Knowles (surname)

Knowles (Jones, Daniel; Roach, Peter, James Hartman and William Newell, eds. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. 17th edition. Cambridge University Press, 2006.) is an English surname of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norse origins. It is a locality name meaning , a hill or summit, derived from Old English cnolle and Old Norse knollr and thus describes a person who lived at such a place.

It can also be an Anglicized version of the Irish name Ó Tnúthghail.

A Albert Knowles, British trade union leader Albert Knowles (footballer) (1871–1950), English footballer Alison Knowles (1933–2025), American artist Alison Knowles (rower) (born 1982), British rower Angus Knowles-Cutler (born 1962), British politician Anne Kelly Knowles (born 1957), American geographer Arlene Modeste Knowles, American advocate for diversity in physics

B Bernard Knowles (1900–1975), English film director Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (born 1981), American R&B singer and actress Barry Knowles (born 1965), Liverpool Football Club supporter

C Cameron Knowles (born 1982), New Zealand footballer Carl Knowles (1910–1981), American basketball player Admiral of the White Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (1704–1777) (see Knowles Baronets) Admiral of the Red Sir Charles Knowles, 2nd Baronet (1754–1831) Chris Knowles (footballer), English footballer Christopher Knowles (poet) (born 1959), American poet Christopher Knowles (comics), American comic book artist and writer Clayton Knowles, American correspondent Conrad Knowles (1810–1844), Australian actor Craig Knowles (born 1959), Australian politician Cyril Knowles (1944–1991), English football player Cyril Knowles (rugby league) (1915–1957), English rugby player, father of the above Cyril J. Knowles (1905–1961), British cinematographer

D Darold Knowles (born 1941), baseball player David Knowles (1896–1974), English Benedictine monk Davy Knowles (born 1987), British blues guitarist and singer Dick Knowles (1917–2008), British politician Durward Knowles (1917–2018), Bahamian sailor

E Edward Knowles (Royal Navy officer) (1744 – c. 1761), British naval officer Edward P. Knowles (1805–1881), American politician from Rhode Island Eric Knowles (born 1953), British antiques expert Eric Knowles (cricketer) (1896–1978), Australian cricketer

Frederick John Knowles (1895–1979), Scottish observer ace Freeman T. Knowles (1846–1910), American politician

G Genny Kim Knowles (born 2000), Canadian and South Korean ice hockey player George Knowles (1882–1947), Australian public servant and lawyer George Beauchamp Knowles (1790–1862), English botanist Graeme Paul Knowles (born 1951), Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, London Guy Knowles (1879–1959), engineer, art collector and benefactor of museum collections

H Harriet Knowles (fl. 1845), Australian actress Harry Knowles (born 1971), online film critic Herbert Knowles (poet) (1798–1817), English poet Herbert Bain Knowles (1894–1975), United States Navy officer Hiram Knowles (1834–1911), American judge from Montana Horace G. Knowles (1863–1937), American attorney Horace J Knowles (1884–1954), author and illustrator Hugh S. Knowles (1904–1988), American acoustical engineer, inventor, and manufacturer

J Jacob Knowles, American lobsterman and social media content creator James Knowles (lexicographer) (1759–1840), Irish schoolteacher and lexicographer, father of James Sheridan Knowles James Knowles, convicted of murdering Michael Donald in 1981 James Hinton Knowles (1856–1943), British Missionary to Kashmir James Thomas Knowles (1831–1908) (1831–1908), British architect and literary editor James Sheridan Knowles (1784–1862), Irish dramatist and actor James Thomas Knowles (1806–1884), British architect James Knowles (aviator) (1896–1971), American World War I pilot Jason Knowles, American investigative journalist Jeremy R. Knowles (1935–2008), American chemist Jeremy Knowles (swimmer) (born 1981), Bahamian swimmer Jesse Knowles (1919–2006), American businessman and politician Jo-Anne Knowles (born 1971), English actress John Evans Knowles (1914–2011), Canadian politician John Knowles (1926–2001), American author Julian Knowles (composer) (born 1965), Australian composer

K Karen Knowles (born 1964), Australian singer and entertainer Kevin Knowles (born 2003), American football player

L Sir Lees Knowles, 1st Baronet (1857–1928), British barrister, historian, philanthropist and Conservative politician Sir Leonard Joseph Knowles (1915–1999), first Chief Justice of The Bahamas Linda Knowles (born 1946), former British high jumper

M Mabel Knowles (1875–1949), British romance and children's writer Malcolm Knowles (1913–1997), American theorist in adult education Malik Knowles (born 2000), American football player Mark Knowles (born 1971), professional Bahamian tennis player Mark Knowles (born 1984), Australian field hockey player Martin Knowles, English dubstep musician known as Emalkay Mary Ann Knowles (1946–2017), American politician Mary Morris Knowles (1733–1807), was an English Quaker poet and abolitionist Mathew Knowles (born 1951), father of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles Matilda Cullen Knowles (1864–1933), lichenologist Matt Knowles (born 1974), American professional wrestler Michael Knowles: Michael Knowles (actor), English actor and scriptwriter, best known for his role as 'Captain Jonathan Ashwood', in the 1970s sitcom 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' Michael Knowles (political commentator) (born 1990), conservative political commentator on The Daily Wire Michael Knowles (politician) (born 1942), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Nottingham East

N Nick Knowles (born 1962), British television presenter

O Oliver Knowles, instrumentalist for the music group Snow Ghosts

P Patric Knowles (1911–1995), English actor Paul John Knowles (1946–1974), American serial killer Peter Knowles (born 1945), former English footballer

R Ralph Knowles (1945–2016), American attorney Ralph Lewis Knowles (1928–2024), American solar access design expert Richard Brinsley Knowles (1820–1882), British journalist Richard George Knowles (1858–1919), Canadian-American comedian and singer, popular in British music halls Robert E. Knowles (1925–1988), American politician Ryan Knowles (born 1978), American actor and comedian

S Sheena Knowles, Australian children's author Solange Knowles (born 1986), pop/soul singer, actress, model (Beyoncé Knowles' younger sister) Sonny Knowles (1932–2018), Irish singer Stanley Knowles (1908–1997), Canadian politician Stan Knowles (1931–2017), Australian politician Sydney Knowles, British frogman in World War II Sue Knowles (born 1951), retired Australian politician

T Tina Knowles, American businesswoman, fashion designer, and mother of Beyoncé and Solange Tony Knowles (chemist), former president of the British Columbia Institute of Technology Tony Knowles (politician) (born 1943), American Democratic politician Tony Knowles (snooker player) (born 1955), English professional snooker player

V Valentino Knowles (born 1988), Bahamian boxer

Vernon Charles Knowles (1897–1985), Canadian politician Victoria Knowles (born 1976), English author and actress

W Warren P. Knowles (1903–1993), American lawyer and politician William Charles Goddard Knowles (1908–1969), British businessman in Hong Kong William David Knowles (1908–2000), Canadian politician William Erskine Knowles (1872–1951), Canadian politician William Standish Knowles (1917–2012), American chemist

Knowles (surname)

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