Gail
Encyclopedia
Given name
- Gail BordenGail BordenGail Borden, Jr. was a 19th century U.S. inventor, surveyor, and publisher, and was the inventor of condensed milk in 1853.- Early years :...
(1801-1874), American inventor - Gail CollinsGail CollinsGail Gleason Collins is an American journalist, op-ed columnist and author, most recognized for her work with the New York Times. Joining the Times in 1995 as a member of the editorial board, from 2001 to 2007 she served as the paper's Editorial Page Editor – the first woman to attain that position...
(born 1945), American journalist - Gail CronauerGail CronauerGail Cronauer is an American stage, television, and feature film actress and an acting professor. She has performed films as diverse as Oliver Stone's JFK to the TV series, Walker, Texas Ranger...
(born 1948), American actress - Gail DeversGail DeversYolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...
(bortfygn 1966), American athlete - Gail Ann DorseyGail Ann DorseyGail Ann Dorsey is an American musician considered one of the premier bass guitarists and vocalists within the alternative rock scene. With a distinguished career as a session musician, it has been most notably her long association performing in David Bowie's band, from 1995 to the present day,...
(born 1962), American musician - Gail EmmsGail EmmsGail Elizabeth Emms MBE is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments....
(born 1977), British badminton player - Gail FisherGail FisherGail Fisher was an American actress who was one of the first African American women to play substantive roles in American television...
(1935-2000), American actress - Gail HalvorsenGail HalvorsenColonel Gail Halvorsen is a retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force known as the original Candy Bomber or the "Rosinenbomber" in Germany. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah...
(born 1920), American air force pilot - Gail JonsonGail JonsonGail Michelle Jonson is a former medley and butterfly swimmer from New Zealand, who won a bronze medal in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. She also represented her native country at 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
(born 1965), New Zealand swimmer - Gail KimGail KimGail Kim is a Canadian professional wrestler of Korean descent, who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where she is the current TNA Women's Knockout Champion and one half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Madison Rayne...
(born 1976), Canadian wrestler - Gail Carson LevineGail Carson LevineGail Carson Levine is an American author of young adult books. Her first novel, Ella Enchanted, received a Newbery Honor in 1998.-Early life:...
(born 1947), American writer - Gail Miller (water polo)Gail Miller (water polo)Gail Miller is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics.- References :...
(born 1976), Australian water polo player - Gail O'GradyGail O'GradyGail Ann O'Grady is an American television actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna Abandando on NYPD Blue and as Helen Pryor on American Dreams...
(born 1963), American actress - Gail PorterGail PorterGail Porter is a Scottish television presenter.- Life and career :Porter attended Portobello High School. She studied a BTEC HND in Media Production at West Herts College...
(born 1971), British television presenter - Gail SheehyGail SheehyGail Sheehy is an American writer and lecturer, most notable for her books on life and the life cycle. She is also a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine....
(born 1937), American writer - Gail SimmonsGail SimmonsGail Simmons is a trained culinary expert, food writer and television personality, and is the Special Projects Director with Food & Wine magazine...
(born 1976), Canadian food critic - Gail SimoneGail SimoneGail Simone is an American writer of comic books. Best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey, her other notable works include Secret Six, Welcome to Tranquility, The All-New Atom, and Deadpool. In 2007, she took over Wonder Woman...
(born 1974), American comics writer - Gail Flower (born 1993, Sexual Comedian
Surname
- Jean-Baptiste GailJean-Baptiste GailJean-Baptiste Gail was a French Hellenist scholar, member of the Institut de France .-Early years:Gail was born in Paris on July 4, 1755. In 1791 he was appointed deputy, and in 1792 titular professor at the Collège de France...
(1755-1829), French Hellenist scholar - Max GailMax GailMaxwell Trowbridge "Max" Gail, Jr. is an American actor who has starred in stage, television, and film roles. He most notably portrayed the role of Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the television sitcom Barney Miller....
(born 1943), American actor
Fiction
- Gail, fictional comics character created by French cartoonist Philippe DruilletPhilippe DruilletPhilippe Druillet is a French comics artist and creator, and an innovator in visual design.-Biography:Druillet was born in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France but spent his youth in Spain, returning to France in 1952 after the death of his father...
- Gail, fictional character in the 1999 video game Dino CrisisDino Crisisis a survival horror video game by Capcom, originally released in 1999 for the PlayStation and later ported to Microsoft Windows and Dreamcast in 2000...
- Gail LeeryGail LeeryGail Leery is a fictional character from the American television program, Dawson's Creek, played by Mary-Margaret Humes.-Biography:Gail Leery is the wife of Mitch Leery. The two were college sweethearts and married in 1979 after four years of dating. They tried for three years to get pregnant, and...
, fictional character in the television series Dawson's Creek - Gail PlattGail PlattGail McIntyre is a long-standing fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Helen Worth, the character first appeared on screen on 12 July 1974...
, fictional character in the television series Coronation Street - Gail Wynand, fictional character in the 1943 novel The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Other uses
- GAILGAILGAIL Limited is a state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company headquartered in New Delhi, India. It has six segments: Transmission services of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas , Natural gas trading, petrochemicals, LPG and Liquid hydrocarbons, GAILTEL and Others.- History...
, Gas Authority of India Limited - GAIL: GNOME Accessibility Implementation Library - implements the computing accessibility interfaces defined by the GNOME Accessibility ToolkitAccessibility ToolkitIn computing, Accessibility Toolkit refers in particular to the GNOME ATK.The GNOME ATK, a developer toolkit, allows programmers to use common GNOME accessibility features in their applications. This includes such features as high-contrast visual themes for the visually impaired and keyboard...
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