Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Gary 1999 Dysentery Gary 
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Gary Ewing 1978; 1979 Dallas; Knots Landing
Gary Hobson 1996 Early Edition
Michael Scott (middle name Gary) 2005 The Office
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 1 baseball, 1 football
(baseball) Gary Carter 2003
(football) Gary Zimmerman 2008
(basketball) Gary Payton 2013
(basketball) Gary Williams 2014
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 economics
(economics) Gary Becker 1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
15 actors
Gary Cooper 1901-1961
Gary Merrill 1915-1990
Michael Dunn (a.k.a. Gary) 1934-1973
Gary Raymond 1935-
Gary Vinson 1936-1984
Gary Lockwood 1937-
Gary Busey 1944-
Gary Farmer 1953-
Gary Sinise 1955-
Gary Cole 1956-
Gary Jones 1958-
Gary Oldman 1958-
Gary Dourdan 1966-
Gary Coleman 1968-2010
Gary Carr 1986-
Notable Artists:
1 cartoonist, 1 game designer
Gary Gygax 1938-2008
Gary Larson 1950-
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 2 golf, 1 baseball, 1 basketball
(golf) Gary Player 1935-
(baseball) Gary Carter 1954-2012
(soccer) Gary Lineker 1960-
(basketball) Gary Payton 1968-
(golf) Gary Woodland 1984-
(soccer) Gary Cahill 1985-
(soccer) Gary Medel 1987-
Notable Evildoers:
1 murderer
Gary Gilmore 1940-1977
Notable Musicians:
3 singers, 1 musician
Gary Glitter 1944-
Gary Moore 1952-2011
Gary Barlow 1971-
Gary Lightbody 1976-
Olympic Medalists:
5 bronze, 4 silver, 2 gold, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(bronze) Louis Wilkins (middle name Gary) 1904 pole vault
(bronze) Gary Chapman 1956 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver/gold) Gary Tobian 1956; 1960 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(gold) Gary Ilman 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Gary Dilley 1964 swimming - 200 m backstroke
(bronze) Gary Sheerer 1972 water polo
(silver/bronze) Gary Hall Sr. 1968; 1972; 1976 swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m butterfly
(silver) Gary MacDonald 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Gary Oakes 1980 400 m hurdles
(bronze) Gary Abraham 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Gary Figueroa 1984 water polo
(silver) Gary Honey 1984 long jump
(gold) Gary Payton 1996; 2000 basketball
(silver/bronze/gold) Gary Hall Jr. 1996; 2000; 2004 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Gary Cooper 1942; 1953 Sergeant York; High Noon
(actor) Gary Oldman 2018 Darkest Hour
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
4 musicians
Gary Rossington 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gary Lachman 2006 Blondie
Geddy Lee (a.k.a. Gary) 2013 Rush
Gary Ryan 2015 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts