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Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Gordon Brown

James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He took office on 27 June 2007, three days after becoming leader of the Labour Party.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Gordon Cooper

Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr. (6 March 1927 – 4 October 2004) was an American astronaut. Cooper was one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned-space effort by the United States.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Gordon Gould

Gordon Gould (July 17, 1920 — September 16, 2005) was an American physicist who is widely (but not universally) credited as the inventor of the laser.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Gordon Heuckeroth

Cornelis Willem Gordon (Gordon) Heuckeroth (July 6, 1968) is a Dutch performer, radio- and television personality, better known by his calling name Gordon. As a singer, he had his greatest hit with his single Kon ik maar even bij je zijn (If I could just be with you for a while), which was a number one hit in 1991.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Gordon Murray

Gordon Murray (born 1946 in Durban, South Africa) is a renowned designer of Formula One race cars and the famous McLaren F1 'supercar' road car.

Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Gordon Parks

Gordon Roger Alexander Buchannan Parks (November 30, 1912 – March 7, 2006) was a groundbreaking American photographer, musician, poet, novelist, journalist, activist and film director. He is best remembered for his photo essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film Shaft.

Gordon as First Name

Gordon Sidney Cowans     Gordon Sidney Cowans        Origin/Culture/Country: British

Gordon Sidney Cowans: is an English football player and coach. Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice in 1974, and signed as a professional in 1976. During his time at Aston Villa, he won the league Cup, First Division Championship, the European Cup and the European Super Cup.

Gordon Fincham     Gordon Fincham        Origin/Culture/Country: British

Gordon Fincham: was an English football player during the 1950's and 60's.Fincham played for Plymouth Argyle, Leicester_City and Luton Town. He also managed and played for teams in South Africa. During his time at Leicester he played 50 league games and made 4 FA Cup appearances between November 1952 and June 1958.

Gordon Harris     Gordon Harris        Origin/Culture/Country: British

Gordon Harris: is a former professional footballer and England international who played as a midfielder.During his playing career, he turned out for Burnley, Sunderland, and South Shields. He won just 1 England cap whilst at Burnley. His won his first cap on January 5, 1966 in a 1-1 draw with Poland. However, he only played due to an injury to Bobby Charlton.

Gordon Alec Hill     Gordon Alec Hill        Origin/Culture/Country: British

Gordon Alec Hill: is an English former football player.Hill, a goal scoring winger was originally on the books of Southend United, but had an early falling out with management when he claimed the tactics were so complicated "you needed an O level to understand them". His career subsequently got off the marks with Millwall.

Gordon Hodgson     Gordon Hodgson        Origin/Culture/Country: British

Gordon Hodgson: was an English footballer.A central midfielder, Hodgson began his career at his hometown club Newcastle United but found his chances limited. He moved to Mansfield Town in 1974 became a central figure in the side, winning promotion to the Second Division in 1977. He later played for Oxford United and Peterborough United.

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Gordon as Last Name

Hannah Taylor-Gordon     Hannah Taylor-Gordon       Origin/Culture/Country: British

Hannah Taylor-Gordon: Taylor-Gordon was born in London, the daughter of Andrew and Claire Gordon. She is the eldest of their five children. Though she has no formal acting training, Taylor-Gordon has been acting since she was four years of age. Her first acting role was on the UK television series Casualty. Her first film role was in the 1993 movie The House of the Spirits. She is probably best known for playing Anne Frank in the 2001 ABC television movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story, which earned her nominations for both a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award

Robert Henry Gordon     Robert Henry Gordon       Origin/Culture/Country: British

Robert Henry Gordon: was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.He died in September 1940 when he was killed in action in World War II whilst serving as a Leading Aircraftman of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reservein No 9 Sqn, RAF

Gavin Kenyatta Gordon     Gavin Kenyatta Gordon       Origin/Culture/Country: British

Gavin Kenyatta Gordon: is an English footballer currently playing for Histon.A youth player at Hull City, Gordon became the second youngest player to ever play for them when he came on as a substitute against Coventry City in the Football League Cup.

Dean Gordon     Dean Gordon       Origin/Culture/Country: British

Dean Gordon: is an English professional footballer who plays in the position of left back. Gordon has international experience with the England Under-21s. He is strong in the tackle and impressive going forward down the left flank. His speedy forays often resulted in spectacular goals as he let fly from the edge of the box.

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