Gill (name)
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Gill as a given name
Europe
- EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: From a short form of the personal names such as "Giles", "Julian", "William", "Gilbert" or "Gillian". In theory, the name would have a soft initial when derived from the first two of these, and a hard one when from 'William'. However, there has been much confusion over the centuries. - In archaic EnglishMiddle EnglishMiddle English is the stage in the history of the English language during the High and Late Middle Ages, or roughly during the four centuries between the late 11th and the late 15th century....
, "gill" is a noun meaning, 'a young woman; a sweetheartSweetheartSweetheart can be:*The term of endearment applied to a person's significant other**Childhood sweetheart*Forgetful of bringing drinks to fellow coworkers*Sweetheart , recorded by Rainy Davis and re-recorded by Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri...
'. Originating from late Middle English, it is believed to be an abbreviation of the given English name "Gillian". - Northern English: Topographic name for someone who lived by a ravine or deep glen, Middle English gil(l), Old Norse gil ‘ravine’ or 'stream'.
- Scottish and IrishIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
: Meaning beautiful in the original Gaelic it has, on occasion, been confused with the English word gillie. - NorwegianNorwegian languageNorwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
: Habitational name from any of three farmsteads in western NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
named Gil, from Old Norse gil meaning ‘ravine’ or 'stream'. - GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
: from a vernacular short form of the medieval personal name Aegidius - DutchDutch languageDutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
: cognate of GilesGiles (given name)-Etymology:Giles is the Medieval English form of the Old French saints' name Gilles, an altered form of Latin Aegidius.Some explain this as from Greek αιγιδιον meaning "kid, young goat"....
The Middle East
- Jewish (AshkenazAshkenazIn the Bible, Ashkenaz is Gomer's first son, brother of Riphath and Togarmah , thereby a Japhetic descendant of Noah. A kingdom of Ashkenaz is called together with Ararat and Minni against Babylon In the Bible, Ashkenaz (Heb. אַשְׁכֲּנָז) is Gomer's first son, brother of Riphath and Togarmah (Gen....
): Ornamental name from the Hebrew gil meaning ‘joy’.
Gill as a surname
- Gill is a common surname for Punjabis of the Sikh faith. Gills are known to originate from the MalwaMalwa (Punjab)Malwa is a region of Punjab and parts of Haryana between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. This Malwa should not be confused with the Malwa Plateau region of Madhya Pradesh, Central India...
region of PunjabPunjab (India)Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
in northwestern India. Many have settled in North America, Europe, and Australia. - The "GilaniGilaniGilani or Jilani or Kilani may refer to:* a gentilic of Gilan, Iran* MV Gilani, an Empire F type coaster which sank at Montreal on 22 April 1972.* Gillani Railway Station, a neighbourhood in Karachi, Pakistan....
" surname/tribe, which hails from the province of Gilan in IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
is considered to be of similar ancestry to the original 'Gill' tribeGill (clan)Gill is a gotra/surname of the Jat ethnicity found in Punjab. Though, to westerners, Gill seems like a familiar given name , the Gill surname does not have the same etymological origins. "Gill" stands out to be one of the most popular surnames of the Jat race, with population of Gills being resided...
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People with the surname Gill
- A. A. GillA. A. GillAdrian Anthony Gill is a British writer who uses the byline A. A. Gill. He is currently employed by The Sunday Times as their restaurant reviewer and television critic and Vanity Fair magazine as a restaurant reviewer...
(1954- ), British newspaper columnist and writer - Alan GillAlan GillAlan Gill is a vocalist, guitarist and songwriter, who formed part of the synthpop band Dalek I Love You and the Neo-psychedelic band The Teardrop Explodes.-Early career:...
, English vocalist, guitarist and songwriter - Albert GillAlbert GillAlbert Gill VC was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
(1879–1916), English Victoria Cross recipient - André GillAndré GillAndré Gill was a French caricaturist. Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Guînes at Paris, the son of the Comte de Guînes and Sylvie-Adeline Gosset, he studied at this city's Academy of Fine Arts. He adopted the pseudonym André Gill in homage to his hero, James Gillray. Gill began illustrating for...
