Gordon is a surname with numerous origins. The masculine

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'' is derived from the surname.

Origin of the surname

The

Scottish surname Scottish surnames are surnames currently found in Scotland, or surnames that have a historical connection with the country. History The earliest surnames found in Scotland occur during the reign of David I, King of Scots (1124–53). These were ...

''Gordon'' may be derived from several locations.. The webpage cited the following book for the given name "Gordon": One possibility is from

, in

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. Another possibility is from a similarly named place in

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

. The English surname ''Gordon'' is derived from the placename of Gourdon, in

Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is Bo ...

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. This location is derived from the

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personal name ''Gordus''. In Ireland, the surname ''Gordon'' is of several origins. One origin of the surname is from the Scottish surname, which spread into Ireland in the 17th century during the

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era; in the Irish language this name is spelt ''de Górdún''. Also, the surname ''Gordon'' is an

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form of the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

''Mag Mhuirneacháin'', which is a

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form of the personal name ''Muirneachán''. This

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is derived from the Irish language word ''muirneach'', meaning "beloved". Another origin of the Irish name Gordon is as an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname ''Mórbhoirneach''.. The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Gordon": ''Gordon'' ( he, גורדון russian: Гордон) is also a

Jewish surname Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have ...

, likely derived from the city of

Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

, in

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

—thus, of an origin completely unrelated to the British surname though spelled the same in English. The Spanish, and Galician surname ''Gordón'' is derived from places like-named in the

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and Galician languages. The Basque language ''Gordon'' is also derived from a like-named placename. Another origin for the Spanish surname is from the

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''Gordo'', The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Gordon": which is derived from the Spanish language word ''gordo'', meaning "fat". The webpage cited the following book for the surname "Gordillo": Gordon is also a

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surname with origins on the

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; during the 17th and 18th century fearing persecution many Gypsy folk in the North of England and the South of Scotland chose to change their surnames to blend into the local societies they were living within. These Gordons are completely unrelated to other ancestral sources of the name.

List of people

A. D. Gordon Aaron David Gordon ( he, אהרן דוד גורדון; ), more commonly known as A. D. Gordon, was a Labour Zionist thinker and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism and Labor Zionism. He founded Hapoel Hatzair, a movement that set the t ...

(1856–1922), Russian Zionist *

Aaron Gordon Aaron Addison Gordon (born September 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the University of Arizona before bein ...

(born 1995), American basketball player * Adam Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Adi Gordon Adi Gordon ( he, עדי גורדון; born March 4, 1966) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He was a two-time Israeli Basketball State Cup, Israeli State Cup winner with Hapoel Jerusalem B.C., Hapoel Jerusalem. He was a four-ti ...

(born 1966), Israeli basketball player *

Adoniram Judson Gordon Adoniram Judson "A. J." Gordon (1836–1895) was an American Baptist preacher, writer, composer, and founder of Gordon College and Gordon–Conwell Theological Seminary. Life Gordon was born in New Hampton, New Hampshire, on April 19, 1836. His ...

(1836–1895), pastor in Boston, Massachusetts, and founder of Gordon College *

Agnes Gordon Agnes Leslie Gordon (''née'' Willson, April 25, 1906 – May 24, 1967) was a Canadian bridge player. She was born in Ridgetown, Ontario and graduated from the University of Ontario. She moved to Buffalo, New York after her marriage in 1930, alt ...

(1906–1967), American bridge player *

Al Gordon Alan Gordon (born June 22, 1953) is an American comic book creator primarily known as an inker and writer. He is best known for his 1990s work on DC Comics' ''Legion of Super Heroes'' and the ''Justice League of America'', Marvel Comics' ''Fanta ...

(born 1953), comic book creator * Alan Gordon (1917–2011), Australian politician known as

Lin Gordon Alan Robert Lindsay Gordon (19 January 1917 – 16 June 2011) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Murrumbidgee in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1984. He was Minister for Conservation and Water Reso ...

Alan Gordon (actor) Alan Gordon is a Canadian actor. He appeared in films such as ''Foxy Lady'' (1971), in which he falls for actress Sylvia Feigel, ''Cannibal Girls'' (1973), and '' Easy Money'' (1983). Gordon also appeared on such television series as ''Law & Or ...

, British actor *

Alan Gordon (author) Alan Gordon (born 23 june 1969) is the author of several historical mysteries, the first of which is based on the characters from William Shakespeare's ''Twelfth Night''. He lives in New York City and is a lawyer with the Legal Aid Society. Go ...

(born 1959), American author * Alan Gordon (historian) (born 1968), Canadian historian *

Alan Gordon (Scottish footballer) Alan Gordon (14 May 1944 – 18 February 2010) was a Scottish football player who is notable for playing for the two senior sides of both Edinburgh and Dundee, and is thought to be the only player to do so. Life and career School and youth ...

(1944–2010), Scottish footballer *

Alan Gordon (soccer) Alan Gordon (born October 16, 1981) is an American former professional soccer player. In the majority of his career, Gordon was mostly relied upon to make goals in games being substituted on the field. Youth and college career Gordon moved to ...

, (born 1981), American soccer player * Alan Lee Gordon (1944–2008), American songwriter * Alastair Gordon (born 1976), Australian rower, 2000 Sydney Olympics silver medalist *

Albert L. Gordon Albert L. Gordon (May 29, 1915 – August 10, 2009), was an American attorney who become an advocate for gay rights through legal challenges in the 1970s and 1980s to laws that criminalized certain homosexual practices. He had become a lawyer ...

(1915–2009), American gay rights legal activist *

Alexander Gordon (disambiguation) Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1 ...

, multiple people *

Aleksandr Gordon Aleksandr Vitalyevich Gordon (russian: Алексaндр Витaльевич Гордoн; pronunciation: ) (26 December 1931 – 7 December 2020) was a Soviet filmmaker and Russian author. Biography Gordon was a classmate of Andrey Tarkovskiy a ...

(1931–2020), Russian-Soviet director, screenwriter and actor *

Anita Gordon Anita Gordon (December 21, 1929 - May 10, 2015) was an American singer who performed on radio and television and sang on films and records. Early years Gordon was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Gordon of Corsicana, Texas. Her father was a b ...

(1929-2015), American singer * Ann Gordon (born 1956), First Lady of North Carolina *

Ann D. Gordon Ann Dexter Gordon is an American research professor in the department of history at Rutgers University and editor of the papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, a survey of more than 14,000 papers relating to the pair of 19th ce ...

, research professor in the department of history at Rutgers University * Anna Gordon (1747-1810), ballad collector *

Anna Adams Gordon Anna Adams Gordon (1853–1931) was an American social reformer, songwriter, and, as national president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union when the Eighteenth Amendment was adopted, a major figure in the Temperance movement. Biography E ...

