Frederick Knight (wrestler)
Frederick Knight may refer to: * Frederick Knight (politician) (1812–1897), British Conservative Party politician * Frederick Knight (singer) (born 1944), American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer * Frederick Knight (wrestler), British Olympic wrestler See also * Frederick Knight Hunt Frederick Knight Hunt (1814–1854) was an English journalist and author, known for '' The Fourth Estate'', a history of journalism. Life Hunt was born in Buckinghamshire, to a humble family background. At the time of his father's death, around ...

Frederick Knight (politician)
Colonel Sir Frederick Winn Knight (9 May 1812 – 3 May 1897) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1885. Origins Frederick Knight was the eldest son of John Knight II (d.1850) of Lea Castle, Wolverley, (2 miles north of Kidderminster) Worcestershire and 26 miles east of Downton Castle) (built by his father John Knight I) and 52 Portland Place in London, by his wife Hon. Jane Elizabeth Allanson-Winn, daughter of George Allanson-Winn, 1st Baron Headley (1725–1798). His grandfather, John Knight I of Lea Castle was an ironmaster and the grandson of Richard Knight of Downton Castle, Downton on the Rock, Herefordshire, (about five miles west of Ludlow, Shropshire) a magnate in the iron industry. He had at least two brothers: *Charles Allanson Knight (1814–1879) who married Jessie Ramsay (1828–1922), daughter of William Ramsay (1800–1881) (a.k.a. Innes) of Barra, Inverurie, and widow of Count Alexander de Polignac(d.pr ...
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Frederick Knight (singer)
Frederick Knight (born August 15, 1944, Birmingham, Alabama, United States) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Knight recorded with Mercury and Capitol in New York before signing with Stax Records in 1972. He had his only UK hit single, "I've Been Lonely for So Long", in 1972. The song was on the chart for 10 weeks and reached number 22. Lack of further chart activity leaves him labelled as a one-hit wonder. However, Knight did appear in the documentary film ''Wattstax'', which was released in 1973. After Stax's demise Knight launched Juana Records, writing and producing The Controllers, and he had a UK Number 1 chart credit with Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" in 1979. Knight cut "I've Been Lonely for So Long" in Birmingham, Alabama, with a seasoned southern soul crew behind him, and hit again in 1975 with " I Betcha Didn't Know That". The song "Be for Real", written by Knight and originally performed by Marlena Shaw on her 1976 album, '' J ...
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Frederick Knight (wrestler)
Frederick Knight may refer to: * Frederick Knight (politician) (1812–1897), British Conservative Party politician * Frederick Knight (singer) (born 1944), American R&B singer, songwriter and record producer * Frederick Knight (wrestler), British Olympic wrestler See also * Frederick Knight Hunt Frederick Knight Hunt (1814–1854) was an English journalist and author, known for '' The Fourth Estate'', a history of journalism. Life Hunt was born in Buckinghamshire, to a humble family background. At the time of his father's death, around ...