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Famous people · Webster
The 11 famous people born in Webster, led by Richard Lindzen
At the top of the list is the American physicist Richard Lindzen, covered in 11 languages. The American writer William Slater Brown ranks second, ahead of George R. Stobbs. From George Derby in 1857 to Barbara Duffy in 1959, the births cover 102 years. More are athletes than anything else, 5 in all.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Richard Lindzen
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1857
George Derby
Youngest
1959
Barbara Duffy
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Webster
Richard Lindzen has articles in 11 languages, William Slater Brown in 5 and George R. Stobbs in 4.
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#3Through the years
When Webster’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1860s than in any other decade: 3.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Webster is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.3 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Webster
8 more, 5 of them athletes.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Webster home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Webster, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, Dudley lists the most people: 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Webster and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- William Slater Brown: Снимката няма авторско право, като дори да има такова трябва да е изтекло, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George R. Stobbs: Image courtesy of the Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman T. Tingier: William Harrison Taylor, Putnam, Connecticut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Gilmore: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Sullivan: Old Judge, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Warnke: Rob Croes / Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Fattman: Whoisjohngalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. Thayer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons