Rylands is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Dadie Rylands George Humphrey Wolferstan Rylands (23 October 1902 – 16 January 1999), known as Dadie Rylands, was a British literary scholar and theatre director. Rylands was born at the Down House, Tockington, Gloucestershire, to Thomas Kirkland R ...

(1902–1999), real name George Rylands, British literary scholar and theatre director *

Dave Rylands Dave Rylands (born 5 March 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. Rylands started his career at Liverpool signing professional terms with the club when he was 17 years old in 1970. Rylands only made one appearance for L ...

(born 1953), English footballer *

Enriqueta Augustina Rylands Enriqueta Augustina Rylands (31 May 1843 – 4 February 1908) was a British philanthropist who founded the John Rylands Library in Manchester. Early life Enriqueta Augustina was born in Havana, Cuba, and was one of five children including José ...

(1843–1908), English philanthropist *

John Rylands John Rylands (7 February 1801 – 11 December 1888) was an English entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was the owner of the largest textile manufacturing concern in the United Kingdom, and Manchester's first multi-millionaire. He is well known ...

(1801–1888), English textile merchant and philanthropist *

John Paul Rylands John Paul Rylands, FSA (1846 – 22 March 1923, Birkenhead), was an English barrister, genealogist and topographer. John Paul Rylands was the son of Thomas G. Rylands of Highfields, Thelwall in Cheshire who died in 1900. He was admitted to t ...

(1846–1923), English lawyer, genealogist and topographer *

L. Gordon Rylands Louis Gordon Rylands (10 July 1862 – 20 December 1942), best known as L. Gordon Rylands was a British criminologist and writer. Biography Rylands was born in Warrington, Lancashire. His father was the politician Peter Rylands. He was educate ...

(1862–1942), British criminologist and writer *

Mark Rylands Mark James Rylands (born 11 July 1961) is a British Anglican bishop. From 2009 until 2018, he was the area Area is the measure of a region's size on a surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or ...

(born 1961), Church of England bishop *

Patrick Rylands Patrick Rylands (born in Hull, 1943) is an English designer. After graduating in ceramics from the Royal College of Art in London in 1966 began to work as a freelancer with a number of iconic toy companies ( Creative Playthings, Naef, Ambi Toys) ...

(born 1943), English designer *

Peter Rylands Peter Rylands (18 January 1820 – 8 February 1887) was an English wire manufacturer in Lancashire and a Liberal politician who was active in local government and sat in the House of Commons in two periods between 1868 and 1887. Life Rylands ...

(1820–1887), English wire manufacturer and politician *

Sir Peter Rylands, 1st Baronet Sir William Peter Rylands, 1st Baronet (23 October 1868 – 22 October 1948) was a British businessman. Biography He was the third son of Peter Rylands, and nephew of John Rylands. After education at Charterhouse School, he matriculated at Trini ...

(1868–1948), British businessman, son of Peter Rylands *Sir

William Rylands Sir William Peter Rylands, 1st Baronet (23 October 1868 – 22 October 1948) was a British businessman. Biography He was the third son of Peter Rylands, and nephew of John Rylands. After education at Charterhouse School, he matriculated at Trini ...

(1868–1948), British businessman

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