(1840–1885), French caricaturist - Andy GillAndy GillAndy Gill is a founding member and guitarist for the English rock group Gang of Four, considered among the most influential post-punk bands...
(1956- ), English musician (Gang of Four) - Asha GillAsha GillAsha Anand Gill is a Malaysia-based model, television host, deejay, veejay, writer, producer, film director, and women's rights activist...
(1972- ), English model, writer and film director - Aurélien GillAurélien GillAurélien Gill, was a Canadian Senator from his appointment in 1998 until his retirement in 2008.-Early life:Born in Mashteuiatsh, the only Native community in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, Gill received a bachelor's degree in pedagogy from Université Laval.An Aboriginal businessman and...
(1933- ), Canadian senator - Bobby GillBobby GillBobby Gill is a former NASCAR driver. He raced for a number of years in the Craftsman Truck Series, earning four top-tens in sixteen starts.Most of the starts came in 1996, when he started off with Spears Motorsports. In his debut with the team, he started 15th and finished 23rd at Homestead-Miami...
(1959- ), former American NASCAR driver - Bob Gill, multiple people including:
- Bob GillBob Gill (artist)Bob Gill , American illustrator and graphic designer. He played the piano at summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to pay his school tuition. He attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Art , Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts , City College of New York...
(1931- ), American illustrator - Bob GillBob Gill (daredevil)Bob Gill is a former world-record holding motorcycle stuntman. He was one of the few jumpers to disdain the use of a landing ramp. His career was cut short in 1974 when he landed short on a world-record attempt to jump the wide Appalachia Lake in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.- Racer to jumper...
, American motorcycle stuntman
- Bob Gill
- Brendan GillBrendan GillBrendan Gill wrote for The New Yorker for more than 60 years. He also contributed film criticism for Film Comment and wrote a popular book about his time at the New Yorker magazine.-Biography:...
(1914–1997), American journalist - Brian Gill, Lord GillBrian Gill, Lord GillBrian Gill, Lord Gill is Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, the country's second most senior judge, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In February 2007 the Scottish Executive announced that Lord Gill was to head a review of Scotland's civil courts...
, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland - Gill (Buckinghamshire cricketer)Gill (Buckinghamshire cricketer)Gill was a noted All-England cricketer of the 18th century who was a prominent wicketkeeper...
- Christopher Gill (1936- ), U.K. politician
- Conor GillConor GillConor Gill is a professional lacrosse player who had an exceptional collegiate career at the University of Virginia before going on to the professional ranks.-High school and collegiate career:...
(1980- ), American professional lacrosse player - Dave GillDave GillDave Gill was head coach of the original Ottawa Senators from 1926 to 1929. He won the Stanley Cup in the 1926–27 season.He died of a heart ailment in 1963 at the age of 72.Source:...
, Canadian ice hockey coach - David A. GillDavid Gill (executive)David Alan Gill is British football executive, currently Chief Executive of Manchester United F.C. and a board member of the Football Association...
(1957- ), as of 2006, the Chief Executive of Manchester United Football Club - David GillDavid Gill (astronomer)Sir David Gill FRS was a Scottish astronomer who is known for measuring astronomical distances, for astrophotography, and for geodesy. He spent much of his career in South Africa.- Life and work :...
(1843–1914), British astronomer - Duane GillDuane GillDuane Gill is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint in the World Wrestling Federation as Gillberg, a parody of then-rival promotion World Championship Wrestling's top star Goldberg. During his tenure in the WWF, Gill became a one time Light Heavyweight Champion...
, American professional wrestler - Eddie GillEddie GillEddie Gill is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.84 m point guard.Gill went undrafted after a college career at Salt Lake Community College and Weber State University...
