Namesakes
American Presidents:
1 president
Gerald Ford 1974-1977 
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Gerald O'Hara 1936 Gone With the Wind
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Gerald Johanssen 1996 Hey Arnold!
Gerald Broflovski 1997 South Park
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Gerry Cheevers 1985
(basketball) Jerry Sloan 2009
(basketball) Jerry Buss 2010
(football) Jerry Kramer 2018
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Buster Posey (a.k.a. Gerald) 2012 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Gerald Edelman 1972
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 presenter
Jerry Stiller 1927-2020
Jerry Springer (a.k.a. Gerald) 1944-2023
Patrick Malahide (a.k.a. Gerald) 1945-
Gerald McRaney 1947-
Samuel J. Jones (a.k.a. Gerald) 1954-
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 1 baseball, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Gerry Cheevers 1940-
(soccer) Gerald Vanenburg 1964-
(soccer) Archie Thompson (a.k.a. Gerald) 1978-
(soccer) Gareth McAuley (a.k.a. Gerald) 1979-
(baseball) Buster Posey (a.k.a. Gerald) 1987-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Jerry Baldwin 19xx-
Notable Musicians:
1 singer
Gerry Rafferty 1947-2011
Notable Writers:
1 author
Gerald Vizenor 1934-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold
(gold) Gerry Ashworth 1964 4x100 m relay
(gold) Gerald Tinker 1972 4x100 m relay
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland 1927-1932 Malta
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Jerry Martini 1993 Sly and the Family Stone
Saints:
4 saints
Saint Gerald of Aurillac 855-909
Saint Gerald of Sauve-Majeure 1025-1095
Saint Gerald 1070-1123
Saint Gerald ?-1109