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John Quincy Adams - 6th President of USA 1825
Robert Adam - Architect to King George III
Robert Adam - Architect designed Haddo House Aberdeen
William Adam - Architect & Father of Robert Adam
George Adamson - Famous for Elsa the Lion "Born Free"
Robert Adamson - Chemist invented Calotype photo paper 1843-8 and multi developing
Howard Aitken - invented first automatic sequence computer 1939
William Maxwell Aitken - Millionaire stockbroker at 29 and Cabinet minister during both WW's
James Mathew Barrie - Writer famous for "Peter Pan"
Ho Barry - 1591 First Irish Dramatist
Charles Barry - 1795 - 1860 designed the New Parliament houses in London 1836
John Barry - known as the father of the American US Fleet 1785
Thomas Makdougall Brisbane - Soldier rose to Maj Gen 1813, Astronomer who discovered 7385 stars and late governor of NSW Australia 1821 Qld Capital named after him.
George Gordon Byron - Poet Lord Gordon of Gight mother Catherine Gordon
Elijah Craig - made first batch of corn whiskey in Burbon County Kentucky
Michael Craig - Famous Californian Sculptor
William Cullen - 1710-1790 foremost medical leader of his time Ist Chemist Professor Glasgow University
William Duff - Lt Col in revolutionary War buried at Lincoln Memorial
Thomas Elva Edison - Inventor electric light, phonograph and moving pictures etc
Graeme Garden - English Actor "The Goodies"
Ava Gardner - US Actress and femme fatal of the 1940's
Dr James Smith Gardiner - Performed First Caesarian section
Dorothy Gale- American Actress better known as "Judy Garland" her father was a Milne
Anne Geddes - Australian Photograper of baby Photos/ Calenders and books
James Geddes - Engineer - built the Eerie, Chaplan and Pensylvanian Channels
John Loraine Geddes - Civil war vetran rose to Brig Gen and wrote the lyirics to many songs such as the Battle Hyme and Stars & Stripes
Sir Patrick Geddes- Father of Town Planning built Edinburgh
Patrick Geddes - Biologist
Norman Bel Geddes - New York Stage designer.
Adam Lindsay Gordon - Father of Australian Poetry
Adoniran Judson Gordon - Pastor in Bostom and founder of Gordon College
Albert L. Gordon - American Gay rights legal Activist
Basil Gordon - First US Millionaire industrialist
Charles George Gordon - General ( Chinese Gordon) and legend of Khartoum
Colin Gordon - British Actor
David Morrice Gordon - Australian Botonist - founder of Myall Botanical Gardens Queensland lived to be 100 created the Robyn Gordon grevillea. see story in later pages
Douglas Gordon - Author
Flash & Speed Gordon - Comic strip heros enjoyed by millions
Gayle Gordon - American Actor who played opposite Lucille Ball.
George Gordon - 2nd Earl of Huntly and Chancellor of Scotland 15th Century
George Hamilton Gordon - 4th Earl of Aberdeen and Prime minister of England 1807
Harry Gordon - Famous Aberdeen Comedian
Hannah Gordon - British Actress
Isabella Gordon - British Biolofical Scientist
James Alexander Gordon - One of Nelsons's favorite Captains the character of Horation Hornblower was modelled on his career.






John Campbell Gordon - Governor General of Canada 1893
Sir John Watson Gordon - 18th Century painter/artist
James Heather Gordon - Warrant Officer Australian Army winner of the Victoria Cross WWII
Jospeh Lowell Gordon - American Baseball player and Coach
Jeffrey Michael Gordon - American Nascar Auto Racer
John Gordon - Dundee born journalist editor Sunday Express.
John Gordon - Physician to the King of Denmark
John Gordon - Earl of Huntly elected to privy Council Commissioner of Scotland and England 1706
Joseph Maria Gordon - Brig Gen. Chief of staff Australian Imperial Forces 1914 organised the army ready for war.
Juliette Mayll Kisse Gordon (Daisy) - Founder of the American Girl Scouts Sculptor and Artist
Jimmy Gordon - Broadcaster and Chairman of the Tourist Board
Jodi Gordon - Australian Actress and Model from "home and Away" and dancing with the stars
Kevin Gordon - Australian Glass artist
Lucy Gordon - renowned writer for Mills and Boon stories.
Mike Gordon - Author of many childrens books
Patrick Gordon - General in Russian Army of Peter the great organised the modern russian army
Patrick Gordon - Governor of Pensylvania 1726=36
Rafael Gordon Spanish manufacturer of the worlds best brandy descended from wardhouse Gordons now Gonzalex-Byezz Corp.
Robyn Gordon - Australian Artist born in Sydney
Richard Gordon - Astronaught one of only 24 to fly to the moon Gemini 11 - Appolo 12
Richard Gordon - US Senator
Robert Gordon - Founder of Robert Gordon College/ University, Aberdeen
Robert Gordon - Australian Potter all handmade
Robby Gordon - NASCAR Driver
Ruth Gordon - Actress and Playwrite 1896-1985
Seton Paul Gordon - Scottish Naturalist Photographer and folklorist Author
Tanya Gordon - Australian Country Music musician
Terry Gordon - Australian Country Music Musician
Thomas Gordon - Attorney Genberal Chief Secretary of the Assemby and Chief Justice of England and Scotland
R.D. Laing - renouned 20th Century Psychoanalyst
Alexander Gordon Laing - first white european to reach timbuctu
Andrew Laing - Author
John MacAdam - Father of modern Road Construction all european road are built on his principles.
John Muir - First US Conservationist
John Muir - Explorer
John Moore - founder of Seismology earthquake prediction and register.
Roger Moore - TV star and Actor "James Bond movies"
A.A. Milne - Author of Pooh Bear stories.








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