William Webb Ellis

William Webb Ellis was an English Anglican clergyman who has been credited as the inventor of rugby football while a pupil at Rugby School. According to accounts by Matthew Bloxam, Webb Ellis caught the ball and ran with it during a school football match in 1823, thus creating the "rugby" style of play.

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Who was born first?

• William Webb Ellis was born 1 year before Ezra Cornell
• William Webb Ellis was born 1 year after Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
• William Webb Ellis was born 1 year before Jules Pelouze
• William Webb Ellis was born 1 year before Alfred Vail
• William Webb Ellis was born 1 year before Joseph Petzval

Timeline

1. Jean Eugène Robert-HoudinDecember 7, 1805 – June 13, 1871
2. William Webb Ellis (this page)November 24, 1806 – February 24, 1872
3. Alfred VailSeptember 25, 1807 – January 18, 1859
4. Ezra CornellJanuary 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874
5. Joseph PetzvalJanuary 6, 1807 – September 17, 1891
6. Jules PelouzeFebruary 26, 1807 – May 31, 1867

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