(1978- ), American professional basketball player - Eric GillEric GillArthur Eric Rowton Gill was a British sculptor, typeface designer, stonecutter and printmaker, who was associated with the Arts and Crafts movement...
(1882–1940), artist, sculptor and typographer (creator of Gill SansGill SansGill Sans is a sans-serif typeface designed by Eric Gill.The original design appeared in 1926 when Douglas Cleverdon opened a bookshop in his home town of Bristol, where Eric Gill painted the fascia over the window in sans-serif capitals that would later be known as Gill Sans...
) - Ernest GillErnest GillErnest Harry Gill was an English amateur footballer who made single appearances at right-back for Southampton in 1900 and for Leicester Fosse in 1901...
(1877–1950), English cricketer and footballer - George GillGeorge GillGeorge Lloyd Gill was a professional baseball pitcher. He played three seasons in Major League Baseball, for the Detroit Tigers from 1937–39 and for the St. Louis Browns in 1939....
(1909–1999), American major league baseball pitcher - George Wray GillG. Wray GillGeorge Wray Gill, Sr. was an American lawyer born in Crowley, Louisiana. He graduated Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in June 1927. He became a prominent attorney in that city as part of the firm Gill, Bernstein, Schreiber and Gill in Room 1707 of the Pere* Marquette Building at 150...
(1907–1972), American lawyer - Hal GillHal GillHarold Priestley "Hal" Gill III is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and an alternate captain of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(1975- ), American professional ice hockey player - Irving GillIrving GillIrving John Gill , American architect, is considered a pioneer of the modern movement in architecture. He designed several buildings considered examples of San Diego's best architecture.-Biography:...
(1870–1936), American architect - James Gill, multiple people including:
- James GillJames Gill (columnist)-Background:James Gill is a graduate of the University of Liverpool who emigrated to the United States in 1977. Since 1986 he has been a columnist for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Louisiana.-Times-Picayune columns:...
, British-born columnist - James GillJames Gill (artist)James Francis Gill is an American artist and one of the protagonists in the pop-art movement.-Background and education:He was born in Tahoka, Texas and grew up in San Angelo, Texas. His mother, an interior decorator and entrepreneur, encouraged her son to have an artistic interest...
(1934- ), American pop artist - James GillJames Gill (cricketer)James Rupert Gill was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland, a first-class match against the MCC in August 1948, scoring 106 in the Ireland first innings.He later served as president of the Irish Cricket Union in 1961.-References:...
(1911–2000), Irish cricketer
- James Gill
- Juan Bautista GillJuan Bautista GillJuan Bautista Gill García was President of Paraguay from November 25, 1874 to April 12, 1877.Juan Bautista Gill Garcia del Barrio was born in Asunción. In 1854 he traveled to Buenos Aires where he did his secondary education and medical training, which he failed to finish. His parents were Juan...
(1840–1877, President of ParaguayParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the... - Joe GillJoe GillJoseph Gill was an American magazine writer and highly prolific comic book scripter. Most of his work was for Charlton Comics, where he co-created the superheroes Captain Atom, Peacemaker, and Judomaster, among others. Comics historians consider Gill a top contender as the comic-book field's most...
(1919–2006), American comics writer - Prof. Joel Gill (1843- ), professor in Mathematical Physics.
- John Gill, multiple people, including:
- John GillJohn Gill (trade unionist)John F. Gill was an Irish trade union official and Labour Party Teachta Dála .He first stood for election in the June 1927 general election in the Laois–Offaly constituency, and joined William Davin as one of two Labour TDs returned from Laois–Offaly to the 5th Dáil...
(1898–1971), Irish trade unionist and Labour TD - John GillJohn Gill (climber)John Gill is an American mathematician who has achieved recognition for his rock-climbing. He is considered the Father of Modern Bouldering by many climbers.-Early life and professional career:...
