Webster (surname)

Webster is an occupational surname of Norman French origin meaning weaver. 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 politician) (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 Berman Webster II (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 Dodsley Webster, English architect based in Sheffield.
• 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
• Philip Webster, British journalist
• Ray Webster (first baseman), American Major League Baseball player
• Ray Webster (second baseman), American Major League Baseball player
• Richard Webster (rugby), 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

Beauty and the Beast

• Webster, a dictionary from Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World

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

See also

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