Elmer Stanley Knutson (October 30, 1914 – August 9, 2001) was a Canadian businessman, activist and fringe politician.

[4] Knutson was defeated in 1983 in his attempt to win the leadership of the Social Credit Party of Canada.

"[citation needed] He tried his hand at provincial politics in two by-elections as well as the 1986 Alberta General Election in the Olds-Didsbury riding, and came up second.

He worked on road gangs, in lumber camps and mines until he won a baseball scholarship to a Lutheran college in North Dakota, USA.

After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, he opened a garage in Saskatoon.