Knight (surname)

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Knight Family Name
Meaning	"knight"/"serving lad"
Region of origin	Anglo-Saxon
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with "Knight"

Knight is a surname, and may refer to:

Contents 1 Business 2 Christianity 3 Law 4 Literature 5 Modelling 6 Music 7 Politics 8 Science 9 Sports 10 Television and film 11 Other 12 Fictional characters 13 External links

[edit] Business

• Charles F. Knight, American chairman of Emerson Electric
• Dick Knight, British advertising executive
• Phil Knight (born 1938), American businessman, co-founder and ex-CEO of Nike

[edit] Christianity

• George R. Knight (born 1941), Seventh-day Adventist historian
• Samuel Knight (1675-1746), English clergyman and antiquary
• Sarah Kemble Knight (1666-1727), preacher and traveler
• William Knight (martyr) (1572-1596), Catholic martyr

[edit] Law

• Joseph Knight (slave), Jamaican slave who was the defendant in a historic Scottish civil rights trial
• Julian Knight (born 1968), Australian serial killer

[edit] Literature

• Andrew Knight (born 1939), English journalist, editor, and media magnate
• Anne Knight (1786-1862), British-born author, social reformer and pioneer of feminism
  • Rhondi A. Vilott Salsitz, an author who uses the name Anne Knight as a pseudonym
• Arabella Knight, English erotic writer
• Charles Knight (publisher), (1791-1873) English publisher and author
• Charles Landon Knight (1867-1933), American lawyer and newspaper publisher
• Christopher Knight (publisher) (born 1969), ezine publisher and email deliverablilty expert
• Damon Knight (1922-2002), American science-fiction author, editor, and critic
• Douglas Knight (1921-2005), American businessman, educator and author
• Ellis Cornelia Knight (1757-1837), English author
• 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
• Gareth Knight (born 1930), British esotericist and author
• G. Wilson Knight (1897-1985), English literary critic and academic
• John S. Knight (1894-1981), American editor and newspaper publisher
• Knight Library, main library of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon
• R. J. B. Knight, British naval historian
• Stephen Knight (1951-1985), British author
• William Angus Knight (1836-1916) British writer

[edit] Modelling

• Tonya Knight, US professional female body builder
• Victoria Knight, Playboy model

[edit] Music

• Beverley Knight, English R&B artist
• Chet Knight, Singer of the American punk band, A.P.A.
• Curtis Knight, British musical artist and band leader
• Gladys Knight, American R&B/soul singer and actress
• Holly Knight, American songwriter, vocalist and musician
• Jean Knight, African-American soul/R&B/funk singer
• Jerry Knight, American R&B musician
• Jill Knight (musician), American singer/songwriter
• Jonathan Knight, American pop singer
• Jordan Knight, American pop singer
• Keith Knight, American cartoonist and musician
• Knights, British Electro Band
• Lundi Knight, American, Texas Musician in the band Dirty Hairy
• Mark Knight, American Amiga demoscene musician and video game composer/sound designer
• Merald "Bubba" Knight, American R&B/soul singer
• Pedro Knight, Cuban musician and the husband of Celia Cruz
• Peter Knight (folk musician), British folk musician
• Peter Knight (composer), British composer and arranger
• Phil Knight (musician), New Zealand musician
• Sharon Knight, American Celtic/Rock singer & front person of Pagan rock band Pandemonaeon
• Steve Knight (musician) (born 1935), American jazz/rock keyboardist
• Suge Knight, US hop hop music industry entrepreneur
• Terry Knight, American rock music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality

[edit] Politics

• Albion Knight, Jr., American politician and Anglican bishop
• Don Knight, former Canadian politician
• Goodwin Knight, US politician and 31st California governor
• Greg Knight, British politician and MP
• Jill Knight, British MP
• Jim Knight, British politician
• John George Knight, Australian architect and administrator
• Robert Knight, Australian politician
• William J. Knight, X-15 pilot and United States politician
• William Knight (royal servant), member of the court of Henry VIII

[edit] Science

• Joseph Knight (gardener), English gardener who published a book that started the most enduring controversy in 19th century botany
• Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824), English archæologist and philologist
• Thomas Andrew Knight (1759-1838), English horticulturist
• Tom Knight, research scientist at MIT

[edit] Sports

• Alan Knight (footballer), former English footballer
• Albert Knight, English professional cricket player
• Barry Knight, former English cricketer
• Bob Knight, former American NCAA basketball coach
• Brevin Knight, American NBA basketball player
• Dennis Knight, American professional wrestler
• Donald Knight, English cricketer
• Jason Knight, American professional wrestler and manager
• Joe Knight, Canadian baseball player
• Keith Knight (footballer), British professional Football player
• Leon Knight, English professional Football player
• Nick Knight, English cricket player
• Ray Knight, American former major league baseball player
• Roger Knight, English cricketer, administrator, and schoolmaster
• Sammy Knight, American NFL football player
• Travis Knight, American NBA basketball player
• Zat Knight, English professional football player

[edit] Television and film

• Christopher Knight, American actor
• Crystal Knight, American erotic actress and exotic dancer
• Rosalind Knight, British actress
• Shirley Knight, American actress
• T. R. Knight, American actor
• Ted Knight, American actor
• Tommy Knight, English actor
• Tuesday Knight, American actress
• Wayne Knight, American actor
• Wilfried Knight, European pornographic actor
• Wyatt Knight, American actor

[edit] Other

• Alan Knight (historian), historian of Latin America
• Charles R. Knight, American dinosaur artist
• Charles Yale Knight, American engineer and inventor of the Knight Engine
• Frank Knight, American economist
• James Knight, British explorer
• Dame Laura Knight, British artist
• Leonard Knight, American builder and architect
• Margaret E. Knight, American inventor of the paper-bag-making machine
• Margaret Knight (psychologist), humanist broadcaster and university lecturer
• Marguerite Knight, female Special Operations Executive spy during World War II
• Nick Knight (photographer), British photographer
• Stephen Thomas Knight, British academic

[edit] Fictional characters

• Kamen Rider Knight, one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki
• Kel Knight, character in the Australian sitcom Kath & Kim
• Louie Knight, Aberystwyth detective
• The Knight family of DC Comics has produced a wide range of superheroes. These include Ted Knight, the first Starman (DC Comics); his sons David Knight and Jack Knight, who were also Starmen; and Sandra Knight, the first Phantom Lady. The family is based out of Opal City and was the subject of the acclaimed comic book Starman by James Dale Robinson.
• Michael Knight, main character from the television series Knight Rider.

[edit] External links

• Knight Surname DNA Project

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