Gibbs (usually pronounced ) is a surname.

Notable people with the surname

Alan Gibbs Alan Gibbs (born 1939) is a New Zealand-born businessman, entrepreneur and art collector. After a successful business career in New Zealand, which made him one of that country's wealthiest individuals, he relocated to London in 1999. He retains ...

(born 1939), New Zealand-born businessman, entrepreneur and art collector *

Alfred Gibbs Alfred Gibbs (April 22, 1823 – December 26, 1868) was a career officer in the United States Army (Regular Army) who served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Career summary Gibbs graduated from the Unit ...

(1823–1868), brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War * Alfred W. Gibbs, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad *Antony Gibbs (1756–1816), founder of British trading company

Antony Gibbs & Sons Antony Gibbs & Sons was a British trading company, established in London in 1802, whose interests spanned trading in cloth, guano, wine and fruit, and led to it becoming involved in banking, shipping and insurance. Having been family-owned via a ...

Antony Gibbs Antony Gibbs (sometimes credited as Tony Gibbs; 17 October 1925 – 26 February 2016) was an English film and television editor with more than 40 feature film credits. He was a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE). Career Gibbs' editin ...

(1925–2016), British film and television editor *

Armstrong Gibbs Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (10 August 1889 – 12 May 1960) was a prolific and versatile English composer. Though best known for his choral music and, in particular, songs, Gibbs also devoted much of his career to the amateur choral and festival mov ...

(1889–1960), English composer * Brian Gibbs (1936–2014), English footballer and manager *

Caleb Gibbs Caleb Gibbs (1748–1818) was the first commander of the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, the unit that protected General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Biography Gibbs was born on February 28, 1748, in Newport, Rhode Island. ...

(1748–1818), American soldier, commander of George Washington's "life guard" * Calvin Gibbs, US Army soldier convicted of the murder of three Afghan civilians in 2010 *

Charles Gibbs Charles Gibbs (November 5, 1798 – April 25, 1831) was the pseudonym of an American pirate, born James D. Jeffers. Jeffers was one of the last active pirates in the Caribbean during the early 19th century, and was among the last persons to be e ...

, pseudonym of American pirate James D. Jeffers (1798–1831) *

Cory Gibbs Cory Gibbs (born January 14, 1980) is an American former soccer player. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, the Netherlands and England. He also played 19 international matches for the U.S. national soccer team, including at the 2003 ...

(born 1980), American soccer player *

Coy Gibbs Coy Randall Gibbs (December 9, 1972 – November 6, 2022) was an American NASCAR driver, assistant coach with the Washington Redskins, and co-owner of Joe Gibbs Racing. He was the son of Joe Gibbs, five-time NASCAR Cup Series championship-winni ...

(1972-2022), American NASCAR driver, football player, and coach * Dick Gibbs (1892–1915), Australian rules footballer *

Dick Gibbs (basketball) Dick Gibbs (born December 20, 1948) is an American retired professional basketball player. A small forward, he played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for five teams from 1971 to 1976, posting career averages of 5.2 points per game and ...

(born 1948), American basketball player * Donnie Gibbs (1945–2006), American football player *

Drew Gibbs Drew Gibbs (July 8, 1962 – November 16, 2021) was an American high school football coach who was head coach of the Kean University Cougars during the 1989 season and was a head coach at Ramapo High School. Regarded as one of the best high sch ...

(1962–2021), American college football coach *

Frederic A. Gibbs Frederic Andrews Gibbs (1903–1992) was an American neurologist who was a pioneer in the use of electroencephalography (EEG) for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Gibbs graduated from Yale and Johns Hopkins in 1929. He was offered a fello ...

(1903–1992), American neurologist *

Frederick Gibbs (educationalist) Frederick Giles Gibbs (31 October 1866–16 January 1953) was a New Zealand school principal, educationalist, businessman, naturalist and community leader. He was born in London, England on 31 October 1866. Gibbs was educated at Nelson College ...

(1866–1953), New Zealand school principal, educationalist and community leader * Frederick S. Gibbs (1845–1903), American politician from New York *

Frederick J. Gibbs Captain Frederick John Gibbs (8 September 1894 – 1979) was a British World War I flying ace credited with 11 official victories. Post-war, he went into teaching. World War I Frederick John Gibbs was an old boy of Queen Mary's Grammar School, ...

