- Charles John Cornish Vicar of Debenham
- James George Cornish
- Vaughan Cornish
- Samuel Dove Draper of Debenham
- Thomas Debenham Surgeon, of Debenham
- William Debenham The founder of the Debenham store
- Elizabeth Fry, Nee Gurney Notable Quaker and Prison Reformer. Known as "The Angel Of Prisons"
- Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
- Hanserd Knollys English particular Baptist minister
- Robert Sutton Surgeon, Apothecary and smallpox innoculator