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