Gibbons
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Famous people named Gibbons include:
- Billy Gibbons - Guitarist for ZZ Top
- Christopher Gibbons (1615 - 1676) - English composer, son of Orlando.
- Dave Gibbons - British writer and artist of comics.
- Edward Stanley Gibbons (1840-1913) Philatelist and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd.
- Euell Gibbons (1911-1975) outdoorsman and proponent of natural diets
- Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721) - Master wood carver
- James Gibbons (1834-1921) Archbishop of Baltimore, 1877 - 1921. See also Jim Gibbons (disambiguation) for other "Jim. Gibbons".
- Jay Gibbons - right fielder for the Baltimore Orioles
- Jim Gibbons (United States politician) (born 1951), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada Jim Gibbons (disambiguation) for other "Jim. Gibbons".
- John Gibbons - Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays
- John H. Gibbons - Scientist
- Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) - English composer
- Stella Gibbons (1902-1989) author of Cold Comfort Farm
- Thomas Gibbons (1757-1852) lawyer, mayor of Savannah, steamboat tycoon, father of William Gibbons (1794-1852) whose home, Mead Hall, was the historic first building on the Drew University campus.
Gibbons may also refer to:
- Gibbons, the loveable little person from the tv show Tom Goes to the Mayor, played by Brian Posehn.
- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), a landmark United States Supreme Court case
- the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogues published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd
See also Gibbon for uses of the term as a nominal singular.