George M. Leader, American soldier and politician, 36th Governor of Pennsylvania (d. 2013) was born on January 17, 1918.

George Michael Leader was an American politician. He served as the 36th Governor of Pennsylvania from January 18, 1955 until January 20, 1959. He was a member of the Democratic Party, and a native of York County, Pennsylvania. He was the only person from that county ever to be elected governor of the state until the election of Tom Wolf in 2014.