Gordy ''Gordy'' is a 1994 American family comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lewis, about a livestock piglet named Gordy who searches for his missing family (who are taken away to a slaughterhouse in Omaha, Nebraska). He experiences the lives of others ...

'' is a 1995 American family comedy-drama film. Gordy or Gordie may also refer to:

People with the given name or nickname

* Gordie Byers (1930–2001), Canadian ice hockey player *

Gordy Brown Gordon "Gordy" Brown was a college football player. He was a prominent lineman for the Texas Longhorns football, Texas Longhorns, captain of their 1930 team. References

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, American football player *

Gordy Ceresino Gordon Joseph "Gordy" Ceresino is a former professional American football linebacker who played one season with the San Francisco 49ers in 1979. Ceresino played college football for Stanford University and was named the most valuable defensive pla ...

(born 1957), American football player *

Gordie Clark Gordon Corson Clark (born May 31, 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland) and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) is a retired ice hockey right winger. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and 21 in the WHA for the Ci ...

(born 1952), Scottish ice hockey player *

Gordy Coleman Gordon Calvin "Gordy" Coleman (July 5, 1934 – March 12, 1994) was a professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. He helped the Reds win the 1961 National League pennant, ...

(1934–1994), American baseball player *

Gordy Combs Gordy Combs (born April 3, 1950) is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Towson Tigers football team from 1992 through 2008. He had spent 19 seasons as an assistant coach to Phil Albert at Towson before taking over when A ...

(born 1950), American football coach *

Gordie Drillon Gordon Arthur Drillon (October 23, 1913 – September 23, 1986) was a Canadian ice hockey player. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. From 1936 through to 1942 he was part of one of the NHL's most prolific scoring lines as a member o ...

(1913–1986), Canadian ice hockey player *

Gordie Dwyer Gordon Rick Dwyer (born January 25, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens. He last served as ...

(born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player *

Gordy Foreman Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band that formed in 1992 in Sydney. Three of the group's albums have entered the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart: '' A Man's Not a Camel'' (1999), '' Hi-Vis High Tea'' (2017) and '' Smoko at the ...

, Australian drummer *

Gordie Gillespie Gordie Gillespie (April 14, 1926 – February 28, 2015) was an American baseball, football and basketball coach. He was a head baseball coach for 58 years at Lewis University, Ripon College, and the University of St. Francis. With a career co ...

(1926–2015), American baseball, football and basketball coach * Gordy Giovanelli (born 1925), American rower *

Gary Gordon Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30, 1960 – October 3, 1993) was a master sergeant in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army's premier s ...

(1960–1993), United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor *

Gordie Gosse Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. (August 22, 1955 – November 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a memb ...

(1955–2019), Canadian politician *

Gordy Gurson Gordy Gurson (born May 2, 1992, in Park Ridge, Illinois) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for Utica City FC in the Major Arena Soccer League. Early life and education Gurson was raised in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo ...

(born 1992), American soccer player *

Gordie Hall Gordon "Gordie" Randall Hall (born November 27, 1935) is an American water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Long Beach, California. Hall studied at UC Berkeley where he played on the water polo team. Hall was a ...

(born 1935), American water polo player * Gordie C. Hanna (1903–1993), American agronomist *

Gordy Hoffman Gordon Richard Hoffman (born ) is an American screenwriter and director. He is the older brother of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Biography Early life His mother, Marilyn O'Connor (née Loucks), a native of Waterloo, New York, is a family ...

(born 1964), American screenwriter *

Gordie Howe Gordon Howe (March 31, 1928 – June 10, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. From 1946 to 1980, he played 26 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and six seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA); his first 25 seaso ...

(1928–2016), Canadian ice hockey player *

Gordie Ion Gordon Ion (born 26 August 1934) is a Canadians, Canadian former soccer player. He was a standout player that played for several teams, most notably North Shore FC with whom he reached the 1954 and 1957 The Challenge Trophy, Canadian final. He ...

