Knecht, in German, means in general a male servant, and can refer to a servant of a sovereignty such as a mercenary foot soldier (see Landsknecht) or the classic farm servant (Bauernknecht); the female equivalent in old German is "Magd" (Maid). Etymologically, it is the cognate of English "knight". It may also refer to:
Émile Knecht (born 1923), Swiss rowerHans Knecht (1913–1996), Swiss road racing cyclistJohn Knecht (born 1947), American filmmakerJustin Heinrich Knecht (1752–1817), German composerKarl Kae Knecht (1883–1972), American artistPeter Knecht (born 1936), American attorneyReuben Knecht Bachman (1834–1911), American politicianRobert Knecht (born 1926), British historianWilliam Knecht (1930–1996), American rowerIt may also refer to:
Gebr. Knecht AG, a Swiss bus transportation company