Gilchrist

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Gilchrist is a surname of Scottish origin, having originated in Islay. According to several genealogy websites, it literally means "servant of Christ." Some variations known to exist are Gillecrist, Gilcreest, Gilcrest, and Gilcress.

Gilchrist may refer to:

• Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer
• Albert W. Gilchrist (1858-1926) governor of Florida
• Alexander Gilchrist (1828–1861) American biographer
• Sir Andrew Gilchrist, former UK ambassador to Iceland, Indonesia and Ireland
• Andy Gilchrist, American fashion expert
• Anne Gilchrist English/American writer
• Anne Gilchrist English folksong collector
• Brent Gilchrist (1967-) Canadian ice hockey player
• Caroline Gilchrist Rhea, Canadian actress and comedian
• Charles W. Gilchrist Montgomery County, Maryland politician
• Cookie Gilchrist (1935-) American football player
• Ellen Gilchrist
• Guy Gilchrist, American cartoonist
• Harald Gilchrist, King of Norway
• James "Jim" Gilchrist, founder of the Minutemen Project
• John Gilchrist:
  • John Borthwick Gilchrist, British Indologist
  • John Gilchrist (actor)
  • John Gilchrist (author)
  • John Gilchrist (basketball)
• Joyce Gilchrist forensic chemist
• Brother Paul Gilchrist, Provincial of the Marist Brothers in Australia
• Percy Gilchrist
• Robert Murry Gilchrist, Victorian/Edwardian horror writer
• Roy Gilchrist
• Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, British inventor
• Steve Gilchrist
• William Gilchrist
• Dr. William Sidney Gilchrist, medical missionary to Angola

[edit] See also

• Gilchrist Township, Minnesota
• Gilchrist, Oregon
• Gilchrist, Texas
• Gilchrist County, Florida
• Gilchrist Document, a political document found in Indonesia.