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

Surname uses

Politicians

* Duncan Gillies (1834–1903), Australian colonial and state politician *

James McPhail Gillies James McPhail Gillies, CM (2 November 1924 – 13 December 2015) was a politician and economist in Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1979 who was elected in the Toronto, Ontar ...

(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 (born 1954), English-Canadian state politician * Thomas Gillies (1828–1889), New Zealand provincial and national politician * William Gillies (1865–1932), Scottish patriot, socialist and politician * William Gillies (Australian politician) (1868–1928), Australian state politician

Sportspeople

* Clark Gillies (born 1954), Canadian professional ice hockey player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame * Colton Gillies (born 1989), Canadian amateur ice hockey player *

Craig Gillies Craig Gillies (born 6 May 1976) is a former English rugby union player. His final club was Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. He played as a lock. Gillies was born in Paisley and grew up in Tiverton, Devon. He joined Bath Rugby f ...

(born 1976), English rugby union player * Eric Gillies (born 1952), Canadian Olympic ice dancer *

John Gillies John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(1918–1991), Scottish footballer * Matt Gillies (1921–1998), Scottish footballer *

Shawn Gillies Winston Shawn Gillies (born 15 April 1981 in Mandeville, Jamaica) is a Jamaican born, Australian cricketer who has played first class matches for Western Warriors. His first match was a warm-up match against South Africa during their 2005–0 ...

(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 (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 ...

, from VICTORiOUS *

Stuart Gillies Stuart Gillies is an English chef and former CEO of the Gordon Ramsay Group, appointed in 2016 after working as managing director for the group from 2011. After training in the UK, Gillies spent a year in Rome at the Lord Byron Hotel, and thre ...

(born 1986), Composer of "The Longest Reign" music written for Queen Elizabeth the second * Anne Lorne Gillies (born 1944), Scottish singer-songwriter, broadcaster, academic and writer * Ben Gillies (born 1979), Australian musician * Betty Gillies (1909–1998), American aviator * Daniel Gillies (born 1976), Canadian-New Zealand actor *

Donald A. Gillies Donald A. Gillies (; born 1944) is a British philosopher and historian of science and mathematics. He is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London. Career After undergraduate studie ...

, British philosopher and historian of science and mathematics * Donald B. Gillies (1928–1975), Canadian mathematician and computer scientist * Elizabeth Gillies (born 1993), American actress * Ewen Gillies (born 1825), serial emigrant from St. Kilda, Scotland * Fiona Gillies (born before 1980), British actress * Harold Gillies (1882–1960), New Zealand-English physician, "father of plastic surgery" * Ian Gillies (before 1944–2002), British quiz show champion * Isabel Gillies (born 1970), American actress * John Gillies (anaesthetist) (1895-1976) Scottish anaesthetist * John Gillies (botanist) (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) (1747–1836), Scottish historian and classical scholar * Kylie Gillies (born 1967), Australian television personality * Max Gillies (born 1941), Australian actor *

Michael Thomas Gillies Michael Thomas Gillies (15 September 1920 – 10 December 1999) was an English medical entomologist. He spent most of his working life in the tropics, particularly Tanzania (then known as Tanganyika) and later The Gambia, studying the transfer o ...

(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 (born 1953), Scottish academic *

Robert Gillies (disambiguation) Robert Gillies may refer to: * Robert Gillies (New Zealand politician) (1835–1886), Member of Parliament * Robert Gillies (Australian politician) (1876–1941), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Robert Pearse Gillies (1789–1 ...

Rowan Gillies Rowan Gillies is a plastic surgeon from Sydney, Australia and is a VMO Plastic Surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital. He has a specific interest in skin cancer, reconstruction and breast reconstruction as well as the management of severe burns a ...

(born 1971), Australian physician, former president of ''Médecins Sans Frontières'' *

(born before 1987), English chef * William George Gillies (1898–1973), Scottish painter *

William S. Gillies William S. Gillies (born 1911, San Francisco – d. 2000) was an American artist, letterer and type designer working in New York City. Gillies is best remembered as an illustrator for the covers of several books including the '' Ken Holt Myster ...

(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. Dem ...

, Canada

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