George Barbour
Wikimedia disambiguation page
George Barbour may refer to:
George Pitty Barbour (1867–1951), Australian educator, Sydney Grammar School 1888–1910, Toowoomba Grammar School headmaster 1910–1935
George Hilton Barbour (1878–1962), Canadian politician
George Freeland Barbour (1882–1946), Scottish Liberal politician
George Brown Barbour, (1890–1977), British geologist, discoverer of the Xiaochangliang site
George H. Barbour (1917–1992), American politician from New Jersey
George Harrison Barbour (1843–1934), American businessman, industrialist, financier, and manufacturer of stoves.
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