List of Famous people born in Wakefield, United Kingdom

Anne Marie Treisman was an English psychologist who specialised in cognitive psychology.

John Healey is a British Labour Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wentworth and Dearne since 1997 and Shadow Secretary of State for Defence since 2020.

Carolyn Pickles is an English actress who has appeared in West End theatre and on British television. She played Shelley Williams in the ITV series Emmerdale.

John Potter was Archbishop of Canterbury (1737–1747).

William Nelson is an English singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, painter, video artist, writer and experimental musician. He rose to prominence as the chief songwriter, vocalist and guitarist of the rock group Be-Bop Deluxe, which he formed in 1972. Nelson has been described as "one of the most underrated guitarists of the seventies art rock movement". In 2015, he was recognised with the Visionary award at the Progressive Music Awards.

Christopher Mark Greenacre is an English retired footballer who is currently the assistant manager of A-League club Wellington Phoenix. Greenacre has also been appointed assistant coach to Des Buckingham of the New Zealand national under-20 football team for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup cycle.

Michael Cumpsty is a British actor. He has been acting since childhood. He has worked extensively performing Shakespeare, as well as both musicals and dramas on Broadway. He also performs in films and on television.

Alexander John Bruce-Lockhart, Baron Bruce-Lockhart,, commonly known as Sandy Bruce-Lockhart, was a British Conservative politician and a senior figure in English local government. He was the leader of Kent County Council and then Chairman of the Local Government Association. He was succeeded by Simon Milton, ex-Leader of Westminster Council.

Ronald Sylvester Barber is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2012 to 2015. Barber, a member of the Democratic Party from Arizona, served as district director for U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords before Giffords resigned her seat due to the severe injuries she sustained in an assassination attempt, during which Barber was also injured. He won the Democratic nomination for the special election to finish Giffords's term and was sworn into office on June 19, 2012.