Famous People with Name Gillespie

Stuart Ross Gillespie            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Stuart Ross Gillespie: He played as a specialist seam bowler, although he did make 28 in his only Test innings as nightwatchman. His Test selection came after taking 13 wickets in the 1985–86 One Day International World Series Cup, although he had only played two first class games in the preceding two seasons. Gillespie took one wicket for 79, which was not enough to keep his place, and after three wickets at a bowling average just above 60 in the 1985–86 home series against Australia he was dropped. He missed the 1987 World Cup, but returned for the World Series Cup following the tournament, where he played all eight group stage matches and took seven wickets - before he was replaced by Richard Hadlee for the final series.

Peter Gerard Gillespie            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Peter Gerard Gillespie: is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler[1], he had played for the Ireland cricket team 116 times up to the start of the 2007 World Cup[2], including twelve first-class matches[3] and 35 List A matches[4], four of whi

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie: was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer. He was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, the youngest of nine children. Dizzy's father was a local bandleader, so instruments were made available to Dizzy. He started to play the piano at the age of 4. Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz.

Keith Robert Gillespie            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Keith Robert Gillespie: a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays in midfield. He currently plays for Sheffield United of the English Football League Championship.His first years were spent in Islandmagee, County Antrim where he attended Whitehead Primary School. He later moved to Bangor, County Down where he attended Rathmore Primary School and Bangor Grammar School. He was scouted playing for St Andrews FC from Belfast, and was the first professional footballer to come from this club.

Aaron Roderick Gillespie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Aaron Roderick Gillespie: Aaron's mother had an interest in music, and he was around it his "whole life".[2] When Gillespie was 14, he was asked to drum for the band Underoath after former guitarist Luke Morton's father witnessed Gillespie playing drums in church. In 2002, the Underoath album The Changing of Times was released in which Gillespie began to add harmonic vocals to the songs. Eventually, when lead vocalist Dallas Taylor parted ways with the band, Underoath went through various changes in style, and by 2004, when They're Only Chasing Safety was released, Gillespie sang harmonic vocals to counter new lead vocalist Spencer Chamberlain.