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Webb (surname)
Webb is an English and Scottish surname meaning weaver of cloth. Notable people with the surname "Webb" include A *Adrian Webb (born 1943), British academic * Aileen Osborn Webb (1892–1979), American aristocrat * Ambrose Henry Webb (1882–1964), Irish judge *Amy Webb (born 1974), American author *Alan Webb (other), multiple people * Alex Webb (other), multiple people * Alexander Webb (other), multiple people * Allan Webb (bishop) (1839–1907), English bishop *Allan Webb (American football) (1931–2011), American football player *Allen Webb (born 1983), American football player *Alli Webb, American entrepreneur * Alliene Brandon Webb (1910–1965), American composer *Alf Webb (1878–1932), English footballer * Alfred Webb (1834–1908), Irish politician * Alfreda Johnson Webb (1923–1992), American professor *Alice Webb, British television executive * Alicia Webb (born 1979), American professional wrestler *Alison Webb (born 1961), Canadian jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weaver (surname)
Weaver is a surname. Geographical Distribution At the time of the United Kingdom Census of 1881, the frequency of the surname ''Weaver'' was highest in the following counties: * 1. Herefordshire (1: 328) * 2. Worcestershire (1: 531) * 3. Shropshire (1: 677) * 4. Montgomeryshire (1: 875) * 5. Somerset (1: 881) * 6. Staffordshire (1: 990) * 7. Radnorshire (1: 1,053) * 8. Gloucestershire (1: 1,055) * 9. Cheshire (1: 2,111) * 10. Denbighshire (1: 2,191) As of 2014, the frequency of the surname was highest in the following countries and territories: * 1. United States (1: 2,102) * 2. Antigua and Barbuda (1: 2,105) * 3. Wales (1: 3,813) * 4. England (1: 4,658) * 5. New Zealand (1: 4,731) * 6. Cayman Islands (1: 5,041) * 7. United States Virgin Islands (1: 5,911) * 8. Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1: 6,081) * 9. Australia (1: 6,952) * 10. Canada (1: 8,207) As of 2014, 85.5% of all known bearers of the surname ''Weaver'' were residents of the United States. The frequency of the surn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Webb (bishop)
Allan Becher Webb (also spelled "Alan"; 1839–1907) was the second Anglican Bishop of Bloemfontein, afterward Bishop of Grahamstown and, later, Dean of Salisbury. Early years Webb was born in 1839 in Calcutta, India, the son of Allan Webb, a surgeon in the Bengal Army who later became a professor of anatomy at the Calcutta Medical College and built a pathological museum of physical specimens for medical pedagogy. Allan Webb was baptised on 17 November 1839 in India. He was educated at Rugby School and subsequently at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, becoming a fellow and tutor at University College (1863-1868). From 1864 to 1867 he was vice principal at Cuddesdon Theological College. He married Elizabeth, the sister of hymn-writer George Hugh Bourne, who served as his chaplain (1879 – 1898).They had three children: Cyprian, Charles (The Rev. Charles Johnstone Bourne Webb, 1874–1963), and a daughter, who died young and is commemorated in the window to Webb in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anastasia Webb
Anastasia Maria Webb (born June 15, 1999) is a former American Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She competed for the Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnastics team. In 2021, she became the NCAA All Around Champion and tied for the floor and vault titles, to go along with OU's team championship from 2019. "Anastasia Webb" usagym.org. Retrieved April 18, 2021. Personal life Webb was born in Salinas, California, to Chris and Magda Webb. She has one brother, George. Webb grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois. She attended Niles West High School and graduated in 2017. She is fluent in Greek.Gymnastics Early career Webb started gymnastics in 2004. She trained at the Illinois Gymnastics Institute in Westmont, Illinois. At ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ameer Webb
Ameer Kenneth Webb (born March 19, 1991) is an American sprinter specializing in the 100 m and 200 m. College career At Texas A&M Webb was the 200 meter champion at the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Prior to Texas A&M he ran for Cerritos College, where he was the 2011 CCCAA State Champion in both the 100 meters and 200 meters. He had run for Tustin High School, finishing fifth in the 200 meters at the 2009 CIF California State Meet behind Randall Carroll's sweep of both sprinting events. Webb was a dual-sport student-athlete (track & field and football) at Tustin High for all 3 and 1/2 years he attended there. He attended a small charter school during his first semester of his junior year. The charter school had no sports program. He returned to Tustin for his second semester of his junior year. As a senior, he started both ways and helped lead the football team t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alonzo C
Alonzo is both a given name and a Spanish surname. Notable people with the name include: Mononym * Alonzo (rapper), French singer and hip hop artist, formerly Segnor Alonzo of Psy 4 de la Rime Given name * Alonzo de Barcena, 16th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist * Alonzo de Santa Cruz (–1567), Spanish cartographer, mapmaker, instrument maker, historian and teacher * Alonzo Babers (b. 1961), U.S. athlete *Alonzo L. Best (1854–1923), U.S. politician * Alonzo Bodden, U.S. comedian * Alonzo Church (1903–1995), U.S. mathematician and computer scientist *Alonzo Clemons, U.S. autistic savant clay sculptor * Alonzo B. Cornell (1832–1904), a Governor of New York *Alonzo Drake (1884–1919), English footballer and cricketer * Alonzo J. Edgerton (1827–1896), U.S. politician *Alonzo Dillard Folger (1888–1941), U.S. politician * Alonzo Gee, American basketball player *Alonzo A. Hinckley (1870–1936), U.S. official of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Webb
