Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Gail Leery 1998 Dawson's Creek 
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Gail Goodrich 1996
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane
Hurricane Gail 1953
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
7 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 actor/presenter
Gail Patrick 1911-1980
Gail Russell 1924-1961
Gail Davis 1925-1997
Madeline Kahn (a.k.a. Gail) 1942-1999
Oprah Winfrey (a.k.a. Gail) 1954-
Donna Pescow (a.k.a. Gail) 1954-
Gail O'Grady 1963-
Kym Marsh (a.k.a. Gail) 1976-
Sami Gayle (a.k.a. Gail) 1996-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 tennis
(basketball) Gail Goodrich 1943-
(tennis) Jeff Tarango (a.k.a. Gail) 1968-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Oprah Winfrey (a.k.a. Gail) 1954-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Kym Marsh (a.k.a. Gail) 1976-
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze
(gold) Gail Neall 1972 swimming - 400 m medley
(silver) Gail Marquis 1976 basketball
(silver) Lauri Siering (a.k.a. Gail) 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Gail Amundrud 1976 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Gail Devers 1992; 1996 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) Gail Miller 2000 water polo
(silver) Gail Emms 2004 badminton mixed doubles