Knox, Frank (William Franklin Knox), 1874-1944, U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1940-44), b. Boston. He joined the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War and also served in World War I. Knox was general manager (1928-31) of the Hearst papers and after 1931 owner of the Chicago Daily News. A strong opponent of the New Deal, he was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Vice President in 1936. In 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, seeking to create national unity in defense preparations, made Knox Secretary of the Navy. He died in office and was succeeded by James V. Forrestal.

Knox is a Scottish surname that comes from the Scots Gaelic, "Knock", meaning hillock or hump.

Arguably, the most famous Knoxes are Presbyterian reformer John Knox, and United States Army post Fort Knox, but the name has come to be identified with many people, places, and other things as follows:

People

Surname

• Sir Adrian Knox, Australian judge, and the second Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
• Alexander Knox, Canadian actor
• Amanda Knox, American suspect in the Meredith Kercher murder investigation
• Barbara Knox, British actress mainly known for playing Rita Sullivan in the television soap opera Coronation Street
• Bronwen Knox, Australian water polo player
• Cecil Leonard Knox, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Chris Knox, New Zealand rock and roll musician
• Chuck Knox, former NFL head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, and Los Angeles Rams
• Daniel Knox, 6th Earl of Ranfurly, British Second Lieutenant during World War II.
• Dilly Knox, British codebreaker and Greek scholar at King's College, Cambridge
• Dudley Wright Knox, Commodore in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War and World War I
• E. V. Knox, poet, satirist, and editor of Punch 1932-1949
• Ellis O. Knox, first African-American to be awarded a Ph.D. on the West Coast of the United States
• Elyse Knox, American actress
• Frank Knox, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II
• Sir George Hodges Knox, Australian politician
• George Williams Knox, American Presbyterian theologian and writer
• Harley E. Knox, American politician who served as mayor of San Diego
• Henry Knox, first United States Secretary of War
• John Knox, Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner
• John Reily Knox, primary founder of Beta Theta Pi
• Mike Knox, ring name of Michael Hettinga, an American professional wrestler
• Neville Knox, English cricketer
• Northrup R. Knox, sportsman, banker, original principal owner Buffalo Sabres
• Philander C. Knox, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and U.S. Secretary of State
• Rob Knox, British actor who played in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
• Robert Knox, Scottish doctor, natural scientist and traveller
• Robert Knox (sailor), sea captain in the service of the British East India Company
• Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, first man to perform a solo non-stop circumnavigation
• Ronald Knox, English theologian and crime writer
• Rose Knox, American business woman
• Seymour H. Knox I, merchant, businessman
• Seymour H. Knox II, Buffalo philanthropist, art exponent
• Seymour H. Knox III, sportsman, banker, original principal owner Buffalo Sabres
• Simmie Knox (born 1935), African American painter
• Thomas W. Knox, American Civil War journalist for the New York Herald known for his open criticism of William T. Sherman
• Uchter Knox, 5th Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
• Vicesimus Knox, English essayist and minister
• Victor A. Knox (1899-1976), U.S. Representative from Michigan

Given name

• Knox (musician), guitarist, singer and songwriter of original UK punk rock band The Vibrators
• Knox Cameron, a Jamaican-American soccer striker

Buildings and structures

• Albright-Knox Art Gallery, a major showplace for modern art and contemporary art in the western New York Region
• Blaw-Knox tower, a guyed tower for medium wave transmission with a diamond-shape form
• Fort Knox, a United States Army post in Kentucky
• The United States Bullion Depository, commonly called "Fort Knox", a high security facility used by the U.S. Treasury Department, and a number of European countries for the storage of gold and other valuables
• Fort Knox (Maine), a fort located on the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine
• Knox Memorial Bridge, a bridge that crosses the Intracoastal Waterway north of Ormond Beach, Florida
• John Knox House, an historic house in Edinburgh, Scotland, reputed to have been owned and lived in by Protestant Reformer John Knox

Churches

• Knox Presbyterian Church (Oakville)
• Knox Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)
• Knox Presbyterian Church (Toronto)
• Knox United Church (Scarborough), a Presbyterian Church in Scarborough, Ontario

Schools

• Knox College (Illinois), a liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois
• Knox College, Otago, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Otago in New Zealand
• Knox College, University of Toronto, a theological college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in Canada
• Knox Grammar School in New South Wales, Australia
• The Knox School (Australia), near Melbourne

Places

• Knox Coast, the coast of Antarctica lying between Cape Hordern, and the Hatch Islands

Australia

• City of Knox, Victoria

United States

Cities and towns

• Knox, Indiana
• Knox, Henry County, Indiana
• Knox, Maine
• Knox, New York
• Knox, North Dakota
• Knox, Pennsylvania
• Knox, Wisconsin
• Knox City, Missouri
• Knox City, Texas

Miscellaneous

• Knox Automobile, an American Brass Era car manufacturer
• Knox Basketball Inc, a basketball association in Melbourne, Australia which is arguably Australia's largest with more than 1,000 teams
• Knox Box, a small, wall-mounted safe that holds building keys for firefighters to retrieve in emergencies
• Knox gelatin, a brand of gelatin now marketed by Kraft Foods
• Knox Mine disaster, a mining accident that took place near the village of Port Griffith in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania
• Knox's Translation of the Vulgate (the Knox Bible), a twentieth century translation of the Bible by Msgr. Ronald Knox

Navy ships

• Knox class frigate, a class of United States Navy ships
• USS Frank Knox (DD-742), a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II
• USS Knox (FF-1052) the prototype and lead ship of the Knox class of destroyer escorts