Knight (family name)

Knight is a family name from English-speaking countries.

Name bearer

A.

Albion Williamson Knight Jr. (1924–2012), American bishop
Amanda Knight , makeup artist
Angela Knight , American romance writer
Aramis Knight (* 1999), American actor

B.

Baker Knight (1933–2005), American rockabilly musician and songwriter
Beverley Knight (* 1973), British R&B and soul singer
Bianca Knight (* 1989), American athlete
Billy Knight (tennis player) (born 1935), British tennis player
Billy Knight (basketball player, 1979) (1979-2018), American tennis player
Billy Knight (basketball player, 1952) (born 1952), American tennis player
Bob Knight (* 1940), American basketball coach
Bob Knight (politician) (born 1941), American politician
Brandon Knight (born 1991), American basketball player
Brevin Knight (* 1975), American basketball player

C.

C. Darin Knight , American sound engineer
Carlos Knight (* 1993), American actor
Carlos Garcia Knight (* 1997), New Zealand snowboarder
Carole Knight (* 1957), English table tennis player
Castleton Knight (1894–1970), British film producer and film director
Chad Knight (* 1970), American porn actor
Charles Knight (publisher) (1791–1873), English publisher and writer
Charles Knight (Filmmaker) (* 1987), New Zealand producer, actor, screenwriter and film editor
Charles Landon Knight (1867–1933), American lawyer, editor, and politician
Charles R. Knight (1874–1953), American artist
Charles T. Knight , sound engineer
Charles Yale Knight (1868–1940), American journalist and designer
Chip Knight (* 1975), American ski racer
Chris Knight (* 1960), American singer and songwriter
Christopher Knight , American art critic
Corban Knight (* 1990), Canadian ice hockey player

D.

Damon Knight (1922–2002), American science fiction writer
Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924), American painter
David M. Knight (1936–2018), British science historian and university professor
Donald Knight (cricketer) (1894-1960), English cricketer
Donald Knight (figure skater) (born 1947), Canadian figure skater

E.

EE Knight (* 1965), American fantasy and science fiction author
Earl Knight († 2008), American jazz pianist
Elise Kellond-Knight (* 1990), Australian soccer player
Elliot Knight (* 1990), British film and TV actor
Erastus C. Knight (1857–1923), American businessman and politician
Eric Knight (1897–1943), British / American writer
Esmond Knight (1906–1987), British theater and film actor
Etheridge Knight (1931–1991), American poet

F.

Frank Knight (1885–1972), American economist
Fuzzy Knight (1901–1976), American actor

G

Gladys Knight (* 1944), American singer and actress
Goodwin Knight (1896–1970), American politician and Governor of California
Gowin Knight (1713–1772), English scientist and inventor
Gwendolyn Knight (1914-2005), American sculptor

H

Hilary Knight (* 1989), American ice hockey player
Holly Knight , American songwriter and singer
Horatio G. Knight (1818–1895), American politician

I.

Ian Knight (born 1956), British historian

J

James Knight (ca 1640 - ca 1720), British navigator and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
James Brookes Knight (1888–1960), American paleontologist
Jason Knight (* 2001), Irish football player
Jasper Knight (1909–1972), British manager
Jean Knight (* 1943), American soul and R&B singer
Jill Knight, Baroness Knight of Collingtree (* 1923), British politician (Conservative Party)
Jim Knight (* 1965), British publisher, cultural manager and politician
John Knight (explorer) († 1606), English navigator
John Knight (medic) , American medic and officer
John Knight (artist) (born 1945), American artist
John Buxton Knight (1843–1908), British painter
John S. Knight (1894–1981), American journalist and publisher
John Stephen Knight (* 1942), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Toronto
Jonathan Knight (politician) (1787-1858), American politician
Jonathan Knight (singer) (born 1968), American singer
Jordan Knight (born 1970), American singer (New Kids on the Block)
Joseph Knight (1778–1855), British gardener and botanist
Josie Knight (* 1997), Irish cyclist
Julia Knight , American mathematical logician
June Knight (1913–1987), American actress, singer, and dancer
JZ Knight (* 1946; as Judith Darlene Hampton ), American founder of a new religious movement

K

Katherine Knight (born 1955), Australian murderer

L.

