McKnight

McKnight (also MacKnight, Macknight) is a Scottish (Ulster-Scots) surname. It is a derivative of the surname MacNaught/McNaught.

A

 * Allen McKnight (born 1964), Northern Irish footballer
 * Angela V. McKnight (born 1977), American politician
 * Ann McKnight, American film editor
 * Anna Caulfield McKnight (1866–1947), American lecturer
 * Anne McKnight (1924–2012), American soprano
 * Anthony McKnight (1954–2019), American serial killer

B

 * Beeban McKnight (1897–1996), New Zealand entertainer
 * Bert McKnight (1883–1961), Australian rules footballer
 * Beverly McKnight, Canadian synchronized swimmer
 * Bill McKnight (1940–2019), Canadian politician
 * Bob McKnight (1938–2021), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Brian McKnight (born 1969), American singer-songwriter

C

 * Cezar McKnight (born 1973), American politician
 * Chad McKnight (born 1984), American basketball player
 * Charles McKnight (1750–1791), American physician
 * Cheyney McKnight, African-American historical interpreter
 * Clarence E. McKnight Jr. (1929–2022), American general

D

 * David McKnight (1935–2006), Canadian-British anthropologist
 * Dennis McKnight (born 1959), American football player
 * Denny McKnight (1848–1900), American baseball executive and manager
 * Denyss McKnight (born 1982), Canadian musician
 * DeWayne McKnight (born 1954), American guitarist
 * Diane McKnight (born 1953), American professor
 * Dodge MacKnight (1860–1950), American painter
 * Dorothy McKnight, American athletic administrator

E

 * Edwin T. McKnight (1869–1935), American politician

I

 * Ian McKnight, Jamaican activist

J

 * Jack McKnight (born 1994), West Indian footballer
 * James McKnight (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Jeff McKnight (born 1963), American baseball player
 * Jim McKnight (1936–1994), American baseball player
 * Jimmy McKnight (1923–1999), Australian rules footballer
 * Joe McKnight (1988–2016), American football player
 * Joe McKnight (politician) (1933–2023), American politician
 * John McKnight (disambiguation), multiple people

K

 * Kaila McKnight (born 1986), Australian runner
 * Ken McKnight (born 1964), New Zealand cricketer

L

 * Lauren McKnight (born 1988), American actress
 * Linda McKnight, American bassist

M

 * Marian McKnight (born 1936), American beauty pageant contestant
 * Martaveous McKnight (born 1997), American basketball player
 * Matt McKnight (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Mike McKnight, American keyboardist

P

 * Paul McKnight (born 1977), Northern Irish footballer

Q

 * Quincy McKnight (born 1995), American basketball player

R

 * Reginald McKnight (born 1956), American novelist
 * Rhema McKnight (born 1984), American football player
 * Richard McKnight (born 1977), Scottish rugby union footballer
 * Robert McKnight (1820–1885), American politician
 * Robert W. McKnight (born 1944), American businessman
 * Romeo McKnight (born 1998), American football player

S

 * Sam McKnight (born 1955), American hairstylist
 * Scot McKnight (born 1953), American theologian
 * Scotty McKnight (born 1988), American football player
 * Shawn McKnight (born 1968), American bishop
 * Sidney McKnight (born 1955), Canadian boxer
 * Sparkle McKnight (born 1991), Trinidadian athlete
 * Stephanie McKnight (born 1960), American Virgin Island cyclist
 * Stewart McKnight (1935–2021), New Zealand cricketer

T

 * Ted McKnight (born 1954), American football player
 * Terence E. McKnight (born 1956), American naval officer
 * Thomas McKnight (born 1941), American artist
 * Thomas McKnight (Iowa pioneer) (1787–1865), American pioneer
 * Tim McKnight, American biologist
 * Tom McKnight (1868–1930), English footballer
 * Tony McKnight (born 1977), American baseball player

W

 * Wes McKnight (1909–1968), Canadian television personality
 * William McKnight (1842–1914), American sailor
 * William L. McKnight (1887–1978), American businessman
 * Willie McKnight (1918–1941), Canadian aviator