Sibley (surname)

Sibley or Sibly is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Andrew Sibley Andrew John Sibley (9 July 1933 – 3 September 2015) was an English-born Australian artist. Sibley has been the subject of three books and is commonly listed in histories and encyclopedias of Australian art as a significant figurative paint ...

(1933–2015), Australian artist * Alexander H. Sibley (1817–1878), Canadian businessman *

Antoinette Sibley Dame Antoinette Sibley (born 27 February 1939) is a British prima ballerina. She joined the Royal Ballet from the Royal Ballet School in 1956 and became a soloist in 1960. She was celebrated for her partnership with Anthony Dowell. After her reti ...

(born 1939), English ballerina *

Brian Sibley Brian David Sibley (born 14 July 1949) is an English writer. He is author of over 100 hours of radio drama and has written and presented hundreds of radio documentaries, features and weekly programmes. He is widely known as the author of many fi ...

(born 1949), British writer and broadcaster *

Carol Sibley Carol Rhodes Sibley (1902–1986), ''nee'' Rhodes, was a prominent civic activist in Berkeley, California. Sibley is perhaps best known as a member of the Berkeley School Board from 1961 to 1971, and sometimes its president, during a time when Berk ...

(1902–1986), American civic leader and alumni leader *

Celestine Sibley Celestine Sibley (May 23, 1914 – August 15, 1999) was a famous American newspaper reporter, syndicated columnist, and novelist in Atlanta, Georgia, for nearly sixty years. Biography Sibley was born in Holley, Florida. She graduated from h ...

(1914–1999), American author *

Charles Sibley Charles Gald Sibley (August 7, 1917 – April 12, 1998) was an American ornithologist and molecular biologist. He had an immense influence on the scientific classification of birds, and the work that Sibley initiated has substantially altered our u ...

(1917–1998), American ornithologist and molecular biologist * Cyril William Sibley (1923–1945), British airman (RAF), murdered by a German Nazi *

David Allen Sibley David Allen Sibley (born October 22, 1961, in Plattsburgh, New York) is an American ornithologist. He is the author and illustrator of ''The Sibley Guide to Birds'', which rivals Roger Tory Peterson's as the most comprehensive guides for Nort ...

(born 1961), American ornithologist and author *

David Sibley (politician) David McAdams Sibley Sr. (born 1947) is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, attorney and lobbyist in Austin and Waco, Texas, who served from 1991 to 2002 as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate. Previously, he was from 1987 to 1988 the ...

(born 1948), Texas politician and lobbyist * Dominic Sibley, (born 1993), English cricketer *

Ebenezer Sibly Ebenezer Sibly (1751 – 1799) was an English physician, astrologer and writer on the occult. Life He was the son of Edmund Sibly and Mary Larkholm, born in the parish of Cripplegate ward, London. He was the brother of Manoah Sibly. Early ...

, (1751– c. 1799), English physician, astrologer and writer on the occult * Frank Sibley (philosopher) (1923–1996), British analytic philosopher and aesthetician *

George Champlin Sibley George Champlin Sibley (April 1, 1782 – January 31, 1863) was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, politician. Biography Early life Sibley was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on April 1, 1782, the son of John Sibley (doct ...

, American explorer, soldier, Indian agent *

Harry Sibley Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

(c. 1867–1917), South Australian architect in practice with

Daniel Garlick Daniel Garlick (20 January 1818 – 28 September 1902) was an architect in the early days of South Australia. During his lifetime, his architectural practice names were Garlick & Son and Jackman & Garlick. After his death his name was perpetuated ...

Henry Hastings Sibley Henry Hastings Sibley (February 20, 1811 – February 18, 1891) was a fur trader with the American Fur Company, the first U.S. Congressional representative for Minnesota Territory, the first governor of the state of Minnesota, and a U.S. mil ...

(1811–1891), first Governor of Minnesota *

Henry Hopkins Sibley Henry Hopkins Sibley (May 25, 1816 – August 23, 1886) was a career officer in the United States Army, who commanded a Confederate cavalry brigade in the Civil War. In 1862, he attempted to forge a supply route from California, in defiance ...

(1816–1886), Confederate general *

Hiram Sibley Hiram W. Sibley (February 6, 1807 – July 12, 1888), was an American industrialist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who was a pioneer of the telegraph in the United States. Early life Sibley was born in North Adams, Massachusetts on February ...

(1807–1888), American entrepreneur *

Irena Sibley Irena Sibley (16 June 1943 – 29 March 2009), born Irena Justina Pauliukonis, was an Australian artist, writer, illustrator of children's books, and art teacher. Personal life Her mother Anele and father Zenonas Pauliukonis fled communist-o ...

(1944–2009), artist, children's book author and illustrator *

John Churchill Sibley John Churchill Sibley was born on 12 December 1858 in Crewkerne, Somerset and became a boarder at the local School, where, from the age of 13 he played the school organ. At 18 Sibley became a teacher at Clifton Grammar School in Warwickshire, w ...

(1858–1938), director of the Queen's Music *

John Langdon Sibley John Langdon Sibley (December 29, 1804 – December 9, 1885) was the librarian of Harvard University from 1856 to 1877. Biography John Langdon Sibley was born in Union, Maine on December 29, 1804, the son of Dr. Jonathan Sibley and his wife, né ...

(1804–1885) librarian and historian Harvard University *

Louie Sibley Louie Joseph Sibley (born 13 September 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays for Derby County. Early life Sibley was born and raised in Burton upon Trent and attended Paulet High School. Club career Sibley has been with Derby ...

(born 2001), English football player *

Mark Sibley Donald Mark Sibley (born ) is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'2" 175 lb guard and attended Northwestern University. He was selected in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls but was waived prior to the ...

(born 1950), American basketball player *

Montgomery Blair Sibley Montgomery Blair Sibley (born October 14, 1956) is a former American lawyer who had his Florida Bar license suspended in 2008, and is best known for defending Deborah Palfrey, the "DC Madam", in 2007–2008. Blair wrote a book about Palfrey, an ...

(born 1956), former American lawyer * Mulford Q. Sibley (1912–1989), American political scientist *

Robert Sibley Robert Sibley (1881-1958) was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where he also directed its alumni association. He also helped found the East Bay Regional Park system. One of its parks is named after him, the Robert Sibley Volc ...

(1881–1958), American engineer, founder of park system in California, and alumni leader *

Rufus Sibley Rufus Adams Sibley (1841–1928) was an American businessman, best known as a founder of the Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company department store in Rochester, New York. Biography Sibley was born in Spencer, Massachusetts on December 3, 1841. After c ...

(1841–1928), American businessman, founder of Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company department stores *

Solomon Sibley Solomon Sibley (October 7, 1769 – April 4, 1846) was an American politician and jurist in the Michigan Territory who became the first mayor of Detroit. Early life: 1769–1815 Sibley was born in Sutton, Massachusetts, the son of Ruth and Reube ...

(1769–1846), Delegate to Congress and Supreme Court Justice for Michigan Territory {{surname, Sibley English-language surnames