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derived from the

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''Gaḇrīʾēl'' () meaning "God's man".

People named Gabriel

Royal houses, nobility and clergy

* Gabriel of Kakheti (died 881), Prince and Chorepiscopus of Kakheti * Gabriel of Melitene (died ), Armenian general and ruler of Melitene * Gabriel von Salamanca-Ortenburg (1489–1539), Spanish nobleman * Gabriel de la Cueva, 5th Duke of Alburquerque ( 1515–1571), Spanish nobleman and military leader *

Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery Gabriel de Lorges, Count of Montgomery, Lord of Lorges and Ducey (5 May 153026 June 1574), was a French nobleman of Scottish extraction and captain of the Scots Guard of King Henry II of France. He is remembered for mortally injuring Henry II in ...

(1530–1574), French nobleman * Gabriel de Luetz (died 1553), French Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire * Gabriel de Rochechouart, 1st Duke of Mortemart (1600–1675), French nobleman *

Gabriel de Guilleragues Gabriel-Joseph de Lavergne, comte de Guilleragues (1628–1684), was a French politician of the 17th century. For a time, he was secretary of the King's Chamber, and he also director of the '' Gazette de France''. In 1677, he was named ambassado ...

(1628–1684), French politician * Gabriel, 7th Duke of Aveiro (1667–1745), Spanish nobleman * Gabriel II of Constantinople (died 1659), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople * Gabriel III of Constantinople (died 1707), Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople * César Gabriel de Choiseul, Duke of Praslin (1712–1785), French officer, diplomat and statesman *

Infante Gabriel of Spain Infante Gabriel of SpainSometimes called Gabriel de Borbón y Sajonia, Infante de España (12 May 1752 – 23 November 1788) was the son of King Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony. Biography Born at the Palace of Portici outside Ki ...

(1752–1788), Spanish Infante * Prince Gabriel Constantinovich of Russia (1887–1955), Russian prince * Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1897–1975), Italian prince * Prince Gabriel of Thurn and Taxis (1922–1942), German prince *

Gabriel Urgebadze Gabriel of Georgia ( ka, წმიდა გაბრიელ ქართველი, tr), born Goderdzi Urgebadze (; 26 August 1929 – 2 November 1995) was a Georgian Orthodox monk venerated for his dedicated monastic life and piety. With ma ...

(1929–1995), Georgian Orthodox monk *

Prince Gabriel of Belgium Prince Gabriel of Belgium (, ; born 20 August 2003) is the elder son and second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium. He is currently second in line to the throne of Belgium after his elder sister, Elisabeth. Early life Pri ...

(born 2003), Belgian prince

Artists and entertainers

* Gabriel Bateman (born 2004), American actor * Gabriel Braga Nunes (born 1972), Brazilian actor *

Gabriel Byrne Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy L ...

(born 1950), Irish actor *

Gabriel Casaccia Benigno Gabriel Casaccia Bibolini (April 20, 1907 – November 24, 1980) was a Paraguayan novelist. He is considered the father of modern Paraguayan literature. Augusto Roa Bastos, another notable Paraguayan novelist, is quoted as saying “Gabri ...

(1907–1980), Paraguayan novelist * Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969), French writer and novelist * Gabriel o Pensador (born Gabriel Contino, 1974), Brazilian singer-songwriter and rapper * Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (1724–1780), French artist *

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers. ...

(1845–1924), French composer, organist, pianist and teacher *

Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José García Márquez (; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo () or Gabito () throughout Latin America. Considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th centur ...

(1927–2014), Colombian novelist *

Gabriel Iglesias Gabriel Jesús Iglesias (born July 15, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He has produced a number of stand-up specials for television outlets such as Comedy Central and Netflix, including ''I'm Not Fat… I'm Fluffy'', and ''Ho ...

(born 1976), American comedian and actor *

Gabriel Macht Gabriel Swann Macht (born January 22, 1972) is an American actor, widely known for his role as Harvey Specter in the USA Network series ''Suits (American TV series), Suits'' (2011–2019). Early life Macht was born in The Bronx, New York City. ...

(born 1972), American actor *

Gabriel Morrissette Gabriel Morrissette (born September 26, 1959) is a Canadian illustrator, animator and comic book artist from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Currently working for Jackfruit Press on their Prime Minister series and Chickadee on Daisy Dreamer, Gabriel co- ...

