RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Thomas Byles

1870 - 1912

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Servant of God Thomas Roussel Davids Byles (26 February 1870 – 15 April 1912) was an English Catholic priest who was a passenger aboard the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage when it sank after striking an iceberg during the night of 14–15 April 1912. He was reported as being amidst the throng of trapped passengers on the ship's rear deck in its final moments of descent, audibly praying. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Byles is the 1,910th most popular religious figure (down from 1,409th in 2019), the 2,233rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,567th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thomas Byles ranks 1,910 out of 3,187. Before him are Peter of Vaux-de-Cernay, Antonio Bacci, Willigis, Dagobert of Pisa, Stephen Langton, and Caspar Schwenckfeld. After him are Raymond Franz, Crescenzio Sepe, Diego Laynez, Sobekemsaf II, António Marto, and Joseph Vaz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1870, Thomas Byles ranks 83. Before him are Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Kitaro Nishida, Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann, Enric Prat de la Riba, Ignacio Zuloaga, and Dirk Jan de Geer. After him are Erskine Childers, Ada Negri, Motobu Chōki, Charles Tournemire, Hilaire Belloc, and Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein. Among people deceased in 1912, Thomas Byles ranks 60. Before him are Wallace Hartley, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Joachim III of Constantinople, Giovanni Pascoli, Archibald Gracie IV, and Gustave de Molinari. After him are Julius Maggi, Pyotr Lebedev, Édouard Detaille, Clara Barton, Allan Octavian Hume, and Eloy Alfaro.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Byles ranks 2,233 out of 8,785. Before him are Julian Sands (1958), John Scott Russell (1808), Andy Murray (1987), Peter Sutcliffe (1946), David Ogilvy (1911), and Stephen Langton (1150). After him are Trevor Taylor (1936), John Canton (1718), Andy Gray (1955), Jonathan Bailey (1988), Lord William Bentinck (1774), and Albert F. Mummery (1855).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Thomas Byles ranks 59. Before him are Oswald of Northumbria (604), Matthew Festing (1949), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Saint Alban (300), William Allen (1532), and Stephen Langton (1150). After him are Carlo Acutis (1991), Cuthbert (635), Richard of Chichester (1197), Joseph Butler (1692), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), and Benedict Biscop (628).

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