Famous People with Name Webb

Philip Barker Webb            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Philip Barker Webb: was an English botanist.Webb who was born to a wealthy aristocratic family studied languages, botany, and geology at Harrow and Oxford. He collected plants in Italy, Spain and Portugal, and was the first person to collect in the Tetuan Mountains of Morocco. En route to Brazil he made what was intended to be a brief visit to the Canary Islands, but he ended up stopping for a considerable time, returning after his Brazil expedition. The results can be seen in the nine-volume L'Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries, which he coauthored with Sabin Berthelot.In company with Berthelot, who had lived on the islands for some time Webb collected specimens on the islands between 1828 and 1830

Marti Webb            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Marti Webb: a musical actress from England, who appeared on stage in Evita, before starring in Andrew Lloyd Webber's one woman show Tell Me On A Sunday in 1980. This included her biggest hit single, "Take That Look Off Your Face".Having studied at the Aida Foster Stage School, Webb first came to prominence as Ann in the original London production of Half a Sixpence opposite Tommy Steele. She later dubbed the singing voice of Julia Foster, her replacement for the film adaptation. Immediately prior to her appearance in Half a Sixpence, Webb had made her West End debut in Stop the World, I Want to Get Off, which starred and had lyrics by Anthony Newley, whom Webb considered to be her mentor.

Arthur Stuart Webb            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Arthur Stuart Webb: was an English cricketer. Webb was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Webb made his first-class debut for Hampshire County Cricket Club in the 1895 County Championship against Essex. Webb represented Hampshire in 149 first-class matc

Charles Johnston Bourne Webb            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Charles Johnston Bourne Webb: was an English cricketer. Webb was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State in South Africa and represented Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler in two matches in 1902.

George William Webb            Origin/Culture/Country: English

George William Webb: was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Kent. Webb made a single first-class appearance, in 1880, against Sussex. George Webb ran a sports store in Tonbridge following his retirement.