Peter T. George[1] (June 29, 1929 – July 27, 2021) was an American weightlifter and Olympic and World champion.

[6] His father was an activist of the Macedonian Patriotic Organization and both his parents were members of the Macedono-Bulgarian St. Elia the Prophet Orthodox Church (Akron, Ohio).

Pete won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

He held the patent for the Nocturnal Airway Patency Appliance (NAPA), a device preventing the stoppage of breathing during sleep.

After retirement, George used to spend summertime in the birthplace of his wife, Ognyanovo, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.