'''McKnight''' (also '''MacKnight''', '''Macknight''') is a Scottish (Ulster-Scots) surname. It is a derivative of the surname MacNaught/McNaught.
==Notable people with the surname include== {{compact ToC|name=no|side=yes|top=yes|f=|g=|h=|n=|o=|u=|v=|x=|y=|z=}}
===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 *Bill McKnight (1952), American botanist-gardener *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 *Jill McKnight, Canadian politician *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
==See also== *Senator McKnight (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "McKnight"
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Category:Surnames of Ulster-Scottish origin Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames