Knyvett Explained

Knyvett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Carey Frederick Knyvett (1885–1967), second Bishop of Selby
• Charles Knyvett (1752–1822), English musician
• Thomas Knyvett (died 1512), young English nobleman who was a close associate of King Henry VIII early in his reign
• Thomas Knyvett, 4th Baron Berners (1539–1616), High Sheriff of the English county of Norfolk in 1579
• Thomas Knyvett, 7th Baron Berners (1655–1693), English peer and Tory politician
• Sir William Knyvett, married Jane or Joan Courtenay during the Wars of the Roses
• William Knyvett (singer) (1779–1856), British singer and composer, son of Charles Knyvett
• William Knyvett (athlete) (1882–1929), British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics

See also

• Knyvett Baronets, of Buckenham in the County of Norfolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England