George Gallup

George Gallup
Born	George Horace Gallup (1901-11-18)November 18, 1901 Jefferson, Iowa, U.S.
Died	July 26, 1984(1984-07-26) (aged 82) Tschingel ob Gunten, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Occupation	Statistician
Known for	Gallup poll

George Horace Gallup (November 18, 1901 – July 26, 1984) was an American pioneer of survey sampling techniques and inventor of the Gallup poll, a successful statistical method of survey sampling for measuring public opinion.