93,733 profiles ranked live

Thomas Byles

✓ Source-basedstable

Catholic priest who remained on board the RMS Titanic as it was sinking (1870-1912)

Religious FiguresLived 1870 to 1912 · aged 42
Compare
Fame50.7
Momentum2.4
Languages17
In century#34,406

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.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 2

Religious Figures born in the 1870s 6

About this person

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.

Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1912 · aged 42
Written about in
17 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.