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- Birth nameGeorge Horace Gallup
- George Gallup was born on November 18, 1901 in Jefferson, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for America Speaks (1948), The Sam Levenson Show (1951) and The Twentieth Century (1957). He was married to Ophelia Smith Miller. He died on July 26, 1984 in Tschingel, Switzerland.
- SpouseOphelia Smith Miller(December 27, 1925 - ?) (3 children)
- Famous American pollster.
- Conducted the first Gallup Poll in 1982.
- The Gallup family coat of arms includes the motto, "Be Bold, Be Wise."
- Public opinion statistician who pioneered in techniques of scientific public opinion sampling. Founder in 1935 and chairman of the American Institute of Public Opinion, or Gallup Poll, based in Princeton, New Jersey, which gained international prominence after correctly predicting victory for 'Franklin D. Roosevelt' in the 1936 presidential election. Chairman of the Board of Gallup Organization Inc., founded in 1958 to conduct market research. Taught journalism at Drake, Northwestern, and Columbia universities.
- Father of George Horace Gallup Jr.
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