Gilliam (surname)

Gilliam is an

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surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Armen Gilliam Armen Louis Gilliam (born Armon Louis Gilliam; May 28, 1964 – July 5, 2011) was an American professional basketball player who played 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1987 to 2000. He also played one season for the Pi ...

(1964–2011), American basketball player *

Burton Gilliam Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies, such as '' Blazing Saddles'' and '' Paper Moon'', as well as comedic cameos in '' Back to the Future, Part III'' and ...

(born 1938), American actor *

Colt Gilliam Colt C. Gilliam (born December 27, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Gilliam competes in the super stock division at Carolina Speedway in Gastonia, North Carolina. He made his NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series debut in ...

(born 1989), American racing driver *

Cornelius Gilliam Cornelius Gilliam (April 13, 1798 – March 24, 1848) was a pioneer of the U.S. state of Oregon who was best known as the commander of the volunteer forces against the Cayuse in the Cayuse War. A native of North Carolina, he served in the Black ...

(1798–1848), American pioneer, politician, and army commander * Frank Gilliam (disambiguation), multiple people *

Garry Gilliam Garry Montzell Gilliam Jr. (born November 26, 1990) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks after the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn Stat ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Herm Gilliam Herman L. Gilliam Jr. (May 5, 1946 – April 16, 2005) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. College career Herm Gilliam attended Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. He p ...

(1946–2005), American basketball player * Jackson Earle Gilliam (1920–2000), American bishop * James Frank Gilliam (1915–1990), American historian *

Jim Gilliam James William "Junior" Gilliam (October 17, 1928 – October 8, 1978) was an American second baseman, third baseman, and coach in Negro league and Major League Baseball who spent his entire major league career with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dod ...

(1928–1978), American baseball player *

John Gilliam John Rally Gilliam (born August 7, 1945) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He has owned a number of businesses, and for two years he worked for a radio station in ...

(born 1945), American football player *

Joe Gilliam Joseph Wiley Gilliam, Jr. (December 29, 1950December 25, 2000) was a professional football player, a quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. Primarily a backup, he started the first six ga ...

(1950–2000), American football player * Holly Michelle Gilliam (born 1944), birth name of American singer and actress Michelle Phillips * Makayla Gilliam-Price, American social activist * Reggie Gilliam (born 1997), American football player *

Robert B. Gilliam Robert Ballard Gilliam (1805–1870) was a North Carolina politician and judge. He was born, lived and died in Granville County, North Carolina, Granville County. He was the son of Leslie Gilliam, the long-time sheriff of Granville. R.B. Gilliam ...

(1805–1870), American politician and judge *

Sam Gilliam Sam Gilliam ( ; November 30, 1933 – June 25, 2022) was an American color field painter and lyrical abstractionist artist. Gilliam was associated with the Washington Color School, a group of Washington, D.C.-area artists that developed a form ...

(1933–2022), American artist *

Seth Gilliam Seth Gilliam (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Ellis Carver on ''The Wire'', Clayton Hughes on '' Oz'', Detective Daniels on ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2007–2008), Dr. Alan Deaton on ''T ...

(born 1968), American actor *

Stu Gilliam Stewart Byron "Stu" Gilliam (July 27, 1933
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(1933–2013), American actor and comedian *

Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance Gilliam (; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, animator, actor and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including ''Time Bandits'' (1981), ''B ...

(born 1940), American-born British film director * Tyrone Delano Gilliam Jr. (1966–1998), American murderer * William Gilliam (1841–1893), American politician * Dr.Tatianna Gilliam (1981-), Scholar of Business Administration and International Business {{surname, Gilliam English-language surnames