Webster (surname)
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Webster is an English occupational surname meaning weaver
. Notable persons with that surname include:
Weaving
Weaving is a method of fabric production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. The other methods are knitting, lace making and felting. The longitudinal threads are called the warp and the lateral threads are the weft or filling...
. Notable persons with that surname include:
- Alasdair WebsterAlasdair WebsterAlasdair Paine Webster, OAM is an Australian politician. Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he attended the University of New England before becoming a teacher and a superindendent at juvenile rehabilitation centres. He underwent military service in 1953...
(born 1934), Australian politician - Andy Webster, Scottish football player
- Arthur Gordon WebsterArthur Gordon WebsterArthur Gordon Webster was the founder of the American Physical Society.Arthur Gordon Webster was born on 28 November, 1863 at Brookline, Massachusetts to William Edward Webster and Mary Shannon Davis...
, American physicist, founder of the American Physical Society - Ben WebsterBen WebsterBenjamin Francis Webster , a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young...
, American jazz musician - Corey WebsterCorey WebsterCorey Jonas Webster is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University.-High school career:Webster attended St. James High...
, professional American football player - Daniel WebsterDaniel WebsterDaniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
(1782–1852), American statesman, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, and U.S. Secretary of State - Daniel WebsterDaniel Webster (Florida politician)Daniel A. "Dan" Webster is the Republican U.S. Representative for central , serving since January 3, 2011. He defeated the incumbent Democrat, Alan Grayson, by an 18 percent margin in the November 2010 election. Previously, Webster served 28 years in the Florida state legislature...
, (born 1949) Member of the Florida Senate - David Kenyon WebsterDavid Kenyon Webster-External links:*...
(1922–1961), soldier of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Band of Brothers - Donovan WebsterDonovan WebsterDonovan Webster is a journalist and author. A former senior editor for Outside magazine, he now writes for National Geographic, Smithsonian, Best Life, Vanity Fair, Men's Health, Garden & Gun, and The New York Times Magazine, among other publications...
, American journalist - Frank WebsterFrank WebsterFrank Webster is a British sociologist. His critical writing on the "information society" has been translated into many languages. In his book Theories of the Information Society, he examined six analytically separable conceptions of the information society, arguing that all are suspect to some...
, British sociologist - Gary WebsterGary WebsterGary Webster is an English actor.He first found fame in EastEnders playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television series Minder, replacing Dennis Waterman as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series...
, actor - Graham WebsterGraham WebsterGraham Webster is a Scottish football Midfielder currently playing for Dundee in the Scottish First Division.-Dundee:A member of Dundee's Under 19 squad and with Dundee in administration and relying on youth Webster made his first team debut on 10 April 2011 against Stirling Albion from the start...
, Scottish football player - H. T. Webster (1885–1952), American cartoonist
- Henry George WebsterHenry George WebsterHenry George Webster, CBE was a British automotive engineer who inspired the creation of iconic Triumph cars throughout the 1950s and 1960s.-Career:...
(Harry Webster), British automotive engineer - James Webster (disambiguation)
- Jean WebsterJean WebsterJean Webster was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy...
, American writer - John WebsterJohn WebsterJohn Webster was an English Jacobean dramatist best known for his tragedies The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi, which are often regarded as masterpieces of the early 17th-century English stage. He was a contemporary of William Shakespeare.- Biography :Webster's life is obscure, and the dates...
(c.1580-c.1634), English Renaissance playwright - John Webster (governor) (1590–1661), former governor and lieutenant governor of the Colony of Connecticut and progenitor of Noah Webster
- John Webster (orator)John Webster (orator)John Webster, aka Mohammed Jon Webster, or more simply just Webster , was a soap box orator and public speaker who principally plied his trade at Speakers' Corner near Marble Arch at Hyde Park, London and beneath the Moreton Bay Fig trees of The Domain, Sydney from the early 1950s till the late 1980s...
(circa 1913-15 2008), Anglo/Australian public speaker and demagogue. - John Bainbridge WebsterJohn Bainbridge WebsterProfessor John B. Webster, MA, PhD, DD, FRSE is a notable contemporary British theologian of the Anglican communion writing in the area of systematic, historical and moral theology...
, British Anglican systematic theologian - John Clarence WebsterJohn Clarence WebsterJohn Clarence Webster was a Canadian-born physician pioneering in Obstetrics and gynaecology who in retirement had a second career as an historian, specializing in the history of his native New Brunswick...
, Canadian physician and historian - John G. WebsterJohn G. WebsterJohn G. Webster is an American electrical engineer and a founding pioneer in the field of biomedical engineering.Webster attained his Ph.D. from the University of Rochester in 1967....
