Priestley

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Priestley may refer to:

Places

Priestley, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
Priestley Glacier, a major valley glacier in Antarctica
Priestley (lunar crater), on the far side of the Moon
Priestley (Martian crater)
5577 Priestley, an inner main belt asteroid

People

Arts

Brian Priestley (born 1940), English jazz writer, pianist and arranger
Chris Priestley (born 1958), British children's book author and illustrator
Jason Priestley (born 1969), Canadian-American actor who starred in Beverly Hills, 90210
J. B. Priestley (1894–1984), English writer and broadcaster
Mark Priestley (1976–2008), Australian actor
Robert Priestley (1901–1986), American set decorator
Tom Priestley (born 1932), sound and film editor

Sciences

Henry Priestley (1884–1961), Australian biochemist
Hilary Priestley, contemporary British mathemematician after whom Priestley spaces are named
Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), British theologian, dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist
Maurice Priestley (1933–2013), emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Manchester
Raymond Priestley (1886–1974), British geologist and Antarctic explorer

Sports

Adam Priestley (born 1990), Gibraltarian footballer
Akeem Priestley (born 1985), Jamaican footballer
Dennis Priestley (born 1950), English darts player
Gerry Priestley (born 1931), English footballer
Neil Priestley (born 1961), English cricketer
Tommy Priestley (1911–1985), Northern Irish footballer

Other

Arthur Priestley (1865–1933), English Liberal Party politician and cricketer
Briggs Priestley (1831–1907), English cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician
Julian Priestley (1950–2017), Secretary-General of the European Parliament 1997–2007
Mary Priestley (born 1925), British music therapist
Philip Priestley (born 1946), British diplomat

Other uses

Priestley College, a sixth-form college
The Priestley, a proscenium theatre
Dr. Priestley, a fictional investigator

See also

Priestly, a surname

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