Knuth

Knuth is a name of Nordic origin. Knuth may refer to:

As a surname:

• Daniel Knuth, American politician, environmentalist, and educator
• Donald Knuth, American computer scientist; whence:
  • The Art of Computer Programming, often referred to by the author's name
  • Knuth's Algorithm X
  • 21656 Knuth, Asteroid
  • Knuth–Morris–Pratt algorithm
  • Fisher–Yates shuffle, also known as the Knuth Shuffle, an algorithm for randomly permuting sets
  • Knuth Prize, a prize for outstanding contributions to the foundations of computer science
  • Knuth reward check
  • Knuth's up-arrow notation, a method of notation of very large integers
• Eigil Knuth, Danish explorer and archaeologist
• Frederik Marcus Knuth, Danish taxonomist
• Jeff Knuth, Queensland politician
• Kate Knuth, American politician
• Paul Knuth, German botanist
• Reinhard Gustav Paul Knuth, German botanist
• Shane Knuth, Queensland politician
• Shay Knuth, Playboy's Playmate of the Month for September 1969
• Jason Knuth, the subject of the dedication of Silver Session for Jason Knuth, a 1998 EP by Sonic Youth

See also

• Knut (disambiguation).