# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-byles
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:59:42.580Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-byles"
name: "Thomas Byles"
slug: "thomas-byles"
description: "Thomas Roussel Davids Byles 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."
tagline: "Catholic priest who remained on board the RMS Titanic as it was sinking (1870–1912)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Father_Thomas_Byles_Portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1870-02-26"
deathDate: "1912-04-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.323732
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Thomas Byles"
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    title: "Thomas Byles"
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    title: "トーマス・バイルズ"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump