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), several people
 * Alanna Knight (1923–2020), British writer
 * Albert Knight (cricketer), English professional cricketer
 * Albert Knight (diver) (1900–1964), British diver
 * Albert Knight (politician) (1817 – after 1881), merchant and political figure in Quebec
 * Albion Knight, Jr., American politician and Anglican bishop
 * Amanda Knight, makeup artist
 * Amy Knight (born 1946), American historian


 * Anne Knight (1786–1862), British-born author, social reformer and pioneer of feminism
 * Anne Knight (children's writer) (1792–1860), British children's writer and educationalist
 * Anne Knight, pseudonym of American author Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz
 * Ava Knight, American boxer
 * Awsten Knight, American singer and musician, member of Waterparks

B

 * Barry Knight (cricketer), English cricketer
 * Barry Knight (footballer) (born 1945), Australian rules footballer
 * Barry Knight (politician) (born 1954), American politician
 * Barry Knight (referee) (born 1960), English football referee
 * Benjamin Knight (disambiguation), several people, includes Ben Knight
 * 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 (1940–2023), American basketball player and coach
 * Bobbie Knight, American businessperson, academic administrator, college president
 * Brevin Knight, American basketball player
 * Brandon Knight (disambiguation), several people

C

 * Charles Knight (engraver), English engraver
 * Charles Knight (publisher) (1791–1873), English publisher and author
 * Charles F. Knight, American chairman of Emerson Electric
 * 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), several people
 * Curtis Knight, British musical artist and band leader

D

 * David Knight (disambiguation), several people
 * Dennis Knight (born 1968), American professional wrestler best known as Mideon
 * Dick Knight (businessman), British advertising executive
 * Dick Knight (golfer) (1929–1991), American golfer
 * Dick Knight (tennis) (born 1948), American tennis player
 * Donald Knight (disambiguation), several people, including Don Knight
 * Douglas Knight (1921–2005), American businessman, educator and author
 * Duerson Knight (1893–1983), American pilot
 * Dusten Knight (born 1990), American baseball player

E

 * Cornelia Knight (1757–1837), English author
 * Edward Knight (disambiguation), several people
 * Elise Kellond-Knight (born 1990), Australian association football player
 * Elizabeth Knight (disambiguation), several people
 * Elliot Knight, English actor in Sinbad, 2012
 * 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 (disambiguation), several people

G

 * G. Wilson Knight (1897–1985), English literary critic and academic
 * Gary Knight (photographer), British photographer and architect
 * Gary Knight (cricketer) (born 1950), Australian cricketer
 * Gary Knight (rugby player) (born 1951), New Zealand rugby union player and amateur wrestler
 * George R. Knight (born 1941), American Seventh-day Adventist historian
 * Gillian Knight, English opera singer
 * 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), several people
 * 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

J

 * Jabez C. Knight (1815–1900), 8th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
 * Jack Knight (disambiguation), several people
 * Jak Knight (1993–2022), 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) (born 1994), English athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles
 * Jessie Knight (tattoo artist) (1904–1992), 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) (born 1968), Australian mass murderer; perpetrator of the Hoddle Street massacre
 * Julian Knight (politician), British Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Solihull since 2015

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 (born 1962), United States Ambassador to the United Nations and United States Ambassador to Canada

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
 * Laird A. Knight, Founder of 24-hour Mountain Bike Racing, Member Mountain Bike Hall of Fame
 * Lon Knight (1853-1932), American baseball player and manager

M

 * Madge Knight, English artist
 * Maggie Knight (c. 1857–1917), 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 (1903–1983), British psychologist and humanist
 * Margaret Rose Knight (1918–2006), First Lady of North Carolina
 * Marguerite Knight (1920–2004), British Special Operations Executive spy during World War II
 * Mark Knight, Australian cartoonist
 * Matthew Knight, Canadian actor
 * Mel Knight (born 1944), Canadian politician
 * Merald "Bubba" Knight, American R&B/soul singer
 * Michael Knight, the protagonist from Knight Rider

N

 * Newton Knight, pro-Union rebel against the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War
 * Nick Knight (disambiguation), several people

O

 * Ora Willis Knight (1874–1913), American chemist and naturalist

P

 * Pedro Knight, Cuban musician and the husband of Celia Cruz
 * Peter Knight (disambiguation), several people
 * Phil Knight (musician), New Zealand musician
 * Phil Knight (born 1938), American businessman, co-founder and ex-CEO of Nike
 * 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
 * Richard Payne Knight (1750–1824), English archæologist and philologist
 * Robert Knight (disambiguation), several people
 * Roger Knight, English cricketer, administrator, and schoolmaster
 * Rosalind Knight (1933–2020), British actress

S

 * Samantha Knight (born 1997), Australian female murder victim
 * Sammy Knight, American NFL football player
 * Samuel Knight (disambiguation), several people
 * Sarah Kemble Knight (1666–1727), American preacher and traveler
 * Sharon Knight, American Celtic/Rock singer and front person of Pagan rock band Pandemonaeon
 * Shirley Knight (1936–2020), 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

T

 * T. R. Knight, American actor
 * Ted Knight (1923–1986), American actor
 * Ted Knight (politician) (1933–2020), 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 (born 1993), American football player
 * Tuesday Knight, American actress

V

 * Valentine Knight, 17th-century British army officer, proponent of a grid-based street layout for fire-ravaged London
 * Vivien Knight (1953–2009), British art historian and gallerist
 * Vicky Knight, English film actress

W

 * Wayne Knight, American actor
 * William Knight (martyr) (1572–1596), English Catholic martyr
 * William Knight (royal servant), member of the court of Henry VIII
 * William Angus Knight (1836–1916), British writer
 * William Henry Knight (1823–1863,) English portrait and genre painter
 * William J. Knight, American X-15 pilot and politician
 * Wyatt Knight, American actor
 * Wyndham Charles Knight KCIE (1863–1942), British general

Z

 * Zat Knight, English football player
 * Zonovan Knight (born 2001), American football player