(1853–1931), American social reformer, songwriter, president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union *

Anne Gordon Dorothy Anne Gordon (born 24 December 1941) is an Australian former cricketer who played as a left-arm medium bowler. She appeared in nine Test matches and eight One Day Internationals for Australia between 1968 and 1977, including captaini ...

(born 1941), Australian cricketer *

Ann Lee (singer) Annerley Emma Gordon (born 12 November 1967), most known professionally as Ann Lee, is a British-born Italian eurodance singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s. She is known primarily for her hit singles "2 Times" and " Voices" ...

(born 1967), singer and songwriter * Anthony Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon (19 March 1927 – 8 August 2015) was a British Anglican bishop. He was the Bishop of Portsmouth from 1975 to 1984. He was the Bishop at Lambeth from 1984 and, additionally, the Bishop to the Forces from 1985. He ...

(1927–2015), Bishop of Portsmouth *

Audrey Gordon Audrey Gordon is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the electoral district of Southdale as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.Bryce Hoye"Meet the rookies: Manitobans ...

, Canadian politician *

Bart Gordon Barton Jennings Gordon (born January 24, 1949) is an American politician and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing suburbs east of Nashville. He was Chairman of t ...

(born 1949), American congressman *

Ben Gordon Benjamin Ashenafi Gordon (born April 4, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Gordon played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he played college basketball for the University of Connecticut, ...

(born 1983), British-born American basketball player * Benjamin Franklin Gordon (1826–1866), Confederate States Army colonel, acting brigadier general * Bernard Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Bob Gordon (Canadian intelligence), former Canadian Security Intelligence Service agent *

Bob Gordon (saxophonist) Bob Gordon (June 11, 1928 – August 28, 1955) was an American cool jazz baritone saxophonist born in St. Louis, Missouri, best known as a sideman for musicians like Stan Kenton, Shelly Manne, Chet Baker, Maynard Ferguson, Herbie Harper and ...

(1928–1955), cool jazz musician * Bobby Gordon (1923–2001), Scottish footballer *

Bobby Gordon (American football) Bobby Lee Gordon (December 7, 1935 – August 16, 1990) was an American football defensive back who played one season with the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59), Chicago ...

(1935–1990), American football player *

Brian Gordon (baseball) Brian Ernest Gordon (born August 16, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB), and for the SK Wyverns and Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball O ...

(born 1978), American professional baseball pitcher * Brian Gordon, cartoonist, creator of web comics ''Fowl Language'' and ''Chuck & Beans'' *

Bridgette Gordon Bridgette C. Gordon (born April 27, 1967) is an American retired female professional basketball player. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team, that claimed the gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South ...

(born 1967), American basketball player * Bruce Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * C. Henry Gordon (1883–1940), American actor *

Cecil Gordon Cecil Gordon (June 21, 1941 – September 19, 2012) was an American stock car racing driver. A competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series between 1968 and 1985, he competed in 449 events without winning a race. NASCAR Career as driver Gordon d ...

(1941–2012), American NASCAR driver *

Charles George Gordon Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General Charles George Gordon Companion of the Order of the Bath, CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and ...

(1833–1885), British general known as "Chinese Gordon" and "Gordon of Khartoum" * Charles Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Christopher Gordon (disambiguation) Christopher Gordon may refer to: * Christopher Gordon (squash player) (born 1986), American squash player * Christopher Gordon (composer), Australian composer * Chris Gordon (ice hockey) (born 1970), American ice hockey goaltender * Chris Gordon, ...

, multiple people * Clarence Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Clemente Gordon Clemente Gordon (born August 14, 1967) is a former American football quarterback who played eight seasons in the Arena Football League with the Cincinnati Rockers, Miami Hooters, Connecticut Coyotes, Charlotte Rage and Florida Bobcats. He was draf ...

(born 1967), American football player *

Colin Gordon Colin Gordon (27 April 1911 – 4 October 1972) was a British actor born in Ceylon. Biography He was educated at Marlborough College and Christ Church, Oxford. He made his first West End appearance in 1934 as the hind legs of a horse in a ...

(1911–1972), British actor * Colin Gordon (athlete) (1907–1980), high jumper from British Guiana * Cyrus H. Gordon (1908–2001), American linguist-semitologist * Daniel Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * David Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

(1923–1990), American jazz tenor saxophonist and actor *

Dmitry Gordon Dmitry Ilyich Gordon ( uk, Дмитро Ілліч Гордон, Dmytro Illich Hordon, russian: Дмитрий Ильич Гордон; born October 21, 1967) is a Ukrainian journalist, interviewer, politician and singer. He is also the editor- ...

, Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter *

Donald Gordon (cricketer) Donald Ashley Gordon (born 3 October 1990) is an English cricketer. Gordon is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born on the Isle of Wight and educated at Ryde School. While studying for his degree in mathematics ...

(born 1990), English cricketer *

Douglas Gordon Douglas Gordon (born 20 September 1966) is a Scottish artist. He won the Turner Prize in 1996, the Premio 2000 at the 47th Venice Biennale in 1997 and the Hugo Boss Prize in 1998. He lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Work Much of Gordon's w ...

(born 1966), Scottish artist *

Douglas C. Gordon Douglas Cameron Gordon, commonly known as Doug Gordon, (1956 – October 16, 1998) was an American whitewater kayaking, whitewater kayaker, who was a member of the U.S. whitewater slalom, Slalom Team from 1981 to 1987, and a chemist. Gordon died i ...

(1956–1998), whitewater kayaker * Douglas Peel Gordon (1892–1948), South Australian politician *

Drew Gordon Drew Edward Gordon (born July 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka of the B.League. The power forward began his college basketball career with the UCLA Bruins, then transferred during his sophomore ye ...

(born 1990), American basketball player *

Duke Gordon Duke Gordon (1739–1800) was a Scottish librarian. Life Gordon was born on 20 May 1739, the son of William Gordon, a weaver in the Potterrow, Edinburgh. His father gave him his baptismal name from a clannish feeling for the Duke of Gordon. He ...

(1739–1800), 18th-century Scottish librarian * Ed Gordon (athlete) (1908–1971), American long jumper *

Ed Gordon (journalist) Edward Lansing Gordon III (born August 17, 1960) is an American television journalist known for his association with BET over four different decades. A native of Detroit, Ed Gordon is the son of an Olympic athlete also named Ed Gordon. The young ...

