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Richard Knight (MP) Richard Knight (by 1518 – 1555 or later), of Chichester, Sussex, was an English politician. Knight was Mayor of Chichester for 1554 and elected Member of Parliament for Chichester Chichester () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cat ...

(by 1518–1555 or later), English MP for Chichester *Sir Richard Knight (1639–1679) , English MP for

Lymington Lymington is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. It faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the ...

* Richard Knight (footballer) (born 1979), English footballer *

Richard Knight (1659–1745) Richard Knight (1659–1745), of Downton Hall, in the parish of Downton on the Rock in Herefordshire, England (situated about west of Ludlow), was a wealthy ironmaster who operated the Bringewood Ironworks, on the Downton estate, and founde ...

, of Downton, Herefordshire, ironmaster *

Richard Payne Knight Richard Payne Knight (11 February 1751 – 23 April 1824) of Downton Castle in Herefordshire, and of 5 Soho Square,History of Parliament biography London, England, was a classical scholar, connoisseur, archaeologist and numismatist best k ...

(1750–1824), MP, classical scholar, connoisseur, archaeologist and numismatist *Richard of the

Knight Brothers The Knight Brothers (also billed as The Knight Bros.) were a soul music duo, comprising Richard Dunbar (b. 31 May 1939) and Jimmy Diggs (b. James Leon Diggs, 11 October 1938)(d. February 28, 2023). Both had been singing in local church choirs, w ...

, a soul music duo * Richard Knight (cricketer) (1892–1960), English cricketer * Richard Knight (rower) (born 1928), British Olympic rower * Richard Knight (art dealer), former Director of

Colnaghi Colnaghi is an art dealership in St James's, central London, England, which is the oldest commercial art gallery in the world, having been established in 1760. Foundation The business that became the Colnaghi gallery was established by Itali ...

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Christie's Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is ...

Richard Knight (speedway rider) Richard John Knight (born 26 May 1959 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK)Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). ''1986 Speedway Yearbook''. is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented Great Britain in the team which fini ...

(born 1959), former motorcycle speedway rider

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