Gaillards is a naval term for the forecastle and quarterdeck (together) on a sailing warship. Gaillard may also refer to: Places Gaillard, a commune of the Haute-Savoie département, in France Château-Gaillard, Ain, a commune in the French département of Ain Château Gaillard, a ruined medieval castle in Normandy, France Gaillard Cut, old name for Culebra Cut, a man-made valley cutting through the continental divide in Panama Gaillard, Georgia, a community in the United States Gaillard Island, a dredge disposal island located in Alabama, United States La Gaillarde, a commune in Seine Maritime, France La Gaillarde campus, a campus in Montpellier, France Brive-la-Gaillarde, a commune in Corrèze, France People A forename Gaillard I de Durfort (died 1356/7), French priest and nobleman Gaillard II de Durfort (died 1422), seneschal of Gascony Gaillard III de Durfort (died 1452), seneschal of Landes Gaillard IV de Durfort (died 1482), French nobleman Gailard Sartain (born 1946), American actor Gaillard Hunt (1862–1924), U.S. author and civil servant Theodore Gaillard Croft 1874–1920), U.S. army soldier and congressman from South Carolina Theodore Gaillard Hunt (1805–1893), U.S. Congressman Theodore Gaillard Thomas (1832–1903), U.S. gynaecologist A surname Albert Gaillard (1858–1903), French mycologist Alizée Gaillard (also known as Alizée Sorel; born 1985), Swiss-Haitian fashion model Bob Gaillard (born 1940), U.S. college basketball coach and businessman Carolina Gaillard (born 1981), Argentine politician Claude Gaillard (born 1944), French politician Claude Ferdinand Gaillard (1834–1887), French engraver and painter David du Bose Gaillard (1859–1913), U.S. Army engineer who worked on the Panama Canal project Eddie Gaillard (born 1970), U.S. baseball player Emmanuel Gaillard (born 1952), French lawyer and arbitration specialist Félix Gaillard (1919–1970), French Prime Minister Françoise Gaillard (born 1936), French art and literary critic, philosopher, professor, and art curator Frédéric Gaillard (born 1989), French footballer Gabriel-Henri Gaillard (1726–1806), French historian Geneviève Gaillard (born 1947), French veterinarian and politician Greetje Gaillard (born 1926), Dutch Olympic swimmer Jean-Marc Gaillard (born 1980), French cross country skier and Olympic competitor Jean-Michel Gaillard (1946–2005), French author, public television executive, and senior adviser at the Élysée Palace John Gaillard (1765–1826), U.S. Senator from South Carolina Lamont Gaillard (born 1996), American football player Marcel Gaillard (Belgian footballer) (1927–1976), Belgian footballer Marcel Gaillard (French footballer) (born 1923), French footballer Martine Gaillard (born 1971), Canadian sports television personality Mary K. Gaillard (born 1939), U.S. theoretical physicist Micha Gaillard (died 2010), Haitian politician and university professor Ophélie Gaillard (born 1974), French cellist Patrick Gaillard (born