(born 1960), American television journalist * Edward Gordon (politician) (1885–1964), New Zealand politician * Edythe Mae Gordon (c. 1897 – 1980), American short story writer and poet * Rabbi

Eliezer Gordon Eliezer Gordon ( he, אליעזר גוֹרְדוֹן; 1841–1910) also known as Reb Laizer Telzer (), served as the rabbi and ''rosh yeshiva'' of Telz, Lithuania. Early years Eliezer Gordon was born in 1841 in the village of Chernyany (or ...

(1841–1910), Lithuanian Rosh Yeshiva *

Elizabeth Putnam Gordon Elizabeth Putnam Gordon (November 25, 1851 – November 30, 1933) was an American temperance advocate, author, and editor. She held positions of authority with the Massachusetts, National, and World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U ...

(1851-1933), American temperance advocate, author * Elye Gordon (1907–1989), Soviet Yiddish writer *

Eric Gordon Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. (born December 25, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named "Mr. Basketball" of Indiana during his senior year ...

(born 1988), American basketball player * Eric Valentine Gordon (1896–1938), Canadian philologist *

Esmé Gordon Alexander Esmé Gordon (12 September 1910 – 31 May 1993) was a Scottish Modernist architect, writer, and painter who served as Secretary of the Royal Scottish Academy between 1973 and 1978. Born in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh Academy ...

(1910–1993), Scottish architect * F. C. Gordon (1856–1924), Canadian illustrator * Ferenc Gordon (1893–1971), Hungarian economist and politician * Francis Gordon (1808–1857), English amateur cricketer * Frank X. Gordon Jr. (1929–2020), American lawyer and judge *

Fritzi Gordon Fritzi Gordon (1905 or 1916 – 8 February 1992) was an Austrian-born British bridge player, half of the most famous and tempestuous female partnership in the game's history. Following her long-time partner Rixi Markus, she was the second woman t ...

, Austrian-British bridge player *

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), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * Gavin Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Geoffrey Gordon (composer) Geoffrey Gordon (born 28 August 1968) is an American composer of classical music. Biography Gordon's list of works includes orchestral and chamber music—vocal and instrumental—as well as scores for theater, dance and film. His music has ...

(born 1968), American composer *

George Gordon (disambiguation) George Gordon may refer to: By career Military *George Henry Gordon (1823–1886), U.S. Army general * George Gordon (Civil War general) (1836–1911), Civil War General, Ku Klux Klan leader and U.S. Representative from Tennessee *George Grant Go ...

, multiple people * Gordon Gordon (1906–2002), half of a team of American crime fiction writers: The Gordons (writers) *

Hannah Gordon Hannah Campbell Grant Gordon
Film reference website (born 9 April 1941) is a Scottish actress and presenter ...

(born 1941), Scottish actress *

Harry Gordon (entertainer) Alexander Ross Gordon (11 July 1893 – 21 January 1957), known as Harry Gordon, was a popular Scottish entertainer, comedian and impressionist, touring throughout Scotland and further afield. From the 1920s through the 1950s Gordon also produc ...

(1893–1957), Scottish entertainer, comedian and impressionist * Harry Gordon (footballer) (1931–2014), Scottish footballer * Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921), American politician in Ohio *

Heather Gordon Heather Gordon (born 1967) is an American contemporary visual artist. Career Gordon creates large-scale paintings and immersive art projects, using numbers, algorithms, and geometry in her creative process. In November 2017 Gordon's installa ...

(born 1967), American contemporary visual artist * Henry Gordon (preacher) (1816–1898), American * C. Henry Gordon (1883–1940), American actor *

Henry C. Gordon Henry Charles Gordon (December 23, 1925 – September 24, 1996), (Col, USAF), was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. Early life and education Gordon was born in V ...

(1925–1996), American astronaut *

Henry Gordon (magician) Henry Gordon (March 19, 1919 – January 24, 2009) was a Canadian author, journalist, magician and skeptic. He was the founder of the Ontario Skeptics and a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI). Early life Gordon according to his ...

(1920–2009), Canadian magician and writer * Herbert Gordon (1898−1965), English cricketer * Herbert Gordon (footballer) (1952–2013), Jamaican footballer *

Hilda May Gordon Hilda May Gordon (20 September 1874 – 21 November 1972) was a widely travelled British artist, known for her watercolour paintings of landscapes and figures. Biography Gordon grew up on the Isle of Wight to Scottish parents who had previously ...

(1874–1972), British painter *

Honi Gordon Honi Gordon (sometimes Honey Gordon) was a jazz vocalist. Career Honi Gordon sang as a member of the Gordons (with her father and two brothers) in the early 1950s.Henderson, Ale"Honi Gordon" AllMusic. Retrieved June 4, 2017. Her first recordings, ...

, vocalist * Ian Gordon (footballer) (born 1933), former Australian rules footballer *

Ian Gordon (general) Major general (Australia), Major General Ian Campbell Gordon, (born 20 March 1952) is a retired senior officer of the Australian Army. He had a long and distinguished career culminating as Deputy Chief of Army (Australia), Deputy Chief of Army ...

(born 1952), Deputy Chief of Army and Commander of UNTSO *

Ian Gordon (historian) Ian Gordon is a cultural historian. He writes on comic strips and comic books and film and television. Background Gordon earned a PhD in history at the University of Rochester. In 2015-16 he offered a Superhero Entertainments MOOC through the C ...

(born 1964), professor of US history at the National University of Singapore * Ian Gordon (ice hockey) (born 1975), German hockey player * Ida Gordon, English philologist, wife of E. V. Gordon *

Isabella Gordon Isabella Gordon OBE FZS FLS (18 May 1901 – 11 May 1988) was a Scottish marine biologist who specialised in carcinology and was an expert in crabs and sea spiders. She worked at the Natural History Museum and received an OBE in 1961. Ea ...

(1901–1988), British biological scientist * James Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Janet Hill Gordon Janet Hill Gordon (January 11, 1915 – September 17, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician. Life She was born Janet Hill on January 11, 1915 in Manhattan, the daughter of James P. Hill (1878–1950) and Florine Hill. Her father was Presidin ...

(1915–1990), New York politician * Jay Gordon (born 1967), musician *

Jeff Gordon Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, who is the Vice Chairman for Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick M ...

(born 1971), American NASCAR driver *

Jeffrey D. Gordon Jeffrey D. "J.D." Gordon is an American communications and foreign policy adviser, who served as a Pentagon spokesman during the George W. Bush Administration and later a national security adviser to Donald Trump. Gordon is a retired United Stat ...

, Pentagon spokesman *

Jimmie Gordon Jimmie Gordon (probably 1906 – possible October 27, 1993) was an American Chicago blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. In the course of his career he accompanied Memphis Minnie, Bumble Bee Slim, and Big Bill Broonzy, amongst others. He had ...

