George Holt (born c. 1840, year of death unknown) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.

Born in Louisville, Kentucky in about 1840, Holt later joined the Navy from that state.

On that day, while the Plymouth was at the Port of Hamburg, Germany, a small boat approached the ship in a strong current.

[1] Holt's official Medal of Honor citation reads: On board the U.S.S.

Jumping overboard at the imminent risk of his life, Holt, with a comrade, rescued from drowning one of a party who was thrown from a shore boat into a 4-knot, running tide while the boat was coming alongside the ship.