George —, governor of Alabama, survivor of an assassination attempt in 1972, who died in 1998 (7)
I believe the answer is:
wallace
(Other definitions for wallace that I've seen before include "William --, Scottish hero" , "Star of 'The Wrong Trousers'" , "Alfred Russel ---, naturalist" , "Edgar ---, crime writer; an art Collection" , "William --, Scottish military leader" .)