, American blues pianist, singer, and songwriter *

Joe Gordon Joseph Lowell Gordon (February 18, 1915 – April 14, 1978), nicknamed "Flash" in reference to the comic-book character ''Flash Gordon'', was an American second baseman, coach and manager in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yank ...

(1915–1978), American baseball player and manager * John Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Josephine Gordon Josephine Gordon (born 16 May 1993) is a British jockey who competes in Flat racing. In 2016 Gordon won the British flat racing Champion Apprentice title, becoming only the third female jockey to win that title after Hayley Turner and Amy Ryan ...

(born 1993), British jockey *

Joyce Gordon Joyce Gordon (March 25, 1929 – February 28, 2020) was an American actress. Early life Gordon was born on March 25, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up in Chicago. Her father was the founder of the National Barber and Beauty Manufacturers Ass ...

(1929–2020), American actress and union representative *

Judah Leib Gordon Judah Leib (Ben Asher) Gordon, also known as Leon Gordon, (December 7, 1830, Vilnius, Lithuania – September 16, 1892, St. Petersburg, Russia) (Hebrew: יהודה לייב גורדון) was among the most important Hebrew poets of the Jewish En ...

(1830–1892), Hebrew poet *

Judy Gordon Judith Dawn Gordon (February 19, 1948 – December 1, 2020) was a provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. She has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and as mayor of Lacombe. Provincial political c ...

(1948–2020), Canadian politician *

Julia Gordon Julia Gordon is a mathematician at the University of British Columbia whose research concerns algebraic geometry, including representation theory, -adic groups, motivic integration, and the Langlands program. Gordon earned her PhD at the Univer ...

, Canadian mathematician *

Juliette Gordon Low Juliette Gordon Low (October 31, 1860 – January 17, 1927) was the American founder of Girl Scouts of the USA. Inspired by the work of Lord Baden-Powell, founder of Boy Scouts, she joined the Girl Guide movement in England, forming her own gro ...

(1860–1927), founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA *

Karl Gordon Karl Clive Gordon, known by the stage name K-Gee, is a British DJ, producer, rapper and songwriter and former member of the Outlaw Posse. Gordon was brought up listening to reggae by his father and was inspired to become a DJ after listenin ...

, British DJ and producer *

Ken Gordon Kenneth Gordon (born 1930) is a Trinidadian businessman and former politician. Biography After attending Saint Mary's College in Port of Spain, Trinidad, he went away to the United States and United Kingdom for further studies. He entered b ...

(born in 1930), Trinidadian businessman and former politician *

Kim Gordon Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953) is an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in Los Angeles, Califor ...

, American musician, member of Sonic Youth *

Kyler Gordon Kyler Gordon (born December 17, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington Huskies football, Washington and was drafted by the Bears in the secon ...

(born 1999), American football player * L. C. Gordon (born 1937), American basketball player and coach * Larry Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Lawrence Gordon (disambiguation) Lawrence Gordon may refer to: * Lawrence Gordon (producer) Lawrence Gordon (born March 25, 1936) is an American producer and motion picture executive. He specializes in producing action-oriented films and other genres. Some of his most popula ...

, multiple people * Lee Gordon (1902–1946), American musician *

Lee Gordon (promoter) Lee Gordon (born Leon Lazar Gevorshner, March 8, 1923– November 7, 1963) was an American entrepreneur and rock and roll promoter who worked extensively in Australia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Gordon's jazz and rock'n'roll tours had ...

(1923–1963), American businessman and rock and roll promoter * Lennox Gordon (born 1978), American football player *

Leo Gordon Leo Vincent Gordon (December 2, 1922 – December 26, 2000) was an American character actor and screenwriter. During more than 40 years in film and television he was most frequently cast as a supporting actor playing brutish bad guys but oc ...

(1922–2000), American film and television

character actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to b ...

Leon Gordon Judah Leib (Ben Asher) Gordon, also known as Leon Gordon, (December 7, 1830, Vilnius, Lithuania – September 16, 1892, St. Petersburg, Russia) (Hebrew: יהודה לייב גורדון) was among the most important Hebrew poets of the Jewish E ...

(1889–1943), Russian-born poet *

Leonard A. Gordon Leonard Abraham Gordon is a historian of South Asia, especially of Bengal, whose 1990 book ''Brothers Against the Raj: A Biography of Indian Nationalist Leaders Sarat and Subhas Chandra Bose'' is considered the definitive biography of Subhas Chandr ...

is a historian of

South Asia South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; ...

, especially of

Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

Lewis Gordon Lewis Ricardo Gordon (born May 12, 1962) is an American philosopher at the University of Connecticut who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of ...

(born 1962), American philosopher *

Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly Lewis Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Huntly (c. 1626–1653) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the third son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly. Biography Born when his father was commander of the Garde Écossaise, he was named after Louis XIII of F ...

(c. 1626 – 1653) *

Lewis Gordon (civil engineer) Prof Lewis Dunbar Brodie Gordon FRSE (1815–1876) was a Scottish civil engineer. Life He was the fourth son of Anne Clunes (d.1881) and her husband, Joseph Gordon WS, an Edinburgh lawyer. They lived at 27 London Street in Edinburgh's New ...

(1815–1876) *

Lewis Gordon (Jacobite) Lord Lewis Gordon (22 December 1724 – 15 June 1754) was a Scottish nobleman, naval officer and Jacobite, remembered largely for participating in the Jacobite rising of 1745, during which Charles Edward Stuart appointed him Lord-lieutenant of A ...

(1724–1754) *

Lincoln Gordon Abraham Lincoln Gordon (1913 – 2009) was the 9th President of the Johns Hopkins University (1967–1971) and a United States Ambassador to Brazil (1961–1966). Gordon had a career both in government and in academia, becoming a Professor of Inte ...

(1913–2009), president of Johns Hopkins University, and U.S. Ambassador to Brazil *

Lindsay Gordon Air Vice-Marshal James Lindsay Gordon DFC (11 December 1892 – 3 March 1940) was a leading figure in the pre-World War II Royal Canadian Air Force and a pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service during World War I. Career James Lindsay Gordon was ...

(1892–1940), Canadian air marshal * Lucy Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * M. G. Gordon (1915–1969), American businessman, inventor and social theorist *

Manya Gordon Manya Gordon Strunsky (1882 – December 27, 1945) was a Ukrainian-born Russian-Empire-expatriot American historian and political activist. Gordon is best remembered as a pioneering social historian of the Soviet Union, especially Soviet Russia, ...

(1882–1945), American historian *

Margaret Gordon (illustrator) Margaret Anna Gordon (19 May 1939 – 31 December 1989), born Margaret Anna Eastoe, was a children's book illustrator, best known for depicting The Wombles in Elisabeth Beresford's books and her own series about Wilberforce the mischievous bear, ...

