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'''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
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