Canute (given name)
Canute is an anglicisation of the Scandinavian name Knut. It may refer to:
Medieval era
- Cnut or Canute the Great, King of Denmark, England and Norway
- Harthacnut or Canute III, King of Denmark and England, son of Cnut the Great
- Knut Eriksson, King of Sweden
- Knut Långe, King of Sweden
- Canute IV of Denmark, King of Denmark and Roman Catholic saint
- Canute V of Denmark, King of Denmark
- Canute VI of Denmark, King of Denmark
- Canute, Duke of Estonia, bastard son of Valdemar II of Denmark
- Canute Lavard, a Danish prince, first Duke of Schleswig and Roman Catholic saint
- Canute Porse the Elder, Danish Duke of Samsø, Duke of Halland and Duke of Estonia
- Canute Mikkelsen, Roman Catholic Bishop of Viborg from 1451 to 1478
Modern world
- Canute Anderson, American politician, a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Canute Caliste, a naive painter from Grenada
- Canute Curtis, former National Football League player
- Canute R. Matson, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois
- Canute Peterson, Mormon pioneer and church leader