Gill (name)

For other uses of "Gill", see Gill (disambiguation).

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, 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
• 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 (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 (born 1992), Australian Rugby Union player
• 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
• Louis Gill, English Teacher in the town of Walsall (United Kingdom)