diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index a5a60ca57..65442fd0a 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 	* src/DateParser.py: Catch DateError and use text only date as fallback
 	* src/plugins/TestcaseGenerator.py: Handle DateError exception
 
+	* src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py: Distinguish unknown people
+
 2005-05-12  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsBSDDB.py: force database sync on transaction commit
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
index a54af9515..273baf036 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/ImportGeneWeb.py
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ class GeneWebParser:
         person.set_primary_name(name)
         if gender != None:
             person.set_gender(gender)
+        else:
+            person.set_gender(RelLib.Person.UNKNOWN)
         self.db.commit_person(person,self.trans)
         personDataRe = re.compile("^[0-9<>~#\[({!].*$")
         dateRe = re.compile("^[0-9~<>?]+.*$")
@@ -660,7 +662,7 @@ class GeneWebParser:
     def get_or_create_person(self,firstname,lastname):
         person = None
         mykey = firstname+lastname
-        if mykey in self.ikeys:
+        if mykey in self.ikeys and firstname != "?" and lastname != "?":
             person = self.db.get_person_from_handle(self.ikeys[mykey])
         else:
             person = RelLib.Person()