Gillian

Gillian Flynn is an American author and television critic for Entertainment Weekly. She has so far written three novels, Sharp Objects, for which she won the 2007 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for the best thriller; Dark Places; and her best-selling third novel Gone Girl.

Gillian Slovo is a South African-born writer, novelist, playwright and memoirist who lives in the UK. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award.

Gillian Akiko Thomson, OLY, known as Akiko Thomson, is a Filipina television host, journalist and retired swimmer. She is the most accomplished Filipina swimmer in the Southeast Asian Games having won eight gold medals in the biennial multi-sport meet between 1987 and 1993.

Gillian Chung Ka-lai (born Chung Tik-shan), known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.

All Gillians with the traditional soft G:

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Gillian Rubinstein (born 1942, Britain) - Australian children's books author
Dame Gillian Shephard (born 1940), former British Cabinet minister (Minister for Education)
Professor Gillian Triggs (born 1945 in Britain), Australian Human Rights Commissioner.

Gillian Joseph is a British newsreader on Sky TV.

Gillian Ayres is one of the leading British abstract painters of her generation. Born in 1930.

A famous bearer is American actress Gillian Jacobs (born 1982). She's best known for her television work in "The Book of Daniel" and currently in "Community".

Gillian Hewley is a character in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. She is Angeal's mother and gets killed off. (For those who don't know, Crisis Core is a prequel to the PS1 game Final Fantasy VII. It follows Zack Fair and his influence on the main character of FFVII, Cloud.) Despite the fact that it is an interesting name, I will forever think of mad scientists when I heard it.

Gillian Welch is a famous American bluegrass musician. She pronounces her name with the hard G sound. Personally, I prefer the soft G.

Gilliam Owens is a character in both the movie and the book, Practical Magic, written by Alice Hoffman. In the movie she is portrayed by Nicole Kidman.

A famous bearer of this name would be the author Gillian Cross, whose works I can't remember right now but include a series about a demonic headmaster.

Gillian Anderson is a famous actress, known as Agent Scully on the TV show the X Files.