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Gibson (surname)
Gibson is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an anglicised form the Scottish Gaelic ''Mac Gibealláin'' and can be a sept of Clan Campbell, Clan Buchanan or Clan MacMillan. Alternatively it is from a form of the common medieval name ''Gib'', which is a short form of ''Gilbert''. Variant forms of the surname include ''Gibsoun'', ''Gipson'', ''Gibbson'', '' Gibbons'', '' Gilson'', ''Gibb'', '' Gibbs'' and '' Gibby'' amongst others. The personal name ''Gilbert'' was introduced into Britain by followers of William the Conqueror after the Norman Invasion of 1066. The Norman name was originally found as ''Gislebert'' or ''Gillebert'', and is composed of the Germanic elements ''Gisil'', meaning "hostage" or "noble youth", and ''berht'', meaning "bright" or "famous". ''Gilbert'' became a very popular given name in England and Scotland during the Middle Ages. Notable people with the surname Gibson *Aaron Gibson (born 1977), American football player * Adam Gibson (born 1986), Australian ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population aged over 3 years old) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language revival, and the number of speakers of the language under age 20 did not decrease between the 2001 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Gibson
Aaron Gibson (born September 27, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions, Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He also was a member of the Austin Wranglers and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League. He played college football at the University of Wisconsin. Early years Gibson attended Decatur Central High School, where he Letterman (sports), lettered in American football, football and track and field, track. He holds the record for heaviest NFL player ever, at 410 lbs, weighing over 440 lbs in high school. He was a two-way player. As a senior, he was a first-team All-state selection and was named as a Top 33 Pick by the Bloomington Herald-Times. As a defensive tackle, he had 8 fumble recoveries and 11 passes defensed. College career Gibson accepted a football scholarship from the University of Wisconsin. He didn't play in his freshman year because of failing to meet the requirements of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Gibson
Andrea Gibson (born August 13, 1975) is an American poet and activist from Calais, Maine, who has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 1999. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and LGBTQ topics. Personal life Gibson grew up in Calais, Maine. They have one sister, Laura, who is mentioned in a poem "The Moon Is a Kite". Growing up in a Baptist home and attending local schools, they later attended Saint Joseph's College of Maine. Moving with a girlfriend, Gibson lived for a time in New Orleans, and later the two moved in 1999 to Boulder, Colorado, where they settled. They went to their first open-mic in Denver, where Gibson was inspired to become a spoken word artist. Gibson uses gender-neutral pronouns, specifically they/them/theirs. Many of their poems are about gender identity, such as "Swing Set" and "Andrew". Gibson has said, regarding gender, "I don't necessarily identify within a gender binary. I've never in my life really felt like a woman and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Gibson
Amy Gibson (born November 25, 1960) is an American daytime television Emmy-nominated actress and businesswoman. Career Gibson's credits include ''Love of Life'' (Lynn Henderson), '' Young and the Restless'' (Alana Anthony Jackson), and ''General Hospital'' (Colette Francoise) in the 1980s. Personal life Gibson is the younger sister of Jody Gibson and the niece of singer Georgia Gibbs, a recording artist with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her mother Tobe Gibson is the talent agent who discovered Tom Cruise. Secretly bald for over 20 years due to the medical condition alopecia areata Alopecia areata, also known as spot baldness, is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body. Often, it results in a few bald spots on the scalp, each about the size of a coin. Psychological stress and illness are po ..., Gibson built a post-acting career in wig manufacturing and consulting services to those in need of guidance and support who are dealing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea Gibson
Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals (precursor of the US Open), then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years. In all, she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. Gibson was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame. "She is one of the greatest players who ever lived", said Bob Ryland, a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams. " Martina avratilovacouldn't touch her. I think she'd beat the Williams sisters." In the early 1960s she also became the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Gibson
Alfred Gibson (1874) was an Australian explorer who is believed to have died in an 1874 expedition organised by Ernest Giles, which sought to cross the deserts of Western Australia from east to west. Gibson departed from his companions on 22 April 1874 and was never seen again. The Gibson Desert into which he disappeared, was named after him by his fellow explorer. Giles wrote: "Here a short young man accosted me, and asked me if I did not remember him, saying at the same time that he was 'Alf'. I fancied I knew his face, but thought it was at the Peake that I had seen him, but he said "Oh no, don't you remember Alf with Bagot's sheep at the north-west bend of the Murray? My name's Alf Gibson, and I want to go out with you." I said, "Well, can you shoe? Can you ride? Can you starve? Can you go without water? And how would you like to be speared by the blacks outside?" He said he could do everything I had mentioned, and he wasn't afraid of the blacks. He was not a man I would h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gibson (other)