(1899–1963), British World War I flying ace *

Fredia Gibbs Fredia "The Cheetah" Gibbs (born July 8, 1963), is an American former professional martial artist, kickboxer, and boxer who competed from 1975 to 2005. During her kickboxing career, she held ISKA, WKA, and WKF World Titles. Before her kickboxing ...

(born 1963) American martial artist, kickboxer and boxer *

Geoff Gibbs Geoffrey George Gibbs (25 November 1940 – 17 August 2006) was an Australian actor and acting teacher. Biography Gibbs was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1940, and was educated at Aquinas College, Perth. He studied for bachelor's an ...

(1940–2006), Australian actor and drama teacher *

George Gibbs (disambiguation) George Gibbs may refer to: 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 ( ...

, several people *

Georgia Gibbs Georgia Gibbs (born Frieda Lipschitz; August 17, 1918December 9, 2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs achieved acclaim and notoriety in the mid-1950s interp ...

(1918–2006), American popular singer *

Henry Gibbs Henry Gibbs (1630/1–1713) was an English oil painter. Gibbs worked in Canterbury, Kent. He painted "''Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Burning Troy''" in 1654, acquired by the Tate Britain gallery, London, in 1994. There are also works by Gibbs i ...

(1630/1–1713), British oil painter *

Herschelle Gibbs Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 23 February 1974) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all formats of the game for fourteen years. A right-handed batsman, mostly opened the batting, Gibbs became the first player to hi ...

(born 1974), South African cricketer *

Humphrey Gibbs Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, (22 November 19025 November 1990), was the penultimate Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia, from 24 October 1964 simply Rhodesia, who served until, and opposed, the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI ...

(1902–1990), British governor of Southern Rhodesia *

Ione Wood Gibbs Ione Elveda Wood Gibbs ( 1871 – June 1923) was an American educator, journalist, and clubwoman. She served as vice-president of the National Association of Colored Women from 1912 to 1914. Early life Ione Elveda Wood was born in Burlington, ...

(c.1871–1923), American educator, journalist, and clubwoman * J. D. Gibbs (Jason Dean Gibbs, 1969–2019), American racing driver *

Jahmyr Gibbs Jahmyr Gibbs (born March 20, 2002) is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia Tech with one year at Alabama and was selected by the Lions in the first r ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Jake Gibbs Jerry Dean "Jake" Gibbs (born November 7, 1938) is a former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962 to 1971. Although Gibbs was the regular starting catcher for New York in 1967 and 1968, h ...

(born 1938), American baseball player and college sports coach *

James Gibbs (disambiguation) James Gibbs (1682–1754) was a British architect. James Gibbs may also refer to: *James A. Gibbs (1922–2010), author, lighthouse keeper, and maritime historian * James Edward Allen Gibbs (1829–1902), farmer, inventor, and businessman in Virgi ...

, several people * Janie Lou Gibbs (1932–2010), American serial killer *

Janno Gibbs Janno Ronaldo Ilagan Gibbs (born September 16, 1969) is a singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian in the Philippines. He was a regular host of GMA Network television shows ''SOP Rules'', ''Nuts Entertainment'', ''Eat Bulaga!'', '' Kakasa Ka Ba ...

(born 1969), Philippine singer-songwriter, actor and comedian *

Joe Gibbs Joe Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is an American auto racing team owner and former professional football coach. In football, he was head coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1992, and a ...

(born 1940), American football coach and motorsport team owner *

Joe Gibbs (record producer) Joe Gibbs born Joel Arthur Gibson (14 October 1942 – 22 February 2008) was a Jamaican reggae producer. Biography Born in Salt Spring, St. James in 1942, Joe Gibbs studied electronics in Cuba and went on to work as an electronic technician ...

(1942–2008; born Joel Gibson), Jamaican record producer * Joe Gibbs (cricketer) (1946–2011), Grenadian cricketer *

John Gibbs (disambiguation) John Gibbs may refer to: *John Gibbs (architect), English architect *John Gibbs (basketball) (1915–1982), American professional basketball player *John Gibbs (bishop) (1917–2007), Anglican Bishop of Coventry *John Gibbs (British politician) for ...

