Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Pete Cavanaugh 1997 Dharma & Greg 
Jordan Cavanaugh 2001 Crossing Jordan
Max Cavanaugh 2001 Crossing Jordan
Alicia Florrick (a.k.a. Cavanaugh) 2009 The Good Wife
Olympic Medalists:
1 gold
(gold) Chris Cavanaugh 1984 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay