William Hunter McKnight PC SOM (July 12, 1940 – October 4, 2019) was a Canadian politician who served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1993.

He was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on September 17, 1984.

He was the Honorary Chief of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.

A 36-acre (15 ha) parcel of commercial land in Saskatoon was named after McKnight by the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in recognition of his role in creating federal policy for Land Claims Settlements.

[3] There is a William Hunter (Bill) McKnight fonds at Library and Archives Canada.