McKnight explained

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

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

See also

• Senator McKnight (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "McKnight"