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Gilbertson has several origins. Sometimes it is derived from the personal name ''

Gilbert Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters * Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South ...

''. In other cases it is an Americanization of the Norwegian surname ''Gilbertsen'', or some other Scandinavian

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Ashley Gilbertson Ashley Gilbertson (born 22 January 1978) is an Australian photographer. He is known for his images of the Iraq War and the effects of the wars in War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Afghanistan and Iraq on returning veterans and their families. ...

(b. 1978), Australian, photographer *

Charlotte Gilbertson Charlotte Gilbertson (November 11, 1922 – April 12, 2014) was an American painter and printmaker. Artistic influences Charlotte's artistic inspirations are rooted in Greek mythology, the French artist Paul Cézanne, Fernand Léger's modern ...

(1922–2014), American painter and print maker *

David Gilbertson David Gilbertson (born October 29, 1949) is the former Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. Early life and education Gilbertson attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Geography. He th ...

(b. 1949), American, chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court * Emil G. Gilbertson (1870–1949). American politician * Eric R. Gilbertson, American, President of Saginaw Valley State University *

Gary Gilbertson ''Alternate Reality'' (''AR'') is an unfinished role-playing video game series. It was created by Philip Price (programmer), Philip Price, who formed a video game developer, development company called Paradise Programming. Video game publisher, P ...

, American, music composer for Atari * Julius C. Gilbertson (1875–1933), American politician and jurist * Keith Gilbertson (b. 1948), American, collegiate head football coach *

Kevin Gilbertson Kevin Gilbertson is an American web developer best known as the creator of TinyURL launched in January 2002. TinyURL is a URL shortener, a web service that provides short aliases for redirection of long URLs. According to ''Wired'', Gilbertson had ...

, American web developer, inventor of tinyURL * Larry D. Gilbertson (1917–1986), American politician * Lewis Gilbertson (1814–1896), Welsh clergyman and academic * Lucas Gilbertsonpointless, Canadian voice actor *

Paul Gilbertson James are an English rock band from Manchester, who were formed in 1982. They had popularity throughout the 1990s, with four top 10s on the UK Singles Chart and nine top 10s on the UK Albums Chart. The band's best-known singles include " Come ...

(b. 1962), English, first guitarist of the British band James *

Stan Gilbertson Stanley Frank Gilbertson (born October 29, 1944, in Duluth, Minnesota) is a retired American ice hockey player. He played 428 games in the National Hockey League for the California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, and Pittsb ...

(b. 1944), American ice hockey player *

Tim Gilbertson Tim Gilbertson (born 1987) is a Canadian power pop singer-songwriter.Sperounes, Sandra. "Gilbertson's trial by fire – and water", ''Edmonton Journal'', 2007-01-31, p. D3. He plays guitar, bass guitar, and piano. His musical influences include Th ...

(b. 1987), Canadian singer/songwriter

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