Alison Webb (born October 25, 1961) is a retired judoka from Canada, who won the silver medal in the women's half-heavyweight (– 72 kg) competition at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. See also * Judo in Quebec *Judo in Canada The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in Canada for over a century. The first long-term judo dojo in Canada, Tai Iku Dojo, was established by a Japanese immigrant named Shigetaka Sasaki, Shigetaka "Steve" Sasaki in Van ... References Profile 1961 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Canadian female judoka Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Canada Martial artists from Montreal Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Judoka at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in judo Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Pan Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Webb
Alicia Nicole Webb (born May 4, 1979) is an American retired professional wrestling valet and occasional professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1999 under the ring name Ryan Shamrock and in World Championship Wrestling in 1999 to 2000 under the ring name Symphony. Professional wrestling career World Wrestling Federation (1999) Webb was hired by the World Wrestling Federation to make a one night appearance initially as a model. On January 11, 1999, Alicia debuted on ''Raw'' as "Ryan Shamrock", the kayfabe younger sister of Ken Shamrock. Val Venis flirted with her at ringside before his match, which led to Ken Shamrock running out and viciously attacking Venis, warning him to stay away from her. After giving Venis a beating, Billy Gunn appeared at the ring and flirtatiously mooned Ryan. Ken then went after Gunn, challenging him to an WWF Intercontinental Championship match at the Royal Rumble. On January 25, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Webb
Alice Webb is a British television executive. She is CEO of Mercury Studios, an arm of the Universal Music Group, established on her appointment in 2020. The newly formed company is the parent of Eagle Rock Entertainment. She was previously president of WPATH in 1999. BBC Children's Prior to this role, she was Director of BBC Children's, leading the BBC's services for UK children. She had been appointed to this role in March 2015, when Webb was chief operating officer, BBC North where she had been responsible for moving BBC Children's, 5 Live, and the BBC Learning and BBC Sport divisions out of London to a new campus based at Salford Quays. In September 2015, Webb set out a digital plan for BBC Children's which included i-play, finally launched as BBC i-player kids on 12 April 2016. In November 2016, she appeared before the House of Lord's Communications Select Committee who questioned her about a CBBC programme entitled ''Just A Girl'' which explored transgender issues. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfreda Johnson Webb
Alfreda Johnson Webb (born February 21, 1923 in Mobile, Alabama) was a professor of biology and a doctor of veterinary medicine. She was the first Black woman licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the United States. Early life and education Webb was born February 21, 1923 in Mobile, Alabama, to Cattie Lee Avant Johnson, and Bibb Garden Johnson. She earned a BS from Tuskegee Institute in 1943 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in 1949 from the Tuskegee Institute (now University) School of Veterinary Medicine.American Men & Women of Science: A biographical directory of today's leaders in physical, biological and related sciences. 19th edition. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker, 1994. p. 579. Webb was the first of two African American women to graduate from a school of veterinary medicine in the United States in 1949. Nolen, R. Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Webb
Alfred John Webb (10 June 1834 – 30 July 1908) was an Irish Quaker from a family of activist printers. He became an Irish Parliamentary Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP), as well as a participant in nationalist movements around the world. He supported Butt's Home Government Association and the United Irish League. At Madras in 1894, he became the third non-Indian (after George Yule and William Wedderburn) to preside over the Indian National Congress. Early life Alfred Webb was the first child and only son of the three children of Richard Davis Webb and Hannah Waring Webb (1810–1862). The family ran a printing shop in Dublin and belonged to a Quaker group that supported reforms such as suffrage, the abolition of slavery and anti-imperialism. The family press printed booklets for many of these causes and, in turn, their regular customers grew to include other similar organisations, including the Irish Protestant Home Rule Association and the Ladies’ Land Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alf Webb
Alfred Webb (1878 – 25 August 1932) was an English professional footballer who made 131 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o .... Webb worked as a coal miner and played for Mansfield before joining Lincoln in the 1899 close season. He made 144 appearances for the club in all senior competitions, and later played for Mansfield Mechanics. References 1878 births 1932 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Lincoln City F.C. players Mansfield Mechanics F.C. players English Football League players Place of birth missing {{England-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliene Brandon Webb
Alliene Gibbons Brandon Webb (January 2, 1910 – November 1965) was an American composer, singer, and teacher who was born in Palestine, Texas, to Blanche and George Thomas Brandon. She married Robert Barron Webb in 1934. Webb completed a B.A. degree at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she lived for the rest of her life. She studied voice with Peter Tchach, and was a soloist and choir director at Park Cities Baptist Church for 12 years. She continued composing and also gave piano lessons until her death in 1965. Webb's compositions were published by Carl Fischer Music, Chas. H. Hansen Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music (now Carlin America), Leeds Music Corporation (see Lou Levy), and Theodore Presser Company. Her compositions include: Orchestra *''Sleepy Head'' (also arranged for medium voice) Piano *"Hop Scotch" (1955) *"Skates on the Zuider Zee" (1955) *''Three Piano Solos in Early Grades'' (1953) Vocal *''Are He Gone, Have He Went'' *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
