Famous People with Name Gordon

Gordon Willard Allport            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Willard Allport: 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 personality psychology. He rejected both a psychoanalytic approach to personality, which he thought often went too deep, and a behavioral approach, which he thought often did not go deep enough. He emphasized the uniqueness of each individual, and the importance of the present context, as opposed to past history, for understanding the personality.Allport had a profound and lasting influence on the field of psychology, even though his work is cited much less often than other well known figures.[1] Part of his influence stemmed from his knack for attacking and broadly conceptualizing important and interesting topics (e.g. rumor, prejudice, religion, traits).

Gordon Earle Moore            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Earle Moore: is the co-founder and Chairman Emeritus of Intel Corporation and the author of Moore's Law (published in an article 19 April 1965 in Electronics Magazine).Moore was born in San Francisco, California, but his family lived in nearby Pescadero where he grew up. He received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1950 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Physics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1954.

Gordon Downie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gordon Downie: a Canadian rock musician and writer. He is the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. He has released two solo albums, Coke Machine Glow in 2001 and Battle of the Nudes in 2003; the former was sold with a book of poetry of

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.

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

Nathan Green Gordon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Nathan Green Gordon: was an American lawyer, politician, and decorated naval aviator. A Democrat, he served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas for ten terms, from 1947 to 1967. As a United States Navy officer in World War II, he received the U.S. military's highest