(born 1959), Canadian illustrator * Gabe Saporta (born 1979), Uruguayan-American musician * Gabriel Soria (1908–1971), Mexican film director *

Gabriel von Max Gabriel Cornelius Ritter von Max (23 August 1840 – 24 November 1915) was a Prague-born Austrian painter, and professor of history painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He was also a collector of anthropological artifacts. Biography He ...

(1840–1915), Austrian painter *

Gabriel von Seidl Gabriel von Seidl (9 December 1848 – 27 April 1913) was a German architect and a representative of the historicist style of architecture. Early life, education and early career Gabriel Seidl was born in 1848 in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria. H ...

(1848–1913), German architect

Athletes

* Gabriel Agbonlahor (born 1986), English football player * Gabriel Almeida (born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Gabriel Arteaga (born 1976), Cuban judoka *

Gabriel Bandeira Gabriel Bandeira (born 29 October 1999) is a Brazilian Paralympic swimmer. He represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Bandeira made his international debut for Brazil at the 2020 World Para Swimming European Open Championshi ...

(born 1999), Brazilian Paralympic swimmer *

Gabriel Barbosa Gabriel Barbosa Almeida (born 30 August 1996), commonly known as Gabigol or Gabi, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Cruze ...

(born 1996), Brazilian football player *

Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Omar Batistuta (; born 1 February 1969) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol () as well as El Ángel Gabriel (; Spanish for ''Archangel Gabriel, A ...

(born 1969), Argentine football player *

Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Lourenzo Bortoleto Oliveira (; born 14 October 2004) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Sauber. Born and raised in Osasco, Bortoleto began competitive kart racing aged seven, winning multiple national titles a ...

(born 2004), Brazilian racing driver *

Gabe Cramer Gabriel Isaac Cramer (born November 1, 1994) is an Israeli-Canadian-American professional baseball right-handed pitcher who is currently a free agent.Gabe Cupps (born 2004), American basketball player * Gabe Davis (born 1999), American football player * Gabriel de Moura (born 1988), Brazilian football player *

Gabriel Deck Gabriel Alejandro "Gaby" Deck (born February 8, 1995) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. At a height of he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions. ...

(born 1995), Argentine basketball player * Gabriel Diallo (born 2001), Canadian tennis player *

Gabby Espinas Gabriel Espinas (born January 3, 1982) is a Filipino professional basketball player and head coach for the Caloocan Batang Kankaloo franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL). A 6'4" forwar ...

(born 1982), Filipino basketball player * Gabriel Eugénio Souza (born 1997), Brazilian football player * Gabriel Europaeus (born 2005), Finnish footballer * Gabriel Favale (born 1967), Argentine football referee * Gabriel Geay (born 1996), Tanzanian distance runner * Gabriel Enrique Gómez (born 1984), Panamanian footballer * Gabriel Girón (born 1988), Mexican basketball player *

Gabriel Gonzaga Gabriel Gonzaga Santos Nogueira (; born 18 May 1979) is a Brazilian former professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, Submission grappling, submission grappler and 5th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking syst ...

(born 1979), Brazilian martial artist * Gabe Hall (born 2001), American football player * Gabriel Hamer-Webb (born 2000), English rugby union player * Gabriel Heinze (born 1978), Argentine football player * Gabriel Hernández (disambiguation), several people *

Gabriel Jesus Gabriel Fernando de Jesus (born 3 April 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Arsenal and the Brazil national team. Jesus began his senior club career at Palmeiras, where he was voted Best Newcomer a ...

(born 1997), Brazilian football player * Gabe Jeudy-Lally (born 2001), American football player *

Gabe Kapler Gabriel Stefan Kapler (born July 31, 1975), nicknamed "Kap", is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager who serves as the assistant general manager of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Kapler was a 57th- ...

(born 1975), American baseball manager *

Gabriel Landeskog Gabriel Landeskog (; born 23 November 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), left winger and Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected second overall in ...

(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player * Gabriel Lundberg (born 1994), Danish basketball player *

Gabriel Magalhães Gabriel dos Santos Magalhães (; born 19 December 1997), also simply known as Gabriel, is a Brazilian professional association football, footballer who plays as centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal F.C., Arsenal and the Brazil national f ...

(born 1997), Brazilian football player * Gabriel Martinelli (born 2001), Brazilian football player * Gabriel Milito (born 1980), Argentine football player * Gabriel Mendoza (born 1968), Chilean football player * Gabriel Messner (born 1997), Italian snowboarder * Gabriel Minadeo (born 1967), Argentine field hockey coach * Gabriel Monteiro Vasconcelos (born 1996), Brazilian football player * Gabriel Morency (born 1970), Canadian sports broadcaster *

Gabe Norwood Gabriel Daniel Viloria Norwood (born February 9, 1985) is a Filipino-American professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He played college basketball ...

