Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Sami Brady (middle name Gene) 1965 Days of Our Lives 
Grammy Award Winners:
1 album of the year/record of the year/song of the year
(album of the year/record of the year/song of the year) Bruno Mars (middle name Gene) 2016; 2018; 2022 Uptown Funk; 24K Magic; That's What I Like; Leave the Door Open
Hall-of-Famers:
2 football
(football) Gene Upshaw 1987
(football) Gene Hickerson 2007
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
9 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 presenter
Gene Lockhart 1891-1957
Gene Autry 1907-1998
Gene Kelly 1912-1996
Gene Barry 1919-2009
Gene Nelson 1920-1996
Gene Tierney 1920-1991
Gene Reynolds 1923-2020
Gene Hackman 1930-2025
Gene Wilder 1933-2016
Gene Siskel 1946-1999
Norm Macdonald (middle name Gene) 1959-2021
Notable Athletes:
1 football, 1 golf, 1 wrestling
(golf) Gene Sarazen 1902-1999
(wrestling) Hulk Hogan (middle name Gene) 1953-
(football) Geno Atkins 1988-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Gene Cernan 1934-2017
Notable Filmmakers:
2 producers, 1 director
Gene Nelson 1920-1996
Gene Roddenberry 1921-1991
Gene Reynolds 1923-2020
Notable Journalists:
1 journalist
(journalist) Gene Siskel 1946-1999
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 2 singers
Gene Autry 1907-1998
Gene Vincent 1935-1971
Gene Pitney 1940-2006
Gene Simmons 1949-
Nick Carter (middle name Gene) 1980-
Bruno Mars (middle name Gene) 1985-
Olympic Medalists:
1 gold, 1 silver
(silver) Gene Cole 1952 4x400 m relay
(gold) Benny Brown (middle name Gene) 1976 4x400 m relay
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Gene Hackman 1972; 1993 The French Connection; Unforgiven
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
5 musicians
Gene Clark 1991 The Byrds
Gene Cornish 1997 The Young Rascals
Gene Vincent 1998
Gene Pitney 2002
Gene Simmons 2014 Kiss