Gary may refer to:
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Gary (given name)
Gary and Garry are English language masculine given names.
Etymology
''Gary'' is likely derived from the Norman French name ''Geiree'', itself descended from the Old Frankish name ''Geiserich'', composed of two elements: “*gaizaz” (spear, pi ...
, a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
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Gary, Indiana
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the ...
, the largest city named Gary
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Gary, Iran
Gary ( fa, گرئ, also Romanized as Gar’) is a village in Kahnuk Rural District, Irandegan District, Khash County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, i ...
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Gary (Tampa)
Gary is an industrial section located in the southeastern part of Tampa, Florida, mainly in the vicinity of Adamo Drive east of Downtown Tampa.
Geography
Gary is located at 27.955855 degrees north and 82.4281495 degrees west. The elevation of the ...
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Gary, Maryland
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Gary, Minnesota
Gary is a city in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 227 at the 2020 census.
History
Gary was laid out in 1883, and named for Garrett L. Thorpe, a pioneer merchant. A post office has been in operation at Gary since 18 ...
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Gary, South Dakota
Gary is a city in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 240 at the 2020 census. South Dakota Highway 101 serves as the main route of the community.
History
A post office called Gary was established in 1874. Gary was plat ...
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Gary, West Virginia
Gary is a city located along the Tug Fork River in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a population of 762. It was named for Elbert Henry Gary, one of the founders of U.S. Steel. The forme ...
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Gary – New Duluth
Gary – New Duluth is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Although called ''Gary–New Duluth'' by most people in the area, and even identified by local traffic signs as being so named, they are two separate neighborhood communit ...
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Gary Air Force Base
Camp Gary (Edward Gary Air Force Base until 15 December 1956) was the United States military installation that was redeveloped into the San Marcos Municipal Airport and thGary Job Corps Center the largest in the nation.
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, San Marcos, Texas
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Gary City, Texas
Ships
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USS ''Gary'' (DE-61), a destroyer escort launched in 1943
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USS ''Gary'' (CL-147), scheduled to be a light cruiser, but canceled prior to construction in 1945
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USS ''Gary'' (FFG-51), a frigate, commissioned in 1984
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USS ''Thomas J. Gary'' (DE-326), a destroyer escort commissioned in 1943
People and fictional characters
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Gary (surname) Gary is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Arthur Gary (1914–2005), American radio and television announcer
*Bruce Gary (1951–2006), American drummer
*Carlton Gary (1950–2018), American serial killer and rapist
*Charlos Gary ...
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Gary (rapper)
Kang Hee-gun (; born February 24, 1978), better known by his stage name Gary ( ko, 개리, often spelled as Garie), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. Besides being a solo artist, he ...
, South Korean rapper and entertainer
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Gary (Argentine singer)
Edgar Efraín Fuentes, better known as Gary ( Amboy (Córdoba) 15 February 1962 – 9 November 2001) was an Argentine singer of cuarteto songs. His records, first as one of the singers with Tru-la-lá
Tru-la-lá is one of the best known cuartet ...
, Argentine singer of cuarteto songs
Other uses
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Gary: Tank Commander'', a British television sitcom
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Gary (mango)
The 'Gary' mango is a named mango cultivar that originated in south Florida.
History
Gary was a seedling of the Carrie mango. It was named after horticulturalist and nursery owner Gary Zill. This continued a tradition of mangoes named after mem ...
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Gary Elks
The Gary Elks were an Independent American football team that played four seasons. From 1920 to 1923.
1920
They 1920 season was their first season. They started the season with a 40–0 win over Forest Park Othello A.C. The win followed with 4 ...
, an American football team from 1920 to 1923
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Garry (disambiguation)
Garry may refer to:
Names
*Gary (given name) or Garry
*Garry (surname)
Places
* Cape Garry, South Shetlands
*Fort Garry, Winnipeg, a district in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
*Garry Lake, Nunavut, Canada
*Rural Municipality of Garry No. 245, Sa ...
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Gareth (given name)
Gareth is a Welsh masculine given name. The name's popularity in Wales may be as a hypocorism of ''Geraint'', which itself became popular after the famous hero and king of Dumnonia.
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Garath (disambiguation) Garath is the given name of:
*Garath Archer (born 1974), former English rugby union footballer
*Garath McCleary (born 1987), English professional footballer
*Belgarath the Sorcerer (fictional), a major character in The Belgariad by David Eddings, o ...
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Garaidh
The Scottish Gaelic and Irish Gaelic masculine given name Garaidh () is of uncertain derivation but as a name occurs frequently in Middle and Old Irish texts (in its Old Irish form ''Garaid''), for example in the 13th century Acallam na Senóra ...
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