Famous Persons from Knottingley, England, United Kingdom
- Austin Tate - Born on May 12, 1951 - Artificial intelligence researcher, University teacher, and Computer scientist - AAAI Fellow | Fellow of the British Computer Society | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- Mike Addy - Born on February 20, 1943 - Association football player
- Bill Horton - Born on February 17, 1905 - Rugby league player (died: January 19, 1992)