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Politics

* George Gibbs (Australian politician) (1908–1968), member of the Victorian Parliament * George Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall (1873–1931), British member of parliament and peer *
George Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall (16 May 1928 – 19 July 2001), who used the forename Richard, was a British peer. Early life and background Gibbs succeeded his father, George Gibbs, 1st Baron Wraxall, in the barony on 28 October 1 ...
(1928–2001), British peer and kidnapping victim


Science

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George Gibbs (ethnologist) George Gibbs (1815–1873) was an American ethnologist, naturalist and geologist who contributed to the study of the languages of indigenous peoples in Washington Territory. Known for his expertise in Native American customs and languages, Gibb ...
(1815–1873), American ethnologist, naturalist and geologist *
George Gibbs (mineralogist) George Gibbs (January 7, 1776 – August 6, 1833) was an American mineralogist and mineral collector. The mineral gibbsite is named after him. Early life George Gibbs was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of wealthy merchant George Gibbs and ...
(1776–1833), American mineralogist *
George James Gibbs George James Gibbs (1866 – 22 February 1947) was an astronomer, engineer, inventor and public science lecturer. He invented a heliochronometer 'which was able to accurately determine Greenwich Mean Time, GMT to within a minute at any time of ...
(1866–1947), British astronomer and engineer * George Gibbs (gunmaker) (died 1884), English gunmaker and founder of George Gibbs Ltd., the maker of the
.505 Gibbs The .505 Gibbs cartridge was designed by George Gibbs in 1911. The cartridge was originally known as the .505 Rimless Nitro Express. The C.I.P. refers to the cartridge as the 505 Mag. Gibbs in their publications. It is a .50 caliber (12.8  ...
cartridge


Sports

* George Gibbs (Australian footballer) (1905–1987), for Fitzroy and Collingwood * George Gibbs (footballer, born 1953), English


Other

* George Gibbs, one of the main characters in the 1938 Thornton Wilder play ''
Our Town ''Our Town'' is a 1938 metatheatrical three-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play tells the story of the fictional American small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 throug ...
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George F. Gibbs George Francis Gibbs (23 November 1846 – 10 March 1924) was the secretary to the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Gibbs was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. In 1850, his parents were ...
(1846–1924), secretary to the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *
George Fort Gibbs George Fort Gibbs (March 8, 1870 – October 10, 1942) was an American author, illustrator, artist, and screenwriter. As an author, he wrote more than 50 popular books, primarily adventure stories revolving around espionage in exotic location ...
(1870–1942), American writer and illustrator for ''The Saturday Evening Post'' * George Sabin Gibbs (1875–1947), American general * George Couper Gibbs (1879–1946), Florida Attorney General and circuit court judge *
George W. Gibbs Jr. George Washington Gibbs Jr. (November 7, 1916 – November 7, 2000), a sailor in the United States Navy, became the first African-American to set foot on the continent of AntarcticaRejcek, PeterMaking history: Gibbs first person of African de ...
(1916–2000), sailor in the United States Navy * George Gibbs (priest), Archdeacon of Saint Kitts *
George Gibbs (special effects artist) George Gibbs (18 July 1937 – 15 December 2020) was a British special effects artist who is best known for his work in '' Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'', ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' and '' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade''. Biograph ...
(died 2020), film special effects artist


See also

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George Gibb (transport administrator) Sir George Stegmann Gibb (30 April 1850 – 17 December 1925) was a Scottish transport administrator who served as the general manager of the North Eastern Railway, managing director of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, a ...
(1850–1925), transport administrator *
George Gibb (footballer) George Gibb (1891 – 7 June 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Third Lanark as a left half. Personal life Gibb was serving as an acting lance sergeant in the 1st/9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Bat ...
(1891–1917), Scottish footballer *
George Gibbs Dibrell George Gibbs Dibrell (April 12, 1822 – May 9, 1888) was an American lawyer and a five-term member of the United States House of Representatives from the 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee. He also served as a general in the Confederate ...
(1822–1888), member of the United States House of Representatives {{human name disambiguation, Gibbs, George