(1939–1989), British artist *

Marina Gordon Marina Gordon (11 December 1917 – 13 December 2013) was a Belarusian-born American singer and coloratura soprano. She has been known as a performer of popular songs written to lyrics by contemporaneous authors in Yiddish, Russian, and Be ...

(1917–2013), American singer *

Marjory Gordon Marjory Gordon (Cleveland, November 10, 1931 – Massachusetts, April 29, 2015) was a nursing theorist and professor who created a nursing assessment theory known as Gordon's functional health patterns. Gordon served in 1973 as the first presid ...

(1931–2015), American nurse *

Marc Gordon Marcus Melvin "Marc" Gordon (October 14, 1935 – June 16, 2010) was an American Grammy-winning record producer, songwriter and music executive, best known for his work with Hal Davis at Motown, and for his later involvement with The 5th Dimensio ...

(1935–2010), American record producer and music executive *

Mark Gordon Mark Gordon (born March 14, 1957) is an American politician who has served as the 33rd governor of Wyoming since January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as state treasurer; then-governor Matt Mead appointed him t ...

(born 1956), American film and television producer *

Mark Gordon (Wyoming politician) Mark Gordon (born March 14, 1957) is an American politician who has served as the 33rd governor of Wyoming since January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as state treasurer; then-governor Matt Mead appointed him ...

(born 1957), American politician * Mary Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Maxine Gordon Maxine Gordon is a British actress who is perhaps most famous for her role as Jane Edmonds in the 1972 in film, 1972 Sidney Lumet film ''The Offence''. She has also had notable roles in the sitcom ''...And Mother Makes Five'' as Jane Redway, ''T ...

, British actress *

Melvin Gordon Melvin Gordon III (born April 13, 1993) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first roun ...

(born 1993), American football player * Michael Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Mikalah Gordon Mikalah Analise Gordon (born January 14, 1988) is an American singer and eleventh-place finalist on the fourth season of ''American Idol''. She was the second finalist eliminated on March 25, 2005. Early life Gordon was born in Las Vegas, Neva ...

, (born 1988), ''American Idol 4'' contestant * Mildred Gordon (1912–1979), half of a team of American crime fiction writers: The Gordons (writers) *

Mildred Gordon (politician) Mildred Gordon (''née'' Fellerman; 24 August 1923 – 8 April 2016) was a British Labour politician. Biography Earlier life Mildred Gordon was born the daughter of Judah and Dora Fellerman in Stepney in 1923. Judah was of Dutch Jewish descen ...

(1923–2016), British politician *

Nancy Gordon Nancy May Gordon is an American economist and statistician who works for the United States Census Bureau. Education and career Gordon majored in economics and statistics at the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a doctorate in economic ...

, American economist and statistician *

Nathan Gordon (footballer) Nathan Gordon (born 12 February 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his debut in round 7, 2011 against the . He ...

(born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Nathan Green Gordon Nathan Green Gordon (September 4, 1916 – September 8, 2008) was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated naval aviator. A Democrat, he served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas for ten terms, from 1947 to 1967. As a United St ...

(1916–2008), American lawyer, politician, and naval aviator * Nathan H. Gordon (1872–1938), motion picture executive *

Nathaniel Gordon Nathaniel Gordon (February 6, 1826 – February 21, 1862) was the only slave trader in the U.S. to be tried, convicted, and executed for having "engaged in the slave trade," under the Piracy Law of 1820. Early life Gordon was born in Portla ...

(1826–1862), American slave trader *

Nick Gordon Nicholas Chad Gordon (born October 24, 1995) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Twins in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball ...

(born 1995), American baseball player * Noah Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Norman Gordon (1911–2014), South African cricketer * Oliver Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Paige Gordon Paige Parenti-Gordon (born April 25, 1973, in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired diver from Canada, who won the silver medal in the women's 3 metres springboard event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. A member of the ...

(born 1973), Canadian diver * Pamela Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Patrick Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Paul-Gordon Chandler Paul-Gordon Chandler (born 1964) is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming in the USA. An author, art curator, peacemaker, and social entrepreneur, his previous roles have included serving as both a non-profit executive and US Episcopal pri ...

(born 1964), musician, composer and producer * Peter Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Phil Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Philip Gordon Philip H. Gordon (born 1962) is an American diplomat and foreign policy professional. Since March 21, 2022, he has served as Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris. Earl ...

(born 1962), American diplomat * Powhatan Gordon (1802–1879), American politician * Richard Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * R. H. Gordon (1844–1917), American politician *

Ricky Ian Gordon Ricky Ian Gordon (born May 15, 1956) is an American composer of art song, opera and musical theatre. Life Gordon was born in Oceanside, New York. He was raised by his mother, Eve, and father, Sam, and he grew up on Long Island with his three sist ...

(born 1956), US composer *

Robby Gordon Robert Wesley Gordon (born January 2, 1969) is an American auto racing driver. He has raced in NASCAR, CART, the IndyCar Series, the Trans-Am Series, IMSA, IROC and the Dakar Rally. He is active in top-tier off road motorsports such as BITD, NO ...

(born 1969), NASCAR driver * Robert Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Roderick Gordon Roderick Gordon (born November 1960) is the author of ''Tunnels'', a bestselling children's book and the first book in the ''Tunnels'' series by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams. Biography Born in November 1960, Roderick grew up in Highgate ...

(born 1960), children's book author *

Rodney Gordon Rodney H Gordon (2 February 1933 – 30 May 2008) was an English architect. He was the primary architect of the Tricorn Centre, Portsmouth, and Trinity Square, Gateshead. Architecturally, his works were primarily in concrete; he was said to be ...

(1933–2008), British architect *

Rosco Gordon Rosco N. Gordon III (April 10, 1928 – July 11, 2002), sometimes billed as Roscoe Gordon, was an American blues singer, pianist, and songwriter. He is best known for his hit songs "Booted," (1952), " No More Doggin'" (1952), and " Just a Litt ...

(1928–2002), American blues singer and pianist * Rupert Montgomery Gordon (1898–1961), British parasitologist *

Ruth Gordon Ruth Gordon Jones (October 30, 1896 – August 28, 1985) was an American actress, screenwriter, and playwright. She began her career performing on Broadway at age 19. Known for her nasal voice and distinctive personality, Gordon gained internati ...

(1896–1985), actress * Samuel Y. Gordon (1861–1940), Minnesota legislator and the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota *

Sandy Grant Gordon Alexander Grant Gordon (6 May 193121 December 2020) was a Scottish distiller who was credited with creating a global market for single malt Scotch whisky. As a managing director of the William Grant and Sons Glenfiddich distillery between 196 ...

