George Barnes
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George Barnes may refer to:
- George Nicoll BarnesGeorge Nicoll BarnesGeorge Nicoll Barnes CH PC was a Scottish politician and a leader of the Labour Party.Barnes was born in Lochee, Dundee, the second of five sons of James Barnes, a skilled engineer and mill manager from Yorkshire, and his wife, Catherine Adam Langlands...
(1859–1940), Scottish politician, Leader of the UK Labour Party - Sir George Barnes (BBC)George Barnes (BBC)Sir George Reginald Barnes was a British broadcasting executive, who was a station Controller of both BBC Radio and later BBC Television in the 1940s and 1950s...
(1904–1960), television and radio producer and executive - George Barnes (cinematographer)George Barnes (cinematographer)George S. Barnes, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer from the era of silent films to the early 1950s. Over the course of his career, he was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, including his work on The Devil Dancer with Gilda Gray and Clive Brook...
(1892–1953), American cinematographer - George Barnes (musician)George Barnes (musician)George Barnes was a world-renowned swing jazz guitarist, who claimed he played the first electric guitar in 1931, preceding Charlie Christian by six years. George Barnes made the first recording of an electric guitar in 1938 in sessions with Big Bill Broonzy.-Biography:George Barnes was born in...
(1921–1977), jazz guitarist - George Thomas BarnesGeorge Thomas BarnesGeorge Thomas Barnes was a Georgia state legislator, military officer, and United States Representative.-Biography:...
(1833–1901), United States Representative from the state of Georgia - George Barnes, a/k/a Machine Gun KellyMachine Gun KellyGeorge Kelley Barnes , better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was an American gangster during the prohibition era. His nickname came from his favorite weapon, a Thompson submachine gun. His most famous crime was the kidnapping of oil tycoon & businessman Charles Urschel in July 1933 for which he,...
- George Barnes (sport shooter)George Barnes (sport shooter)George Barnes was a British sport shooter, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1908 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the stationary target small-bore rifle event.-External links:*...
(1849–1934), British Olympic sport shooter - George Arthur Barnes (1883–1919), English racing motorcyclist and pioneer aviator