William Heighton (19th century), leader of the Philadelphia Working Man's Party
They were: Thomas Blundel, Joshua Burton, John Eayres, Andrew Fuller, Abraham Greenwood, William Heighton, Reynold Hogg, Samuel Pearce, John Ryland, Edward Sherman, John Sutcliff, Joseph Timms.
Ralph Reader who created the Gang Show for the Boy Scout movement was from the village and the local Scout pack are known as "The 2nd Denton & South Heighton (Ralph Reader's Own)".
Heighton has been the writer-in-residence at McArthur College, Queen's University, the University of Ottawa, and the Royal Military College of Canada.