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词条 Knox (surname)
释义

  1. People

  2. See also

  3. References

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 also

  • Knox (disambiguation)

References

1. ^{{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}}
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1 : Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin

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