(born 1985), Filipino basketball player * Gabriel Obertan (born 1989), French football player * Gabriel Oksanen (born 2006), Finnish-American football player * Gabriel Olaseni (born 1992), British basketball player * Gabriel Paulista (born 1990), Brazilian football player *

Gabriel Popescu (footballer) Gabriel "Gabi" Popescu (born 25 December 1973) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Popescu represented the Romania national team 15 times and scored one goal. The undoubted highlight of his internati ...

(born 1973), Romanian football player * Gabriel Reis (born 1984), Brazilian water polo player * Gabriel Sillanpää (born 2005), Finnish footballer *

Gabi Teichner Gabriel "Gabi" Teichner (; born November 21, 1945) is an Israeli former basketball player. He spent his club career playing in the Israeli Premier League, and he also represented the Israeli national team. Club career Teichner, who is 2.03 m (6 ...

(born 1945), Israeli basketball player * Gabriel Varga (born 1985), Canadian kick boxer * Gabriel (footballer, born September 1992), Brazilian football player *

Gabriel José Ferreira Mesquita Gabriel José Ferreira Mesquita (born 24 September 1998), simply known as Gabriel Mesquita, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, Cruzeiro. Club ...

(born 1998), Brazilian football player *

Gabe York Gabriel Russell York (born August 2, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats men's basketball, Arizona Wi ...

(born 1993), American basketball player

Other

* Gabriel Al-Salem (1967–2010), American businessman and author * Gabriel Aubry (born 1975), Canadian model * Gabriel de Broglie (born 1931), French historian and politician *

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit FRS (; ; 24 May 1686 – 16 September 1736) was a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker, born in Poland to a family of German extraction. Fahrenheit invented thermometers accurate and consistent enough t ...

(1686–1736), Polish physicist and engineer *

Gabriel Hardy Gabriel Hardy is a Canadian politician from the Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected Member of Parliament for Montmorency—Charlevoix in the 2025 Canadian federal election The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28, 2 ...

, Canadian politician * Gabriel Kaplan (born 1944), American comedian and poker player *

Gabriel Lippmann Gabriel Lippmann ( ; 16 August 1845 – 12 July 1921) was a French physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1908 "for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference". Early life and educa ...

(1845–1921), Luxembourgish-French physicist and inventor *

Gabriel Marcel Gabriel Honoré Marcel (7 December 1889 – 8 October 1973) was a French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist. The author of over a dozen books and at least thirty plays, Marcel's work focused on the moder ...

(1889–1973), French philosopher and playwright * Gabriel Nkgweng, South African politician * Gabriel I. H. Williams, Liberian journalist * Gabriel Weston (born 1970), English surgeon, author and television presenter

Fictional characters

*Gabriel, an angel, and the main antagonist of the video game ''

Ultrakill ''Ultrakill'' is an upcoming first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by Arsi "Hakita" Patala and published by New Blood Interactive. It was released on Steam (software), Steam through early access for Microsoft Windows on 3 Se ...

'' *Gabriel, a crime lord, and the recurring antagonist in the third season of the 1987 TV series ''

Beauty and the Beast "Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales''). Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...

'' *Gabriel, the protagonist of the video game '' Fable: The Journey'' *Gabriel, one of the missing children from ''

Five Nights at Freddy's ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' (''FNaF'') is a video game series and media franchise created by Scott Cawthon that includes video games, novels, graphic novels, and films. The story arcs typically follow a night guard or other character trying t ...

'' *

Gabriel In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Chris ...

, a recurring character on the television series ''

Supernatural Supernatural phenomena or entities are those beyond the Scientific law, laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin 'above, beyond, outside of' + 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature" has had multiple meanin ...

'' *Gabriel the Warrior, one of the main characters in '' Minecraft Story Mode'' *Gabriel Agreste, the main antagonist in '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'', and the father of Adrien Agreste * Gabriel Allon, an Israeli Mossad agent, who is the main protagonist of a series of books by Daniel Silva *Gabriel Angelos, one of the main characters in the video game series '' Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War'' *Gabriel Ashlocke, the main antagonist of the second series of '' Mutant X'' *Gabriel Belmont, the protagonist of the video game '' Castlevania: Lords of Shadow'' and its two sequels *Gabriel Birid, the protagonist of the series '' Gabriel's Fire'' which was later revamped as '' Pros and Cons'' *Gabriel Boutin, a character in Sally Green's trilogy ''

Half Bad ''Half Bad'' is a 2014 young adult fantasy novel written by English author Sally Green that won the 2015 Waterstones Teen Book Prize and was shortlisted for the 2015 Branford Boase Award. On 3 March 2014, the book set the Guinness World R ...

