Webster (surname)

Webster is an occupational surname of Norman French origin meaning weaver. The name Webster may refer to:

People

• Aaron Webster (1959–2001), Canadian murder victim
• Aaron Webster (born 1980), English professional footballer
• Andrew Webster, several people
• Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer
• Alasdair Webster (born 1934), an Australian politician
• Alex Webster, the bass player in the band Cannibal Corpse
• Alexander Webster (1708–1784), a Scottish writer and clergyman
• Alexander Webster (New York politician) (1734–1810), a New York politician
• Andy Webster (footballer, born 1982), a 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
• Ben Webster (1864-1947), English actor
• Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882), English actor
• Bethuel M. Webster (1900–1989), American lawyer and founder of Webster & Sheffield
• Beveridge Webster (1908–1999), American pianist
• Brent Webster, American lawyer
• Bruce Webster, American IT expert and software engineer
• Bruce Webster (politician) (1927–2019)
• Byron Webster, English professional footballer
• Charles Webster, several people
• Cooper Webster, Australian racing driver
• Corey Webster, professional American football player
• Daniel Webster, several people
• David Webster, several people
• Dick Webster (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter
• Donovan Webster, American journalist
• Edwin Hanson Webster (1829–1893), American politician
• Elnardo Webster (born 1969), American football player
• Faye Webster (born 1997), American singer
• Frances Webster (netball), New Zealand netball player
• Francis Webster (1767–1827), English architect
• Frank Webster, several people
• Gary Webster, several people
• Geoff Webster (born 1959), British journalist, and deputy editor of The Sun
• George Webster, several people
• Graham Webster (archaeologist), British archaeologist
• Graham Webster (footballer), Scottish football player
• Guy Webster (musician), an 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, several people
• Hutton Webster (1875-1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist
• J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer), English cricketer
• Jack Webster, several people
• Jacques Berman Webster II (born 1992), better known by his stage name Travis Scott, American recording artist, music producer, and musician
• James Webster, several people
• Jean Webster (1876–1916), an American writer
• Jean Webster (cook) (1935–2011), an American soup kitchen operator
• Jeff Webster (born 1971), an American basketball player
• Jeff Webster (checkers player), an American checkers player
• Jerome Pierce Webster (1888–1974), American plastic surgeon, professor of clinical surgery, and historian of medicine
• J.J. Webster, an American politician
• John Webster, several people
• John Dodsley Webster, English architect based in Sheffield.
• John Ray Webster, American checkers player and military officer
• Jonah Moorehouse Webster, Canadian politician
• Ken Webster, 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) (born 1943), a British Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum
• Leslie Webster (Australian politician) (1891–1975), a politician with the Country Party in Victoria
• Mark Webster, several people
• Malcolm Webster (murderer), Englishman
• Martell Webster, American professional basketball player
• Mary Webster, several people
• Mike Webster, National Football League player
• Milton P. Webster (1887-1965), American trade union functionary
• Mitch Webster, Major League Baseball player
• Neil Leslie Webster (1906–1990), a British Army officer who worked in intelligence in World War II and radio
• Nate Webster, American professional football player
• Nesta Helen Webster (1876–1960), an English author and far-right conspiracy theorist who promoted antisemitic canards
• Nicholas Webster (1912–2006), a 20th-century American film and television director
• Nicole Webster (born 1973), an Australian marine scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science
• Nikki Webster (born 1987), an Australian singer known for "Strawberry Kisses"
• Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary
• Noel Webster (born 1932), an Australian rules footballer (VFL) who played with Hawthorn
• Norman Webster CM (1941 – 2021), a Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail and The Gazette
• Nsimba Webster (born 1996), American football player
• Paul Webster, several people
• Pearl Webster (1889-1918), Negro league baseball player
• Philip Webster, British journalist
• Ray Webster (first baseman) (born 1942), an American Major League Baseball player
• Ray Webster (second baseman) (1937-2020), an American Major League Baseball player
• Renée Webster, Australian filmmaker
• Richard Webster (rugby), Welsh international rugby league and union player
• Robert Webster, 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
• Terry Webster (1930–2016), English footballer
• Thomas Webster (painter), an English painter
• Thomas Webster (geologist), a Scottish geologist
• 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, several people

Fictional characters

• Nina Webster, a fictional character in The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera
• Webster, a dictionary from Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
• The Webster family, a group of characters featured in the British soap opera Coronation Street:
  • 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

See also

• Webster (disambiguation)
• Webber (disambiguation)
• Weber (disambiguation)