Gilles is a French masculine

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. It is derived from that of the medieval

Saint Giles Saint Giles (, , , , ; 650 - 710), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 7th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly legendary. A ...

."qui avoit nom Giles de nos avons ceste vile conquise par la dieu Landas, et fu feruz par mi l'ueil." People with the name Gilles include: * Gilles, Count of Montaigu (fl. 12th-century), French nobleman * Saint-Gilles (c. 650 – c. 710), Greek Christian hermit * Gilles Aillaud (1928–2005), French painter, set decorator, and scenographer * Gilles Alé (or Hallet; 1620–1694), Flemish painter * Gilles Allou (1670–1751), French painter * Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989), Malagasy general and political figure * Gilles Andruet (1958–1995), French chess International Master * Gilles Apap (born 1963), French classical violinist *

Gilles Archambault Gilles Archambault (born September 19, 1933 in Montreal, Quebec) is a francophone novelist from Quebec, Canada. He studied at the Université de Montréal in 1957, and then worked at Radio-Canada, while working as a journalist. From 1988 to 19 ...

(born 1933) Canadian novelist *

(1934–2009), Canadian gridiron footballer * Gilles Aycelin de Montaigu (13??–13??), French cardinal, bishop, and diplomat * Gilles d'Ambra Azzopardi (born 1949), French psychosociologist * Gilles Babinet (born 1967) French entrepreneur * Gilles Barbier, (born 1965), Vanuatu-born French artist * Gilles Baril (born 1940), Canadian politician * Gilles Baril (born 1957), Canadian businessman, journalist, and politician * Gilles Beaudoin (1919–2007), Canadian politician * Gilles-François de Beauvais (1693 – c. 1773), French Jesuit writer and preacher * Gilles Bellemare (1932–1980), Canadian politician * Gilles Bellemare (born 1952), composer, conductor, and music educator * Gilles Bensimon (born 1944), French fashion photographer * Gilles Bernheim (born 1952), French rabbi * Gilles Bernier (born 1934), Canadian politician and diplomat * Gilles Bernier (born 1955), Canadian politician * Gilles Berolatti (born 1944), French fencer * Gilles Bertould (born 1949), French track and field athlete * Gilles Bettmer (born 1989), Luxembourgish footballer * Gilles Beyer (1958–2023), French figure skater * Gilles Binchois (c. 1400 – 1460), Dutch composer * Gilles Bisson (born 1957), Canadian politician * Gilles Bilodeau (1955–2008), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Binya (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer * Gilles Bouchard (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey coach * Gilles Bouleau (born 1962), French journalist * Gilles Bourdos (born 1963), French film director, screenwriter, and producer * Gilles Bourdouleix (born 1960), French politician *

Gilles Brassard Gilles Brassard is a faculty member of the Université de Montréal, where he has been a Full Professor since 1988 and Canada Research Chair since 2001. Education and early life Brassard received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell Univers ...

(born 1955), Canadian cryptographer, computer scientist, and educator * Gilles Bruckner (born 1982), Luxembourgish racing driver * Gilles G. Brunet (1935–1984), Canadian military officer * Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau (1760–1830), French Revolutionary and Napoleonic general * Gilles Canouet (born 1976), French road racing cyclist * Gilles Caouette (1940–2009), Canadian politician * Gilles Carle (1928–2009), Canadian director, screenwriter, and painter * Gilles Caron (1939–1970), French photographer and photojournalist * Gilles Carpentier (1950–2016), French writer and film editor * Gilles Carrez (born 1948), French politician * Gilles Caussade (born 1947), French film financier and producer * Gilles de Caux de Montlebert (c. 1682 – 1733), French poet and playwright * Gilles Chabrier (born 19??), French astrophysicist * Gilles Chapadeau (born 19??), Canadian politician * Gilles Châtelet (1944–1999), French philosopher and mathematician * Gilles Chiasson (born 1966), American film producer, director, composer, writer, and actor * Gilles-Louis Chrétien (1754–1811), French musician * Gilles Cioni (born 1984), French footballer * Gilles Cistac (1961−2015), French-born Mozambican lawyer * Gilles Colon (born 1981), Haitian-born Canadian gridiron football player * Gilles Constantinian (born 1964), French footballer *

Gilles de Corbeil Gilles de Corbeil (Latin: ''Egidius de Corbolio'' or ''Egidius Corboliensis''; also ''Aegidius'') was a French royal physician, teacher, and poet. He was born in approximately 1140 in Corbeil and died in the first quarter of the 13th century. He ...