(1937- ), mathematician and climber - John GillJohn Gill (theologian)John Gill was an English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar, and theologian who held to a firm Calvinistic soteriology. Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, he attended Kettering Grammar School where he mastered the Latin classics and learned Greek by age 11...
(1697–1771), Calvinist theologian
- John Gill
- Johnny GillJohnny GillJohnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
(1966- ), American R&B singer and songwriter - Kanwar Pal Singh GillKanwar Pal Singh GillKanwar Pal Singh Gill served twice as Director General of Police Punjab, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control, and while the BBC reports that many see Gill as a hero, there are accusations that Gill and the forces under his command were responsible for...
, Indian police officer - Ken GillKen Gill (rugby league)Ken Gill is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s. A Great Britain and England international representative /, he played club level for Salford, and Barrow....
, English rugby league footballer - Kendall GillKendall GillKendall Cedric Gill is a retired American professional basketball player, now a sports analyst for Comcast Sports Net and the Big Ten Network.-Early life:...
(1968- ), retired American professional basketball player - Kimveer GillKimveer GillKimveer Singh Gill was the Canadian perpetrator of the Dawson College shooting at Dawson College in Westmount, Quebec, Canada on September 13, 2006. He killed one student and wounded nineteen others before he committed suicide.-Background:Kimveer Gill was a 25-year-old Indo-Canadian born in...
(1981–2006), Canadian shooter responsible for Dawson School shootings 2006 - Lesley GillLesley GillLesley Gill is an author and a professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University. Her research focusses on political violence, gender, free market reforms and human rights in Latin America, especially Bolivia. She also writes about the military training that takes place at the School of the...
, American anthropologist - Libby GillLibby Gill-Biography:After fifteen years serving as senior vice president at Universal Studios; vice president at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting; and a consultant for Dr. Phil and Paramount Studios, Libby Gill is now an internationally respected personal coach, Dallas Morning News...
, American personal coach - Madge GillMadge GillMadge Gill , born Maude Ethel Eades, was an English outsider and visionary artist.-Early years:Born an illegitimate child in East Ham, Essex, , she spent much of her early years in seclusion and was placed in an orphanage at the age of 9...
, (1882–1961), English artist - Margaret GillMargaret GillMargaret Gill was born in Yorkshire, England, and was the first wife of American black actor Ira Frederick Aldridge. She married Aldridge in 1825. The couple's inter-racial marriage caused great anger from the pro-slavery lobby. She died in 1864. They had no children. After her death Aldridge...
(?-1864), first wife of American black actor Ira Frederick Aldridge - Moses GillMoses GillMoses Gill was a Massachusetts politician who briefly served as Acting Governor of the state.-Life:He was a merchant living in Boston, until 1767, when he removed to Princeton, Massachusetts. In 1759 he married Sarah Prince, daughter to pastor Thomas Prince of Boston's Old South Church...
, (1734–1800), U.S. politician - Neena GillNeena GillNeena Gill was a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands for the Labour Party from 1999 to 2009. Prior to becoming a Member of the European Parliament, she was Chief Executive of ASRA and the Newlon Housing Group...
, British MEP - Nia GillNia GillNia H. Gill is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002, where she represents the 34th Legislative District....
(1948- ), American Democratic Party politician - Nicolas GillNicolas GillNicolas Gill is a judoka from Canada, who twice won an Olympic medal in his career. He first did so at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he won the bronze medal in the middleweight division...
(1972- ), Canadian judo competitor - Parmjit Singh GillParmjit Singh GillParmjit Singh Gill is a British Liberal Democrat politician. As Member of Parliament for Leicester South from 2004 to 2005, he is the only ever ethnic-minority Liberal Democrat MP....
(1966- ), British Liberal Democrat politician - Pete GillPete GillPete Gill is a heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motörhead.Gill was one of the two drummers in The Glitter Band, then formed part of the original line up Saxon in 1978. He stayed with them until 1981 when he injured his hand...
