Notable People
- Terry Cooper, former Leeds United & England footballer. Currently Southampton's European scout.
- Wayne Godwin, Bradford Bulls Rugby League footballer, and also played for Knottingley Rockware ARLFC.
- Dale Morton, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Rugby League footballer, and also played for Knottingley Rockware ARLFC.
- Zak Hardaker, Leeds Rhinos Rugby League footballer, and also played for Knottingley Rockware ARLFC.
- Ian Preece, Batley Bulldogs Rugby League footballer, and also played for Knottingley Rockware ARLFC.
- Craig Moss, Keighley Cougars Rugby League footballer, and also played for Knottingley Rockware ARLFC.
- William "Bill" Horton rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s who played for; Wakefield Trinity, Yorkshire, England and Great Britain.
- William Sefton Moorhouse, a New Zealand politician.
- Graham Steadman, Former York Wasps, Featherstone Rovers, Castleford Tigers & Great Britain Rugby League footballer.
- Professor Austin Tate, Director of AIAI (Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute) in the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh.
- Ben Thompson, former Marshal of Austin, Texas; notable gambler and gunman in Texas and Kansas.
- Billy Thompson (gunman), a gunman and gambler in the American West, and the younger brother of Ben Thompson.
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