Gordon McDonald (1878–1938) was a Canadian amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. In 1904 he was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the soccer tournament, scoring one goal in a 7–0 win over the United States, represented by Christian Brothers College.
Josephine Baker (b. 1906 - d. 1975, born Freda Josephine McDonald) was American-born French dancer of African American heritage. An American citizen by birth, she became a naturalized French citizen in her thirties.