Gisborne
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Gisborne or Gisbourne is a surname originating in the East Midlands/North of England, and may refer to:
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[edit] People
- 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
[edit] Places
- Gisborne Region, a unitary authority in northeastern New Zealand named after William Gisborne
- Gisborne, New Zealand, the largest centre of population in the Gisborne Region
- Gisborne (New Zealand electorate), a former New Zealand Parliamentary electorate
- Gisborne, Victoria, Australia, a town named after Henry Fyshe Gisborne
- Electoral district of Gisborne, an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
[edit] Fictional characters
- Guy of Gisbourne, a villain in the Robin Hood legends
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