Gordon () is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

in the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the ...

. The name is derived from 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 Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Clan Gordon, ...

''. It is uncertain if this surname originated from a place name in

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

or in

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. The

Berwickshire Berwickshire ( gd, Siorrachd Bhearaig) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in south-eastern Scotland, on the English border. Berwickshire County Council existed from 1890 until 1975, when the area became part of t ...

, where the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

who bore the surname held lands in the 12th century, is of uncertain

etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

. It is also possible that this place name was named after settlers from France, who were named after a like-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 surname is thought to have been taken up as a given name in honour of the Major-General

Charles George Gordon Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British Army officer and administrator. He saw action in the Crimean War as an officer in ...

, a British army officer who was killed in 1885, in

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

Origin of the name

The

''Gordon'' originates from a transferred use of the Scottish surname ''Gordon''. The origin of this surname is debated. While it is considered to be derived from a place name, it is not certain that the place name of

, in Berwickshire, Scotland, is the origin of the surname. Berwickshire was once the home of

Clan Gordon Clan Gordon is a Highland Scottish clan, historically one of the most powerful Scottish clans. The Gordon lands once spanned a large territory across the Highlands. Presently, Gordon is seated at Aboyne Castle, Aberdeenshire. The Chief of the ...

, and the earliest member of the family on record is of Richer de Gordun, who was lord of the barony of Gordon, in the mid-12th century. This place name may be derived from the Brythonic ''gor'', meaning "spacious"; and ''din'' or ''dun'', meaning "fort". ^{Irish dún, Scottish dùn, Welsh dun, din} which cited for the surnames "Gordon". However, it is also possible that the Scottish surname originated from a place name in Normandy, France, and was brought over to Scotland, where it gave rise to the place name in Berwickshire. For example, the English surname ''Gordon'' is considered to be derived from Gourdon in Saône-et-Loire,

. Early records of this surname occur in England in the early 13th century (such as Adam de Gurdon, in 1204). This French place name is derived from the

Gallo-Roman Gallo-Roman culture was a consequence of the Romanization of Gauls under the rule of the Roman Empire. It was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman culture, language, morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context ...

personal name ''Gordus'' and the locative suffix ''-o'', ''-onis''. The given name is thought to have been used in honour of Major-General

(1833–85), who was killed at

Variants, cognates

The masculine given name can be represented in

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...

as ''Gòrdan''. The diminutives Gord or Gordie may also be used as a nickname.

List of people

* Saint Gordon of Rome or Saint Gordianus (d. 362), Roman saint martyred under Julian the Apostate *

Gordon (slave) Gordon ( 1863), or "Whipped Peter", was an escaped American slave who became known as the subject of photographs documenting the extensive keloid scarring of his back from whippings received in slavery. The "scourged back" photo became one of the ...

(fl. 1863), African-American slave and US Civil War soldier *

Gordon Abbott Gordon Allen Abbott (26 September 1914 – 19 April 1986) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Debuting with Geelong in 1936, Abbott spent three years with ...

(1914–1986), Australian rules footballer *

Gordon Allport Gordon Willard Allport (November 11, 1897 – October 9, 1967) was an American psychologist. Allport was one of the first psychologists to focus on the study of the personality, and is often referred to as one of the founding figures of personali ...

(1897–1967), American psychologist *

Gord Ash Gordon Ian Ash (born December 20, 1951) is Vice President of Baseball Projects of the Milwaukee Brewers. He left his role as assistant general manager with Milwaukee in 2015. He was the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1995 to 2001 ...

(b. 1951), assistant general manager for the Milwaukee Brewers *

Gordon Bajnai György Gordon Bajnai (; born 5 March 1968) is a Hungarian entrepreneur and economist, who served as the Prime Minister of Hungary from 2009 to 2010. Prior to that, he functioned as Minister of Local Government and Regional Development from 200 ...

(b. 1968), Hungarian politician, ex-Prime Minister of Hungary *

Gordon Banks Gordon Banks (30 December 1937 – 12 February 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he made 679 appearances during a 20-year professional caree ...

