Knight (disambiguation)

Knight is an English term for the European social position of lowest aristocratic rank

Knight can also refer to:

• Knight (chess), one of the pieces in the game of chess
• Knight (Dungeons & Dragons), a character class in the roleplaying game
• Knight Rider, 80s Television series
• Knight, Wisconsin
• Knight of Glin, hereditary title in the Fitzgeralds of Limerick clan since the early 13th century
• Knight of Kerry, one of three Anglo-Irish hereditary knighthoods
• Knight Inlet
• Jedi Knight, the Force-wielding warrior in the Star Wars universe.
• The Knight (novel) (2004), the first book of Gene Wolfe's The Wizard Knight series.
• The Knight (magazine), a humor magazine at Clarkson University.
• Knights are court cards of Tarot decks and Latin suited playing cards. There is one for each of the suits, a Knight of Coins, Knight of Wands, Knight of Cups, and Knight of Swords.
• Knights who say Ni, humorous characters from Monty Python and the Holy Grail

People with the surname Knight

Business

• Charles F. Knight, American chairman of Emerson Electric
• Dick Knight, British advertising executive
• Phil Knight, American businessman, co-founder and ex-CEO of Nike

Christianity

• Samuel Knight, English clergyman and antiquary
• Sarah Kemble Knight (1666-1727), preacher and traveler
• William Knight (martyr), Catholic martyr

Law

• Joseph Knight, Jamaican slave who was the defendant in a historic Scottish civil rights trial
• Julian Knight, Australian serial killer

Literature

• Andrew Knight, English journalist, editor, and media magnate
• Anne Knight, British-born author, social reformer and pioneer of feminism
• Arabella Knight, English erotic writer
• Charles Knight (publisher), (1791-1873) English publisher and author
• Charles Landon Knight, American lawyer and newspaper publisher
• Christopher Knight (publisher), ezine publisher and email deliverablilty expert
• Damon Knight, American science-fiction author, editor, and critic
• Douglas Knight, American businessman, educator and author
• Ellis Cornelia Knight (1757-1837), English author
• Eric Knight, English author and the creator of the fictional collie Lassie
• Esmond Knight, British character actor
• Etheridge Knight, African-American poet
• Gareth Knight, British esotericist and author
• G. Wilson Knight, English literary critic and academic
• John S. Knight, American editor and newspaper publisher
• Knight Library, main library of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon
• Stephen Knight, British author
• William Angus Knight (1836-1916) British writer

Modelling

• Tonya Knight, US professional female body builder
• Victoria Knight, Playboy model

Music

• Beverley Knight, English R&B artist
• Chet Knight, Singer of the American punk band, A.P.A.
• Curtis Knight, British musical artist and band leader
• Gladys Knight, American R&B/soul singer and actress
• Holly Knight, American songwriter, vocalist and musician
• Jean Knight, African-American soul/R&B/funk singer
• Jerry Knight, American R&B musician
• Jonathan Knight, American pop singer
• Jordan Knight, American pop singer
• Keith Knight, American cartoonist and musician
• Knights, British Electro Band
• Mark Knight, American Amiga demoscene musician and video game composer/sound designer
• Merald "Bubba" Knight, American R&B/soul singer
• Pedro Knight, Cuban musician and the husband of Celia Cruz
• Peter Knight, British folk musician
• Phil Knight (musician), New Zealand musician
• Suge Knight, US hop hop music industry entrepreneur
• Terry Knight, American rock music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter and radio personality

Politics

• Albion Knight, Jr., American politician and Anglican bishop
• Don Knight, former Canadian politician
• Goodwin Knight, US politician and 31st California governor
• Greg Knight, British politician and MP
• Jill Knight, British MP
• Jim Knight, British politician
• Robert Knight, Australian politician
• William J. Knight, X-15 pilot and United States politician
• William Knight (royal servant), member of the court of Henry VIII

Science

• Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824), English archæologist and philologidt
• Thomas Andrew Knight (1759-1838), English horticulturist
• Tom Knight, research scientist at MIT

Sports

• Alan Knight, former English footballer
• Alan Knight (Latin America historian)
• Albert Knight, English professional cricket player
• Barry Knight, former English cricketer
• Bobby Knight, American NCAA basketball coach
• Brevin Knight, American NBA basketball player
• Dennis Knight, American professional wrestler
• Donald Knight, English cricketer
• Jason Knight, American professional wrestler and manager
• Joe Knight, Canadian baseball player
• Keith Knight (footballer), British professional soccer player
• Leon Knight, English professional soccer player
• Nick Knight, English cricket player
• Ray Knight, American former major league baseball player
• Roger Knight, English cricketer, administrator, and schoolmaster
• Sammy Knight, American NFL football player
• Travis Knight, American NBA basketball player
• Zat Knight, English professional soccer player

Television and film

• Christopher Knight, American actor
• Crystal Knight, American erotic actress and exotic dancer
• Rosalind Knight, British actress
• Shirley Knight, American actress
• T. R. Knight, American actor
• Ted Knight, American actor
• Tuesday Knight, American actress
• Wayne Knight, American actor
• Wilfried Knight, European pornographic actor
• Wyatt Knight, American actor

Other

• Charles R. Knight, American dinosaur artist
• Charles Yale Knight, American engineer and inventor of the Knight engine
• Frank Knight, American economist
• James Knight, British explorer
• Dame Laura Knight, British artist
• Leonard Knight, American builder and architect
• Margaret Knight (inventor), American inventor of the paper-bag-making machine
• Margaret Knight (psychologist), humanist broadcaster and university lecturer
• Nick Knight (photographer), British photographer

Fiction

• Kamen Rider Knight, one of the 13 Kamen Riders in the tokusatsu production Kamen Rider Ryuki
• Louie Knight, Aberystwyth detective
• The Knight family of DC Comics has produced a wide range of superheroes. These include Ted Knight, the first Starman (DC Comics); his sons David Knight and Jack Knight, who were also Starmen; and Sandra Knight, the first Phantom Lady. The family is based out of Opal City and was the subject of the acclaimed comic book Starman by James Dale Robinson.
• The Royal Knights are a group of Knight-based Digimon.
• Michael Knight, main caracter from the television series Knight Rider.
• Knight Industries Two Thousand (KITT for short), A modified Pontiac Trans Am from the series Knight Rider
• Knight Automated Roving Robot (KARR for short), villain from Knight Rider television series

See also

• Knights (disambiguation)