Famous people · Webb
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Webb
The best known of them is John Carpenter, with articles in 58 languages. Closest of all is Caleb Lyon, from Greig, 12 mi away. Across the town line, Watson lists one, Edward McGlachlin. No entry yet names Webb as a birthplace.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
John Carpenter
Best known
John Carpenter
in 58 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Webb’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Webb
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward A. Stevenson
1831–189511th Governor of Idaho Territory
Wallace B. Douglas
1852–1930American jurist (1852–1930); Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
James Willard Schultz
1859–1947(1859-1947) American historian
Stanley Julian Roszkowski
1923–2014United States federal judge
John Carpenter
born 1948American filmmaker, composer and actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Webb and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- John Carpenter: Kyle Cassidy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Willard Schultz: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Caleb Lyon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleveland Moffett: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward A. Stevenson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bradley F. Granger: Mathew Brady Photographs of Civil War-Era Personalities and Scenes, National Archives and Records Administration., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Lewis Martin: Samuel Marsden Brookes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel D. Burchard: Dodge County (Wisconsin) Historical Society (Beaver Dam, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward McGlachlin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons