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Knox is a Scottish surname that originates from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc", meaning a hillock or a hump.[1]Notable Knoxes include the Presbyterian reformer John Knox, American Revolutionary War hero Henry Knox and the United States Army facility Fort Knox named after him. People- Sir Adrian Knox, Australian judge and the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
- Alexander Knox, Canadian actor
- Alfred Knox (1870-1964), British army officer and politician
- Amanda Knox, American woman convicted and acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher
- Archibald Knox (designer) (1864–1933), designer from Isle of Man
- Archie Knox Scottish football manager
- Arthur Edward Knox (1808–1886), British naturalist and author
- Barbara Knox, British actress mainly known for playing Rita Sullivan in the television soap opera Coronation Street
- Bernard Knox, classicist, and first director of the Center for Hellenic Studies
- Bronwen Knox, Australian water polo player
- Buddy Knox, American rockabilly singer-songwriter
- Cecil Leonard Knox, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Chris Knox, New Zealand rock 'n' roll musician
- Chuck Knox, former NFL head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams
- Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly, British Second Lieutenant during World War II
- Dilly Knox, British codebreaker and scholar of Greek at King's College, Cambridge
- Dudley Wright Knox, Commodore in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War and World War I
- Edward Knox (disambiguation)
- E. V. Knox, poet, satirist, and editor of Punch from 1932 to 1949
- Ellis O. Knox, first African-American to be awarded a Ph.D. on the West Coast of the United States
- Elyse Knox, American actress
- Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II
- Sir George Hodges Knox, Australian politician
- George William Knox, American Presbyterian theologian and writer
- George Williams Knox CB (1838–1894), British soldier
- Harley E. Knox, American politician who served as mayor of San Diego
- Henry Knox, first U.S. Secretary of War
- James Knox, executive producer and host of The James Knox Show
- James Hall Mason Knox (1824–1903), Presbyterian divine and educator, serving as the 8th president of Lafayette College.
- John Knox, Scottish religious reformer who played a role in reforming the Church in Scotland toward Presbyterianism
- Keith Knox (boxer), Scottish boxer of the 1990s and 2000s
- 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, English cricketer
- Northrup R. Knox, sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
- Philander C. Knox, 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, Scottish doctor, natural scientist and traveller
- Robert Knox (sailor), sea captain in the service of the British East India Company
- Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, first man to perform a solo non-stop circumnavigation
- Ronald Knox, English theologian and crime writer
- Rose Knox, American businesswoman
- Russell Knox. Scottish professional golfer
- Sam Knox (1910–1981), American football player
- Seymour H. Knox I, merchant and businessman
- Seymour H. Knox II, Buffalo philanthropist and art exponent
- Seymour H. Knox III, sportsman, banker, original principal owner of the Buffalo Sabres
- Shelby Knox, feminist and sexual education activist
- Simmie Knox (born 1935), African-American painter
- Thomas W. Knox, American Civil War journalist for the New York Herald known for his criticism of William T. Sherman
- Tom Knox (author), pseudonym of British author and journalist Sean Thomas
- Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
- Vicesimus Knox, English essayist and minister
- Victor A. Knox (1899–1976), U.S. Representative for Michigan
- W. R. Knox (1861–1933), organist in Adelaide, South Australia
See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite book |last1=Sims |first1=Clifford Stanley |title=The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. |date=1862 |publisher=J. Munsell |location=Albany, New York |oclc=1060940902 |page=65|url=https://archive.org/details/originandsignif00simsgoog/page/n76?q=scottish+surnames|via=Internet Archive}}
{{Surname|Knox}} 1 : Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin |