Birth Name: Jonathan Rashleigh Knight
Place of Birth: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Birth: November 29, 1968
Ethnicity: English, possibly French-Canadian
Family Background: Jonathan Knight is an American singer and real estate developer. He is a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block, along with Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, and his brother Jordan Knight.
Jonathan is the son of Canadian parents Marlene (Putnam/Putman) and Allan Knight, an Episcopalian minister.
Jordan’s maternal grandfather was named Floyd Putnam.
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