George Saunders (disambiguation)

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George Saunders is an American short story writer and professor at Syracuse University.

George Saunders is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, American Psyche, to the weekend magazine of The Guardian between 2006 and 2008.

George Saunders may also refer to:

George Thomas Saunders was an English athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.

George Kenneth "Ken" Saunders (1910–2005) was a New Zealand writer, born in England, who had a substantial career in Australia.

George Saunders was a British wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle bantamweight at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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George Saunders Rideout was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. He was also the mayor of Moncton from 1983 to 1988. During his tenure as mayor, he laid the groundwork for Moncton's ascension as a regional hub of economic activity.

George Sanders (1906–1972) was a British actor.

Hilary Aidan Saint George Saunders MC was a British author, born in Clifton near Bristol.

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