What is "gisborne"

Gisborne may refer to:

Gisborne is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed from 1908 to 1996, and it was represented by 12 Members of Parliament.

Gisborne or Gisbourne is a surname originating in the East Midlands/North of England, possibly connected to the town of Gisburn (formerly Gisburne) in Lancashire (formerly West Riding of Yorkshire). Notable people with the surname include:

• Frederick Newton Gisborne (1824–1892), Canadian inventor and electrician
• Henry Fyshe Gisborne (1815–1841), English-born Australian bureaucrat and socialite, son of Thomas Gisborne the Younger
• Thomas Gisbourne the Elder (1758–1846), English Anglican divine, priest and poet
• Thomas Gisborne the Younger (1790–1852), English Whig MP
• William Gisborne (1825–1898), New Zealand Colonial Secretary

Fictional characters:

• Guy of Gisbourne, villain in the Robin Hood legends