<P> The surname Knott has several origins . The English - language surname is derived from the Middle English personal name Knut, a cognate of the Old Norse personal name Knútr, which is in turn derived from knútr ("knot"). The surname Knott is also a variant spelling of the German - language surname Knoth, which is derived from the Middle High German knode, knote ("knot"). </P> <Ul> <Li> Knott family (lighthouse keepers) </Li> <Li> Alan Knott (born 1946), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Andrew Knott (born 1979), English actor </Li> <Li> Annie M. Knott (1850 - 1941), prominent Scottish - born Christian Scientist </Li> <Li> Bill Knott (politician) (1921--2013), Australian politician </Li> <Li> Bill Knott (poet) (born 1940), American poet </Li> <Li> Bill Knott (footballer) (active in 1922), footballer from New Zealand </Li> <Li> Blanche Knott, American author </Li> <Li> Cara Knott, victim of Craig Peyer </Li> <Li> Cargill Gilston Knott (1856--1922), Scottish physicist, mathematician and seismologist </Li> <Li> Charles Knott (1914--2003), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Charles Harold Knott, known as John Knott, (1901--1988), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Dan Knott (1879--1959), Canadian labour activist and politician </Li> <Li> Darren Knott, British disc jockey and record producer </Li> <Li> Edward Knott (1582 - 1656), English Jesuit controversialist </Li> <Li> Eric Knott (born 1974), American baseballer </Li> <Li> Francis Knott, British athlete during the 1908 Summer Olympics </Li> <Li> Freddie Knott (1891--1972), English cricketer </Li> <Li> Frederick Knott (1916--2002), English playwright </Li> <Li> George Knott (1910--2001), Australian athlete and politician </Li> <Li> Ian Knott, English professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s </Li> <Li> J. Proctor Knott (1830--1911), Governor of Kentucky </Li> <Li> Jack Knott (1907 - 1981), American baseballer </Li> <Li> Sir James Knott, 1st Baronet (1855--1934), English shipping magnate and politician </Li> <Li> James Knott (born 1975), English cricketer, the son of Alan Knott </Li> <Li> John Knott (disambiguation), multiple people </Li> <Li> Jon Knott (born 1978), American baseballer </Li> <Li> Lydia Knott (1866--1955), American actress of the silent era </Li> <Li> Kathleen Knott (born 1987), Australian netball player </Li> <Li> Nick Knott (1920--1987), Canadian ice hockey player </Li> <Li> Michael Knott, American singer - songwriter </Li> <Li> Percy Knott, English footballer in the 1920s </Li> <Li> Peter Knott (1956--2015), Australian politician </Li> <Li> Ralph Knott (1878--1929), British architect </Li> <Li> Sidney Knott (born 1933), South African cricketer </Li> <Li> Stuart R. Knott (1859--1943), the fourth president of Kansas City Southern Railway </Li> <Li> Walter Knott (1889--1981), American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park </Li> </Ul>

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