Webster (surname)

Webster is an occupational surname of Norman French origin meaning weaver. The name Webster may refer to:

People

 * Aaron Webster (1959–2001), Canadian murder victim
 * Aaron Webster (born 1980), English professional footballer
 * Andrew Webster, several people
 * Adam Webster (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer
 * Alasdair Webster (born 1934), an Australian politician
 * Alex Webster, the bass player in the band Cannibal Corpse
 * Alexander Webster (1708–1784), a Scottish writer and clergyman
 * Alexander Webster (New York politician) (1734–1810), a New York politician
 * Andy Webster (footballer, born 1982), a Scottish football player
 * Arthur Gordon Webster, American physicist, founder of the American Physical Society
 * Augusta Webster (1837–1894), English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator
 * Barbara D. Webster, American botanist
 * Ben Webster, American jazz musician
 * Ben Webster (1864-1947), English actor
 * Benjamin Nottingham Webster (1797-1882), English actor
 * Bethuel M. Webster (1900–1989), American lawyer and founder of Webster & Sheffield
 * Beveridge Webster (1908–1999), American pianist
 * Brent Webster, American lawyer
 * Bruce Webster, American IT expert and software engineer
 * Bruce Webster (politician) (1927–2019)
 * Byron Webster, English professional footballer
 * Charles Webster, several people
 * Corey Webster, professional American football player
 * Daniel Webster, several people
 * David Webster, several people
 * Dick Webster (1914–2009), British Army officer and Olympic pole vaulter
 * Donovan Webster, American journalist
 * Edwin Hanson Webster (1829–1893), American politician
 * Elnardo Webster (born 1969), American football player
 * Faye Webster (born 1997), American singer
 * Frances Webster (netball), New Zealand netball player
 * Francis Webster (1767–1827), English architect
 * Frank Webster, several people
 * Gary Webster, several people
 * Geoff Webster (born 1959), British journalist, and deputy editor of The Sun
 * George Webster, several people
 * Graham Webster (archaeologist), British archaeologist
 * Graham Webster (footballer), Scottish football player
 * Guy Webster (musician), an Australian singer-songwriter
 * Guy Webster (photographer) (1939–2019), American photographer
 * H. T. Webster (Harold Tucker Webster, 1885–1952), American cartoonist
 * Harry Webster (Henry George Webster), British automotive engineer
 * Henry Webster, several people
 * Hutton Webster (1875-1955), American anthropologist, economist and sociologist
 * J. Webster (Yorkshire cricketer), English cricketer
 * Jack Webster, several people
 * Jacques Berman Webster II (born 1992), better known by his stage name Travis Scott, American recording artist, music producer, and musician
 * James Webster, several people
 * Jean Webster (1876–1916), an American writer
 * Jean Webster (cook) (1935–2011), an American soup kitchen operator
 * Jeff Webster (born 1971), an American basketball player
 * Jeff Webster (checkers player), an American checkers player
 * Jerome Pierce Webster (1888–1974), American plastic surgeon, professor of clinical surgery, and historian of medicine
 * J.J. Webster, an American politician
 * John Webster, several people
 * John Dodsley Webster, English architect based in Sheffield.
 * John Ray Webster, American checkers player and military officer
 * Ken Webster, multiple people
 * Kenneth Athol Webster (1906–1967), New Zealand ethnographic dealer and collector
 * Kenneth G. T. Webster (1871–1942), Canadian-born American literary scholar
 * Kieren Webster (born 1986), bassist and occasional vocalist with Scottish band The View
 * Leslie Webster (art historian) (born 1943), a British Anglo-Saxon specialist at the British Museum
 * Leslie Webster (Australian politician) (1891–1975), a politician with the Country Party in Victoria
 * Mark Webster, several people
 * Malcolm Webster (murderer), Englishman
 * Martell Webster, American professional basketball player
 * Mary Webster, several people
 * Mike Webster, National Football League player
 * Milton P. Webster (1887-1965), American trade union functionary
 * Mitch Webster, Major League Baseball player
 * Neil Leslie Webster (1906–1990), a British Army officer who worked in intelligence in World War II and radio
 * Nate Webster, American professional football player
 * Nesta Helen Webster (1876–1960), an English author and far-right conspiracy theorist who promoted antisemitic canards
 * Nicholas Webster (1912–2006), a 20th-century American film and television director
 * Nicole Webster (born 1973), an Australian marine scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science
 * Nikki Webster (born 1987), an Australian singer known for "Strawberry Kisses"
 * Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer, creator of Webster's Dictionary
 * Noel Webster (born 1932), an Australian rules footballer (VFL) who played with Hawthorn
 * Norman Webster CM (1941 – 2021), a Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail and The Gazette
 * Nsimba Webster (born 1996), American football player
 * Paul Webster, several people
 * Pearl Webster (1889-1918), Negro league baseball player
 * Philip Webster, British journalist
 * Ray Webster (first baseman) (born 1942), an American Major League Baseball player
 * Ray Webster (second baseman) (1937-2020), an American Major League Baseball player
 * Renée Webster, Australian filmmaker
 * Richard Webster (rugby), Welsh international rugby league and union player
 * Robert Webster, several people
 * Roger Webster, English professional cornet player
 * Ron Webster, English football player
 * Simon Webster (footballer), English professional footballer
 * Simon Webster (rugby union), Scottish International Rugby Union player
 * Terry Webster (1930–2016), English footballer
 * Thomas Webster (painter), an English painter
 * Thomas Webster (geologist), a Scottish geologist
 * Victor Webster, Canadian actor
 * Wally Webster (1895–1980), English footballer
 * Walter Ernest Webster, (1877-1959), British painter
 * Wendy Turner Webster, English presenter
 * W. D. Webster (William Downing Webster, 1868–1913), British ethnographic dealer and collector
 * William Webster, several people

Fictional characters

 * Nina Webster, a fictional character in The Young and the Restless, an American soap opera
 * Webster, a dictionary from Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
 * The Webster family, a group of characters featured in the British soap opera Coronation Street:
 * Alison Webster (Coronation Street)
 * Bill Webster
 * Debbie Webster
 * Jack Webster (Coronation Street)
 * Jake Webster (Coronation Street)
 * Kevin Webster
 * Maureen Webster
 * Rosie Webster
 * Sally Webster
 * Sophie Webster