Tilly is a feminine given name or nickname, and a surname. It is generally a variant/diminutive for the German name

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* Tilly Armstrong (1927–2010), British romance novelist *

Tilly Aston Matilda Ann Aston (11 December 1873 – 1 November 1947), better known as Tilly Aston, was a blind Australian writer and teacher, who founded the Victorian Association of Braille Writers, and later went on to establish the Association for the ...

(1873–1947), blind Australian writer and teacher, promoter of the rights of the vision-impaired * Tilly Bagshawe (born 1973), British writer *

Tilly Bébé Mathilde Rupp (27 March 187911 April 1932), known by the stage name Tilly Bébé, was an Austrian circus performer. She was noted for her performances with large predators and is considered a pioneer in the performance aspects of lion taming. In ...

(1879–1932), Austrian circus performer *

Tilly Decker Tilly Decker (born 10 January 1930) is a Luxembourgian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an ...

(born 1930), Luxembourgian sprinter *

Tilly Devine Matilda Mary Devine (née Twiss, 8 September 190024 November 1970), known as Tilly Devine, was an English Australian organised crime boss. She was involved in a wide range of activities, including sly-grog, razor gangs, and prostitution, and b ...

(born 1900), English-born Australian organised crime boss *

Tilly Edinger Johanna Gabrielle Ottilie "Tilly" Edinger (13 November 1897 – 27 May 1967) was a German-American paleontologist and the founder of paleoneurology. Personal life Early life Tilly Edinger was born to a wealthy Jewish family in 1897. Her fath ...

(1897–1967), German-American paleontologist and the founder of paleoneurology *

Tilly Hirst Tilly Titihuia Rangimatau Hirst (née Vercoe; 17 September 1941 – 4 June 2021) was a New Zealand netball player. She was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 1967 World Netball Championships. Early life Hirst was born Tilly Titihuia ...

(1941–2021), New Zealand netball player *

Tilly Keeper Matilda Elizabeth Keeper (born 16 August 1997) is an English actress, known for her role as Louise Mitchell on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Shortly after leaving the soap, Keeper appeared in the BBC film ''Make Me Famous'' and has since b ...

(born 1997), British actress * Tilly Key (born 1984), R&B/pop singer from the island of Corsica * Tilly Losch (1903–1975), Austrian dancer, choreographer, actress, and painter * Tilly O'Neill-Gordon (born 1949), Canadian politician *

Tilly Smith Tilly Smith (born 1994) is an English woman who has been credited with saving the lives of about 100 beachgoers at Mai Khao Beach in Thailand by warning them minutes before the arrival of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Sm ...

(born 1994), credited with saving about 100 beachgoers by recognising the signs of an approaching tsunami * Tilly Spiegel (1906–1988), Austrian political activist * Tilly van der Zwaard (1938–2019), Dutch middle distance runner

Surname

* Charles Tilly (1929–2008), American sociologist * Friedrich Georg Tilly, mayor of Warsaw from 1799 to 1806 * Jennifer Tilly (born 1958), American actress and poker player, sister of Meg Tilly *

Louise A. Tilly Louise Audino Tilly (December 13, 1930 – March 27, 2018) was an American historian known for utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to her scholarly work, fusing sociology with historical research. Biographer Carl Strikwerda, states: :Louise T ...

(born 1930), American historian * Meg Tilly (born 1960), American actress and author, sister of Jennifer Tilly

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