John Giles or Gyles may refer to:

Politicians

John Gyles (MP) John Gyles (died c. 1406) of Dover, Kent, was an English politician. Family He was married, but his wife's name is unrecorded. He had two sons, Peter, a clerk, and Thomas, an MP and king's esquire. Career By 1366, he was a tavern owner and in ...

(died c. 1406), MP for Dover * John Giles (MP fl. 1417–1435), MP for Old Sarum, Marlborough, Calne, Wilton and Devizes *

John Giles (died 1553) John Giles, Gelys or Jelys (by 1487 – 1553), of Bowden in Ashprington and Totnes, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Totnes Totnes ( or ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, ...

, MP for Totnes * John Giles (died 1606) (c. 1533–1606), MP for Totnes * John Godkin Giles (1834–1903), Ontario medical doctor and political figure *

John Giles (mayor) John C. Giles (born 1960) is an American politician serving as the 40th mayor of Mesa, Arizona. A Republican, Giles previously served as a member of the Mesa City Council from 1996 to 2000. Giles was elected mayor of Mesa in a special election ...

(born 1960), American mayor of Mesa, Arizona

Others

John Gyles John Gyles (1680 at Pemaquid, Maine1755 at Roxbury, Boston) was an interpreter and soldier, most known for his account of his experiences with the Maliseet tribes at their headquarters at Meductic, on the Saint John River. King William's ...

(c. 1680–1755), American soldier and interpreter of American-Indian dialects *

John Allen Giles John Allen Giles (1808–1884) was an English historian. He was primarily known as a scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and history. He revised Stevens' translation of the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' and Bede's ''Ecclesiastical History of the English ...

(1808–1884), English historian * John Giles (priest) (1812–1867), Archdeacon of Stow from 1862 to 1867 *

John Giles (architect) John Giles was a British architect. He was born in Lincoln, probably in 1830, and his family came from Branston near Lincoln. He was articled to the Lincoln architect Pearson Bellamy. He had moved to London by 1859 and with Pearson Bellamy ent ...

(1831–1900), British architect *

John K. Giles John Knight Giles (February 16, 1895February 8, 1979) was an inmate at Alcatraz prison, most well known for an escape attempt in 1945. He was originally sentenced to the United States Penitentiary on May 11, 1935, for attempted robbery of the Denv ...

(1895–1979), American criminal *

John Laurent Giles John Laurent Giles (1901–1969) was an English naval architect who was particularly famous for his sailing yachts. He and his company, Laurent Giles & Partners Ltd, designed more than 1000 boats from cruisers and racing yachts to megayachts. Exa ...

(1901–1969), naval architect * John Giles (athlete) (born 1927), British athlete * Johnny Giles (''Michael John Giles''; born 1940), Irish footballer, manager and television pundit *

John Giles (snooker player) John Giles (born 24 July 1969) is an English former professional snooker player. Career Born in 1969, Giles turned professional in 1992. In his debut season, he won the majority of the matches he played, but due to the vast number of players ...

(born 1969), English snooker player {{human name disambiguation, name=Giles, John