William Webb Ellis (24 November 1806 – 24 February 1872) was an English Anglican clergyman who, by tradition, has been credited as the inventor of rugby...
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William or Bill Webb may refer to: William Benning Webb (1825–1896), American politician and attorney William C. Webb (1824–1898), member of the Wisconsin...
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Sir William Flood Webb KBE (21 January 1887 – 11 August 1972) was an Australian lawyer. He was the Chief Justice of Queensland and a judge of the High...
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William Webb (c. 1600 – 1657) was an English baroque composer. In 1634, he appeared in James Shirley’s masque The Triumph of Peace as a tenor singer and...
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Francis William Webb (21 May 1836 – 4 June 1906) was an English railway engineer, responsible for the design and manufacture of locomotives for the London...
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Thomas William Webb (14 December 1807 – 19 May 1885) was a British astronomer. Some sources give his year of birth as 1806. The only son of a clergyman...
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competition in men's international rugby union. The Cup is named after William Webb Ellis, who is often credited as being the inventor of rugby football...
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Sir William Webb Follett, QC (2 December 1796 – 28 June 1845) was an English lawyer and politician who served as MP for Exeter (1835–1845). He served twice...
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William Henry Webb (June 19, 1816 – October 30, 1899) was a 19th-century New York City shipbuilder and philanthropist, who has been called America's first...
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William Webb FREng is a telecommunications engineer, and a visiting professor at the University of Southampton, UK. He was IET President 2014) and is a...
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William Robert Webb (November 11, 1842 – December 19, 1926) also known as "Sawney" Webb, was an educator who founded the Webb School and served briefly...
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William Benning Webb (September 17, 1825 – March 13, 1896) was an American politician and attorney who was the Police Superintendent of Washington, D.C...
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of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC). He was born William Webb in 1972 in Oklahoma to a Christian family, including a grandfather who...
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William "Wally" Webb (4 July 1882 – 1949) was a British bantamweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in boxing...
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James William Webb-Jones (1904–1965) was a Welsh choral conductor. James William, who was born in Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wales, was the only child of the...
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Matthew Bloxam (section William Webb Ellis story)
to Gothic architecture. He was the original source of the legend of William Webb Ellis' invention of the game of Rugby football. Bloxam was born on 12...
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William Webb (1834?–1897) was a collector and trader of plants and animals, active in the region around King George Sound in Southwest Australia. William...
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William Seward Webb (January 31, 1851 – October 29, 1926) was a businessman, and inspector general of the Vermont militia with the rank of colonel. He...
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international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb Ellis Cup, named after William Webb Ellis who, according to a popular legend, invented rugby...
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William Charles Webb (21 January 1880 – 2 October 1960) was the first New Zealander to hold the professional World Sculling Championship title. He was...
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Major William Wilfrid Webb (1857–1911) was an English officer and physician in the Indian Medical Service, Bengal Army. He was Superintendent of Gaols...
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William Webb Ferguson (May 22, 1857 – March 30, 1910) was the first African-American man elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. Ferguson was...
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William Henry "Chick" Webb (February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) was an American jazz and swing music drummer and band leader. Webb was born in Baltimore...
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William Augustin Webb (1824-1881) was an American sailor and Mexican–American War veteran who resigned his United States Navy commission after more than...
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William Thomas Webb, MA (5 March 1825 – 6 May 1896) was Archdeacon of Grenada from 1879 until his death. He was educated at Codrington College; and ordained...
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John Randolph Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982) was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, most famous for his role...
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astronomer Thomas William Webb. It is to the north of the prominent crater Langrenus, and west of Maclaurin. The interior of Webb is relatively dark...
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Party Line is a 1988 American slasher film directed by William Webb. Two siblings lure married men from a party line so their disturbed brother can slit...
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to portray the "Green Man" public house in The Wicker Man (1973). "George William Webb". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 5 December 2020....
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William George Webb (1843 – 14 June 1905) was an English businessman, brewer and politician. He was Member of Parliament for Kingswinford. He was the...
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