, a founding pioneer in the field of biomedical engineering - John W. Webster (1793–1851), Harvard professor hanged for killing Dr. George Parkman
- Kenneth Athol WebsterKenneth Athol WebsterKenneth Athol Webster was a collector and dealer of manuscripts, fine art and ethnographic artifacts associated with Oceanic peoples....
(1906–1967), ethnographic dealer and collector - Kenneth G. T. WebsterKenneth G. T. WebsterKenneth Grant Tremayne Webster was a Canadian-born American literary scholar. He was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and was educated at Dalhousie University, graduating in 1892. He then took another undergraduate degree at Harvard University, followed by a master's and doctorate there, after which...
(1871–1942), literary scholar - Kieren WebsterKieren WebsterKieren Clark Webster, is the bass guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for Scottish band The View. Along with frontman Kyle Falconer, he writes the majority of The View's material. In 2006, he was placed 6th in NME's Cool List...
, bassist and occasional vocalist with Scottish band The ViewThe View (band)The View are a Scottish indie rock band. They incorporate various styles such as punk, pop, alternative rock, pop punk, powerpop, folk, and acoustic in their music.... - Lliam WebsterLliam WebsterLliam Webster is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, Australian ice hockey player - Mark Webster (journalist), British journalist
- Mark Webster (darts player)Mark Webster (darts player)Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...
, Welsh darts player, 2008 BDO World Darts champion - Martell WebsterMartell WebsterMartell Webster is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. The 6' 7" , 235 lbs small forward–shooting guard was nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname , given to him by a personal friend...
, American professional basketball player - Mike Webster, a center in the National Football League who played most of his career (1974–1990) for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Nate WebsterNate WebsterNate Webster is a former American football linebacker who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Buccaneers in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
, professional American football player - Nicholas WebsterNicholas WebsterNicholas Webster was an American film and television director. Chiefly remembered for his CBS program The Violent World of Sam Huff ; the ABC Close Up documentary Walk in My Shoes , nominated for an Emmy as the best television program of the year , it was the first...
, 20th century American film and television director - Noah WebsterNoah WebsterNoah Webster was an American educator, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author...
(1758–1843), American lexicographer, spelling reformer, textbook author, and editor, known for creating Webster's DictionaryWebster's DictionaryWebster's Dictionary refers to the line of dictionaries first developed by Noah Webster in the early 19th century, and also to numerous unrelated dictionaries that added Webster's name just to share his prestige. The term is a genericized trademark in the U.S.A... - Paul Francis WebsterPaul Francis WebsterPaul Francis Webster was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Song and was nominated sixteen times for the award.-Biography:...
, American lyricist - Richard Webster, 1st Viscount AlverstoneRichard Webster, 1st Viscount AlverstoneRichard Everard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone, GCMG, QC was a British barrister, politician and judge who served in many high political and judicial offices.-Background and education:...
(1842–1915), British barrister, politician and judge - Richard Webster (rugby)Richard Webster (rugby)Richard Webster is a former Wales dual-code international rugby union and rugby league player. In 1993 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions rugby union team and at the time played club rugby for Swansea RFC...
, Welsh international rugby league and union player - Richard Webster (author)Richard Webster (author)Richard Webster was a British cultural historian, and the author of five published books, dealing with subjects such as the controversy over Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses, Sigmund Freud and psychoanalysis, and the investigation of sexual abuse in Britain...
( b. 1950), British author, biographer of Sigmund Freud - Richard M. WebsterRichard M. WebsterRichard M. "Dick" Webster was an American politician from Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and worked as an attorney in Carthage. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, in 1948, 1950, and 1953 . He served as Speaker of the House in 1954...
(1922–1990), American politician from Missouri - Robert Webster (disambiguation), several people of this name
- Roger WebsterRoger WebsterRoger Webster is an English cornetist and psychologist. He has been acclaimed as one of the world's best ever cornetists. He also teaches performance at the Royal Northern College of Music as well as a weekly lecture on psychology...
, professional cornet player - Thomas Webster (painter)Thomas Webster (painter)Thomas Webster , was an English genre painter, who lived for many years at the artists' colony in Cranbrook.-Life:Webster was born in Ranelagh Street, Pimlico, London...
, English painter - Victor WebsterVictor WebsterVictor Webster is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Brennan Mulwray in Mutant X and "Coop" on Charmed.-Life and career:...
, Canadian Actor - Wendy Turner WebsterWendy Turner WebsterWendy Turner-Webster is an English journalist, television presenter and animal rights campaigner.-Biography:...
, presenter - William Downing WebsterW. D. WebsterWilliam Downing Webster was a British ethnographic dealer and collector, best known for his collection gathered from material seized by British troops during the Benin Expedition of 1898.-Life:...
(1868–1913), ethnographic dealer and collector