Giles (surname)
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The surname Giles comes from the given name Giles, for which multiple origins have been suggested.
Notable people with the surname Giles
- Annabel Giles (born 1959), Welsh model, panellist and novellist
- Ashley Giles (born 1973), English cricketer
- Brian Giles (born 1971), former American Major League Baseball player
- Calum Giles (born 1972), English field hockey player
- Cameron Giles, American rap artist
- Carl Giles (1916–1995), British cartoonist
- Christy Giles, Republic of Ireland footballer
- Cornelis Giles, 18th century Dutch navigator after whom Gilessundet is named
- Ernest Giles (1835–1897), Australian explorer
- George Giles (1913–1973), New Zealand cyclist
- Herbert Giles (1845–1935), British diplomat, Sinologist and linguist
- Jesús Giles Sánchez (1961–2012), Mexican politician
- John Allen Giles (1808–1884), English historian and clergyman
- John K. Giles (1895-1979), American criminal and Alcatraz prisoner
- John Laurent Giles (1901–1969), yacht designer
- Johnny Giles (born 1940), Irish football player, manager and pundit
- Lee Giles, American computer scientist
- Lionel Giles (1875–1958), Victorian scholar, translator, son of sinologist Herbert Giles
- Martin Giles, English footballer
- Michael and Peter Giles of King Crimson
- Marcus Giles (born 1978), former Major League Baseball outfielder
- Captain Pat Giles, Former Irish TD
- Peter Giles may refer to:
- Peter Giles (born 1971), Canadian actor
- Peter Giles (countertenor) (born 1939), British countertenor and voice teacher
- Peter Giles (musician) (born 1944), British bass player and vocalist
- Peter Giles (philologist) (1860–1935), philologist and Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- Peter Giles (canoeist) (born 1970), Canadian sprint kayaker
- Peter Giles (footballer) (born 1958), Australian footballer
See also
- Pieter Gillis (1486–1533), humanist and friend of Thomas More
- Peter de Giles (1927–2015), British Olympic rower
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- Richard P. Giles, American politician
- Roy Giles, British soldier and academic
- Stephen Giles (born 1972), Canadian canoeist
- Trevor Giles, Gaelic footballer for Meath GAA
- Warren Giles (1896–1979), National League executive in Major League Baseball
- William Branch Giles (1762-1830), American politician
Notable people with the surname Gilles
- Alexe Gilles, American figure skater
- Jean Gilles, 18th century French musician
- Jean Gilles, 20th century French general
- Osmond Gilles, first colonial treasurer of South Australia
- Piper Gilles, American figure skater
- Todd Gilles, American figure skater
Fictional characters
- Rupert Giles, a character from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series
- William Giles, a fictional inmate in Oz
See also
This page lists people with the surname Giles.
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