Cognomen Gilles (Gilles 
, 吉尔 
, ジル 
, among others...) , globally, is a common last name. The family name Gilles is habitual in France, where it is quite a common surname, Haiti, and Reunion (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in France, the United States, and Germany. More frequently, Gilles is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Gilles | France, Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Ivory Coast |
| 吉尔 | China |
| ジル | Japan |
| Жиль | Ukraine, Russia |
| Гиллес | Russia |
| ז'יל | Israel |
| jean gilles French cardinal, FR (b. 1350) |
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| nicole gilles French historian, FR (b. 1420) |
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| pierre gilles Swiss historian, CH (b. 1571) |
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jacob gilles Grand Pensionary of Holland (1691-1765), NL (b. 1691) |
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| jean gilles French composer, FR (b. 1668) |
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| joseph gilles French painter (1679-1749), FR (b. 1679) |
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| jean-baptiste gilles French painter (1680-1762) (b. 1680) |
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| william gilles (b. 1674) |
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isidore gilles Provencal archaeologist and historian of the 19th century, FR (b. 1808) |
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| peter gilles American composer, US (b. 1776) |
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| marguerite gilles (1838-1924), FR (b. 1838) |
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antoinette gilles French communist party member and bank employee, FR (b. 1893) |
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albert gilles French artist, FR (b. 1895) |
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jean gilles French general (1904-1961), FR (b. 1904) |
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| johann peter gilles (b. 1850) |
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