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Meaning
  
"knight"/"serving lad"

Region of origin
  
Anglo-Saxon

Knight (surname)

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
  • Amanda Knight, makeup artist
  • Andrew Knight (disambiguation)
  • Anne Knight (1786–1862), British-born author, social reformer and pioneer of feminism
  • Arabella Knight, English erotic writer
  • Ava Knight

    • B

  • Barry Knight (cricketer), former English cricketer
  • Beverley Knight, English R&B artist
  • Bob Knight (born 1940), American NCAA basketball coach
  • Brevin Knight, American NBA basketball player
  • Brandon Knight (disambiguation)

    • C

  • Charles F. Knight, American chairman of Emerson Electric
  • Charles Knight (engraver), English engraver
  • Charles Knight (publisher), (1791–1873) English publisher and author
  • Charles Landon Knight (1867–1933), American lawyer and newspaper publisher
  • Charles Parsons Knight (1829-1897), English painter
  • Charles R. Knight, American dinosaur artist
  • Charles Yale Knight, American engineer and inventor of the Knight Engine
  • Christopher Knight (disambiguation)
  • Crystal Knight, American erotic actress and exotic dancer
  • Curtis Knight, British musical artist and band leader

    • D

  • David Knight (English footballer) (born 1987), English footballer
  • Dennis Knight (born 1968), 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

  • Cornelia Knight (1757–1837), English author
  • Edward Austen Knight (1768-1852), elder brother of Jane Austen
  • Edward Henry Knight (1824-1883), Anglo-American mechanical expert
  • 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
  • Gary Knight (rugby player) (born 1951), New Zealand rugby union player and amateur wrestler
  • 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

  • Jabez C. Knight (1815–1900), 8th Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
  • 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 Knight, multiple people
  • John George Knight, Australian architect and administrator
  • John Prescott Knight (1803-1881), English portrait painter
  • 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
  • Julian Knight (politician), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Solihull since 2015

    • K

  • Jules Knight, English actor and singer
  • Keith Knight (footballer), English footballer
  • Keith Knight (cartoonist), American cartoonist and musician
  • Knight Library, main library of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon

    • L

  • Laura Knight, British artist
  • Leon Knight, English professional Football player
  • Leonard Knight, American builder and architect
  • Les U. Knight, founder of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement

    • M

  • Marcus Knight, American NFL football player
  • 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, Australian cartoonist
  • Matthew Knight, Canadian actor
  • Merald "Bubba" Knight, American R&B/soul singer

    • N

  • Newton Knight, pro-Union rebel against the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War
  • 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

    • Q

  • Quinton Knight, American football player

    • 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 (disambiguation)
  • 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 hip 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 Knight (disambiguation)
  • Tonya Knight, US professional female body builder
  • Travis Knight, American NBA basketball player
  • Trevor Knight (born 1993), American football player
  • Tuesday Knight, American actress

    • V

  • Valentine Knight, British Army Captain and proponent of a grid based street layout for fire ravaged London

    • 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

    • References

    Knight (surname) Wikipedia
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