, several people *

Jonathan Gibbs (disambiguation) Jonathan Gibbs may refer to: *Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs (1821–1874), Presbyterian minister and powerful African-American Florida officeholder during Reconstruction *Jonathan Gibbs (composer) Jonathan Gibbs is a British composer. Between 1983 and ...

, several people * Josiah Willard Gibbs, Sr. (1790–1861), American linguist *

Josiah Willard Gibbs Josiah Willard Gibbs (; February 11, 1839 – April 28, 1903) was an American scientist who made significant theoretical contributions to physics, chemistry, and mathematics. His work on the applications of thermodynamics was instrumental in t ...

(1839–1903), American mathematical physicist * Julia de Wolf Gibbs (1866–1952), American author and craftsman * Keith Gibbs (born 1933), South African cricketer *

Kieran Gibbs Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs (born 26 September 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Gibbs began his senior career with Arsenal in 2007, after joining the club from the Wi ...

(born 1989), English football player *

Lance Gibbs Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934) is a former West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He took 309 Test wickets, only the second player (after Fred Trueman) to pass 300, the first spi ...

(born 1934), West Indies cricketer *

Leonard Gibbs Leonard William Gibbs Jr. (November 8, 1948 – September 15, 2021), also known as Doc Gibbs, was an American percussionist. Gibbs studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in the early 1970s. He has toured with artists such as Anita Bake ...

(1948–2021), American percussionist * Leonard W. H. Gibbs (1875–1930), New York politician *

Lilian Gibbs Lilian Suzette Gibbs (1870–1925) was a British botanist who worked for the British Museum in London and an authority on mountain ecosystems. Education She studied initially at Swanley Horticultural College in Kent, UK (1899-1901) and then sp ...

(1870–1925), British botanist *

Madarious Gibbs Madarious Jaquil Gibbs (born May 7, 1993) is an American basketball player. He completed his college career at Texas Southern University (TSU). Gibbs, a point guard from Newnan, Georgia, played four seasons for TSU, leading the team to back-to- ...

(born 1993), American basketball player *

Marla Gibbs Marla Gibbs (born Margaret Theresa Bradley; June 14, 1931) is an American actress, singer, comedian, writer and television producer, whose career spans six decades. Gibbs is known for her role as George Jefferson's maid, Florence Johnston, in th ...

(born 1931), American actress * Mary Elizabeth Gibbs (1836–1920), New Zealander *

May Gibbs Cecilia May Gibbs MBE (17 January 1877 – 27 November 1969) was an Australian children's author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She is best known for her gumnut babies (also known as "bush babies" or "bush fairies"), and the book ''Snugglepot a ...

(1877–1969), Australian children's author, illustrator and cartoonist *

Michael Gibbs (disambiguation) Michael Gibbs may refer to: * Michael Gibbs (politician) (1870–1943), Newfoundland lawyer and politician * Michael Gibbs (composer) (born 1937), jazz composer and arranger * Michael Gibbs (priest) (1900–1962), Dean of Cape Town and Dean of Chest ...

, several people *

Mifflin Wistar Gibbs Mifflin Wistar Gibbs (April 17, 1823 – July 11, 1915) was an American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate for Black rights. He became the first Black person elected to public office in British Columbia on November 16, 1866, upon win ...

(1823–1915), American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate for Black rights *

Nigel Gibbs Nigel James Gibbs (born 20 November 1965) is an English professional football manager and former player. He has been an assistant coach at Swansea City and has previously worked as a coach with the Under-19 squad of Tottenham Hotspur. A Watford ...

(born 1965), English professional football manager and former player * Nicholas Gibbs (1733–1817), early American pioneer. *

Nicole Gibbs Nicole Gibbs (born March 3, 1993) is an American retired tennis player. She won seven singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 25 July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 68. On 19 September 2016, she peaked at ...

(born 1993), American tennis player *

Norman E. Gibbs Norman E. Gibbs (November 27, 1941 – April 25, 2002) was an American software engineer, scholar and educational leader. He studied to a B.Sc. in mathematics at Ursinus College (1964) and M.Sc. (1966) and Ph.D. (1969) in Computer Science at Pur ...

