Ian Gillan

Gillan in 2006, photo by haak78/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Brentford, Middlesex, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 19 August, 1945

Ethnicity: Scottish, English

Ian Gillan is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the lead singer of the rock band Deep Purple.

Ian is the son of Audrey and William “Bill” Gillan. William was Scottish, from Glasgow. Audrey was English. He was married to Bron, until her death, with whom he has a daughter.

Ian has written:

I am half Scottish and half English, but I grew up in England and therefore by definition I’m an Englishman.

Source: Marriage record of Ian Gillan – https://familysearch.org