Knox (surname)
Knox is a Scottish surname that comes from the Scots Gaelic, "cnoc", meaning hillock or hump.
Arguably, the most famous Knoxes are Presbyterian reformer John Knox, Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox and the United States Army post Fort Knox named after him, but the name has come to be identified with many people, places, and other things as follows:
People
Surname
- Sir Adrian Knox, Australian judge, and the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Alexander Knox, Canadian actor
- Amanda Knox, American convicted and acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher
- Archibald Knox (designer) (1864-1933), British Arts & Crafts designer
- Archie Knox Scottish football manager
- Barbara Knox, British actress mainly known for playing Rita Sullivan in the television soap opera Coronation Street
- Bernard Knox, classicist, and first director of the Center for Hellenic Studies
- Bronwen Knox, Australian water polo player
- Buddy Knox, American rockabilly singer and songwriter
- Cecil Leonard Knox, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Chris Knox, New Zealand rock and roll musician
- Chuck Knox, former NFL head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams
- Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly, British Second Lieutenant during World War II
- Dilly Knox, British codebreaker and Greek scholar at King's College, Cambridge
- Dudley Wright Knox, Commodore in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I
- E. V. Knox, poet, satirist, and editor of Punch 1932-1949
- Ellis O. Knox, first African-American to be awarded a Ph.D. on the West Coast of the United States
- Elyse Knox, American actress
- Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II
- Sir George Hodges Knox, Australian politician
- George Williams Knox, American Presbyterian theologian and writer
- Harley E. Knox, American politician who served as mayor of San Diego
- Henry Knox, first United States Secretary of War
- James Knox, Executive Producer and Host of "The James Knox Show"
- John Knox, Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner
- John Reily Knox, primary founder of Beta Theta Pi
- Mike Knox, ring name of Michael Hettinga, an American professional wrestler
- Neville Knox, English cricketer
- Northrup R. Knox, sportsman, banker, original principal owner Buffalo Sabres
- Philander C. Knox, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State
- Rob Knox (1989-2008), British actor who played in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Robert Knox, Scottish doctor, natural scientist and traveller
- Robert Knox (sailor), sea captain in the service of the British East India Company
- Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, first man to perform a solo non-stop circumnavigation
- Ronald Knox, English theologian and crime writer
- Rose Knox, American business woman
- Russell Knox. Scottish professional golfer
- Seymour H. Knox I, merchant, businessman
- Seymour H. Knox II, Buffalo philanthropist, art exponent
- Seymour H. Knox III, sportsman, banker, original principal owner Buffalo Sabres
- Shelby Knox, Feminist, Sexual education activist
- Simmie Knox (born 1935), African American painter
- Thomas W. Knox, American Civil War journalist for the New York Herald known for his open criticism of William T. Sherman
- Tom Knox (author), Pseudonym of British author and journalist, Sean Thomas
- Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
- Vicesimus Knox, English essayist and minister
- Victor A. Knox (1899-1976), U.S. Representative from Michigan
See also