Namesakes
Louis Wilkins
(middle name Gary) (m) 1882-1950 
Olympic Medalists 1904 pole vault (bronze)
Gary Cooper
(m) 1901-1961
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1942; 1953 Sergeant York; High Noon (actor)
Gary Merrill
(m) 1915-1990
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Becker
(m) 1930-2014
Nobel Prize Winners 1992 (economics)
Michael Dunn
(a.k.a. Gary) (m) 1934-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Tobian
(m) 1935-
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 diving - platform; diving - springboard (silver/gold)
Gary Raymond
(m) 1935-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Player
(m) 1935-
Notable Athletes (golf)
Gary Vinson
(m) 1936-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Lockwood
(m) 1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Chapman
(m) 1938-1978
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m freestyle (bronze)
Gary Gygax
(m) 1938-2008
Notable Artists
Gary Gilmore
(m) 1940-1977
Notable Evildoers
Gary Ilman
(m) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Gary Glitter
(m) 1944-
Notable Musicians
Gary Busey
(m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Dilley
(m) 1945-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 200 m backstroke (silver)
Gary Williams
(m) 1945-
Hall-of-Famers 2014 (basketball)
Gary Sheerer
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
Gary Larson
(m) 1950-
Notable Artists
Gary Hall Sr.
(m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972; 1976 swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m butterfly (silver/bronze)
Gary Rossington
(m) 1951-2023
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gary Moore
(m) 1952-2011
Notable Musicians
Gary Farmer
(m) 1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Geddy Lee
(a.k.a. Gary) (m) 1953-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2013 Rush
Gary MacDonald
(m) 1953-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (silver)
Gary Carter
(m) 1954-2012
Hall-of-Famers 2003 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Gary Lachman
(m) 1955-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Blondie
Gary Sinise
(m) 1955-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Figueroa
(m) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (silver)
Gary Cole
(m) 1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Jones
(m) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Oldman
(m) 1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2018 Darkest Hour (actor)
Gary Oakes
(m) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1980 400 m hurdles (bronze)
Gary Abraham
(m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Gary Honey
(m) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1984 long jump (silver)
Gary Lineker
(m) 1960-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Gary Zimmerman
(m) 1961-
Hall-of-Famers 2008 (football)
Gary Ryan
(m) 1965-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Gary Dourdan
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Coleman
(m) 1968-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Payton
(m) 1968-
Hall-of-Famers 2013 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 basketball (gold)
Gary Barlow
(m) 1971-
Notable Musicians
Gary Hall Jr.
(m) 1974-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000; 2004 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle (silver/gold/bronze)
Gary Lightbody
(m) 1976-
Notable Musicians
Gary Ewing
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978; 1979 Dallas; Knots Landing
Gary Woodland
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (golf)
Gary Cahill
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Gary Carr
(m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Medel
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Gary Hobson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Early Edition
Gary
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1999 Dysentery Gary
Michael Scott
(middle name Gary) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Office