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A. A. Gill

British writer and critic (1954–2016)
Person Human Q4647471

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
June 28, 1954
Date of death
December 10, 2016
Place of birth
Edinburgh
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[15]
Occupation
journalist, writer
Field of work
travel, boiling[16][17]
Educated at
Slade School of Fine Art, St Christopher School[18][19]
Father
Michael Gill[7]
Mother
Yvonne Gilan[8]
Spouse
Amber Rudd, Cressida Connolly[9][10]
Child
Flora Gill, Alasdair Gill, Isaac Gill, Edith Gill[11][12][13][14]
Cause of death
lung cancer[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Family name
Gill[22]
Given name
A.[23]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Pseudonym
Blair Baillie[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Blair Baillie en Aa Gill en A. A. Gill en Adrian Anthony Gill en Adrian Gill cs Adrian Anthony Gill fa آدریان آنتونی ژیل he א. א. גיל ja A・A・ギル ja A・A・ジル ru А. А. Джилл sv A. A. Gill sv A.A. Gill zh A·A·吉爾 zh 阿尔·吉尔 zh-hant 阿爾·吉爾
🔖 Identifiers · 32
ISNI
0000000109622613
VIAF cluster ID
28804003
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n96116830
GND ID
124065635
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
AA Gill HKTDC YouTube.png ↗
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
171289124
British Comedy Guide person ID
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Companies House officer ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
124065635
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124065635
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Europeana entity
agent/base/71564
FAST ID
384334
Film.ru person ID
a-a-gill
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000043965886850
HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm1539225
IdRef ID
111193931
J9U entity ID
987007363839605171
Journalisted ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
124065635
Kinobox person ID
941885
NL CR AUT ID
xx0256777
NUKAT ID
n2006121684
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp66557
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
151881340
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
111596
The Peerage person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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🔗 Connections
Field of work 2
travel, boiling
Occupation 2
writer, journalist
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Slade School of Fine Art
Family name 1
Gill
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Edinburgh
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Amber Rudd
Spouses 1
Amber Rudd
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Summary

A. A. Gill was born on June 28, 1954[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on December 10, 2016[3], in London[4]. He worked as a journalist[5] and writer[6].

FAQs

Where was A. A. Gill born?

A. A. Gill was born in Edinburgh[2].

Where did A. A. Gill die?

A. A. Gill died in London[4].

Who were A. A. Gill's parents?

A. A. Gill's father was Michael Gill[7]. A. A. Gill's mother was Yvonne Gilan[8].

Who was A. A. Gill married to?

A. A. Gill's spouses include Amber Rudd[9] and Cressida Connolly[10].

What did A. A. Gill do for work?

A. A. Gill worked as a journalist[5] and writer[6].

Where did A. A. Gill go to school?

A. A. Gill was educated at Slade School of Fine Art[18] and St Christopher School[19].

Related Entities

Amber Rudd London United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → A.
    Field of work → travel, boiling
    Spouse → Amber Rudd, Cressida Connolly
    Family name → Gill
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