United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)

General of the Army George Catlett Marshall, Jr., US Army (December 31 1880 – October 16 1959), was an American military leader, Secretary of State, and the third Secretary of Defense. Once dubbed the “organizer of victory” by Winston Churchill for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II, Marshall later became instrumental in the post-war reconstruction effort in Europe, which became known as the Marshall Plan. For this latter role Marshall received the Nobel Peace Prize, the only American professional soldier to hold that distinction.

George Marshall was a British athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.