Tibbets, a variant spelling of Tibbetts, is an English-language

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...

from the given names Tebald or Tibalt. Notable people with the name include: * Andrew W. Tibbets ('1830–1898) American Union soldier, and Medal of Honor recipient * Daniel Tibbets (born ?), American media executive *

Eliza Tibbets Eliza Tibbets (born Eliza Maria Lovell; 1823–1898) was among early American settlers and founders of Riverside, California; she was an activist in Washington, D.C., for progressive social causes, including freedmen's rights and universal suffra ...

(1823–1898), American citrus pioneer, suffrage activist, spiritualist, and a founder of Riverside, California; wife of Luther * Jane Tibbets: see

List of Joseph Smith's wives Joseph Smith (1805–1844), founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, taught and practiced plural marriage, polygamy during his ministry, marrying an estimated 30 to 40 women throughout his lifetime. Smith and some of the leading Quorum (Latte ...

* Luther C. Tibbets (1820–1902), American merchant, citrus pioneer, abolitionist, and a founder of Riverside, California; husband of Eliza *

Paul Tibbets Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (23 February 1915 – 1 November 2007) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the '' Enola Gay'' (named after his moth ...

(1915–2007), American military officer; pilot of the airplane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima; grandfather of Paul IV * Paul W. Tibbets IV (born 1966), United States Air Force brigadier general; grandson of Paul

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