William Knight

William Knight

William Knight may refer to:

* Bill Knight, former Canadian Member of Parliament and financial executive
* William Frederick Knight, a voice actor
* William Knight (boxer), a British boxer
* William Knight (statesman), a member of the court of Henry VIII, and Bishop of Bath and Wells
* William Knight (buccaneer), an English buccaneer active during the 17th Century
* William J. "Pete" Knight, X-15 pilot and United States politician
* William Henry Knight, a British painter
* William J. Knight, PhD, mathematician, computer scientist and professor
* William Knight (martyr), Venerable William Knight, martyred in 1596
* William Angus Knight (18361916) A British writer, professor, and philosopher
* William Knight (pianist), Emeritus Professor of Music at Shorter College
* William Knight (pioneer), Oregon pioneer
* William Knight (tennis), a British tennis player
* Pete Knight (rodeo), a world-champion saddle-bronc rider


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  • William Knight — ist der Name folgender Personen: William Knight (Bischof) (1475–1547), Minister unter Heinrich VIII. und Bischof von Bath und Wells William Knight (Tennisspieler), US amerikanischer Tennisspieler William J. Knight (1929–2004), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Knight — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Knight. William Knight Pays …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William Knight (Bischof) — William Knight (* Juni 1475; † 28. Januar 1547 in Gloucestershire) war Minister unter Heinrich VIII. und Bischof von Bath und Wells. Knight wurde 1527 nach Rom geschickt, damit Heinrichs Ehe mit Katherina von Aragon annulliert worden sollte,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Knight (statesman) — William Knight (1475/6 – 1547 [Richard Clark, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15738 ‘Knight, William (1475/6–1547)’] , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2005] ) was the Secretary of… …   Wikipedia

  • William Knight (pirate) — William Knight (c. fl. 1686) was a 17th century English buccaneer who, in 1684, led a landing party consisting of forty English and twenty French buccaneers in an attack on La Serena, but was forced to retreat in the face of strong cavalry… …   Wikipedia

  • William Knight (bishop) — For other people named William Knight, see William Knight (disambiguation). William Knight (1475/6 – 1547[1]) was the Secretary of State to Henry VIII of England, and Bishop of Bath and Wells. Knight was sent to Rome in 1527 to try to get Henry s …   Wikipedia

  • William Knight (martyr) — Blessed William Knight (1572 ndash;29 November, 1596) was put to death for his Roman Catholic faith at York, England. With him also suffered Venerables George Errington of Herst, Northumberland; William Gibson of Ripon; and William Abbot of… …   Wikipedia

  • Ven. William Knight —     Ven. William Knight     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ven. William Knight     Put to death for the Faith at York, on 29 November, 1596; with him also suffered Venerables George Errington of Herst, William Gibson of Ripon, and William Abbot of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke — (1146 ndash; 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Guillaume le Maréchal), was an Anglo Norman soldier and statesman. He has been described as the greatest knight that ever lived (Stephen Langton). He served five kings Henry the Young… …   Wikipedia

  • Knight (Familienname) — Knight ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z B Beverley …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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