People from Mendip District

English novelist and dramatist (1707–1754)

Dunstan ( – 19 May 988) was an English bishop and Benedictine monk. He was successively Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, Bishop of Worcester, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury, later canonised. His work restored monastic life in England and reformed the English Church. His 11th-century biographer Osbern, himself an artist and scribe, states that Dunstan was skilled in "making a picture and forming letters", as were other clergy of his age who reached senior rank.

British politician

English peeress, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence (1473-1541)

English novelist (1905-2000)

Poet and historian

British Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars (1724-1816)

English painter (1876-1919)

English novelist

British-American euthanasia activist (1930–2025)

British journalist, publisher (1866–1921)

British earl

British earl

Member of the European Parliament

English dairy farmer and the founder of the Glastonbury Festival

English official and peer

British politician (born 1954)

British politician

British politician (born 1946)

British director

British earl and politician

English writer and historian (1837–1931)

British Earl (1851-1930)

Lord Privy Seal; Bishop of Bath and Wells

American politician (1733-1799)

English clergyman

Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth II; godmother of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

British Royal Navy admiral (1788-1859)