George Fisher
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George Fisher may refer to:
  • George Fisher (New York)
    George Fisher (New York)
    George Fisher was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Franklin, Massachusetts, Fisher attended the common schools and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.He studied law....

     (1788–1861), American politician
  • Rev George Fisher (scientist)
    George Fisher (scientist)
    The Reverend George Fisher FRS FRAS was a British Arctic scientist.-Early life:He was born in Sunbury, Middlesex, England, the son of surveyor James Fisher and his wife Henrietta. In 1808 he became a clerk in the Westminster Fire Insurance Company at the age of 14...

     (1794-1873) British arctic scientist
  • George Fisher (settler)
    George Fisher (settler)
    George Fisher was a customs officer and early leader of the Texas Revolution.Fisher was born to Serbian parents in Székesfehérvár, Hungary in April 1795...

     (1795–1873), Serbian born Mexican and American citizen
  • George P. Fisher
    George P. Fisher
    George Purnell Fisher was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party and later the Republican Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as...

     (1817–1899), American politician -- Delaware
  • George Fisher (New Zealand)
    George Fisher (New Zealand)
    George Fisher was a four-time Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand from 1882 to 1885, and in 1896. He represented various Wellington electorates in Parliament for a total of 18 years...

     (1843–1905) a New Zealand politician
  • George Park Fisher
    George Park Fisher
    George Park Fisher was an American theologian and historian who was noted as a teacher and a prolific writer. He was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, graduated from Brown University in 1847, studied theology at Yale Divinity School and in Germany, and graduated from the Andover Theological...

     (1827–1909), American theologian & historian
  • George Fisher (bishop) (1844–1921), Bishop of Southampton in the Church of England
  • George Fisher (baseball)
    George Fisher (baseball)
    George Aloys "Showboat" Fisher was a baseball player who played in the 1930 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. He had a .335 lifetime batting average in Major League Baseball...

     (1855–1937), American baseball player
  • George J. Fisher
    George J. Fisher
    George J. Fisher M.D. was a physician and leader in the fields of youth development and physical fitness in the United States during the early twentieth century. He was a noted advocate for advancing the sport of volleyball....

     (died 1960), American physician & sport administrator
  • George Fisher (actor)
    George Fisher (actor)
    George Fisher was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 72 films between 1911 and 1929....

     (1891–1960), an American actor
  • George Fisher (dramatist)
    George Fisher (dramatist)
    George Fisher was a Welsh language dramatist and theatrical producer, born in Bargoed, Glamorgan.As a dramatist he is best known for Y Lleoedd Pell, Y Blaidd-Ddyn and Awena, as well as for the verse drama Y Ferch a'r Dewin ....

     (1909–1970), Welsh language author
  • George "Showboat" Fisher (1889–1984), American baseball player
  • George Fisher (cartoonist)
    George Fisher (cartoonist)
    George Fisher was an acclaimed American political cartoonist.-Early life:George Fisher was born at Beebe, Arkansas on 8 April 1923, the son of Charles W. and Gladys Fisher. George's father was born in Tennessee and was a home builder and business owner. Fisher's mother died when he was 5 years...

     (1923–2003), American political cartoonist
  • George Fisher (1927–2005), American actor a.k.a. Brock Peters
    Brock Peters
    Brock Peters was an American actor, best known for playing the role of Tom Robinson in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird...


  • George M. C. Fisher
    George M. C. Fisher
    George Myles Cordell Fisher is an American business manager. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Eastman Kodak Company from 1993-2000. Prior to joining Kodak, Fisher worked at Motorola, Inc. from 1976-1993 and was named President and Chief Executive Officer in 1988 and...

     (born c. 1940), American business manager
  • George Fisher (musician)
    George Fisher (musician)
    George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher is the vocalist for the American death metal band Cannibal Corpse and the lesser-known melodic death metal band Paths of Possession. He previously recorded two albums with Florida's Monstrosity before leaving and joining Cannibal Corpse in late 1995, replacing former...

     (born 1969), American singer

See also

  • George Drennen Fischer
    George Drennen Fischer
    George Drennen Fischer was an American activist and spokesman for the National Education Association.In 1968, he signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War....

    , American activist and spokesman for the National Education Association
  • George R. Fischer
    George R. Fischer
    George Robert Fischer is an American underwater archaeologist, considered the founding father of the field in the National Park Service. A native Californian, he did undergraduate and graduate work at Stanford University, and began his career with the National Park Service in 1959, which included...

    (born 1937), American underwater archaeologist
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