'' * Gabriel Churchkitten, a fictional cat in the novels by

Margot Austin Margot Austin (September 18, 1907 – June 25, 1990) was an American children's book illustrator. She was born in Portland, Oregon and attended the National Academy of Design in New York. She illustrated many children's books and contributed to ...

*Gabriel Cohuelo, also known as Velocidad *Gabriel "Gabe" Duncan, one of the main characters in the Disney series ''

Good Luck Charlie ''Good Luck Charlie'' is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. It focuses on the Duncan family of Denver as they adjust to the births of their fourth and later fifth children, Charlotte "Char ...

'' *Gabriel "Gabe" Goodman, a character in the Broadway musical ''

Next to Normal ''Next to Normal'' is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her fam ...

'' *Grocer Gabriel, a character in the 2023 television series '' Rubble & Crew'' *Gabriel Gray, the real name of the character Sylar, from the television series '' Heroes'' * Gabriel 'Gabe' Jones, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics, and a member of the

Howling Commandos The Howling Commandos is the name of several fictional groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team also appears in the franchises developed for other media. Fictional team history Original Incarnation (1963) T ...

*The title character of ''

Gabriel Knight ''Gabriel Knight'' is a series of point-and-click adventure games released by Sierra On-Line in the 1990s created by Jane Jensen. The titular character is an author and book store owner in New Orleans who is investigating a strange series of mur ...

'', a PC game series * Gabriel Lawrence, a character from the ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Gabe Lewis, one of the supporting characters from ''

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

'' *Gabriel Logan, the protagonist of the video game series ''

Syphon Filter ''Syphon Filter'' is a third-person shooter video game series created by Bend Studio (formerly Eidetic) and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable The PlayStation Portable (PSP ...

'' *Gabriel May, the female protagonist's evil parasitic twin in James Wan's 2021 supernatural horror movie ''Malignant'' * Gabriel Oak, one of the protagonists from

Thomas Hardy Thomas Hardy (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Literary realism, Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, including the poetry ...

novel '' Far from the Madding Crowd'' *Gabriel Reyes, a playable character in the video game, ''

Overwatch ''Overwatch'' (abbreviated as OW) is a multimedia franchise centered on a series of multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) video games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. ''Overwatch (video game), Overwatch'' was released in 2016 with a success ...

'', under the alias "Reaper" *Gabriel Rorke, the main antagonist of the video game '' Call of Duty: Ghosts'' *Gabriel Santiago, a fictional character in the '' Android: Netrunner'' universe *Gabriel Santoro, of the novel ''

Third and Indiana ''Third and Indiana'' is a novel written by Steve Lopez about the experiences of several people connected to 14-year-old Gabriel Santoro, while living in the dangerous gang-controlled streets of the Philadelphia Badlands, Badlands section of Ph ...

'' * Gabriel Stokes, a fictional character from the comic book series '' The Walking Dead'' and the TV series of the same name *Gabriel Summers, a

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

villain better known as Vulcan *Gabriel Tenma White, a character from '' Gabriel Dropout'' *Gabriel "Gabe" Ugliano, the protagonist's stepfather from ''

Percy Jackson & the Olympians ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a fantasy novel series by American author Rick Riordan. The first book series in his ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles'', the novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st century. The series foll ...

'' *Gabriel Van Helsing, the protagonist of the 2004 film ''

Van Helsing Professor Abraham Van Helsing () is a fictional character from the 1897 gothic horror novel ''Dracula'' written by Bram Stoker. Van Helsing is a Dutch polymath doctor with a wide range of interests and accomplishments, partly attested by the P ...

'' *Gabriel Vaughn, the protagonist of the 2014 TV series ''

Intelligence Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. It can be described as t ...

'' *Gabriel, the baby protected by Jonas in

The Giver ''The Giver'' is a 1993 young adult dystopian novel written by American author Lois Lowry and is set in a society which at first appears to be utopian but is revealed to be dystopian as the story progresses. In the novel, the society has take ...