(1951- ), English rock drummer - Peter Gill, multiple people, including:
- Peter GillPeter Gill (VC)Peter Gill VC was born in St Paul's Parish, Dublin and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Gill was approximately 25 years old, and a...
(1831–1868), Irish Victoria Cross recipient - Peter GillPeter Gill (rugby league footballer)Peter Gill is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s.Peter Gill's position of choice was as a / and he could also operate at /....
(1964- ), former Australian Rugby League player
- Peter Gill
- Priya GillPriya GillPriya Gill is an Indian actress. She has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood, Malayalam and Punjabi film.-Film career:She began her Bollywood career with the ABCL production Tere Mere Sapne along with Arshad Warsi and Chandrachur Singh. She was known more for her Indian appeal and simple...
(1977- ), Bollywood actress - Raminder GillRaminder GillRaminder Singh Gill is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003, and has unsuccessfully sought election to the Canadian House of Commons on three separate occasions. He currently serves as a citizenship judge. Gill was born...
, Ontario politician - Richard Gill, multiple people, including:
- Richard T. Gill, opera singer and Harvard economics professor
- Richard Gill (conductor)Richard Gill (conductor)Richard James Gill OAM is an Australian conductor who has earned awards for his work. He conducts choral, orchestral and operatic works, and has been involved in music training and education...
(1942- ), Australian conductor - Richard D. Gill (1951- ), Anglo-Dutch mathematician / mathematical-statistician
- R. R. Rockingham GillR. R. Rockingham GillRichard Rowan Rockingham Gill, was a lecturer of philosophy—in particular, logic—and is an author.Rockingham Gill received a MA from the University of St Andrews and has published variously in the Journal of Symbolic Logic, Archiv für mathematische Logik und Grundlagenforschung and other...
(1944- ), Welsh philosophy lecturer - Robin D. GillRobin D. GillRobin D. Gill, born in 1951 at Miami Beach, Florida, USA, and brought up on the island of Key Biscayne in the Florida Keys, is a bilingual author in Japanese and English, as well as a nature writer, maverick authority on the history of stereotypes of Japanese identity and prolific translator of,...
(1951- ), American japanologist - Robin GillRobin GillRobin Gill is a Canadian journalist. She is currently the weekend anchor for Global National and B.C. correspondent. Robin has also worked for the CBC and graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and from BCIT she earned a diploma in broadcast...
, Canadian journalist - Samuel Thomas Gill, (1818–1880), early Australian colonial artist
- Sarah Ann GillSarah Ann GillSarah Ann Gill was a social and religious leader in Barbados during the era of slavery. By an act of Parliament in 1998, she was named as one of the ten National Heroes of Barbados.-Biography:...
(1795–1866), Barbadian folk hero - Slats GillSlats GillAmory Tingle "Slats" Gill was a men's basketball and baseball coach at Oregon State University.-Early life:Gill was born in Salem, Oregon, the youngest of eight children. His father died when he was a child. His nickname "Slats" was given to him at age 12. Gill was swimming in a local pond one...
(1901–1966), American basketball and baseball coach - Steve GillSteve GillSteve Gill is an American conservative talk radio host based in Nashville, Tennessee. He is currently serving as a political commentator on Nashville television station WKRN, and his radio show, The Steve Gill Show, is broadcast on stations across the state.-Education and personal life:Gill...
, American radio talk-show host - Terry GillTerry GillTerry Gill is a British-born actor who carved a nichè in Australian television playing police officers.He was a recurring cast member in the women's prison drama Prisoner as Det. Insp. Jack Grace, a regular cast member as Sgt...
, British actor - Thea GillThea GillThea Louise Gill is a Canadian actress best known for her starring role as Lindsay Peterson in the Showtime television series Queer as Folk.-Early life:...
(1970- ), Canadian actress - Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837–1914), American ichthyologist.
- Thomas Gill, multiple people including:
- Thomas Gill (1922–2009), U.S. Democratic politician
- Thomas GillThomas Gill (footballer)Thomas Gill is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.Gill was capped for Norway.-External links:...
