Knight (disambiguation)
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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