Laura Knight (tennis player) , American tennis player
Laura Knight (painter) (1877–1970), English painter
Laura Knight (swimmer) , American swimmer
Laura Knight-Jadczyk (* 1952), American author
Leonard Knight (* 1931), founder and chief architect of Salvation Mountain

M.

Marcos Knight (* 1989), American basketball player
Margaret E. Knight (1838–1914), American inventor
Mark Knight , British DJ and music producer
Martin Knight (* 1983), New Zealand squash player
Matthew Knight (* 1994), American actor
Max Knight (1909–1993), writer and translator
Maxwell Knight (1900–1968), British secret service agent and nature book author
Michael Muhammad Knight (* 1977), American novelist, essayist and journalist

N

Nehemiah Knight (1746–1808), American politician
Nehemiah R. Knight (1780-1854), American politician
Newton Knight (1829-1922), American deserter
Nick Knight (cricketer) (born 1969), British cricketer
Nick Knight (photographer) (born 1958), British photographer
Norman L. Knight (1895–1972), American science fiction writer

P

Peter Knight (Americanist) (* 1968), British Americanist
Peter Knight (arranger) (1917–1985), British arranger and composer
Peter Knight (folk musician) (* 1947), British folk and jazz musician
Peter L. Knight (* 1947), British physicist
Philip Knight (* 1938), American entrepreneur (Nike Inc.)

R.

RJB Knight (born 1944), British naval historian
Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824), British art connoisseur, collector and archaeologist
Rob Knight (* 1976), New Zealand biologist
Robert Knight (singer) (1945-2017), American singer
Robert G. Knight (* 1941), American businessman and local politician, see Bob Knight (Politician)
Robert Graham Knight (* 1952), British historian and university professor
Robert Montgomery Knight (* 1940), American basketball coach, see Bob Knight

S.

Sarah Knight (* 1975), British Latinist
Sarah Kemble Knight (1666-1727), English-American businesswoman
Sasha Knight , American child actor
Shirley Knight (1936-2020), American actress
Sterling Knight (born 1989), American actor
Steve Knight (musician) ( Stephen Sanders Knight ; 1935–2013), American musician
Steve Knight (politician) (born 1966), American politician
Steve Knight (pool player) (born 1973), English pool player
Steven Knight (born 1959), British screenwriter
Suge Knight ( Marion Knight Jr .; * 1965), American hip-hop producer

T

TR Knight ( Theodore Raymond Knight ; * 1973), American actor
Ted Knight (1923–1986), American actor
Thomas Andrew Knight (1759-1838), British botanist
Thomas E. Knight (1898–1937), American lawyer and politician
Tiffany Knight (* 1975), American biologist and ecologist
Tim Knight (* 1959), English composer, choir director and music teacher
Tom Knight (computer scientist) ( Thomas Knight ), American computer scientist
Tom Knight (actor) , actor
Tom Knight ( American football player ) (born 1974), American football player

Tommy Knight ( Thomas Lawrence Knight ; * 1993), British actor

Travis Knight (* 1973), American animator and entrepreneur

W.

Walter D. Knight (1919-2000), American physicist
Wayne Knight (born 1955), American actor
Wendi Knight (* 1975), American porn actress and director
Wilfried Knight (1975-2013), German-American porn actor
William Knight (Bishop) (1475–1547), English statesman and Bishop of Bath and Wells
William Knight (tennis player) , American tennis player
William Angus Knight (1836–1916), British author, philosopher and publisher
William John Knight (1929–2004), American pilot, astronaut and politician
Wyatt Knight (1955-2011), American actor
Wyn Knight-Jones († 2012), British biologist

Z

Zat Knight (* 1980), English football player

Knight (family name)

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