William Knight
William, Bill, or Billy Knight may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- William Frederick Knight (1933–2022), American voice actor
- William Henry Knight (1823–1863), British painter
Politics
[edit]- William Knight (died 1622), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hythe
- Bill Knight (born 1947), former Canadian Member of Parliament and financial executive
- William J. Knight (1929–2004), X-15 pilot and U.S. politician
- William M. Knight (1837–1910), American politician and merchant from Maryland
- William W. Knight (politician) (1913–1987), Pennsylvania politician
- William Knight (Wisconsin politician) (1843–1941), Wisconsin legislator and orchardman
- William Grills Knight (1839–1903), mayor of Albany, Western Australia
Sports
[edit]- William Knight (fighter) (born 1988), American mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
- Billy Knight (basketball, born 1979) (1979–2018), American basketball player who went to college at UCLA
- William Knight (volleyball) (born 1964), Canadian volleyball player
- Billy Knight (born 1952), American basketball player and executive in the NBA who went to college at Pittsburgh
- Bill Knight (boxer) (born 1951), British Olympic boxer
- Billy Knight (tennis) (born 1935), British tennis player
- William Knight (footballer), English football goalkeeper for Southampton (1911–1913)
Others
[edit]- William Angus Knight (1836–1916), British writer, professor, and philosopher
- William Bruce Knight (1786–1845), Dean of Llandaff
- William Knight (architect) (1840–1923), architect in Nottingham
- William Knight (pirate) (fl. 1684–1689), English buccaneer
- William Knight (martyr) (1572–1596), martyred in 1596
- William Knight (bishop) (1475–1547), member of the court of Henry VIII, and Bishop of Bath and Wells
- William W. Knight (publisher) (1909–1981), lawyer, state legislator, publisher of The Oregon Journal
- William James Knight (1837–1916), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing William Knight
- William C. Knights (1917–1973), New York assemblyman
- William Nye (disambiguation)
- Bill Nigh (disambiguation)