(1941–2002), American software engineer, scholar and educational leader * Norman Gibbs (Canadian football) (born 1960), American football player *

Oliver Wolcott Gibbs Oliver Wolcott Gibbs (February 21, 1822 – December 9, 1908) was an American chemist. He is known for performing the first electrogravimetric analyses, namely the reductions of copper and nickel ions to their respective metals. Biograph ...

(1822–1908), American chemist *

Pat Gibbs Patrick Henry Gibbs (born April 5, 1950) is a former American football defensive back who played for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Gibbs played college football at Lamar University, where he also played wide re ...

(born 1950), American football player * Patrick Gibbs (1915–2008), Welsh World War II pilot, author and film critic * Paul Gibbs (disambiguation), several people * Peter Gibbs (disambiguation), several people *Sir

Philip Gibbs Sir Philip Armand Hamilton Gibbs KBE (1 May 1877 – 10 March 1962) was an English journalist and prolific author of books who served as one of five official British reporters during the First World War. Four of his siblings were also write ...

(1877–1962), English journalist and novelist *

Reggie Gibbs Reginald Arthur Gibbs (7 May 1882 – 28 November 1938) was a Welsh international rugby union wing who played club rugby for Penarth and Cardiff. He was capped 16 times for his country and captained his team on one occasion. Gibbs is one of fi ...

(1882–1938), Welsh international rugby player * Robert Gibbs (disambiguation), several people *

Roger Gibbs Sir Roger Geoffrey Gibbs, (13 October 1934 – 3 October 2018) was a British financier who held senior positions on the board of directors of Arsenal Football Club, the Wellcome Trust and Fleming Family & Partners. Education Gibbs was ...

(1934–2018), British financier *

Roland Gibbs Field Marshal Sir Roland Christopher Gibbs, (22 June 1921 – 31 October 2004) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1976 to 1979, and Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire from 1989 to 1996. He saw active servic ...

(1921–2004), British military officer *Ronald James Gibbs (born 1947), known as

Ronaldo Valdez Ronald James Gibbs (born November 27, 1947, in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines), popularly known by his on-screen name Ronaldo Valdez, is a veteran Filipino film and television actor whose career spanned for almost five decades. Valdez is the fa ...

, Philippine actor *

Scott Gibbs Ian Scott Gibbs (born 23 January 1971), also known by the nickname of "Car Crash", is a Welsh former rugby footballer who has represented Wales and the Lions in rugby union and Wales and Great Britain in rugby league. Noted feats included his pe ...

(born 1971), Welsh rugby footballer *

Terri Gibbs Teresa Fay Gibbs (born June 15, 1954) is an American country music artist who is blind. Between 1980 and 2017, she has recorded eleven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records. She also charted 13 singles o ...

(born 1954), American country music artist *

Terry Gibbs Terry Gibbs (born Julius Gubenko; October 13, 1924) is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader. He has performed or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson,Theroux, Gary"Gibbs, Terry".''Grove Music Online''. Oxford University Press. Re ...

(born 1924), American jazz musician (vibraphone) * Thomas Gibbs (disambiguation), several people *

Timothy Gibbs Timothy Brian Gibbs (born April 17, 1967) is an American director, actor, producer, and screenwriter who has starred in films, such as '' 11-11-11'' as Joseph Crone and ''The Kings of Brooklyn'' as Maximilian Sentor and television programs, such ...

(born 1967), American director, actor, producer, and screenwriter * William Gibbs (disambiguation), several people *

Wolcott Gibbs Wolcott Gibbs (March 15, 1902 – August 16, 1958) was an American editor, humorist, theatre critic, playwright and writer of short stories, who worked for ''The New Yorker'' magazine from 1927 until his death. He is notable for his 1936 parody o ...

(1902–1958), American editor, humorist, theatre critic, playwright and author

Fictional characters with the surname

Leroy Jethro Gibbs Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the CBS TV series '' NCIS'', portrayed by Mark Harmon. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper turned special agent who commands a team for the Naval Criminal I ...

, main character of American TV series 'NCIS'' * Joshamee Gibbs, character in American ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' films

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Notable people with the surname

Fictional characters with the surname

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