussex, England, on 2 February 1795. He joined the British Army, at the age of 24, as an Ensign. In ...

(1795–?), lieutenant assigned to the Brisbane Convict settlement in the 1830s

Politicians

Australia

George Edwards (Australian politician) George Bertrand Edwards (30 January 1855 – 4 February 1911) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of South Sydney for the Free Trade Party from 1901 to 1906 and the ...

(1855–1911), member of the Australian House of Representatives

United Kingdom

* Sir

George Edwards (British politician) Sir George Edwards OBE (5 October 1850 – 6 December 1933) was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Early life and career Edwards was born in Marsham, Norfolk, the son of a poor ex-soldier who worked as an a ...

(1850–1933), English trade unionist and Labour MP for South Norfolk 1920–1922 and 1923–1924

United States

George C. Edwards George Clayton Edwards (born April 9, 1948) is an American politician who previously served as a member of the Maryland Senate from District 1. Background Edwards was elected as the State Senator for Maryland District 1 in 2006, which covers ...

(born 1948), member of the Maryland State Senate *

George H. Edwards George H. Edwards (May 25, 1860 - December 28, 1941) was Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories b ...

(1860–1941), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, 1916–1917

Sports

Cricket

George Edwards (cricketer) George Alexander Edwards (born 29 July 1992) is an English cricketer, who most recently played for Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a Historic counties of England, historic county, Ceremonial County, ceremon ...

(born 1992), English cricketer with Surrey County Cricket Club

Association football

George Edwards (footballer, born 1918) George Robert Edwards (1 April 1918 – 21 January 1993) was an English professional footballer who is best known for his career with Aston Villa. His playing position was a striker. Born in Great Yarmouth, Edwards played for Norwich City before ...

(1918–1993), English striker for Aston Villa *

George Edwards (Welsh footballer) George Edwards (2 December 1920 – 21 October 2008) was a Welsh international footballer. After making his Football League debut for Swansea Town, his career was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War. He turned professional with ...

(1920–2008), former Welsh international footballer

American football

George Edwards (American football) George Edwards may refer to: Academics * George Edwards (marching band director) (1948–2009), director of bands for Prairie View A&M University * George Edwards (naturalist) (1694–1773), English naturalist and ornithologist * George C. Edward ...

(born 1967), American football coach * George Edwards, known as

Big Bertha Edwards George "Big Bertha" Edwards was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky State College—now known as Kentucky State University from 1951 to 1956, compiling a record of 27–27–2. Football career ...

(), American football player and coach *

George R. Edwards George R. Edwards (1890 – June 10, 1972) was an American football, basketball, and golf coach and college athletics administrator. He was the fourth head football coach at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas, serving for two seasons ...

(1890–1972), American football and basketball coach

Other sports

George Edwards (Australian footballer) George Edwards (12 July 1927 – 15 August 1991) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia servi ...

(1927–1991), Australian rules footballer *

George Edwards (jockey) George Edwards (1805-1851) was a British classic winning jockey in the 1830s. Edwards was the son of trainer James "Tiny" Edwards, and brother of jockeys Edward and Harry. He was a strong jockey, and used this physicality to win races, thoug ...

(1805–1851), English jockey

Business

* Sir

George Edwards (aviation) Sir George Robert Freeman Edwards (9 July 1908 – 2 March 2003), was a British aircraft designer and industrialist.Gardner, Robert. ''From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde: The Authorised Biography of Aviation Pioneer Sir George Edwards OM,'' Sutton ...

(1908–2003), British aviation designer and industrialist *

George W. Edwards George W. Edwards (born April 30, 1939) was the sixteenth president of Kansas City Southern Railway The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class I railroad. Founded in 1887, it operates in 10 midwestern and southeastern U.S. st ...

(born 1939), sixteenth president of the Kansas City Southern Railway

Others

* George Edwards (around 1820), alleged government spy and agent provocateur in the

Cato Street Conspiracy The Cato Street Conspiracy was a plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820. The name comes from the meeting place near Edgware Road in London. The police had an informer; the plotters fell int ...

George Edwards (writer) George Edwards, (1752–17 February 1823) was a Scottish physician and writer. Life Edwards took his degree at the University of Edinburgh in 1772, and appears to have practised as a physician in London, and latterly at Barnard Castle, Durham. H ...

(1752–1823), physician and writer *

George D. Edwards George DeForest Edwards (1890 – 1974) was a 20th-century quality control expert most notable for having served as the first president of American Society for Quality Control. Edwards' reputation in quality control had been established by his w ...

(1890–1974), first president of the American Society for Quality