Gordie Howe vs Gordon Howe

Gordie Howe and Gordon Howe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Gordie Howe	Yes	No	No	No
Gordon Howe	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Gordie Howe and Gordon Howe are synonyms defined as:

Gordie Howe and Gordon Howe: Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

Other synonyms of Gordie Howe include Howe.

Gordie Howe (noun)	Gordon Howe (noun)
Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)	Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)