Gillian is the medieval English feminine of Julian — from the Latin *Iuliana* ("youthful, of Jupiter"). **A top-300 US baby name from 1991 to 2003**. **Gillian Anderson (born 1968)** — **American-British actress; Dana Scully on Fox's *The X-Files* (1993-2002, 2016-2018) for 11 seasons — the longest-running US science-fiction TV series until *Doctor Who* surpassed it; Emmy Award (1997) for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series**. **Played Margaret Thatcher in Netflix's *The Crown* season 4 (2020) — winning the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2021) and the Golden Globe**. **Sex Education* (Netflix 2019-2023) as Jean Milburn**. **Two Olivier Awards (2000, 2015) and a Tony nomination**. **Gillian Flynn (born 1971)** — American author of *Gone Girl* (2012), *Sharp Objects* (2006), *Dark Places* (2009); *Gone Girl* sold 20 million copies. **Gillian Jacobs (born 1982)** — *Community* (2009-2015). **Gillian Welch** — American Grammy-winning roots musician.
Featured throughout 1990s-2020s American and British culture.
Gillian reduces to nine — the number of Scully.