Priestley may refer to:

Places

Priestley, West Virginia Priestley is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Alum Creek, West Virginia, Alum Creek census-designated place. Referenc ...

, US, an unincorporated community *

Priestley Glacier The Priestley Glacier () is a major valley glacier, about long, originating at the edge of the polar plateau, Polar Plateau of Victoria Land, Antarctica. The glacier drains southeast between the Deep Freeze Range and Eisenhower Range to enter the ...

, a major valley glacier in Antarctica *

Priestley (lunar crater) Priestley is a lunar impact crater that is located on the far side of the Moon from the Earth, in the low southern latitudes. It lies to the southeast of the flooded crater Kugler. This is a worn crater with a rim and inner wall that have be ...

, on the far side of the Moon *

Priestley (Martian crater) Priestley may refer to: Places * Priestley, West Virginia, US, 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 Pries ...

* 5577 Priestley, an inner main belt asteroid

People

Arts

* Alice Priestley (born 1962), Canadian children's writer and illustrator *

Bel Priestley Bel Priestley (born 13 May 2003) is an English actress and internet personality. She began her career on the social media platforms YouTube and TikTok, where she documented her gender transition after coming out as a transgender woman. By 2023, sh ...

(born 2003), English actress and internet personality *

Brian Priestley Brian Priestley (born 10 July 1940)Many sources list Priestley's year of birth as 1946, but this is inaccurate. See Priestley's entry in ''The Rough Guide to Jazz'' anon his revised Charlie Parker study. is an English jazz writer, pianist and a ...

(born 1940), English jazz writer, pianist and arranger * Joanna Priestley (born 1950), American film director and animator * Chris Priestley (born 1958), British children's book author and illustrator *

Jason Priestley Jason Bradford Priestley (born August 28, 1969) is a Canadian-American actor and television director. Priestly starred as virtuous Brandon Walsh on the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–1998, 2000). His other television roles in ...

(born 1969), Canadian-American actor * J. B. Priestley (1894–1984), English writer and broadcaster * Mark Priestley (1976–2008), Australian actor *

Rick Priestley Richard "Rick" Priestley (born 29 March 1959) is an English miniature wargame designer and writer. He co-created the miniature wargame ''Warhammer Fantasy Battle'' and its science fiction counterpart ''Warhammer 40,000'' during his tenure at Gam ...

(born 1959), British miniature wargame designer and author * Robert Priestley (1901–1986), American set decorator *

Tom Priestley Thomas Holland Priestley (22 April 1932 – 25 December 2023) was a British film and sound editor, whose career spanned from 1961 to 1990. Personal life and death Thomas Holland Priestley was the only son of the novelist and playwright J. ...

(born 1932), sound and film editor

Sciences

Henry Priestley (biochemist) Henry Priestley (19 June 1884 – 28 February 1961) was an Australian biochemist. Priestley was born at Bradford, Yorkshire, England, and his family migrated to Sydney in 1886. He attended Newington College (1898–1901)Newington College Registe ...

(1884–1961), Australian biochemist *

Hilary Priestley Hilary Ann Priestley is a British mathematician. She is a professor at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford, where she has been Tutor in Mathematics since 1972. Hilary Priestley introduced ordered separable topol ...

, British mathematician *

James Taggart Priestley James Taggart Priestley II (April 7, 1903 – February 9, 1979) was a senior surgeon at the Mayo Clinic and a pioneer of pancreatectomy. Biography At the University of Pennsylvania, he graduated with a B.A. in 1923, and an M.D. in 1926. From 19 ...

(1903–1979), American surgeon *

John Gillies Priestley John Gillies Priestley (10 December 1879 – 9 February 1941) was a British physiologist known for his work on gases and human respiration. Along with Haldane, he established the role of carbon dioxide concentration in the regulation of breathing. ...

(1879–1941), British physiologist * Joseph Hubert Priestley (1883–1944), British botanist *

Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley (; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, Unitarian, Natural philosophy, natural philosopher, English Separatist, separatist theologian, Linguist, grammarian, multi-subject educator and Classical libera ...

