Barker, George (George Granville Barker), 1913-91, English poet, b. Essex, England. He has taught in Japan and the United States as well as in England. His highly dramatic poems, often concerned with themes of remorse and pain, led critics to place him—perhaps misleadingly—among the "New Apocalypse" movement. Barker's published works include 30 Preliminary Poems (1933), Eros in Dogma (1944), News of the World (1950), The True Confession of George Barker (1950), The View From a Blind I (1962), Thurgarton Church (1969), The Alphabetical Zoo (1972), and Collected Poems (1987).

George Barker may refer to:

• George Barker (painter) (1882-1965) was a portrait and landscape painter from the United States
• George Barker (poet) (1913-1991) was an English poet and author
• George Barker (Virginia politician), Virginia politician running for the state Senate
• George Barker (politician) was Member of Parliament for Abertillery, Wales
• George Robert Barker was knighted in 1859 for his distinguished services during the Indian Mutiny
• George Frederick Barker (1835-1912) American scientist and professor
• George P. Barker (1807-1848), New York State Attorney General 1842-1845

See also

• George Barker Jeffery (1891-1957) a mathematician
• George Baker