George Szell

George Szell, originally György Széll, György Endre Szél, or Georg Szell, was a Hungarian-born American conductor and composer. Considered one of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, he was music director of the Cleveland Orchestra of Cleveland, Ohio, and recorded much of the standard classical repertoire in Cleveland and with other orchestras.

7 June 1897

Born on the same birth day (7 June): Allen Iverson • Clarence White • Federico da Montefeltro • Georges Marchais • Jessica Tandy • John Rennie the Elder • Mike Pence • Ronald Pickup • Til Kiwe • Tom Jones (singer) • Ture Malmgren

Born in the same month (June 1897): Anthony Eden • Cyril N. Hinshelwood • Edmund A. Chester • Elisabeth Hauptmann • Georg Wittig • Joel Rinne • John G. Bennett • Martti Marttelin • Memphis Minnie • Menina Izildinha • Norbert Elias • Paavo Nurmi • Ram Prasad Bismil • Reg Latta