Gilles (given name)

Gilles is a French masculine given name. It is derived from that of the medieval Saint Giles.

People with the name Gilles include:


 * Gilles, Count of Montaigu (fl. 12th-century), French nobleman
 * Saint-Gilles (c. 650 – c. 710), Greek Christian hermit
 * Gilles Aillaud (1928–2005), French painter, set decorator, and scenographer
 * Gilles Alé (or Hallet; 1620–1694), Flemish painter
 * Gilles Allou (1670–1751), French painter
 * Gilles Andriamahazo (1919–1989), Malagasy general and political figure
 * Gilles Andruet (1958–1995), French chess International Master
 * Gilles Apap (born 1963), French classical violinist
 * Gilles Archambault (born 1933) Canadian novelist
 * Gilles Archambault (1934–2009), Canadian gridiron footballer
 * Gilles Aycelin de Montaigu (13??–13??), French cardinal, bishop, and diplomat
 * Gilles d'Ambra Azzopardi (born 1949), French psychosociologist
 * Gilles Dumas, French rugby league footballer and coach
 * Gilles Babinet (born 1967) French entrepreneur
 * Gilles Barbier, (born 1965), Vanuatu-born French artist
 * Gilles Baril (born 1940), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Baril (born 1957), Canadian businessman, journalist, and politician
 * Gilles Beaudoin (1919–2007), Canadian politician
 * Gilles-François de Beauvais (1693 – c. 1773), French Jesuit writer and preacher
 * Gilles Bellemare (1932–1980), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Bellemare (born 1952), composer, conductor, and music educator
 * Gilles Bensimon (born 1944), French fashion photographer
 * Gilles Bernheim (born 1952), French rabbi
 * Gilles Bernier (born 1934), Canadian politician and diplomat
 * Gilles Bernier (born 1955), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Berolatti (born 1944), French fencer
 * Gilles Bertould (born 1949), French track and field athlete
 * Gilles Bettmer (born 1989), Luxembourgish footballer
 * Gilles Beyer (1958–2023), French figure skater
 * Gilles Binchois (c. 1400 – 1460), Dutch composer
 * Gilles Bisson (born 1957), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Bilodeau (1955–2008), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Binya (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer
 * Gilles Bouchard (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey coach
 * Gilles Bourdos (born 1963), French film director, screenwriter, and producer
 * Gilles Bourdouleix (born 1960), French politician
 * Gilles Brassard (born 1955), Canadian cryptographer, computer scientist, and educator
 * Gilles Bruckner (born 1982), Luxembourgish racing driver
 * Gilles G. Brunet (1935–1984), Canadian military officer
 * Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau (1760–1830), French Revolutionary and Napoleonic general
 * Gilles Canouet (born 1976), French road racing cyclist
 * Gilles Caouette (1940–2009), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Carle (1928–2009), Canadian director, screenwriter, and painter
 * Gilles Caron (1939–1970), French photographer and photojournalist
 * Gilles Carpentier (1950–2016), French writer and film editor
 * Gilles Carrez (born 1948), French politician
 * Gilles Caussade (born 1947), French film financier and producer
 * Gilles de Caux de Montlebert (c. 1682 – 1733), French poet and playwright
 * Gilles Chabrier (born 19??), French astrophysicist
 * Gilles Chapadeau (born 19??), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Châtelet (1944–1999), French philosopher and mathematician
 * Gilles Chiasson (born 1966), American film producer, director, composer, writer, and actor
 * Gilles-Louis Chrétien (1754–1811), French musician
 * Gilles Cioni (born 1984), French footballer
 * Gilles Cistac (1961−2015), French-born Mozambican lawyer
 * Gilles Colon (born 1981), Haitian-born Canadian gridiron football player
 * Gilles Constantinian (born 1964), French footballer
 * Gilles de Corbeil (c. 1140 – 11??) French royal physician, teacher, and poet
 * Gilles Cormery (1950–1999), French poet and painter
 * Gilles Corrozet (1510–1568), French writer, printer, and bookseller
