Albert Knowles (1885 – July 1953) was a British trade union leader.
Born in Turton, near Bolton, Knowles began working in a cotton mill at the age of eleven, also joining a local union.
Also that year, he was elected to the management committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU).
In 1940, he was additionally elected as secretary of the Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners.
[3] In his spare time, Knowles was active in the Workers Educational Association, acting as vice-chair of its North West District.