(c. 1140 – 11??) French royal physician, teacher, and poet * Gilles Cormery (1950–1999), French poet and painter * Gilles Corrozet (1510–1568), French writer, printer, and bookseller * Gilles Coulier (born 1986), Belgian film director, scriptwriter, and producer * Gilles Courteau (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey executive *

Gilles Coustellier Gilles Coustellier (born 13 May 1986 in Martigues, France) is a French mountain bike trials cyclist. He specialises in Mountain bike trials#26″ – 'Stock Bikes', 26-inch trials but has also competed in Mountain bike trials#20″ – 'Mod Bike ...

(born 1986), French mountain bike trials cyclist * Gilles Couturier (born 19??), Royal Canadian Navy officer * Gilles Dambrine (born 19??), French engineer * Gilles Dauvé (born 1947), French political theorist, school teacher, communist, and translator * Gilles De Bilde (born 1971), Belgian footballer * Gilles De Haes (1597–1657), Flemish military General * Gilles Delion (born 1966), French road bicycle racer * Gilles Delouche (1948–2020), French classical literature scholar and orientalist *

Gilles Deleuze Gilles Louis René Deleuze (18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995) was a French philosopher who, from the early 1950s until his death in 1995, wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volumes o ...

(1925–1995), French philosopher * Gilles Demarteau (1722–1776), Belgian-born French etcher, engraver, and publisher * Gilles De Oliveira (born 1984), French footballer * Gilles Domoraud (born 1979), Ivorian footballer * Gilles Doucende (born 1977), French footballer * Gilles Duceppe (born 1947), Canadian politician, former leader of the

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* Gilles Dumas (born 1962), French rugby league footballer and coach * Gilles Échevin (born 1948), Guadeloupean-born French track and field athlete * Gilles Elseneer (born 1978), Belgian tennis player * Gilles Engeldinger (born 1984), Luxembourgish footballer * Gilles Epié (born 1958), French chef * Gilles Esnault (born 19??), French painter * Gilles Eyquem (born 1959), French footballer * Gilles Fabien (born 1978), French Guianan footballer * Gilles Fauconnier (1944–2021), French linguist, cognitive science researcher, and author * Gilles Filleau des Billettes (1634–1720), French scholar, encyclopedist, and bibliographer * Gilles Floro (1964–1999), Guadeloupean singer * Gilles Fortin (1946–2021), Canadian politician * Gilles Gaetner (born 1946), French journalist and author * Gilles Garcin (1647–1702), French painter * Gilles Gauthier (1935–2015), Canadian politician * Gilles Gilbert (1949–2023), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles-Gaston Granger (1920–2016), French philosopher * Gilles Gobeil (born 1954), Canadian electroacoustic musician *

Gilles-Lambert Godecharle Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (2 December 1750 in Brussels − 24 February 1835 in Brussels) was a Belgian sculptor, a pupil of Laurent Delvaux, "the only sculptor of international repute in Delvaux's retinue", who became one of two outstanding repr ...

(1750−1835), Belgian sculptor * Gilles-William Goldnadel (born 1954), French-Israeli lawyer, author, and columnist * Gilles de Gouberville (1521−1578), French diarist *

Gilles Goujon Gilles Goujon (born 10 December 1961) is a French chef and owner of the restaurant ''L'Auberge du Vieux Puits'' (roughly "The Old Well Inn") in Fontjoncouse, Aude. His restaurant has earned three Michelin stars, the first being awarded in 2010. ...

(born 1961), French chef and restaurateur * Gilles de Gourmont (c. 1499 – 1533), French bookseller and printer *

Gilles Grangier Gilles Grangier (5 May 1911 – 27 April 1996) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 50 films and several TV series between 1943 and 1985. His film ''Archimède le clochard'' was entered into the 9th Berlin Inter ...

