Gill (name)

Gill may be a surname or given name, derived from a number of unrelated sources:

in English, Gill may be a hypocorism of a number of given names, including Giles, Julian, William (Guillaume), Gillian
the Dutch form of the given namen Giles
in Northern English, Scots and Norwegian, it may be a topographic name, ultimately derived from Old Norse gil 'ravine'; for example: Lord Gill
as a surname, an anglicization of the Scottish or Irish patronymic McGill (or Mac Gille, Mac An Ghoill and variants)
in Hebrew, a masculine given name or byname meaning "joy, gladness" (גִּיל, feminine form גִּילָה, Gilla)
in Punjabi Jatts, a common last name in Punjab.(ਗਿੱਲ or گل)

People with the surname Gill[]

A. A. Gill (Adrian Anthony Gill, 1954–2016), British newspaper columnist and writer
Adrian Gill (1937–1986), Australian meteorologist and oceanographer
Alan Gill, English vocalist, guitarist and songwriter
Albert Gill (1879–1916), English Victoria Cross recipient
André Gill (1840–1885), French caricaturist
Andy Gill (1956–2020), English musician, member of the rock band Gang of Four
Anthony Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including

Anthony Gill (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player
Anthony Gill (political scientist) (born 1965), American political scientist
Anthony Gill (professor) (born 1972), Australian pathologist and medical researcher

Anton Gill (born 1948), English historian and novelist
Arie Gill-Glick (1930–2016), Israeli Olympic runner
Aurélien Gill (born 1933), Canadian senator
Basil Gill (1877–1955), English stage and film actor
Ben Gill (born 1987), Former English Professional Footballer
Bob Gill (disambiguation), multiple people including:

Bob Gill (artist) (born 1931), American illustrator
Bob Gill (daredevil), American motorcycle stuntman

Bobby Gill (born 1959), NASCAR driver
Brendan Gill (1914–1997), American journalist
Brian Gill, Lord Gill, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland
Bryan Nash Gill (1961–2013), American artist
Gill (Buckinghamshire cricketer), early cricketer, given name not known
Cam Gill (born 1997), American football player
Charles Gill (disambiguation), multiple people including:
- Charles-Ignace Gill (1844–1901), Canadian Member of Parliament
- Charles Ignace Adélard Gill (1871–1918), Canadian painter and poet
Christopher Gill (born 1936), U.K. politician
Colin Gill (1892–1940), British artist
Conor Gill (born 1980), American professional lacrosse player
Craig Gill (born 1961), British musician (Inspiral Carpets)
Dante "Tex" Gill, trans brothel owner, jailed for tax evasion
David Gill (disambiguation), multiple people including:
- Dave Gill, Canadian ice hockey coach
- David Gill (astronomer) (1843–1914), British astronomer
- David Gill (executive) (born 1957), as of 2006, the Chief Executive of Manchester United Football Club
Duane Gill, American professional wrestler, known as Gillberg
Eddie Gill (born 1978), American professional basketball player
Edmund Dwen Gill (1908–1986), Australian geologist, palaeontologist and museum curator
Eric Gill (1882–1940), artist, sculptor and typographer (creator of the typeface Gill Sans)
Ernest Gill (1877–1950), English cricketer and footballer
Eugene Gill (1898–1981), American college sports coach
Frank Gill (ornithologist) (born 1941), American ornithologist
George Gill (disambiguation), multiple people including:
- George Reynolds Gill (1828–1904), English portrait painter
- George Gill (cricketer) (1876–1937), English cricketer
Hal Gill (born 1975), American professional ice hockey player
Harry Gill (disambiguation), several people, including:

Harry Gill (architect) (1858–1925), English architect
Harry Gill (gymnast) (born 1881), British Olympic gymnast
Harry Gill (politician) (1885–1955), British Member of Parliament
Harry Gill (RAF officer) (1922–2008), British World War II fighter pilot and air vice-marshal
Harry Pelling Gill (1855–1916) painter and art teacher in South Australia

Irving Gill (1870–1936), American architect
Jacquelyn Gill, American paleoecologist
James Gill (disambiguation), multiple people including:
- James Gill (columnist), British-born columnist
- James Gill (artist) (born 1934), American pop artist
- James Gill (Irish cricketer) (1911–2000), Irish cricketer
JB Gill (born 1986), English singer and farmer
Jenny Gill (born 1951), New Zealand executive
Jocelyn Gill (1916–1984), American astronomer
Joe Gill (1919–2006), American comics writer
John Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- John Gill (trade unionist) (1898–1971), Irish trade unionist and Labour TD
- John Gill (climber) (born 1937), mathematician and climber
- John Gill (theologian) (1697–1771), Calvinist theologian
Johnny Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including:

Johnny Gill (born 1966), American R&B singer and songwriter
Johnny Gill (baseball) (1905–1984), Major League Baseball outfielder
Johnny Ray Gill (born 1985), American producer, stage and screen actor and director

Jordan Gill (born 1994), British boxer
Joseph Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including:

