# McKnight

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

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### 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