Edmund Sharpe (1809 in Knutsford – 1877) an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer and sanitary reformer 
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) an English novelist, biographer and short story writer, grew up in Knutsford
Evelyn Gleeson (1855 in Knutsford – 1944) an English embroidery, carpet and tapestry designer
Sir Henry Royce, 1st Baronet OBE (1863–1933) an English engineer, car designer and joint founder of the Rolls-Royce company.
Lived in Knutsford 1898-1912
Brigadier-General Sir Ernest Makins KBE CB DSO (1869–1959) a British military officer, statesman and Conservative MP for Knutsford 1922-1945
Frank Boyd Merriman, 1st Baron Merriman GCVO OBE PC (1880 in Knutsford – 1962) a British Conservative politician and judge.

Sir Edward Peel KBE, DSO, MC (1884 in Knutsford – 1961) a British army officer, businessman, amateur sportsman and big-game fisherman.
Lived mainly in Egypt
Edmund Sharpe (1809 in Knutsford – 1877) an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer and sanitary reformer 
Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865) an English novelist, biographer and short story writer, grew up in Knutsford
Evelyn Gleeson (1855 in Knutsford – 1944) an English embroidery, carpet and tapestry designer
Sir Henry Royce, 1st Baronet OBE (1863–1933) an English engineer, car designer and joint founder of the Rolls-Royce company. Lived in Knutsford 1898-1912
Brigadier-General Sir Ernest Makins KBE CB DSO (1869–1959) a British military officer, statesman and Conservative MP for Knutsford 1922-1945
Frank Boyd Merriman, 1st Baron Merriman GCVO OBE PC (1880 in Knutsford – 1962) a British Conservative politician and judge.
Sir Edward Peel KBE, DSO, MC (1884 in Knutsford – 1961) a British army officer, businessman, amateur sportsman and big-game fisherman. Lived mainly in Egypt
Knutsford