# Rachel Knight

> Rachel Knight was the African-American common-law wife to Newton Knight (1829-1922). In 1881 she was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was depicted by Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Gary Ross' 2016 feature film Free State of Jones.

*African-American*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/rachel-knight

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1849
- **Died:** 1889
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 1.7 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 29.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Rachel Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Knight)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91165429)

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