, Canadian soccer player *

Gordie Johnson Gordie Johnson (born 22 May 1964) is a Canadian musician, best known as the front man for the blues/reggae rock band Big Sugar, Austin-based blues/gospel band Sit Down Servant, and southern rock band Grady. Johnson is a Grammy nominated pr ...

(born 1964), Canadian musician *

Gordon Johnson (musician) Gordon "Gordy" Johnson, (born 1952) is an American double bassist and bass guitarist who has toured and/or recorded with Roy Buchanan, Bill Carrothers, Lorie Line, Chuck Mangione, Dewey Redman, Greg Brown, Peter Ostroushko, Paul Winter Consor ...

(born 1952), American bass guitarist *

Gordie Mitchell Gordon Mitchell (born c. 1933) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Lions compete in the West Division of the Canadian Fo ...

(born 1933), Canadian football player *

Gordie Mueller Joseph Gordon Mueller (December 10, 1922 – September 7, 2006) was an American relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the season. Listed at and , Mueller batted and threw right-handed. He was bor ...

(1922–2006), American baseball player *

Gordie Pladson Gordon Cecil Pladson (born July 31, 1956 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. T ...

(born 1956), Canadian baseball player *

Gordie Roberts Gordon Douglas Roberts (born October 2, 1957) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 1,097 NHL regular season games from 1979 to 1994. He is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. His brother Doug Rober ...

(born 1957), American ice hockey player *

Gordie Sampson Gordon Francis Sampson (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer from Big Pond, Nova Scotia. Beginning his career as a performer on his hometown island of Cape Breton, both in bands and on his own, Sampson has gone on to ...

(born 1971), Canadian singer, songwriter and producer *

Gordy Soltau Gordon Leroy Soltau (born January 25, 1925, in Duluth, Minnesota) was a wide receiver who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers. His all around athletic versatility was developed as a youth growing up in D ...

(1925–2014), American football player *

Gordie Sundin Gordon Vincent Sundin (October 10, 1937 – May 2, 2016) was an American baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher whose professional career lasted for six seasons (1955–1959; 1961), but who made only one appearance in Major League Basebal ...

(1937–2016), American baseball player *

Gordie Tapp Gordon Robert Tapp, (June 4, 1922 – December 18, 2016) was a Canadian entertainer, best known as a radio and television presenter, comedian and a CBS broadcaster. He was introduced to U.S. President Gerald Ford as the world's funniest storytell ...

(1922–2016), Canadian entertainer *

Gordie Windhorn Gordon Ray Windhorn (December 19, 1933 – May 21, 2022) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 95 games played over parts of three seasons (, and ) in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees, L ...

(born 1933), American baseball player

People with the surname

Gordy family The Gordys are an African-American family of businesspeople and music industry executives. They were born to Georgia-reared parents Berry "Pops" Gordy Sr. and Bertha Fuller Gordy and raised in Detroit, where most of the siblings played a pivota ...

, African-American family of businesspeople and music industry executives *

Anna Gordy Gaye Anna Ruby Gaye (née Gordy; January 28, 1922 – January 31, 2014) was an American businesswoman, composer and songwriter. An elder sister of Motown founder Berry Gordy, she became a record executive in the mid-to-late 1950s distributing records ...

(1922–2014), American businesswoman, composer and songwriter *

Berry Gordy Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is a retired American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record la ...

(born 1929), American record producer and founder of Motown Records *

Emory Gordy Jr. Emory Lee Gordy Jr. (born December 25, 1944) is an American musician, songwriter and music producer. A former member of Emmylou Harris' backing band The Hot Band, he is best known for his association with country singer Patty Loveless, to whom ...

(born 1944), American country musician and music producer *

Denise Gordy Denise Georgette Gordy (born November 11, 1949) is an American former film and television actress and singer. She is a niece of Motown founder Berry Gordy. Family and career Denise Georgette Gordy was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is a daughter ...

