Notable People
- Richard Bache (1737-1811) Merchant, American Postmaster General and son-in-law of Benjamin Franklin
- George Birkbeck (1776–1841), founder of the Mechanics' Institutes; Birkbeck, University of London is named after him
- Reverend Benjamin Waugh (20 February 1839 – 11 March 1908) the founder of the NSPCC is also commemorated by a plaque on a what is now the Lloyds TSB in Settle town square.
- George Howson (1860–1919), reforming headmaster
- Francis Morphet Twisleton (1873-1917), Military leader and letter writer
- Theodore Rigg (1888-1972), Agricultural chemist
- Annice Sidwells (1902-2001) Radio singer
- Claire Brooks (1931 - 13 March 2008), Lawyer and politician
- Don Wilson (cricketer) (7 August 1937 – 21 July 2012) England and Yorkshire cricketer
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