Billy Gallagher, (17 August 1948 – 19 May 2016) was a chef and businessman in South Africa.
After having worked at The Dorchester in London, Gallagher arrived in South Africa in 1973 to take up an executive sous-chef position with local hotel chain Southern Sun.
In 1982, Gallagher was elected president of the South African Chefs Association (SACA),[1] and held that position for 21 years before becoming its honorary life president in 2003.
[2] In 2000 he survived an attempted hijacking, which left him paralyzed as a quadriplegic.
[3] Gallagher earned a Doctorate of Culinary Arts from the Johnson & Wales University, Miami.