(1937–2019), English football player * Gordon Bau (1907–1975), make-up supervisor for Warner Bros. Studios in Los Angeles, CA, USA *

Gordon Bell Chester Gordon Bell (born August 19, 1934) is an American electrical engineer and manager. An early employee of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) 1960–1966, Bell designed several of their PDP machines and later became Vice President of Engi ...

(b. 1934), American computer engineer *

Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Tony B ...

(b. 1951), Scottish politician, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom * Gordon Burgess (b. 1935), president of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, USA * Gordon Campbell (disambiguation), multiple people *

Vere Gordon Childe Vere Gordon Childe (14 April 189219 October 1957) was an Australian archaeologist who specialised in the study of European prehistory. He spent most of his life in the United Kingdom, working as an academic for the University of Edinburgh and ...

(1892–1957), Australian archaeologist *

Gordon Luke Clarke Gordon Luke Clarke, also known as Luke, was a New Zealand fashion designer based in London during the 1970s. Clarke was born in Auckland on 9 August 1945 to a Scottish father and Māori mother. At the age of 18, he went to work for the British co ...

(b. 1945), New Zealand-born 1970s fashion designer * Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (1903–1962), American baseball player *

Gordon Cooper Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr. (March 6, 1927 – October 4, 2004) was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first human spa ...

(1927–2004), American astronaut *

Gordon Cummins Gordon Frederick Cummins (18 February 1914 – 25 June 1942) was a British serial killer known as the Blackout Killer, the Blackout Ripper and the Wartime Ripper, who murdered four women and attempted to murder two others over a six-day period i ...

1914–1942), British serial killer *

Gordon R. Dickson Gordon Rupert Dickson (November 1, 1923 – January 31, 2001) was a Canadian-American science fiction writer. He was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2000. Biography Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, ...

(1923–2001), American science fiction author *

Gordon Downie Gordon Edgar Downie (February 6, 1964 – October 17, 2017) was a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and activist. He was the singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, which he fronted from its form ...

(1964–2017), Canadian singer/songwriter, lead singer of the Canadian band The Tragically Hip * Gordon Frickers (b. 1949), English marine, aviation and landscape artist *

Gordon Gano Gordon James Gano (born June 7, 1963) is an American musician widely known as the singer, guitarist and songwriter of American folk punk band Violent Femmes. Early life Gano was born in New York City to actor parents Norman and Faye Gano, and gr ...

(b. 1963), American singer/songwriter/guitarist, lead singer of Wisconsin proto-alternative group The Violent Femmes *

Gordon Getty Gordon Peter Getty (born December 20, 1933) is an American businessman and classical music composer, the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's fourth wife. When his father died in 1976, Gordon assumed ...

(b. 1933), American, son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty *

Gordon Gore Winfield Gordon Gore (June 28, 1913 – January 21, 1987) was an American football halfback. He played two seasons professionally, one with the Los Angeles Bulldogs (for which he was named to the inaugural Pro All-Star Game) and one with the ...

(1913–1987), American football player *

Gordon Gould Gordon Gould (July 17, 1920 – September 16, 2005) was an American physicist who is sometimes credited with the invention of the laser and the optical amplifier. (Credit for the invention of the laser is disputed, since Charles Townes and ...

(1920–2005), American physicist *

Gordon Hayward Gordon Daniel Hayward (born March 23, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hayward has previously played for the Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics. In college ...

(b. 1990), American basketball player * Gordon Hayward (cricketer) (1926–2014), English cricketer *

Gordon Heuckeroth Cornelis Willem "Gordon" Heuckeroth (; born 6 July 1968), known simply as Gordon, is a Dutch singer and television personality. Internationally, he is best known for his membership of the supergroup the Toppers, which represented the Netherlands ...

(b. 1968), Dutch singer and radio and television presenter, under the name Gordon *

Gordon B. Hinckley Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...

(1910–2008), American, 15th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Gordon Hookey Gordon Hookey (born 1961 in Cloncurry) is an Australian aboriginal artist from the Waanyi people. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (1992) and lives in Brisbane, Australia. He is primarily known as a painter but his practice also involves sculpt ...

(b. 1961), Australian aboriginal artist * Gordon Howe (b. 1928), Canadian hockey player *

Gord Johns Gord Johns (born November 29, 1969) is a Canadian businessman and politician. Since 2015, he has served as the New Democrat Member of Parliament for the federal electoral riding of Courtenay—Alberni in the House of Commons of Canada. He prev ...

