Noah Webster

Noah Webster Jr. was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author. He has been called the "Father of American Scholarship and Education". His "Blue-backed Speller" books taught five generations of American children how to spell and read. Webster's name has become synonymous with "dictionary" in the United States, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language.

16 October 1758

Born on the same birth day (16 October): Anthony Reyes • Boyd Melson • Fernanda Montenegro • Glenys Thornton, Baroness Thornton • James II of Scotland • Matt Batts • Meg Rosoff • Paul Sparks • Peter Ashdown • Randy Vasquez • Richard Sears (tennis) • Sue Bird • Tim Robbins • Timana Tahu • Tony Carey

Born in the same month (October 1758): Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers