<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Family name </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related names </Th> <Td> Gilbert, Gilbertson, Giselbert </Td> </Tr> <P> Gilbert is a surname of Germanic origin . The English - language surname is derived from Giselbert, a mediaeval personal name composed of the following Germanic elements gisil ("pledge", "hostage", "noble youth") and berht ("bright", "famous"). This personal name was very popular in England during the Middle Ages . The surname is sometimes an Americanized form of numerous like - sounding Jewish surnames . </P> <Ul> <Li> Adrian Gilbert (military writer) (born 1954), author and military historian </Li> <Li> Alan Gilbert (Australian academic) (born 1944), Australian, President and BR Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester </Li> <Li> Alan Gilbert (conductor) (born 1967), American conductor </Li> <Li> Alfred Gilbert (1854--1934), English sculptor and goldsmith </Li> <Li> Alfred Carlton Gilbert (1884--1961), American inventor, athlete, toy - maker and businessman </Li> <Li> Arthur Gilbert (triathlete) (1921--2015), English triathlon competitor </Li> <Li> Arthur Hill Gilbert (1894--1970), American Impressionist painter </Li> <Li> Augustin Nicolas Gilbert (1858--1927), French physician and medical researcher </Li> <Li> Barrie Gilbert (born 1937), English - born electronics engineer, inventor of the Gilbert cell </Li> <Li> Benjamin Gilbert (died 1780), Pennsylvania settler captured by Indians </Li> <Li> Billy Gilbert (1894--1971), American comedian and actor </Li> <Li> Billy Gilbert (baseball) (1876--1927), American baseball player </Li> <Li> Brad Gilbert (born 1961), American tennis coach, television tennis commentator, and former professional tennis player </Li> <Li> Brantley Gilbert (born 1985), American country singer, songwriter </Li> <Li> Bruce Gilbert (born 1946), English musician </Li> <Li> Cass Gilbert (1859--1934), American architect </Li> <Li> Chad Gilbert (born 1995), American musician and record producer . Husband of Hayley Williams of Paramore . </Li> <Li> Charles Henry Gilbert (1859--1928), American ichthyologist </Li> <Li> Daniel Gilbert (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> David Gilbert (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Davies Gilbert (1767--1839), British engineer, author, and politician </Li> <Li> Diahanne Gilbert (born 1979), British ski mountaineer, mountain climber and mountain guide </Li> <Li> Dorothée Gilbert, étoile at the Ballet de l'Opéra National de Paris </Li> <Li> Ed Gilbert (1931--1999), American actor </Li> <Li> Edgar Gilbert (1923--2013), American mathematician and coding theorist </Li> <Li> Edouard - Jean Gilbert (1888--1954), French mycologist </Li> <Li> Edward Joseph Gilbert (born 1936), American - born Catholic Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago </Li> <Li> Elena Gilbert (Fictional Character in television series, The Vampire Diaries, portrayed by Nina Dobrev </Li> <Li> Elizabeth Gilbert (born 1969), American novelist </Li> <Li> Elmer G. Gilbert (?), control systems engineer </Li> <Li> Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (1894 - 1991), American educator and author . </Li> <Li> Felix Gilbert (1905--1991), German - born American historian </Li> <Li> Gale Gilbert, American football quarterback </Li> <Li> George B. Gilbert, longtime pastor of Emmanuel Church (Killingworth, Connecticut), author of Forty Years a Country Preacher </Li> <Li> George G. Gilbert (1849--1909), U.S. Representative from Kentucky </Li> <Li> George Gilbert (Jesuit) (1559--1583), English Roman Catholic convert and activist </Li> <Li> Glenroy Gilbert (born 1968), former Canadian athlete </Li> <Li> Glyn Gilbert (died 2003), English Major - General in Bermuda </Li> <Li> Grove Karl Gilbert (1843--1918), American geologist </Li> <Li> Gustave Gilbert (1911--1977), American psychologist </Li> <Li> Helen Gilbert (1922 - 2012), American artist </Li> <Li> Herb Gilbert (1888--1972), Australian rugby footballer </Li> <Li> Herb Gilbert, Jr., Australian rugby league footballer </Li> <Li> Herschel Burke Gilbert (1918--2003), composer </Li> <Li> Homer Gilbert (1909--1943), American football player </Li> <Li> Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1537--1583), English adventurer </Li> <Li> J.C. Gilbert (1922--2014), American politician </Li> <Li> Jack Gilbert (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Jean Gilbert (1879--1942), German operetta composer </Li> <Li> Jessie Gilbert (1987--2006), British chess player </Li> <Li> Joanne Gilbert (born 1932), American television and film actress </Li> <Li> John Gilbert (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Johnny Gilbert, (born 1924) game show announcer </Li> <Li> Jordan Gilbert, American professional Counter-Strike player </Li> <Li> Kenneth Gilbert (born 1931), Canadian harpsichordist </Li> <Li> Kenneth Gilbert (actor) (1931--2015), English actor </Li> <Li> Kerrea Gilbert (born 1987), English footballer </Li> <Li> Larry Gilbert (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Lewis Gilbert (born 1920), British film director </Li> <Li> Mads Gilbert (born 1947), Norwegian doctor </Li> <Li> Mary Ann Gilbert (c. 1776--1845), agronomist . </Li> <Li> Melissa Gilbert (born 1964), American actress </Li> <Li> Mark Gilbert (born 1956), former Baseball player and United States ambassador to New Zealand </Li> <Li> Paul Gilbert (born 1966), American guitarist </Li> <Li> Philippe Gilbert (born 1982) Belgian road bicycle racer </Li> <Li> Peggy Gilbert (1905--2007), American jazz saxophonist and bandleader </Li> <Li> Rhod Gilbert (born 1968), Welsh comedian </Li> <Li> Richard Fitz Gilbert (1030--1090), Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England </Li> <Li> Robert Gilbert (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> Ronnie Gilbert (1926--2015), American folk - singer </Li> <Li> Sam Gilbert (born 1986), Australian rules footballer </Li> <Li> Sandra Gilbert (born 1936), American professor, literary critic and poet </Li> <Li> Sara Gilbert (1975), American actress </Li> <Li> Simon Gilbert (born 1984), British journalist </Li> <Li> Thomas Gilbert (pioneer) (1752--1873), pioneer of Adelaide, South Australia </Li> <Li> Timothy Gilbert (1797--1865), American piano manufacturer, abolitionist and religious organizer </Li> <Li> Todd Gilbert (born 1970), American politician from Virginia </Li> <Li> Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow (d.c. 1346) Scottish Nobleman </Li> <Li> Walter Gilbert (born 1932), American Nobel Prize (biology) recipient </Li> <Li> William Gilbert (disambiguation) </Li> <Li> The Gilbert professional wrestling family, all Americans: <Ul> <Li> Tommy Gilbert (born 1940), wrestler, promoter, and family patriarch </Li> <Li> Eddie "Hot Stuff" Gilbert (1961--1995), Tommy's older son; wrestler and booker </Li> <Li> Doug Gilbert (born 1969), Tommy's younger son; wrestler </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul>

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