Knecht

Last updated August 26, 2025

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Knecht, in German and Dutch, means a male servant, especially a farmhand. Etymologically, it is the cognate of English "knight".

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It may refer to:

People

Bill Knecht (1930–1996), American rower
Dalton Knecht (born 2001), American basketball player
Émile Knecht (1923–2019), Swiss rower
Guillaume Knecht, rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s
Hans Knecht (1913–1996), Swiss road racing cyclist
John Knecht (born 1947), American filmmaker
Joseph Knecht (1864–1931), Austrian conductor
Justin Heinrich Knecht (1752–1817), German composer
Karl Kae Knecht (1883–1972), American artist
Peter Knecht (1936–2014), American attorney
Reuben Knecht Bachman (1834–1911), American politician
Robert Knecht (1926–2023), British historian
Katarína Knechtová (1981-), Slovak singer

Companies

Gebr. Knecht AG, a Swiss bus transportation company

See also

Kleinknecht, Wagenknecht
Knecht Ruprecht, companion of Saint Nicholas in German folklore
Knechtel, a surname

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