Alexander Gibson may refer to: * Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie I (died 1644), Scottish judge * Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie II (died 1656), Scottish judge, son of Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie I * Alexander Gibson (botanist) (1800–1867), botanist and forester in India * Alexander Craig Gibson (1813–1874), folklorist around Coniston, Cumbria * Alexander Gibson (conductor) (1926–1995), Scottish conductor and music director * Alexander Gibson (industrialist) (1819–1913), Canadian industrialist * Alexander Gibson (politician) (1852–1920), Canadian politician * Alexander George Gibson (1875–1950), English physician * Alexander James Gibson Alexander James Gibson (1876–1960) was the first professor of engineering at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Alexander James Gibson was born on 18 December 1876 at Hanover Square, London, son of Edward Morris G ... (1876–1960), professor of engineering at University of Queensland in Australia See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Gibson (other)
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Alex Gibson may refer to: * Alex Gibson (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1993), Scottish footballer * Alex Gibson (footballer, born 1939) (1939–2003), Scottish footballer * Alex Gibson (footballer, born 1982), English footballer * Alex Gibson (music producer) (born 1974), American record producer *Alex Gibson (sound editor), British music and sound editor, known for his work on films *Soulman Alex G, real name Alex Gibson, professional wrestler See also *Alexander Gibson (other) Alexander Gibson may refer to: * Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie I (died 1644), Scottish judge * Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie II (died 1656), Scottish judge, son of Alexander Gibson, Lord Durie I * Alexander Gibson (botanist) (1800–1867), botanist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleena Gibson
Aleena Gibson (''Anna-Lena Högdahl''), is a Swedish songwriter living in Stockholm. Her credits include Jason Derulo, Mr. Big, Nick Carter, S Club 7, Chenoa, Tata Young, Rouge Jill Johnson, Girls' Generation, and Austin Mahone. Allmusic, retrieved on March 19, 2019 She performed in singing her song Better Believe It and finished 6th in the first semi final. Stefan Andersson and Aleena Gibson finished 5th in the first semi final of |
Alec Gibson
Alec Raymond Gibson (born December 9, 1963) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. Gibson played in three games for the Washington Redskins in 1987. The Washington Redskins went 3-0 during the strike. Defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Dallas Cowboys. Gibson caused Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett to fumble the football twice on Monday Night Football in Dallas the last replacement game played in 1987. He played college football at Ventura Junior College where he was an All-American defensive tackle and at the University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univer ... as a defensive end. In 1988, he played Arena football for the New York Knights. Gibson played 11 of 12 games befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Gibson (bishop)
Alan George Sumner Gibson was Coadjutor Bishop of Cape Town from 1894 to 1906. Early life He was born in 1856 to William Gibson (1804–1862), Rector of Fawley, and Louisanna Sumner (1817-1899), daughter of Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester. He was educated at Haileybury and Corpus Christi College, Oxford and ordained in 1881. Clerical career He was vice-principal of St Paul Burgh Missionary College then curate of Croft, Lincolnshire. He was the incumbent of Umtata Pro-Cathedral from 1882 to 1884; Missionary at Dalindyebo from 1884 to 1893; Canon of Umtata from 1885 to 1894; Archdeacon of Kokstad from 1886 to 1891; 91; Diocesan Secretary from 1892 to 1894; rector of Claremont from 1894 to 1897; and Canon of St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town from 1895 to 1906. Works Gibson was a prolific author; amongst others he wrote: *''Intloko Zentshumayelo'' (Kaffir Sermon Sketches), 1890; *''Eight Years in Kaffraria'', 1891; *''Some Thoughts on Missionary Work and Life'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Gibson (director)
Alan Gibson (April 28, 1938, London, Ontario, Canada – July 5, 1987, London, UK) was a Canadian director active in British film and television. He was particularly notable in his early years for his work in horror. The films he directed include ''Journey to Midnight'' (1968), ''Crescendo'' (1970), ''Dracula A.D. 1972'', ''The Satanic Rites of Dracula'' (1974), '' Checkered Flag or Crash'' (1977), ''Witness for the Prosecution'' (1982) and ''A Woman Called Golda'' (1982) starring Ingrid Bergman. His television work includes ''Eh Joe'' (1965), '' The Capone Investment'' (1974), ''Churchill and the Generals'' (1979) and '' The Charmer'' (1987). Alan Gibson came up with the idea for ''The Flipside of Dominick Hide'' (1980), a ''Play for Today'' he co-wrote with Jeremy Paul and directed. As a child he had overheard his family discussing a recent UFO report and thought to himself: "Since there had been sightings of flying saucers recorded throughout history, it occurred to me that they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
