// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did George Shaw bring a ladder? He wanted to take a step in the right direction.

George Shaw may refer to:

• George Shaw (academic dress scholar) (1928–2006), biologist and British expert on academic dress
• George Shaw (architect) (1810–1876), English architect
• George Shaw (artist) (born 1966), English contemporary artist
• George Shaw (biologist) (1751–1813), English botanist and zoologist
• George Shaw (civil servant), lieutenant governor of the British Crown Colony of Burma, 1913
• George Shaw (composer), musician and film composer
• George Shaw (Queensland politician) (1913–1966), member of the Australian House of Representatives
• George Shaw (Tasmanian politician) (born 1932), member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
• George B. Shaw (1854–1894), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
• George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950), Irish playwright
• George C. Shaw (1866–1960), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient
• George Ferdinand Shaw (1821–1899), Irish academic and journalist
• George R. Shaw (1848–1937), American architect
• George Ernest Shaw (1877–1958), British colonial administrator

Sportspeople

• George Shaw (American football) (1933–1998), American football quarterback
• George Shaw (cricketer, born 1839) (1839–1905), English cricketer
• George Shaw (cricketer, born 1931) (1931–1984), Welsh cricketer
• George Shaw (footballer, born 1877) (1877–1954), Australian rules footballer in the 1890s
• George Shaw (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1971), Australian rules footballer in the 1910s
• George Shaw (footballer, born 1899) (1899–1973), English football player
• George Shaw (footballer, born 1969), Scottish football player & manager of Forfar
• George Shaw (triple jumper) (1931–1988), American Olympic athlete
• Slotch Shaw (George Shaw, 1865–1928), English footballer