Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump.
Famous Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox, American Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox and the United States Army facility Fort Knox named after him. The name has come to be identified with many people, places, and other things, as follows:
Sir Adrian Knox, Australian judge and the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Alexander Knox, Canadian actor
Alfred Knox (1870-1964), British army officer and politician
Amanda Knox, American woman convicted and acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher
Archibald Knox (designer) (1864–1933), designer from Isle of Man
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-songwriter
Cecil Leonard Knox, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Chris Knox, New Zealand rock 'n' 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 scholar of Greek at King's College, Cambridge
Dudley Wright Knox, Commodore in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War and World War I
Edward Knox (disambiguation)
E. V. Knox, poet, satirist, and editor of Punch from 1932 to 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 U.S. Secretary of War
James Knox, executive producer and host of The James Knox Show
John Knox, Scottish religious reformer who played a role in reforming the Church in Scotland toward Presbyterianism
John Reily Knox, primary founder of Beta Theta Pi
Keith Knox (boxer), Scottish boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
Mike Knox, ring name of Michael Hettinga, American professional wrestler
Mona Knox (1929–2008), American model and film actress
Neville Knox, English cricketer
Northrup R. Knox, sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
Paul J. Knox, composer lyricist
Philander C. Knox, U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of State and Senator
Rob Knox (1989–2008), British actor who appears in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
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 businesswoman
Russell Knox. Scottish professional golfer
Sam Knox (1910–1981), American football player
Seymour H. Knox I, merchant and businessman
Seymour H. Knox II, Buffalo philanthropist and art exponent
Seymour H. Knox III, sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
Shelby Knox, feminist and 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 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 for Michigan
W. R. Knox (1861–1933), organist in Adelaide, South Australia
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