Gillies is both a Scottish surname and a given name shared by several notable people:

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Politicians

Duncan Gillies Duncan Gillies (14 January 1834 – 12 September 1903), was an Australian colonial politician who served as the 14th Premier of Victoria. Gillies was born at Overnewton near Glasgow, Scotland, where his father had a market garden. He was sent ...

(1834–1903), Australian colonial and state politician * James McPhail Gillies (born 1924), Canadian national politician *

John Gillies (Canadian politician) John Gillies (1837 – 10 December 1889) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Bruce North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1882 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal. H ...

(1837–1889), Scottish-Canadian state and national politician *

Joseph Alexander Gillies Joseph Alexander Gillies (September 17, 1849 – July 7, 1921) was a Canadian politician. Born in Irish Cove, Nova Scotia, the son of John Gillies and Mary McLean, Gillies was educated at St. Francis Xavier University graduating in April 18 ...

(1849–1921), Canadian state and national politician *

Phil Gillies Philip Andrew Gillies (born May 7, 1954) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller. ...

(born 1954), English-Canadian state politician *

Thomas Gillies Thomas Bannatyne Gillies (17 January 1828 – 26 July 1889) was a 19th-century New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician. Early life He was born at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, on 17 January 1828. He was the eldest of nine children of ...

(1828–1889), New Zealand provincial and national politician *

William Gillies William Gillies (1865–1932) was a Scottish patriot and a socialist. He helped to form the Scots National League, which joined with other bodies to form the National Party of Scotland, which in turn evolved into the Scottish National Party (SNP ...

(1865–1932), Scottish patriot, socialist and politician *

William Gillies (Australian politician) William Neal Gillies (27 October 1868 – 9 February 1928)Gillies, William Neil (1 ...

(1868–1928), Australian state politician

Sportspeople

Clark Gillies Clark Gillies (April 7, 1954 – January 21, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1988. Gillies served as captain of the Island ...

(born 1954), Canadian professional ice hockey player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame *

Colton Gillies Colton Gillies (born February 12, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He spent time playing for both the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL. Gillies spent the last five years of his professional career ...

(born 1989), Canadian amateur ice hockey player * Craig Gillies (born 1976), English rugby union player *

Eric Gillies Eric Gillies (born August 19, 1952) is a former Canadian ice dancer. With partner Susan Carscallen, he competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. Gillies was born in Moncton, New ...

(born 1952), Canadian Olympic ice dancer * John Gillies (1918–1991), Scottish footballer *

Matt Gillies Matthew Muirhead Gillies (12 August 1921 – 24 December 1998) was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956–1968. He is the club's ...

(1921–1998), Scottish footballer * Shawn Gillies (born 1981), Jamaican-Australian cricketer *

Simon Gillies Simon Gillies is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative forward, he played his club football in Sydney for the Canterbury-Banks ...

(born before 1987), Australian rugby league player *

Trevor Gillies Trevor Gillies (born January 30, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with both the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Islanders. Gillies was known for being an enforcer, a ...

(born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey player

Others

Liz Gillies Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She gained prominence for her starring roles as Jade West in the Nickelodeon series ''Victorious'' (2010–2013), and as Fallon Carrington on The CW revival of ''D ...

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VICTORiOUS ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider (TV producer), Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. Th ...

* Stuart Gillies (born 1986), Composer of "The Longest Reign" music written for Queen Elizabeth the second *

Anne Lorne Gillies Anne Lorne Gillies ( gd, Anna Latharna NicGillìosa) is a Scottish singer, writer, and activist. Early life Gillies was born in Stirling, Scotland in 1944 and moved to Oban at the age of 5. She attended Rockfield Primary School, Oban and ...

(born 1944), Scottish singer-songwriter, broadcaster, academic and writer *

Ben Gillies Benjamin David Gillies (born 24 October 1979) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011. In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr, initially a ...

(born 1979), Australian musician *

Betty Gillies Betty Gillies (January 7, 1908 – October 14, 1998) was an American aviator, and the first pilot to qualify for the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (also Women's Army Service Pilots or Women's Aux ...

(1909–1998), American aviator *

Daniel Gillies Daniel John Gillies (born 14 March 1976) is a New Zealand-Canadian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He played the role of Elijah Mikaelson on the television series ''The Vampire Diaries'' and its spin-off '' The Originals,'' as ...

(born 1976), Canadian-New Zealand actor * Donald A. Gillies, British philosopher and historian of science and mathematics *

Donald B. Gillies Donald Bruce Gillies (October 15, 1928 – July 17, 1975) was a Canadian computer scientist and mathematician who worked in the fields of computer design, game theory, and minicomputer programming environments. Early life and education ...

