Gordon (name)
Gordon is a family name , a male first name and a name of origin. The family name Gordon originally comes from Scottish and means "big hill". The first name is derived from this family name and was created as a tribute to General Charles George Gordon .
Gordon is also a Scottish clan: Clan Gordon (see also the tribe list of Clan Gordon ) and a German noble family: Gordon (noble family) .
Name bearer
family name
A.
- Aaron Gordon (* 1995), American basketball player
- Adam Gordon (politician) (1831–1876), Irish-Canadian politician
- Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833-1870), Australian poet
- Adi Gordon , Israeli basketball player
- Aharon David Gordon (also Aaron David Gordon , but mostly AD Gordon ; 1856–1922), Russian author, philosopher and Zionist
- Al Gordon († 2012), American screenwriter
- Alastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1920–2002), British artist and politician
- Alastair Gordon (track and field athlete) (1928-2007), Australian track and field athlete
- Alastair Gordon (rower) (born 1976), Australian rower
- Albert Hamilton Gordon (1901–2009), American economist
- Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly († 1470), 1st Earl of Huntly
- Alexander Gordon (Aberdeen) († 1518), selected bishop of Aberdeen
- Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly († 1524), 3rd Earl of Huntly
- Alexander Gordon (Glasgow) († 1575), Archbishop of Glasgow and Bishop of Galloway
- Alexander Gordon, 2nd Baronet (1650–1726), Scottish nobleman
- Alexander Gordon (Pioneer) († 1697), Scottish settler in New England
- Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon († 1728), British nobleman
- Alexander Gordon (antiquarian) (around 1682–1754 / 1775), Scottish antiquarian and singer (tenor)
- Alexander Gordon (distiller) , Scottish distiller, see also Gordon's Gin
- Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon († 1827), British nobleman, see also Gordon Setter
- Alexander Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1955–2020), British nobleman
- Alexander Gordon (composer) , German pop composer and lyricist
- Alexander Garrijewitsch Gordon (* 1964), Russian journalist and TV presenter
- Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (General, 1817) (1817–1890), British general and politician
- Alexander Hamilton-Gordon (General, 1859) (1859–1939), British Lieutenant General
- Andreas Gordon (1712–1751), Scottish religious, theologian, philosopher and physicist
- Andrew Gordon , American writer, see Ilona Andrews
- Andrew Gordon (ice hockey player) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- Andrew Gordon (naval historian) (born 1951), British naval historian
- Andrew Gordon (historian) (* 1952), American historian
- Andy Gordon , American producer
- Annette Gordon-Reed (* 1958), American historian and legal scholar
- Anthony Gordon (* 2001), English soccer player
- Archibald Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1913–1984), British BBC broadcaster, politician and nobleman
- Arthur Ernest Gordon (1902–1989), American classical philologist
- Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore (1829–1912), British colonial administrator
- Arturo Gordon (1883–1944), Chilean painter
- Augusta Gordon (1803–1865), British nobleman and mother of the writer Wilhelmina FitzClarence
B.
- Barry Gordon (born 1948), American actor
- Bart Gordon (* 1949), American politician
- Basil Gordon (1931–2012), American mathematician
- Ben Gordon (basketball player) ( Benjamin Gordon ; * 1983), British-American basketball player
- Ben Gordon (ice hockey player) (born 1985), American ice hockey player
- Benjamin Gordon (conductor) , American conductor, arranger and composer
- Benjamin Lee Gordon (1870–1965), American physician and medical historian
- Bernard Gordon (screenwriter) (1918-2007), American screenwriter
- Bernard G. Gordon (1916–1978), American lawyer and politician
- Bernard Gordon Lennox (1932–2017), British officer and major general
- Bernhard von Gordon (around 1258-around 1318), French medic
- Bernice Gordon (1914–2015), American crossword puzzle designer
- Bert I. Gordon (* 1922), American film director, film producer and screenwriter
- Bob Gordon (1928–1955), American jazz saxophonist
- Bobby Gordon (1941–2013), American jazz clarinetist
- Boyd Gordon (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bruce Gordon (1916–2011), American actor
C.
