Priestman may refer to: People Anna Priestman (1828–1914), British social reformer and women's rights activist Brian Priestman (1927–2014), conductor Henry Priestman (MP) (1647–1712), English politician Henry Priestman (born 1955), musician Jaqueline Priestman, woman famous for her innate electrical abilities John Priestman (1855–1941), shipbuilder William Dent Priestman (1847–1936), Quaker and combustion engine pioneer, inventor of the first British internal combustion engine to burn a fuel heavier than petrol (1885) Jane Priestman (born 1930) Richard Priestman (born 1955) Others Priestman Brothers, dredger and excavator manufacturers based in Kingston upon Hull Priestman v Colangelo