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