Notable People From Ilchester
- Richard of Ilchester, also called Richard of Toclyve or Richard of Toclive (d. December 22, 1188) was a medieval English statesman and prelate.
- Roger Bacon, who was a notable medieval scientist, is said to have been born in or near Ilchester. He was known as "Doctor Mirabilis" and was one of the first to insist on the use of experimentation to back theory.
- William Arnold one of the founding settlers of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, one of the thirteen original proprietors of Providence, and was one of the twelve founding members of the first Baptist Church in America.
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