Top Celebrity Names Starting With Gil

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   Gil Scott-Heron

   1949 - 2011 Male
   

   Musician

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   Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron.… read more

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   Gil de Ferran

   Age 44 Male
   

   Driver, Owner, Champion

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   Gil de Ferran, is a professional racing driver and team owner. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for the Penske Honda Team and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500. Inspired by the success of fellow Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, de Ferran began his career in kart racing in the early 1980s. He graduated to Formula Ford level in 1987 and Formula Three in 1991.… read more

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   Gil Garcetti

   Age 70 Male
   

   Los Angeles County District Attorney

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   Gilbert Salvadore Iberri "Gil" Garcetti is an American politician. He served as Los Angeles County's 40th District Attorney for two terms, from 1992 until November 7, 2000.

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   Gil Kane

   1926 - 2000 Male
   

   Artist

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   Eli Katz who worked under the name Gil Kane and in one instance Scott Edward, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s and every major comics company and character. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and co-created Iron Fist with Roy Thomas for Marvel Comics.… read more

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   Gil Cedillo

   Age 58 Male
   

   Politician, Campaigner, Senator

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   Gilbert Anthony Cedillo is a politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in the California State Assembly. Cedillo, a contribution to the United States, was a candidate for California's 32nd congressional district seat, vacated by Hilda Solis. A California's 32nd Congressional District Special Election, 2009 was held on May 19, 2009. Cedillo lost the Democratic primary against Board of Equalization Member Judy Chu.… read more

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   Gil Stratton

   1922 - 2008 Male
   

   Actor, Sportscaster

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   Gil Stratton Jr. was an actor and sportscaster who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He most recently resided in Toluca Lake, California, until his death from congestive heart failure.

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   Gil Evans

   1912 - 1988 Male
   

   Composer, Pianist, Bandleader

   
   

   Gil Evans was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader, active in the United States. He played an important role in the development of cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz and jazz fusion, and collaborated extensively with Miles Davis.… read more

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   Gil Kerlikowske

   Age 62 Male
   

   Us Government Official

   
   

   Richard Gil Kerlikowske is the current Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a position generally referred to as the United States "Drug Czar". He assumed office on May 7, 2009. Kerlikowske graduated from the University of South Florida in Tampa and the Executive Institute at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Academy. He has served as Chief of Police in four cities and worked in the United States Justice Department.… read more

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   Gil Gutknecht

   Age 61 Male
   

   Congressman, Politician, Auctioneer

   
   

   Gilbert William "Gil" Gutknecht, Jr. is an American politician. Gutknecht was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives first elected in 1994 to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota. Gutknecht lost his 2006 reelection bid to DFL candidate Tim Walz, and his term ended in January 2007.… read more

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    Gil Hodges

    1924 - 1972 Male
    

    United States Marine

    
    

    Gilbert Ray Hodges was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. During an 18-year baseball career, he played in 1943 and from 1947–63, spending most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the major leagues' outstanding first baseman in the 1950s, with teammate Duke Snider being the only player to have more home runs or runs batted in during the decade.… read more

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    Gil Pinac

    Age 54 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Gillis James Pinac, known as Gil Pinac is a former 12-year Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from Crowley, the seat of Acadia Parish. He switched his affiliation to Republican a week before announcing his candidacy for the Louisiana Public Service Commission in the special election held on April 4, 2009. Pinac ran third in the election. As he conceded defeated on election night, Pinac endorsed his fellow Republican, former U.S.… read more

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    Gil Vicente

    Male
    

    Dramatist, Goldsmith, Poet

    
    

    Gil Vicente, called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus," often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's greatest playwrights. Vicente worked in Portuguese as much as he worked in Spanish and is thus, with Juan del Encina, considered joint-father of Spanish drama.… read more

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    Gil Turner

    1933 - 1974 Male
    

    Editor, Folk Singer, Songwriter

    
    

    Gil Turner was an American folk singer-songwriter, magazine editor, Shakespearean actor, political activist, and for a time, a lay Baptist preacher. Turner was a prominent figure in the Greenwich Village scene of the early 1960s, where he was master of ceremonies at New York's leading folk music venue, Gerde's Folk City, as well as co-editor of the protest song magazine Broadside.… read more

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    Gil Hayes

    Age 72 Male
    

    Wrestler

    
    

    Gilbert "Gil" Hayes is a retired Canadian professional wrestler who competed in North American promotions during the 1960s and 1970s including All Star Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling where he would remain a mainstay for the majority of his 17-year career. One of the first Canadian professional wrestlers to compete in Puerto Rico, he also frequently toured Japan with International Wrestling Enterprise during the mid-to-late 1970s.… read more