Joseph A. Gill (1854–1933), U. S. District Judge in Indian Territory from 1899 until 1907
Joseph B. Gill (1862–1942), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Joseph J. Gill (1846–1920), U.S. Representative from Ohio
Joseph K. Gill (1841–1931), American retailer and publisher in Oregon
Joseph L. Gill (1885–1972), American Democratic Party politician from Chicago, Illinois

Juan Bautista Gill (1840–1877, President of Paraguay
Keenu Gill (born 1990), Hong Kong cricketer
Keith Gill (disambiguation)|Keith Gill (disamiguation), multiple people, including:
- Keith Gill (investor), known for his role in the GameStop short squeeze
- Keith Gill (athletic director), commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference
Ken Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including:

Ken Gill (1927–2009), British trade unionist
Ken Gill (bishop) (1932–2013), English Anglican bishop

Kendall Gill (born 1968), retired American professional basketball player
Lesley Gill, American anthropologist
Liam Gill (rugby) (born 1992), Australian Rugby Union player
Liam Gill (snowboarder) (born 2003), Canadian snowboarder
Libby Gill, American personal coach
MacDonald Gill (1884–1947), English artist
Madge Gill, (1882–1961), English artist
Margaret Gill (1797–1864), first wife of American black actor Ira Frederick Aldridge
Mary Gill (disambiguation), several people, including

Mary Gabriel Gill (1837–1905), New Zealand Catholic prioress
Mary Louise Gill, American professor of classics and philosophy
Mary Gill (politician) (born 1985), Pakistani politician

Michel Gill (born 1960), American actor
Minna Gill (1896-1964), American librarian
Moses Gill, (1734–1800), U.S. politician
Nicolas Gill (born 1972), Canadian judo competitor
Peter Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Peter Gill (VC) (1831–1868), Irish Victoria Cross recipient
- Peter Gill (rugby league) (born 1964), Australian rugby league footballer
Richard Gill (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Richard T. Gill, opera singer and Harvard economics professor
- Richard Gill (conductor) (1941–2018), Australian conductor
- Richard D. Gill (born 1951), Anglo-Dutch mathematician, statistician
R. R. Rockingham Gill (born 1944), Welsh philosophy lecturer
Robin D. Gill (born 1951), American japanologist
Robin Gill (journalist), Canadian journalist
Samuel Thomas Gill, (1818–1880), early Australian colonial artist
Sarah Ann Gill (1795–1866), Barbadian folk hero
Slats Gill (1901–1966), American basketball and baseball coach
Stanley Gill (1926 – 1975), British computer scientist
Steve Gill, American radio talk-show host
T. P. Gill (Thomas Patrick Gill, 1858–1931), Irish politician
Terry Gill, British actor
Thea Gill (born 1970), Canadian actress
Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837–1914), American ichthyologist
Thomas Gill (disambiguation), multiple people including:

Thomas Gill (politician) (1922–2009), U.S. Democratic politician
Thomas Gill (footballer) (born 1965), Norwegian footballer
Thomas Gill (1788–1861), British Whig politician and industrialist
Thomas Gill (architect) (1870–1941), American architect
Thomas Gill (politician) (1922–2009), U.S. Representative from Hawaii, Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
Thomas Andrew Gill (1886–1947), American college sports coach
Thomas Edward Gill (1908–1973), American Roman Catholic bishop
Thomas Harry Gill (1885–1955), British politician

Tim Gill (born 1953), American computer software entrepreneur and gay rights activist
Tom Gill (disambiguation), several people, including

Tom Gill (actor) (1916–1971), British actor
Tom Gill (artist) (1913–2005), cartoonist and comic book artist best known for The Lone Ranger
Tom Gill (public servant) (1849–1923), Under-Treasurer in South Australia
Tom Gill (writer) (1891–1972), American forester, fiction and non-fiction author, editor of psychiatry journal

Turner Gill (born 1962), American college football coach
Vince Gill (born 1957), American country singer–songwriter
Warren C. Gill (1912–1987), American Coast Guardsman and politician
William Henry Gill (composer) (1839–1923), Manx musical scholar
W. Walter Gill (1876–1963), Manx scholar, folklorist and poet
Walter Gill (1851–1929), forestry administrator in South Australia

Gill (Surname of Punjabi origin)[]

Amrinder Gill, (born 1976), singer and actor
Avtar Gill, Bollywood actor
Gaurav Gill, race and rally car driver
Gugu Gill, actor
Gursimrat Singh Gill, Indian footballer
Kanwar Pal Singh Gill, Director General of Police, Punjab
Kimveer Gill (1981–2006), Canadian shooter responsible for Dawson School shootings 2006
Kultar Gill, Canadian Mixed Martial Arts fighter
Lachhman Singh Gill, Chief-minister of Punjab (India)
Neelam Gill, British model
Neena Gill, British Member of European Parliament
Nia Gill (born 1948), American Democratic Party politician
Parm Gill (born 1974), Canadian Conservative politician
Parmjit Singh Gill (born 1966), British Liberal Democrat politician
Piara Singh Gill, nuclear physicist & professor
Priya Gill (born 1975), Bollywood actress
Raminder Gill, Ontario politician
Shehnaaz Kaur Gill, Indian actress and singer
Shubman Gill, Indian cricketer

References[]

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