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Award | Named after | Field | Achievement | Source |
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Gagarin !Gagarin Cup | Gagarin, YuriYuri Gagarin | Ice hockey | Championship trophy of the Kontinental Hockey League | |
Gagliardi !Gagliardi Trophy | Gagliardi, JohnJohn Gagliardi | American football | Outstanding player in NCAA Division III college football | |
Gallaher !Dave Gallaher Trophy | Gallaher, DaveDave Gallaher | Rugby union | Challenge trophy between France and New Zealand | |
Galsford !Gaisford Prize | Gaisford, ThomasThomas Gaisford | Classical literature | Outstanding essay in Greek, and outstanding dissertation in Greek or Latin, by a University of Oxford student | |
Gandhi Award !Gandhi Peace Award | Gandhi, MahatmaMahatma Gandhi | Peace | For ""contributions made in the promotion of international peace and good will." Awarded by the American organization Promoting Enduring Peace. | |
Gandhi Prize !Gandhi Peace Prize | Gandhi, MahatmaMahatma Gandhi | Peace | Contribution to social, economic, and political transformation by Gandhian methods. Awarded by the Government of India. | |
Gandhi, Indira, Award !Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration | Gandhi, IndiraIndira Gandhi | Peace | Distinguished contributions to promoting solidarity and understanding between groups in Indian society | |
Gandhi, Indira, Prize !Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development | Gandhi, IndiraIndira Gandhi | Peace | Contribution to peace, with a focus on disarmament and economic development | |
Gandhi, Rajiv !Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Gandhi, RajivRajiv Gandhi | Sports | Indian sportsperson of the year | |
Garibaldi !Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy | Garibaldi, GiuseppeGiuseppe Garibaldi | Rugby union | Challenge trophy between France and Italy | |
Gauss !Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize | Gauss, Carl FriedrichCarl Friedrich Gauss | Mathematics | "Outstanding mathematical contributions that have found significant applications outside of mathematics" | |
Gibbs !Gibbs Brothers Medal | Gibbs !William Francis Gibbs and Frederic H. Gibbs | Naval architecture & marine engineering | Outstanding contributions | |
Gibson !Frank M. Gibson Trophy | Gibson, Frank !Frank M. Gibson | Canadian football | Most outstanding rookie (first-year player) in the CFL East Division. This individual becomes one of the two finalists for the CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award. | |
Gibson !Jack Gibson Cup | Gibson, Jack !Jack Gibson | Rugby league football | Victory in annual match between National Rugby League teams the Parramatta Eels and Sydney Roosters | |
Giltinan !J. J. Giltinan Shield | Giltinan, J JJ J Giltinan | Rugby league football | Winning the National Rugby League minor premiership | |
Glover !Glover Prize | Glover, JohnJohn Glover | Art | ""the work judged the best contemporary painting of the Tasmanian landscape" | |
Godel !Gödel Prize | Godel, KurtKurt Godel | Computer science | Outstanding theoretical papers | |
Goldthorpe !Albert Goldthorpe Medal | Goldthorpe, AlbertAlbert Goldthorpe | Rugby league footballl | Player judged best in each Super League season by Rugby Leaguer & League Express | |
Goncourt !Prix Goncourt | Goncourt, Edmond deEdmond de Goncourt | Literature | "The best and most imaginative prose work of the year" in the French language | |
Goncourt, Lyceens !Prix Goncourt des Lycéens | Goncourt, Edmond deEdmond de Goncourt | Literature | Outstanding French language literary work, as selected by a group of about 2,000 lycée students (roughly equivalent to a high school in the English-speaking world) | |
Gowdy !Curt Gowdy Media Award | Gowdy, CurtCurt Gowdy | Sports journalism | Two awards for outstanding achievement in basketball media coverage—one to a writer and one to a sportscaster | |
Graney !Jack Graney Award | Graney, JackJack Graney | Sports journalism | Contributions to baseball in Canada by a member of the Canadian media, as determined by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Grawemeyer !Grawemeyer Award | Grawemeyer, H. CharlesH. Charles Grawemeyer | Five different fields | Outstanding ideas in education, improving world order, music composition, religion, and psychology | |
Grey !Grey Cup | Grey, Earl !Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey | Canadian football | Canadian Football League championship trophy (and also the game in which it is contested) | |
Gross !George Gross Memorial Trophy | Gross, GeorgeGeorge Gross | Football (soccer) | Most valuable player in the Canadian Championship | |
Groza !Lou Groza Award | Groza, LouLou Groza | American football | Outstanding placekicker in U.S. college football | |
Gruber, Cosmology !Gruber Prize in Cosmology | Gruber !Peter and Patricia Gruber | Cosmology | Discoveries leading to fundamental advances in the field | |
Gruber, Genetics !Gruber Prize in Genetics | Gruber !Peter and Patricia Gruber | Genetics | Distinguished research contributions | |
Gruber, Justice !Gruber Prize for Justice | Gruber !Peter and Patricia Gruber | Justice | Contributions that have advanced the cause of justice as delivered through the legal system | |
Gruber, Neuroscience !Gruber Prize in Neuroscience | Gruber !Peter and Patricia Gruber | Neuroscience | Distinguished research contributions | |
Gruber, Womens Rights !Gruber Prize for Women's Rights | Gruber !Peter and Patricia Gruber | Women's rights | Contributions toward furthering the rights of women and girls | |
Guy !Ray Guy Award | Guy, RayRay Guy | American football | Outstanding punter in U.S. college football |
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