McKnight
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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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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
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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
Bill McKnight (1952), American botanist-gardener
Bob McKnight (1938–2021), Canadian ice hockey player
Brian McKnight (born 1969), American singer-songwriter
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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.
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