(1965- ), retired Norwegian footballer - Thomas Harry GillThomas Harry GillThomas Harry Gill was a British Labour Party politician, and Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1929 to 1931. He was chairman of the Co-operative society and lived in North Shore Blackpool. He was married twice and had two daughters, one from each marriage.- External links :...
(1885–1955), British politician
- Tim GillTim GillTim Gill is an American computer software entrepreneur and LGBT rights activist.- Background :Gill was born in Hobart, Indiana...
(1953- ), American computer software entrepreneur and gay rights activist - Tom GillTom Gill (comics)Thomas P. Gill is an American comic book artist best known for his nearly 11-year run drawing The Lone Ranger.-Early life and career:...
(1913–2005), American comic book artist - Turner GillTurner GillTurner Hillery Gill is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach at Kansas from 2010-2011, and was one of 11 African-American head coaches in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision at the time of his hiring.-College:Gill graduated from Arlington Heights High...
(1962- ), American college football coach - Vince GillVince GillVincent Grant "Vince" Gill is an American neotraditional country singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He has achieved commercial success and fame both as frontman to the country rock band Pure Prairie League in the 1970s, and as a solo artist beginning in 1983, where his talents as a...
(1957- ), American country singer–songwriter - William Henry GillWilliam Henry GillWilliam Henry Gill was a Manx musical scholar who wrote and composed anthem of Isle of Man, "Arrane Ashoonagh Dy Vannin".-Life and career:...
(1839–1923), Manx musical scholar
Notable and prominent Gill Jats
- Daljit Singh ShergillDaljit Singh ShergillDaljit Singh Shergill is the President of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick and one of the main organisers in the UK for Sikh events. As a Sikh Leader in UK, He is also the longest leading President of the 1st Gurdwara in the UK...
, President of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick - Professor Piara Singh GillPiara Singh GillPiara Singh Gill was an Indian nuclear physicist who was a pioneer in cosmic ray nuclear physics and worked on the American Manhattan project. He was the first Director of Central Scientific Instruments Organisation of India. He was research fellow of Chicago University...
, nuclear physicist - Lachhman Singh GillLachhman Singh GillLachhman Singh Gill was the Chief Minister of Punjab, India from November 25, 1967to August 23, 1968.-References:...
, former Chief-minister of Punjab (India) - Shish Ram GillShish Ram GillHawaldar Shish Ram Gill , Vir Chakra, was in 8th Jat Regiment of the Indian Army. He was born at village Vishanpura in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India...
- Vir ChakraVir ChakraVir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration carried with it the right to use Vr.C. as a postnominal abbreviation Vir Chakra is an Indian gallantry award presented for acts of bravery in the battlefield. Award of the decoration... - Rabbi ShergillRabbi ShergillRabbi Shergill in Jatt Sikh family is an Indian musician well known for his debut album Rabbi and the chart-topper song of 2005, "Bulla Ki Jaana"...
, Indian musician - Jimmy ShergillJimmy ShergillJasjit Singh Gill , popularly known as Jimmy Shergill , is an Indian actor.-Early life:Shergill was born in a Jatt Sikh family in Gorakhpur, India and studied there till 5th Grade in St. Paul's School. Then, his family shifted to Patiala...
, Indian actor - Amrita Shergill, Indian painter
- Kultar GillKultar GillKultar "Black Mamba" Gill is a professional Indian-Canadian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer and lightweight mixed martial artist, fighting for Team Mamba in Abbotsford, British Columbia....
, Canadian Mixed Martial Arts fighter - Kanwar Pal Singh GillKanwar Pal Singh GillKanwar Pal Singh Gill served twice as Director General of Police Punjab, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control, and while the BBC reports that many see Gill as a hero, there are accusations that Gill and the forces under his command were responsible for...
, former Director General of Police, Punjab