Notable people with the surname include
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*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 killerB
*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-songwriterC
*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 generalD
*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 administratorE
*Edwin T. McKnight (1869–1935), American politicianI
*Ian McKnight, Jamaican activistJ
*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 peopleK
*Kaila McKnight (born 1986), Australian runner *Ken McKnight (born 1964), New Zealand cricketerL
*Lauren McKnight (born 1988), American actress *Linda McKnight, American bassistM
*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 keyboardistP
*Paul McKnight (born 1977), Northern Irish footballerQ
*Quincy McKnight (born 1995), American basketball playerR
*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 playerS
*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 cricketerT
*Ted McKnight (born 1954), American football player *Terence E. McKnight (born 1956), American naval officer *Thomas McKnight (artist), 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 playerW
*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 aviatorSee also
*Senator McKnight (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "McKnight" {{surname Surnames of Ulster-Scottish origin Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames