Gayle is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Charles Gayle
Charles Gayle (born February 28, 1939) is an American free jazz musician. Initially known as a saxophonist who came to prominence in the 1990s after decades of obscurity, Gayle also performs as pianist, bass clarinetist, bassist, and percussioni ...
(born 1939), American jazz musician
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Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry Gayle, OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has been playing international cricket for the West Indies since 1999. A destructive batter, Gayle is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have play ...
(born 1979), West Indian cricketer
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Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle (born Brenda Gail Webb; January 9, 1951) is an American country music singer widely known for her 1977 hit "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Initially, Gayle's management and record label were the same as that of her oldest sist ...
(born 1951), Country and pop singer
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Dwight Gayle
Dwight Devon Boyd Gayle (born 17 October 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Gayle played in the Arsenal academy as a youth, but was released in 2007, after which he began ...
(born 1990), English footballer
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Gordon D. Gayle (1917–2013), United States Marine Corps brigadier general and historian
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Helene D. Gayle (born 1955), American physician
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John Gayle (Alabama politician)
John Gayle (September 11, 1792 – July 21, 1859) was the 7th Governor of Alabama, a United States representative from Alabama, a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for t ...
(1792–1859), Governor of US state of Alabama
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John Gayle (footballer)
John Gayle (born 30 July 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker for Wimbledon, Birmingham City, Walsall, Coventry City, Burnley, Stoke City, Gillingham, Northampton Town, Scunthorpe United, Shrewsbury ...
(born 1964), English footballer
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Marcus Gayle
Marcus Anthony Gayle (born 27 September 1970) is a football coach and former professional player who serves as club ambassador at Brentford.
Gayle's primary position was as a striker but also played as a winger and central defender towards ...
(born 1970), English-born Jamaican footballer
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Michelle Gayle
Michelle Patricia Gayle (born 2 February 1971) is a British singer, songwriter, actress and writer. Gayle had success as a soul and R&B singer in the 1990s, having achieved seven top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart. These include "Sweetness" ...
(born 1971), English actress and singer
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Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle (born October 1970) is an English journalist and novelist.
Biography
Gayle was born in Quinton, Birmingham, to parents from Jamaica, and is the younger brother of broadcaster Phil Gayle. He attended Lordswood Boys' School where he ...
(born 1970), British author and freelance journalist
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Peta-Gaye Gayle
Peta-Gaye Gayle (born 19 January 1979) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica, who competed in the 400 m hurdles during her career. Her personal best time in the women's 400 m hurdles is 55.92, set on 22 Jul ...
(born 1979), Jamaican sprinter
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Shaun Gayle
Shaun Lanard Gayle (born March 8, 1962) is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played twelve seasons, eleven for the Chicago Bears (1984–1994), and one for the San Diego Chargers (1995). He was a m ...
(born 1962), American football player
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Tajay Gayle
Tajay Gayle (born 2 August 1996) is a Jamaican long jumper and the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships, World Champion.
Biography
Gayle was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a graduate of Papine High School in Kingston and he is a member of ...
(born 1996), Jamaican long jumper
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W. A. Gayle
William Armistead "Tacky" Gayle, Jr. (March 5, 1896 – July 5, 1965) was an American politician for the Democratic Party, soldier and writer who was the mayor of Montgomery, Alabama, from 1951 to 1959.
Gayle was born in 1896, the son of W ...
(1896-1965), American politician
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William D. Gayle (1859-1936), American businessman and politician
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