What is "gilligan"

Gilligan may refer to:

• USS Gilligan (DE-508), a US Navy destroyer escort
• Gilligan (Gilligan's Island), a fictional character in the TV series Gilligan's Island
• Gilligan (surname), people with the surname Gilligan
• "Gilligan" is the nickname given a prisoner in a well-known image from the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal uncovered in 2004.

Gilligan is a fictional character played by Bob Denver on the 1960s TV show Gilligan's Island and its many sequels. Gilligan, affectionately called "Little Buddy" by the Skipper, is the bumbling, dimwitted, accident-prone first mate of the . None of the show's episodes ever specified Gilligan's full name or clearly indicated whether Gilligan is the character's first name or his last. Gilligan wears a trademark red shirt, pale trousers, white sneakers, and white navy cap.

During a storm, he throws an anchor overboard without a rope attached, which leaves the Minnow shipwrecked on an "uncharted desert isle" with its seven passengers and crew, establishing the underlying premise of the franchise. The enduring popularity of the series has made him a cultural icon.

Gilligan is a surname, and may refer to:

• Amy "Sister" Archer-Gilligan, poisoner
• Andrew Gilligan, British journalist
• Carol Gilligan, American feminist ethicist and psychologist
• Harold Gilligan and Arthur Gilligan, English cricketers
• James Gilligan, American psychiatrist and author
• Jim Gilligan (born 1946), American college baseball coach
• Jimmy Gilligan, former English footballer
• John J. Gilligan, Ohio governor (1971–1975)
• Ruth Gilligan (born 1988), Irish writer and actress
• Ryan Gilligan, English footballer
• Shannon Gilligan, author of interactive fiction and computer games
• Thomas W. Gilligan, dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas—Austin
• Tim Gilligan, American football player
• Tom Gilligan (footballer, born 1978), Australian footballer
• Vince Gilligan, television writer

Fictional characters named Gilligan include:

• Willy Gilligan, a fictional character in the TV series Gilligan's Island