Gillies
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Politicians
- Duncan GilliesDuncan GilliesDuncan Gillies , Australian colonial politician, was the 14th Premier of Victoria.Gillies was born at Overnewton near Glasgow, Scotland, where his father had a market garden. He was sent to the high school until he was about 14, when he entered an office in Glasgow...
(1834–1943), Australian colonial and state politician - James McPhail Gillies (born 1924), Canadian national politician
- John Gillies (Canadian politician)John Gillies (Canadian politician)John Gillies was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represent Bruce North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal....
(1837–1889), Scottish-Canadian state and national politician - Joseph Alexander GilliesJoseph Alexander GilliesJoseph Alexander Gillies was a Canadian politician.Born in Irish Cove, Nova Scotia, the son of John Gillies and Mary McLean, Gillies was educated at St. Francis Xavier University graduating in April 1871. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1875 and practised law in Sydney...
(1849–1921), Canadian state and national politician - Phil GilliesPhil GilliesPhilip Andrew Gillies is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller.Gillies was educated at Queenborough in Kent, England...
(born 1954), English-Canadian state politician - Thomas GilliesThomas GilliesThomas Bannatyne Gillies was a 19th century New Zealand lawyer, judge and politician.-Early life:He was born at Rothesay on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, on 17 January 1828...
(1828–1889), New Zealand provincial and national politician - William GilliesWilliam GilliesWilliam Gillies was a Scottish patriot and a socialist. He helped to form the Scots National League which joined with in other bodies to form the National Party of Scotland which in turn evolved into the Scottish National Party ....
(1865–1932), Scottish patriot, socialist and politician - William Gillies (Australian politician)William Gillies (Australian politician)William Neil Gillies was ALP Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 26 February 1925 to 22 October 1925....
(1868–1928), Australian state politician
Sportspeople
- Clark GilliesClark GilliesClark "Jethro" Gillies is a retired professional ice hockey player. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He provided both physical presence and offensive punch for the NHL's New York Islanders during their four-year run as Stanley Cup champions. In a career that spanned 958 games, Gillies...
(born 1954), Canadian professional ice hockey player, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame - Colton GilliesColton GilliesColton Gillies is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Wild in the first round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft...
(born 1989), Canadian amateur ice hockey player - Craig GilliesCraig GilliesCraig Gillies is an English rugby union player. He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a lock....
(born 1976), English rugby union player - Eric GilliesEric GilliesEric Gillies was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Susan Carscallen, he competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the gold medal at the 1977 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.-Results:...
(born 1952), Canadian Olympic ice dancer - Matt GilliesMatt GilliesMatthew "Matt" Muirhead Gillies was a Scottish football player and manager who played for, captained, coached and managed Leicester City for a total of 15 years between 1952–1955 and 1956-1968. He is the club's longest serving manager, lasting a decade in the manager's seat between November...
(1921–1998), Scottish footballer - Shawn GilliesShawn GilliesWinston Shawn Gillies is a Jamaican born, Australian cricketer who has played first class matches for Western Warriors...
(born 1981), Jamaican-Australian cricketer - Simon GilliesSimon GilliesSimon Gillies was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs and for the New South Wales Rugby League team.-External links:*...
(born before 1987), Australian rugby league player - Trevor GilliesTrevor GilliesTrevor Gillies is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the New York Islanders organization of the National Hockey League . Gillies is primarily used as an enforcer.-Playing career:...
(born 1979), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Others
- Amanda Gillies (born before 1987), New Zealand television journalist
- Anne Lorne GilliesAnne Lorne GilliesAnne Lorne Gillies is a Scottish singer-songwriter, broadcaster, academic and writer. She was raised in Argyll and began singing as a child and as a native Gaelic speaker she participated in the Mod aged 17 where she won a gold medal for her singing talent.She studied Celtic and English at the...
(born 1944), Scottish singer-songwriter, broadcaster, academic and writer - Ben GilliesBen GilliesBenjamin David Gillies is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair.Born in Merewether, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, he started as a quad drummer in the band The Marching Koalas, before forming the band Innocent Criminals at the age...
(born 1979), Australian musician - Betty GilliesBetty GilliesBetty Gillies was a pioneer American aviatrix.-World War II:The first pilot to qualify for the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron was Betty Huyler Gillies of Syosset, Long Island, New York. She entered the WAFS on September 12, 1942...
(1909–1998), American aviatrix - Daniel GilliesDaniel Gillies-Early life:Gillies was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to a pediatrician father. He was raised in New Zealand and went to Southwell School and the Hamilton Boys' High School.-Acting career:...
(born 1976), Canadian-New Zealand actor - Donald A. GilliesDonald A. GilliesDonald A. Gillies is a British philosopher and historian of science and mathematics. He is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College, London.-Career:...
