Gisborne (surname)

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:


 * Frederic 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