Namesakes
Australian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Robert Menzies (a.k.a. Gordon) 1939-1941; 1949-1966 
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Gordon Brown 2007-2010
Fictional Characters from Television:
2 characters
Gordon Tracy 1965 Thunderbirds
Adam Carrington (a.k.a. Gordon) 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Gordon "Sting" Sumner 1984 Every Breath You Take
Hall-of-Famers:
5 ice hockey, 1 baseball
(baseball) Mickey Cochrane (a.k.a. Gordon) 1947
(ice hockey) Gordon "Duke" Keats 1958
(ice hockey) Gordon "Phat" Wilson 1962
(ice hockey) Gordon Roberts 1971
(ice hockey) Gordie Howe 1972
(ice hockey) Gordie Drillon 1975
Hungarian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai 2009-2010
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
4 hurricanes, 1 storm
Hurricane Gordon 1994
Hurricane Gordon 2000
Hurricane Gordon 2006
Hurricane Gordon 2012
Storm Gordon 2018
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Mickey Cochrane (a.k.a. Gordon) 1928; 1934 baseball
Gordie Howe 1952; 1953; 1957; 1958; 1960; 1963 ice hockey
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Gordon Coates 1925-1928
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
5 actors, 1 presenter
Gordon Heath 1918-1991
Gordon Tootoosis 1941-2011
James Cosmo (a.k.a. Gordon) 1948-
Gordon Ramsay 1966-
David Strickland (a.k.a. Gordon) 1969-1999
Jesse Spencer (a.k.a. Gordon) 1979-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 baseball, 1 ice hockey, 1 rugby
(baseball) Mickey Cochrane (a.k.a. Gordon) 1903-1962
(ice hockey) Gordie Howe 1928-2016
(soccer) Gordon Banks 1937-2019
(rugby) James Pritchard (a.k.a. Gordon) 1979-
(soccer) Gordon Schildenfeld 1985-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians
Gordon "Sting" Sumner 1951-
Mike Oldfield (a.k.a. Gordon) 1953-
Mick Thomson (a.k.a. Gordon) 1973-
Notable Writers:
1 author, 1 poet
Lord Byron (a.k.a. Gordon) 1788-1824
J. G. Farrell (a.k.a. Gordon) 1935-1979
Olympic Medalists:
7 silver, 4 gold, 2 bronze, 1 gold/silver/bronze
(silver) Daniel Frank (a.k.a. Gordon) 1904 long jump
(gold/silver/bronze) Bevil Rudd (a.k.a. Gordon) 1920 400 m; 4x400 m relay; 800 m
(silver) Gordon Goodwin 1924 10 km walk
(gold) Douglas Lowe (a.k.a. Gordon) 1924; 1928 800 m
(bronze) George Jefferson (a.k.a. Gordon) 1932 pole vault
(silver) Gordon Aitchison 1936 basketball
(silver) Gordon Dunn 1936 discus throw
(gold) Gordon Carpenter 1948 basketball
(silver) George Avery (a.k.a. Gordon) 1948 triple jump
(gold) Gordy Giovanelli 1948 rowing
(silver) Gordon Pirie 1956 5000 m
(gold) Murray Halberg (a.k.a. Gordon) 1960 5000 m
(bronze) Gordon Downie 1976 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Gord Hynes 1992 ice hockey
Other Leaders:
1 premier
Premier Hugh Gordon Cummins 1958-1961 Barbados
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
Gordon B. Hinckley 1995-2008 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
Gordon "Sting" Sumner 2003 The Police