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, often a diminutive form (

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) of Gilbert. Another version of this name is

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. It may refer to:

People

* Gil Amelio (born 1943), technology executive and former CEO of Apple Inc. * Gil Baiano (born 1966), Brazilian retired footballer *

Gil Bellows Gil Bellows (born June 28, 1967) is a Canadian actor, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in the 1994 movie '' The Shawshank Redemption'', Billy Thomas in the Fox television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997� ...

(born 1967), Canadian actor *

Gil Birmingham Gil Birmingham (born July 13, 1953) is an American actor known for his role as Tribal Chairman Thomas Rainwater in the Paramount Network's television series ''Yellowstone''. He is also known for his portrayal of Billy Black in '' The Twilight Sag ...

(born 1953), American actor * Gil Cohen (disambiguation), several people *

Gil Elvgren Gillette Elvgren (March 15, 1914 – February 29, 1980) was an American Painting, painter of pin-up girls, advertising and illustration. Best known for his pin-up paintings for Brown & Bigelow, Elvgren studied at the American Academy of ...

(1914-1980), American pin-up artist *

Gil Evans Ian Ernest Gilmore Evans (né Green; May 13, 1912 – March 20, 1988) was a Canadian–American jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest orchestrators in jazz, playing an important role i ...

(1912-1988), Canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader *

Gil Fronsdal Gil Fronsdal (born 1954) is a Norwegian-born, American Buddhist teacher, writer and scholar based in Redwood City, California. He has been practicing Buddhism of the Sōtō Zen and Vipassanā sects since 1975, and is currently teaching the pract ...

(born 1954), American Buddhist teacher *

Gil Gerard Gil Gerard (born January 23, 1943) is an American actor, whose roles include Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the 1979–81 television series '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. Early life Gerard was born January 23, 1943, in Little Rock, Arkan ...

(born 1943), American actor, star of the TV series ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' *

Gil Goldstein Gil Goldstein (born November 6, 1950 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American jazz pianist and accordionist. He has won 5 Grammy Awards and he was nominated 8 time Biography He began studying accordion at age 5 after noticing it in The Lawrence We ...

(born 1950), American jazz pianist *

Gil Gomes Nélson Gil de Almeida Gomes (born 2 December 1972), known as Gil, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward. Football career Born in Luanda, Portuguese Angola, Gil moved to Portugal at a young age, joining S.L. Benfica's youth ...

(born 1972), Portuguese retired footballer *

Gil Hayes Gilbert Lee Hayes (October 20, 1939 – July 28, 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler who competed in North American promotions during the 1960s and 1970s including All-Star Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling where he remained a mainstay fo ...

(born 1939), Canadian former professional wrestler *

Gil Heron Gilbert Saint Elmo Heron (9 April 1922 – 27 November 2008) was a Jamaican professional footballer. He was the first black player to play for Scottish club Celtic and was the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron. Career Born Gilbert Her ...

(1922-2008), Jamaican footballer *

Gil Hodges Gilbert Ray Hodges (''né'' Hodge; April 4, 1924 – April 2, 1972) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played most of his 18-year career for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers. He was widely regarded as t ...

(1924-1972), American Major League Baseball player and manager * Gil Kim (born 1981), American baseball coach and executive * Gil Meche (born 1978), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher *

Gil Nickel Gil Nickel (1939 – October 30, 2003) was an American vintner. He was the owner of the historic Far Niente Winery in the Napa Valley. He also established the Dolce Winery and the Nickel & Nickel Winery. Early life Harold Gilliland Nickel was bo ...

(1939-2003), American vintner *

Gil Ofarim Gil Doron Reichstadt Ofarim (born 13 August 1982) is a German singer, songwriter, and actor, also known as the lead singer of the bands Zoo Army and Acht. Early life Ofarim is the first child of Israeli musician Abi Ofarim (1937–2018), whose ...

(born 1982), German singer and songwriter *

Gil Ofer Gil Ofer (also spelled Gil Offer,https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4061659317216801&id=463230570393045 he, גיל עופר; born July 15, 1976) is an Israeli former Olympic judoka and coach. Personal life He is a cousin of Amer ...

(born 1976), Israeli Olympic judoka *

Gil Perkins Gilbert Vincent Perkins (24 August 1907 – 28 March 1999) was an Australian film and television actor. Early life As a teenager, Perkins was a trackman and an athlete. He ran away from home at a young age and joined the crew of a Norwe ...

(1907-1999), Australian actor * Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Gil Robinson (1910-1985), American football player *

Gil Santos Gilbert A. Santos (April 19, 1938 – April 19, 2018) was an American radio play-by-play announcer based in the Boston area. He called games for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and the Boston Celtics of the National Baske ...

(born 1940), American radio commentator for the New England Patriots football team * Gil Schwartz, pen name of Stanley Bing (born 1951), business humorist and novelist *

Gil Shaham Gil Shaham (Hebrew: גיל שחם; born February 19, 1971) is an American violinist of Israeli Jewish descent. Biography Gil Shaham was born in Urbana, Illinois, while his Israeli parents were on an academic fellowship at the University of Illino ...

(born 1971), Israeli-American violinist *

Gil Shwed Gil Shwed (Hebrew: גיל שויד; born 1968) is an Israeli software engineer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, one of Israel's largest technology companies and the world's largest pure-play ...

(born 1952), Israeli programmer and entrepreneur * Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011), American spoken word performer and rap pioneer * Gil Semedo (born 1974), Cape Verdean singer * Gil Simkovitch (born 1982), Israeli Olympic sport shooter * Gil Stein (archaeologist), American archaeologist *

Gil Stein (ice hockey) Gilbert Stein (January 11, 1928 – March 24, 2022) was an American lawyer, law instructor, and professional ice hockey executive. Stein served with the National Hockey League (NHL) as vice-president and legal counsel for nearly 15 years before ...

(born 1928), American lawyer, law instructor and former National Hockey League president * Gil Student (born 1972), American blogger * Gil Vainshtein (born 1984), Canadian soccer player

Fictional characters

Gil Grissom Gilbert Arthur Grissom (born August 17, 1956), Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by William Petersen on the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Grissom is a forensic entomologist and for t ...

, on the American TV series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', played by actor William Petersen *

Gil Gunderson The American culture, American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even ...

, a recurring character on the animated TV series ''The Simpsons'' *

Gil Chesterton The main character of the American television sitcom ''Frasier'' is Frasier Crane. Other regular characters include: his father Martin, brother Niles, producer Roz Doyle, and his live-in caregiver Daphne Moon. Other minor characters made regu ...

, a supporting character on the TV sitcom ''Frasier'' * Gil, in the 1985 arcade game ''The Tower of Druaga'' * Gil, in the manga

Dragon Knights is a manga series drawn by Mineko Ohkami and published in the monthly Japanese magazine ''Wings''. The manga was licensed in the United States by Tokyopop. The Tokyopop translation is imported to Australia by Madman Entertainment Madm ...

* Gil, on the American/Canadian children's TV series ''

Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the ...

'' *Gil Hammerstein from the video game '' Lights, Camera, Pants!''

People

Fictional characters

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