Knightley may refer to:

People

Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet Sir Charles Knightley, 2nd Baronet (30 January 1781 – 30 August 1864) was a British people, British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. Knightley was the son of Reverend Charles Knightley and Elizabeth née Boulton. In 1813, he ...

(1781–1864), English politician, father of Rainald *

Charles Knightley Charles Stuart Knightley (born 3 February 1972) is a former English cricketer. Knightley was a left-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Knightley made his debut for Oxfo ...

(born 1972), English cricketer * John Knightley (disambiguation), multiple people ** John Knightley (MP), English politician * Louisa Knightley (1842–1913), British Anglican and women's rights activist, wife of Rainald * Lucy Knightley (1742–1791), English politician * Keira Knightley (born 1985), English actress *

Philip Knightley Sir Philip Knightley (c. 1567 – 1605) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1604 to 1605. Knightley was the son of Bartholomew Knightley of South Littleton and his wife Anne Tolley, daughter of Philip Tolley. He matri ...

, English politician *

Phillip Knightley Phillip George Knightley (23 January 1929 – 7 December 2016) was an Australian journalist, critic, and non-fiction author. He became a visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Lincoln, England, and was a media commentator on the ...

(1929–2016), Australian journalist *

Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley Rainald Knightley, 1st Baron Knightley (22 October 1819 – 19 December 1895), known as Sir Rainald Knightley, 3rd Baronet, from 1864 to 1892, was a British Conservative Party politician. Origins Knightley was the son of Sir Charles Knightley ...

(1819–1895), English politician * Richard Knightley (1533–1615), English politician *

Steve Knightley Steve Knightley (born 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and acoustic musician. Since 1992 he has been one half of folk/roots duo Show of Hands along with Phil Beer. Knightley was named "Songwriter of the Nineties" by BBC Radio 6 Music in ...

(born 1954), English singer-songwriter and musician * Thomas Knightley (1824–1905), English architect *

Valentine Knightley (disambiguation) Valentine Knightley may refer to: *Valentine Knightley (died 1618) (c.1555–1618), MP for Tavistock and Northampton *Valentine Knightley (MP) Valentine Knightley may refer to: * Valentine Knightley (died 1618) (c.1555–1618), MP for Tavistock an ...

, multiple people **

Valentine Knightley (died 1618) Sir Valentine Knightley (c. 1555 – 9 December 1618) was an English landowner and Member of Parliament. He was the eldest son of Sir Richard Knightley of Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire and educated at Hart Hall, Oxford (1568), where he was aw ...

, English politician and landowner *

Will Knightley Will Knightley (born 23 April 1946) is an English television and stage actor. He has primarily worked on the stage, and is a founding member of London's Half Moon Theatre. In addition to acting, he has performed voice-over work. He has had TV ...

(born 1946), English actor, father of Keira *

William Knightley-Smith William Knightley-Smith (1 August 1932 – 31 July 1962) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1952 and 1961. Life and career Bill Knightley-Smith was educated at Highgate School in North London, where he was ...

(1932–1962), English cricketer

Fictional characters

* George Knightley, the hero of Jane Austen's novel ''Emma''

Places

Knightley, Staffordshire Knightley is a hamlet and former manor in Staffordshire, England. It is situated near the villages of Gnosall and Woodseaves, now on the B5405 road. There is a church, an agricultural contractor, a few farms and houses and an old blacksmiths. ...

, a hamlet in England. {{disambig, surname Surnames of English origin