# McKnight

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

==Notable people with the surname include==
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===A===
*[Allen McKnight](/source/Allen_McKnight) (born 1964), Northern Irish footballer
*[Angela V. McKnight](/source/Angela_V._McKnight) (born 1977), American politician
*[Ann McKnight](/source/Ann_McKnight), American film editor
*[Anna Caulfield McKnight](/source/Anna_Caulfield_McKnight) (1866–1947), American lecturer
*[Anne McKnight](/source/Anne_McKnight) (1924–2012), American soprano
*[Anthony McKnight](/source/Anthony_McKnight) (1954–2019), American serial killer

===B===
*[Beeban McKnight](/source/Beeban_McKnight) (1897–1996), New Zealand entertainer
*[Bert McKnight](/source/Bert_McKnight) (1883–1961), Australian rules footballer
*[Beverly McKnight](/source/Beverly_McKnight), Canadian synchronized swimmer
*[Bill McKnight](/source/Bill_McKnight) (1940–2019), Canadian politician
*[Bill McKnight](/source/Bill_McKnight) (1952), American botanist-gardener
*[Bob McKnight](/source/Bob_McKnight) (1938–2021), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Brian McKnight](/source/Brian_McKnight) (born 1969), American singer-songwriter

===C===
*[Cezar McKnight](/source/Cezar_McKnight) (born 1973), American politician
*[Chad McKnight](/source/Chad_McKnight) (born 1984), American basketball player
*[Charles McKnight](/source/Charles_McKnight) (1750–1791), American physician
*[Cheyney McKnight](/source/Cheyney_McKnight), African-American historical interpreter
*[Clarence E. McKnight Jr.](/source/Clarence_E._McKnight_Jr.) (1929–2022), American general

===D===
*[David McKnight](/source/David_McKnight) (1935–2006), Canadian-British anthropologist
*[Dennis McKnight](/source/Dennis_McKnight) (born 1959), American football player
*[Denny McKnight](/source/Denny_McKnight) (1848–1900), American baseball executive and manager
*[Denyss McKnight](/source/Denyss_McKnight) (born 1982), Canadian musician
*[DeWayne McKnight](/source/DeWayne_McKnight) (born 1954), American guitarist
*[Diane McKnight](/source/Diane_McKnight) (born 1953), American professor
*[Dodge MacKnight](/source/Dodge_MacKnight) (1860–1950), American painter
*[Dorothy McKnight](/source/Dorothy_McKnight), American athletic administrator

===E===
*[Edwin T. McKnight](/source/Edwin_T._McKnight) (1869–1935), American politician

===I===
*[Ian McKnight](/source/Ian_McKnight), Jamaican activist

===J===
*[Jack McKnight](/source/Jack_McKnight) (born 1994), West Indian footballer
*[James McKnight (disambiguation)](/source/James_McKnight_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Jeff McKnight](/source/Jeff_McKnight) (born 1963), American baseball player
*[Jill McKnight](/source/Jill_McKnight), Canadian politician
*[Jim McKnight](/source/Jim_McKnight) (1936–1994), American baseball player
*[Jimmy McKnight](/source/Jimmy_McKnight) (1923–1999), Australian rules footballer
*[Joe McKnight](/source/Joe_McKnight) (1988–2016), American football player
*[Joe McKnight (politician)](/source/Joe_McKnight_(politician)) (1933–2023), American politician
*[John McKnight (disambiguation)](/source/John_McKnight_(disambiguation)), multiple people

===K===
*[Kaila McKnight](/source/Kaila_McKnight) (born 1986), Australian runner
*[Ken McKnight](/source/Ken_McKnight) (born 1964), New Zealand cricketer

===L===
*[Lauren McKnight](/source/Lauren_McKnight) (born 1988), American actress
*[Linda McKnight](/source/Linda_McKnight), American bassist

===M===
*[Marian McKnight](/source/Marian_McKnight) (born 1936), American beauty pageant contestant
*[Martaveous McKnight](/source/Martaveous_McKnight) (born 1997), American basketball player
*[Matt McKnight](/source/Matt_McKnight) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player
*[Mike McKnight](/source/Mike_McKnight), American keyboardist

===P===
*[Paul McKnight](/source/Paul_McKnight) (born 1977), Northern Irish footballer

===Q===
*[Quincy McKnight](/source/Quincy_McKnight) (born 1995), American basketball player

===R===
*[Reginald McKnight](/source/Reginald_McKnight) (born 1956), American novelist
*[Rhema McKnight](/source/Rhema_McKnight) (born 1984), American football player
*[Richard McKnight](/source/Richard_McKnight) (born 1977), Scottish rugby union footballer
*[Robert McKnight](/source/Robert_McKnight) (1820–1885), American politician
*[Robert W. McKnight](/source/Robert_W._McKnight) (born 1944), American businessman
*[Romeo McKnight](/source/Romeo_McKnight) (born 1998), American football player

===S===
*[Sam McKnight](/source/Sam_McKnight) (born 1955), American hairstylist
*[Scot McKnight](/source/Scot_McKnight) (born 1953), American theologian
*[Scotty McKnight](/source/Scotty_McKnight) (born 1988), American football player
*[Shawn McKnight](/source/Shawn_McKnight) (born 1968), American bishop
*[Sidney McKnight](/source/Sidney_McKnight) (born 1955), Canadian boxer
*[Sparkle McKnight](/source/Sparkle_McKnight) (born 1991), Trinidadian athlete
*[Stephanie McKnight](/source/Stephanie_McKnight) (born 1960), American Virgin Island cyclist
*[Stewart McKnight](/source/Stewart_McKnight) (1935–2021), New Zealand cricketer

===T===
*[Ted McKnight](/source/Ted_McKnight) (born 1954), American football player
*[Terence E. McKnight](/source/Terence_E._McKnight) (born 1956), American naval officer
*[Thomas McKnight](/source/Thomas_McKnight_(artist)) (born 1941), American artist
*[Thomas McKnight (Iowa pioneer)](/source/Thomas_McKnight_(Iowa_pioneer)) (1787–1865), American pioneer
*[Tim McKnight](/source/Tim_McKnight), American biologist
*[Tom McKnight](/source/Tom_McKnight) (1868–1930), English footballer
*[Tony McKnight](/source/Tony_McKnight) (born 1977), American baseball player

===W===
*[Wes McKnight](/source/Wes_McKnight) (1909–1968), Canadian television personality
*[William McKnight](/source/William_McKnight) (1842–1914), American sailor
*[William L. McKnight](/source/William_L._McKnight) (1887–1978), American businessman
*[Willie McKnight](/source/Willie_McKnight) (1918–1941), Canadian aviator

==See also==
*[Senator McKnight (disambiguation)](/source/Senator_McKnight_(disambiguation)), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "McKnight"

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Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames

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