(1933–2020), Scottish distiller *

Shahar Gordon Shahar Gordon (שחר גורדון; born June 7, 1980) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward and center positions. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, and for the Israeli national basketball team. Biograph ...

(born 1980), Israeli basketball player *

Shaul Gordon Shaul Gordon (born July 11, 1994) is a Canadian fencer in the sabre discipline. Gordon has represented the country on the international stage since 2013, and has competed at two Pan American Games and six World Fencing Championships. Gordon forme ...

(born 1994), Canadian-Israeli Olympic

sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

fencer *

Sheila Gordon Sheila Gordon (January 22, 1927, in Johannesburg, South Africa-2013) was an American writer who was born in South Africa. She wrote, among various other publications, ''Waiting for the Rain'', ''The Middle of Somewhere'', and '' Unfinished Business ...

(1927–2013), American writer *

Sid Gordon Sidney Gordon (August 13, 1917 – June 17, 1975) was an American right-handed Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman. He had a 13-year career in MLB for the New York Giants (1941–43, 1946–49, a ...

(1917–1975), American major league baseball All Star player *

Sidney Gordon (businessman) Sir Sidney Gordon (20 August 1917 – 11 April 2007) was a businessman in colonial Hong Kong from 1956 until his death in 2007. Life in Scotland Sidney Samuel Gordon was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and was the son of the managing director of Bri ...

(1917–2007), Scottish businessman *

Stuart Gordon Stuart Alan Gordon (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright. Initially recognized for his provocative and frequently controversial work in experimental theatre, Gordon is perh ...

(1947–2020), American director *

Stuart Gordon (musician) The Korgis are a British pop band known mainly for their hit single "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" in 1980. The band was originally composed of singer/guitarist/keyboardist Andy Davis (born Andrew Cresswell-Davis 10 August 1949) and singe ...

, musician with The Korgis * Stephen J. Gordon (born 1986), English chess grandmaster *

Steve Gordon (cricketer) Steve Constantine Gordon (born 22 November 1967) is a Cayman Islands cricket coach and former player. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he debuted for the Cayman Islands national cricket team in 2000, having previously ...

(born 1967), Cayman Islands cricketer *

Steve Gordon (director) Steve Gordon (October 10, 1938 – November 27, 1982) was an American screenwriter and film director who wrote and directed the 1981 comedy ''Arthur'', starring Dudley Moore. Gordon died in New York City on November 27, 1982, from a heart attack ...

(1938–1982), American film and television director * Steve Gordon (rugby league) (born 1986), rugby league footballer * Steven E. Gordon (born 1960), director, character designer and animator *

Stomp Gordon Archie A. Gordon, known professionally as Stomp Gordon (February 10, 1926 – January 18, 1958), was an American jump blues pianist and singer in the 1950s. He led a five piece ensemble, which was known for their riotous live performances an ...

(1926–1958), American jump blues pianist and singer *

Sue Gordon Sue Gordon is an Aboriginal retired magistrate from Western Australia who has been locally and nationally honoured for her work with Aboriginal people and in community affairs. She is known for being chair of the Gordon Inquiry (the Inquiry in ...

(born 1943), magistrate *

Susan Gordon Susan Lynn Gordon (July 27, 1949 – December 11, 2011) was an American child actress who appeared in films and numerous episodes of television programs such as ''The Twilight Zone'', ''My Three Sons'', and ''The Donna Reed Show''. Life ...

(1949–2011), child actress * Thomas Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tom Gordon Thomas Flynn Gordon (born November 18, 1967), nicknamed "Flash," is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher and current radio color commentator for the Boston Red Sox. Gordon played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Ka ...

(born 1967), American baseball player *

Trevor Gordon Trevor Gordon Grunnill (19 May 1948 – 10 January 2013) was a British-Australian singer, songwriter and musician. He was a member of the late-1960s group the Marbles, whose biggest hit was the UK No. 5 "Only One Woman". Early life Gordo ...

(1948–2013), British Australian singer, songwriter and musician * Veronica Lucy Gordon, a South Sudanese journalist * Walter Gordon (1942–2012), African-American filmmaker known as

Jamaa Fanaka Jamaa Fanaka (born Walter Gordon; September 6, 1942 – April 1, 2012) was an American filmmaker. He is best known for his 1979 film, ''Penitentiary'', and was one of the leading directors of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. Early life and ...

Walter Gordon (physicist) Walter Gordon (13 August 1893 – 24 December 1939) was a German theoretical physicist. Life Walter Gordon was the son of businessman Arnold Gordon and his wife Bianca Gordon (''nee'' Brann). The family moved to Switzerland in his early years. ...

(1893–1939), physicist active in the 1920s * Walter Gordon (veteran) (1920–1997), American World War II veteran *

Walter A. Gordon Walter Arthur Gordon (October 10, 1894 – April 2, 1976) was the first African American to receive a JD from University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He had an extremely long and varied career where he served as a police officer, lawye ...

(1894–1976), African-American political figure and American football player for the University of California *

Walter Henry Gordon Major General Walter Henry Gordon (June 24, 1863 – April 26, 1924) was a decorated officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Philippine–American War, he is most noted for his service as commanding general (CG) of the 6th Division, ...

(1863–1924), United States Army General *

Walter L. Gordon Walter Lockhart Gordon (January 27, 1906 – March 21, 1987) was a Canadian accountant, businessman, politician, and writer. Education Born in Toronto, he was educated at Upper Canada College and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kings ...

(1906–1987), Canadian politician and cabinet minister * Wayne Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * William Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people *

Willy Gordon Willy Gordon (July 2, 1918 – July 12, 2003) was a Swedish sculptor and artist. Gordon's public artworks are displayed in a number of cities in Sweden. Life Gordon was born at Ringen in the Russian gubernia of Courland (present day , Ruba ...

(1918–2003), Swedish sculptor * Yekutiel Gordon, disciple of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto *

Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon (born February 15, 1998) is an American actor. He rose to prominence by playing Greg Heffley in the first three films of the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. He then went on to play Tate Wilson in '' Good Trouble'' and Ja ...

(born 1998), American child actor

List of people with a related name

* Sir Alexander Cumming-Gordon, 1st Baronet (1749–1806), Scottish politician * Catherine Rose Gordon-Cumming (born 1952), Katie Fforde, British romance novelist *

Constance Gordon-Cumming Constance Frederica “Eka” Gordon-Cumming (26 May 1837 – 4 September 1924) was a noted Scottish travel writer and painter. Born in a wealthy family, she travelled around the world and painted described scenes and life as she saw them. She w ...

