George Merrill

George Merrill is the name of:

  • George Merrill (Medal of Honor), American Civil War soldier
  • George Merrill (gay activist) (1866–1928), lifelong companion of English poet and gay activist Edward Carpenter
  • George Merrill (songwriter), wrote hit songs such as I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  • George Edmands Merrill (1846–1908), American Baptist clergyman and educator
  • George Perkins Merrill (1854–1929), American geologist
  • George W. Merrill (1837–?), American politician and diplomat
  • George F. Merrill, former member of the Wisconsin Legislature

Famous quotes containing the word merrill:

    He thought of certain human hearts, their climb
    Through violence into exquisite disciplines
    Of which, as it now appeared, they all expired.
    —James Merrill (b. 1926)