Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Gary Ewing 1978; 1979 Dallas; Knots Landing 
Gary Hobson 1996 Early Edition
Michael Scott (a.k.a. Gary) 2005 The Office
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 1 baseball, 1 football
(baseball) Gary Carter 2003
(football) Gary Zimmerman 2008
(basketball) Gary Payton 2013
(basketball) Gary Williams 2014
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 economics
(economics) Gary Becker 1992
Notable Actors and Actresses:
7 actors
Gary Cooper 1901-1961
Gary Busey 1944-
Gary Farmer 1953-
Gary Sinise 1955-
Gary Oldman 1958-
Gary Dourdan 1966-
Gary Carr 1986-
Notable Artists:
1 cartoonist
Gary Larson 1950-
Notable Athletes:
3 soccer, 2 golf, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football
(golf) Gary Player 1935-
(baseball) Gary Carter 1954-2012
(soccer) Gary Lineker 1960-
(football) Gary Zimmerman 1961-
(basketball) Gary Payton 1968-
(golf) Gary Woodland 1984-
(soccer) Gary Cahill 1985-
(soccer) Gary Medel 1987-
Olympic Medalists:
4 bronze, 4 silver, 2 gold, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(bronze) Gary Chapman 1956 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver/gold) Gary Tobian 1956; 1960 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(gold) Gary Ilman 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Gary Dilley 1964 swimming - 200 m backstroke
(bronze) Gary Sheerer 1972 water polo
(silver/bronze) Gary Hall Sr. 1968; 1972; 1976 swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 100 m butterfly
(silver) Gary MacDonald 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Gary Oakes 1980 400 m hurdles
(bronze) Gary Abraham 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Gary Figueroa 1984 water polo
(silver) Gary Honey 1984 long jump
(gold) Gary Payton 1996; 2000 basketball
(silver/gold/bronze) Gary Hall Jr. 1996; 2000; 2004 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 50 m freestyle
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) Gary Cooper 1941; 1952 Sergeant York; High Noon
(actor) Gary Oldman 2017 Darkest Hour
Title Characters:
2 songs
(song) Gary Gilmore 1977 Gary Gilmore's Eyes
(song) Gary 1999 Dysentery Gary