Knox (surname)

Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scottish Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump or the Old English "cnocc", meaning a round-topped hill.

Notable Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox and the American Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox; the United States Army facility Fort Knox named after the latter. Other people with this surname include:

People

 * Sir Adrian Knox (1863-1932), Australian judge and the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
 * Alexander Knox (1907-1995), Canadian actor
 * Alfred Knox (1870–1964), British army officer and politician
 * Amanda Knox (born 1987), American woman convicted and acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher
 * Archibald Knox (designer) (1864–1933), designer from Isle of Man
 * Archie Knox (born 1947), Scottish football manager
 * Arthur Edward Knox (1808–1886), British naturalist and author
 * Barbara Knox (born 1933), British actress mainly known for playing Rita Sullivan in the television soap opera Coronation Street
 * Bernard Knox (1914-2010), Classicist and first director of the Center for Hellenic Studies
 * Bill Knox (1928–1999), Scottish author
 * Bronwen Knox (born 1986), Australian water polo player
 * Buddy Knox (1933-1999), American rockabilly singer-songwriter
 * Buddy Knox (guitarist), Australian country musician
 * Cecil Leonard Knox (1889-1943), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * Charles Knox (disambiguation), several people
 * Chris Knox (born 1952), New Zealand rock 'n' roll musician
 * Chuck Knox (1932–2018), American football coach
 * Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly (1914-1988), British Second Lieutenant during World War II
 * David Knox (disambiguation), several people
 * Dawson Knox (born 1996), American football player
 * Dilly Knox (1884-1943), British codebreaker and scholar of Greek at King's College, Cambridge
 * Dudley Wright Knox (1877-1960), Commodore in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War and World War I
 * Edward Knox (Australian politician) (1819–1901), Australian judge and politician
 * H. Edward Knox (born 1937), American politician
 * Edward M. Knox (1842–1916), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
 * E. V. Knox (1881-1971) was a poet, satirist, and editor of Punch from 1932 to 1949
 * Elizabeth Knox (borh 1959), New Zealand writer
 * Ellis O. Knox (1898-1975), first African-American to be awarded a PhD on the West Coast of the United States
 * Elyse Knox (1917-2012), American actress
 * Francis Knox-Gore (1803–1873), Anglo-Irish baronet
 * Francis Knox (1754–1821), Member of Parliament for Philipstown, Ireland
 * Frank Knox (1874-1944), U.S Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II
 * George Knox (disambiguation), several people including
 * George Knox (MP, died 1827) (1765–1827), Irish Tory politician.
 * Sir George Edward Knox (1845–1922), British judge in India
 * Sir George Hodges Knox (1885-1960), Australian politician
 * George Hodges Knox (1885–1960), Australian politician
 * George L. Knox (1841-1927), escaped slave, activist, publisher and author
 * George L. Knox II (1916-1964), U.S. Army Air Force Officer and Tuskegee Airman
 * George William Knox (1853-1912), American Presbyterian theologian and writer
 * George Williams Knox (1838–1894), British soldier


 * Harley E. Knox (1899-1956), American politician who served as mayor of San Diego
 * Henry Knox (1750-1806), first U.S. Secretary of War
 * James Knox (disambiguation), several people
 * James Knox-Gore (1775–1818), Anglo-Irish politician
 * Janette Hill Knox (1845-1920), American reformer, suffragist, teacher, author
 * Jim Knox (1919–1991), New Zealand trade unionist and politician
 * Jim Knox (American football), Fox Sports American football commentator, see 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team
 * Jim Knox (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player, 1966 Memorial Cup
 * John Knox (disambiguation), several people
 * Johnny Knox (born 1986), American football player
 * Jon Knox, American session musician drummer, producer and composer
 * Katharine McCook Knox (1889–1983), American art historian
 * Keith Knox (born 1964), Scottish football player and manager
 * Keith Knox (born 1967), Scottish boxer
 * Kevin Knox (American football) (born 1971), former American football wide receiver
 * Kevin Knox II (born 1999), American basketball player for the New York Knicks
 * Malcolm Knox, (1900–1980), British philosopher and Principal of St Andrews University
 * Malcolm Knox (born 1966), Australian journalist and author
 * Mike Knox, ring name of Michael Hettinga, American professional wrestler
 * Mona Knox (1929–2008), American model and film actress
 * Myra Knox (1853–1915), Canadian-born American physician
 * Neville Knox (1884-1935), English cricketer
 * Northrup R. Knox (1928-1998) American sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
 * Philander C. Knox (1853-1921), 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 (disambiguation), several people
 * Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), British sailor
 * Ronald Knox (1888-1957), English theologian and crime writer
 * Rose Knox (née Markward) (1857–1950), American businesswoman
 * Russell Knox (born 1985), Scottish professional golfer
 * Sam Knox (1910–1981), American football player
 * Seymour H. Knox I (1861-1915), American merchant and businessman
 * Seymour H. Knox II (1898-1990), American philanthropist and art exponent
 * Seymour H. Knox III (1926-1996), American sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
 * Shelby Knox, public speaker and feminist in the documentary The Education of Shelby Knox
 * Simmie Knox (born 1935), African-American painter
 * Steven Knox (born 1974), cricketer who played for Scotland
 * Terence Knox (born 1946), American film, stage, and television actor
 * Thomas Knox (disambiguation), several people
 * Tom Knox, American businessman and politician
 * Tom Knox (author), pseudonym of British writer and journalist Sean Thomas
 * Tommy Knox (1905–1954), English football goalkeeper
 * Trey Knox (born 2001), American football player
 * Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
 * Vicesimus Knox (1752-1821), English essayist and minister
 * Victor A. Knox (1899–1976), U.S. Representative for Michigan
 * W. R. Knox (1861–1933), organist in Adelaide, South Australia
 * William Knox (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

 * Dlanor A. Knox, a character from the Umineko When They Cry series of dōjin visual novels
 * Eric Knox, founder of Knox Enterprises, played by Sam Rockwell, a key character in the film Charlie's Angels (2000)
 * Florence Mccarthy ("Flurry") Knox, the protagonist's landlord and a key figure in the Somerville and Ross books
 * Ronald Knox, from the Japanese manga series Black Butler