(1928–1975), Canadian mathematician and computer scientist *

Elizabeth Gillies Elizabeth Egan Gillies (born July 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She gained prominence for her starring roles as Jade West in the Nickelodeon series ''Victorious'' (2010–2013), and as Fallon Carrington on The CW revival of ''D ...

(born 1993), American actress *

Ewen Gillies Ewen Gillies (born 1825), also known as 'California Gillies', was a pioneering adventurer and serial emigrant from the remote Scottish island of Hirta, St. Kilda. During a lifetime punctuated by migration, he settled for periods of time in Austr ...

(born 1825), serial emigrant from St. Kilda, Scotland *

Fiona Gillies Fiona Gillies (born 19 June 1966) is a British actress who has appeared in feature films, on television and the stage. She first appeared in the 1988 version of ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'' as Beryl Stapleton. A year later she appeared in ...

(born before 1980), British actress *

Harold Gillies Sir Harold Delf Gillies (17 June 1882 – 10 September 1960) was a New Zealand otolaryngologist and father of modern plastic surgery. Early life Gillies was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, the son of Member of Parliament in Otago, Robert Gillies ...

(1882–1960), New Zealand-English physician, "father of plastic surgery" *

Ian Gillies Ian Malcolm Gillies (7 December 1927 – 13 April 2002), known to many simply as Mycroft from BBC Radio 4's ''Brain of Britain'', was an accomplished quiz player and question setter in the United Kingdom. His character name was taken from Arthur ...

(before 1944–2002), British quiz show champion *

Isabel Gillies Isabel Boyer Gillies (born February 9, 1970) is an American author and actress. She played Kathy Stabler, Elliot Stabler's wife in '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Her memoir ''Happens Every Day'' was a ''New York Times'' bestseller, and he ...

(born 1970), American actress *

John Gillies (anaesthetist) John Gillies, (6 February 1895 18 July 1976) was a Scottish anaesthetist, who worked at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (RIE). For gallantry as a serving soldier in WWI he was awarded the Military Cross. He founded the department of anaesth ...

(1895-1976) Scottish anaesthetist *

John Gillies (botanist) John Gillies (1792–1834) was a Scottish naval surgeon who later became an explorer and botanist, travelling extensively in South America. Educated at the University of Edinburgh, he served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Afflicte ...

(1792–1834), Scottish naval surgeon who later became an explorer and botanist *

John Gillies (minister) John Gillies (1712–1796) was a Church of Scotland minister and theological writer. Life John Gillies was born at the manse of Careston, near Brechin, where his father, John Gillies, was minister. He took literary and divinity courses at universi ...

(1712–1796), a Church of Scotland minister and theological writer *

John Gillies (historian) John Gillies (; 1747–1836) was a Scottish tutor, historian and man of letters. Life Gillies was born at Brechin, in Forfarshire, the son of Robert Gillies of Little Keithock, a merchant, and his wife, Margaret Smith. He was educated in B ...

(1747–1836), Scottish historian and classical scholar *

Kylie Gillies Kylie Gillies (born 4 May 1967) is Australian television presenter for the Seven Network, based in Sydney, Australia. Gillies is the co-host of '' The Morning Show'' with Larry Emdur. Career Gillies was born in Tamworth and attended Tamworth Hi ...

(born 1967), Australian television personality *

Max Gillies Maxwell Irvine Gillies AM (born 16 November 1941) is an Australian actor and a founding member of the 1970s experimental theatre company, the Australian Performing Group. Early life and education Gillies studied art teaching at Frankston Tea ...

(born 1941), Australian actor * Michael Thomas Gillies (1920–1999), English medical entomologist *

Midge Gillies Midge Gillies (fl. c. 2000) is a British journalist, biographer and creative writing tutor. She was educated at Girton College, Cambridge. She has written extensively for newspapers including ''The Guardian'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''. She is ...

(born before 1977), British journalist and biographer *

Pamela Gillies Professor Pamela Gillies (born 1953) is a Scottish academic and educator who was appointed Principal/Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in March 2006. Education The first in her family to go to university, Gillies attended the U ...

(born 1953), Scottish academic * Robert Gillies (disambiguation) * Rowan Gillies (born 1971), Australian physician, former president of ''Médecins Sans Frontières'' * Stuart Gillies (born before 1987), English chef *

William George Gillies Sir William George Gillies (1898–1973) was a renowned Scottish landscape and still life painter. He is often referred to simply as W. G. Gillies. Life Gillies was born in Haddington, East Lothian. He had just enrolled at the Edinburgh C ...

(1898–1973), Scottish painter * William S. Gillies (1911–2000), American artist

Places

Gillies, Ontario Gillies is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Thunder Bay District. The township is part of the city of Thunder Bay's Census Metropolitan Area, and includes the communities of Hymers and South Gillies. Demograph ...

, Canada

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