(1911–1996), French film director and screenwriter * Gilles Gratton (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Grégoire (1926–2006), Canadian politician, co-founder of the

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* Gilles Grelet (born 19??), French theorist and writer * Gilles Grimandi (born 1970), French footballer * Gilles Grondin (1943–2005), Canadian educator and politician * Gilles Groulx (1931–1994), Canadian film director * Gilles Guérin (1611–1678), French sculptor *

Gilles Guillain Gilles Guillain (born 11 May 1982) is a Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is ...

(born 1982), Colombian-born French actor * Gilles Guyot (born 1946), French management professor * Gilles Hamel (born 1960), French ice hockey player * Gilles Hébert (born 19??), Canadian artist and museum director * Gilles Hilary (born 19??), French accountant academic *

Gilles Hocquart Gilles Hocquart was born in 1694, in Sainte-Croix, Mortagne-au-Perche to Jean-Hyacinthe Hocquart. From September, 1729 to August, 1748, Hocquart served as Intendant of New France. Hocquart put his faith in the Canadian bourgeoisie as the main pla ...

(1694–1783), French Intendant of New France * Gilles Houde (1932–2014), Canadian politician * Gilles Jacquier (1968–2012), French photojournalist and reporter * Gilles Jalabert (born 1958), French wrestler * Gilles Jaquet (born 1974), Swiss snowboarder * Gilles Joubert (1689–1775), French cabinet-maker * Gilles Joye (1424/1425–1483), Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer * Gilles Jullien (c. 1651/1653 – 1703), French Baroque composer and organist * Gilles de Kerchove (born 1956), Belgian senior European Union official *

Gilles Kahn Gilles Kahn (17 April 1946 – 9 February 2006) was a French computer scientist. He notably introduced Kahn process networks as a model for parallel processing and natural semantics for describing the operational semantics of programming la ...

(1946–2006), French computer scientist *

Gilles Kepel Gilles Kepel, (born June 30, 1955) is a French political scientist and Arabist, specialized in the contemporary Middle East and Muslims in the West. He was Professor at Sciences Po Paris, the Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL) and direc ...

(born 1955), French political scientist and Arabist * Gilles Klopman (1933–2015), Belgian-born American chemist *

Gilles Kohler Gilles Kohler is a French actor, born November 18, 1948 Former Model, Gilles Kohler started out in 1974 as the blonde angel Jean in Marcel Carné's ''La Merveilleuse visite''. Two years later he plays Jean-Pierre, a lover between two women ( Claud ...

(born 1948), French actor * Gilles Labbé (born 1948), Canadian politician * Gilles Lalay (1962–1992) French enduro and rally raid racer * Gilles Lamontagne (1919–2016), Canadian politician * Gilles Lapouge (1923–2020), French writer and journalist *

Gilles Latulippe Gilles Latulippe Order of Canada, CM Knight of the National Order of Quebec, CQ (31 August 1937 – 23 September 2014) was a French-speaking Quebecer, Québécois actor, comedian and theatre director and manager. Latulippe was a central figure in ...

(1937–2014), Canadian actor, comedian, theatre director, and manager * Gilles Larrain (born 1938), French-American photographer * Gilles Lauzon, (1631–1687) French coppersmith of New France *

Gilles Le Breton Gilles Le Breton (died 1553) was a French architect and master-mason during the Renaissance. He is best known as the mastermind of much of the present-day Château de Fontainebleau. In 1526, Le Breton was working at the Château de Chambord unde ...

(died 1553), French Renaissance architect and master-mason * Gilles Lebreton (born 1958), French politician * Gilles Legardinier (born 1965), French novelist * Gilles van Ledenberg (c. 1550 – 1618), Dutch statesman * Gilles Leger (1941–2024), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Le Guen (alias Abdel Jelil; born 1955), French self-styled Islamist and jihadist * Gilles Lehouillier (born 1953), Canadian politician civil servant * Gilles Lellouche (born 1972), French actor * Gilles Leroy (born 1958), French writer * Gilles Létourneau (born 1945), Canadian attorney and judge * Gilles le Vinier (died 1252), French medieval composer and musician * Gilles Li Muisis (c. 1272 – 1352), French medieval chronicler and poet * Gilles Lipovetsky (born 1944), French philosopher, writer, sociologist, and educator * Gilles Loiselle (1929–2022), Canadian politician * Gilles Lupien (1954–2021), Canadian sports agent and ice hockey player *

Gilles de Maistre Gilles de Maistre (born 8 May 1960) is a French filmmaker, journalist, and actor who was nominated for a César Award. Career Gilles de Maistre graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of Paris X Nanterre in 1983, and further ...

