William Webster may refer to:

Sportsmen

William Webster (baseball) William Webster (June 1, 1896 – death unknown) was an American Negro league catcher between 1915 and 1933. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Webster made his Negro leagues debut in 1915 with the St. Louis Giants. He went on to enjoy a long ca ...

(1896–?), American Negro leagues baseball player *

William Webster (cricketer, born 1876) William Webster (28 June 1876 – 11 April 1948) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and stockbroker. Webster was born at Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and ...

(1876–1948), Scottish cricketer * William Webster (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1931), English cricketer * William Webster (cricketer, born 1910) (1910–1986), English cricketer, footballer, stockbroker and administrator * Billy Webster (1909–?), English soccer player *

Bill Webster (American football) William Adam Hall Webster (July 28, 1903 – May 1981) was an American football player. He played college football at Yale University and was a consensus first-team All-American at the guard position in 1927. Webster was raised in Fairfield Coun ...

(1903–1981), American football player

Law and politics

William L. Webster William Lawrence Webster (born September 17, 1953) is an American lawyer, former politician and convicted felon from Missouri. He served in the Missouri House of Representatives and later as the 39th Missouri Attorney General, Attorney General o ...

(born 1953), former Missouri state representative and attorney general *

William Webster (Australian politician) William Webster (7 June 1860 – 3 October 1936) was an Australian politician. He began his career in the Australian Labor Party (ALP), serving a single term in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1901–1903) before winning election to th ...

(1860–1936), Australian politician * William Maule McDowell Webster (1885–1958), Australian trade unionist and NSW Labor Party president *

William H. Webster William Hedgcock Webster (born March 6, 1924) is an American attorney and jurist who most recently served as chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council from 2005 until 2020. He was a United States district judge of the United States Distric ...

(born 1924), American judge, FBI director and CIA director *

William Bennett Webster William Bennett Webster (January 18, 1798 – April 4, 1861) was a medical doctor, amateur geologist and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented King's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1855 to 1861. He was born in Ken ...

(1798–1861), doctor, amateur geologist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada *

William Gourlay Webster William Gourlay Webster (September 25, 1884 – February 18, 1965) was a civil engineer, land surveyor and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented London in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1948 as a Progressive Conser ...

(1884–1965), civil engineer, surveyor and politician in Ontario, Canada

Others

William Webster (theologian) William Webster (December 1689 – 4 December 1758) was a British priest in the Church of England and a theological writer. Life Born at Cove, Suffolk in December 1689, was the son of Richard Webster (d. 1722), by his wife Jane, daughter of Ant ...

(1689–1758), British clergyman * W. D. Webster (William Downing Webster, 1868–1913), British dealer in ethnographic art *

William Webster (engineer) William Webster may refer to: Sportsmen *William Webster (baseball) (1896–?), American Negro leagues baseball player * William Webster (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–1948), Scottish cricketer * William Webster (cricketer, born 1880) (1880–1931) ...

, American engineer, recipient of the

John Fritz Medal The John Fritz Medal has been awarded annually since 1902 by the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) for "outstanding scientific or industrial achievements". The medal was created for the 80th birthday of John Fritz, who lived betw ...

William Webster (builder) William Webster (May 1819 – 1 February 1888) was a British builder who worked with architects and engineers such as Gilbert Scott and Joseph Bazalgette and is especially associated with several embankments of the River Thames. Career Bo ...

(1819–1888), English builder *

William Webster (chemical engineer) William Webster (1855-1910) was an English chemical engineer credited with developments in gas detection, sewage treatment and medical use of x-rays. A gifted artist and musician, Webster also helped found the Blackheath Concert Halls and the ad ...

(1855–1910), son of English builder, scientist involved in development of x-rays * William Webster (dean of Aberdeen and Orkney) (died 1896) * William G. Webster (born 1951), United States Army officer *

William Henry Webster The Reverend William Henry Webster (1 October 1850 – 1931) was born at Upton Hall, Cheshire. After a brief career in the navy, during which he saw service in Asia, Webster studied to become a priest and followed this vocation to his retirement. ...

(1850–1931), priest and malacologist in New Zealand *

Bill Webster Bill Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, '' Coronation Street'', played by Peter Armitage. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 6 February 1984 and remained in the show until 1985 when ...

, a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' {{hndis, Webster, William