The best replacement for gaussian is poisson.

The best alternatives to gaussian are rated as following:
★★★★★  poisson
★★★★★  normal distribution
★★★★★  lorentzian
★★  binomial distribution
★★  lorentzian distribution
★★  uniform noise
★★  bell curve
★  lens blur
★  gamess
★  gauss jordan
  laplacian
  poissonian
  box blur
  lambertian

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Speaking about gaussian, one probably shouldn't forget about step function.

Other search terms related to gaussian and their ratings are:
★★★★★ step function
★★ gaussian
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