(b. 1969), politician from British Columbia, Canada *

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 ...

(b. 1964), Canadian musician *

Gordon Korman Gordon Korman (born October 23, 1963) is a Canadian American author. Korman has written 100 children's and young adult fiction books. Korman's books have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide over a career spanning four decades and have appe ...

(b. 1963), Canadian-American children's book author *

Gord Kluzak Gordon Glen Kluzak (born March 4, 1964) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1982 to 1991. He was selected first overall by the Bruins in the 1982 NHL Entry Dra ...

(b. 1964), retired NHL defenceman for the Boston Bruins *

G. Gordon Liddy George Gordon Battle Liddy (November 30, 1930 – March 30, 2021) was an American lawyer, FBI agent, talk show host, actor, and convicted felon in the Watergate scandal as the chief operative in the White House Plumbers unit during the Nixon admi ...

(1930–2021), American, jointly organized break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate scandal *

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960 ...

(b. 1938), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Gordon Lish Gordon Lish (born February 11, 1934 in Hewlett, New York) is an American writer. As a literary editor, he championed many American authors, particularly Raymond Carver, Barry Hannah, Amy Hempel, Rick Bass, and Richard Ford. He is the father of t ...

(b. 1934), American writer *

Gordon Lonsdale Konon Trofimovich Molody (russian: Ко́нон Трофи́мович Моло́дый; 17 January 1922 – 9 September 1970) was a Soviet intelligence officer, known in the West as Gordon Arnold Lonsdale. Posing as a Canadian businessman during ...

(1922–1970), Russian spy *

Gord Mackintosh Gordon Henry Alexander Mackintosh (born July 7, 1955) is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of St. Johns in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1993 to 2016. He served as a cabinet minister in the New Democratic Part ...

(b. 1955), politician in Manitoba, Canada *

Gord Martineau Gord Martineau (born September 23, 1947) is a Canadian television journalist. In April 2007, he received a lifetime achievement award from the RTNDA for 40 years in broadcasting. Martineau worked briefly in radio in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Mo ...

(b. 1947), Canadian television journalist *

Gordon Matta-Clark Gordon Matta-Clark (born Gordon Roberto Matta-Echaurren; June 22, 1943 – August 27, 1978) was an American artist best known for site-specific artworks he made in the 1970s. He was also a pioneer in the field of socially engaged food art. ...

(1943–1978), American artist * Gordon W. McKay (1910–1990), American businessman and politician * Gordon McRae (b. 1948), Canadian professional hockey player, retired *

Gordon MacRae Albert Gordon MacRae (March 12, 1921 – January 24, 1986) was an American actor, singer and radio/television host who appeared in the film versions of two Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals ''Oklahoma!'' (1955) and '' Carousel'' (1956) and who p ...

(1921–1986), American actor and singer *

Gord Miller (sportscaster) Gord Miller (born June 21, 1965) is a Canadian sportscaster for Bell Media's sports cable network TSN. He is the lead play-by-play announcer for ''TSN Hockey'' and coverage of international hockey, including the IIHF World Junior Championshi ...

(b. 1965), Canadian sportscaster for the cable network TSN * Gord Miller (politician) (1924– 2021), former politician in Ontario, Canada *

Gord Miller (environmental commissioner) Gord Miller (born March 27, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, having served from February 1, 2000 to May 18, 2015. He was appointed to a five-year term in 2000 and was reappointed to this position i ...

(b. 1953), the current Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Canada * Gordon Moakes, English musician, member of Bloc Party *

Gordon Moore Gordon Earle Moore (born January 3, 1929) is an American businessman, engineer, and the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Intel Corporation. He is also the original proponent of Moore's law. As of March 2021, Moore's net worth is repor ...

(b. 1929), American businessman *

Gordon Murray Ian Gordon Murray (born 18 June 1946 in Durban, Union of South Africa), is a South African-born British designer of Formula One racing cars and the McLaren F1 road car. He is the founder and CEO of Gordon Murray Automotive. Early life Born t ...

