Gielgud or Giełgud is a Polish surname, a Polonized form of the Lithuanian noble surname Gelgaudas. Notable people with the surname include: *

John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Brit ...

(1904–2000), English actor, director, and producer * Lewis Gielgud (1894–1953), English scholar and intelligence officer *

Maina Gielgud Maina Gielgud (born 14 January 1945) is a British former ballet dancer and a veteran ballet administrator. She was artistic director of The Australian Ballet from 1983 to 1996. She had a twenty-year career as a dancer in Europe and the United Ki ...

(born 1945), British ballet dancer and ballet administrator *

Val Gielgud Val Henry Gielgud (28 April 1900 – 30 November 1981) was an English actor, writer, director and broadcaster. He was a pioneer of radio drama for the BBC, and also directed the first ever drama to be produced in the newer medium of televisi ...

(1900–1981), English actor, writer, director and broadcaster

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