Giles (surname)

The surname Giles or Gyles comes from the given name Giles. Bearers of this surname derive from the original followers of St Giles. They became a prominent family in the north-east of England in the mid 20th Century following their purchase of St Giles' Church^{[disambiguation needed]} and subsequently the founding of Gilesgate as a suburb of Durham.^{[citation needed]}

People[edit]

Adam Giles (born 1973), Australian politician, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (2013–2016)
Alan Giles (priest) (1902–1975), Anglican priest, RAF Chaplain-in-Chief (1953–1959), Dean of Jersey (1959–1970)
Alan Giles, British businessman, CEO of HMV Group (1999–2006)
Alfred Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Alice Giles (born c. 1961), Australian classical harpist
Annabel Giles (1959–2023), Welsh model, panellist and novelist
Andrew Giles (born 1973), Australian politician
Anstey Giles (1860–1944), full name William Anstey Giles, surgeon and medical administrator in South Australia
Aquila Giles (1758–1822), American lawyer, politician and soldier
Archie Giles (1895–1941), Australian rules footballer
Arthur Giles (1864–1936), British gynecologist
Ashley Giles (born 1973), English cricketer
Barney M. Giles (1892–1984), American military officer, commander of the Fourth Air Force (1942–1943)
Bascom Giles (James Bascom Giles; 1900–1993), Texas Land Commissioner (1939–1955)
Bernard Giles (born 1953), American serial killer
Bill Giles (American football) (1932–1998), American football player and coach
Bill Giles (baseball) (born 1934), honorary National League President
Bill Giles (meteorologist) (born 1939), meteorologist and television presenter
Billy Giles (1957–1998), Ulster Volunteer Force volunteer
Bob Giles (born 1930), Australian rules footballer
Brian Giles (second baseman) (born 1960), Major League Baseball player
Brian Giles (born 1971), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Bryant Giles (died 2018), Australian politician
C. J. Giles (Chester Jarrel Giles, Jr.; born 1985), American-Bahraini basketball player
Calum Giles (born 1972), English field hockey player
Calvin Giles (born 1962), American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1993–2007)
Cameron Giles, American rap artist
Carl Giles (1916–1995), British cartoonist
Catherine Dawson Giles (1878-1955), British watercolour painter
Charles Tyrrell Giles (1850–1940), British lawyer and Conservative politician
Chris Giles (born 1982), Welsh footballer
Chris Giles (Irish footballer) (1928–2006)
Christy Giles, Republic of Ireland footballer
Clement Giles, South Australian parliamentarian (1887-1902)
Cornelis Giles, 18th century Dutch navigator after whom Gilessundet is named
Craig Giles, Australian country musician
Curt Giles (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Daniel Giles (c. 1725 – 1800), Governor of the Bank of England (1795–1797)
David Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Dorothy Giles (1892–1960), American non-fiction author
Edmund Giles, English lawyer and politician, member of the House of Commons (1656)
Edward Giles (1566–1637), English politician, High Sheriff of Devon (1612–1613)
Edward Giles (Australian politician) (1882–1946), Australian politician
Eric Giles (1939–1990), New Zealand cricketer
Ernest Giles (1835–1897), Australian explorer
Felix Giles (1885–1950), Australian engineer and ANZAC officer
Francis Giles (1787–1847), British canal engineer and surveyor
Frank Giles (1919–2019), editor of the British Sunday Times newspaper (1981–1983)
Frank Lucas Netlam Giles (1879–1930), British soldier and military attaché
Frank S. Giles (1915–1991), American politician, Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1947–1961)
Gail Giles, American writer of young adult fiction
Gary Giles (1940–2014), New Zealand cricketer
Geoffrey Giles (1923–1990), Australian politician
George Giles (baseball) (1909–1992), Negro leagues first baseman
George Giles (cyclist) (1913–1973), New Zealand cyclist
George Michael James Giles (1853–1916), English surgeon and entomologist
Glenn Giles (born 1956), Australian rules footballer
Godfrey Douglas Giles (1857–1941), war artist
Godwin Giles (1876–1955), English cricketer
Grover A. Giles (1892–1974), Attorney General of Utah (1941–1949)
Gwen B. Giles (1932–1986), American politician, member of the Missouri Senate
Harriet E. Giles (1828–1909), American educator, co-founder of Spelman College
Harry Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Henry Giles (1809–1882), Unitarian minister and writer
Herbert Giles (1845–1935), British diplomat, Sinologist and linguist