(b. 1946), South African designer of Formula One race cars *

Gordon Owen Gordon Owen (born 14 June 1959) is an English former professional Association football, footballer who made 300 appearances in the English Football League, Football League. Career A much travelled player, Owen was born in Barnsley and began hi ...

(b. 1959), English footballer *

Gordon Parks Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was an American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s—particula ...

(1912–2006), American photographer and film director *

Gordon Pask Andrew Gordon Speedie Pask (28 June 1928 – 29 March 1996) was an English author, inventor, educational theorist, cybernetician and psychologist who made contributions to cybernetics, instructional psychology, experimental epistemology and ed ...

(1928–1996), English cybernetician and psychologist *

Gord Perks Gordon Perks (born October 7, 1963) is a Canadian politician and environmental activist who has served on Toronto City Council since 2006. Perks currently represents Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park. Career Perks has worked for a number of environ ...

(b. 1963), Canadian environmentalist, political activist, and writer *

Gordon Pinsent Gordon Edward Pinsent (born July 12, 1930) is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles in numerous productions, including ''Away from Her'', '' The Rowdyman'', '' John and the Missus'', ''A Gift to Last'', ''Due S ...

(b. 1930), Canadian actor * Gordon Ramsay (b. 1966), Scottish celebrity chef *

Gordon Raphael Gordon Raphael is an American record producer and musician from Seattle, Washington, and New York, currently living in Hebden Bridge (UK), after a few years in Berlin. Raphael is most widely known for his work with The Strokes, whom he met while ...

, American record producer and musician *

Gordon Rohlehr Gordon Rohlehr (20 February 1942 – 29 January 2023)
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Gordon Rosenmeier Gordon Rosenmeier (July 1, 1907 – January 17, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the Minnesota Senate from 1941 until 1971. He represented the 53rd district, which at the time consisted of Morrison and Crow Wing countie ...

(1907–1989), American politician and lawyer * Gordon Sanderson (1976–1977), Canadian murder victim *

Gordon Schildenfeld Gordon Schildenfeld (born 18 March 1985) is a Croatian retired Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. He was capped 29 times for the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team. Club career Šibenik Schildenfel ...

(b. 1985), Croatian footballer *

Gordon Scott Gordon Scott (born Gordon Merrill Werschkul; August 3, 1926 – April 30, 2007) was an American film and television actor known for his portrayal of the fictional character Tarzan in five films (and one compilation of three made-as-a ...

(1926–2007), American actor primarily known for playing Tarzan in theatrical films of mid- to late-1950s * Gordon Shattock (1928–2010), British veterinarian, Conservative politician and survivor of the

Brighton hotel bombing A Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassination attempt against members of the British government took place on 12 October 1984 at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom. A long-delay time bomb was plan ...

Gord Sinclair The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as the Hip, were a Canadian rock band formed in Kingston, Ontario in 1984, consisting of vocalist Gord Downie, guitarist Paul Langlois, guitarist Rob Baker (known as Bobby Baker until 1994), bassis ...

, bass guitarist for the popular Canadian rock group The Tragically Hip * Gordon Slethaug, American professor of English *

Gordon Smiley Gordon Eugene Smiley (April 20, 1946 – May 15, 1982) was an American race car driver who was killed in a single-car crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was inducted into the Nebraska Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2000. SCCA and road ra ...

(1946–1982), American race car driver * Gordon Smith (disambiguation), multiple people * Gord Spence (1897–1984), Canadian ice hockey player who played one season in the National Hockey League *

Gordon Strachan Gordon David Strachan ( born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish former football coach and player. He played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team. He has since managed Co ...

(b. 1957), Scottish football player and manager * Gordon Sumner (b. 1951), English performing artist known as Sting * Gordon Thomson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Gordon Tietjens Sir Gordon Frederick Tietjens (born 9 December 1955) is head coach of the Samoa rugby sevens team, and a celebrated former coach of the New Zealand men's national team in rugby sevens, the All Blacks Sevens. When the International Rugby Boar ...

(b. 1955), New Zealand rugby sevens coach * Gordon Walker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Gordon Waller Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller (4 June 1945 – 17 July 2009) was a Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as Gordon of the 1960s pop music duo Peter and Gordon, whose biggest hit was the no. 1 million-selling single " A World W ...

