Professor Sir Nevill Francis Mott, who won the Nobel prize in physics in 1977, was born in Leeds, and brought up in Giggleswick.
Brereley had a local following, attracting worshippers from the nearby Giggleswick parish of Christopher Shute,
Sarah Fox (born 19 September 1973 in Giggleswick, Settle, North Yorkshire) is an English operatic soprano who has performed at several of the world’s leading opera houses, notably the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.
Praepostor (sometimes spelt Praepositor) is now used chiefly at English independent schools, such as Aldenham, Rugby, Giggleswick and Eton at other schools such as the former Derby School which began as grammar schools for the teaching of Latin grammar.