- C. Henry Gordon (1883–1940), American actor
- Cameron Gordon (* 1945), British mathematician
- Carolyn Gordon (* 1950), American mathematician
- Catherine Gordon (* around 1474–1537), Scottish nobleman
- Cecil Gordon (1941–2012), American racing driver
- Charles Gordon (film producer) (* 1947), American film producer
- Charles Gordon (actor) , American actor
- Charles Gordon (politician) (born 1951), Scottish politician
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond (1791–1860), British Conservative politician
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond (1818–1903), British Conservative politician, member of the House of Commons
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond (1845–1928), British nobleman and politician, member of the House of Commons
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond (1870–1935), British nobleman and politician
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond (1929–2017), British nobleman and politician
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond (* 1955), British peer
- Charles Gordon-Lennox, Lord Settrington (1899–1919), British nobleman and soldier
- Charles George Gordon (also Gordon Pascha; 1833–1885), British general
- Charles Jason Gordon (* 1946), Trinidadian clergyman, Archbishop of Port of Spain
- Christopher Gordon (* 1986), American squash player
- Christopher Gordon (composer) , British film composer
- Claire Gordon († 2015), British actress
- Colin Gordon (track and field athlete) (1907–1980), British Guayan high jumper
- Colin Gordon (actor) (1911–1972), British actor
- Colin Gordon (soccer player) (born 1963), English soccer player
- Cosmo Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon (1720–1752), British peer
- Craig Gordon (* 1982), Scottish football player
- Chrisann Gordon (* 1994), Jamaican sprinter
- Curtis Gordon (1928-2004), American country singer
- Cyrus H. Gordon (1908–2001), American Semitist and Orientalist
D.
- Daniel Gordon (politician) (1821–1907), Canadian politician
- Daniel Gordon (documentary filmmaker) , British documentary filmmaker
- Daniel Gordon (artist) (* 1980), American artist
- Daniel Gordon (soccer player) (* 1985), German soccer player
- David Gordon (inventor) (1774–1829), British inventor
- David Gordon (writer) (1826 / 1831–1886), Hebrew writer and journalist
- David Gordon (botanist) (1899-2001), Australian botanist
- David Gordon (choreographer) (born 1936), American dancer, choreographer and author
- David Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1908–1974), British politician and nobleman
- Dean Gordon (* 1973), English football player
- Dexter Gordon (1923–1990), American musician
- Dmitri Ilyich Gordon (* 1967), Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter
- Don Gordon (1926-2017), American actor
- Donald E. Gordon (1931–1984), American art historian
- Dudley Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1883–1972), British nobleman
- Douglas Gordon (born 1966), Scottish artist
E.
- Ed Gordon (1908–1971), American long jumper
- Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn (1814–1879), Scottish-British lawyer and politician
- Edward Gordon Jones (1914-2007), British officer
- Edward B. Gordon (* 1966), German painter
- Edward Lansing Gordon Jr. (1906–1971), American long jumper, see Ed Gordon
- Edward Larry Gordon , known as Laraaji (* 1943), American musician
- Elmira Minita Gordon (* 1930), British politician and governor
- Elvis Gordon (1958-2011), British judoka
- Emily V. Gordon (* 1979), American screenwriter and executive producer
- Emy Gordon (1841–1909), German author, translator and functionary of the Catholic women's movement
- Eric Gordon (* 1988), American basketball player
- Ernest Gordon (1916–2002), Scottish Presbyterian
- Eve Gordon (* 1960), American actress
F.
