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George Fernandes was born on June 3, 1930 to John Joseph Fernandes and Alice Martha Fernandes (née Pinto), in Mangalore to a middle-class Mangalorean Catholic family. His mother was a great admirer of King George V (who too was born on June 3), hence she named her first son George. His father was employed by the Peerless Finance group, and headed their office of South India for several years. The eldest of six children, his siblings are Lawrence, Michael, Paul, Aloysius, and Richard. George was fondly called "Gerry" in close family circles.