(1945–2009), Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist, one half of the duo Peter and Gordon * R. Gordon Wasson (1898–1986), American psychedelic writer * Gordon Williams (disambiguation), multiple people *

Gordon S. Wood Gordon Stewart Wood (born November 27, 1933) is an American historian and professor at Brown University. He is a recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for '' The Radicalism of the American Revolution'' (1992). His book ''The Creation o ...

(b. 1933), American historian

Other name

* Paul Gordon Georges (1923–2002), American painter

Fictional characters

Gordon the Big Engine This article is about the characters that have appeared in the books of ''The Railway Series'' by the Wilbert Awdry, Rev. Wilbert Awdry and Christopher Awdry. Unless otherwise stated on this page, the technical notes come from actual notes laid ...

, from ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Tw ...

'' and ''

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

'' * Gordon Bombay, from ''

The Mighty Ducks ''The Mighty Ducks'' is an American media franchise. It features a trilogy of live-action films released in the 1990s by Walt Disney Pictures, an animated television series, a live-action sequel television series, and a real-world hockey team ...

'' *Gordon Brittas, from the BBC sitcom The Brittas Empire *

Gordon Collins (Brookside) Gordon Collins is a character in the Channel 4 soap-opera ''Brookside''. He was portrayed by Nigel Crowley from the show's debut in 1982 until 1984 and later on by Mark Burgess beginning in 1986 and ending with his departure in 1990. Gordon ...

, fictional character from British soap opera ''Brookside'' *

Gordon the Gopher Gordon the Gopher, also known as Gordon T. Gopher, is an English puppet gopher who first appeared on Children's BBC (CBBC) between 1985 and 1987, listed on television shows by Phillip Schofield on the interstitial or in-vision continuity pro ...

, puppet character from various British children's TV programmes *

Gordon Freeman Gordon Freeman is the silent protagonist of the ''Half-Life'' video game series, created by Gabe Newell and designed by Newell and Marc Laidlaw of Valve. His first appearance is in ''Half-Life''. Gordon Freeman is depicted as a bespectacled C ...

, the main protagonist of ''

Half-Life Half-life (symbol ) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value. The term is commonly used in nuclear physics to describe how quickly unstable atoms undergo radioactive decay or how long stable at ...

'' *

Gordon Gekko Gordon Gekko is a composite character in the 1987 film '' Wall Street'' and its 2010 sequel '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'', both directed by Oliver Stone. Gekko was portrayed by actor Michael Douglas, whose performance in the first fil ...

, protagonist of '' Wall Street'' *

Gordon Quid ''Catscratch'' is an American animated television series created by Doug TenNapel (also known for creating the '' Earthworm Jim'' series). It aired on Nickelodeon from July 9, 2005, to February 10, 2007. It was a loose adaptation of TenNapel's ...

, character from '' Catscratch'' *

Gordon Robinson (Sesame Street) The Robinson family is a fictional family in the children's television series ''Sesame Street''. The family consists of husband Gordon, a high school science teacher, and his wife, Susan, a nurse. Later, the family expands to include their adopte ...

, from the children's educational television program ''Sesame Street'' *

Gordon Shumway Gordon Shumway, also known as "ALF", is the protagonist and title character of the American television series ''ALF (TV series), ALF'', and its animated spin-offs, ''ALF: The Animated Series'', and ''ALF Tales''. ALF also starred in the poorly re ...

, the extraterrestrial lead in the U.S. sitcom '' ALF'' *

Gordon Tracy Gordon Tracy is a fictional character from Gerry Anderson's Supermarionation television show '' Thunderbirds'', the subsequent films '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' and '' Thunderbird 6'' as well as the remake TV series '' Thunderbirds Are Go''. The c ...

, fictional character from '' Thunderbirds'' * Gordon Walker, hunter in the television series ''Supernatural'' * Commissioner Gordon, a police officer in Batman * Gordon, Character in the 1990

Addams Family ''The Addams Family'' is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 unrelated single-panel cartoons, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' over a ...

movie * Gordon, a bear from Camp Lazlo * Gordon Harmann, character from the Total Conquest Universe

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