#1Science & Medicine
Paul Buchheit
born 1977American computer engineer; created Gmail
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Famous people · Webster
From 1837 to 2000, Webster was the birthplace of 12 famous people
With articles in 22 languages, Paul Buchheit is the most widely known. Second and third on the list are Wendy O. Williams and Gregor Gillespie. 4 of them were born since 1970, more than in any other period. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 2.7, close to the 3.9 of the typical New York town.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Paul Buchheit
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Cassius Gaius Foster
Youngest
2000
Debra Schutt
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Webster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Webster’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1940s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicScience & MedicineFaithWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Webster
Paul Buchheit, Wendy O. Williams and Gregor Gillespie are written about in 22, 21 and 11 languages.
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Gregor Gillespie
born 1987American collegiate wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
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Known for
What Webster is known for
Athletes are the most numerous, 3 of them.
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
9 more names, born between 1837 and 2000.
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Close by, the fullest list is Penfield’s, at 11 names.
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 (7)
- Paul Buchheit: Robert Scoble from Half Moon Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wendy O. Williams: Chosei Funahara, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gregor Gillespie: MMAnytt, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Azalia Emma Peet: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Emmett Holt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merton Elmer Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Almon Brown Strowger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons