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    Gilles Simon

    Age 27 Male
    Tennis Player
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    Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour. His coach is French tennis veteran Thierry Tulasne, and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.read more

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    Gilles Peterson

    Age 47 Male
    Disk Jockey
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    Gilles Peterson, is a Swiss DJ, record collector and record label owner residing in London, UK. Through his labels Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, and latterly Brownswood Recordings, he has been associated with the careers of well-known artists of the 1990s such as Erykah Badu, Roni Size and Jamiroquai. He is also well known as a radio DJ.read more

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    Gilles Duceppe

    Age 64 Male
    Politician; Leader of the Bloc Québécois

    Gilles Duceppe is a Canadian politician, and proponent of the Québec sovereignty movement. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for almost 15 years. He is the son of a well-known Quebec actor, Jean Duceppe. He was Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada from March 17, 1997 to June 1, 1997.read more

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    Gilles Villeneuve

    1950 - 1982 Male
    Racing Driver

    Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, better known as Gilles Villeneuve, was a Canadian racing driver. An enthusiast of cars and fast driving from an early age, he started his professional career in snowmobile racing in his native province of Quebec. He moved into single seaters, winning the US and Canadian Formula Atlantic championships in 1976, before being offered a drive in Formula One with the McLaren team at the 1977 British Grand Prix.read more

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    Gilles Deleuze

    1925 - 1995 Male
    Philosopher, Scholar, Writer

    Gilles Deleuze, was a French philosopher who, from the early 1960s until his death, wrote influentially on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volumes of Capitalism and Schizophrenia: Anti-Oedipus (1972) and A Thousand Plateaus (1980), both co-written with Félix Guattari. His metaphysical treatise Difference and Repetition (1968) is considered by some scholars to be his magnum opus.read more

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    Gilles Vigneault

    Age 83 Male
    Poet, Singer, Publisher

    Gilles Vigneault, GOQ is a Canadian poet, publisher and singer-songwriter, and well-known Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. A poet deeply rooted in his native Quebec, Vigneault has become an icon at home and Quebec ambassador abroad. He is one of the principal figures of the generation of chansonniers who helped the Quebec chanson find its own identity, even while helping it find a universal dimension.read more

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    Gilles de Rais

    1404 - 1440 Male
    Baron, Knight, Companion

    Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, Baron de Rais, was a Breton knight, a leader in the French army and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. He is best known as a prolific serial killer of children. A member of the House of Montmorency-Laval, Gilles de Rais grew up under the tutelage of his maternal grandfather and increased his fortune by marriage. Following the War of the Breton Succession, he earned the favour of the Duke and was admitted to the French court.read more

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    Gilles Hocquart

    1694 - 1783 Male

    Gilles Hocquart was born in 1694, in Sainte-Croix, Mortagne, Perche to Jean-Hyacinthe Hocquart. From September, 1729 to August, 1748, Hocquart served as Intendant of New France, this being the longest lasting intendancy contract in the colony's history. Hocquart put his faith in the Canadian bourgeoisie as the main player in the development of a profitable economy for the colony.read more

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    Gilles Taillon

    Age 66 Male
    Politician

    Gilles Taillon is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ). A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections. Though not currently sitting as an MNA, he was selected as the party's new leader in the Action démocratique du Québec leadership election on October 18, 2009.read more