Knapp 5636250 225808577 2008-07-15T14:33:58Z Brassowl 7480335 /* People */ {{for|the verb to knap|Knapping}} '''Knapp''' (pronounced like English "nap") can refer to: As a [[surname]], Knapp is of uncertain Germanic origin. It may have meant "small hill". It is also thought to have meant something like "lacking in funds". In modern [[German language|German]], knapp means "scarcely" or "little difference", while in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] a knapp is a button. ==People== * [[Anthony Knapp]], mathematician * [[Arthur Knapp, Jr.]], yacht skipper, winner of the [[America's Cup]], and author of the popular book, ''Race Your Boat Right''. * [[Bert Knapp]], News Broadcaster at WMCA * [[Bliss Knapp]], early Christian Scientist * [[Brooke Knapp]], American aviator and realtor * [[Charles Knapp (scholar)|Charles Knapp]], American classical scholar * [[Charles Boynton Knapp]], President, University of Georgia * [[Chauncey L. Knapp]], Congressman, U.S House of Representatives * [[Chris Knapp]], American drummer * [[Florence Knapp]], one-time oldest person in the world * [[Georg Friedrich Knapp]], German economist * [[George Knapp]] UFO researcher, (American journalist) * [[Harry Shepard Knapp]], vice-admiral of the United States Navy * [[Hermann Jakob Knapp]], German-American ophthalmologist * [[Jennifer Knapp]], Christian folk-rock musician * [[Joe Knapp]], American musician * [[Joseph P. Knapp]], publisher and conservationist * [[Karin Knapp]], Italian tennis player * [[Keith E. Knapp]], Programmer/Analyst * [[Lyman Enos Knapp]], American politician * [[Manning M. Knapp]], New Jersey state court judge * [[Mark L. Knapp]], American academic, author * [[Martin Knapp]], economist and policy analyst * [[Phoebe Knapp]], American composer of music for hymns * [[List of Iowa State University people#Seaman A. Knapp|Seaman A. Knapp]], the second president of [[Iowa State University]] * [[Steve Knapp]], racing car driver * [[Whitman Knapp]], a Federal Judge who was the chairman of the Knapp Commission, a far-reaching investigation into corruption in the NYPD from 1970 to 1972 ==Places== * [[Knapp, Dunn County, Wisconsin]] * [[Knapp, Jackson County, Wisconsin]] * [[Knapp, Tioga County, Pennsylvania]], zip code 16901 * [[Knapp, Hampshire]], England, a village in the parish of Ampfield ==Companies== *[[Bill Knapp's]], a defunct restaurant chain in Michigan *[[Knapp's]], an unrelated defunct department store chain, also in Michigan ==Other== * [[Knapp Commission]], a far-reaching investigation, named for its chairman Whitman Knapp, into corruption in the NYPD from 1970 to 1972 * [[USS Knapp (DD-653)]], United States Navy destroyer {{disambig}} [[de:Knapp]] [[fr:Knapp]] [[ru:Кнапп]]