Hiram Giles (1820-1895), American politician
Howard Giles (born 1946), British-American sociolinguist
Ian Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Jack Giles (Leonard George "Jack" Giles 1921–1994), Australian rules footballer and cricketer
James Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Janice Holt Giles (1905–1979), American author
Jarvis Giles (born 1990), American football running back
Jesús Giles Sánchez (1961–2012), Mexican politician
Jimmie Giles (born 1954), American football player
Jimmy Giles (born 1946), English footballer and manager
Jo Giles (1950–2011), New Zealand television presenter and sport shooter
John Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Jonathan Giles (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
Johnny Giles (born 1940), Irish football player, manager and pundit
Katharine Giles (1978–2013), British climate scientist
Keelan Giles (born 1997), Welsh rugby union player
Keir Giles (born 1968), British writer and international affairs experts
Ken Giles (born 1990), American baseball pitcher
Kenneth Giles (died 1974), British crime writer
Kevin Giles, Australian Anglican pastor, and theologian
Kevin S. Giles (born 1952), American journalist
Lamar Giles, American children's book author
Lavarus Giles (born 1986), American and Canadian football running back
Lee Giles, American computer scientist
Leslie Giles (1906–1981), New Zealand cricketer
Lionel Giles (1875–1958), Victorian scholar, translator, son of Herbert
Lucy Giles (born c. 1969), first female College Commander at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (since 2015)
Margaret Giles (1868–1949), British painter, sculptor and medallist
Martin Giles (born 1979), English footballer
Martyn Giles (born 1983), Welsh footballer
Michael Giles (born 1942), drummer with King Crimson
Marcus Giles (born 1978), Major League Baseball outfielder
Maureen Giles (born 1938), Australian Olympic swimmer
Molly Giles (born 1942), American writer
Nancy Giles (born 1960), American actress and commentator
Nathaniel Giles (1558 – 1633 or 1634), English Renaissance organist and composer
Nathaniel Giles (priest) (1591 – not earlier than 1644), Canon of Windsor (1624–1644)
Nick Giles, managing director of Ordnance Survey Leisure Limited
Norman Giles (1915–2006), American microbial geneticist
Olivia Aroha Giles, New Zealand artist and writer
Owen Giles, English rugby player
Pat Giles, Irish Teachta Dála
Patricia Giles (née White; 1928–2017), Australian Senator (1981–1993)
Paul Giles (born 1961), Welsh footballer and manager
Peter Giles (disambiguation), several people
Randall Giles (1950–2010), American composer, Episcopal Church missionary, and ethnographer
Ray Giles (born 1961), Welsh rugby union player
Richard P. Giles, American politician
Robert Giles (civil servant) (1846–1928), British civil servant, Commissioner in Sind (1900–1902)
Robert Giles (born 1933), American journalist
Roger Giles, judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
Ron Giles (1919–2010), English cricketer
Ron Giles (born 1942), American television executive
Ronald Giles, Chief Judge of Michigan's 36th District Court
Roscoe Giles, American physicist and computer engineer
Roscoe Conkling Giles (1890–1970), American surgeon, President of the National Medical Association (1935)
Roy Giles, British soldier and academic
Ryan Giles (born 2000), English footballer
Sam Giles, British palaeobiologist
Samantha Giles (born 1971), English actress
Samantha Giles (golfer) (born 1994), English golfer
Sandra Giles (born Lelia Bernice Giles; 1932–2016), American actress and model
Selina Giles (born 1972), English actress and writer
Stephen Giles (born 1972), Canadian canoeist
Stephen M. Giles, Australian children's book author
Thomas Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Tim Giles, British jazz drummer
Tony Giles, Australian rules footballer
Trevor Giles, Gaelic footballer for Meath GAA
Vinny Giles (Marvin M. Giles III; born 1943), American amateur golfer
Warren Giles (1896–1979), National League executive in Major League Baseball
Wenona Giles, Canadian academic
William Giles (disambiguation), multiple people
Winston Giles (born 1974), Australian musician

Fictional characters[edit]

George Giles, protagonist of the 1966 novel Giles Goat-Boy by John Barth
Rupert Giles, from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series
William Giles (Oz), a fictional inmate in the TV series Oz
Giles family, a fictional family featured in cartoons by Carl Giles

People[edit]

Fictional characters[edit]

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