(1837–1924), Scottish travel writer and painter *

Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming (March 15, 1820 – March 24, 1866) was a Scottish traveller and sportsman, known as the " lion hunter". He was the second son of Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet and Lady Eliza Maria Gordon-Cumming ...

(1820–1866), Scottish traveller and sportsman, known as the " lion hunter" *

Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet Sir William Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 2nd Baronet of Altyre and Gordonstoun FRSE (20 July 1787 – 25 November 1854), was a Scottish Member of Parliament. Gordon-Cumming was member of parliament (MP) for Elgin Burghs from 1831 to 1832. Life He wa ...

(1787–1854), Scottish Member of Parliament for Elgin Burghs 1831–1832 *

Sir William Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Alexander Gordon Gordon-Cumming, 4th Baronet (20 July 1848 – 20 May 1930) was a Scottish landowner, soldier, adventurer and socialite. A notorious womaniser, he is best known for being the central figure in ...

(1848–1930), Scottish soldier and adventurer, central figure in the

Royal Baccarat Scandal The Royal Baccarat Scandal, also known as the Tranby Croft Affair, was a British gambling scandal of the late 19th century involving the Prince of Wales—the future King Edward VII. The scandal started during a house party in September 1890, ...

* Sir

Alexander Gordon-Lennox (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Henry Charles Gordon-Lennox (9 April 1911 – 4 July 1987) was a Royal Navy officer who became President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Naval career Born the son of Major Lord Bernard Gordon-Lennox, Gordon-L ...

(1911–1987), admiral of the Royal Navy * Lord Alexander Gordon-Lennox (1825–1892), British Conservative politician *

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

Lord Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox (1878–1914), British soldier * Major-General Bernard Charles Gordon-Lennox (1932–2017),

commandant Commandant ( or ) is a title often given to the officer in charge of a military (or other uniformed service) training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations. In some countries it may be a military or police ran ...

of the British Sector in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

* Lord George Charles Gordon-Lennox (1829–1877), British

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

politician *

Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox (1908–1988), British soldier * Hilda Madeline Gordon-Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (1872–1971), first chairman of the

National Gardens Scheme The National Garden Scheme opens privately owned gardens in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, and the Channel Islands on selected dates for charity. It was founded in 1927 with the aim of "opening gardens of quality, character and interest to th ...

* Ivy Gordon-Lennox (1887–1982), Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland *

Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox Lord Nicholas Charles Gordon-Lennox (31 January 1931 – 11 October 2004), the younger son of the 9th Duke of Richmond and his wife, Elizabeth, was a British diplomat, serving as Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain from 1984 to 1989. Background ...

(1931–2004), British diplomat * Lord Walter Charles Gordon-Lennox (1865–1922), British Conservative Party politician

List of nobility

Duke of Gordon The title Duke of Gordon has been created once in the Peerage of Scotland and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Dukedom, named after the Clan Gordon, was first created for the 4th Marquess of Huntly, who on 3 November 1684 was c ...

, created once in the Peerage of Scotland, and again in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ''Dukes of Aubigny'' * Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond, 5th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny (1791–1860) * Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond, 6th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 1st Duke of Gordon (1818–1903) * Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond, 7th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 2nd Duke of Gordon (1845–1928) * Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 8th Duke of Richmond, 8th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 3rd Duke of Gordon (1870–1935) * Frederick Charles Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond, 9th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 4th Duke of Gordon (1904–1989) * Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox, Duke of Aubigny, 5th Duke of Gordon (1929–2017) ''Earls and Marquesses of Huntly'' *

Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 15 July 1470), who adopted the family name of Gordon from about 1457, was a powerful 15th-century Scottish magnate. He was knighted in 1439/1440 and was Lord of Badenoch, Gordon, Strathbogie and Cluny. ...

George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly (died 8 June 1501) was a Scottish nobleman and Chancellor of Scotland from 1498 to 1501. Life George was the son of Alexander (Seton) Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly and his second wife Elizabeth Crichton, daughter ...

Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died 1524) was a Scottish nobleman. He was a member of Parliament, a member of the Privy Council, a regent and Lieutenant of the kingdom. Biography He was the son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and h ...

George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly (151428 October 1562) was a Scottish nobleman. Life He was the son of John Gordon, Lord Gordon, and Margaret Stewart, daughter of James IV and Margaret Drummond. George Gordon inherited his earldom and esta ...

(1514–1562) *

George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly (died 19 October 1576), was Lord Chancellor of Scotland and major conspirator of his time. Biography Second son of the 4th Earl, he was Sheriff of Inverness from 1556. As Captain of Badenoch, he was in charge o ...

* George Gordon, 1st Marquess and 6th Earl of Huntly (1562–1636) *

George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly (1592March 1649), styled Earl of Enzie from 1599 to 1636, eldest son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly by Lady Henrietta Stewart, daughter of Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox, born at Huntly Castle, ...

(1592–1649) *

(c. 1626 – 1653) * George Gordon, 4th Marquess of Huntly (1649–1716) (1st Duke of Gordon) *

George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly George Gordon, 9th Marquess of Huntly, (28 June 1761 – 17 June 1853), styled Lord Strathavon until 1795 and known as The Earl of Aboyne from 1795 to 1836, was a Scottish peer. Early life George was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboy ...

(1761–1853) *

Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (4 January 1792 – 18 September 1863), styled Lord Strathavon from 1794 to 1836 and Earl of Aboyne from 1836 to 1853, was a Scottish peer and first a Tory (1818–1830) and then a Whig (1830 onwards) po ...

(1792–1863) *

Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly, PC, DL, JP (5 March 1847 – 20 February 1937), styled Lord Strathavon until 1853 and Earl of Aboyne between 1853 and 1863, was a Scottish Liberal politician. He served under William Ewart Gladstone, h ...

(1847–1937) * Douglas Gordon, 12th Marquess of Huntly (1908–1987) * Granville Charles Gomer Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly (born 1944) ''Earls and Marquesses of Aberdeen'' *

George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (3 October 163720 April 1720), was a Lord Chancellor of Scotland. Early life Gordon, born on 3 October 1637, the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, (executed in 1644); and h ...

(1637–1720) *

William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen (1679 – 30 March 1745), known between c. 1691 and 1720 as Lord Haddo, was a Scottish landowner and Tory politician who sat in the British House of Commons briefly from 1708 to 1709 when he was declared inelig ...

(1679–1745) *

George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen George Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen (19 June 1722 – 13 August 1801), styled Lord Haddo until 1745, was a Scottish peer. He sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish Representative Peer from 1747 to 1761, and from 1774 to 1790. He was against Willi ...

