George Browne
Wikimedia disambiguation page
George Browne may refer to:
Law and politics
Sir George Browne (died 1483) (1440–1483), English politician
George Browne (died 1631) (1583–1631), English politician
Sir George Browne (died 1661), English politician
Sir George Browne, 4th Baronet (1680s–1737), Irish politician
George Browne (died 1782) (c. 1735–1782), Irish politician
George Browne (Lower Canada politician) (before 1794–1822), Canadian politician
George H. Browne (1818–1885), American politician
George Eakins Browne (1837–1923), Irish politician
Nobility
George Browne, 8th Viscount Montagu (1769–1793), English nobleman
George Browne, 3rd Marquess of Sligo (1820–1896), Irish peer
George Browne, 6th Marquess of Sligo (1856–1935), Irish peer
Religion
George Browne (archbishop of Dublin) (died 1556), English Anglican bishop in Ireland
George Joseph Plunket Browne (1795–1858), Irish Roman Catholic Bishop
George Forrest Browne (1833–1930), English Anglican bishop
George Browne (archbishop of West Africa) (1933–1993), Liberian Anglican bishop
Sports
George Browne (cricketer) (1835–1919), English cricketer
George Browne (baseball) (1876–1920), American baseball player
George Browne (umpire) (born 1934), West Indian cricket umpire
Others
George Browne (provost) (c. 1649–1699), English academic administrator
George Browne (soldier) (1698–1792), Irish soldier of fortune
George Browne (architect) (1811–1885), Irish-born Canadian architect
Sir George Buckston Browne (1850–1945), British urologist
Sir George Washington Browne (1853–1939), Scottish architect
George Elmer Browne (1871–1946), American artist
George E. Browne (fl.
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