BL#1
Sports
Brock Lesnar
born 1977American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player
54 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Webster
Brock Lesnar tops a list of 7 famous people born in Webster
Best known of all is Brock Lesnar, written about in 54 languages. Second and third on the list are Tom Brokaw and David B. Wake. The largest group, 5, was born between 1920 and 1969. From Kenneth M. Harkness in 1899 to Brock Lesnar in 1977, the births cover 78 years.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Brock Lesnar
in 54 Wikipedia languages
First
1899
Kenneth M. Harkness
Youngest
1977
Brock Lesnar
Most common field
Sports
2 people
What stands out about Webster’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Webster
Brock Lesnar has articles in 54 languages, Tom Brokaw in 37 and David B. Wake in 7.
TB#2
Writing & Arts
Tom Brokaw
born 1940American broadcast journalist and author
37 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DW#3
Science & Medicine
David B. Wake
1936–2021American evolutionary biologist
7 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Webster’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1930s, at 2.
SportsScience & MedicineWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
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Known for
What Webster is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
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Everyone else born in Webster
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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.
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- Cynthia MacAdams: Lynneuna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles A. Lundquist: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons