Knight (surname)

Knight is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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 (journalist) (born 1939), English journalist, editor, and director of News Corporation
• Andrew Knight (writer) (born 1953), Australian TV writer and producer
• Andrew Knight (politician) (1813–1904), politician in colonial Victoria, Australia
• Anne Knight (1786–1862), British-born author, social reformer and pioneer of feminism
• Anne Knight (children's writer) (1792–1860)
• Anne Knight, pseudonym of the author Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz
• Ava Knight

B

• Barry Knight (cricketer), former English cricketer
• Beverley Knight, English R&B artist
• Billy Knight (born 1952), American basketball player and executive
• Billy Knight (basketball, born 1979) (1979–2018), American basketball player
• Billy Knight (tennis) (born 1935), British tennis player
• 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)
• 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 (politician), former Canadian politician
• Donald Knight (cricketer), 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

• Florence Knight, British chef and columnist
• 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

• Hilary Knight (disambiguation)
• 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 (baseball), Canadian baseball player
• John Knight (disambiguation), multiple people
  • John George Knight, Australian architect and Administrator of the Northern Territory
  • 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 (1931–2014), American builder and architect, creator of Salvation Mountain
• 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 (disambiguation)
  • 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
• 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 and front person of Pagan rock band Pandemonaeon
• Shirley Knight, American actress
• Stephen Knight (1951–1985), British author
• Stephen Thomas Knight, British academic
• Sterling Knight, American actor and singer
• Steve Knight (musician) (born 1935), American jazz/rock keyboardist
• Steve Knight (politician) (born 1966), U.S. Representative from California
• 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
• Vivien Knight (1953–2009), British art historian and gallerist

W

• Wayne Knight, American actor
• William Angus Knight (1836–1916) British writer
• William Henry Knight (1823–1863) English portrait and genre painter
• 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