(1733–1804), British theologian, dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist *

Maurice Priestley Maurice Bertram Priestley (15 March 1933 – 15 June 2013Tata Subba Rao and Granville Tunnicliffe-Wilson, Obituary: Maurice Priestley 1933–2013IMS Bulletin on line29 August 2013) was a professor of statistics in the School of Mathematics ...

(1933–2013), emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Manchester *

Raymond Priestley Sir Raymond Edward Priestley (20 July 1886 – 24 June 1974) was an English geologist and early Antarctic explorer. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, where he helped found The Raymond Priestley Centre on the shores ...

(1886–1974), British geologist and Antarctic explorer

Sports

Adam Priestley Adam James Priestley (born 14 August 1990) is a Gibraltarian retired former footballer who last played for English club Knaresborough Town of the , and represented the Gibraltar national team as a forward. After beginning his career in the ac ...

(born 1990), Gibraltarian footballer *

Akeem Priestley Akeem Sayeed Priestley (born 13 April 1985) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays for Canadian club Master's Futbol as a winger. Club career Priestley played his college career in the United States at Jacksonville University and al ...

(born 1985), Jamaican footballer *

Dennis Priestley Dennis Priestley (born 16 July 1950) is an English former professional darts player. He won two world championships, and was the first player to win both the BDO and WDC (now PDC) world championships, in 1991 and 1994 respectively. He was ni ...

(born 1950), English darts player *

Donald Priestley Donald Lacey Priestley (; 28 July 188730 October 1917) was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club from 1909 to 1910. He made his debut in the County Championship against Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex at the ...

(1887–1917), English cricketer *

Gerry Priestley Gerald Priestley (2 March 1931 - 21 January 2020) was a former footballer who played as a winger in the Football League in the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Halifax. He started with Nottingham Forest but did not play any League games for ...

(1931–2020), English footballer *

John Priestley (footballer) John Priestley (19 August 1900 – January 1980) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Johnstone, Chelsea, Grimsby Town, St Johnstone and Cowdenbeath. Playing career Born in Johnstone, Priestley started his career with hom ...

(1900–1980), Scottish footballer *

Neil Priestley Neil Priestley (born 23 June 1961) is a former English cricketer. Priestley was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Blyborough, Lincolnshire. Early life From the John Leggott College in August 1979 he gained ...

(born 1961), English cricketer * Robert Priestley (1911–2007), English cricketer * Tommy Priestley (1911–1985), Northern Irish footballer

Other

* Arthur Priestley (1865–1933), English Liberal Party politician and cricketer *

Briggs Priestley Briggs Priestley (16 March 1831 – 21 October 1907) was an English cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician from Bradford in West Yorkshire. Biography Priestley was born at Thornton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. He started work as a ...

(1831–1907), English cloth manufacturer and Liberal Party politician *

Julian Priestley Sir Julian Gordon Priestley (26 May 1950 – 22 April 2017) was an English civil-servant who served as Secretary-General of the European Parliament 1997–2007. He was the second President of the Young European Federalists 1974–1976. Biograp ...

(1950–2017), Secretary-General of the European Parliament 1997–2007 * Mary Priestley (1925–2017), British music therapist *

Monique Priestley Monique Priestley is an American politician from Vermont. She has been a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Orange-2 District since 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-ce ...

, American politician from Vermont *

Philip Priestley Philip John Priestley CBE FRSA (29 August 1946 – 24 September 2022) was a British diplomat. He was educated at Boston Grammar School and at the University of East Anglia (BA). He served as British Ambassador to Gabon from 1990 to 1991, and a ...

(1946–2022), British diplomat

Other uses

Priestley College Priestley Sixth Form and Community College is a sixth form college in Warrington, Cheshire, England. It also offers adult courses and professional training on another site, and is an associate college of the University of Salford. The college o ...

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