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n. (plural of gibbon English)
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Notable people named Gibbons include:
- Abigail Hopper Gibbons (1801–1893), an American schoolteacher, abolitionist, and social welfare activist
- Alan Gibbons (b. 1953), English children's author
- Beth Gibbons (b. 1965), English singer and songwriter
- Billy Gibbons (b. 1949), American rock musician
- Carroll Gibbons (1903–1954), American-born British bandleader
- Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960), American art director
- Christopher Gibbons (1615–1676), English composer, son of Orlando
- Dave Gibbons (b. 1949), English comic book artist and writer
- David Gibbons (Bermudian politician), a Prime Minister of Bermuda
- Edward Stanley Gibbons (1840–1913), a philatelist and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd.
- Euell Theophilus Gibbons (1911–1975), an outdoorsman and proponent of natural diets
- Gary Gibbons (b. 1946), British theoretical physicist
- Gillian Gibbons (b. 1953), a British woman arrested for naming a teddybear Muhammad in Sudan
- Grinling Gibbons (1648–1721), a master wood carver
- Gwilym Gibbons (b. 1971), a British arts leader
- Herbert Adams Gibbons (1880–1934), an American journalist
- Herbert Gladstone Coe Gibbons (1905–1963), an English cricketer
- J. Whitfield Gibbons (b. 1939), American herpetologist
- James Gibbons (1834–1921), Archbishop of Baltimore, 1877–1921, and Cardinal
- Jay Gibbons (b. 1977), American baseball player
- Jim Gibbons (disambiguation)
- John Gibbons (b. 1962), American baseball player and manager
- John H. Gibbons (scientist) (b. 1929), American scientist and Whitehouse advisor
- John Joseph Gibbons (b. 1924), American lawyer and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- John Lloyd Gibbons (1837–1919), Liberal Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South from 1898 to 1900
- June and Jennifer Gibbons (1963–, 1963–1993), identical twins known as "The Silent Twins" since they only communicated with each other
- Leeza Gibbons (b. 1957), American television personality
- Lile Gibbons, American politician
- Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625), an English composer
- Paul Gibbons (b. 1971), New Zealand pole vaulter
- Peter Gibbons (b. 1962), Canadian racing driver
- Peter Gibbons (fictional), a character from the popular cult movie, Office Space
- Sam Gibbons (1920–2012), American politician and distinguished World War II Veteran
- Scott Gibbons (b. 1969), American composer
- Simon Gibbons, Professor of Phytochemistry at the School of Pharmacy, University of London
- Stella Gibbons (1902–1989), English author
- Steve Gibbons (disambiguation)
- Thomas Gibbons (disambiguation)
- William Gibbons (congressman) (1726–1800), American lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress
- William Conrad Gibbons (1926–2015), American military historian
- William Ernest Gibbons (1898–1976), British politician
- William M. Gibbons (1919–1990), American lawyer and railroad executive
- Gibbons Bagnall (1719–1800), English poet
The Gibbons was a British 4 wheeled cyclecar made from 1917 to 1929 by engineering pattern makers Gibbons and Moore of Chadwell Heath, Essex. The first car was made in 1914 but production did not start until 1917. By 1920 the car was described as the MkIII.
The car was unusual in having the air-cooled engine mounted outside the body on the front right hand side The first cars had a basic 2 seater body with the seats side by side and 4 hp single-cylinder, four-stroke JAP engine. Subsequent cars had a variety of engines, some with two cylinders. The engine drove a countershaft mounted across the car. From this two forward gears were provided by belts to either of the rear wheels with ratios selected by clutches on different diameter pulleys on either end of the countershaft. Braking was by blocks bearing on the drive pulleys.
The bodywork was made of plywood and as well as side by side, tandem seating was also available on a version advertised as the Sport model with room for an adult and child in the rear.
A Mk IV version was also advertised and claimed to be lighter than the MkIII. It had no doors and was powered by a two-stroke engine.
The car could also for a while be bought in kit form with a set of plans being advertised For 5 shillings with machined or un-machined parts available.
A four-seater model, the 10/25 with V twin Blackburne engine were advertised in 1925. Chain drive replaced belts on this model and there was a Sturmey Archer three-speed gearbox with reverse. Drum brakes were fitted on the rear wheels. Lighting remained by acetylene, with headlights extra, but a full length hood and a rear windscreen were provided for weather protection
Production numbers are not known exactly but period advertisements referred to more than 1000 made. Most production was between 1921 and 1926 but the car was still advertised in 1929; by then it was being made "to special order".
Only one car is known to survive.
Gibbons is a surname.
Gibbons may also refer to:
- A plural of gibbon
- Gibbons, Alberta
- Gibbons (automobile), a British light car of the 1920s
- Gibbons P.C., a law firm in New Jersey
Usage examples of "gibbons".
The Captain had seen the scuffle and was warning Gibbons about the likely consequence of a formal duel.
Hogan watched Gibbons retrieve his horse and disappear from the alleyway.
He pointed to Christian Gibbons who was riding his black horse onto the field.
He watched as Gibbons walked his horse delicately to within a dozen paces and stopped.
Damn Gibbons and his money, damn all officers who could buy such thoroughbred beauty.
It was said that they planned to marry once the army reached Madrid and that Gibbons had promised her a house and a life of dancing and gaiety.
Lawford, like Gibbons, summed up all that he hated most about the army: how money and influence could buy promotion while others, like Sharpe, rotted in penury.
Christian Gibbons walked his horse to the head of the British column and sat staring at the three women.
Then there was the clatter of hooves and Sharpe saw Lieutenant Christian Gibbons ride onto the bridge behind Hogan.
Hogan waved, wished him luck, and turned back to the convent leaving Sharpe facing Gibbons across the water.
There had been no time to clean the blade, and Gibbons could scarcely take his eyes off the crusted blood.
Major Forrest heard me give the order to Lieutenant Gibbons, who then carried it to Sharpe.
The officers in the courtyard cheered her on and shouted abuse at the two figures who emerged after her, Gibbons and Berry.
Suddenly he saw them, Berry standing with a bottle and watching Gibbons, who had forced the girl to her knees and was trying to force the bag out of her hands.
He looked at Gibbons, who paraded on his horse with the Light Company.