- Franz Adolf von Gordon (1865–1942), Prussian politician
- Franz August von Gordon (1837–1896), Prussian landowner and politician
- Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond (1904–1989), British politician and nobleman
- Frederick Charles Gordon (1856–1924), Canadian illustrator
G
- Gale Gordon (1906-1995), American actor
- Gary Ivan Gordon (1960–1993), American soldier
- Gary M. Gordon (born 1957), Catholic Bishop of Whitehorse, Canada
- Gavin Gordon (composer) (1901-1970), British composer and actor
- Gavin Gordon (actor) (1901–1983), American actor
- Gavin Gordon (soccer player) (born 1979), English soccer player
- Geoffrey Gordon (* 1968), American composer
- Geoffrey J. Gordon , computer scientist and university professor
- George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly (1514–1562), Scottish nobleman and politician
- George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly (1532 / 1534–1576), Scottish nobleman and politician
- George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly (1562–1636), Scottish nobleman and politician
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592–1649), Scottish nobleman and politician
- George Gordon, 15th Earl of Sutherland (1633–1703), Scottish peer and politician
- George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (1637–1720), Scottish nobleman and politician
- George Gordon, 1st Duke of Gordon (1649–1716), Scottish nobleman and politician
- George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (1722–1801), British nobleman and politician
- George Gordon (politician) (1751–1793), British politician
- George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly (1761-1853), British nobleman and politician
- George Gordon, 5th Duke of Gordon (1770–1836), British nobleman and politician
- George Gordon (botanist) (1806–1879) British botanist
- George Gordon (horticultural scientist) (1841–1914), British plant breeder and non-fiction author
- George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1879–1965), British politician and nobleman
- George Gordon (director) (1906–1986), American director and screenwriter
- George Gordon (1927–2015), Spanish actor, see Germán Cobos
- George Gordon, 8th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (* 1983), British nobleman
- George Henry Gordon (1823–1886), American lawyer and Union general in the Civil War
- George John Robert Gordon (1812–1902), British diplomat
- George Stuart Gordon (1881–1942), British literary scholar
- George Washington Gordon (1836–1911), American politician and Confederate general in the Civil War
- George William Gordon (1820–1865), Jamaican national hero and politician
- George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784–1860), British statesman and Prime Minister
- Gerti Gordon (1933–2016), Austrian dancer, actress and opera singer
- Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly (born 1944), British politician (Conservative Party)
- Gray Gordon (1904–1976), American jazz musician and orchestra conductor
H
- Hannah Taylor-Gordon (born 1987), British actress
- Harald Gordon (* 1952), Austrian writer
- Harold J. Gordon Jr. (1919–1980), American historian
- Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921), American politician
- Heinz Gordon (1871–1944), German actor and screenwriter
- Helmuth von Gordon (1811–1889), Prussian officer, general of the infantry
- Henry Gordon (Baptist) (1816–1898), American clergyman
- Henry Gordon (missionary) (1887–1971), English clergyman and missionary
- Harry Gordon (Comedian) (1893–1957), Scottish comedian
- Henry C. Gordon (1925–1996), American astronaut and test pilot
- Herbert Gordon († 2013), Jamaican soccer player
- Honi Gordon , American jazz singer
- Howard Gordon (* 1961), American author and film producer
I.
- Ian Gordon (athlete) (born 1950), Canadian sprinter
- Ian Gordon (ice hockey player) (* 1975), German-Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper
- Irving Gordon (1915–1996), American songwriter and songwriter
- Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon (1857–1939), Scottish social reformer and suffragette
J
- Jack Gordon (soccer player, 1861) (1861–1941), Scottish soccer player
- Jack Gordon (soccer player, 1911) (1911– ??), English soccer player
- Jack Gordon (ice hockey player) (born 1928), Canadian ice hockey player and manager
- Jack Gordon (Manager) (1939–2005), American music manager, husband of La Toya Jackson
- Jack Gordon (MP) (1944-2011), American politician, Mississippi
- Jaimy Gordon (* 1944), American writer
- James Gordon (Bishop) (1665–1746), Scottish Bishop
- James Gordon (gardener) (1728–1791), British garden designer
- James Gordon (politician, 1739) (1739–1810), American officer and politician (New York)
- James Gordon (politician, 1833) (1833-1912), American politician (Mississippi)
- James Gordon (actor) (1871–1941), American actor
- James Gordon (track and field athlete) (1908-1997), American sprinter
- James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane (born 1936), Scottish businessman and life peer
- James Alexander Gordon († 2014), British radio broadcaster
