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Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker, Pittsburgh Steelers guard and former Iowa Hawkeyes right tackle, drafted 96th overall in round three of the 2026 NFL Draft; first-team All-Big Ten, Joe Moore Award line, projects from tackle to guard.
Geno Atkins
Geno Atkins is a former NFL defensive tackle who made eight Pro Bowls in 11 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, leading all defensive tackles with 75.5 sacks in the 2010s.
Geno Auriemma
Geno Auriemma (born 1954) is the Italian-born head coach of UConn women's basketball since 1985-86, the winningest coach in NCAA history at 1,288-166, with 12 national championships, 25 Final Fours, and two Olympic golds with Team USA.
Geno Smith
Geno Smith, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets; drafted 39th overall in 2013, revived his career with Seattle, won 2022 AP Comeback Player of the Year, later played for the Raiders before returning to the Jets.
Genrikh Sidorenkov
Genrikh Sidorenkov (Генрих Иванович Сидоренков, 1931–1990), Soviet ice hockey defenseman, CSKA Moscow; 1956 Olympic gold and 1960 bronze, two world titles, six Soviet championships, Hall of Fame 2004.
Georg Arnold
Georg Arnold is the name of several unrelated people and places: a German volleyball player born in 2010, landscape painter Georg Arnold-Graboné, swimmer George Arnold, and Georg Arnold Jacobi.
Georg Dascher
Georg Dascher (1911–1944), German field handball player; won gold with Germany at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the only time field handball was Olympic; later a Wehrmacht lieutenant killed near Hürtgen.
George Abel
George Gordon Abel (1916-1996), Canadian ice hockey forward from Melville, Saskatchewan; won 1952 Oslo Olympic gold with the Edmonton Mercurys, Canada's last hockey gold until 2002; nicknamed Mr. Hockey.
George Armstrong (ice hockey)
George "Chief" Armstrong (1930-2021), Canadian NHL right wing, played 21 seasons entirely with the Toronto Maple Leafs, captained them longest and to four Stanley Cups (1962-64, 1967), Hall of Fame 1975.
George Blanda
George Blanda (1927-2010), American NFL/AFL quarterback and placekicker; 26 seasons with Bears, Colts, Oilers, Raiders; 2,002 points, 943 extra points; Hall of Fame 1981; oldest player at 48.
George Brett
George Howard Brett, born 1953, is a former American baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Kansas City Royals, won the 1980 AL MVP, and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1999.
George Bryan (golfer)
George Bryan IV (born 1988) is an American professional golfer and co-founder of the Bryan Bros Golf YouTube channel with brother Wesley; a three-time South Carolina All-American, he debuted on the PGA Tour at the 2023 Bermuda Championship and reached 2026 Open Final Qualifying.
George Cattanach
George James Cattanach (1878-1954), Canadian lacrosse player with the Montreal and Winnipeg Shamrock clubs; won gold in men's lacrosse for the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
George Cloutier
George Cloutier (1876-1946), Canadian lacrosse goalkeeper and Olympian, won gold with the Winnipeg Shamrocks at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics; later played for the Montreal Nationals, active until at least 1917.
George Fish
George Winthrop Fish (Dixie), 1895-1977, American rugby player and urologist; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic rugby gold with the USA, and inspired the Dr. Kildare character.
George Floyd (American football)
George Floyd (George Floyd Jr., born 1960, Tampa, FL) is a former NFL defensive back, Eastern Kentucky star, Jets 1982/1984 draftee, and 1999 College Football Hall of Fame inductee; distinct from George Perry Floyd (1973-2020).
George Ford (rugby union)
George Ford (born 1993, Oldham) is an English rugby union fly-half for Sale Sharks and England, 100+ caps, record youngest professional debut at 16 years 237 days, 27-point 2023 World Cup game vs Argentina.
George Garbutt
George Frederick "Tic" Garbutt (1903-1967) was a Canadian ice hockey forward from Winnipeg who won gold at the 1931 World Championships and the 1932 Lake Placid Olympics, scoring one goal in one game for The Winnipegs.
George Gervin
George Gervin, "the Iceman" (born 1952, Detroit), ABA/NBA shooting guard for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls; four NBA scoring titles, 26,595 career points, Hall of Fame 1996.
George Gipp
George Gipp (1895-1920), Notre Dame halfback 1917-1920, consensus All-American and inaugural College Football Hall of Fame inductee; source of the 'Win one for the Gipper' legend and Ronald Reagan's nickname.
George Gregan
George Gregan is a retired Australian rugby union scrum-half who played 139 Tests for the Wallabies from 1994 to 2007 and won the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. is an American football defensive end, No. 52 for the Indianapolis Colts, drafted 156th overall in 2026 after playing at Northern Illinois and Florida; a Chicago native who converted from wide receiver to edge defender in 2023.
George Halas
George Halas (1895-1983), "Papa Bear", founded the Chicago Bears and co-founded the NFL in 1920; coached 40 seasons, won 324 games and six NFL titles, charter Hall of Fame inductee 1963.
George Hill (basketball)
George Hill, NBA point guard/shooting guard drafted 26th overall by San Antonio in 2008 out of IUPUI; traded for Kawhi Leonard rights, starred for Pacers' 2013-14 conference finalists, later Jazz, Kings, Cavs, Bucks, 76ers, Thunder.
George Hillyard
George Whiteside Hillyard (1864-1943), British tennis player, 1908 Olympic men's doubles gold medalist with Reginald Doherty, first-class cricketer, and All England Club secretary 1907-1925 who oversaw Wimbledon's move to Church Road; husband of Blanche Bingley.
George Holani
George Holani, born 1999, is a Seattle Seahawks running back (No. 36) signed as a 2024 undrafted free agent from Boise State; he scored a kickoff-recovery touchdown in 2025 and won Super Bowl LX with Seattle.
George Karl
George Karl (born 1951) is a Hall of Fame NBA head coach with 1,175 wins, sixth-most all-time, who coached six franchises, led the 1996 SuperSonics to the NBA Finals, won the 2013 Coach of the Year, and was known for feuds with star players.
George Kittle
George Kittle, born 1993, San Francisco 49ers tight end from Iowa, drafted 146th overall in 2017; 2018 single-season TE record 1,377 yards, six Pro Bowls, highest-paid TE ($76.4M, 2025), torn Achilles January 2026.
George Lyon
George Seymour Lyon (1858–1938), Canadian golfer, won the 1904 St. Louis Olympic golf gold at 46, beating Chandler Egan 3&2; eight-time Canadian Amateur champion; declined a second gold at London 1908.
George Mara
George Edward Mara (1921-2006), Canadian ice hockey forward and executive; captain of the RCAF Flyers gold medalists at St. Moritz 1948 (17 goals in 8 games), later founder-chairman of the Olympic Trust of Canada, Order of Canada 1976.