List of Famous people with last name Gooden

Dwight Eugene Gooden, nicknamed "Dr. K" and "Doc", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Gooden pitched from 1984 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2000 for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In a career spanning 430 games, he pitched ​2,800 ²⁄₃ innings and posted a win–loss record of 194–112, with a 3.51 earned run average (ERA), and 2,293 strikeouts.

Lance Carter Gooden is the U.S. Representative for Texas's 5th congressional district, having won the general election held on November 6, 2018. The district includes much of eastern Dallas, as well as a swath of exurban and rural territory to Dallas' east.