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1908–2001
George H. "Hoss" Hobson (May 4, 1908 – November 19, 2001) was an American athlete and sports coach. After playing college football for Alabama State, Hobson began a coaching career at several high schools, leading his teams to four state championships. In…
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George Henry Jackson (1847–1925) was a Canadian-born American politician, lawyer, educator, and businessman. He served in the Ohio House of Representatives for Hamilton County, from 1892 to 1893. He was a Republican.
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George H. Starke Jr. was the first Black student admitted to the University of Florida. In 1958, Starke entered the University of Florida's law school after graduating from Morehouse College. He was given police protection during his first semester at the…
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George James Austin Sr. (c. 1881 – August 19, 1930), was an American military officer, educator, and insurance salesman. He was a Black military officer in the United States, who served in the Spanish-American War and World War I. He worked for Black…
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George J. McKenna III (born September 6, 1940) is an American former politician and educator who served as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for District 1 from 2014 until 2024. Prior to his board tenure, McKenna served…
1958–2000
George Jackson (January 6, 1958 – February 10, 2000) was a film director and producer. Jackson was born and raised in Harlem, New York and graduated from Fordham Preparatory School and Harvard College. He worked with Doug McHenry as producer on such…
1934–2008
George James Jr. (January 20, 1927 – September 14, 2008) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Alabama State University from 1976 to 1983 and Kentucky State University from 1990 to 1991, compiling a career college football…
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George Elvin Keaton Jr. (December 3, 1956 – December 7, 2022) was an African American historian and educator whose work centered on the history of Black Dallas. He was an author and helped establish historical markers in Dallas County that commemorated…
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George William Lamming OCC (8 June 1927 – 4 June 2022) was a Barbadian novelist, essayist, and poet. He first won critical acclaim for In the Castle of My Skin, his 1953 debut novel. He also held academic posts, including as a distinguished visiting…
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George Malcolm Langford (born August 26, 1944) is a Professor of Biology, Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences, and a distinguished Professor of Neuroscience at Syracuse University College of Arts and Sciences in Syracuse, New York. He is…
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George Lewis Ruffin (December 16, 1834 – November 19, 1886) was an African-American barber, attorney, politician, and judge. In 1869, he graduated from Harvard Law School, the first African American to do so. He was also the first African American elected…
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George Lewis Seaton (c. 1822–1881) was an African American carpenter, real estate holder, and school benefactor. Seaton built two schools for African American students in Alexandria, Virginia on behalf of the Freemen's Bureau and was a trustee of the First…
1868–1947
George Morton Lightfoot Sr. (December 25, 1868 – December 24, 1947) was an American classics scholar, and educator. He taught at Howard University from 1891 until 1939, where he served as the chair of the Department of Latin; and his former residency is…
1900–1987
George Marion Johnson (May 22, 1900 – August 11, 1987) was an American academic administrator, tax lawyer, and professor. He was the first vice chancellor of the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Nigeria.
1922–2006
George Albert McElroy (May 25, 1922 – October 7, 2006) was an American journalist. Born in Houston, Texas, he served in the United States Armed Forces before pursuing a career in journalism. Among many "firsts" achieved by McElroy, he became the first…
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George McJunkin (c. 1856–1922) was an African-American cowboy, amateur archaeologist and historian. McJunkin discovered the Folsom site in New Mexico in 1908.
1937–2017
George Moody (September 24, 1937 – March 6, 2017) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia State University from 1981 to 1990 and two stints as the head football coach at Elizabeth City State University, from…
1960–
George Nichols III, CAP is an American financial services professional with a background in banking, insurance, executive leadership, and education. He was the State of Kentucky's first African-American insurance commissioner, and in 2000 became the first…
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George Pugh is an American former football player and coach who is currently the tight ends coach, halfbacks coach and the director of football operations for the Miles Golden Bears of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). He served as…
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George Henry Raveling (June 27, 1937 – September 1, 2025) was an American college basketball player and coach. He played for the Villanova Wildcats, and was the men's head coach for the Washington State Cougars (1972–1983), Iowa Hawkeyes (1983–1986),…
1914–1999
George T. Raymond (May 10, 1914 – May 9, 1999) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who served as president of the Chester, Pennsylvania, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1942 to 1977.…
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George Rubin (Reuben) Hutto (March 6, 1870 – July 14, 1922) was an American educator, prominent member of the Knights of Pythias, and a delegate to the first and third Pan-African Congresses.
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George Thompson Ruby (July 1, 1841 – October 31, 1882) was an African-American Republican politician in Reconstruction-era Texas. Born in New York to African-American businessman Reuben Ruby and Rachel Humphey and raised in Portland, Maine, he worked in…
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George Ruffin Bridgeforth (October 5, 1873 – January 30, 1955) was an American farmer and educator. He was the first African American to attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst (then Massachusetts Agricultural College), graduating in 1901. He later…
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