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Knyvett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *
Carey Frederick Knyvett Carey Frederick Knyvett (1885–1967) was the 2nd Bishop of Selby. Knyvett was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1912. His first post was as Curate at Petworth. Subsequently, he was Chaplain to the Bishop of S ...
(1885–1967), second Bishop of Selby *
Charles Knyvett Charles Knyvett (11 February 1752 – 19 January 1822) was an English singer and organist. He established in 1791 in London the Vocal Concerts, a series of subscription concerts. Life He was born in Westminster, son of Charles Knyvett and his wif ...
(1752–1822), English musician *
Thomas Knyvett Sir Thomas Knyvett (also Knevitt or Knivet or Knevet), of Buckenham, Norfolk (c. 1485 – 10 August 1512) was a young English nobleman who was a close associate of King Henry VIII shortly after that monarch came to the throne. According to Hal ...
(died 1512), young English nobleman who was a close associate of King Henry VIII early in his reign *
Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners Thomas Knyvett (or Knyvet), ''de jure'' 4th Baron Berners (1539–c. 1616), was High Sheriff of Norfolk from 1579. Thomas Knyvett was the first son of John Knyvett (1510–1561) and Agnes, daughter of Sir John Harcourt of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfo ...
(1539–1616), High Sheriff of the English county of Norfolk in 1579 *
Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners (1655 or 1656 – 28 September 1693) was an England, English peer and Tory politician. The son of John Knyvett, 6th Baron Berners, Sir John Knyvett and Mary Bedingfield, he was baptised in Darsham in Suffolk in ...
(1655–1693), English peer and Tory politician *
Sir William Knyvett Sir William Knyvett ( – 2 December 1515) was an English knight in the late Middle Ages. He was the son of John Knyvett and Alice Lynne, the grandson of Sir John Knyvett, and assumed the titles of Sheriff of Norfolk & Suffolk, Burgess of M ...
, married Jane or Joan Courtenay during the Wars of the Roses *
William Knyvett (singer) William Knyvett (1779–1856) was a British singer and composer of the 19th century. Biography Knyvett, third son of the musician Charles Knyvett (1752–1822), was born on 21 April 1779, most probably in London, and educated by his father, by ...
(1779–1856), British singer and composer, son of Charles Knyvett *
William Knyvett (athlete) William Alexander Knyvett (May 28, 1882 – February 13, 1929) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Jessore, British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm ...
(1882–1929), British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics


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Knyvett Baronets The Knyvett Baronetcy, of Buckenham in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 22 May 1611 for Philip Knyvett. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1699. The family seat was ...
, of Buckenham in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England {{surname