People
- Alfred Ackroyd, English cricketer
- David Ackroyd, an American actor
- Harold Ackroyd, Victoria Cross recipient
- Haughton Ackroyd, English footballer who played in the Football League for Wigan Borough
- John Ackroyd (footballer born 1868), English footballer who played for Grimsby Town and Rotherham Town
- John Ackroyd (footballer born 1895), English footballer who played for Exeter City, Grimsby Town and Rotherham County
- Peter Ackroyd, English author
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