Kaufman vs George S. Kaufman

Kaufman and George S. Kaufman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Kaufman	Yes	No	No	No
George S. Kaufman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Kaufman and George S. Kaufman are synonyms defined as:

Kaufman and George S. Kaufman: United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)

Other synonyms of Kaufman include George Simon Kaufman.

Kaufman (noun)	George S. Kaufman (noun)
United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)	United States playwright who collaborated with many other writers including Moss Hart (1889-1961)