(1722–1801) *

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, (28 January 178414 December 1860), styled Lord Haddo from 1791 to 1801, was a British statesman, diplomat and landowner, successively a Tory, Conservative and Peelite politician and specialist in ...

(1784–1860) *

George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen George John James Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen (28 September 1816 – 22 March 1864), styled Lord Haddo before 1860, was a British peer and Liberal Party politician. Early life Lord Haddo was born at Bentley Priory in Hertfordshire ...

(1816–1864) *

George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen George Hamilton-Gordon, 6th Earl of Aberdeen (10 December 1841 – 27 January 1870), styled Lord Haddo from 1860 to 1864, was a Peerage of Scotland, Scottish peer and sailor. Hamilton-Gordon settled for a time in Richmond, Maine, where he took jo ...

(1841–1870) * John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847–1934), 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847–1934) * George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1879–1965) * Dudley Gladstone Gordon, 3rd Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1883–1972) * David George Ian Alexander Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1908–1974) * Archibald Victor Dudley Gordon, 5th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1913–1984) * Alastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1920–2002) * Alexander George Gordon, 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1955–2020) ''Earls of Aboyne'' *

Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne (c1638 - March 1681). The fourth son of George Gordon, 2nd Marquess of Huntly and Lady Anne Campbell, he was created 1st Earl of Aboyne and 1st Lord Gordon of Strathaven and Glenlivet by Letters Patent on 10 Sept ...

(died 1681) *

Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne (c. 1670 – April 1702). The eldest son of Charles Gordon, 1st Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon, he succeeded his father as 2nd Earl of Aboyne in March 1681. At the time of his death in April 1702, he was succee ...

(died 1702) *

John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (April 1700National Library of Scotland, MS 1338, f. 143. – 7 April 1732) was the son of Charles Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aboyne and Elizabeth Lyon. He succeeded his father as 3rd Earl of Aboyne in April 1702. On the da ...

(died 1732) *

Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne (c. 1726 – 28 December 1794). The eldest son of John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne and Grace Lockhart, he succeeded his father as 4th Earl of Aboyne on 7 April 1732. On his death in 1794 he was succeeded in his t ...

(1728–1795) * George Gordon, 5th Earl of Aboyne (1761–1853) (succeeded as 9th Marquess of Huntly in 1836) ''Viscounts of Kenmure'' *

John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure (1599–1634) was a Scottish nobleman, renowned Presbyterian, and founder of the town of New Galloway. Biography Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar (as he was known before his ennoblement) was the eldest son of Si ...

(1599–1634) * John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure (died 1639) * John Gordon, 3rd Viscount of Kenmure (died 1643) * Robert Gordon, 4th Viscount of Kenmure (died 1663) * Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure (died 1698) *

William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure and Lord Lochinvar (c. 167224 February 1716) was a Scottish Jacobite. William Gordon was the only son of Alexander Gordon, 5th Viscount of Kenmure of Kenmure Castle and succeeded his father on his death ...

(died 1715) (attainted 1715) Descent of titles during attainder: * ''Robert Gordon, 7th Viscount of Kenmure'' (1714–1741) * ''John Gordon, 8th Viscount of Kenmure'' (1713–1769) * ''William Gordon, 9th Viscount of Kenmure'' (c. 1748 – 1772) * John Gordon, 10th Viscount of Kenmure (1750–1840) (restored 1824) * Adam Gordon, 11th Viscount of Kenmure (died 1847) ''

Viscount of Melgum Viscount of Melgum was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1627 for Lord John Gordon, second son of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly and Henrietta Stewart (see the Marquess of Huntly for earlier history of the family). He was ...

'' * John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum (died 1630) ''

Viscount Gordon A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

'' ''Spanish Gordons'' *

Mauricio González-Gordon y Diez Mauricio may refer to: *Mauricio (given name) *Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 1988), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Maurício *Maurício (footballer) Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). The diminutive ...

(1923–2013), Spanish sherry maker and conservationist, descendant of Scottish Gordons

Fictional characters

* Adrian Gordon, protagonist of the horror adventure games The Black Mirror 2 and 3 *

Allan Gordon Allan Gordon is the fictional protagonist of James Hogg's novella ''The Surpassing Adventures of Allan Gordon''. According to the narrative, Allan Gordon was the sole survivor of the ''Anne Forbes'', a whaling ship that disappeared without a tra ...

, protagonist of ''The Surpassing Adventures of Allan Gordon'' by

James Hogg James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many ...

* Artemus Gordon, United States Secret Service agent in "

The Wild Wild West ''The Wild Wild West'' is an American Western, espionage, and science fiction television series that ran on the CBS television network for four seasons from September 17, 1965, to April 11, 1969. Two satirical comedy television film sequels w ...

" TV series * Audrey Gordon, is a host of Australian satirical television cooking show

Audrey's Kitchen ''Audrey's Kitchen'' is a satirical television cooking series produced by Working Dog Productions in Melbourne, Australia, for ABC Television. Each episode is only three minutes in length and features fictional writer, chef, life coach and chor ...

* James Gordon, commissioner of Gotham City in ''Batman'' *

Barbara Gordon Barbara Gordon is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman. The character was created by television producer William Dozier, editor Julius Schwartz, writer Gardne ...

, first Batgirl, now the information broker known as Oracle * Dr. Bruce Gordon, the original alter-ego of

Eclipso Eclipso () is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. The character is the incarnation of the Wrath of God and the Angel of Vengeance that turned evil and was replaced by the Spectre. The character bares notable similarities to Dr. Jekyll and ...

* David "Gordo" Gordon in ''Lizzie McGuire'' *

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established ''Buck Rogers'' adve ...

, lead character of the Alex Raymond comic strip of the same name, and the movie, television, and comic books based on the comic strip * Sir Frank Gordon character in the 1980s British sitcom

Yes Minister ''Yes Minister'' is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ran for 16 episodes fro ...

* Lawrence Gordon, fictional character in the first of the Saw franchise * Maggie Gordon, character in

The Last Starfighter ''The Last Starfighter'' is a 1984 American space opera film directed by Nick Castle. The film tells the story of Alex Rogan (Lance Guest), a teenager recruited by an alien defense force to fight in an interstellar war. It also features Robert ...

* Melinda Gordon, the title character of

Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate with ...

* Meredith Gordon, biological mother of Claire Bennet, and Flint Gordon, Meredith's brother, from

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

* Patrick Gordon, fictional character on the second season of the television series ''

Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. The series first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on P ...

'' * Samuel Gordon, protagonist of the award-winning 2001 adventure game The Black Mirror *

Tony Gordon Tony Gordon is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by actor Gray O'Brien. The character first appeared on-screen on 16 Sep ...

, fictional character on the television series ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

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