, ▁car ▁designer ▁and ▁joint ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁company . ▁L ived ▁in ▁Kn uts ford ▁ 1 8 9 8 - 1 9 1 2 ▁ ▁Brig ad ier - General ▁Sir ▁Ernest ▁Mak ins ▁K BE ▁C B ▁D SO ▁( 1 8 6 9 – 1 9 5 9 ) ▁a ▁British ▁military ▁officer , ▁states man ▁and ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁for ▁Kn uts ford ▁ 1 9 2 2 - 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁Frank ▁Bo yd ▁M err iman , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁M err iman ▁G CV O ▁O BE ▁PC ▁( 1 8 8 0 ▁in ▁Kn uts ford ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁a ▁British ▁Conserv ative ▁politician ▁and ▁judge . ▁▁ ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁Pe el ▁K BE , ▁D SO , ▁MC ▁( 1 8 8 4 ▁in ▁Kn uts ford ▁– ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁a ▁British ▁army ▁officer , ▁business man , ▁amateur ▁sports man ▁and ▁big - game ▁fish erman . ▁L ived ▁mainly ▁in ▁Egypt ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁▁▁ ▁Lieutenant - Col onel ▁Sir ▁Walter ▁Henry ▁B rom ley - D aven port ▁T D ▁D L ▁( 1 9 0 3 – 1 9 8 9 ) ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁for ▁Kn uts ford ▁ 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Bar rie ▁Co oke ▁( 1 9 3 1 ▁in ▁Kn uts ford ▁– ▁ 2 0 1 4