 * Gilles Coulier (born 1986), Belgian film director, scriptwriter, and producer
 * Gilles Courteau (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey executive
 * Gilles Coustellier (born 1986), French mountain bike trials cyclist
 * Gilles Couturier (born 19??), Royal Canadian Navy officer
 * Gilles Dambrine (born 19??), French engineer
 * Gilles Dauvé (born 1947), French political theorist, school teacher, communist, and translator
 * Gilles De Bilde (born 1971), Belgian footballer
 * Gilles De Haes (1597–1657), Flemish military General
 * Gilles Delion (born 1966), French road bicycle racer
 * Gilles Delouche (1948–2020), French classical literature scholar and orientalist
 * Gilles Deleuze (1925–1995), French philosopher
 * Gilles Demarteau (1722–1776), Belgian-born French etcher, engraver, and publisher
 * Gilles De Oliveira (born 1984), French footballer
 * Gilles Domoraud (born 1979), Ivorian footballer
 * Gilles Doucende (born 1977), French footballer
 * Gilles Duceppe (born 1947), Canadian politician, former leader of the Bloc Québécois
 * Gilles Dumas (born 1962), French rugby league footballer and coach
 * Gilles Échevin (born 1948), Guadeloupean-born French track and field athlete
 * Gilles Elseneer (born 1978), Belgian tennis player
 * Gilles Engeldinger (born 1984), Luxembourgish footballer
 * Gilles Epié (born 1958), French chef
 * Gilles Esnault (born 19??), French painter
 * Gilles Eyquem (born 1959), French footballer
 * Gilles Fabien (born 1978), French Guianan footballer
 * Gilles Fauconnier (1944–2021), French linguist, cognitive science researcher, and author
 * Gilles Filleau des Billettes (1634–1720), French scholar, encyclopedist, and bibliographer
 * Gilles Floro (1964–1999), Guadeloupean singer
 * Gilles Fortin (born 1946), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Gaetner (born 1946), French journalist and author
 * Gilles Garcin (1647–1702), French painter
 * Gilles Gauthier (1935–2015), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Gilbert (1949–2023), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles-Gaston Granger (1920–2016), French philosopher
 * Gilles Gobeil (born 1954), Canadian electroacoustic musician
 * Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (1750−1835), Belgian sculptor
 * Gilles-William Goldnadel (born 1954), French-Israeli lawyer, author, and columnist
 * Gilles de Gouberville (1521−1578), French diarist
 * Gilles Goujon (born 1961), French chef and restaurateur
 * Gilles de Gourmont (c. 1499 – 1533), French bookseller and printer
 * Gilles Grangier (1911–1996), French film director and screenwriter
 * Gilles Gratton (born 1952), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Grégoire (1926–2006), Canadian politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois
 * Gilles Grelet (born 19??), French theorist and writer
 * Gilles Grimandi (born 1970), French footballer
 * Gilles Grondin (1943–2005), Canadian educator and politician
 * Gilles Groulx (1931–1994), Canadian film director
 * Gilles Guérin (1611–1678), French sculptor
 * Gilles Guillain (born 1982), Colombian-born French actor
 * Gilles Guyot (born 1946), French management professor
 * Gilles Hamel (born 1960), French ice hockey player
 * Gilles Hébert (born 19??), Canadian artist and museum director
 * Gilles Hilary (born 19??), French accountant academic
 * Gilles Hocquart (1694–1783), French Intendant of New France
 * Gilles Houde (1932–2014), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Jacquier (1968–2012), French photojournalist and reporter
 * Gilles Jalabert (born 1958), French wrestler
 * Gilles Jaquet (born 1974), Swiss snowboarder
 * Gilles Joubert (1689–1775), French cabinet-maker
 * Gilles Joye (1424/1425–1483), Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer
 * Gilles Jullien (c. 1651/1653 – 1703), French Baroque composer and organist
 * Gilles de Kerchove (born 1956), Belgian senior European Union official
 * Gilles Kahn (1946–2006), French computer scientist
 * Gilles Kepel (born 1955), French political scientist and Arabist
 * Gilles Klopman (1933–2015), Belgian-born American chemist
