Gil (given name)

Gil is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Gilbert. Another version of this name is Gill. It may refer to:

• Gil Amelio (born 1943), technology executive and former CEO of Apple Inc.
• Gil Baiano (born 1966), Brazilian retired footballer
• Gil Bellows (born 1967), Canadian actor
• Gil Birmingham (born 1953), American actor
• Gil Brandt (1932–2023), American football executive
• Gil Brother (1957–2023), Brazilian actor, humorist, dancer and YouTuber
• Gil Cohen (disambiguation), several people
• Gil de Ferran (1967–2023), French-born Brazilian racing driver and team owner
• Gil Eanes, Portuguese explorer
• Gil Elvgren (1914-1980), American pin-up artist
• Gil Evans (1912-1988), Canadian jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader
• Gil Fronsdal (born 1954), American Buddhist teacher
• Gil Gerard (born 1943), American actor, star of the TV series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
• Gil Goldstein (born 1950), American jazz pianist
• Gil Gomes (born 1972), Portuguese retired footballer
• Gil Hayes (1939–2022), Canadian former professional wrestler
• Gil Heron (1922-2008), Jamaican footballer
• Gil Hodges (1924-1972), American Major League Baseball player and manager
• Gil Kenan (born 1976), British–American film director
• Gil Kim (born 1981), American baseball coach and executive
• Gil Meche (born 1978), American retired Major League Baseball pitcher
• Gil Nickel (1939-2003), American vintner
• Gil Ofarim (born 1982), German singer and songwriter
• Gil Ofer (born 1976), Israeli Olympic judoka
• Gil Perkins (1907-1999), Australian actor
• Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
• Gil Robinson (1910-1985), American football player
• Gil Santos (1938–2018), American radio commentator for the New England Patriots football team
• Gil Schwartz, pen name of Stanley Bing (1951–2020), business humorist and novelist
• Gil Shaham (born 1971), Israeli-American violinist
• Gil Shwed (born 1952), Israeli programmer and entrepreneur
• Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011), American spoken word performer and rap pioneer
• Gil Semedo (born 1974), Cape Verdean singer
• Gil Simkovitch (born 1982), Israeli Olympic sport shooter
• Gil Stein (archaeologist), American archaeologist
• Gil Stein (ice hockey) (1928–2022), American lawyer, law instructor and former National Hockey League president
• Gil Student (born 1972), American blogger
• Gil Vainshtein (born 1984), Canadian soccer player

• Gil Grissom, on the American TV series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, played by actor William Petersen
• Gil Gunderson, a recurring character on the animated TV series The Simpsons
• Gil Chesterton, a supporting character on the TV sitcom Frasier
• Gil, in the 1985 arcade game The Tower of Druaga
• Gil, in the manga Dragon Knights
• Gil, on the American/Canadian children's TV series Bubble Guppies
• Gil Hammerstein from the video game Lights, Camera, Pants!
• Gil Shannon, the main character of the Sniper Elite novel series written by Scott McEwen
• Gil Nexdor, a Johnny Test character

• Gill (name)

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