Sheridan Gilley (born 27 April 1945) is an Australian author and historian.
Gilley was born on 27 April 1945 in Brisbane, Australia.
He is the son of Wayne Grover Gilley, a journalist, and his wife Betty Margaret Gilley.
He married Margaret Mary Haworth, a health care executive and vicar, on June 15, 1974, and they have two children.
He completed his bachelor's degree at the University of Queensland in 1966 and his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1971.
He served as a lecturer in ecclesiastical history at the University of St. Andrews from 1971 to 1978, then moved to the University of Durham. He has been a reader emeritus at the University of Durham since 2002.
He became a fellow/member of the Royal Historical Society and the Ecclesiastical History Society.
His notable books include: