List of people from Bath

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A Bathonian is somebody who comes from the city of Bath, England.

This article provides a non-exhaustive list of famous people born in Bath, educated there, prominent in the life of the city, or otherwise associated with the city.

Looking south from the Pulteney Bridge in Bath
Looking south from the Pulteney Bridge in Bath

Contents

[edit] Architecture

The Palladian Bridge, Prior Park Gardens
The Palladian Bridge, Prior Park Gardens


[edit] Acting

The Theatre Royal
The Theatre Royal

[edit] Art

[edit] Education

[edit] Entertainment (general)

Street performance near Bath Abbey
Street performance near Bath Abbey


[edit] Administration of the British Empire

[edit] Exiles


[edit] Film-making

[edit] Food

  • Sally Lunn cake. Probably a corruption of the French phrase "soleil et lune" referring to a type of cake originally made by Protestant refugees from France but History of Sally Lunn cake gives other derivations. A Bath tea shop bears the name.

[edit] Government

The Parade Gardens
The Parade Gardens

[edit] Journalism

[edit] Literature

[edit] Music

Beckford's Tower on Lansdown Hill
Beckford's Tower on Lansdown Hill

[edit] The Postal Service

  • Ralph Allen (1693-1764) - postal reformer, quarry owner and mayor. Allen developed the first nation wide postal network that did not pass through London.
  • John Palmer (1742-1818) - inventor of the lightweight mail coach

[edit] Science

[edit] Sport

Holy Trinity Church, Combe Down
Holy Trinity Church, Combe Down

[edit] Theology & Religion

[edit] Royalty

[edit] Warfare

[edit] See also