(born 1960), French screenwriter, film director, producer, journalist, and actor * Gilles Marceau (1928–2008), Canadian politician * Gilles Marchal (1944–2013), French singer-songwriter * Gilles Marchand (born 1963), French film director and screenwriter * Gilles Marchildon (born 1965), Canadian francophone activist and LGBT activist *

Gilles Marguet Gilles Marguet (born 3 December 1967 in Pontarlier, Doubs) is a retired French biathlete. He was born in Pontarlier. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital ...

(born 1967), French biathlete * Gilles Marini (born 1976), French actor * Gilles Marotte (1945–2005), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Mayer (1929–2015), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Mbang Ondo (born 1985), Gabonese footballer * Gilles Meloche (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and scout * Gilles Ménage (1613–1692), French scholar, philologist, lawyer, and writer * Gilles Mimouni (born 1956), French film director * Gilles Montezin (born 19??), French clothing designer * Gilles Moreau (born 1945), French swimmer * Gilles Moretton (born 1958), French tennis player * Gilles Morin (born 1931), Canadian politician * Gilles Motet (born 1956), French computer scientist and software engineer *

Gilles Müller Gilles Müller (; born 9 May 1983) is a Luxembourgish former professional tennis player. He is a two-time major singles quarterfinalist, making him by far the most successful male tennis player in Luxembourgish history. Müller won two titles on ...

(born 1983), Luxembourgish tennis player * Gilles Mureau (c. 1450 – 1512), French Renaissance composer and singer * Gilles Ngomo (born 1987), Cameroonian footballer * Gilles de Noailles (1524–1600), French diplomat * Gilles Ouimet (born 19??), Canadian politician * Gilles Pagnon (born 1984), German rugby player * Gilles Palsky (born 1962), French geographer and educator * Gilles Panizzi (born 1965), French rally driver * Gilles Paquet (1936–2019), Canadian economist * Gilles Paquet-Brenner (born 1974), French director and screenwriter * Gilles Pargneaux (born 1957), French politician * Gilles de Paris (c. 1160 – 1223/1224), French medieval poet * Gilles Pélisson (born 1957), French business executive * Gilles Pelletier (1925–2018), Canadian actor * Gilles Perrault (1931–2023), French writer and journalist * Gilles Peress (born 1946), French photographer * Gilles Perron (1940–2024), Canadian politician * Gilles Peterson (born 1964), French disc jockey and record label owner * Gilles Peycelon (born 1960), French footballer * Gilles Pisier (born 1950), French mathematician * Gilles Poisson (born 19??), Canadian wrestler * Gilles Poitras (born 19??), Canadian anime and manga author * Gilles Porte (born 1965), French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer * Gilles Potvin (1923–2000), Canadian music critic and music historian * Gilles Pouliot (born 1942), Canadian politician * Gilles Poux (born 1957), French politician * Gilles Pudlowski (born 1950), French journalist, writer, literary and gastronomic critic * Gilles Quénéhervé (born 1966), French sprinter *

Gilles Quispel Gilles Quispel (30 May 1916 – 2 March 2006) was a Dutch theologian and historian of Christianity and Gnosticism. He was professor of early Christian history at Utrecht University. Early life and education Born in Rotterdam, he was the son of ...

(1916–2006), Dutch theologian and historian of Christianity and Gnosticism *

Gilles de Rais Gilles de Rais, Pays de Retz, Baron de Rais (; also spelled "Retz"; 1405 – 26 October 1440) was a knight and lord from Duchy of Brittany, Brittany, Duchy of Anjou, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army during the Hundred Years' W ...

(c. 1405 – 1440), French nobleman, knight, and serial killer of children * Gilles Rampillon (born 1953), French footballer * Gilles Reingot (c. 1501 – 1530), Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer * Gilles Robert (born 1955), Canadian politician *

Gilles de Roberval Gilles Personne de Roberval (August 10, 1602 – October 27, 1675) was a French mathematician born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place of his birth. Biography L ...

