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Phil Hampson Knight was born on February 24, 1938, in Portland, Oregon, to Bill Knight, a lawyer turned newspaper publisher, and his wife, Lota Cloy (née Hatfield) Knight. [5] [6] [7] He grew up in the Portland neighborhood of Eastmoreland, and attended Cleveland High School.
Knight offered Davidson a job in creating charts and graphs for his meetings with Japanese footwear executives. Her success with this work led to Davidson designing posters, ads, and flyers for the company. [5] In 1971, Knight and his co-founder needed a logo for a new line of running shoes they were getting ready to introduce.
Phil Knight, Philip Knight, or Phillip Knight may refer to: Phil Knight (born 1938), American businessman, co-founder of Nike, Inc. Philip Knight (cricketer) , (1835-1882), English cricketer
Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) [1] is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of the Nike co-founder Phil Knight, he has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, and directed the films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), Bumblebee (2018), and the upcoming Wildwood (2025).
Phil Knight (born 1938), American businessman nicknamed "Uncle Phil" Phil Leadbetter (1962–2021), American guitarist nicknamed "Uncle Phil" Phil O'Donnell (footballer) (1972–2007), Scottish footballer nicknamed "Uncle Phil" Phil Spector (1939–2021), American record producer and songwriter nicknamed "Uncle Phil" on the album The Rolling Stones
Throughout the book’s 400 pages, Knight details the many risks and daunting setbacks he endured while growing that first $8,000 to a global-spanning business whose annual sales top $30 billion.
Nike founder Phil Knight just listed his La Quinta home for $1.55 million, according to the Los Angeles Times.
William W. Knight (February 8, 1909 – February 19, 1981) was an American lawyer, politician, and newspaper publisher. He lived, worked in, and raised a family with his wife, Lota Hatfield Knight, in Portland, Oregon. Their son, Phil Knight, a high school and college athlete, went on to co-found Nike.