John Bunyan

John Bunyan

male, deceased (1688)
Calvinist artists and writer, Calvinist ministers and theologian, From Bedfordshire, religious persecution, Puritanism, calvinist…bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Harrowden, Bedfordshire
John Bunyan (November 28, 1628 - August 31, 1688), a Christian writer and preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford), in the...
Samuel Whitbread

Samuel Whitbread

male, deceased (1815)
eton college, napoleon, member of parliament, peninsular war, slavery, suicide…bedford, From Bedfordshire, Cardington, Bedfordshire, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Samuel Whitbread (1758 - 6 June 1815) was an English politician. Born in Cardington, Bedfordshire, Whitbread was the son of the brewer Samuel...
Samuel Whitbread

Samuel Whitbread

male, deceased (1796)
Business person in the brewing industry, Business Person, bedfordshire, slavery, Brewing magnate, member of the United Kingdom Parliament…bedford, Cardington, Bedfordshire, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Samuel Whitbread was an English brewer and Member of Parliament. In 1742, he established a brewhouse that later — in 1799 — became Whitbread & Co L...

David Robinson

male, deceased (1987)
British racehorse owners and breeder, Robinson College, Cambridge, philanthropist, University of Cambridge, bedford, knighted…Bedford, Bedfordshire
Sir David Robinson was a British entrepreneur and philanthropist. He donated £18 million to the University of Cambridge to establish a new college i...
James Henry Greathead

James Henry Greathead

male, deceased (1896)
buried at West Norwood Cemetery, Midland Railway, civil engineering, British, london underground, tunnel…bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire
James Henry Greathead (6 August 1844 - 21 October1896) was an engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground. Born in Grahamstown, South...
George Gascoigne

George Gascoigne

male, deceased (1577)
From Bedfordshire, Gray's Inn, bedfordshire, atheist, bedford, tudor…Bedford, Bedfordshire
George Gascoigne (c. 1525 - October 7, 1577) was an English poet. He was the eldest son of Sir John Gascoigne of Cardington, Bedfordshire.
Harry Allen

Harry Allen

male, deceased (1992)
British, executioner, bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire, Strangeways Prison, Walton Prison
Harry Allen (1911-1992) was one of Britain's last executioners, officiating between 1941 and 1964 when he was the chief executioner at 29...
James Plaskitt

James Plaskitt

male, 55 years old
From Grimsby, Foreign Secretary, Pilgrim School, British MP, Labour MP, Fellow of University College, Oxford…Bedford, Bedfordshire, bedford
James Andrew Plaskitt (born 23 June 1954) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Warwick and...
Saint Neot

Saint Neot

male
monk, Saint, anglo-saxon, saxon, cornish, henry viii…bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire
St Neot was born in Saxon times, living as a monk in Cornwall, England most of his life. He died around AD 870. Neot seems to have begun his adult...