- James B. Gordon (1907–1972), American special effects artist and film technician
- James Byron Gordon (1822–1864), American Confederate officer
- James Edward Gordon ( JE Gordon ; 1913–1998), British materials scientist and author
- James P. Gordon (1928–2013), American physicist
- James S. Gordon , American psychiatrist
- James Wright Gordon (1809-1853), American politician (Michigan)
- Jay Gordon (* 1967), American singer
- Jay H. Gordon (1930–2007), American politician
- Jeff Gordon (* 1971), American racing driver
- Jeffrey D. Gordon , American columnist and political advisor
- Jeffrey I. Gordon (* 1947), American microbiologist
- Jefim Gordon (* 1950), Soviet-Russian aircraft photographer and author
- Jehuda Leib Gordon (1830-1892), Russian poet
- Jehue Gordon (* 1991), athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
- Jekaterina Viktorovna Gordon (* 1980), Russian journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist
- Jens-Uwe Gordon (* 1967), German-American basketball player
- Jim Gordon (* 1945), American drummer and songwriter
- Jimmie Gordon (≈1905-), American blues musician
- Joe Gordon ( Joseph Henry Gordon ; 1928–1963), American jazz trumpeter
- John Gordon (Bishop) (1544–1619), Bishop of Galloway
- John Gordon (Colonel) († 1649), Scottish officer
- John Gordon (Archbishop) (1912–1981), Archbishop and Papal Nuncio
- John Gordon (referee) (1930-2000), Scottish football referee
- John Gordon (trombonist) (1939–2003), American jazz trombonist
- John Gordon (curler) (* 1958), American curler
- John Gordon (musician) (* around 1967), Danish composer and music producer
- John Gordon (Badminton) (* 1978), New Zealand badminton player
- John Gordon (ice hockey player) (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure (around 1599–1634), Scottish nobleman
- John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure (after 1626–1639), Scottish nobleman
- John Gordon, 3rd Viscount of Kenmure (1620–1643), Scottish nobleman
- John Gordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure (1750-1840), Scottish nobleman
- John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland (around 1526–1567), Scottish nobleman
- John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland (1576-1615), Scottish nobleman
- John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland (1609–1679), Scottish nobleman
- John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847–1934), British Governor General of Canada
- Jon Henry Gordon , makeup artist
- John Brown Gordon (1832-1904), American general and politician (Georgia)
- Jon Gordon (* 1966), American jazz musician
- Jonathan Gordon , American film producer
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt (* 1981), American actor
- Joseph Maria Gordon (1856–1929), British general
- Josh Gordon (born 1991), American football player
- Josh Gordon (soccer player) (born 1993), English soccer player
- Josh Gordon (director) , American director
- Joshua Gordon , American cellist
- Julie Gordon (* 1991), Canadian beach volleyball player
K
- Keith Gordon (* 1961), American actor and filmmaker
- Kermit Gordon (1916–1976), American economist
- Kim Gordon (* 1953), American musician
- Kiowa Gordon (born 1990), American actor
L.
- Lalonde Gordon (* 1988), athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
- Lana J. Gordon American dancer
- Larry Gordon (ice hockey manager) (1939–2013), Canadian ice hockey manager
- Larry Gordon (Entrepreneur) (1939-2016), American surfer and entrepreneur
- Larry Gordon ( American football player ) (1954–1983) American football player
- Larry Gordon (basketball player) (* 1987), American basketball player
- Lars Gordon , porn actor and cameraman
- Lawrence Gordon (* 1936), American film producer
- Leo Gordon (1922–2000), American actor and author
- Linda Gordon (* 1940), American historian
- Lorraine Gordon (1922–2018), American club owner and peace activist
- Louis Gordon (poet) (1936–1976), American poet
- Louis Gordon (musician) (born 1965), British musician
- Lucy Gordon (1980–2009), British actress
M.
- Mack Gordon (1904–1959), American composer and songwriter
- Maria Matilda Ogilvie Gordon (1864–1939), British paleontologist
- Marie Gordon (1810–1863), Austrian writer
- Marion Gordon (around 1905–?), Scottish badminton player
- Marjory Gordon , American nursing scientist
- Mark Gordon (* 1956), American film and television producer
- Mark Gordon (politician) (* 1957), American politician and Treasurer of the US state of Wyoming
- Mark S. Gordon (* 1942), American theoretical chemist
- Mary Gordon (actress) (1882–1963), Scottish actress
- Mary Gordon (writer) (born 1949), American author
- Mary Gordon (educator) , Canadian educator
- Mat Gordon (* 1983), Canadian model
- Mel Gordon ( Melvin I. Gordon ; 1947-2018), American theater scholar
- Melvin Gordon (* 1993), American football player
- Melvin J. Gordon († 2015), American manager
- Michael Gordon (film director) (1909–1993), American director and actor in film and theater
- Michael Gordon (film editor) (1909–?), British film editor
- Michael Gordon (actor) (born 1948), German-American actor
- Michael Gordon (composer) (born 1956), American composer
