Knight (surname)

Knight
Family name
Meaning	"knight"/"serving lad"
Region of origin	Anglo-Saxon

Knight is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:

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A

Alan Knight (footballer), former English footballer
Alan Knight (historian), historian of Latin America
Albert Knight, English professional cricketer
Albion Knight, Jr., American politician and Anglican bishop
Andrew Knight (born 1939), English journalist, editor, and media magnate
Anne Knight (1786–1862), British-born author, social reformer and pioneer of feminism
Arabella Knight, English erotic writer

B

Barry Knight (cricketer), former English cricketer
Beverley Knight, English R&B artist
Bob Knight, former American NCAA basketball coach
Brevin Knight, American NBA basketball player

C

Charles F. Knight, American chairman of Emerson Electric
Charles Knight (publisher), (1791–1873) English publisher and author
Charles Landon Knight (1867–1933), American lawyer and newspaper publisher
Charles R. Knight, American dinosaur artist
Charles Yale Knight, American engineer and inventor of the Knight Engine
Christopher Knight, American actor
Crystal Knight, American erotic actress and exotic dancer
Curtis Knight, British musical artist and band leader

D

Damon Knight (1922–2002), American science-fiction author, editor, and critic
David Knight (footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
Dennis Knight, American professional wrestler
Dick Knight (businessman), British advertising executive
Don Knight, former Canadian politician
Donald Knight, English cricketer
Douglas Knight (1921–2005), American businessman, educator and author

E

Ellis Cornelia Knight (1757–1837), English author
Eric Knight (1897–1943), English author and the creator of the fictional collie Lassie
Esmond Knight (1906–1987), British character actor
Etheridge Knight (1931–1991), African-American poet

F

Frank Knight (artist) (born 1941), Australian wildlife artist
Frank Knight (economist) (1885–1972), American economist

G

G. Wilson Knight (1897–1985), English literary critic and academic
Gareth Knight (born 1930), British esotericist and author
George R. Knight (born 1941), Seventh-day Adventist historian
Gladys Knight, American R&B/soul singer and actress
Goodwin Knight, US politician and 31st California governor
Greg Knight, British politician and MP

H

Holly Knight, American songwriter, vocalist and musician

J

Jack Knight (disambiguation)
James Knight (disambiguation)
Jason Knight, American professional wrestler and manager
Jean Knight, African-American soul/R&B/funk singer
Jerry Knight, American R&B musician
Jill Knight, British MP
Jim Knight, British politician
Joe Knight, Canadian baseball player
John George Knight, Australian architect and administrator
John S. Knight (1894–1981), American editor and newspaper publisher
Jonathan Knight, American pop singer
Jordan Knight, American pop singer
Joseph Knight (gardener), English gardener who published a book that started the most enduring controversy in 19th century botany
Joseph Knight (slave), Jamaican slave who was the defendant in a historic Scottish civil rights trial
Julian Knight (born 1968), Australian serial killer

K

Keith Knight (footballer), English footballer
Keith Knight (cartoonist), American cartoonist and musician
Knight Library, main library of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon
Knights, British Electro Band

L

Laura Knight, British artist
Leon Knight, English professional Football player
Leonard Knight, American builder and architect

M

Margaret E. Knight, American inventor of the paper-bag-making machine
Margaret Knight (psychologist), humanist broadcaster and university lecturer
Marguerite Knight, female Special Operations Executive spy during World War II
Mark Knight (disambiguation)
Matthew Knight, Canadian actor
Merald "Bubba" Knight, American R&B/soul singer

N

Nick Knight (photographer), British photographer
Nick Knight, English cricketer

P

Pedro Knight, Cuban musician and the husband of Celia Cruz
Peter Knight (composer), British composer and arranger
Peter Knight (scientist), British physicist
Peter Knight (folk musician), British folk musician
Phil Knight (musician), New Zealand musician
Phil Knight (born 1938), American businessman, co-founder and ex-CEO of Nike

R

R. J. B. Knight, British naval historian
Ray Knight, former American major league baseball player
Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz, an author who uses the name Anne Knight as a pseudonym
Richard Payne Knight (1750–1824), English archæologist and philologist
Robert Knight (disambiguation)
Roger Knight, English cricketer, administrator, and schoolmaster
Rosalind Knight, British actress

S

Sammy Knight, American NFL football player
Samuel Knight (1675–1746), English clergyman and antiquary
Sarah Kemble Knight (1666–1727), preacher and traveler
Sharon Knight, American Celtic/Rock singer & front person of Pagan rock band Pandemonaeon
Shirley Knight, American actress
Stephen Knight (1951–1985), British author
Stephen Thomas Knight, British academic
Sterling Knight, actor and singer
Sterling Knight, American actor
Steve Knight (musician) (born 1935), American jazz/rock keyboardist
Suge Knight, US hop hop music industry entrepreneur

T

T. R. Knight, American actor
Ted Knight, American actor
Terry Knight, American rock music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality
Thomas Andrew Knight (1759–1838), English horticulturist
Timothy Jonathan Knight (born 1959) , Composer
Tom Knight, research scientist at MIT
Tommy Knight, English actor
Tonya Knight, US professional female body builder
Travis Knight, American NBA basketball player
Tuesday Knight, American actress

W

Wayne Knight, American actor
William Angus Knight (1836–1916) British writer
William J. Knight, X-15 pilot and United States politician
William Knight (martyr) (1572–1596), Catholic martyr
William Knight (royal servant), member of the court of Henry VIII
Wyatt Knight, American actor

Z

Zat Knight, English professional football player

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