Webster (surname)
Webster is an occupational surname of Norman French origin meaning weaver.[1] The name Webster may refer to:
- Adam Webster (born 1995) - footballer
- Alasdair Webster (born 1934), Australian politician
- Alex Webster, bass player in Cannibal Corpse
- Alexander Webster (1708–1784), Scottish writer and clergyman
- Alexander Webster (New York) (1734–1810), New York politician
- Andy Webster, Scottish football player
- Arthur Gordon Webster, American physicist, founder of the American Physical Society
- Augusta Webster (1837–1894), English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator
- Barbara D. Webster, American botanist
- Ben Webster, American jazz musician
- Bethuel M. Webster (1900–1989), American lawyer and founder of Webster & Sheffield
- Beveridge Webster (1908–1999), American pianist
- Bruce Webster, American IT expert and software engineer
- Bruce Webster (politician) (born 1927)
- Byron Webster, English professional footballer
- Charles Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Corey Webster, professional American football player
- Daniel Webster (disambiguation), several people
- David Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Dick Webster (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter
- Donovan Webster, American journalist
- Elnardo Webster (born 1969), American football player
- Faye Webster, American folk singer
- Francis Webster (1767–1827), English architect
- Frank Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Gary Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Geoff Webster (born 1959), British journalist, and deputy editor of The Sun
- George Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Graham Webster (archaeologist), British archaeologist
- Graham Webster (footballer), Scottish football player
- Guy Webster, Australian singer-songwriter
- Guy Webster (photographer) (1939–2019), American photographer
- H. T. Webster (Harold Tucker Webster, 1885–1952), American cartoonist
- Harry Webster (Henry George Webster), British automotive engineer
- Henry Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Hutton Webster (1875-1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist
- J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer), English cricketer
- Jack Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Jacques Webster (born 1992), better known by his stage name Travis Scott, American recording artist, music producer, and musician
- James Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Jean Webster, American writer
- Jeff Webster (born 1971), American basketball player
- Jeff Webster (checkers player), American checkers player
- J.J. Webster, American politician
- John Webster (disambiguation), several people
- John Ray Webster, American checkers player and military officer
- Ken Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kenneth Athol Webster (1906–1967), New Zealand ethnographic dealer and collector
- Kenneth G. T. Webster (1871–1942), Canadian-born American literary scholar
- Kieren Webster (born 1986), bassist and occasional vocalist with Scottish band The View
- Leslie Webster (art historian), British and female, born 1943, Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum
- Leslie Webster (Australian politician), male, 1891–1975, Country Party in Victoria
- Mark Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Malcolm Webster (murderer), Englishman
- Martell Webster, American professional basketball player
- Mary Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Mike Webster, National Football League player
- Milton P. Webster (1887-1965), American trade union functionary
- Mitch Webster, Major League Baseball player
- Nate Webster, American professional football player
- Nesta Helen Webster (1876–1960), English author
- Nicholas Webster, 20th-century American film and television director
- Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary
- Nsimba Webster (born 1996), American football player
- Paul Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Pearl Webster (1889-1918), Negro League Baseball player
- Ray Webster (first baseman), American Major League Baseball player
- Ray Webster (second baseman), American Major League Baseball player
- Richard Webster (disambiguation), Welsh international rugby league and union player
- Robert Webster (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Webster, English professional cornet player
- Ron Webster, English football player
- Simon Webster (footballer), English professional footballer
- Simon Webster (rugby union), Scottish International Rugby Union player
- Thomas Webster (painter), English painter
- Victor Webster, Canadian actor
- Wally Webster (1895–1980), English footballer
- Walter Ernest Webster, (1877-1959), British painter
- Wendy Turner Webster, English presenter
- W. D. Webster (William Downing Webster, 1868–1913), British ethnographic dealer and collector
- William Webster (disambiguation), several people
Fictional characters
Coronation Street
The Webster family have featured on the British soap opera Coronation Street since 1984. Characters of that family have been listed below:
- Alison Webster (Coronation Street)
- Bill Webster
- Debbie Webster
- Jack Webster (Coronation Street)
- Jake Webster (Coronation Street)
- Kevin Webster
- Maureen Webster
- Rosie Webster
- Sally Webster
- Sophie Webster
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gollark: - fix- your- monadic IO bit
gollark: Unlikely, I can't even make bind work right.
gollark: Hmm.
gollark: Finite but apiaristically large?
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press.
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