George Peters

George Peters may refer to:

  • George Fountain Peters, builder in 1899 of Glen Store and Post Office, Potomac, Maryland
  • George G. Peters of Boston, commissioned and in 1907 owned the ship later renamed USS Wanderlust
  • George Henry Peters (1863–1947), American astronomer
  • George J. Peters (died 1945), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  • George N. H. Peters (1825–1909), American religion writer
  • George Peters (aviator) (1894–?), Australian flying ace in World War I
  • George Peters, Governor of the Bank of England, 1785–1787
  • George Peters, American football, an 8th round pick by the Washington Redskins in the 1942 NFL Draft
  • George Peters, German-born American artist, created murals and mascot for Milwaukee sausage maker Usinger's in 1906
  • George Silas Peters (1846–1928), mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1881–1882
  • George W. Peters, president and dean of Fresno Pacific University, 1947–1953
  • George Peters (EastEnders), soap opera character
  • George Peters, in the 1934 film Mandalay, a fictional character played by Lucien Littlefield
  • George Peters, in the 1955 film A Word to the Wives, a fictional character played by Darren McGavin
  • George Peters, in the 1959 television series Manhunt, a fictional detective played by Charles Bateman
  • George Peters, character in The $5,000,000 Counterfeiting Plot

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