Gilbert

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Gilbert is a masculine name of Germanic origin.

Gilbert may refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 Places 4 Other uses

[edit] People

• Gilbert of Sempringham (ca. 1083–ca.1190), English saint
• Abijah Gilbert (1806–1881), U.S. Senator from Florida
• Alan Gilbert (1944–), Australian historian, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester
• Alfred Gilbert (1854–1934), English sculptor and goldsmith
• Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884–1961), American toymaker, inventor of the Erector Set
• Anthony Gilbert (author), pseudonym of Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899–1973), British author
• Billy Gilbert (1894–1971), American comedian and actor
• Brad Gilbert (1961–), American tennis coach and former professional tennis player
• Cass Gilbert (1859–1934), American architect
• Charles Allan Gilbert (1873-1929), American artist and illustrator
• Charles Champion Gilbert (1822–1903), American Army officer during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War
• Danièle Gilbert (1943–), French singer and television presenter
• David Gilbert (1944–), American radical organizer, founding member of Students for a Democratic Society and Weather Underground
• Eddie Gilbert, several people
• Glenroy Gilbert (1968–), Canadian athlete, Olympic gold medal winner
• Grove Karl Gilbert (1843–1918), American geologist
• Gustave Gilbert (1911–1977), German intelligence officer, interviewed prisoners at the Nuremberg Trials
• Humphrey Gilbert (1537–1583), founder of the first English colony in North America and Sir Walter Raleigh's half brother
• John Gilbert (naturalist) (1812–1845), English naturalist and explorer
• John Gilbert (painter) (1817–1897), British artist
• John Gilbert (actor) (1899–1936), American actor in the silent film era
• John Gilbert, Baron Gilbert (born 1927), British politician, Defence Minister (1976–1979)
• Johnny Gilbert (c1924–), American television game show announcer (Jeopardy!)
• Joshua Gilbert, American aspring white rapper.
• Kenneth Gilbert (1931–), Canadian harpsichordist
• Kent Gilbert (1952–), American actor working in Japan
• Kerrea Gilbert (1987–), English professional footballer
• Kevin Gilbert (1966–1996), American musician
• L. Wolfe Gilbert (1886–1970), Russian-born American songwriter
• Lewis Gilbert (1920–), British film director, producer and screenwriter
• Martin Gilbert (1936–), British historian and biographer
• Mary Gilbert (19th century), first European woman to live in the Port Phillip settlement of Melbourne, Australia
• Melissa Gilbert (1964–), American actress
• Michael Gilbert (1912–), British author
• Newton W. Gilbert (1862–1939), American Governor-General of the Philippines 1907–1908
• Nicolas Joseph Laurent Gilbert (1751–1780), French poet
• Paul Gilbert, American hard-rock guitarist
• Peter Gilbert (contemporary), Welsh professional footballer
• Philippe Gilbert (1982–), Belgian cyclist
• Ron Gilbert (contemporary), American computer game designer and programmer
• Ronnie Gilbert (contemporary), American folk-singer
• Sara Gilbert (1975–), American actress
• Walter Gilbert (1932–), American physicist and biochemist
• William Gilbert (1544–1603), English physicist
• William Gilbert (Rugby) (1799–1877), English cobbler, supplier of rugby footballs
• William Gilbert (author) (1804–1890), British novelist and naval surgeon, father of William S. Gilbert
• W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911), British dramatist and librettist, half of Gilbert and Sullivan team
• Gilbert Gottfried, American stand-up comedian and actor
• Gilbert O'Sullivan, Irish singer-songwriter
• Gilbert Perreault, Controversial Hockey General Manager
• Phillip E. Gilbert III (1970–), U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer

[edit] Fictional characters

• Gilbert is an alias used by the sentient dream-location Fiddler's Green in the comic Sandman by Neil Gaiman. His appearance is based on that of G.K. Chesterton.
• Gilbert is a minor character in the Pokémon Chronicles
• Gilbert Grape is the title character from the film What's Eating Gilbert Grape, played by Johnny Depp.

[edit] Places

• Gilbert, Arkansas, town in Arkansas, USA
• Gilbert, Arizona, town in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
• Gilbert, Iowa, town in Story County, Iowa, USA
• Gilbert, Louisiana, town in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA
• Gilbert, Minnesota, town in St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
• Gilbert, South Carolina, town in Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
• Gilbert, West Virginia, town in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
• Gilbert Creek, West Virginia, census-designated place in Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
• Gilbert Islands, chain of atolls and islands in the Pacific Ocean
• Gilbert Plains, Manitoba, town in Manitoba, Canada
• Witton Gilbert, village in County Durham, England

[edit] Other uses

• gilbert (symbol Gi), CGS unit of magnetomotive force or magnetic potential
• Gilbert and George, British artist collaborators
• Gilbert and Sullivan, British musical and drama team: William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
• Gilbert Hill, monolith column of black basalt rock in Andheri, Mumbai (Bombay), India
• Gilbert (lunar crater), crater on the Moon
• Gilbert's Skink, lizard (Eumeces gilberti) of the family of skinks
• Gilbert's syndrome, genetic disorder of bilirubin metabolism
• Hurricane Gilbert, destructive hurricane in the Caribbean 1988
• Mount Gilbert (Alaska), volcano on Akun Island, Aleutian Islands
• USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107), escort aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy during World War II
• Gilbert Law Summaries, an outline series in the United States
• Gilbert, a rugby brand:[1]