 * Gilles Kohler (born 1948), French actor
 * Gilles Labbé (born 1948), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Lalay (1962–1992) French enduro and rally raid racer
 * Gilles Lamontagne (1919–2016), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Lapouge (1923–2020), French writer and journalist
 * Gilles Latulippe (1937–2014), Canadian actor, comedian, theatre director, and manager
 * Gilles Larrain (born 1938), French-American photographer
 * Gilles Lauzon, (1631–1687) French coppersmith of New France
 * Gilles Le Breton (died 1553), French Renaissance architect and master-mason
 * Gilles Lebreton (born 1958), French politician
 * Gilles Legardinier (born 1965), French novelist
 * Gilles van Ledenberg (c. 1550 – 1618), Dutch statesman
 * Gilles Leger (born 1941), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Le Guen (alias Abdel Jelil; born 1955), French self-styled Islamist and jihadist
 * Gilles Lehouillier (born 1953), Canadian politician civil servant
 * Gilles Lellouche (born 1972), French actor
 * Gilles Leroy (born 1958), French writer
 * Gilles Létourneau (born 1945), Canadian attorney and judge
 * Gilles le Vinier (died 1252), French Medieval composer and musician
 * Gilles Li Muisis (c. 1272 – 1352), French Medieval chronicler and poet
 * Gilles Lipovetsky (born 1944), French philosopher, writer, sociologist, and educator
 * Gilles Loiselle (1929–2022), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Lupien (1954–2021), Canadian sports agent and ice hockey player
 * Gilles de Maistre (born 1960), French screenwriter, film director, producer, journalist, and actor
 * Gilles Marceau (1928–2008), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Marchal (1944–2013), French singer-songwriter
 * Gilles Marchand (born 1963), French film director and screenwriter
 * Gilles Marchildon (born 1965), Canadian francophone activist and LGBT activist
 * Gilles Marguet (born 1967), French biathlete
 * Gilles Marini (born 1976), French-born American actor
 * Gilles Marotte (1945–2005), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Mayer (1929–2015), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Mbang Ondo (born 1985), Gabonese footballer
 * Gilles Meloche (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and scout
 * Gilles Ménage (1613–1692), French scholar, philologist, lawyer, and writer
 * Gilles Mimouni (born 1956), French film director
 * Gilles Montezin (born 19??), French clothing designer
 * Gilles Moreau (born 1945), French swimmer
 * Gilles Moretton (born 1958), French tennis player
 * Gilles Morin (born 1931), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Motet (born 1956), French computer scientist and software engineer
 * Gilles Müller (born 1983), Luxembourgish tennis player
 * Gilles Mureau (c. 1450 – 1512), French Renaissance composer and singer
 * Gilles Ngomo (born 1987), Cameroonian footballer
 * Gilles de Noailles (1524–1600), French diplomat
 * Gilles Ouimet (born 19??), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Pagnon (born 1984), German rugby player
 * Gilles Palsky (born 1962), French geographer and educator
 * Gilles Panizzi (born 1965), French rally driver
 * Gilles Paquet (1936–2019), Canadian economist
 * Gilles Paquet-Brenner (born 1974), French director and screenwriter
 * Gilles Pargneaux (born 1957), French politician
 * Gilles de Paris (c. 1160 – 1223/1224), French Medieval poet
 * Gilles Pélisson (born 1957), French business executive
 * Gilles Pelletier (1925–2018), Canadian actor
 * Gilles Perrault (1931–2023), French writer and journalist
 * Gilles Peress (born 1946), French photographer
 * Gilles Perron (born 1940), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Peterson (born 1964), French disc jockey and record label owner
 * Gilles Peycelon (born 1960), French footballer
 * Gilles Pisier (born 1950), French mathematician
 * Gilles Poisson (born 19??), Canadian wrestler
 * Gilles Poitras (born 19??), Canadian anime and manga author
 * Gilles Porte (born 1965), French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
 * Gilles Potvin (1923–2000), Canadian music critic and music historian