(1602–1675), French mathematician * Gilles de Robien (born 1941), French politician * Gilles Roch (born 1952), Canadian politician * Gilles Rocheleau (1935–1998), Canadian politician * Gilles Rondy (born 1981), French swimmer * Gilles Rousselet (1610–1686), French engraver * Gilles Rousset (born 1963), French footballer * Gilles Roussi (born 1947), French sculptor * Gilles Roux (born 1971), French speedcuber * Gilles de Roye (died 1478), Flemish chronicler * Gilles Ruyssen (born 1994), Belgian footballer * Gilles Ste-Croix (born 19??), Canadian entrepreneur and vice president and co-creator of Cirque du Soleil * Gilles Saint-Paul (born 1963), French economist * Gilles Salles (born 19??), French oncologist and cancer researcher *

Gilles Samoun Gilles Samoun (born 1965) is a French investor, tech serial entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley and France, pioneer and strong advocate of software as a service (SaaS) since he founded Qualys in early 1999, the cybersecurity leader which subsequ ...

(born 19??), French entrepreneur * Gilles Sanders (born 1964), French racing cyclist * Gilles Savary (born 1954), French politician * Gilles Schey (c. 1644 – 1703), Dutch Navy admiral * Gilles Schnepp (born 1958), French business executive * Gilles Ségal (1929–2014), French actor, mime, and playwright * Gilles-Éric Séralini (born 1960), French molecular biologist, political advisor, and anti-GMO activist * Gilles Servat (born 1945), French singer-songwriter *

Gilles Simeoni Gilles Simeoni (, ; born 20 April 1967) is a lawyer and politician in Corsica, France. He was mayor of Bastia from 2014 to 2016 and has been president of the executive council of Corsica since 2015. Notably, Simeoni served as the Corsican natio ...

(born 1967), Corsican politician *

Gilles Simon Gilles Simon (; born 27 December 1984) is a French former tennis player. He turned professional in 2002 and won fourteen singles titles on the ATP Tour, and attained a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 6, on 5 January 2009. Personal li ...

(born 1958), French Formula One racing driver *

(born 1984), French tennis player * Gilles de Souvré (c. 1540 – 1626), French nobleman and military officer * Gilles Sunu (born 1991), French footballer * Gilles Taillon (born 1945), Canadian politician * Gilles Talmant (born 1970), French racing cyclist * Gilles Terral (1943–1998), French entomologist * Gilles Tetreault (born 19??), Canadian attempted murder victim * Gilles Thibaudeau (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Thomas (1929–1985), French science fiction writer * Gilles Tonelli (born 1957), Monegasque engineer, diplomat and politician * Gilles de Toucy (died c. 1139–1142), French medieval cardinal-bishop *

Georges Gilles de la Tourette Georges Albert Édouard Brutus Gilles de la Tourette (; 30 October 1857 – 22 May 1904) was a French neurologist and the namesake of Tourette syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by tics. His main contributions in medicine we ...

(1857–1904), French physician and namesake of Tourette's syndrome * Gilles Tran (born 19??), French 3D artist * Gilles Tréhin (born 1972), French artist and author * Gilles Tremblay (1932–2017), Canadian composer * Gilles Tremblay (1938–2014), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Turcot (1917–2010), Canadian Armed Forces General * Gilles Vaillancourt (born 1941), former Canadian politician * Gilles Valiquette (born 1952), Canadian rock musician * Gilles Van Assche (born 19??), Belgian cryptographer * Gilles Veissière (born 1959), French football referee * Gilles Verdez (born 1964), French sports journalist, television and radio columnist * Gilles Verlant (1957–2013), Belgian journalist and music critic * Gilles Vidal (born c. 1972), French automobile designer * Gilles Vigne (born 1950), French swimmer *

Gilles Vigneault Gilles Vigneault (; born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian poet, Publishing, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalism, Quebec nationalist and Quebec sovereignty movement, sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many to be Qu ...

(born 1928), Canadian poet, publisher, and singer-songwriter * Gilles Villemure (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player * Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982), Canadian racing driver * Gilles Vincent (born 1958), French crime fiction author * Gilles Yapi Yapo (born 1982), Ivorian footballer * Gilles Zolty (born 19??), Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, and music producer

Fictional people

* Gilles, a stock character of French farce and ''

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