- Michael Gordon (rugby player) (born 1983), Australian rugby league player
- Michael JC Gordon (1948–2017), British computer scientist
- Michael R. Gordon (* 1951), American journalist
- Michaela Gordon (* 1999), American tennis player
- Mick Gordon (* 1985), Australian composer and sound designer
- Mike Gordon (politician) (1957-2005), American politician
- Mike Gordon (musician) (born 1965), American musician
- Mildred Gordon (1912–1979), American writer, see The Gordons (author duo)
- Mildred Gordon (politician) (1923-2016), British politician
- Milton M. Gordon (* 1918), American sociologist
N
- Nada Gordon (* 1964), American poet
- Nathan Green Gordon (1916–2008), American politician
- Nehemia Gordon (* 1972), rabbi and Bible researcher
- Nicole Gordon (* 1976), New Zealand badminton player
- Nina Gordon (* 1967), American rock musician
- Noah Gordon (born 1926), American writer
- Norman Gordon (1911-2014), South African cricketer
P
- Paige Gordon (* 1973), Canadian water diver
- Pamela Gordon (* 1954), Bermudian politician
- Patrick Gordon (1635–1699), Scottish general
- Paul Gordon (musician) (1963-2016), American musician
- Paul B. Gordon († 2008), American entrepreneur
- Peter Gordon (sailor) (1882–1975), Canadian sailor
- Peter Gordon (actor) , actor
- Peter Gordon (soccer player, 1932) (1932–1990), English soccer player
- Peter Gordon (musician, 1945) (* 1945), American horn player
- Peter Gordon (composer) (born 1951), American composer and musician
- Peter Gordon (soccer player, 1963) (born 1963), South African soccer player
- Peter Gordon (historian) ( Peter Eli Gordon ; * 1966), American historian
- Phil Gordon (politician) (* 1951), American politician (Phoenix)
- Phil Gordon (poker player) (* 1970), American poker player
R.
- Rex Gordon , pseudonym of the British science fiction author Stanley Bennett Hough (1917–1998)
- Rhett Gordon (born 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Rich Gordon (* 1948), American democratic politician
- Richard Gordon (1929–2017), American astronaut
- Richard Gordon (Author) ( Gordon Stanley Ostlere ; 1921-2017), British physician and writer
- Richard Gordon (film producer) (1925-2011), British film producer
- Richard A. Gordon (1947–2009), Scottish writer, see Stuart Gordon (writer)
- Rish Gordon (* 1935), British glass engraver
- Robby Gordon (* 1969), American racing driver
- Robert Gordon of Straloch (1580–1661), Scottish cartographer
- Robert Gordon (actor, 1895) (1895–1971), American actor
- Robert Gordon (actor, 1913) (1913–1990), American actor and director
- Robert Gordon (singer) (born 1947), American singer and songwriter
- Robert Gordon (music writer) (born 1961), American music writer, director and producer
- Robert Gordon-Canning (1888–1967), British political activist
- Robert Gordon-Finlayson (1881–1956), British general
- Robert B. Gordon (1855–1923), American politician
- Robert Jacob Gordon (1743–1795), Dutch explorer and naturalist
- Robert James Gordon , British painter
- Rodica Radian-Gordon (* 1957), Israeli diplomat
- Roger Gordon (* 1949), American economist and university professor
- Ronald Gordon (1927–2015), British Anglican theologian and bishop
- Rosco Gordon (1928–2002), American blues musician
- Ruth Gordon (1896–1985), American actress
- Ryan C. Gordon , American programmer
S.
- ST Gordon (* 1959), American cruiserweight boxer and WBC world champion
- Samuel Gordon (politician) (1802–1873), American lawyer and politician
- Samuel George Gordon (1897–1953), American mineralogist and geologist
- Samuel Y. Gordon (1861–1940), American politician
- Scott Gordon (* 1963), American ice hockey goalkeeper and coach
- Scott Gordon (soccer player) (* 1988), American soccer player
- Seth Gordon (* 1974), American director, screenwriter and film producer
- Shawna Gordon (* 1990), American soccer player
- Shea Gordon (* 1998), Northern Irish football player
- Shep Gordon (* 1945), American music manager, artist agent and film producer
- Shirley Gordon (1927–2019), Canadian high jumper
- Solomon Gordon (* 2005), British actor
- Stephen Gordon (* 1986), English chess player
- Steve Gordon , pseudonym of Ugo Sasso (actor) (born 1910), Italian actor
- Steve Gordon (screenwriter) (1938–1982), American screenwriter and director
- Stuart Gordon (1947-2020), American theater and film director, producer and screenwriter
- Stuart Gordon (writer) ( Richard Alex Steuart Gordon ; 1947–2009), Scottish writer
- Susan Gordon (1949–2011), American actress
T
- Thomas Gordon (author) (around 1691–1750), English publicist
- Thomas Gordon (philosopher) (1714–1797), Scottish philosopher
- Thomas Gordon (psychologist) (1918–2002), American psychologist
- Thomas Dempster Gordon (1811-1894), Scottish aristocrat and book collector
- Thomas Gisborne Gordon (1851-1935) Irish rugby union player
- Thomas S. Gordon (1893–1959), American politician
- Tony Gordon († 2012), New Zealand rugby player and coach
U
- Uri Gordon (* 1976), Israeli anarchist theorist and activist
V
- Victor Gordon-Lennox (1897–1968), British journalist
- Violet Gordon-Woodhouse (1872–1948), British harpsichordist and clavicordist
W.
