#1Webster counts 5 famous people, first among them Josh Huestis
Most widely known is Josh Huestis, the American basketball player, with articles in 15 languages. Ryan Trecartin and Briscoe Cain follow. The largest group, 5, was born since 1970. Over 17 years of births, the list goes from Micah Bowie (1974) to Josh Huestis (1991).
What stands out about Webster’s famous people
When Webster’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1980s than in any other decade: 3.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Born in Webster
The three are covered in 15, 3 and 2 languages: Josh Huestis, Ryan Trecartin and Briscoe Cain.
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#3What Webster is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Webster
Of the other 2, 2 are athletes.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Houston has the most on record, with 31.
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)
- Josh Huestis: Bagumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Trecartin: roberta fallon from philadelphia, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Briscoe Cain: TxStateAlum17, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Micah Bowie: dbking, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hilary Duff: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ronnie Price: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marcy Copeland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jarred Cosart: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons


