Bethell

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Bethell is an English surname, from a medieval diminutive of the personal name Beth, which in turn is derived from Elizabeth. It can also be a Welsh surname, from the given name Ithael. It has variations Bithell and Bythell. Notable people with the surname include: *Alexander Bethell (1855–1932), Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth *Anna Bethell (1882–1969), English actress, singer and stage director *Bob Bethell (1942–2012), Republican member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 113th district *Christopher Bethell (1773–1859), Bishop of Bangor *Ernest Bethell (1872–1909), British journalist who worked in Korea under Japanese rule *George Bethell (1849–1919), Royal Navy officer and Conservative politician *Hugh Bethell (died 1679) (1615–1679), English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679 *Jacob Bethell (born 2003) English cricketer *John Bethell, 1st Baron Bethell (1861–1945), British banker and Liberal politician *James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell (born 1967), British Conservative politician *Keppel Bethell, Major-General in the First World War *Lauran Bethell (21st century), American Baptist missionary *Leonard Arthur Bethell (1879–1950), Lieutenant Colonel in Gurkha regiments in North East India, author, member of the Younghusband expedition to Tibet, 1904 *Leslie Bethell (born 1937), English historian,…

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1. date of birth: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311130488