- Walter Gordon (actor) (1823-1892), English actor
- Walter Gordon (physicist) (1893–1939), German physicist
- Walter Gordon (philologist) (* 1928), American philologist
- Walter A. Gordon (1894–1976), American lawyer and politician
- Walter Henry Gordon (1863-1924), American officer
- Walter L. Gordon (1906–1987), Canadian politician
- Waxey Gordon (1888-1952), American mobster
- William Gordon of Lochinvar († around 1455), Scottish nobleman
- William Gordon (Aberdeen) († 1577), Bishop of Aberdeen
- William Gordon (diplomat) (1726–1798), British diplomat and politician
- William Gordon (Politician, 1763) (1763-1802), American politician (New Hampshire)
- William Gordon (Leeds) (1831–1911), Bishop of Leeds
- William Gordon (Politician, 1862) (1862–1942), American politician (Ohio)
- William Gordon, 1st Baronet (1654–1718) Scottish nobleman and military officer
- William Gordon, 3rd Baronet (of Lesmoir) (around 1592 – around 1671), Scottish nobleman
- William Gordon, 3rd Baronet (of Park) (1712–1751), Scottish-British nobleman
- William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure († 1716), Scottish-British nobleman
- William E. Gordon (1918–2010), American electrical engineer, physicist, and astronomer
- William F. Gordon (1787-1858), American politician
- William JJ Gordon (1919–2003), American inventor and psychologist
- William Jones Gordon (1918–1994), Anglican Bishop of Alaska
- William Thomas Gordon (1884–1950), Scottish paleontologist
- William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), American politician
- Willy Gordon (1918–2003), Swedish sculptor
- Winston Gordon (* 1976), British judoka
- Wycliffe Gordon (* 1967), American jazz musician
- Wynter Gordon (* 1985), American singer and songwriter
Z
- Zachary Gordon (* 1998), American actor
First name
- Gordon , escaped slave in the United States in 1863
- Gordon Banks (1937–2019), English football goalkeeper
- Gordon Brown (born 1951), British politician
- Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990), American architect
- Gordon Cooper (1927-2004), American astronaut
- Gordon Cowans (born 1958), English football player
- Gordon Hayward (* 1990), American basketball player
- Gordon Howe, known as Gordie Howe (1928-2016), Canadian ice hockey player
- Gordon Jenkins (1910–1984), American musician
- Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye, known as Gorden Kaye (1941-2017), British actor and comedian
- Gordon Lee (* 1953), American jazz musician
- Gordon McIntosh (1925-2019), Australian politician
- Gordon Moore (* 1929), American entrepreneur
- Gordon Murray (1948–2017), Canadian keyboard instrument player and university professor
- Gordon Parks (1912–2006), American filmmaker and musician
- Gordon Ramsay (* 1966), English television chef
- Gordon Douglas Roberts, known as Gordie Roberts (born 1957), American ice hockey player
- Gordon Schildenfeld (* 1985), Croatian soccer player
- Gordon Sumner, known as Sting (* 1951), British musician
- Gordon Terry (1931–2006), American country musician
- Gordon Tullock (1922–2014), American economist
- Gordon Vayo (* 1988/89), American poker player
Fictional characters
- Gordon Freeman , main character in Half-Life 1 and 2
- Gordon Shumway , real name of Alf from the TV series Alf (TV series)
- Flash Gordon , a cartoon character
- Samuel Gordon , main character in the horror adventure Black Mirror
Individual evidence
Web links
Wiktionary: Gordon - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations