Famous People with Name Gordon

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr.: a Canadian singer and songwriter who achieved international success in folk, country, and popular music. As a singer-songwriter, he came to prominence in the 1960s, and broke through on the international music charts in the 1970s with songs such as "If Yo

Gordon "Gordie" Randall Hall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon "Gordie" Randall Hall: is an American water polo player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics.Hall was a member of the American water polo team which finished seventh in the 1960 tournament. He played three matches as goalkeeper.

Gordon Audley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Audley: is an Canadian former speed skater and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, shared with Arne Johansen.

Gordon Haidy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Haidy: was a professional ice hockey player who played right wing, shooting right. Gordon played one game in semi-finals for the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in 1950. Haidy name was not included on the Stanley Cup, because he was not a regular member o

Gordon Lee Dillard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Lee Dillard: is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of the 1988 and 1989 seasons in the majors, for the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 and the Philadelphia Phillies in 1989.

Harry Lincoln Gordon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harry Lincoln Gordon: was an American politician who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1902 to 1904.Gordon was a Republican, a member of the Business Men's club, the Cuvier Club, and the Avondale Athletic Club. He was a Scottish Rite Mason.

John Brown Gordon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Brown Gordon: was one of Robert E. Lee's most trusted Confederate generals during the American Civil War. After the war, he was a strong opponent of Reconstruction and is thought by some to have been the titular leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Georgia during the late 186

George Washington Gordon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

George Washington Gordon: was a general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He became one of the Klan's first members. In 1867, Gordon became the Klan's first Grand Dragon for the Realm of Tennessee, and wrote its "Precept," a book describing its organiza

Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barton Jennings "Bart" Gordon: is a lawyer and former U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district, serving from 1985 until 2011. The district includes several rural areas and fast-growing suburbs east of Nashville. He was Chairman of the House Committee on Science an

William Fitzhugh Gordon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Fitzhugh Gordon: was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia. He moved to Charlottesville, Virginia in 1809 to continue his practice and eventually became the city's commonwealth attorney in 1812. He served in the War of 1812, attaining the rank of major