Gillian Carol Gear, BEM (1943 – 29 September 2015) was an English local historian who was archivist of north London's Barnet Museum and helped to ensure the survival of the museum after funding was withdrawn by the London Borough of Barnet.

Gillian Carol Pymm was born in 1943 and received her basic education at Mount Grace School.

[2] She was co founder and long term Chair of East Barnet residence association and was central to the preservation of Church Farm Fields , oak hill park .

Gear was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2014 Birthday Honours, "For services to History in the London Borough of Barnet and Hertfordshire".

[4] Towards the end of her life, Gear suffered from ill health and received hospital treatment.