George Floyd
George Floyd was an African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin. Born October 14, 1973, in Fayetteville. Died May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis. Teams include Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas men's basketball. Educated at Jack Yates High School and Ryan Middle School.
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- Described as
- African American man who was a victim of police violence in the United States, killed by Derek Chauvin
- Other names
- George Perry Floyd Jr., Big Floyd, Floyd the Landlord, George Perry Floyd, George Perry Floyd, Jr.
- Born
- October 14, 1973 · 1 reference
- Died
- May 25, 2020 · 1 reference
- Born in
- Fayetteville · 1 reference
- Died in
- Minneapolis · 1 reference
- Buried in
- Houston Memorial Gardens
- Cause of death
- asphyxia · 1 reference
- Name at birth
- George Perry Floyd Jr.
- Citizen of
- United States · 1 reference
- Occupation
- security guard · 1 reference; rapper · 1 reference; truck driver · 1 reference; basketball player · 1 reference; driver · 1 reference; pornographic film actor · 3 references
- Education
- Jack Yates High School · 1 reference; Ryan Middle School; Texas A&M University–Kingsville
- Member of
- Screwed Up Click · 1 reference
- Teams
- Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas men's basketball · 1 reference
- Sport
- basketball; American football
- Genre
- rapping; hip-hop; pornographic film
- Instrument
- voice
- Field
- security agency · 1 reference; rapping · 1 reference
- Siblings
- Terrence Floyd
- Lived in
- St. Louis Park · 1 reference; Minneapolis (2014–2020)
- Height
- 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) · 1 reference
- Wikipedias with a page
- 61
Wikidata item Q95677819 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q95677819), public domain (CC0). Copied November 13, 2026.
What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385468972
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd had used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill. One of four police officers who arrived on the scene, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for almost ten minutes, fatally asphyxiating him. After his murder, a series of protests against police brutality, especially towards African Americans, quickly spread nationally and then globally. His dying words became a rallying slogan: "I can't breathe".
Floyd was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in Houston, Texas, playing football and basketball throughout high school and college. Between 1997 and 2005, he was convicted of eight crimes. He served four years in prison after accepting a plea bargain for a 2007 aggravated robbery in a home invasion. After he was paroled in 2013, he served as a mentor in his Christian community and posted anti-violence videos to social media. In 2014, he moved to the Minneapolis area, residing in the nearby suburb of St. Louis Park, and worked as a truck driver and bouncer. In 2020, he lost both jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After his murder, the City of Minneapolis settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Floyd's family for $27 million. Chauvin was convicted on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter on April 20, 2021, and on June 25, 2021, was sentenced to 22+1⁄2 years in prison. The other three officers at the scene were also later convicted of violating Floyd's civil rights.
- Born, in its opening lines
- October 14, 1973
- Died, in its opening lines
- May 25, 2020
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