(born 1949), American actress *

Frank Gordy Walter Frank Gordy (born 9 February 1904, Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia, USA; died 18 June 1983) was the founder of The Varsity chain of restaurants, which includes the world's largest drive-in restaurant on North Avenue near Georgia Tech i ...

(died 1983), American restaurant owner *

Iris Gordy Iris Gordy is an American songwriter, producer, and music executive. She is a former vice president at Motown, where she helped launch the careers of DeBarge, Teena Marie, and Rick James, Mandre, Bobby Nunn and Tata Vega. Her credits include ...

(born 1943), American songwriter, producer, and music executive * John Gordy (1935–2009), pro football player and TV executive *

Josh Gordy Josh Gordy (born February 9, 1987) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Central Michigan. Gordy has also be ...

(born 1987), American football player * Kenneth William Gordy (born 1964), or Rockwell, American singer and songwriter *

Kerry Gordy Kerry Ashby Gordy (born June 25, 1959) is a career music executive, and fourth eldest son of the founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy. Kerry is the chief executive officer of Kerry Gordy & Associates, Inc. LLC, KGIP Inc., Dakia-Gordy and NuVin ...

(born 1959),American music industry executive *

Lillian Gordy Carter Bessie Lillian Carter (née Gordy; August 15, 1898 – October 30, 1983) was the mother of the 39th president of the United States Jimmy Carter. She was also known for her contributions to nursing in her home state of Georgia and as a Peace Corps ...

(1898–1983), American nurse and writer * Matt Gordy (1909–1989), American pole vaulter *

Ray Gordy Terry Ray Gordy Jr. (born March 23, 1979) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) between 2005 and 2010, where he performed on its ''SmackDown'' brand under the ri ...

(born 1979), American wrestler *

Sarah Gordy Sarah Gordy, MBE (born September 1976) is a British actress who has Down's Syndrome. She is best known for her roles as Katie Thorne in ''The A Word'', Orlando Quine in '' Strike: The Silkworm'', Lady Pamela Holland in the BBC TV series of ' ...

(born 1970s), British actress *

Terry Gordy Terry Ray Gordy Sr. (April 23, 1961 – July 16, 2001) was an American professional wrestler. Gordy appeared in the United States with promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship Wrestling, Jim ...

(1961–2001), American wrestler *

Robert Gordy Robert Louis Gordy (July 15, 1931 – October 21, 2022) was an American songwriter, music publishing executive, and recording artist under the stage name Bob Kayli. He released the minor hit song "Everyone Was There" in 1958. He was the brothe ...

(born 1931), American music publishing executive and recording artist * Stefan Leiviska Gordy (born 1975), or

Redfoo Stefan Kendal Gordy (born September 3, 1975), better known by his stage name Redfoo, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, record producer and DJ best known for being part of the musical duo LMFAO, and for their hit songs "Par ...

, American rapper, DJ and singer * Stephen E. Gordy (1920–2004), American politician, military officer and educator * W. J. Gordy (1910–1993), American potter *

Walter Gordy Walter Gordy, (April 20, 1909 – October 6, 1985) was an American physicist best known for his experimental work in microwave spectroscopy. His laboratory at Duke University became a center for research in this field, and he authored one of t ...

(1909–1985), American physicist

Fictional characters with the name

* Gordy Howard, a recurring character on the TV series ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' *

, a character on the TV series ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' * Gordy, the chimpanzee character from the 2022 film '' Nope'' * Elspeth Gordie, main character of Isobelle Carmody's ''Obernewtyn Chronicles'' novel series * Gordie, one of the Gym Leaders in ''

Pokémon Sword and Shield and are 2019 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. They are the first installments in the eighth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series ...

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Gordy Records Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

, a Motown record label *

The Gordie Foundation The Gordie Center for Substance Abuse Prevention is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in Dallas, Texas as the Gordie Foundation. The name of the non-profit changed in 2010 when the Gordie Foundation merged with the University o ...

, a non-profit organization focussing on alcohol and hazing education

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