Namesakes
Lord Byron
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1788-1824 
Notable Writers
Gordon Coates
(m) 1878-1943
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1925-1928
Daniel Frank
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1882-1965
Olympic Medalists 1904 long jump (silver)
Hugh Gordon Cummins
(m) 1891-1970
Other Leaders 1958-1961 Barbados (premier)
Gordon Roberts
(m) 1891-1966
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (ice hockey)
Bevil Rudd
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1894-1948
Olympic Medalists 1920 400 m; 4x400 m relay; 800 m (gold/silver/bronze)
Robert Menzies
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1894-1978
Australian Prime Ministers 1939-1941; 1949-1966
Gordon "Duke" Keats
(m) 1895-1972
Hall-of-Famers 1958 (ice hockey)
Gordon Goodwin
(m) 1895-1984
Olympic Medalists 1924 10 km walk (silver)
Gordon "Phat" Wilson
(m) 1895-1970
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Douglas Lowe
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1902-1981
Olympic Medalists 1924; 1928 800 m (gold)
Mickey Cochrane
(a.k.a. Gordon) (m) 1903-1962
Hall-of-Famers 1947 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1928; 1934 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Clara Bow
(middle name Gordon) (f) 1905-1965
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gordon Aitchison
(m) 1909-1990
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (silver)
George Jefferson
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1910-1996
Olympic Medalists 1932 pole vault (bronze)
Gordon B. Hinckley
(m) 1910-2008
Other Religious Leaders 1995-2008 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Gordon Dunn
(m) 1912-1964
Olympic Medalists 1936 discus throw (silver)
Gordie Drillon
(m) 1913-1986
Hall-of-Famers 1975 (ice hockey)
Gordon Heath
(m) 1918-1991
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gordon Carpenter
(m) 1919-1988
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (gold)
Gordon MacRae
(m) 1921-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
George Avery
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1925-2006
Olympic Medalists 1948 triple jump (silver)
Gordy Giovanelli
(m) 1925-
Olympic Medalists 1948 rowing (gold)
Gordie Howe
(m) 1928-2016
Hall-of-Famers 1972 (ice hockey)
Most Valuable Players 1952; 1953; 1957; 1958; 1960; 1963 ice hockey
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Gordon Pirie
(m) 1931-1991
Olympic Medalists 1956 5000 m (silver)
Murray Halberg
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1933-2022
Olympic Medalists 1960 5000 m (gold)
J. G. Farrell
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1935-1979
Notable Writers
Gordon Banks
(m) 1937-2019
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Gordon Tootoosis
(m) 1941-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Neil Kinnock
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1942-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
James Cosmo
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gordon Clapp
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gordon Brown
(m) 1951-
British Prime Ministers 2007-2010
Peter Davison
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gordon "Sting" Sumner
(m) 1951-
Grammy Award Winners 1984 Every Breath You Take (song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Police
Mike Oldfield
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1953-
Notable Musicians
Gordon Downie
(m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Gordon Tracy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Thunderbirds
Gord Hynes
(m) 1966-
Olympic Medalists 1992 ice hockey (silver)
Gordon Ramsay
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Gordon Bajnai
(m) 1968-
Hungarian Presidents and Prime Ministers 2009-2010 (prime minister)
David Strickland
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1969-1999
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mick Thomson
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1973-
Notable Musicians
Jesse Spencer
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
James Pritchard
(middle name Gordon) (m) 1979-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Adam Carrington
(middle name Gordon) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Gordon Schildenfeld
(m) 1985-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Gordon
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1994 (hurricane)
Gordon
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2000 (hurricane)
Gordon
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2006 (hurricane)
Gordon
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2012 (hurricane)
Gordon
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2018 (storm)