 * Gilles Pouliot (born 1942), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Poux (born 1957), French politician
 * Gilles Pudlowski (born 1950), French journalist, writer, literary and gastronomic critic
 * Gilles Quénéhervé (born 1966), French sprinter
 * Gilles Quispel (1916–2006), Dutch theologian and historian of Christianity and Gnosticism
 * Gilles de Rais (c. 1405 – 1440), French nobleman, knight, and serial killer of children
 * Gilles Rampillon (born 1953), French footballer
 * Gilles Reingot (c. 1501 – 1530), Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer
 * Gilles Robert (born 1955), Canadian politician
 * Gilles de Roberval (1602–1675), French mathematician
 * Gilles de Robien (born 1941), French politician
 * Gilles Roch (born 1952), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Rocheleau (1935–1998), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Rondy (born 1981), French swimmer
 * Gilles Rousselet (1610–1686), French engraver
 * Gilles Rousset (born 1963), French footballer
 * Gilles Roussi (born 1947), French sculptor
 * Gilles Roux (born 1971), French speedcuber
 * Gilles de Roye (died 1478), Flemish chronicler
 * Gilles Ruyssen (born 1994), Belgian footballer
 * Gilles Ste-Croix (born 19??), Canadian entrepreneur and vice president and co-creator of Cirque du Soleil
 * Gilles Saint-Paul (born 1963), French economist
 * Gilles Salles (born 19??), French oncologist and cancer researcher
 * Gilles Samoun (born 19??), French entrepreneur
 * Gilles Sanders (born 1964), French racing cyclist
 * Gilles Savary (born 1954), French politician
 * Gilles Schey (c. 1644 – 1703), Dutch Navy admiral
 * Gilles Schnepp (born 1958), French business executive
 * Gilles Ségal (1929–2014), French actor, mime, and playwright
 * Gilles-Éric Séralini (born 1960), French molecular biologist, political advisor, and anti-GMO activist
 * Gilles Servat (born 1945), French singer-songwriter
 * Gilles Simeoni (born 1967), Corsican politician
 * Gilles Simon (born 1958), French Formula One racing driver
 * Gilles Simon (born 1984), French tennis player
 * Gilles de Souvré (c. 1540 – 1626), French nobleman and military officer
 * Gilles Sunu (born 1991), French footballer
 * Gilles Taillon (born 1945), Canadian politician
 * Gilles Talmant (born 1970), French racing cyclist
 * Gilles Terral (1943–1998), French entomologist
 * Gilles Tetreault (born 19??), Canadian attempted murder victim
 * Gilles Thibaudeau (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Thomas (1929–1985), French science fiction writer
 * Gilles Tonelli (born 1957), Monegasque engineer, diplomat and politician
 * Gilles de Toucy (died c. 1139–1142), French Medieval cardinal-bishop
 * Georges Gilles de la Tourette (1857–1904), French physician and namesake of Tourette's syndrome
 * Gilles Tran (born 19??), French 3D artist
 * Gilles Tréhin (born 1972), French artist and author
 * Gilles Tremblay (1932–2017), Canadian composer
 * Gilles Tremblay (1938–2014), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Turcot (1917–2010), Canadian Armed Forces General
 * Gilles Vaillancourt (born 1941), former Canadian politician
 * Gilles Valiquette (born 1952), Canadian rock musician
 * Gilles Van Assche (born 19??), Belgian cryptographer
 * Gilles Veissière (born 1959), French football referee
 * Gilles Verdez (born 1964), French sports journalist, television and radio columnist
 * Gilles Verlant (1957–2013), Belgian journalist and music critic
 * Gilles Vidal (born c. 1972), French automobile designer
 * Gilles Vigne (born 1950), French swimmer
 * Gilles Vigneault (born 1928), Canadian poet, publisher, and singer-songwriter
 * Gilles Villemure (born 1940), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Gilles Villeneuve (1950–1982), Canadian racing driver
 * Gilles Vincent (born 1958), French crime fiction author
 * Gilles Yapi Yapo (born 1982), Ivorian footballer
 * Gilles Zolty (born 19??), Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, and music producer

Fictional people

 * Gilles, a stock character of French farce and Commedia dell'arte