Gilles (given name)

Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from that of the medieval Saint Giles.

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 (born 1933) Canadian novelist
• Gilles Archambault (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 Dowek (1966–2025), French computer scientist
• Gilles Duceppe (born 1947), Canadian politician, former leader of the Bloc Québécois
• 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 Emery, (born 1962), Swiss theologian
• 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 (1750−1835), Belgian sculptor
• Gilles-William Goldnadel (born 1954), French-Israeli lawyer, author, and columnist
• Gilles de Gouberville (1521−1578), French diarist
• Gilles Goujon (born 1961), French chef and restaurateur
• Gilles de Gourmont (c. 1499 – 1533), French bookseller and printer
• Gilles Grangier (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 Parti Québécois
• 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 (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 (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 (1946–2006), French computer scientist
• Gilles Kepel (born 1955), French political scientist and Arabist
• Gilles Klopman (1933–2015), Belgian-born American chemist
• Gilles Kohler (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 Gérard Meersseman (1903–1988), Belgian theologian and Catholic Church historian
• 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 (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 (1916–2006), Dutch theologian and historian of Christianity and Gnosticism
• Gilles de Rais (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 (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 (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 (born 1967), Corsican politician
• Gilles Simon (born 1958), French Formula One racing driver
• Gilles Simon (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 (writer) (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 (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 (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 Commedia dell'arte

See also

• Gilles (surname)

References