Knight (surname)
Knight is an English surname.
Geographical distribution
The name is found in many countries. In 2014, it was ranked 88th in England and 206th in the United States.A
- Alan Knight (disambiguation), multiple people
- Alanna Knight, British writer
- Albert Knight (cricketer), English professional cricketer
- Albert Knight (diver), British diver
- Albert Knight (politician), merchant and political figure in Quebec
- Albion Knight, Jr., American politician and Anglican bishop
- Amanda Knight, makeup artist
- Amy Knight, American historian
- Anne Knight, British-born author, social reformer and pioneer of feminism
- Anne Knight (children's writer), British children's writer and educationalist
- Anne Knight, pseudonym of American author Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz
- Arthur Knight (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ava Knight, American boxer
- Awsten Knight, American singer and musician, member of Waterparks
B
- Barry Knight (cricketer), English cricketer
- Barry Knight (footballer), Australian rules footballer
- Barry Knight (politician), American politician
- Barry Knight (referee), English football referee
- Benjamin Knight (disambiguation), several people, includes Ben Knight
- Beverley Knight, English R&B artist
- Billy Knight, American basketball player and executive
- Billy Knight (basketball, born 1979), American basketball player
- Billy Knight (tennis), British tennis player
- Bob Knight, American basketball player and coach
- Bobbie Knight, American businessperson, academic administrator, college president
- Boogie Knight, American football player
- Brevin Knight, American basketball player
- Brandon Knight (disambiguation), several people
C
- Charles Knight (engraver), English engraver
- Charles Knight (publisher), English publisher and author
- Charles F. Knight, American chairman of Emerson Electric
- Charles Landon Knight, American lawyer and newspaper publisher
- Charles Parsons Knight, English painter
- Charles R. Knight, American dinosaur artist
- Charles Yale Knight, American engineer and inventor of the Knight engine
- Christopher Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Curtis Knight, American musical artist and band leader
D
- David Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Dennis Knight, American professional wrestler best known as Mideon
- Deuce Knight, American football player
- Dick Knight (businessman), British advertising executive
- Dick Knight (golfer), American golfer
- Dick Knight (tennis), American tennis player
- Donald Knight (disambiguation), several people, including Don Knight
- Douglas Knight, American businessman, educator and author
- Duerson Knight, American pilot
- Dusten Knight, American baseball player
E
- Cornelia Knight, English author
- Edward Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Elise Kellond-Knight, Australian association football player
- Elizabeth Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Elliot Knight, English actor in Sinbad, 2012
- Eric Knight, English author and the creator of the fictional collie Lassie
- Esmond Knight, British character actor
- Etheridge Knight, African-American poet
F
- Florence Knight, British chef and columnist
- Frank Knight (disambiguation), several people
G
- G. Wilson Knight, English literary critic and academic
- Gary Knight (photographer), British photographer and architect
- Gary Knight (cricketer), Australian cricketer
- Gary Knight (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union player and amateur wrestler
- George R. Knight, American Seventh-day Adventist historian
- Gerald H. Knight, 1908–1979, organist of Canterbury Cathedral 1937–1953, composer, editor
- Gillian Knight, English opera singer
- Gladys Knight, American R&B/soul singer and actress
- Glenn Knight, Singaporean lawyer
- Goodwin Knight, US politician and 31st California governor
- Greg Knight, British politician and MP
H
- Hilary Knight, American ice hockey player
- Hilary Knight (illustrator), American writer and artist
- Holly Knight, American songwriter, vocalist and musician
- Howard Knight (politician), American politician from Ohio
- Howard A. Knight Jr., American country music promoter and record producer
- Hyacinth Knight, Jamaican politician
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- Jabez C. Knight, 8th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
- Jack Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Jak Knight, American actor, comedian and writer
- James Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Jason Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Jean Knight, African-American soul/R&B/funk singer
- Jerry Knight, American R&B musician
- Jessie Knight (athlete), English athlete specialising in the 400m hurdles
- Jessie Knight (tattoo artist), first prominent woman tattoo artist in the UK