, British philosopher and historian of science and mathematics - Donald B. GilliesDonald B. GilliesDonald Bruce Gillies was a Canadian mathematician and computer scientist, known for his work in game theory, computer design, and minicomputer programming environments.- Education :...
(1928–1975), Canadian mathematician and computer scientist - Fiona GilliesFiona GilliesFiona Gillies is a British actress who has appeared on television and the stage.She first appeared in the 1988 version of The Hound of the Baskervilles as Beryl Stapleton. A year later she appeared in the mini-series Mother Love....
(born before 1980), British actress - Harold GilliesHarold GilliesSir Harold Delf Gillies was a New Zealand-born, and later London based, otolaryngologist who is widely considered as the father of plastic surgery.-Personal life:Gillies was born in Dunedin, New Zealand...
(1882–1960), New Zealand-English physician, "father of plastic surgery" - Ian GilliesIan GilliesIan Gillies , known to many simply as Mycroft from BBC Radio 4's Brain of Britain, was an accomplished quiz player and question setter in the United Kingdom...
(before 1944–2002), British quiz show champion - Isabel GilliesIsabel GilliesIsabel Gillies is an actress and author. She has played Elliot Stabler's wife, Kathy, in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1999...
(born 1970), American actress - Jake Gillies (1991– living), American Musician and Infamous Criminal
- John GilliesJohn GilliesJohn Gillies was a Scottish historian and classical scholar.-Life:He was born at Brechin, in Forfarshire and was educated at the University of Glasgow, where, at the age of twenty, he acted for a short time as substitute for the professor of Greek. He lived for a while in Germany and returned in...
(1747–1836), Scottish historian and classical scholar - Kylie GilliesKylie GilliesKylie Gillies is a television presenter for the Seven Network based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She currently co-hosts The Morning Show with Larry Emdur.-Career:...
(born 1967), Australian television personality - Max GilliesMax GilliesMax Gillies AM is an Australian actor.Gillies was a founding member of the experimental theatre company, the Australian Performing Group, which was active throughout the 1970s....
(born 1941), Australian actor - Michael Thomas GilliesMichael Thomas GilliesMichael Thomas Gillies was an English medical entomologist. He spent most of his working life in the tropics, particularly Tanzania and later The Gambia, studying the transfer of malaria between mosquitos and humans...
(1920–1999), English medical entomologist - Midge GilliesMidge GilliesMidge Gillies is a British journalist and biographer. Educated at Girton College, Cambridge, she has written extensively for newspapers including The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times and is the author of seven books, including biographies of the British music hall star Marie Lloyd and the pioneer...
(born before 1977), British journalist and biographer - Pamela GilliesPamela GilliesProfessor Pamela Gillies BSc PGCE MEd MMedSci PhD FRSA FFPH was appointed as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University in March 2006.-Education:...
(born 1953), Scottish academic - Robert GilliesRobert GilliesRobert Bruce Gillies was a member of New Zealand band Split Enz between 1973 and 1974, and later between November 1975 and late 1977, playing the saxophone and the trumpet...
(born before 1953), New Zealand musician, production designer for film and television - Rowan Gillies (born 1971), Australian physician, former president of Médecins Sans Frontières
- Russell Gillies (born 1979), Scottish satirist
- Stuart GilliesStuart GilliesStuart Gillies is an English chef. He is currently head chef at the Gordon Ramsay-owned Boxwood Café and will be Chef Patron at the reopened Savoy Hotel in October 2010....
(born before 1987), English chef - William George GilliesWilliam George GilliesSir William George Gillies was a renowned Scottish landscape and still life painter.Gillies was born in Haddington, East Lothian; he studied at Edinburgh College of Art and taught there after graduation for over 40 years. He was principal of the College from 1959 until his retirement in 1966...
(1898–1973), Scottish painter - William S. GilliesWilliam S. GilliesWilliam S. Gillies was an American artist, letterer, and type designer working in New York City.Gillies is best remembered as an illustrator for the covers of several books including the Ken Holt Mysteries, Nancy Drew Mysteries, and The Hardy Boys Mysteries. He also drew for Collier's Weekly...
(1911–2000), American artist
Masons
- Trevor gilliesTrevor GilliesTrevor Gillies is a Canadian ice hockey player who is currently playing for the New York Islanders organization of the National Hockey League . Gillies is primarily used as an enforcer.-Playing career:...
(born 1942) Member of Milncroft Lodge No.1515, St. John Royal Arch Chapter No. 257 - David Stewart Gillies (Born 1964) Member of Milncroft Lodge No.1515, P.Z St. John Royal Arch Chapter No.257,P.T.I.M Govan Cryptic Council No117, P.W.C.N & M.E.C. Plantation Lodge & Council No. 259