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Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scottish Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump or the Old English "cnocc", meaning a round-topped hill.
Notable Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox and the American Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox; the United States Army facility Fort Knox named after the latter. Other people with this surname include:
People
Sir Adrian Knox (1863-1932), Australian judge and the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Alexander Knox (1907-1995), Canadian actor
Alfred Knox (1870–1964), British army officer and politician
Amanda Knox (born 1987), American woman convicted and acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher
Archibald Knox (designer) (1864–1933), designer from Isle of Man
Archie Knox (born 1947), Scottish football manager
Arthur Edward Knox (1808–1886), British naturalist and author
Barbara Knox (born 1933), British actress mainly known for playing Rita Sullivan in the television soap opera Coronation Street
Bernard Knox (1914-2010), Classicist and first director of the Center for Hellenic Studies
Bill Knox (1928–1999), Scottish author
Bronwen Knox (born 1986), Australian water polo player
Buddy Knox (1933-1999), American rockabilly singer-songwriter
Buddy Knox (guitarist), Australian country musician
Cecil Leonard Knox (1889-1943), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
Charles Knox (disambiguation), several people
Chris Knox (born 1952), New Zealand rock 'n' roll musician
Chuck Knox (1932–2018), American football coach
Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly (1914-1988), British Second Lieutenant during World War II
David Knox (disambiguation), several people
Dawson Knox (born 1996), American football player
Dilly Knox (1884-1943), British codebreaker and scholar of Greek at King's College, Cambridge
Dudley Wright Knox (1877-1960), Commodore in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War and World War I
Edward Knox (Australian politician) (1819–1901), Australian judge and politician
H. Edward Knox (born 1937), American politician
Edward M. Knox (1842–1916), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War and Medal of Honor recipient
E. V. Knox (1881-1971) was a poet, satirist, and editor of Punch from 1932 to 1949
Elizabeth Knox (borh 1959), New Zealand writer
Ellis O. Knox (1898-1975), first African-American to be awarded a PhD on the West Coast of the United States
Elyse Knox (1917-2012), American actress
Francis Knox-Gore (1803–1873), Anglo-Irish baronet
Francis Knox (1754–1821), Member of Parliament for Philipstown, Ireland
Frank Knox (1874-1944), U.S Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II
George Knox (disambiguation), several people including
George Knox (MP, died 1827) (1765–1827), Irish Tory politician.
Sir George Edward Knox (1845–1922), British judge in India
Sir George Hodges Knox (1885-1960), Australian politician
George Hodges Knox (1885–1960), Australian politician
George L. Knox (1841-1927), escaped slave, activist, publisher and author
George L. Knox II (1916-1964), U.S. Army Air Force Officer and Tuskegee Airman
George William Knox (1853-1912), American Presbyterian theologian and writer
George Williams Knox (1838–1894), British soldier
Harley E. Knox (1899-1956), American politician who served as mayor of San Diego
Henry Knox (1750-1806), first U.S. Secretary of War
James Knox (disambiguation), several people
James Knox-Gore (1775–1818), Anglo-Irish politician
Janette Hill Knox (1845-1920), American reformer, suffragist, teacher, author
Jim Knox (1919–1991), New Zealand trade unionist and politician
Jim Knox (American football), Fox Sports American football commentator, see 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Jim Knox (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player, 1966 Memorial Cup
John Knox (disambiguation), several people
Johnny Knox (born 1986), American football player
Jon Knox, American session musician drummer, producer and composer
Katharine McCook Knox (1889–1983), American art historian
Keith Knox (born 1964), Scottish football player and manager
Keith Knox (born 1967), Scottish boxer
Kevin Knox (American football) (born 1971), former American football wide receiver
Kevin Knox II (born 1999), American basketball player for the New York Knicks
Malcolm Knox, (1900–1980), British philosopher and Principal of St Andrews University
Malcolm Knox (born 1966), Australian journalist and author
Mike Knox, ring name of Michael Hettinga, American professional wrestler
Mona Knox (1929–2008), American model and film actress
Myra Knox (1853–1915), Canadian-born American physician
Neville Knox (1884-1935), English cricketer
Northrup R. Knox (1928-1998) American sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
Philander C. Knox (1853-1921), U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of State and Senator
Rob Knox (1989–2008), British actor who appears in the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Robert Knox (disambiguation), several people
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (born 1939), British sailor
Ronald Knox (1888-1957), English theologian and crime writer
Rose Knox (née Markward) (1857–1950), American businesswoman
Russell Knox (born 1985), Scottish professional golfer
Sam Knox (1910–1981), American football player
Seymour H. Knox I (1861-1915), American merchant and businessman
Seymour H. Knox II (1898-1990), American philanthropist and art exponent
Seymour H. Knox III (1926-1996), American sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
Shelby Knox, public speaker and feminist in the documentary The Education of Shelby Knox
Simmie Knox (born 1935), African-American painter
Steven Knox (born 1974), cricketer who played for Scotland
Terence Knox (born 1946), American film, stage, and television actor
Thomas Knox (disambiguation), several people
Tom Knox, American businessman and politician
Tom Knox (author), pseudonym of British writer and journalist Sean Thomas
Tommy Knox (1905–1954), English football goalkeeper
Trey Knox (born 2001), American football player
Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
Vicesimus Knox (1752-1821), English essayist and minister
Victor A. Knox (1899–1976), U.S. Representative for Michigan
W. R. Knox (1861–1933), organist in Adelaide, South Australia
William Knox (disambiguation), several people
Fictional characters
Dlanor A. Knox, a character from the Umineko When They Cry series of dōjin visual novels
Eric Knox, founder of Knox Enterprises, played by Sam Rockwell, a key character in the film Charlie's Angels (2000)
Florence Mccarthy ("Flurry") Knox, the protagonist's landlord and a key figure in the Somerville and Ross books
Ronald Knox, from the Japanese manga series Black Butler
See also
Knox (disambiguation)
Knox (given name)
Baron Welles, Viscount Northland, and Earl of Ranfurly (Knox family), Irish peerages created in 1781, 1791 and 1831
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