- Jill Knight, British MP
- Jim Knight, British politician
- John Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Jonathan Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Jordan Knight, American pop singer
- Joseph Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Jules Knight, English actor and singer
- Julian Knight (murderer), perpetrator of the Hoddle Street massacre in Australia
- Julian Knight (politician), British Conservative Party politician, MP for Solihull
- Julius Knight, English stage actor in Australia
K
- Katherine Knight, Australian murderer who skinned her partner and cooked his body parts
- Keith Knight (cartoonist), American cartoonist and musician
- Keith Knight (footballer), English footballer
- Kelly Knight Craft, US ambassador to the United Nations and US ambassador to Canada
L
- Laura Knight, British artist
- Leon Knight, English professional Football player
- Leonard Knight, American builder and architect, creator of Salvation Mountain
- Les U. Knight, founder of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement
- Laird A. Knight, Founder of 24-hour Mountain Bike Racing, Member Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
- Lon Knight, American baseball player and manager
M
- Madge Knight, English artist
- Maggie Knight, New Zealand actress in Australia
- Marcus Knight, American NFL football player
- Margaret E. Knight, American inventor of the paper-bag-making machine
- Margaret K. Knight, British psychologist and humanist
- Margaret Rose Knight, First Lady of North Carolina
- Marguerite Knight, British Special Operations Executive spy during World War II
- Mark Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Matthew Knight, Canadian actor
- Mel Knight, Canadian politician
- Merald "Bubba" Knight, American R&B/soul singer
- Michael Knight, the protagonist from Knight Rider
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- Newton Knight, pro-Union rebel against the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War
- Nick Knight (disambiguation), several people
O
- Ora Willis Knight, American chemist and naturalist
P
- Pedro Knight, Cuban musician and the husband of Celia Cruz
- Peter Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Phil Knight, American businessman, co-founder and ex-CEO of Nike
- Phil Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Philip Knight (cricketer), English cricketer
- Phillip Knight (footballer), Australian footballer
Q
- Quinton Knight, American football player
- Qwuantrezz Knight, American football player
R
- R. J. B. Knight, British naval historian
- Ray Knight, American major league baseball player
- Reginald Knight, Rhodesian politician and judge.
- Richard Payne Knight, English archæologist and philologist
- Robert Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Roger Knight, English cricketer, administrator, and schoolmaster
- Rosalind Knight, British actress
S
- Samantha Knight, Australian female murder victim
- Sammy Knight, American NFL football player
- Samuel Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Sarah Kemble Knight, American preacher and traveler
- Sharon Knight (musician), American Celtic/Rock singer and front person of Pagan rock band Pandemonaeon
- Shirley Knight, American actress
- Spencer Knight, American ice hockey goaltender
- Sterling Knight, American actor and singer
- Steve Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Suge Knight, American hip hop music industry entrepreneur
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- T. R. Knight, American actor
- Ted Knight, American actor
- Ted Knight (politician), British politician who led Lambeth Council in London
- Terry Knight, American rock music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality
- Thomas Knight (disambiguation), several people
- Tonya Knight, American professional female body builder
- Travis Knight (basketball), American NBA basketball player
- Trevor Knight, American football player
- Tuesday Knight, American actress
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- Valentine Knight, 17th-century British army officer, proponent of a grid-based street layout for fire-ravaged London
- Vivien Knight, British art historian and gallerist
- Vicky Knight, English film actress
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- Wayne Knight, American actor
- William Knight (martyr), English Catholic martyr
- William Knight (royal servant), member of the court of Henry VIII
- William Angus Knight, British writer
- William Henry Knight English portrait and genre painter
- William J. Knight, American X-15 pilot and politician
- Wyatt Knight, American actor
- Wyndham Charles Knight KCIE, British general
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- Zat Knight, English football player
- Zonovan Knight, American football player