Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Pierre-Gilles de Gennes 1991 
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Gilles Marini 1976-
Notable Athletes:
2 tennis, 1 driving
(driving) Gilles Villeneuve 1950-1982
(tennis) Gilles Müller 1983-
(tennis) Gilles Simon 1984-
Notable Evildoers:
1 murderer
Gilles de Rais c. 1405-1440
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer, 1 physicist
Marcel Minnaert (middle name Gilles) 1893-1970
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes 1932-2007
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze
(bronze) Gilles Bertould 1972 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Gilles Quénéhervé 1988 4x100 m relay