William Gilbert
Politician and philanthropist in South Australia
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| Intro | Politician and philanthropist in South Australia | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 23 February 1829 | |
| Death | 4 February 1919 (aged 90 years) |
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Biography
William Gilbert may refer to:
Politicians
- William Gilbert (MP for Derby), Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby
- William Gilbert (politician) (1829–1919), South Australian parliamentarian and philanthropist
- William A. Gilbert (1815–1875), American politician
Sports
- William Gilbert (cricketer) (1856–1918), English cricketer
- Billy Gilbert (footballer) (born 1959), English former footballer
- Billy Gilbert (baseball) (1876–1927), Major League Baseball second baseman
- Willy Gilbert (1881–1956), Norwegian sailor
Arts and drama
- William Gilbert (author) (1804–1890), English novelist & surgeon (father of W. S. Gilbert)
- W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911), British dramatist who was part of the comic opera team of Gilbert and Sullivan
- Billy Gilbert (1894–1971), American comedian born William Barron
- Billy Gilbert (silent film actor) (William V. Campbell, 1891–1961), American silent film actor
- Willie Gilbert (1916–1980), American author and playwright
Others
- William Gilbert (astronomer) (1544–1603), English physicist
- William Gilbert (rugby) (1799–1877), British cobbler & rugby-ball maker
- William Gilbert (pastoralist) (1850–1923), South Australian pastoralist and vigneron
- William Ball Gilbert (1847–1931), American judge
- Bill Gilbert (intelligence service director) (1916–1987), New Zealand military leader and intelligence service director