William Edwin Knott (16 February 1921 – 19 April 2013) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
In October 1949 he married Marie and they had three children, Judith, Michael and Peter.
Peter Knott would go on to become a Labor member of the federal House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996.
He was an honorary member of the Yuin people of Wallaga Lake Aborigines and claimed to have been awarded a burial site at Wallaga Lake by tribal elders.
He retired on medical advice to limit his participation in political and aboriginal activities.